The Nightmare
Freddy Krueger
The Nightmare is B tierin DBD Arena's competitive rankings. In a ranked 4v1 trial that means the killer has to achieve 11+ hook stages for the trial to count as a killer win. In 1v1 chase duels, Nightmare is played under the restrictions below.
Playstyle restrictions
- ·Survivors may bring Visionary + 2 perks.
- ·Fake pallets are banned.
Add-ons & perks
Banned add-ons
Recommended add-ons
On top of these, the general killer loadout rules apply: Up to 1 chase perk of choice, as long as it is not banned (ranged killers may bring 2). NO aura-reveal perks or add-ons are allowed.
Why Nightmare is B tier
Solid, balanced killers. Judged on total hook pressure across the trial rather than on kills alone.
Tiering the win condition is what keeps weaker killers playable in a ranked setting - a 4K on the strongest killer in the game is not the same achievement as a 4K on the weakest, so they are not scored the same way.
Other competitive killers
DBD Arena is a community project and is not affiliated with Behaviour Interactive.