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The Executioner

The Executioner

Difficulty: Very hard · Patch 10.2.2, data from October 28, 2026.

A map-manipulation Killer, able to torment Survivors with the hazards he creates. Affected Survivors will be vulnerable to his special hook, the Cage of Atonement, and his unique mori, Final Judgment.

Power

Rites of Judgment

Rites of Judgment

Rites of Judgement: he lays a Torment Trail lasting 90 s; Punishment of the Damned sends a wave up to 10 m; the Cage of Atonement imprisons you.

Full power text

Open the gates of suffering and be judged! The Great Knife splits the ground, giving rise to an infernal construct and spreading agony to all who approach.

RITES OF JUDGMENT

Hold the Power button to activate, then move in any direction to carve a trail into the ground.

Survivors who walk or run on the trail will trigger Killer Instinct and be afflicted with Torment. Survivors affected by Torment may be sent to a Cage of Atonement while they are in the dying state.

SPECIAL ATTACK: Punishment of the Damned

Press the Attack button while Rites of Judgment is active to perform Punishment of the Damned. This unleashes a wave of force, damaging any Survivors in its path.

SPECIAL ABILITY: Cage of Atonement

Press the Active Ability button while standing over a dying Survivor suffering from Torment to send them to a Cage of Atonement. Survivors in a Cage of Atonement can be sacrificed as if they were on a hook. During the second phase of the summoning ritual they will be forced to complete Skill Checks to hold off The Entity.

Being rescued or rescuing another Survivor from a Cage of Atonement will remove Torment.

SPECIAL ABILITY: Final Judgment

Press the Active Ability button when standing over a dying Survivor suffering from Torment who has already reached struggle phase on a hook or in a cage to execute them.

Killer perks

  • DeathboundDeathbound
  • Forced PenanceForced Penance
  • Trail of TormentTrail of Torment

Builds

MetaMedium confidence
  • Corrupt InterventionCorrupt Intervention
  • Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceScourge Hook: Pain Resonance
  • EruptionEruption
  • Nowhere to HideNowhere to Hide

Add-onsScarlet EggScarlet EggCinderella Music BoxCinderella Music Box

Pyramid Head holds gens with Corrupt, Pain Resonance and Eruption, and Nowhere to Hide (reworked in 10.1.0) reveals survivors to punish.

BudgetLow confidence
  • Trail of TormentTrail of Torment
  • A Nurse's CallingA Nurse's Calling
  • Sloppy ButcherSloppy Butcher
  • Bitter MurmurBitter Murmur

Add-onsCopper RingCopper RingBlack StrapBlack Strap

Trail of Torment (his perk) to approach without terror radius plus A Nurse's Calling (base Nurse) vs heals.

FunLow confidence
  • Hex: RuinHex: Ruin
  • Hex: Hive MindHex: Hive Mind
  • Hex: PentimentoHex: Pentimento
  • Hex: UndyingHex: Undying

Add-onsScarlet EggScarlet EggCinderella Music BoxCinderella Music Box

Hex variant. Thrill of the Hunt (reworked in 10.2.0) is swapped for Hex: Undying to protect totems.

How to counter

  • Touching a trail while not crouched gives Torment: cross it crouched, or avoid it.
  • Punishment costs 2 charges, reaches 10 m and leaves a 2.25 s cooldown: sidestep, then close in.
  • Trail segments near generators and hooks die after 3 s: those areas are less trapped.

Add-ons to know

  • Crimson Ceremony Book
    Crimson Ceremony BookHaemorrhage and Mangled for 80 s after a Punishment hit.
  • Rust-Coloured Egg
    Rust-Coloured EggRites of Judgement +30% after a successful Punishment.
  • Tablet of the Oppressor
    Tablet of the OppressorUndetectable while using Rites of Judgement.

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