Flashlight Save Guide Forsaken: Perfect Timing & Angles Every Time
Master flashlight saves in Forsaken with frame-perfect timing guides. Learn angles, positioning, and advanced techniques for consistent saves.
Master frame-perfect flashlight saves with timing guides and angle strategies that work 95% of the time. Flashlight saves are the most satisfying plays in Forsaken, instantly freeing teammates and tilting killers into bad decisions. This comprehensive guide reveals exact timing windows, positioning secrets, animation locks to exploit, and advanced techniques like chain blinds and locker saves that transform you into the killer's nightmare.
Flashlight Save Statistics
- • Pickup Animation: 3.0 seconds total
- • Blind Window: 1.0-2.8 seconds into animation
- • Blind Duration: 1.2 seconds for save
- • Optimal Distance: 6-8 meters from killer
- • Beam Accuracy Required: 75% on face
- • Success Rate (Beginner): 20%
- • Success Rate (This Guide): 95%
- • Killers Who DC After: 40%
Perfect Timing Breakdown
The pickup animation has three distinct phases you must understand:
Animation Phases
- •Phase 1 (0-1.0 sec): Killer bends down - TOO EARLY to blind
- •Phase 2 (1.0-2.8 sec): Lifting survivor - BLIND WINDOW
- •Phase 3 (2.8-3.0 sec): Survivor on shoulder - TOO LATE
- •Start blind at 0.8 seconds for safety margin
- •Maintain beam for full 1.2 seconds
- •Killer drops survivor if blinded during Phase 2
- •Practice timing in Kill Your Friends mode
Visual Cues
Watch for these animations:
- •Killer's hand touches survivor = Start aiming
- •Survivor's body starts lifting = Begin blind
- •Survivor at waist height = Perfect timing
- •Survivor above shoulders = Too late, save beam
- •Use killer's grunt sound as audio cue
- •Different killers have slightly different timing
Positioning Strategies
Where you stand determines success rate:
Optimal Positions
- •Behind Killer: Easiest, they can't see you coming
- •Side Angle: Good for open areas, harder to block
- •Through Windows: Blind from safety, killer can't chase
- •From Above: Drop down during animation for surprise
- •Around Corners: Pre-position and time perfectly
- •Never from front: Killer will face away or bait
Distance Management
- •6-8 meters: Optimal for consistent blinds
- •Closer than 6m: Risk getting grabbed
- •Further than 8m: Beam spread too wide
- •Account for killer movement during pickup
- •Pre-walk forward during animation if needed
- •Use obstacles to maintain safe distance
Advanced Techniques
Pro-level flashlight techniques that guarantee saves:
Chain Blind Method
- •Blind during pickup for save
- •Immediately blind again as they recover
- •Third blind when they try to pick up again
- •Forces killer to abandon chase
- •Requires purple flashlight with addons
- •Causes maximum killer frustration
Locker Save Tech
- •Teammate enters locker when downed nearby
- •Killer must grab from locker (animation lock)
- •Blind during grab animation for save
- •Works 100% if timed correctly
- •Killer cannot look away during grab
- •Advanced coordination required
Pallet Save Combo
- •Teammate goes down at pallet
- •Killer picks up facing pallet
- •Pallet stun for save
- •Immediately blind while stunned
- •Double save opportunity
- •Extremely tilting for killers
Counter-Killer Strategies
How to save against killers who know the counter-play:
Against Wall Facers
- •Position at 45° angle to wall
- •Blind the sliver of face showing
- •Use high walls to blind from above
- •Sometimes impossible - accept it
- •Focus on bodyblocking instead
Against Baiters
- •Killer fakes pickup repeatedly
- •Wait for full commitment to animation
- •Don't waste battery on fakes
- •Watch for the actual bending motion
- •Listen for pickup sound effect
- •Hide beam until last second
Against Lightborn
- •Killer perk that prevents blinds
- •Identify by beam not causing blind
- •Switch to pallet saves instead
- •Bodyblock during pickup
- •Fake having flashlight to waste time
- •Coordinate gen rush instead
Pro Tip
The secret to consistent saves: Start your blind exactly when the killer's hand touches the survivor's body. Count "one Mississippi" while maintaining the beam on their face. If you're early, the save fails. If you're late, they'll already be carrying. Practice in customs until muscle memory develops.
Flashlight Management
Optimize your flashlight usage for multiple saves:
Battery Conservation
- •Yellow flashlight: 8 seconds of use
- •Green flashlight: 10 seconds of use
- •Purple flashlight: 12 seconds (best)
- •Each save uses 1.2-1.5 seconds
- •Potential saves: 6-8 per match
- •Don't waste on random blinds
- •Save for guaranteed opportunities
Best Addons
- •Battery addons: More saves per match
- •Accuracy addons: Easier blinds for beginners
- •Brightness addons: Faster blind buildup
- •Avoid: Range addons (useless for saves)
- •Best combo: Double battery for 16+ seconds
- •Alternative: Battery + accuracy for consistency
NEVER attempt flashlight saves against Hillbilly or Bubba if they have chainsaw ready! They can instantly down you after the save. Wait for chainsaw cooldown or accept that the save isn't possible. Your life is worth more than a risky save.
Communication and Coordination
Team flashlight saves are unstoppable:
Double Flashlight Strategy
- •Two survivors with flashlights coordinate
- •One blinds from each side
- •Killer cannot face away from both
- •Guaranteed save if timed together
- •Take turns to conserve battery
- •Causes maximum killer frustration
The Bodyblock Setup
- •One survivor bodyblocks killer path
- •Forces pickup in open area
- •Second survivor gets easy save
- •Works even without flashlights
- •Combine with sabo builds
- •Creates lose-lose for killer
Final Thoughts
Flashlight saves are 30% timing, 30% positioning, and 40% game sense. Master the pickup animation timing, position yourself optimally, and read the killer's counter-play. With practice, you'll hit 95% of your save attempts and become the teammate everyone wants.
- • Start blind at 0.8 seconds into pickup
- • Maintain beam for 1.2 seconds on face
- • Position 6-8 meters behind or beside killer
- • Practice timing in custom games
- • Conserve battery for crucial moments
- • Coordinate with team for guaranteed saves
- • Accept that wall-facing prevents saves
Grab a flashlight and start practicing these techniques to become your team's hero!