WithDead by Daylight, Behaviour Interactive pushed the asymmetrical multiplayer format into the spotlight. For those that enjoy playing on a team of Survivors, there are numerous different characters to choose from and customize. One of them is the protective Steve Harrington.

You can play as the jock-turned-babysitter from Netflix’sStranger Things. After making his way to Hawkins National Laboratory to assist Nancy Wheeler after she asked for help, he found himself transported to the Entity’s realm. Here is a run-down of his unique perks and some build ideas for those wanting to spend some time with Steve.

Icons for the three unique perks for Steve Harrington.

Steve Harrington’s Unique Perks

Steve’s Unique Perksrevolve around him being able tohelp his teammates in stressful situations, and relying on them to help him in return. Whether you like toplay altruistically, or you just like being the one to save the day, Steve brings helpfulteamwork-oriented perksto Dead by Daylight.

Babysitter

While you have a reputation for being self-centered, you risk it all to help those in need.

When you unhook a Survivor, the rescued Survivor benefits from the following effects for a few seconds:

Steve is attacked by the Demogorgon.

Additionally, Babysitterreveals the Killer’s aurato you for 8 seconds.

Camaraderie

Life has taught you the importance of friendship, which has given you strength.

If you are hooked and enter the Struggle Phase, Camaraderie activates:

The icon for Steve Harrington’s Babysitter perk.

Second Wind

You have learned to avoid awkward situations with parents. Part of you still thinks your best option is to run away and hope things will take care of themselves.

When youheal another Survivor for the equivalent of one health state, Second Wind activates:

The icon for Steve Harrington’s Camaraderie perk.

This perk does not activate if youalready suffer from the Broken status effect, and it deactivates if you are put into the Dying State before being healed.

Best Builds For Steve Harrington

As with all Survivors, you slowly unlock new perks for Steve byprogressing through the Bloodweb,prestiging other Survivors, or unlocking them through the weeklyShrine of Secrets.

You canchoose any combination of perksthat are available to you, and can adapt it to your playstyle. If you want to play an off-meta meme build, have at it!

The icon for Steve Harrington’s Second Wind perk.

To unlock theAdept Steveachievement, you must escape a Trial usingonly Steve’s three Unique Perks.

Here are some generally strong Survivor perks you can always consider adding to your load-out:

Steve has some great perks that can be highlyuseful throughout the entire course of a Trial.These can also become stronger whenpaired with additional perks.

Babysitter Perk Synergies

If you like to be the one to unhook Survivors,Babysitteris a must-have. It will providea much-needed boost for a Survivor to get away safely from the hook.Plus, it reveals the aura of the Killer, which will give you important information you may communicate with your teammates.

Camaraderie Perk Synergies

WhileCamaraderieis a situational perk, it can still be very useful by keeping you in a match longer. It also works asa counter to any Killer that ends up campingaround your hook, because it gives a teammatemore time to rescue you.

Second Wind Perk Synergies

As long as you’ve healed a teammate, you’ll have a surefire way to get healed yourself after being unhooked.Second Windhelps you be a bit more self-sufficient. It also lets youfocus on other tasks after being unhooked, instead of focusing on finding a way to heal.

Here are a coupleperks that can be run with Second Wind:

Off The Record

Since Second Wind does not function if you are already affected by the Broken status effect, you definitelydo not want to run it with a perk such as No Mither.