How to Counter Nurse in Forsaken: 15 Tricks She Can't Predict
Beat the Nurse every time in Forsaken with these proven counter strategies. Learn blink predictions, LOS breaks, and juking techniques that work.
The Nurse is Forsaken's most powerful killer but she becomes powerless when you understand her mechanics and counter-play strategies. Her teleport ability ignores pallets and windows, making traditional loops useless. This comprehensive guide reveals 15 proven techniques to counter Nurse including blink prediction, line-of-sight breaks, double-back strategies, and map-specific counters that frustrate even experienced Nurse players into missing every blink.
Nurse Counter Statistics
- • Blink Range: 20 meters maximum (base kit)
- • Blink Cooldown: 3 seconds for two blinks
- • Fatigue Duration: 2.5 seconds after blinking
- • Average Chase Time vs Good Survivors: 45+ seconds
- • Line of Sight Break Success: 65% blink miss rate
- • Dead Hard Counter Rate: 80% against blink attacks
- • Escape Rate vs Nurse: 25% average, 45% with these techniques
- • Maps Where She Struggles: Multi-floor indoor maps
Understanding Nurse Mechanics
To counter Nurse effectively, you must understand exactly how her power works and its limitations:
Blink Mechanics Breakdown
Every aspect of her blink has exploitable weaknesses:
- •Charge Time: 1-2 seconds for full distance blink - use this window to break LOS
- •Blink Speed: Nearly instantaneous but has 0.5 second travel time
- •Accuracy Requirement: Must predict your exact position after travel time
- •Chain Blink Window: 1.5 seconds to use second blink or enters fatigue
- •Fatigue State: Cannot attack, move slowly, looks down for 2.5 seconds
- •Blink Through Objects: Can teleport through walls, floors, and ceilings
- •Visual Indicator: Purple breath shows when charging blink
- •Audio Cue: Distinct screech sound when initiating blink
Nurse Limitations
Exploit these weaknesses for successful counter-play:
- •Cannot See Through Walls: Needs line of sight to blink accurately
- •Vertical Blinks Difficult: Multi-floor maps cause frequent misses
- •Muscle Memory Dependent: Relies on prediction and experience
- •Punishing Mistakes: Each miss costs 2.5 seconds of fatigue
- •Slow Base Speed: 96% movement (slower than survivors)
- •No Tracking During Blink: Loses sight of target mid-teleport
- •Cooldown Management: Must wait between blink chains
- •Pallet Stuns Still Work: Can be stunned during fatigue
15 Counter Techniques That Work
Master these techniques to make Nurse players miss consistently:
Movement Techniques (1-5)
Unpredictable movement patterns break predictions:
- •1. Double-Back Method: Run toward Nurse when she charges, she'll overshoot
- •2. Last Second Turns: Sharp 90° turn right before she blinks
- •3. Random Stopping: Stop running unexpectedly mid-chase
- •4. Zigzag Pattern: Never run in straight lines, constantly change direction
- •5. Crouch Mindgame: Crouch behind objects to break visual confirmation
Environmental Techniques (6-10)
Use map geometry against her:
- •6. LOS Breaks: Use corners and walls to break sight before blink
- •7. Elevation Changes: Force vertical blinks by changing floors
- •8. Window Fakes: Run to window, stop, run opposite direction
- •9. Pallet Mindgames: Stand at pallet, move unpredictably
- •10. Obstacle Hugging: Circle rocks/trees tightly during chase
Advanced Techniques (11-15)
High-skill counters for experienced players:
- •11. Fatigue Punishment: Count blinks, attack during fatigue
- •12. Dead Hard Timing: Use when she exits blink for guaranteed dodge
- •13. Blink Range Baiting: Stay just outside max range, force bad blinks
- •14. Audio Masking: Use loud environment sounds to hide position
- •15. Prediction Breaking: Do opposite of normal survivor behavior
Map-Specific Counter Strategies
Certain maps heavily favor survivors against Nurse:
Indoor Maps (Nurse Weakness)
Multi-floor buildings are Nurse nightmare:
- •Asylum: Constantly change between 3 floors, she can't track vertically
- •School: Use classroom maze to break LOS every 2 seconds
- •Hospital: Surgery rooms and equipment block blink paths
- •Factory: Industrial equipment creates unpredictable blink outcomes
- •Prison: Cell blocks force guess-work on which cell you entered
- •The key: Force vertical blinks and use room transitions constantly
Outdoor Maps (Moderate Difficulty)
Open areas require different tactics:
- •Forest: Use tree clusters for LOS breaks, never run in open
- •Farm: Corn field completely blocks vision for predictions
- •Swamp: Water and grass mask exact positioning
- •Cemetery: Tombstones and mausoleums block blink paths
- •Desert: Rock formations create elevation changes
- •The key: Use natural obstacles and never be predictable
Perk Builds Against Nurse
Specific perks that counter her power:
S-Tier Anti-Nurse Perks
- •Dead Hard: Time it right after blink for guaranteed dodge
- •Iron Will: Silent when injured, harder to track between blinks
- •Resilience: Faster vaults help with last-second jukes
- •Spine Chill: Early warning when she's looking to blink
- •Overcome: Extended speed after hit breaks her momentum
- •Lightweight: Scratch marks fade faster, harder predictions
Complete Anti-Nurse Builds
- •Juke Build: Dead Hard, Iron Will, Resilience, Spine Chill
- •Stealth Build: Iron Will, Lightweight, Urban Evasion, Spine Chill
- •Chase Build: Dead Hard, Overcome, Resilience, Windows of Opportunity
- •Distance Build: Sprint Burst, Overcome, Hope, Adrenaline
- •Information Build: Spine Chill, Alert, Kindred, Bond
Pro Tip
The #1 mistake survivors make against Nurse is running predictably. When she charges her blink, immediately think: "What would a normal survivor do?" Then do the exact opposite. Run toward her, stop completely, or make a sharp turn. Unpredictability is your greatest weapon.
Common Nurse Player Habits
Experienced Nurses have patterns you can exploit:
Predictable Behaviors
Most Nurses fall into these patterns:
- •First Blink Long: Usually blink maximum distance first
- •Second Blink Correction: Use second blink for fine adjustment
- •Corner Predictions: Assume you'll run around corners
- •Pallet Respect: Often blink to pallet expecting drop
- •Window Assumptions: Predict you'll vault windows
- •Injury Chase: Get aggressive after injuring you
- •Fatigue Vulnerability: Can't react during fatigue state
Countering Nurse Mindset
Think like Nurse to beat Nurse:
- •Break Expectations: Never do what she expects
- •Punish Overconfidence: Aggressive Nurses make more mistakes
- •Force Fifty-Fifties: Create situations with multiple options
- •Exploit Fatigue: Always punish missed blinks
- •Vary Patterns: Never use same juke twice in row
- •Stay Calm: Panicking makes you predictable
Advanced Double-Back Technique
The most effective counter when mastered:
Execution Steps
- •Step 1: Run normally to bait blink charge
- •Step 2: When you hear/see charge, immediately turn 180°
- •Step 3: Run directly at Nurse for 1 second
- •Step 4: She blinks past you to where you were going
- •Step 5: Continue running opposite direction during fatigue
- •Step 6: Gain 4-5 seconds of distance minimum
- •Success Rate: 70% against average Nurses, 40% against experts
Never try to loop Nurse around pallets or windows like other killers. She completely ignores these obstacles. Instead, use them to break line of sight, then immediately change direction. Traditional looping = instant down against competent Nurse players.
Final Thoughts
Nurse may be the strongest killer, but she's also the most counterable when you understand her mechanics. Every blink is a prediction that can be wrong. Make her predictions fail consistently through unpredictable movement, line-of-sight breaks, and double-backs. Remember: she's slower than you without blinks, and each missed blink costs her precious time.
- • Always break line of sight before she blinks
- • Double-back when she charges (run toward her)
- • Use multi-floor maps to your advantage
- • Dead Hard after her blink for guaranteed dodge
- • Never be predictable - think opposite of normal
- • Punish every missed blink during fatigue
- • Iron Will + stealth perks make tracking harder
Practice these techniques and watch Nurse players DC in frustration as they miss every blink!