Dead by Daylight: The Archives Explained (Rift, Tomes, & Shrine)

The Tome

The Tome is the core of the entire Archive that’s an interconnecting tree of nodes called «The Auris Web». All these nodes are constructed with branching challenges that will each need to be completed during trials. These challenges can be something simple like, «help a survivor off a meat hook» or «repair 2 generators during a trial», etc. The completion of a challenge will unlock the succeeding one, each with differing Tiers. Once players complete an entire web of challenges, they will be rewarded a ‘Completion Charm’ and ‘Rift Fragments’. Charms are unique cosmetic items that are attached to the belt of the survivors that are specifically tied to their origin stories. Thus, killers can also get charms, but they’re only decored on the meatho

In both games, players will find that they are rewarded with Blood Points and rank, or experience points, by engaging in a broad range of activities. A survivor in Dead by Daylight who repairs generators quickly and escapes safely but by chance never encounters the killer or had the opportunity to engage in altruistic actions may have «won», but their quantifiable post-match rewards will be minimal, and they may even lose a r

Since its original release date, Dead by Daylight has had a number of updates that bring in popular horror-movie killers and survivors into the fray. Thus, there is now an entire library of information that delves into the overall mythos of Dead by Daylight which fleshes out entire backstories and beyond. As players progress through the archives, they can unlock sundry; bloodpoints, cinematics, logs, memories, and charms. Overall, The Archives are layered with different categories that each provide specific leveling systems and rewards. It’s also important to note that some rewards are only available for a limited time within The Archive. So, players are encouraged to make frequent visits to see what’s available and begin a weekly grind of the completion of different challen

The Archives are broken up into three distinct categories; Rift, Tome, and Shrine. They each offer something unique to help players understand the survivors’ backstories, perks, and even unlock some cosmetics. There’s a branching algorithm of various challenges that players must complete in order to achieve higher status and unlock character origin-story elements. Some challenges can be rolled-over across different trails and give players multiple chances to complete. However, there are higher Tier challenges that only give players one chance to accomplish. The following is a list of the different layers of the Archive and how it functi

With the addition of the «Chains of Hate» DLC in Dead by Daylight , players can now experience a whole new type of horror as the Deathslinger shoots and draws in his victims from afar. As with most DLC, there is a new map, killer, survivor, and six perks between them to mix and match among all other characters. Without a doubt, the newest chapter to Dead by Daylight brings innovative design choices made and a great-looking new

An unoriginal but effective solution that Dead by Daylight has recently incorporated is the Battle Pass system, known as The Rift. This provides yet another method of quantifying individual success even when winning through traditional objectives is not achieved, and it is fantastic in its implementat

If you haven’t noticed, most of what makes Legion a good killer is the effective use of Feral Frenzy, because without it there’s not much working morality in horror gaming their favor. It’s important to keep the pressure up and dish out damage continually because once the survivors get away and catch their breath it’s tough to start o

Deciding who the best killer is in Dead By Daylight is an effort in madness because everyone has their own unique playstyle and personalities that make certain killers better for them. That being said there is a growing group of fans that firmly believe Legion is the best killer and others who think this group is ins

The Rift

The Rift is basically the same concept as a ‘Battle Pass’, in which it comes with its own differing Tiers and its own challenges. The completion of nodes within ‘The Auris Web’ will grant XP which gradually builds up to create a ‘Rift Fragment’. Rift Fragments are accumulated toward a leveling system (that has a max of 70) and each fragment will reward players with new; charms, outfits, and Auric Cells. Auric Cells is a special currency in Dead by Daylight that can be used to unlock premium rewards that are available for a limited time. So, if players have an eye on a certain reward, The Rift is only open for about 70 days at a time and it’s recommended to keep grinding until that goal is reached before it res

A great example of this is the cornfield on Coldwind Farm. With Legion you can’t see a single thing and as such it makes a great hiding spot for survivors. It also doesn’t help that Legion can’t see scratch marks either, making many of the Farm or Swamp maps an absolute nightmare to track survivors