I’ve spent more hours than I care to admit being chased by crows in Dead by Daylight, and even in 2026, the Portrait of a Murder chapter feels like a strange, beautiful wound that never fully healed. Back when this content drop launched, it brought The Artist, a new survivor named Jonah Vasquez, the Forsaken Boneyard map, and a set of holiday cosmetics that turned three killers into walking ice sculptures. If you missed the original wave or just want a clear breakdown, let me walk you through it like a survivor sprinting through a surrealist nightmare.

Meet The Artist: Carmina Mora

The Artist was once a gifted creative soul. Then a murder of crows entered her story—literal birds, not the metaphorical kind—and she was warped into a demonic presence with black eyes and claw-like tendrils. It’s like watching a painter become the paint, or more accurately, watching the canvas start painting back. Her power, Birds of Torment, lets her summon Dire Crows that fly across the map to reveal or damage survivors. In a chase, facing her feels like being stuck in a loop of a song you hate: you know exactly when the next note is going to hit, but you still cannot stop it.

The Artist’s kit makes her a map-pressure monster. She can send crows to distant generators, forcing survivors off objectives or leaving them swarmed. If you enjoy killers who punish bad positioning and reward foresight, she is a great fit.

Jonah Vasquez: The Codebreaker Survivor

On the survivor side, you get Jonah Vasquez, a Mexican-American CIA codebreaker. He probably thought he had seen every kind of horror before entering the fog, but the Entity’s realm is a different cipher entirely. His addition gives solo players and teams a survivor who is all about reading the trial. I’ve always liked his vibe—he feels less like a scream queen and more like someone who would try to solve the killer’s behavior while being actively chased.

Forsaken Boneyard: A Chilean Surrealist Graveyard

The new map is Forsaken Boneyard, a dilapidated Chilean graveyard inspired by surrealist artwork. Imagine Salvador Dalí and Edgar Allan Poe co-designing a cemetery after a three-day coffee binge: headstones jut out at odd angles, brittle trees claw at a sky that looks like it has been holding its breath for decades. The layout rewards spatial awareness, and the visual design is one of the more memorable in Dead by Daylight’s map pool. It is not just a graveyard; it is a bad dream wearing a graveyard’s clothes.

Frosty Cosmetics: Holiday Murder Styles

Because even killers like to celebrate the festive season, this chapter added a set of rare, holiday-themed outfits for three killers:

• ❄️ The Artist – Winter Reverie Outfit: a frostbitten gown with clusters of ice embedded in her flesh.

• 🧊 The Spirit – Crystalline Apparition Outfit: frosty hair and a blade of sharp ice.

• 👻 Ghostface – Icebound Phantom Outfit: extra ice on his trademark mask, robe, and knife.

These skins look like the killers got frozen mid-scream and decided to keep hunting anyway. They return to the store around winter events from time to time, so if you missed them, you may still get a chance.

Epic Games Store Debut and Launch Pricing

At launch, this chapter dropped alongside Dead by Daylight’s debut on the Epic Games Store. The base game was free to claim from December 2 through December 9, and most DLCs were 50% off. If you are reading this in 2026, that specific free-claim window is long gone, but the game still cycles through sales fairly often.

Here’s what the original launch pricing looked like:

Platform	Original Launch Price
Steam, Microsoft Store, Google Stadia	$6.99
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch	$7.99
Epic Games Store	$6.99

Google Stadia has since shut down, but at the time it was one of the listed platforms.

Should You Still Care in 2026?

Yes. The Artist remains a strong killer for players who enjoy map pressure and information. Jonah’s perks still show up in various builds, and Forsaken Boneyard is a map that rewards players who learn its sightlines and loops. The holiday cosmetics are a nice seasonal bonus. If you are new to the fog or returning after a break, Portrait of a Murder is one chapter pack worth picking up during a sale.