tips & tricks for using the trickster?

heloo!! I just came out from a match and I was using the trickster as the killer, I had 4 kills in the end and it was great! I'd like to know if there's anything else I can improve other than his aim, like how to mind game, stop gen rush and etc :D

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  • unfortunately he has no gen strength so i stack eruption and brine (i know cringe. but it works)

    there is always the nemeses midgame on windows. but i suppose that works for the majority of ranged killers.

    for aiming. try to aim a little above there heads on loops, usually this can catch them and often times aiming lower gets ur knife on a object.

    DONT BE AFRAID TO HOLD DOWN BLADES. i have a horrible habit of trying to go one by one. but if you can hold that button down do it.

    bamboozle is a godsend. shuts down loops so quickly, especially on shack making that wall strech much longer gives you more time to pelt em with blades


    im not good at giving advice, im not a person for explaining with words.

  • The only thing Trickster is good for is annoying people and "art" if you know what I mean.

  • We have an odd play style with trickster so take this with some caution.

    Depending on add ons, don't be afraid to make silly shots. The bouncing blades work wonders as we can "skip" them on the floor, walls, roof, etc to make shots. The exploding blades we aim at survivors legs as if you miss you still get something. Adding the cut through you add on to either of these and we can build up laceration fast.

    When you have clear shots hold down the button as after a certain number of blades you throw faster but if the recoil gets to you or need accurate shots just click one after another (it helps on controller at least)

    We don't really use slowdowns on him but oppression is decent as he doesn't have much map mobility. Otherwise the usual slowdowns will probably do enough. That said, everyone above gave pretty good advice.

  • Learning mindgames will be your best friend as trickster, especially if you’re playing against high skill survivors. Most competent survivors will immediately run to a high walled loop for shelter against your blades — it can sometimes come down to confusing the survivors to get some cheeky hits with your blades.

    In my opinion Trickster is one of, if not THE most snowball dependant killer in the game. When you first get in game you really got into predator mode; scan your environment and ideally, find grouped survivors so you can herd them to a place where you’ll easily get a down. I’ve noticed that with trickster, and with any ranged killer in general, your position can directly correlate to the direction the survivor will go. If you can move yourself in such a way where you can manipulate the survivor into falling into your trap, you can go ham with your blades.

  • I put a small dot sticker on the middle of my screen where my cursor spawns when loading into the game so I always have perfect aim.


    Lol I'm just kidding. A good trick is to throw a few knifes before moonwalking to the pallet at jungle gym loops. I get 80% of survivors with this trick.

    Running his caged heart shoes is the best for chases. And if you are worried about reload don't bother with iron maiden use the green flash drive addon. Murderous melody I think is it's name. It's good and a will save you time and you won't waste a valuable perk slot which can feel really crummy on maps with poor locker spawns.

    Trickster thrives off the open area but some people are still able to dodge his blades very well. My trick is to not follow their back and forth pattern but continue aiming straight as they normally run right into the blades. If they just continue to one side then I change direction.

  • @Tricksters_Wife said:

    (UPDATED 5.7.2 PATCH)

    Looking to get started on playing Trickster but feel hopeless as 5 gens pop in your face? Worry no more! I've been playing only Trickster since his release and I'm hoping to help you guys out in having more success with him :)

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    🎵 trickster's overall kit 🎵

    Trickster is a killer that excels in certain areas and struggles in others. He's a medium-range killer due to his knife recoil and handedness. Using his power correctly takes an understanding of his timing, aim, the map you're playing in, and what loops to take advantage of. Sometimes using his power in certain areas isn't the best decision. Remember that you are still faster than the survivor when not using Showstopper even if you're not as fast as other killers and every second counts when playing him.

    These are the areas that he excels at and you should use his power at:

    • Medium/Low loop height
    • Open areas
    • Short loops
    • Long hallways without an immediate room to enter
    • Survivor animations
    • The basement (in certain situations)

    These are the loops that you should avoid using Trickster's power at:

    • Tall loop height that doesn't show the survivor's hair/top of head
    • Infinity loops
    • Killer shack (try to avoid this as much as possible)
    • Corners/maze-like areas
    • Any areas that break line of sight often

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    🎵 What to do at loops with trickster 🎵

    If you're at a short loop (a loop that doesn't have a long path of obstacles on either side of the pallet) then it's best to mind game the survivor with a basic attack. It's better to conserve your knives for a time in which it's a guaranteed down. If the survivor is good at reading your mind games, then it's best to use your power if it's not a tall loop. Do not destroy the pallet at low/short loops immediately as the survivor vault animation will keep them stuck and will be almost guaranteed to take a health state.

    Maps with long hallways (Lery's, Midwich, etc.) are excellent maps for Trickster. But doing well with Trickster in these maps takes knowing the map well. Don't throw your knives if you know a room is coming up quickly that they can cut across and break line of sight. You don't want to break in and out of your Showstopper channel animation a lot as this can slow you down significantly when the survivor is making distance around corners. If you are throwing knives down a hallway and they do happen to cut around a corner, stop using Showstopper and make up for some distance by running after them regularly. Try to do this as fast as possible as his laceration decay is 15 seconds.

    Take advantage of any survivor animations (i.e vaulting a window, pallet). Depending on your add ons and the area this can give you a significant lead on your laceration meter or even an entire health state. Correctly predicting when a survivor is going to go through a window or vault/drop a pallet is even better so you can start channeling Showstopper ahead of time and land more shots.

    If you're at an infinity loop with a survivor and it has no tall obstacles blocking your aim then using Showstopper is just as strong as the other loops. If you're at an infinity loop with tall obstacles on each side of the pallet as well it's best to immediately destroy the pallet and either continue the chase if the survivor hasn't made up distance and you're confident that gens are under control or to drop the chase.

    I don't know if many people know this but the survivor's tippy top of their head and/or hair is still very much hittable when peeking out over a wall. Even if you can't see 98% of the survivor behind a wall you can still land knife shots on the top of their head.

    Another thing to keep in mind while using Showstopper at loops with obstacles blocking your knives is that sometimes when you change directions of looping it'll give you more of an open space to hit your knives at (i.e if you're chasing the survivor clock-wise while using Showstopper but are struggling a little, try going counter-clockwise to get more of an open area to land knives). The same goes for moonwalking. Using Showstopper and moonwalking/utilizing the direction of your red stain is just as effective as moonwalking a basic attack.

    I try to avoid killer shack as much as possible with Trickster. It's not a good place to basic attack nor use Showstopper against a good survivor. If you're confident you can mind game at killer shack or if the survivors don't know how to use it then I would say it's worth a try. But other than that ━ drop a chase if they're going to confidently use killer shack.

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    🎵 aiming with trickster 🎵

    Unlike Huntress, who you need to aim slightly behind a survivor ━ when aiming with Trickster it's best to track ahead of the survivor if they're running horizontally in front of you. The closer the survivor is to you, the faster you need to track and the more ahead you need to predict and vice versa.

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    🎵 reloading with trickster 🎵

    If you have successful chases that don't use a lot of your knives, you can reload approximately every 2 hooks maybe 3. Reload when your knives are in between 12-16 unless you're using certain add ons that require less knives or you don't feel confident to down another survivor with those amount of knives.

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    🎵 showstopper recoil and distance 🎵

    Because of Showstopper's recoil and handedness, you should try to use it when you are medium distance or less from the survivor. This is approximately when you can hit most of your blades when not attempting to basic attack. You should not try to hit from very far away unless they're 1-2 knives away from filling the laceration meter or if you're trying to control a gen and use it to scare them off.

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    🎵 using main event 🎵

    Main Event is a weird special attack to use. Since his 5.1.0 changes you're only going to get Main Event 2-3 times during a match. It's a very situational ability. Here are situations you should use Main Event at if you have it:

    • When you're close enough to a survivor to land all the shots needed to get them down (similar to how you cancel Legion's Frenzy when close enough to a survivor to land a downed basic attack on them).
    • When a survivor is unhooking. You'll be able to down both the unhooker and the person that just got unhooked unless they have BT. (I believe you'll have enough time to shred through BT as well but this circumstance very rarely happens to know 100% for sure)
    • If you're in the middle of a secured chase and you're out of ammo to get a down but not within range to basic attack.
    • Sometimes I use Main Event right before it ends while I'm approaching an area that I know has a survivor around, because they may accidentally run into you while you're using Main Event and you'll be able to land a lot of shots on them.
    • Cancel Main Event as soon as you get a down with it and you know no one else is in the area. It may feel like a waste, but it will save you a lot of time instead of trying to hold out the rest of the duration of it.

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    🎵 maps for trickster 🎵

    (Some of these are based on personal experience so what works for me may not work for you!)

    These are the maps that are good for Trickster:

    • Backwater Swamp
    • Lery's Memorial Institute
    • Grave of Glenvale (his second best map)
    • Midwich Elementary School
    • Haddonfield (his new best map ━ the rework of this map from the 5.7.0 patch works really well with Trickster now. It's full of low and small loops. The houses are still a bit of a pain, but you have a lot of outdoor space to work with and no killer shack to worry about!)

    These are the maps that are okay for Trickster:

    • Crotus Prenn Asylum
    • Springwood
    • Gideon Meat Plant
    • Coldwind Farm
    • Yamaoka Estate
    • The MacMillan Estate

    These are the maps that are the worst for Trickster:

    • Raccoon City
    • Red Forest
    • Autohaven Wreckers (depending on which specific realm you get some are better and are okay for him)

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    🎵 add ons for trickster 🎵

    So far these are the best add on combinations I've tested out for him personally:

    • Fizz-Spin Soda + Bloody Boa ━ (the best well rounded build for him currently, gives you more ammo and faster downs)
    • Bloody Boa + Melodious Murder ━ (helps with ammo and saves time spent on additional reloading since 5.1.0 changes)
    • Fizz-Spin Soda + Iridescent Photocard ━ (downs survivors within at least 5 seconds if played correctly)
    • Fizz-Spin Soda + Trick Blades ━ (very strong when you know how to aim with him, able to shred through survivors and possibly get a couple lucky bounced blade shots very fast)

    Other add ons I like to use without a specific combination are: Diamond Cufflinks, Trick Blades, Caged Heart Shoes

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    🎵 perks for trickster 🎵

    Trickster has weak gen pressure/control. I would suggest having at least 1-2 gen regression or control perks. Ruin and Discordance are my staple perks with him. The rest comes down to personal preference.

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    🎵 MOUSE SETTINGS FOR TRICKSTER 🎵

    I currently have a Logitech G502 HERO Wired gaming mouse that allows me to adjust the DPI. I suggest using a medium to low sensitivity when you play Trickster. This may seem counterproductive to someone who requires precise aim, but remember that survivors don't really move that fast or do crazy movements like typical FPS games do. But make sure it's not too low so that way you can still control your movement and basic attacks where needed.

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    🎵 miscellaneous tips 🎵

    • Keep your kill rate flowing and snowballing the survivors
    • If someone unhooks in the basement and you're close by, go back since the unhooker is an easy down without tunneling
    • Take advantage of your small terror radius
    • Don't be afraid to drop chases against good survivors to keep up with gens
    • Keep in mind you won't win every game with him. It's inevitable to get survivors that know how to loop him really well or get a bad map for him and feel like there's not much you can do ━ but that's the case with every killer.
    • There's a sweet spot that if you stop using Showstopper right as you injure someone with it, that you'll be able to catch up/stay well behind the survivor instead of them gaining a lot of distance. It takes a bit of practice, but it'll help you keep up with the survivor.
    • In the new Haddonfield map, you can still hit survivors that loop the cars in the street as long as they're still standing. As long as you can correctly predict where they are running and can hardly see the top of their head, their hitbox is big enough to get hits on them.
    • In Lery's Memorial Institute there are a couple of pretty high wall loops that have plants on top of the walls. A little hint ━ those are actually low enough to hit your knives. As long as you can predict where the survivor is going and track well you can hit your knives through the plants and make contact with their head. These loops are by the exit gates and in a couple rooms. (see below, images are older textures) ↓

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    ⚠️⚠️Note:⚠️⚠️ There's a current bug that I've noticed since around patch 5.2.2 (could've been earlier) that Trickster's knives will not validate. You will get the hit animation but it won't increase your laceration meter. Keep this in mind when playing him and be cautious that your knives may not hit every so often.

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    ⚠️⚠️Note 2.0:⚠️⚠️ With the announcement of reworked meta and other perks, this guide will probably change drastically to accommodate what's best for him. Ruin and Discordance were my main gen control perks along with Undying, but depending on what changes are made this could change.

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    So yeah that's about it and everything I can think of for my Trickster guide! I might continue to update this after each of his patches depending on how people like it so if you enjoy it let me know 👉👈

    This should help

  • @ACleverName4Me said:

    I put a small dot sticker on the middle of my screen where my cursor spawns when loading into the game so I always have perfect aim.

    Lol I'm just kidding. A good trick is to throw a few knifes before moonwalking to the pallet at jungle gym loops. I get 80% of survivors with this trick.

    Running his caged heart shoes is the best for chases. And if you are worried about reload don't bother with iron maiden use the green flash drive addon. Murderous melody I think is it's name. It's good and a will save you time and you won't waste a valuable perk slot which can feel really crummy on maps with poor locker spawns.

    Trickster thrives off the open area but some people are still able to dodge his blades very well. My trick is to not follow their back and forth pattern but continue aiming straight as they normally run right into the blades. If they just continue to one side then I change direction.

    HAHA I literally placed a tape on my screen just for him and left it there, but thank you for the tips!

  • Huntress should be deleted from the game just like nurse.