Best Dead by Daylight killers

120 ELO points separate Anna – The Huntress from Sally Smithson – The Nurse at the top of the Dead by Daylight killer ranking, after 6283 duels.

Anna – The Huntress dominates with 1421 ELO points and a 76% win rate across 86 duels, while Sally Smithson – The Nurse holds second place at 1301 points despite facing 119 duels. The 120-point gap between them is the ranking's widest, suggesting a clear community preference for the axe-throwing huntress over the teleporting nurse. Nemesis Type T – The Nemesis claims third with 1292 points, edging out Sadako Yamamura – The Onryō and Adiris – The Plague, who tie at 1285 points. At the bottom, Victor and Charlotte Deshayes – The Twins struggle with 1046 ELO and a 37% win rate, barely ahead of HUX-A7-13 – The Singularity at 1084 points. The basement rankings reveal which killers fail to capture player enthusiasm, despite their mechanical complexity or franchise recognition.

This ranking draws from 6283 duels submitted by 67 players across 34 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. Dead by Daylight's killer roster spans original designs and licensed horror icons, yet the data shows a decisive hierarchy in player preference. Vote now on VAINKEURZ to shift the standings or confirm the current order.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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