Best maps for survivors in Dead By Daylight

Key insights

• Gas Heaven has a high survival win rate
• Eyrie Of Crows renders some killers powerless
• Coal Tower is a balanced map.

Evading the killer, repairing generators, and powering the doors can be a grueling ordeal Dead by daylight. Most players can tell within the first few minutes of a game whether it's going to be a good game or whether they're being dominated by a determined killer. There are many things to consider when it comes to figuring out who will win; Player skills, perk usage and more.

One of the things players can use to sway things in their favor is card selection. Not every card is the same. Some maps are better for killers, others are great for survivors. This list highlights the best cards for Survivor Dead by daylight.

1 Gas heaven

Lots of places to hide

• Has a high survival win rate
• Lots of places to hide
• Great bows

This medium-sized map is ideal for survivors. Actually, This card has one of the highest survival win rates of any card in the game. There are plenty of car piles to fool the killer. There are also many places to hide and hide.

The generators are distributed fairly evenly, which can buy players time as the killer has to constantly run from one area to another to try and catch a survivor in the middle of repairs.

2 Aerie of Crows

Makes some killers powerless

• Features a huge central building, great for escaping the killer
• Good view
• It is difficult for certain killers to traverse

Eyrie Of Crows has a lot of great palettes and a huge building that's perfect for endless loops of the killer. Additionally, due to the way the map is laid out, killers like the Witch and the Trapper lose a lot of their power, making the game significantly more favorable to survivors.

It's one of the brighter maps, making it fairly easy for survivors to spot the killer from a mile away. The killers have no choice but to try to tag a few survivors and hope for the best.

3 Badham Preschool IV

All Badham preschool maps tend to favor survivors

It doesn't matter what Badham card it is, they all lean in favor of the survivor. These maps are large, there are multiple buildings to hide in, and generator placement is fairly spread out, making these maps a nightmare for killers.

On these maps, killers only have much of a chance if they use a stealth killer to silently pursue prey. Even then, the size of these maps will make it difficult for the Killers to hunt down all of the survivors before they can repair all five generators.

4 Garden of Joy

A large map with many hiding places

• A huge map that is difficult for killers to patrol
• A central house great for looping the killer

Garden Of Joy is a large map. In fact, the map is so large that killers have a hard time pressuring generators. Mind games are difficult for killers on this map, which greatly reduces the pressure on survivors.

Should a survivor enter the main building, there are several ways they can easily lose the killer. There are also plenty of good palettes, meaning survivors can put some distance between themselves and the killer almost at will. It's not uncommon for killers to freak out while playing on this map.

5 Mount Ormond Resort

A large area for murderers to cover

• A large open map with lots of great hiding places
• The second floor of the main building is a great place to escape from the murderer

The Mount Ormond Resort maps are difficult for killers. Because they cover such a large area, the killers have a hard time narrowing down their hunt. Additionally, there are tons of great hiding places for survivors, tons of great areas to walk through, and a central building where survivors can easily lose the killer. An experienced killer with near-perfect equipment might do just fine in Mount Ormond Resort, it's definitely a survival card.

6 Troubled district

A difficult card for most killers

• Adequate spacing between each generator
• A difficult map for assassins to put pressure on survivors

Disturbed Ward is a very large map. Not only does this make it difficult for assassins to pressure players, but it also provides lots of great hiding places. Due to the large distance between each generator, it is quite difficult for players to get themselves into the third generation.

Most killers are afraid to load onto this map because unless they're lucky enough to find a survivor early, their chances of winning aren't great. If the player gets into a chase, he can easily use the central building to escape the murderer.

7 Toba landing

A large map with evenly spaced generators

• Evenly distributed generators
• Lots of great hiding places
• A large central building that makes escaping the killer fairly easy

Toba Landing is a great map to complete generator repair challenges. Since the map is large and the generators are spread out, it is difficult for assassins to patrol it. This significantly reduces the pressure on those left behind and allows them to work without having to look over their shoulders too much.

There are plenty of great areas for the killer to loop around and relatively few dead zones, increasing the chances that the player will survive long enough to win. While the map may be difficult for newer players to navigate, it won't take more than a few games for players to get their bearings.

8 Coal tower

A balanced card

• A very balanced card
• Distribute generators evenly
• A huge central building great for hiding and escaping the killer

Unlike all the other entries on this list, Coal Tower doesn't favor the survivor over the murderer. Instead, it's one of the few well-balanced cards in the game, making it a great card for those who want to show off their skills without anything bad coming to mind. This map has good loops, a large central structure to hide in, and the generators are usually pretty evenly distributed.

The coal tower is often used in competitions because it does not give anyone an advantage. The reason it is on this list is because it is the best card to play for those who want to show off their skills in the game without giving themselves an unfair advantage.