Dead By Daylight: How to Commune with Purple Glyphs

There are many challenges for both Survivors and Killers in Dead by Daylight. These challenges often give rewards, like Rift Fragments or Bloodpoints. The challenges are similar to those in other games, requiring players to perform specific tasks, altering the way they play the game. Oftentimes, they make the game more difficult by diverting the player’s attention to something other than the main goal.

Glyphs are no different. In the past, there have been Red and Blue Glyphs in Dead by Daylight rifts. Both are accessible by the Survivors, while only Red Glyphs can be accessed by the Killer. Purple Glyphs are a new addition to the Halloween event, and are the only Killer-exclusive glyph in the game.

Purple Glyphs can be activated by a challenge in the Tome before joining a game, and there are a few things that need to be done before Killers like the newest Dead by Daylight addition, Pinhead, can commune with them in-game. Doing so will earn the player one Rift Fragment and 25,000 Bloodpoints.

How to Commune With Purple Glyphs in Dead by Daylight

The first thing a Killer must do in Dead by Daylight in order to commune with a Purple Glyph, is to hook a Survivor. Once a survivor is hooked, the Killer who has activated the challenge will see a Purple Glyph spawning. Another unique aspect of Purple Glyphs, other than the fact that it only presents itself to the Killer, is that it will move. The Killer will likely not have time to commune with it at first sight, but once it starts to move away, the Purple Glyph will leave a trail.

The trail looks like small glowing purple puddles, scattered in the direction that the Glyph is moving. Follow the trail, and once the Killer is in close proximity to the Glyph, it will appear. Commune with it by getting close enough to get an “Interact” prompt, the keybind/button used is typically the same as the one used to attack. Purple Glyphs do not give a negative status effect to the killer, as some Glyphs will with survivors.

Communing with Glyphs is a great way to earn extra Bloodpoints, and continue on the path of a chosen tome. The downfall, however, is the waste of precious time in a match. Balancing the pros and cons of completing side challenges is a constant struggle in Dead by Daylight.

Dead by Daylight is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 4/5, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, PC, iOS, and Android.

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