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The Plague

The Plague

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

A devout Killer, able to infect Survivors from a short distance using her power, Vile Purge. Survivors inflicted by this contamination risk becoming injured or broken, unless they find a way to cure themselves in a Pool of Devotion.

Power

Vile Purge

Vile Purge

Vile Purge: a ~13 m vomit that adds Sickness; at 100% you are Injured and Broken.

Full power text

Her condition deteriorated as the plague overtook her body: her toes blackened, her neck mushroomed into cysts, and her throat gagged with bloody vomit.

VILE PURGE

Infect environmental objects and Survivors with Vile Purge to create an unending cycle of sickness. Press and hold the Power button to charge Vile Purge, and release the button to unleash a stream of infectious bile. Hitting a Survivor will cause them to become infected. Hitting an environmental object will cause it to become infected for a short time. Survivors interacting with infected objects will also become infected.

When a Survivor's infection indicator is completely filled, The Survivor is put into the injured state, is afflicted by the Broken status effect, and forced to vomit at random intervals.

SPECIAL ABILITY: INGEST CORRUPTION

Infected Survivors can heal themselves to full health and cure their infection by cleansing at a Pool of Devotion. This action corrupts the pool, allowing The Plague to consume the corruption and empower her purge. Press and hold the Interaction button while next to a corrupt Pool of Devotion to transform Vile Purge into Corrupt Purge. This action removes the corruption from the pool.

SPECIAL ATTACK: CORRUPT PURGE

After using the Ingest Corruption ability, Vile Purge is replaced by Corrupt Purge for a short duration. Corrupt Purge instantly damages any Survivor hit by its stream, however, it no longer applies infection to Survivors or environmental objects.

Killer perks

  • Corrupt InterventionCorrupt Intervention
  • Dark DevotionDark Devotion
  • Infectious FrightInfectious Fright

Builds

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

Add-onsInfected EmeticInfected EmeticAshen AppleAshen Apple

Information (Lethal Pursuer, BBQ & Chilli) finds survivors to puke on. Pain Resonance and Turn Back the Clock regress gens.

BudgetLow confidence
  • Corrupt InterventionCorrupt Intervention
  • Infectious FrightInfectious Fright
  • Spies from the ShadowsSpies from the Shadows
  • Bitter MurmurBitter Murmur

Add-onsProphylactic AmuletProphylactic AmuletLimestone SealLimestone Seal

Her own Corrupt Intervention and Infectious Fright plus general perks (Spies buffed in 10.2.0).

FunMedium confidence
  • Hex: RuinHex: Ruin
  • Hex: Hive MindHex: Hive Mind
  • Hex: UndyingHex: Undying
  • Hex: RetributionHex: Retribution

Hexes have strong effects. With Retribution you see everyone's aura when a totem is cleansed. Dominance is a great alternative (blocks totems), then drink from a fountain for a damaging spree. Retribution makes Survivors Oblivious while interacting with totems, so you can ambush them.

How to counter

  • Pools of Devotion (8 s) cleanse Sickness, but each cleanse corrupts the Pool.
  • Running and interacting with uninfected props adds 1%/s; infected props 2%/s; crouching or walking adds 0%.
  • A pallet stun, Decisive Strike or Head On cancels Corrupt Purge (which costs a Health State per hit).

Add-ons to know

  • Prophylactic Amulet
    Prophylactic AmuletTwo fewer Pools of Devotion.
  • Iridescent Seal
    Iridescent SealAutomatic Corrupt Purge when a generator is completed.
  • Rubbing Oil
    Rubbing OilPurge charge speed +50%.

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