Dark Severance
Charges a horizontal slash that can be dodged by crouching, gaining movement speed during the build-up, and damages more than one survivor. Cooldown 25 seconds, end lag 2.8 seconds.
Once a great knight to a king, left fighting the abyss until his soul was no longer his own. His attacks are wide, slow and dodgeable, which is exactly what makes him interesting to play against.
Power
Abyssal Burst
A long windup that sends a burst of corruption across the whole map. Survivors hit are highlighted and slowed 40% for 5 seconds. Cooldown 25 seconds.
Personal perks
Corrupted Path
Level 15
Hitting a survivor makes them release a corrupted trail that slows anyone touching it by 7% for 20 / 25 / 30 seconds.
Abyssal Covenant
Level 30
When a generator reaches 50% progress there is a 30 / 40 / 50% chance it corrupts and explodes, removing 5 charges per survivor working it. Four times per match, once per generator.
Shadow Trace
Level 45
Your intent radius is nonexistent for the first 30 / 45 / 60 seconds. Spiking a survivor grants Undetectable for 20 seconds.
How to play it
Do not open with Dark Severance against anyone who knows the game, they will simply duck and you eat 2.8 seconds of end lag. Use it on survivors locked into repairing. Fire Abyssal Burst from range to soften someone on a generator before the chase starts, and use it on a slow vault to guarantee the follow-up.
How to beat it
Crouch through the slash windup, you can no longer crouch during interactions, so commit early. Never group up for a body block or a save; the slash hits all of you. If Abyssal Burst lands and you are slowed, go straight to the nearest vault or pallet rather than trying to outrun it.
Where it sits
Playable and fair, with a hole you can see from orbit
The only basic kit that can hurt two survivors in one swing, and Abyssal Burst slows anyone it catches 40% from anywhere on the map. Both attacks are slow enough to crouch or walk out of, so the damage only lands on survivors who are already committed.
This is the guide's own read of the late-2026 patch state, built from the powers, cooldowns and counterplay listed above, not a measured win-rate table. Alpha numbers move, so re-read a killer's page before you commit to buying him.
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