Dead Hard is a Unique Perk that belongs to David King. The David King must first obtain Prestige 1, 2, and 3, in that order, to enable Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III of Dead Hard for all other Characters.
It is a perk that can be activated. To dash forward while running, press the Active Ability button. You don’t take damage during the dash. Gives you the status effect exhausted for 60/50/40 seconds. You can’t get recovered from being exhausted if you’re running.
Dash has been taken away from the perk as of the Latest Patch. The Survivor now gets Endurance for 1 second when they use Dead Hard. When the perk is used, an animation plays so that Killers can see it without the Survivor getting hurt. After the 6.1.0 PTB, the length of endurance was cut from 1 second to 0.5 seconds.
This perk is frequently commonly used by other characters like:
- Ace Visconti
- Nancy Wheeler
- Lisa Garland
- Nea Karlsson
- Chris Redfield
- Steve Harrington
Tier Level and Perks of Dead Hard in Dead By Daylight
| Tier List | Effect Duration | Description |
| Tier 1 | 60 seconds | The Exhausted Status Effect from Dead Hard lasts for 60 seconds. You can’t use Dead Hard when you’re tired. |
| Tier 2 | 50 seconds | The Exhausted Status Effect from Dead Hard lasts for 50 seconds. You can’t use Dead Hard when you’re tired. |
| Tier 3 | 40 seconds | The Exhausted Status Effect from Dead Hard lasts for 40 seconds. You can’t use Dead Hard when you’re tired. |
Cost of Dead Hard Perk
Tier 1
Cost : 2500 Bloodpoints
Tier 2
Cost : 3250 Bloodpoints
Tier 3
Cost : 4000 Bloodpoints