Choose the right Slayer to rip and tear through Dead Island 2

DEAD Island 2 has six playable characters, and you have to lock your choice in right at the start.

Each Slayer has their own strengths and weaknesses, as well as different abilities.

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Choosing your Slayer is an important part of your Dead Island 2 experience so be sure to get it right.

Here are the stats, abilities, and perks for all the playable characters in Dead Island 2.

All playable characters in Dead Island 2

Ryan 

Ryan is the tank of the group. He has a lot of health, defensive abilities.

His perks not only restore health but deal more damage after dodging and blocking. 

Ryan’s stats

• Toughness: 5
• Stamina: 3
• Health recovery: 3
• Critical damage: 2
• Agility: 1
• Peak health: 3
• Resilience: 4

Ryan’s Perks 

Retaliation – This skill increases your Force after a well-timed dodge or block.

Seesaw – This skill recovers a little bit of health every time you knock down a zombie. 

Amy 

Amy is a glass cannon character, with low health but good agility and damage.

Her playstyle is based on dashing about to deal damage and throwing weapons from a distance.

Amy’s stats

• Toughness: 1
• Stamina: 3
• Health recovery: 3
• Critical damage: 4
• Agility: 5
• Peak health: 2
• Resilience: 3

Amy’s perks

Relief Pitcher – You gain a little bit of stamina back when you throw a weapon at an enemy.

Divide and Conquer – When you’re attacking a lone zombie, you get a small damage boost.

Dani

Dani’s build is all about stamina, as she has good health and keeps going.

Her skills encourage you to play aggressively so choose her if this is your playstyle.

Dani’s stats 

• Toughness: 3
• Stamina: 5
• Health Recovery: 1 
• Critical Damage: 3
• Agility: 3
• Peak health: 4
• Resilience: 2

Dani’s perks 

Thunderstruck – Charging up for a heavy attack causes a force explosion.

Bloodlust – You gain a little bit of health back when killing multiple zombies in short succession.

Carla

Carla is another tank character, and she can take a lot of punishment before she’s knocked down.

She is excellent at boss fights, and excels at fighting large hordes of zombies at once.

Carla’s stats

• Toughness: 4
• Stamina: 3
• Health Recovery: 3
• Critical Damage: 1
• Agility: 2
• Peak health: 3
• Resilience: 5

Carla’s perks 

Mosh Pit – When fighting a group of enemies, you get a small damage boost to your melee attacks. 

Dig Deep – When you’re very low on health, you get a big boost to toughness.

Bruno 

Bruno is built for stealth and isn’t really good at getting in the middle of a horde.

He’s a more difficult character to play as but has the best damage output in the game.

Bruno’s stats

• Toughness: 2
• Stamina: 3
• Health Recovery: 3
• Critical Damage: 5
• Agility: 4
• Peak health: 1
• Resilience: 3

Bruno’s perks

Backstab – You’ll get a big damage boost when attacking a zombie from behind.

Rapid Reprisal – Your agility and heavy attacks get boosted when you block or dodge.

Jacob 

Jacob is a jack of all trades, being the most well-rounded of the characters on offer. 

He gets knocked down easily, but his huge health stat makes this much less terrifying. 

Jacob’s stats

• Toughness: 3
• Stamina: 4
• Health Recovery: 2
• Critical Damage: 3
• Agility: 3
• Peak health: 5
• Resilience: 1

Jacob’s perks

Feral – You’ll get a stackable damage boost when attacking zombies in quick succession.

Critical Gains – While your stamina is low, critical hits give a big boost to critical damage and top up your stamina a little bit. 

Written by Oliver Brandt and Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.

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