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The First

The First

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

The First is a cunning and cruel former test subject, whose powers were sharpened in an alternate dimension.

Power

Test Subject #001

Test Subject #001: Vine Attack (0.4 s charge, 3 s cooldown) and Upside Down (8 m/s, Undetectable) with Undergate Attack.

Full power text

SPECIAL ABILITY: VINE ATTACK

Press and hold the Power button to charge a Vine Attack. When charged, press the Attack button to activate it, creating a small area of effect on the ground.

Any Survivors caught within the area of the Vine Attack earn a Worldbreaker token.

SPECIAL ABILITY: THE UPSIDE DOWN & UNDERGATE

The Killer can enter The Upside Down to navigate the map quickly by tapping the Ability button. While in The Upside Down, the Killer can activate an Undergate attack to return to the map, creating a large area of effect on the ground. Survivors caught within its radius gain 2 Worldbreaker tokens.

SPECIAL CONDITION/ITEM: WORLDBREAKER & GRANDFATHER CLOCKS

Once a Survivor has gained enough tokens, Worldbreaker activates, and the Worldbreaker Timer begins. While Worldbreaker is active, both the Vine Attack and Undergate attacks do damage to Survivors instead of adding Worldbreaker tokens, and 4 Grandfather Clocks activate.

Worldbreaker lasts for a predetermined amount of time, based on the number of Survivors alive. Survivors can interact with the Grandfather Clocks spread around the map to speed up the Worldbreaker Timer.

Killer perks

  • Turn Back The ClockTurn Back The Clock
  • Secret ProjectSecret Project
  • Hex: Hive MindHex: Hive Mind

Builds

MetaHigh confidence
  • Barbecue & ChiliBarbecue & Chili
  • Lethal PursuerLethal Pursuer
  • Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceScourge Hook: Pain Resonance
  • Turn Back The ClockTurn Back The Clock

Add-onsPizza GogglesPizza GogglesBloody Roller SkateBloody Roller Skate

Most played full Vecna build. Lots of aura reading to land Vine attacks, his own Turn Back the Clock for remote regression.

MetaMedium confidence
  • Scourge Hook: Jagged CompassScourge Hook: Jagged Compass
  • Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceScourge Hook: Pain Resonance
  • Dead Man’s SwitchDead Man’s Switch
  • Scourge Hook: Floods of RageScourge Hook: Floods of Rage

Add-onsPizza GogglesPizza GogglesBloody Roller SkateBloody Roller Skate

Generic build: Jagged Compass recreates Scourge Hooks and shows the most progressed gen. DMS nerfed in 10.2.0 (alternative: Grim Embrace).

BudgetHigh confidence
  • DeadlockDeadlock
  • Secret ProjectSecret Project
  • Hex: Hive MindHex: Hive Mind
  • Turn Back The ClockTurn Back The Clock

Add-onsBloody Roller SkateBloody Roller SkateClock HandsClock Hands

The First's own three perks plus No Holds Barred: every blocked gen grants Undetectable (Secret Project).

FunMedium confidence
  • Human GreedHuman Greed
  • HoarderHoarder
  • Corrupt InterventionCorrupt Intervention

"Chest Radar" build (3 of 4 perks, No Holds Barred is not in our data yet): Human Greed reveals auras around the map, Hoarder adds chests and flags who touches a dropped item, Corrupt Intervention slows the start. Feel free to adjust it to your taste.

How to counter

  • Vine Attack has a 1.46 m radius with a 0.6 s delay: move during the delay.
  • Worldbreaker tokens (1 per Vine, 2 per Undergate) activate at 2 or 4: avoid hits to avoid stacking them.
  • Upside Down has a 35 s cooldown and passes through walls, pallets and windows: pallets do not stop him then.

Add-ons to know

  • Pizza Goggles
    Pizza GogglesUpside Down cooldown -25 s, Undergate Attack radius -90%.
  • Shattered Wrist Rocket
    Shattered Wrist RocketUndergate Attack breaks pallets and damages generators.
  • Forged Death Certificate
    Forged Death CertificateUndetectable until the next Worldbreaker activation.

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