MM2 powers (perks)

Every power

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  Footsteps

  0 coins or 0 diamonds

  Shows the murderer the footprints and direction of innocents and the sheriff as a fading trail.

  • Everyone owns it automatically; it is the default power.
  • In Murder Mystery 1 everyone could see each other's footsteps, not only the murderer.
  • Buffed to 40 seconds and given direction display in the March 2020 Update, and buffed again with the Christmas Event 2025.
  • Footprint colours are randomized per player (blue, yellow, red, pink, green are listed).
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  Ninja

  1,000 coins or 100 diamonds

  Makes the knife silent: no sound when stabbing, and coin pickups are silent too while the knife is equipped.

  • Cheapest power, tied with Sleight.
  • The Ninja page itself calls it a perk.
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  Sleight

  1,000 coins or 100 diamonds

  Lets the murderer throw knives faster, and per the overview also regenerate the knife quicker.

  • Cheapest power, tied with Ninja.
  • Page calls it a ranged power that also speeds up the thrown knife and counters looping when you are close.
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  Decoy

  3,000 coins or 400 diamonds

  Place up to 3 clones of your character; a decoy that gets shot vanishes, so it can absorb a shot.

  • Added during the Thanksgiving Event 2025 as the first new power since the May 2020 Update (per that event's trivia).
  • Buffed in the Christmas Event 2025.
  • Players cannot collide with the clones, which makes them easy to spot.

  Released in Thanksgiving Event 2025

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  Fake Gun

  3,000 coins or 400 diamonds

  Gives the murderer a fake gun tool for the whole round so innocents mistake them for the sheriff.

  • Before the Christmas Event 2025 it was activated for 10 seconds with a 20 second cooldown; it became passive then.
  • Improved in the May 2020 Update.
  • The page calls it the least used power; it is a bad idea when the real sheriff is nearby.
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  Haste

  3,000 coins or 400 diamonds

  Passive: 10% faster running for the murderer while the knife is held out.

  • At release it gave 30% more speed; it was lowered with the Halloween Event 2019 and set to 10% in early May 2020.
  • Buffed by an unknown amount in the March 2020 Update.
  • The page calls it one of the best powers.
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  Sprint

  3,000 coins or 400 diamonds

  Active boost: the murderer runs 50% faster for 5 seconds, leaving a pale trail while active.

  • Added with Trap in the May 2020 Update.
  • Buffed in the Christmas Event 2025.
  • The page compares it to the vintage knife Blood (50% faster for 3 seconds).
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  Trap

  3,000 coins or 400 diamonds

  Place up to 4 hidden traps (0.5 s between placements); an innocent who steps on one freezes for 4 seconds.

  • Added with Sprint in the May 2020 Update; buffed in the Christmas Event 2025.
  • Only the murderer sees the traps; a trapped sheriff or hero can still shoot.
  • The page says it was likely inspired by Piggy.
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  Ghost

  6,000 coins or 800 diamonds

  Turns the murderer invisible for 5 seconds; swinging the knife ends it early.

  • Nerfed from 10 to 5 seconds in the Season 1 update.
  • Cooldown rose from 20 to 30 seconds with the Summer Event 2024 update.
  • Shares the top price with X-Ray.
  • A glitch that left players invisible after the round was fixed with the Summer Event 2024.
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  X-Ray

  6,000 coins or 800 diamonds

  Lets the murderer see through walls for 4 seconds, revealing remaining innocents, the sheriff, the gun and dead bodies.

  • Shares the highest price with Ghost.
  • The shop description still says a 30s cooldown even though the real cooldown is 26 seconds.

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