Playing as Slasher, formerly known as Jason, can be intimidating at first, especially for beginners or those returning to him after trying other killers. However, with the right approach and understanding of his abilities, you can dominate rounds and make the most of his close-range combat style.
Understanding Slasher Mechanics
Slasher is a close-range melee killer with no ranged attacks. This means you need to rely on strategic movement, predicting survivor behavior, and managing stamina effectively. Poor stamina management or mistimed attacks can leave you vulnerable, so it’s crucial to plan your moves carefully.
Main Stats and Abilities
Slasher moves slightly faster than survivors when running, but walks slowly. His abilities are:
- Slash: This is your basic attack, dealing 20 damage and 25 while enraged. It inflicts bleeding for 5 seconds and can hit multiple survivors. When used during enraged, it adds a lunge.
- Behead: Deals 20 damage, or 35 when enraged. It inflicts helpless for 14 seconds, disabling survivor abilities. Using Behead causes a brief slowness effect for Slasher.
- Gashing Wound: The strongest ability, dealing 50 damage or 70 while enraged. This is best used strategically to punish survivors for misusing abilities or when they are low on stamina.
- Raging Pace: Activates Slasher’s enraged state, increasing speed to 19.5 for 14 seconds, revealing the nearest survivor’s aura, and providing immunity to stuns. While enraged, sprinting is disabled and stamina is capped at 70 temporarily.
How to Play Slasher Effectively
Start by managing your stamina carefully. Since Slasher has no ranged attacks, you need to rely on prediction and timing. Avoid wasting your powerful abilities on the wrong target.
- Slash should be used primarily during chases to inflict steady damage.
- Behead works best at the start of a chase or when a survivor is low on stamina. It disables their abilities, making it easier to secure hits and punish survivors. It can also replace Gashing Wound when multiple survivors are nearby.
- Gashing Wound should be used carefully. It’s great for punishing missed blocks or attacks from survivors. Target single survivors at generators or when they are vulnerable. Using it against a group is risky because it can be dodged.
- Raging Pace is useful for maintaining stamina, dodging stuns, and increasing damage. Use it near survivors when your stamina is low, or to predict and counter stuns from enemies like Sentinels. Avoid using it to track survivors until last man standing, as it only reveals one person.
Be aware of special survivor types such as Guest and Two-Time, who can counter melee attacks. Keep checking behind you to avoid ambushes and plan attacks to punish overextensions. Prioritize Elliot-type survivors first, as they can heal others, potentially undoing your damage if left unchecked.
Cutting off survivors around corners and predicting their movements can give you an advantage. Gashing Wound can be countered if survivors time their blocks correctly, so be cautious. Always monitor stamina and plan when to switch targets if one survivor becomes too difficult to catch.
By mastering Slasher’s abilities and learning stamina management, you can control the battlefield effectively. Patience and practice are key, but once you get the hang of his close-range combat, playing as Slasher becomes both powerful and rewarding. This guide equips you with the knowledge to start improving as Slasher and win more rounds in Forsaken.