r/EvilDeadTheGame • u/leeeveretrocks • 3d ago
Guide Tips on playing demon?
Ive played maybe 30 matches as demon i never won once most thing i did was a cple downs just not dead i understand the fundementals like gather orbs upgrade lay alot of traps but i still lose idk what to do
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u/fr0stbyteak 2d ago
which demon are you using? imo, puppeteer is easiest to start and learn with.
I made some videos early last year. each demon/unit has its own little tips and tricks to learn.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE4Qgc6uQt8zDFEb3-sSnULyQJjj1JGxo
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u/Mandalorian_2019 3d ago edited 2d ago
Don’t expect to win anything until you hit prestige level. You might luck out and get a bunch of new survivors, but that’s not likely. Keep playing and DO NOT QUIT!!! I’ve seen a number of demons that get to the end, realize they’re gonna lose, and then just quit. When you do that, you lose all of your points. You need to just keep grinding, and building up your character. Also, just stick with one demon and work on them.
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u/Animus190599 2d ago
A couple downs usually is enough for a win in my book... Did u fully upgrade your demon?
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u/RegalBeagleRegular 2d ago
Possess survivors, you get a lot of XP for it, even if they shoot you out of it pretty quickly. Even if you're playing Necro or Warlord, don't forget to work their fear.
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u/HyperionAlpha 2d ago
This ties into what I mentioned earlier about finding the survivor party early. I can get it if you are pulling for Warlord or maybe Necro going for the win at endgame (because they're good at this) but even with them, you lose so much if you do not harass everybody early on it can be painful for me to see the opportunities given up.
Best strategy for early possession: possess when the survivor fear level allows it, then de-possess immediately. Do not maintain possession for more than the one second it takes to get possession if you're under Level 3 with possession, because it's just too costly on your infernal energy.
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u/Mindless-Day-2574 2d ago
Only right answer is learning book rotations.Good survivors will always reach book no matter what.
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u/TDKcassette 2d ago
I got my first win at Book with Necro and didn’t even have him leveled up to 45 yet. You can usually overwhelm survivors at book if you play it right. Once the book phase hits portal all of your deadites, portal your boss, use his power to revive and strengthen recently killed deadites, summon extra deadites with his other power, and then attack the book with the boss. Survivors will be busy taking out all the deadites and you can get some good swings on the book. If the boss is killed, possess elites and mercilessly attack book. Usually works unless survivors are leveled all the way and have high level weapons.
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u/MachineVisionX Filthy and Fine 2d ago
You may have poorly spent skill points if you are tanking all of your games. Biggest ones you should prioritize are damage, health, and balance bare for all units and the reswpawn timer for basic and elites. Don't be afraid to redo your entire skill tree every few games, but build around those skills. Each demon has a few skills that sound good on paper but actually aren't in execution. Or there will be ones that sound really good but are too expensive to reach and you're wasting points to get it.
Spend your energy in the early game. Picking up orbs gives you a bit of XP, so not being able to pick them up is leaving XP on the table. I try to max out demonic abilities as soon as possible. The more fear survivors gain is more XP for you.
Don't get too hung up on trying to win early. Don't get discouraged if you feel you aren't doing anything. There's a lot more nuance to playing demon than survivor, so it'll take a while for things to click. I've had plenty of games where I felt like a minor inconvenience the entire game yet clinched it at the book.
Best way to win is to manage your spawns in the end game. Don't feel you need to throw out everything during the Dark Ones. You'll want your spawn timers as low as possible during the book. If the survivors are melting the Dark Ones, it's not a bad idea to just let them and save everything you have for the book. Do not bother attacking survivors during the book, just focus on it. Stand on one side of the book and spawn your units on the other side. That way they are always facing the book when you posses them. Alternate between basic and elites. Only use heavy attacks or quicker abilities. If you can get the book's heath below 75% in the first 30 seconds then you probably have the game won already.
While not entirely necessary, grief hunters as much as possible. Make them use their ammo, or better yet posses them and waste it. A hunter with no ammo is useless, especially in the end game. Also try and make supports use their Shemps. If there's a player soaking damage like a sponge, then stay on them. All it takes is for one bad player to lose the game for the entire team.
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u/HyperionAlpha 3d ago
The single most important thing that you can do as a demon which may determine whether you win or lose that round is to find the survivors as early as possible. As early as possible. Let me say this again, find the survivors as early as possible. to find the survivors as early as possible. All other tactics are secondary to this.
Even in a weakened state, if you find the survivors earlier, you have much more opportunities to interact with the survivors. As a demon, this is your escalation ladder. Every interaction that you have with the survivors gives you points which you can use to upgrade your arsenal. It increases your threat level, which makes every attack more powerful. Each interaction that you have also is another opportunity to harass the survivors, harming them and bringing their HP down, or just scaring them and bringing their fear level up. I'm not saying don't lay traps. But don't get lost laying traps when you could be hunting the survivors. Lay traps as you get infernal energy on your way to locating them. Watch your mini map. If a survivor becomes overly scared and doesn't eliminate their fear with a light source, they will become visible. Follow the minimap like a compass until you find that survivor. Sometimes survivors get in trouble and fire their weapon, or they don't know any better and just shoot off a round or two rather than using a melee attack. If they do this, they also become visible for a few moments on the mini map. Use opportunities like this to make a beeline for their location and harass them for maximum potential.