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Iron Will is a Unique PerkIconHelp perks belonging to Jake ParkSurvivorJake.
Prestige Jake Park to Prestige 1, 2, 3 respectively to unlock Tier I, Tier II, Tier III of Iron Will for all other Characters.

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IconPerks ironWill
Cost
2,500
IconHelp bloodpoints
3,250
IconHelp bloodpoints
4,000
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Description
You are able to concentrate and enter a meditative-like state to numb some pain.
  • Reduces the volume of Grunts of Pain while in the Injured StateIconHelp injured by 25/50/75 %.

Iron Will cannot be used when suffering from Exhausted, but does not cause the ExhaustedIconStatusEffects exhausted Status Effect.



History

Icon Tier I Tier II Tier III Description
IconPerks ironWill 50 %

while standing still

100 %

while standing still

100 %

at any time

You're able to concentrate and enter a meditative-like state to numb some pain.
Grunts of Pain caused by injuries are reduced by 50/100/100 % while standing still/while standing still/at any time.

Icon Tier I Tier II Tier III Description
IconPerks ironWill 50 % 75 % 100 % You're able to concentrate and enter a meditative-like state to numb some pain.
Grunts of Pain caused by injuries are reduced by 50/75/100 %.

Icon Tier I Tier II Tier III Description
IconPerks ironWill 25 % 50 % 75 % You're able to concentrate and enter a meditative-like state to numb some pain.
Grunts of Pain caused by injuries are reduced by 25/50/75 %.

Iron Will cannot be used when Exhausted.

Change Log

Patch 2.3.0

  • Buff: removed the while standing still condition from Tiers I & II.
  • Nerf: lowered the sound reduction percentage to 75 % on Tier II.

Patch 5.1.0

  • Buff: Audio volume levels are now multiplicative, meaning that Iron Will is no longer countered by Unlockables that increases the volume of Grunts of Pain to be above 0 %.

Patch 6.1.0

  • Nerf: reduced the audio level reductions to 25/50/75 %.
  • Nerf: added the condition that Iron Will is disabled while one is Exhausted (while not causing it).


Breathing Volumes

Patch 6.1.0

Volume Levels
No Stridor Stridor I (1.25x) Stridor II & III (1.50x)
No Iron Will 100 % 125 % 150 %
Iron Will I (-25 %) 75 % 93.75 % 112.5 %
Iron Will II (-50 %) 50 % 62.5 % 75 %
Iron Will III (-75 %) 25 % 31.25 % 37.5 %

Patch 5.1.0

Volume Levels
No Stridor Stridor I (1.25x) Stridor II & III (1.50x)
No Iron Will 100 % 125 % 150 %
Iron Will I (-50 %) 50 % 62.5 % 75 %
Iron Will II (-75 %) 25 % 31.25 % 37.5 %
Iron Will III (-100 %) 0 % 0 % 0 %

Patch 2.3.0

Volume Levels
No Stridor Stridor I (+25 %) Stridor II & III (+50 %)
No Iron Will 100 % 125 % 150 %
Iron Will I (-50 %) 50 % 75 % 100 %
Iron Will II (-75 %) 25 % 50 % 75 %
Iron Will III (-100 %) 0 % 25 % 50 %

Trivia

  • Iron Will only affects Grunts of Pain.
    It does not decrease the sound of the regular breathing all Survivors make across all Health States.
  • Iron Will does not work while in the Dying StateIconHelp dying.
  • In the old Game Manual, Iron Will featured the following flavour text: "This is nothing!"
  • Iron Will is the first Exhaustion Perk that suffers from the penalty, but does not cause it itself.


Video

Comparing Grunts of Pain
Iron Will up to Patch 6.1.0 Without Iron Will


Gallery

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