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Unlocks the following ability while in Evil Incarnate:
- Hold the Active Ability button to end Evil Incarnate prematurely.
- This converts 50 % of the remaining duration into Stalk progress.
Modifies Evil Incarnate with the following effect:
- When Evil Incarnate ends, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 4 seconds.
- At the start of the Trial, the 3 Generators located farthest from you are blocked by The Entity for 80/100/120 seconds.
Corrupt Intervention deactivates prematurely once the first Survivor is put into the Dying State.
"It shall be known across the land that the Gods curse the unfaithful." — (The Tablet of Adiris, 3.7)
At the start of the Trial, 4 Hooks in the environment are changed into Scourge Hooks:
- The Auras of these Scourge Hooks are highlighted in white.
Start the Trial with 4 Token.
Whenever a Survivor is hooked onto a Scourge Hook for the first time, Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance consumes -1 Token and applies the following effects:
- Causes the Generator with the most progression to explode, damaging it.
- Instantly regresses the Damaged Generator by 10/15/20 % of its total Progression.
- Causes the Damaged Generator to start regressing afterwards.
- Causes all Survivors repairing the Damaged Generator to scream.
- This does not trigger a Loud Noise Notification.
"The pain spills beyond flesh/darkness staining the horizon." — Girl in the Shadow by Carmina Mora
After hooking a Survivor, for 40/50/60 seconds, press the Active Ability button to make a target generator within 20 meters explode, lose -10 % progress, and start regressing.
"Nothing will happen to you... Nothing that you don't deserve!" — Henry Creel
- Increases your Vaulting speed by 5/10/15 %.
Whenever you vault a Window, Bamboozle calls upon The Entity for the following effect:
- Blocks it to all Survivors for 8/12/16 seconds.
- Vaulting it again within that time resets the timer.
- Vaulting a different one transfers the effect to it instead.
Bamboozle does not extend its effects to vaulting a dropped Pallet.
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While in Evil Incarnate, the following effect applies:
- Increases the speed of Picking up and Hooking Survivors by +40 %.
Modifies Stalker Mode with the following effect:
- Increases your Movement speed by +0.2 m/s to 4.4 m/s.
- Increases your Vaulting speed by 5/10/15 %.
Whenever you vault a Window, Bamboozle calls upon The Entity for the following effect:
- Blocks it to all Survivors for 8/12/16 seconds.
- Vaulting it again within that time resets the timer.
- Vaulting a different one transfers the effect to it instead.
Bamboozle does not extend its effects to vaulting a dropped Pallet.
For each completed Generator, Fire Up gains +1 Token, up to a maximum of 5 Tokens:
- Increases the Action speeds for the following interactions by a stack-able 4/5/6 % per Token, up to a maximum of 20/25/30 %:
- Picking up and dropping Survivors.
- Breaking Breakable Walls and dropped Pallets.
- Damaging Generators.
- Vaulting Windows.
Whenever a Survivor performs a Rush Vault action within 12 metres of your location, Superior Anatomy activates:
- Increases your Vaulting speed by 30/35/40 %.
Whenever you are vaulting a Window, you benefit from the following effect:
- Increases the Vaulting speed by 15/20/25 %.
- Reduces the Recovery speed from Pallet Stuns by -15 %.
- Increases the duration of Killer Blinds by +15 %.
Best Beginner Build
Modifies Stalker Mode with the following effect:
- Increases your Movement speed by +0.2 m/s to 4.4 m/s.
Adjusts the Terror Radius, depending on the current Mode of Evil Within:
- Pursuer Mode: Reduces it by -25 %.
- Evil Incarnate: Increases it by +25 %.
- Increases your Vaulting speed by 5/10/15 %.
Whenever you vault a Window, Bamboozle calls upon The Entity for the following effect:
- Blocks it to all Survivors for 8/12/16 seconds.
- Vaulting it again within that time resets the timer.
- Vaulting a different one transfers the effect to it instead.
Bamboozle does not extend its effects to vaulting a dropped Pallet.
After hooking a Survivor, Pop Goes the Weasel activates for 35/40/45 seconds.While active, manually damaging a Generator triggers the following effect:
- Increases the regression amount by +15 % resulting in 20 % regression.
"You've fooled them, haven't you Michael? But not me." — Dr Sam Loomis
- Triggers a Loud Noise Notification for that Generator, revealing its location.
- Grants the Undetectable Status Effect for the next 12/14/16 seconds.
Tinkerer can only trigger once per Generator per Trial.
"The Hillbilly makes impressive tools out of scraps. Tools aimed at maiming us in creative ways." — Notebook
Adjusts the Terror Radius, depending on the current Mode of Evil Within:
- Pursuer Mode: Reduces it by -25 %.
- Evil Incarnate: Increases it by +25 %.
Modifies Evil Incarnate with the following effect:
- When Evil Incarnate ends, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 4 seconds.
- Increases your Vaulting speed by 5/10/15 %.
Whenever you vault a Window, Bamboozle calls upon The Entity for the following effect:
- Blocks it to all Survivors for 8/12/16 seconds.
- Vaulting it again within that time resets the timer.
- Vaulting a different one transfers the effect to it instead.
Bamboozle does not extend its effects to vaulting a dropped Pallet.
Whenever a Survivor performs a Rush Vault action within 12 metres of your location, Superior Anatomy activates:
- Increases your Vaulting speed by 30/35/40 %.
While actively chasing a Survivor, Monitor & Abuse applies its primary effect:
- Increases your Terror Radius by 5/10/15 %.
- Reduces your Terror Radius by 15/20/25 %.
"It's time for your treatment!" — Herman Carter, The Doctor
If there is still a Dull Totem in the environment, Hex: Face the Darkness lights a Hex Totem after injuring a Survivor by any means, cursing them with its Hex Effects.While cursed, the following effects trigger once every 35/30/25 seconds on all other Survivors outside of the Terror Radius:
- Causes them to scream.
- Their Auras are revealed to you for 2 seconds.
"I shall make an example of one. These mewling worms will never know peace." — Tarhos Kovács