Best Vecna, The Lich, Builds in Dead by Daylight

The Dungeons & Dragons-themed killer Vecna, The Lich, has officially come to Dead by Daylight. Despite early reports that Vecna was a rather weak killer compared to others, players have discovered some specific builds that can really take advantage of the four spells Vecna has it his disposal. Here is the best Vecna, The Lich build in Dead by Daylight as of patch 8.0.

Best Vecna, The Lich builds

In the early part of the Public Test Server for Vecna, The Lich, players felt as though the new D&D killer was a bit on the weaker side. However, after players got more time to learn him and discover his strengths and weaknesses, alongside a launch day buff specifically for Vecna, he’s shaping up to be one of the stronger killers in the game when paired with the right build. Here are all of the best Vecna, The Lich builds in Dead by Daylight:

The Handy Lich Build

Add-Ons: Potion of Speed and Ring of Telekinesis

Perks:

• Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance
• Scourge Hook: Floods of Rage
• Make Your Choice
• Friends ‘Til The End

About this Build: One of the hardest killer counters in the meta of Dead by Daylight is the crafty use of pallet dropping. Vecna has the perfect kit to counter this with his Mage Hand spell that allows him to punish Survivors for making the decision to drop pallets. With this build, you’re able to quickly catch up to survivors thanks to the Potion of Speed and punish Survivors for dropping a pallet via the increased pallet lift speed of Mage Hand thanks to Ring of Telekinesis.

Vecna, Master of Bleeds Build

Add-Ons: Vorpal Sword and Dragontooth Dagger

Perks:

• Sloppy Butcher
• Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain
• Blood Echo
• Forced Penance

About this Build: The Vecna Master of Bleeds build for The Lich focuses on utilizing the new Dragontooth Dagger Add-On to apply Hemmorhage and Mangled on Survivors hit with a basic attack while holding a Magic Item. While higher-level players can counter this build by not picking up Magic Items, the items themselves are often too strong to be passed up on and is really an easy way to typically enhance your chances against Vecna.

SpeedLich Build

Add-Ons: Boots of Speed and Ring of Spell Storing

Perks:

• Corrupt Intervention
• Bamboozle
• Deadlock
• Pop Goes the Weasel

About this Build: The SpeedLich build for Vecna focuses on the synergy between the two Add-Ons, Boots of Speed and Ring of Spell Storing. Boots of Speed increases the speed of Vecna by 5% for 2 seconds after casting Mage Hand, while Ring of Spell Storing reduces the cooldown on all your spells, including Mage Hand, by 4 seconds. This allows Vecna to essentially become a speed demon by using Mage Hand as much as possible to quickly traverse the map.