Best Michonne Grimes Build in Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight's latest chapter is all about The Walking Dead, bringing Rick Grimes, Michonne, and Daryl Dixon into the fog to face off against a roster of frightening killers. Michonne Grimes has some of the coolest unique perks in Dead by Daylight, which basically transform her into a much more aggressive version of the support survivor role that players have come to know.

Michonne also has some skills that synergize well with Rick Grimes, which is fitting given their relationship status in The Walking Dead. Michonne can still hold her own without Rick, though, and she can ruin a killer's plans with cool perks that help survivors get to safety. These are the best perks, items, and add-ons to run with Michonne in Dead by Daylight.

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Best Michonne Perks in Dead by Daylight

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These four perks are the best for Michonne in Dead by Daylight.

Conviction
Teamwork: Throw Down
Duty of Care (Orela Rose)
Blast Mine (Jill Valentine)

This perk setup establishes Michonne as the cornerstone of the squad, letting everyone make much riskier plays for generators thanks to Michonne's safety nets.

Conviction is one of the key perks for this build, letting Michonne pick herself up from being downed for a brief period of time so she can relocate to a safe space. Duty of Care is another perk that enables riskier play. When Michonne takes a protection hit, all other nearby survivors get Haste so they can escape. Michonne will be healing and rescuing people from hooks quite often with this build, so this perk will activate all the time.

Teamwork: Throw Down is another one of Michonne's unique perks. It grants Endurance to nearby survivors whenever Michonne pallet stuns or blinds the killer, letting nearby survivors see the killer's aura as well. If you rush generators and plant Blast Mines on them, you and your team will have an easier time sticking close to them because of Michonne's perks instead of having to flee.

You can also run Flashbang with Michonne instead of Blast Mine if you have Leon S. Kennedy unlocked.

If you can keep the killer's attention during chases, your teammates can get away and heal up. That's the main idea of this build. Michonne can take protection hits and even get downed without getting set back too much thanks to Duty of Care and Conviction. Teamwork: Throw Down and Blast Mine transform generators into traps that will grant everyone Endurance if the killer takes the bait.

Best Items and Add-Ons for Michonne

Since Michonne's best perks are support-oriented, you should bring either a Med-Kit or Flashlight with her. With a Med-Kit, you'll be able to heal survivors more efficiently so you can activate Conviction. It'll also help you patch everyone else up once they escape from the killer with the help of those Endurance buffs.

If you bring a Flashlight, you'll be able to distract the killer and buy time for everyone else to escape, ideally while they have Endurance or Haste activated from one of Michonne's other perks. Flashlights will also help you trigger Teamwork: Throw Down more often, which ties into the Endurance part of this build.

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Bring add-ons that maximize the charges for Med-Kits and increase the battery life for Flashlights. They're no use if they're empty, and you want as many charges as possible so you can activate the associated perks as often as you can. If you play your cards right, Michonne becomes a sort of tank for your Dead by Daylight squad with this build, taking protection hits, picking herself up, and helping other survivors get to safety so she can face the killer herself.

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