Best The Lich (Vecna) build in Dead by Daylight

Vecna has been called into the fog by The Entity and is looking to cut down any survivor they encounter in Dead by Daylight. They have an array of magical spells available, making them a unique Killer for you to command, but also tricky to build.

There are a few ways to go about it as you slowly build up your mastery of Vecna‘s spells. The type of Perks you want to utilize will be important, especially as you learn how to swap between the various spells and how they can best help you during your Dead by Daylight game. These are some of the best perks for you to pick when using The Lich during the early, mid, and late game of Dead by Daylight.

How to play The Lich in Dead by Daylight

The Lich is an interesting and tricky Killer in Dead by Daylight. Their strength comes from the perks they use and the magical spells they can unleash during a match. The Lich has four magical spells they can utilize during a game: Dispelling Sphere, Flight of the Damned, Fly, and Mage Hand.

What’s fantastic about these spells is they are all on different cooldowns. When you start a match, they take time to charge up, but whenever you use one when playing as The Lich, the others do not go on cooldown. You want to find the best way to use these spells carefully. I’ve discovered that Fly is a good way to hunt down Survivors you can see across the map whenever they’re working on generators, and Flight of the Damned is great for getting a ranged shot against any Survivors if you suspect they’re at a general location.

When hunting down Survivors, make use of the Dispelling Sphere. You can throw this in front of you or the pathway of a Survivor during your Dead by Daylight match to temporarily nullify the magical effects of any items they’re using and reveal their location. However, potentially, the most helpful spell is Mage Hand, which you can use when chasing a Survivor to ignore vaults and pallets when they’re thrown in front of you.

Always keep an eye on the cooldowns of your spells when playing as The Lich. They can be a tricky Killer because of these cooldowns, but they can quickly overpower any Survivor team in Dead by Daylight, even those with the most coordinated squads.

Best early game The Lich build in Dead by Daylight

The Lich is capable of overwhelming Survivors with his many magical talents. You can use them throughout your hunt in a Dead by Daylight game, but to truly utilize them early, it’s essential to lean on other Killer perks. Here are some perks to gain advantage against Survivors during the early game, making it more difficult for them to hunt down generators.

To make it easier to find Survivors, use these low-level add-ons:

• Glass Eye (An uncommon add-on)
  • Makes Dispelling Sphere travel 10 percent faster. The sphere is also two meters larger.
• Potion of Speed (An uncommon add-on)
  • Reduces the recovery time after casting the Fly spell by .35 seconds.

Best mid-game The Lich build in Dead by Daylight

When playing as The Lich, you want to keep the game going and prevent Survivors from cleaning up the generators. A good way to do this is to find ways to track down the Survivors, highlighting their locations as you work your way through the map. These are some preferred perks you should select during your next Dead by Daylight game, especially as you enter the mid-game.

If you want to get the upper hand in chases against tricky Survivors, use these two add-ons:

• Ornate Horn (A Rare add-on)
  • Increases the number of minions spaned by Flight of the Damned by one.
• Boots of Speed ( A Rare add-on)
  • The Mage Hand spell grants a five percent speed boost for two seconds after using it.

Best late game The Lich build in Dead by Daylight

As you get closer to the end of a game in Dead by Daylight, it can be difficult for the Lich to race across the map. They rely on the Fly spell to make themselves go faster, but when the exit gates open, it can be challenging to prevent the Survivors from escaping. With the help of these perks, you can prevent Survivors from leaving a match, ensuring you can come out on top.

To prevent the Survivors from snowballing with items, use these add-ons:

• Bag of Holding (A Very Rare add-on)
  • Two treasure chests are guaranteed to roll a one on the dice roll. Furthermore, opening any treasure chest causes a Survivor to become Oblivious for 15 seconds.
• Iridescent Book of Vile Darkness (An Ultra Rare add-on)
  • Using this add-on changes two of your spells. If you use the Fly spell and travel through a window, the window will be blocked for 45 seconds. The number of minions launched with the Flight of the Damned spell is decreased by three, but the minions travel along the ground.

Best spell-slinging The Lich build in Dead by Daylight

If you want to become an expert sorcerer while playing the Lich, this spell-binding build is the perfect choice. The build centers around the two add-ons you’ll bring to the match. The Ring of Spell Storing offers a flat reduction to the cooldown of all your spells, while hitting survivors with basic attacks further increases cooldowns by five seconds with the Pearl of Power equipped.

We’ll also use one of the Lich’s most powerful perks in this build: Weave Attunement. This perk allows you to see the auras of all Survivors around dropped items. By pairing this with Franklin’s Demise, you’ll cause Survivors to drop their items whenever you basic attack them, creating pockets around the map where you can always see their auras. You can pair these two perks with Grim Embrace to block generators whenever you hook a survivor for the first time. Finally, use Pop Goes the Weasel to increase your generator damage after successfully hooking your enemies.

Here are the two add-ons you should bring to better manage your spell cooldowns:

• Pearl of Power (A Rare add-on)
  • Reduces the cooldown timer of all spells by five seconds after a successful basic attack.
• Ring of Spell Storing (An Uncommon add-on)
  • Permanently reduces the cooldown timer of all spells by four seconds.