Dark Mist

The Dark Mist fogging up the Trial grounds

The Dark Mist, also known and referred to as "The Black Fog" or just "The Fog" is a recurring feature in every Trial of Dead by Daylight, which, however, has been toned down severely with the graphical reworks of Maps as part of The Realm Beyond.

Overview

The Dark Mist featured throughout the Trial Grounds appeared to be a lesser variant of the Black Fog surrounding the Realm pockets and was one of The Entity's many manifestations.

For the Players, The Fog added a sense of uncertainty to other Players' location and their surroundings, making it ideal for Survivors to attempt to hide in plain sight and escape the Killer, but also making it ideal for stealth Killers to approach unsuspecting prey.

It was a very ambivalent feature of the Game in its first few years after release.

Thickness

The thickness of the Dark Mist can be altered with the Reagent Offerings.

	Clear Reagent	Reduces the Thickness of the Dark Mist by -50 %. "The Mist rolls in, traps all in its deep madness. There is no running, no escape, no asylum, except for the clear waters of the pond lost in the forest." — Unknown, Notebook
	Faint Reagent	Increases the Thickness of the Dark Mist by +25 %. "Paralysed, I stand in the cold as death lingers."
	Hazy Reagent	Increases the Thickness of the Dark Mist by +50 %. "The Mist is alluring, hypnotising. I love it and fear it at the same time." — Donna's Sketchbook
	Murky Reagent	Increases the Thickness of the Dark Mist by +75 %. "The Mist seems to protect us from the beast, but it is a poison, a cancer, filling us with darkness and insanity." — Unknown, Notebook

Stacking Conditions

The Reagent Offerings can be combined freely as they all stack amongst themselves. Possible combinations and their resulting mist thicknesses are as follows:

Combination	Thickness
Clear Reagent + Faint Reagent	Slightly less thickness
Clear Reagent + Hazy Reagent	Default thickness
Clear Reagent + Murky Reagent	Faint Reagent
Faint Reagent + Hazy Reagent	Murky Reagent

Vials

For each of the Reagent Offerings, there exists an unused Vial equivalent of the same name.
It is unknown if the Vials, if implemented, would have the same or different effects as their corresponding Reagents or if the icons were intended to replace the Reagent ones at some point:

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  Clear Vial

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  Faint Vial

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  Hazy Vial

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  Murky Vial

Gallery

Clear Reagent	Default Thickness	Faint Reagent
Hazy Reagent	Murky Reagent

Trivia

• See the Lore surrounding The Entity to learn more about the "The Fog".

Props
Alarm Clocks	Barrel	Bear Traps	Breakable Walls	Cages of Atonement
Chests	Control Stations	Crown Pillar	Crows	Dark Mist
Drones	Exit Gates	Generators	Glyphs	Hatch
Hooks	Jigsaw Boxes	Lockers	Masquerade Pillar	Memory Shards
Moonlight	Pallets	Paper Lanterns	Pools of Devotion	Pumpkins
Snowmen	Supply Cases	Totems	TVs	Visceral Cankers
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