#1790 Mage Hand Spell Incorrectly Blocks Pallets in Dead by Daylight

Bug: Mage Hand Spell Incorrectly Blocks Pallets in Dead by Daylight

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Bug #1790

Mage Hand Spell Incorrectly Blocks Pallets in Dead by Daylight

Status:	Needs More Info
Priority:	High
Added by:	Anonymous on March 12, '26
Assigned to:	Unassigned
Due date:
Reported for:	9.5.2
Actual Result:	Depending on latency, Survivors will be able to drop or vault pallets held up by mage hand sooner
Expected Result:	When casting Mage Hand on a upright pallet, it should be blocked for 4 fixed seconds, no diminished results even if survivors equip magic items. Also when lifting a downed pallet, it should be lifted then blocked for 1 total second(.5s to lift, .5s to block)
Severity:	Blocker
Reproducibility:	Always
Platform:	Steam
Additional Notes & Comments:	This bug has still been in the game even after its supposed patch in Version 9.0.0, Ive included sceenshots to highlight the supposed fixes but these bugs are still replicative. This bug tends to happen more frequently when doing it on downed pallets since they are blocked for less time. The 0.55s will often feel instant instead of half a second due to ping issues.

Steps to Reproduce

As Lich, use Mage Hand on a upright or down pallet in chase
As survivor, attempt to drop the pallet as soon as prompted
(Optional) Have the survivor equip the Interloper while repeating this process
(Optional) As Lich, use the Vorpal Sword addon while recreating this bug
(Optional) With the Vorpal Sword addon, on a downed pallet, survivors may sometimes be able to vault before Mage Hand blocks/destroys it

Explanation

The Lich's Mage Hand spell doesn't block pallets for the correct amount of time of 4.5s or 0.55s or doesnt block them in time resulting in survivors being able to drop them preemptively and the mage hand not being able to lift or block it correctly