The long-awaited Dead by Daylight and Five Nights at Freddy’s collab is finally here, bringing us new content, including an entirely new killer, Springtrap.
As a new addition to the vast roster of DBD killers, Springtrap naturally poses a new danger players will need some help fighting against. Thankfully, Springtrap has as many advantages as he has flaws, so here’s our guide to countering this classic FNAF character.
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Springtrap counter guide
Springtrap comes with numerous abilities that make him play sort of like a combination between The Huntress and The Xenomorph. He can move around the map using doors (as can the survivors, but more on that later) and sports a mighty hatchet that he throws at enemies, albeit not at the frequency The Huntress does it. In melee, he’s a bog-standard killer with not much going on, meaning most of his gameplay is going to revolve around the axe and the doors.
Survivors can use the doors against him by travelling through them across the map, while also utilizing security cameras to see where Springtrap is on the map and potentially outline him for other players. This is a massive advantage for the Survivor team, though other gameplay maneuvers are necessary, so let’s get into them.
Never look at him directly
In case the killer is using his own unique set of perks, he will have Phantom Fear equipped, which is a fantastic perk all-around. Whenever you look directly at Springtrap while within his Terror Radius, your survivor will scream and be revealed for several seconds, allowing him to easily figure out where you are even if you’re not directly in his line of sight.
The best strategy here, then, is to not look straight into him, especially when he’s coming close. Try to use the camera to maneuver around and use his red line of sight light as a guide to avoid triggering the perk and leaving yourself vulnerable.
Hide and run among as many obstacles as you can
While similar to The Huntress, Springtrap’s Axe is far quicker and more powerful and needs to be removed for the Survivor to regain access to healing. The caveat here is that, unless removed, Springtrap will always see where his axe is, i.e. always know where you are. Therefore, it’s crucial you use as many obstacles to your advantage as possible so as to make Springtrap embed his axe into the environment (it will be unavailable to him for a while) or to miss entirely.
Walking in pairs at all times is also advisable so you can remove the axe out of each other more effectively. The axe is quite difficult to remove, though, and the likelihood of your going down before succeeding in getting it out is quite high. Have your partner be nearby at least to get you off the hook if nothing else.
Use the security cameras to keep track of Springtrap
The security cameras are one massive advantage Survivors get when playing against Springtrap. Though he can move around using the Security Doors, the Survivors can take a look at the map through the camera system within the Doors themselves, allowing them to keep track of Springtrap’s movements and even reveal his aura to the entire team.
The downside of this tactic is Springtrap is notified when he’s being watched, so he’ll likely make a run for the doors as soon as he notices. This means you’ll have to leave and fast so as to avoid getting grabbed (if Springtrap passes through a Door while you’re inside, you’ll immediately be grabbed).
The cameras also have limited batteries, meaning you cannot spam them the entire time non-stop. If the batteries run out, you’ll also lose the ability to move through the Doors, massively crippling your mobility. Springtrap, on the other hand, isn’t limited by lack of battery power, so be mindful of when and how you use the cameras.
Assign roles to each team member and be efficient
This is usually the best strategy for most killers in the game, but particularly effective against the slower ones like Springtrap. He can be looped for ages by agile Survivors and generally be slow in how he manages the map. If you spread out and all know what you’re doing in your particular field, Springtrap will be too torn apart to be able to effectively put you all down.
His movement through the Doors is a bit less intuitive than other mobility powers of other killers, and their positioning is usually predictable (near generators), allowing you to play around them. Utilizing proper efficiency and task assignments, alongside the killer-specific tactics I’ve outlined above, should get you a quick and easy win.
Failing to use his abilities and powers against him will prove a major detriment, however, so give him a few spins yourself to see how Survivors react to each of his actions.
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