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Bamboozle

Bamboozle

Killer perk · Character: Clown · Patch 10.2.2 · data from October 28, 2026

Effect

Whenever you vault a Window, it is blocked for Survivors for 8/12/16s. You basic-vault Windows 5/10/15% faster. Only 1 Window can be blocked at a time.

Usage rate

  • No usage rate published for this perk.

Builds that use it

Build for The Wraith

MetaHigh confidence
  • Sloppy ButcherSloppy Butcher
  • BamboozleBamboozle
  • Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceScourge Hook: Pain Resonance
  • EruptionEruption

Add-ons"Swift Hunt" - Blood"Swift Hunt" - Blood"Shadow Dance" - Blood"Shadow Dance" - Blood

Stealth Wraith: Bamboozle blocks windows, Sloppy Butcher slows heals, Pain Resonance and Eruption regress gens. These are his four most used perks.

Build for The Shape

MetaMedium confidence
  • Corrupt InterventionCorrupt Intervention
  • Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceScourge Hook: Pain Resonance
  • Turn Back The ClockTurn Back The Clock
  • BamboozleBamboozle

Add-onsLock of HairLock of HairVanity MirrorVanity Mirror

Standard slowdown and Bamboozle for windows while stalking. Myers is delisted (removed from the store in 2026) but still playable if you own him.

Build for The Shape

FunLow confidence
  • Fire UpFire Up
  • BamboozleBamboozle
  • Superior AnatomySuperior Anatomy
  • Dark ArroganceDark Arrogance

Add-onsVanity MirrorVanity MirrorDead RabbitDead Rabbit

Speed-vault Myers, the most played build on him. Fire Up and Superior Anatomy were buffed in 10.2.0, Dark Arrogance reworked.

Build for The Shape

MetaMedium confidence
  • Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceScourge Hook: Pain Resonance
  • Turn Back The ClockTurn Back The Clock
  • SurveillanceSurveillance
  • BamboozleBamboozle

Your first two perks passively damage and regress generators, and Surveillance highlights them for you. After each trigger of Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance, check which gen changes color. The fourth perk is a flexible pick, here Bamboozle to block windows.

Build for The Cannibal

MetaHigh confidence
  • BamboozleBamboozle
  • Corrupt InterventionCorrupt Intervention
  • Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceScourge Hook: Pain Resonance
  • Pop Goes the WeaselPop Goes the Weasel

Add-onsThe Beast's MarksThe Beast's MarksIridescent FleshIridescent Flesh

Bamboozle (53% usage) stops windows from countering the chainsaw. Corrupt, Pain Resonance and Pop round out the slowdown.

Build for The Cannibal

MetaMedium confidence
  • UnforeseenUnforeseen
  • Nowhere to HideNowhere to Hide
  • Lay WasteLay Waste
  • BamboozleBamboozle

A simple build that triggers many powerful effects on every gen kick: Unforeseen, Nowhere to Hide and Lay Waste. Use the stealth from Unforeseen (or a similar perk) to catch a Survivor by surprise after each gen kick, and Bamboozle helps you block windows.

Build for The Clown

BudgetMedium confidence
  • Pop Goes the WeaselPop Goes the Weasel
  • BamboozleBamboozle
  • Sloppy ButcherSloppy Butcher
  • Bitter MurmurBitter Murmur

Add-onsSolvent JugSolvent JugSticky Soda BottleSticky Soda Bottle

Owning Clown already gives Pop and Bamboozle: add two general perks for a complete cheap build.

Build for The Clown

FunMedium confidence
  • Save the best for lastSave the best for last
  • Rapid BrutalityRapid Brutality
  • BamboozleBamboozle
  • SurgeSurge

Add-onsCheap Gin BottleCheap Gin BottleSticky Soda BottleSticky Soda Bottle

Pure chase Clown. STBFL and Rapid Brutality are his two most used perks.

Build for The Legion

MetaMedium confidence
  • Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceScourge Hook: Pain Resonance
  • Grim EmbraceGrim Embrace
  • BamboozleBamboozle
  • I'm All EarsI'm All Ears

Add-onsStolen Sketch BookStolen Sketch BookNever-Sleep PillsNever-Sleep Pills

A simple chase build updated for 10.2.0: Bamboozle and I'm All Ears for chases, Grim Embrace and Pain Resonance to stall gens.

Build for The Legion

FunMedium confidence
  • Thrilling TremorsThrilling Tremors
  • Pop Goes the WeaselPop Goes the Weasel
  • BamboozleBamboozle
  • I'm All EarsI'm All Ears

Can be put together only with points from The Clown & The Ghost Face and the free Killers. Missing a perk? Try one of the suggested alternatives.

Build for The Trickster

MetaMedium confidence
  • BamboozleBamboozle
  • Pop Goes the WeaselPop Goes the Weasel
  • Corrupt InterventionCorrupt Intervention
  • Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceScourge Hook: Pain Resonance

Add-onsIridescent PhotocardIridescent PhotocardDeath Throes CompilationDeath Throes Compilation

General-meta variant: Pain Resonance and Corrupt Intervention (most used killer perks in 10.2) plus Pop, with Bamboozle to shut windows while you throw blades.

Build for The Xenomorph

MetaHigh confidence
  • BamboozleBamboozle
  • Pop Goes the WeaselPop Goes the Weasel
  • EruptionEruption
  • Nowhere to HideNowhere to Hide

Add-onsHarpoon GunHarpoon GunSelf-Destruct BoltSelf-Destruct Bolt

Most played full build, close to the Bamboozle + Eruption build. Nowhere to Hide was changed in 10.1.0: 24 m range, now measured from the damaged gen (no longer from the Killer).

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