These are the best builds for The Nurse in Dead by Daylight

The Nurse in DBD, also known as Sally Smithson, is one of the hardest killers to play in Dead by Daylight. She is a former nurse of a mental asylum who had gone crazy. In keeping with her backstory, she uses the Bonesaw to cut through bones and skulls.

Playing the Nurse in Dead by Daylight is not easy, and even Dead by Daylight considers her one of the most difficult killers. The Perks she possesses, Stridor, Thanatophobia, and A Nurse’s Calling, allow her to decrease Survivors’ abilities and track them when they are injured.

Below, we’ve highlighted some of the best builds you can use as The Nurse.

Best Nurse Builds in Dead by Daylight

Using different perks from different killers makes each killer more effective, which is how many of these builds come together. In other words, you need perks from other killers to use the builds below, and if you’re new, don’t expect to be able to use every build immediately.

Nurse Beginner Build

This build is perfect for those still learning their skills and unsure what kind of Nurse they want to become. This build is geared toward beginners, but it is also for anyone who doesn’t want to restrict themselves to any one style. Despite its versatility, this build isn’t as effective as one designed specifically for a certain playstyle.

With this build, you can play as a Nurse in a style suited for a good overall killer if you are unsure what type you want.

Perks:

• The first perk should be A Nurse’s Calling, which you can get from the Nurse.
• The second perk should be Thanatophobia, which you can get from the Nurse.
• The third perk should be Stridor, which you can get from the Nurse.
• The final perk should be Sloppy Butcher, which you can get from any killer’s Blood Web.

Spotter Nurse Build

This build highlights the Nurse’s powers, which are most important for correctly playing this killer. Depending on your choice, this Nurse build gives players a larger field of view or a smaller terror radius. In addition, this causes survivors around the downed ones to scream, revealing their location. When you hook a survivor, you’ll be able to see the others. The overall point of this build is to make it easy to find survivors. As a result of the Nurse’s slow speed, it’s still difficult to catch these survivors, so you’ll need high skills to kill them.

Perks:

• The first perk should be Barbeque & Chili, which you can get from the Canibal.
• The second perk should be Infectious Fright, which you can get from the Plague.
• The third perk should be Shadow Born, which you can get from the Wraith.
  • You can also get Monitor & Abuse instead from the Doctor.
• The final perk should be Deer Stalker, which you can get from any killer’s Blood Web.

Meta Nurse Build

This build focuses on keeping your blink range high and taking down Survivors who spam the flashlight. This build will highlight any generators that have reached 70% repair and increase your field of view. The generators not being actively repaired will also regress to being damaged. You can get by any survivors who feel like flashing their lights at you, trying to ‘body block’ a Survivor or circle you by using your blink range and decreased time.

This build is great just to keep those annoying Survivors in check.

Perks:

• The first perk should be Hex: Undying from Blight, which you can get from the Blight.
• The second perk should be Hex: Ruin, which you can get from the Hag.
• The third perk should be Tinkerer, which you can get from the Hillbilly.
• The final perk should be Shadowborn, which you can get from the Wraith.

Ninja Nurse Build

This build is for those who want to catch their Survivors before they know what hit them. With faster vaulting, pallet destruction, and window blocking, you can do more in less time. You can move faster after performing a blink attack. You will also be less fatigued, allowing you to go longer. You will also be able to see where others are after you hook a survivor so that you can get to them faster.

As a result, you will be on par with some other killers, even if you don’t need to have the Nurse’s downsides.

The only bad part of this build is it doesn’t do much for the Nurse’s abilities.

Perks:

• The first perk should be Barbeque & Chili, which you can get from the Cannibal.
• The second perk should be Bamboozle, which you can get from the Clown.
• The third perk should be Spirit Fury, which you can get from the Spirit.
• The final perk should be Enduring, which you can get from the Hillbilly.

Night-Shift Nurse Build

As a nurse, this build makes up for her weaknesses, so you won’t need to worry about how hard she is to handle. This build is more likely to suit you if you are good at dealing with killers since it relies on your skills.

When you start the match, the three furthest generators will be blocked. Each time you kill a survivor, the others will scream so that you can blink quickly to any nearby. When you hook a survivor, they will bleed out faster than usual, making it a death sentence. If you hook any, the other survivors will be revealed, making it difficult for them to save each other.

Perks:

• The first perk should be Barbeque & Chili, which you can get from the Cannibal.
• The second perk should be Corrupt Intervention, which you can get from the Plague.
• The third perk should be Sloppy Butcher, which you can get from any killer’s blood web.
• The final perk should be Infectious Fright, which you can get from the Plague.

Best perks for the Nurse in DBD

The Nurse is a really technical killer that is super slow. Utilizing her teleporting abilities is your best bet while gathering all of the information on Survivors as possible. With this knowledge, you can gain the upper hand. Down below are some of the best perks for the Nurse Build.

• Barbeque & Chili: This perk is great because hooking a survivor will give you the Aura of the other survivors. You can interchange it with A Nurse’s Calling in order to continue to provide all of the information you need on Survivors.
• Infectious Fright: If you down a Survivor and another Survivor is within your Terror Radius, it will reveal their Aura, making them easier to find. Pairing this with Monitor and Abuse allows you to have a bigger radius, making things better for your Nurse.
• Monitor and Abuse: Increases your Terror Radius for the entire game. In chase, reduces terror radius but increases field of view.
• Corrupt Intervention: Prevents Survivors from touching the three furthest generators from the killer for 120 seconds. This forces the Survivors to the generators closest to you. Since the Nurse is slow, keeping the Survivors close is in your best interest.
• Sloppy Butcher: Leaves Survivors bleeding, making them easier to track, decreasing their healing speed. Pairing this with A Nurse’s Calling or Barbeque & Chili will keep you updated on the Survivors’ whereabouts.
• A Nurse’s Calling: A perk unique to the Nurse. Reveals Survivors that are healing. You can easily teleport to a Survivor to gain an advantage with this perk.