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How to Survive in

Darkest Dungeon Game Guide Come in! The darkest dungeon awaits!

by Patryk "Irtan" Grochala

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Table of Contents Introduction Introducti on ________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________ 5 Tips for a good start ________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________ 7 Game mechanics ________________________________________________________ 9 Health Bar ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ________________ 9 Stress _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________10 Afflictions___________________________________________________________________12 Heroic bonuses _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______ 14 Status Effects ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 15 15 Light level le vel and its influence _____________________________________________________17 Provisions ___________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ _______________ 20

Hero Classes ________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________ 23 Attributes___________________________________________________________________24 Bounty Hunter _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ________________ 28 Crusader____________________________________________________________________ Crusader__________________________ __________________________________________ 33 Grave Robber ________________________________________________________________ 38 Hellion _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ______________ 42 Highwayman ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________ 47 Jester _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________ 52 Leper _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________ 57 Occultist____________________________________________________________________62 Plague Doctor _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ________________ 68 Vestal _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________73 Abomination Abomination _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________ 78 Man-at-Arms ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________ 83 Hound Master ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 88 88 Arbalest _____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ _______________ 94 94

Trinkets ______________________________________________________________ 99 Recommended trinkets for classes _______________________________________________ 99

Quirks _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________________________ 102 Positive ______________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ _____________ 102 Negative___________________________________________________________________105 Recommended positive and negative quirks _______________________________________ 109

Bosses ______________________________________________________________ 111 Necromancer ________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________ 111 Swine _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________ 112 Hag_______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 113 Brigand Pounder ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ______ 114 Prophet _____________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ______________ 117 Flesh _______________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________ 120 Siren______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 125 Drowned Crew _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ _______________ 129 Shambler ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ ______________ 132 Collector___________________________________________________________________137



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Town _______________________________________________________________ 141 Introduction________________________________________________________________141 Abbey _____________________________________________________________________142 Blacksmith _________________________________________________________________ 144 Guild______________________________________________________________________ 146 Nomad Wagon ______________________________________________________________ 148 Sanitarium _________________________________________________________________ 149 Stage Coach ________________________________________________________________ 151 Survivalist _________________________________________________________________ 153 Tavern ____________________________________________________________________ 154

Dungeons ___________________________________________________________ 156 Missions ___________________________________________________________________ 156 Exploration_________________________________________________________________ 157 Fight______________________________________________________________________158 Camping___________________________________________________________________160

Curio _______________________________________________________________ 161 General information __________________________________________________________ 161 Ruins _____________________________________________________________________ 163 Warrens ___________________________________________________________________ 168 The Cove __________________________________________________________________ 172 Weald _____________________________________________________________________175 Common ones ______________________________________________________________ 178

Locations ____________________________________________________________ 181 Ruins _____________________________________________________________________ 181 Weald _____________________________________________________________________184 Warrens ___________________________________________________________________ 188 Cove ______________________________________________________________________ 191

Walkthrough - Darkest Dungeon location ___________________________________ 194 Startup hints _______________________________________________________________ 194 We Are the Flame____________________________________________________________ 196 Lighting the Way ____________________________________________________________ 200 Belly of the Beast ____________________________________________________________ 203 Hell is in the Heart ___________________________________________________________ 207

Achievements ________________________________________________________ 213 Darkest Dungeon - system requirements ___________________________________ 221

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Introduction

This unofficial guide to Darkest Dungeon is perfect for those who are willing to discover the deepest secrets of the gloomy dungeons which spread under the ancient and hostile mansion. This mansion used to belong to a family of a name which is so sinister and primeval that it had been forgotten by the time and consumed by the evil forces. The first chapters of this guide are covering the basics of the mechanics which rule the world of the DD. From them you will be able to obtain the basic knowledge which will help you to survive in this hostile world. You will know how to keep your heroes alive (heroes' health bar) , you will see how fragile their minds are (stress mechanics) and you will be able to understand special effects that will influence your heroes sooner or later (status effects). The second chapter of the guide focuses on the heroes' classes. There, you will find the descriptions of all the classes in the DD, along with their special abilities, flaws and merits. Additionally there are some special tips which will help you to prolong the lives of the heroes. The next chapter, which is also a bit shorter, depicts all the in-game beasts, rogues, demons, spawns and every other creature which can be encountered by your heroes. There are also detailed tips and tactics concerning the fighting with the elite bosses which command these deadly hordes.



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Last two chapters are focusing on the crucial locations; The Town and the Dungeons. The Town's description focuses on its hot spots and their enhancements. The latter chapter is a bit longer. It consists of every piece of information that a hero needs to have at least the smallest chance to survive and to go back to the Town in one piece. This data is e.g. the description of the in-game missions, the dungeon exploration process, the fighting and the healing system . The Darkest Dungeon is a debut of the Red Hook Studios. It tells the story of a mansion which was once conquered by the primeval and evil forces. As the last living member of the family, which still bears the law for the ruins, you will have to discover the secret, hidden in the dungeons, thus releasing the mansion from the fiendish spells. The gameplay is based on the management of the daredevils who consider themselves brave enough to enter this forgotten land. You will have to send them on the missions where they will be fighting for treasures. They will be also trying to keep their minds sane. The retrieved gold you will have to spend on the expansion of your Town, which will unravel another sets of missions and enemies. The Guide for the Darkest Dungeon consist of: •

Detailed in-game mechanics description

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Information on each heroes' class along with their flaws and merits

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Tactics for the boss encounters

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Tips on manoeuvring, fighting and camping in the dungeons.

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'Trees' for each level of a building

Patryk "Irtan" Grochala (www.gry-online.pl)



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Tips for a good start 1. Your heroes will die, you will have to deal with it. Some of them may survive dozens of

missions, others will perish on the first mission that may appear to be a walk in the park. Most of them will die sooner or later; take care of your best warriors, and for the risky missions use the maddest and weakest. 2. The very first building you should focus on should be the Stage Coach. It keeps the flow of the heroes, and you will need at least four of them to start the mission . However, there is no

point to waste valuable resources - the first couple of upgrades to the amount of heroes available per week should suffice, but you should increase their overall amount (your roster size) to 25 as quickly as possible. 3. Except for the start, do not recruit all of the available heroes . Check which heroes' classes

do you need in the first place, and then look at their merits and quirks. You do not want to end up with a warrior who has a quirk which decreases health by 20%. Additionally, it's worth to pay attention to the abilities they start with - each ability they start with (which is the one you want to use) is a 1,000 gold you don't have to spend, which is a lot in the early game. 4. Most of the classes are designed for the specific roles. These roles are: tank, damage

dealer, healer and support. The tank protects the team and takes the biggest damage on himself. Damage Dealer focuses on... well, dealing the damage and killing the enemies as fast as it is possible. The Healer keeps the party alive and takes of the debuffs through his skills. Support is the only one who is less specific as he generally supports the team through his buffs, changing the hostile party's order and so on. Of course it is possible to play in a different set-up, but this one would be the most efficient and recommendable. Especially in the first missions. 5. Take care of the party's stress level. If it increases to 100/200, your heroes will gain negative afflictions - if that happens, send them to the Abbey or to the Tavern to decrease their stress. They will be unavailable for the next mission, but it is a far better solution than letting them go on a quest whilst insane. 6. The amount of gold you will have in the early game is extremely limited, so don't spend it on everything that comes across. Do not level up all of the heroes and try to pick only a couple

of them for each role. The same rules apply for the Sanitarium treatment. Send there only the best of your members which are the least prone to dying in the next mission. As far as the quest supplies go, their amount depends on the length of the mission - you can learn about it in the " Provisions" and "Locations" sections. 7. First things first, you should upgrade your Stage Coach, so that you have access to at least 13-16 heroes at all Times. The Blacksmith can be omitted during the first several weeks,

as you won't be able to upgrade the weapons and armors of your heroes above level 1 until they reach level 2. It's worth to complete the first 3 upgrades from every "tree" in the Tavern and the Abbey, so that you unlock the second slot for treatment, and at least the first 2 upgrades in the third "tree" in the Sanitarium. 8. The highest amount of damage comes from the 3rd and 4th enemy position - it applies to

both regular, health damage, and the stress damage as well . Additionally, those positions are almost always occupied by enemies which can mark your heroes, or those who have the highest speed attribute. Your highest priority should be to either take them out, stun them, or pull them to the front - most of those enemies can't use their most powerful abilities while standing on the 1st and 2nd position. 9. Before you send your team on a mission, check what the objective of the mission is

(searching through 90% of rooms, finding an artifact, defeating the boss, etc.). Proper preparations are half of the success. If you don't know which heroes (and in what combinations) are suitable for a specific type of mission, check the " Locations" and "Recommended Teams" sections.



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10. Try to always have at least one hero with a high chance to disarm a trap (the chance to disarm a trap can be checked in the " Hero Classes" section of this guide). Getting into a trap is

always "rewarded" with a large increase in the hero's stress (up to 20 points) and a high amount of damage, damage over time, and / or a severe debuff. 11. It's a good idea to equip an item (trinket) which increases the chances of Scouting .

Additionally, the class perfect for that task is the Grave Digger - this hero has increased chance of scouting, and has a camp skill which increases it even further. 12. Do not ignore the power of scouting ahead! Thanks to that, you will be able to detect the

potential enemy groups (preventing them from surprising your party, and increasing the chances of your party surprising them). Additionally, it will allow you to detect a trap, quest items, or even secret rooms. 13. Always check the Curio before you decide to activate it and NEVER risk. Activating some of the Curios without proper items may turn out extremely badly (a disease, +100 to stress, etc.), which is why you must always check them beforehand - see the "Curio" section to learn about the types of Curios in the game. 14. Boss fights are always located in the deepest parts of dungeons. Always count the

number of rooms and if you want to go straight for the boss, head right where the amount of rooms is the highest. 15. Never, ever take a character with a high amount of stress (above 70 points) on a mission. A single, unfavorable move during combat and stepping into a trap can easily break the

100 points barrier, resulting in a hero getting an affliction. 16. If you are not entirely sure that you will be able to clear the dungeon from all the enemies without sustaining grave injuries, always take a healer with you (Vestal, Occultist). It's never

worth the risk, especially when using high-leveled characters. 17. Always have someone who can reduce the stress levels of your team (Hound Master, Jester). Stress is the most dangerous mechanic in the game, which must always be monitored. A

little bit of stress can be healed with the help of critical strikes, but it's always worth to have a character capable of reducing the stress of his/her teammates. 18. Never, ever send a party without taking food, especially on longer missions. Every time

that a hunger check appears on the screen and you won't have any food for your team, you will have to make them starve, which will result in them taking 20% max health damage and about 20 points of stress. It's really not worth to save on food. 19. There's no point to invest a lot of gold into new recruits. If a low-leveled hero comes back

from the mission with a massive amount of negative quirks, a disease, or a huge amount of stress, it's always more beneficial to get rid of that hero and take another one for its place - this way you will be able to save a lot of gold. 20. If your hero happens to have a very powerful positive quirk (details can be found in the

"Quirks" section), it might be worth to lock it in. To do so, go to the Sanitarium, select a hero, drag him into the Infirmary, then select the positive quirk you want to lock in and then accept your choice. You can lock up to 3 positive quirks on a single character - remember that you can't remove them in any way. 21. Remember that you can remove a negative and lock in a positive quirk simultaneously - all you have to do is to simply select a single negative and positive quirk and start the treatment.

You can save a lot of time with that method. 22. It's worth to complete the upgrades that decrease the costs of upgrading armor / weapons / skills in the Guild and Blacksmith. The first two upgrades are quite cheap, and they

will give you a 20% discount on all those purchases. It basically means that every 5th upgrade is now free.



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Game mechanics Health Bar

Max Crusader's Health.

Heroes' Health Bar indicates the boundaries between the full health and death. Each class has its own base HP, which increases after reaching higher levels and better equipment. The health of the heroes may be decreased through many different factors e.g. the negative status effects, traps or simply through the damage dealt by the enemy. The only real difference between the heroes' HP is the one between 1 and 0. When the hero has at least 1 HP, his condition remains untouched. However, when he will reach the 0, he will be marked with the Death's Door State. This mode will decrease the hero's statistics, he will be dealing much less damage and every other damage dealt to him, may kill him forever. Along with that, the first DDS will result with a huge stress injection. In order to get rid of this status, the hero has to be healed (at least 1 HP). This will move the hero back to normal.



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Stress

Stres bywa zarazliwy

Stress is one of the crucial mechanics in the game. The whole title is based around this concept. Oppositely from the HP, the base stress is fi xed on the 0 and it grows through time. The level of stress is measured on a scale from 0 to 200, and its effects manifest themselves in two ways - when the hero's stress goes beyond 100 points and when i t reaches 200. In the first instance the character will be given a random affliction (mainly a negative one, but you can increase the chances to get a positive one, a virtue, with trinkets), which will immensely influence the further course of the mission. A negative affliction will give a huge amount of stress to the entire team, and will influence the character as well - it can either have its attributes decreased, won't be listening to your commands, will be inflicted random damage, or won't be getting any benefits from camp buffs. In the case of a positive affliction (virtue), the character has a chance to get a powerful boost to damage, its amount of stress will decrease drastically (which can also decrease the stress of the rest of your team), might heal some of its wounds and / or increase the effectiveness of your whole team. Additionally, the character will be immune to heart attack for the duration of the mission. When the level of stress reaches 200 points, the character will have a heart attack, killing it instantly and causing a huge amount of stress to your entire team. What is even worse, a single heart attack can cause a chain reaction of others as well, killing multiple characters in a row - that is why you should never let it happen. The level of stress can be reduced slightly by doing various actions while traversing the dungeon, or decrease it significantly by sending your hero to rest at the Tavern, or the Abbey. Additionally, you can also heal your character from the negative affliction while still in the dungeon - all you have to do is to decrease the stress of that particular hero to 0.



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Examples of actions which increase the stress level: •

Trap activation

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Receiving critical hits during the fight

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Some enemy attacks

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Traversing through the dungeon, especially with a low torch level (which increases the stress gained)

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Getting a death blow (and entering the "Death's Door" state)

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Moving back while in the corridor

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Activating certain objects in the dungeons

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Fleeing from the dungeons/failing the mission

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Death of a companion

Examples of actions which decrease the stress level: •

Using the Tavern or the Abbey

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Activating certain objects in the dungeons

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Dealing critical hits during the fight

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Using the right skill whilst camping

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Using certain abilities during the fight

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Disarming traps



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Afflictions

Each hero has his/her afflictions

Life of the treasure hunters is not by any means easy and it is full of stress, threats and disappointments. When a hero reaches his stress limit, he gets the Affliction. The negative afflictions usually influence not only its bearer, but also other companions. Most of the effects appear during the fight, but some of them may appear also along with the exploration by increasing the stress level of other heroes, losing the treasures or activating the traps. Oppositely to the Quirks, the Afflictions are not permanent and they usually disappear when the stress reaches the lowest rate. The 0 level of stress may be regained by using the Tavern or Abbey.



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Here is the list of the negative afflictions: •

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Abusive - a hero starts to be mean to other companions, thus increasing their stress level Fearful - it turns a hero into a coward. He may be passing his turns during the fi ghts, or he may move back at end of the formation. He also may use abusive language. Hopeless - a hero gets rid of the rest of the hope he used to have. He may become pessimistic, thus increasing the party's stress ratings. Sometimes he may also deal some damage to himself or reject the healing. Irrational - a hero starts to mumble without any sense increasing the stress ratings i n the party by doing so. Masochistic - a hero takes pleasure in experiencing the pain and suffering. He may move to the front of the formation. He may also reject some attempts of healing. Sometimes he may increase the stress of the party or deal some damage to himself. Paranoid - A very dangerous affliction which increases the suspicions of the bearer. It may lead to rejecting the healing attempts, passing the turns or rejecting the camp abilities. Selfish - A hero becomes more egoistic and greedy. He may reject healing the companions, or using some attacks during the fight. He may also take some of the treasure for himself.



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Heroic bonuses

Heroics bonuses' effects are not permanent

Heroic bonuses are also considered to count as the afflictions, but instead of harming their bearers, they are giving them profits. They can be healed in the way you would heal a negative affliction, but they disappear after using the camping or after leaving the dungeons. Additionally, these bonuses decrease the overall level of stress in your party in the moment when one of its members is rewarded with it. Here is the list of the positive afflictions: •

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Courageous -makes the hero braver and more self-confident. Randomly decreases the stress level of the party (by couple of points). Focused - increases the hero's focus and precision giving him +10 ACC along with +10% CRIT Powerful - a hero becomes more powerful. He now may increase the power of t he whole party by giving them +15% DMG Stalwart - makes the hero unbreakable and more durable by decreasing the amount of the stress he is given by 50% Vigorous - increases the speed and health of the hero gi ving him +5 SPD and a chance to heal itself in the beginning of the turn



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Status Effects

Some Effects may decrease the hero's stats

The Dungeons are dangerous and filthy. Heroes exploring them may catch some afflictions or diseases which will give them some negative effects of which some are permanent. All of this effects (some of them may be positive) are called the status effects. These can be; bleedings, blithes, diseases, afflictions, or the heroic bonuses. Some of them will disappear with time, and some will require sending the hero to the special facilities in town.



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Here is the list of the status effects: •

Afflictions - negative status effects inflicted on heroes where their stress reaches the

maximum level. They change the heroes' behaviour which hinders the fight and exploration. The mad heroes can be send for a rest in Town. There, the effects of insanity are being lowered down. •

Bleed - effect which can come mostly from the enemies' attacks. It deals some damage in

the beginning each time the bleeding target comes to an action for a specified number of rounds. You can get rid of the effect by using Bandages. •

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Blight - another negative status effect which deals the damage each turn. The number of health points taken from a target depends on the power of the Blight. You can get rid of the effect by using an Antidote. Death Door - negative effect given to a hero, when his health reaches 0. Every other damage inflicted on this hero may cause his permanent death. It also decreases the hero's statistics. Debuff - negative effect, which l owers some of the target's statistics. Factors which can be

lowered are: ACC, CRIT, DMG and DOD •

Disease - an effect given to a hero after interacting with objects in the dungeons. It will

lower the hero's statistics. •

Heroic Bonuses - positive effects, seldom given to a hero when he reaches the maximum

level of stress. It may increase some statistics or increase the resistance for other effects. •

Mark - negative effect which lasts couple of rounds and is usually given to a t arget by an

enemy. Marked hero may be given random negative effects, or i t may receive more damage. •

Stun - a negative effect, which makes its target skip his next turn



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Light level and its influence

The light level directly influences the gameplay.

The light level is one of the most important game mechanics, which directly influences the gameplay. It impacts the chance of a successful scouting, the chance to surprise the enemy (or be surprised by them), the amount of stress damage your party receives, enemy damage and accuracy, the critical chance of player's heroes, as well as the chance of getting better loot.



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The level of light can take a value between 0 and 100, and it's divided into different stages: Name

Level of Light

Influence

Radiant Light

Above 76

++ Scouting chance ++ Chance to surprise enemies

From 51 to 75

+ Stress damage + Scouting chance + Chance to surprise enemies

From 26 to 50

+ Stress damage + Monster accuracy and damage + Chance to surprise the player + Chance of getting better loot + Increased (+1%) critical chance for player's heroes

From 1 to 25

+++ Stress damage ++ Monster accuracy and damage ++ Chance to surprise the player ++ Chance of getting better loot ++ Increased (+2%) critical chance for player's heroes

0

++++ Stress damage +++ Monster accuracy and damage +++ Chance to surprise the player +++ Chance of getting better loot +++ Increased (+3%) critical chance for player's heroes

Dim Light

Shadowy

Dark

Black as Pitch

As you can see, the light level directly influences the gameplay - as it decreases, the potential benefits for the player increase ("high risk, high reward" rule). The light can be influenced (aside from torches), by: •

Activating a number of Curios (details can be found in the "Curio" section)

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Hero / enemy abilities - two Vestal abilities, as well as a single one of the Crusader,

Arbalest and Occultist can either increase or decrease the level of light. •

Camping - after camping the level of light will be increased to 100.

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Meeting the Shambler - whether it was summoned from its altar, or by a random

encounter, the level of light will be decreased to 0 (and you won't be able to change it during the combat) •

An ambush after camping - the level of light will be decreased to 0 for the duration of the

fight (and you won't be able to change it during the combat)



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If you are planning on playing on the highest light level, you should consider using the abilities of the Vestal (Dazzling Light and Illumination), Arbalest (Rallying Flare), or the Crusader (Inspiring Cry), to increase the level of light. Thanks to that, you can save some gold (instead of purchasing a large supply of torches at the beginning of the mission). Additionally, stay away from the Occultist's Hands from the Abyss ability, as it decreases the torch level. If you are, on the other hand, planning to play on the lowest light level, you should consider investing into trinkets / heroes (like the Grave Digger) which increase the chances of performing scouting - this way you will decrease the chances of enemies surprising you. Depending on the light level, you should use different trinkets. Those are: •

Ancestor's Candle - giving bonuses when the light level is above 50

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Moon Cloak and Moon Ring - giving bonuses when the light level is below 26

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Camouflage Cloak, Sun Cloak and Sun Ring - giving bonuses when the light level is above

75. You should also remember that using half-measures is not worth it - you should either play on the maximum light level (which makes the game a little easier), or on the lowest one (offering bigger rewards). If you are playing on the highest light level, you should always increase it to the maximum before entering a new room - it increases the chances of performing scouting and that your party will be the one to surprise the enemy.



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Provisions

Remember to purchase the right provisions before venturing on a mission.

Provisions are items that you can purchase before the mission starts, during the "briefing stage". Those items are immensely useful during the exploration of a dungeon, and they might (and probably will) come in handy during combat as well. Some of them are also used to activate Curios. Provisions consist of: Food, Torches, Shovels, Skeleton Keys, Holy Water, Medicinal Herbs, Bandages and Antivenom.

Food The food is the basis of the game - it mainly serves the purpose of satisfying hunger of your heroes, both during the "hunger check" (which happens randomly during your venture through the dungeon) and when you are setting up a camp to rest. It is also the only provision that punishes the player severely for the lack of it - feeding your party or setting up a camp without food will cause a huge amount of damage (about 20% of max health) to your party, together with 15-20 stress damage as well. You should always bring plenty of food on your

missions. Food can also be used as an emergency source of healing - a single hero can east up to 4

units of food in one go, which should bring back anywhere from 8 to 16 health points (depending on the maximum health of the character). When starting a short mission you should take at least 12 units of food, from 16 to 18 on medium missions, and anywhere from 18 to 24 on long ones. Those values need to be

decreased / increased depending on whether your characters have items / quirks that influence the amount of food consumed. Each character with a +100% to consumed food should equal a +25% increase of food brought to a dungeon, whereas each hero with a -100% food consumed should decrease the value by 25%.

The cost of food is relatively small compared to the amount of gold you will have to spend to get rid of all the accumulated stress when your character run out of this provision.



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Torch Torches influence the amount of light you will have, and the quantity you decide to take on a mission depends entirely on your playstyle. If you want to play in full (100) light, and you don't want to rely on your heroes' abilities to increase the light, purchase 8-9 torches on a short mission, 14-16 on a medium one, and 16-20 on a long mission. It should suffice to complete the mission while keeping the highest light level all the time. Even if you want to play with the lowest (0) light level, it's always worth to purchase 1 or 2 torches those can be used at the Shambler's Altar to summon the mini-boss.

Shovel The purpose of shovels is to get rid of obstacles that will appear inside of corridors from time to time. Getting past them while using this item will allow you to keep your light level, as well as prevent your party from suffering damage and stress damage. If you decide to force your way through the obstacle with your "bare hands", the light level will be decreased by 25 points, and your whole party will receive about 20-25% (max health) damage, as well as the same amount of stress damage. Those can also be used to activate some of the Curios. For each Grave Digger in your party you will be given a free shovel - which, unfortunately, cannot be sold.

Skeleton Key Skeleton Keys are used only to interact with Curios - the full list of objects which can be activated with this item, as well as the potential rewards from doing so can be found in the "Curio" section of this guide. Additionally, Skeleton Keys are also used to open treasure chests inside secret rooms.

Holy Water Similarly to skeleton keys, the holy water is mainly used to activate a great number of Curios in the game - the effects are often associated with buffing your heroes, removing negative quirks, or decreasing the amount of stress. Holy Water is also an immensely powerful item to u se during combat, especially when dealing with enemies focusing on damage over time (DoT), debuffs, as well as during boss fights (with the Siren, for instance). Consuming a bottle of holy water increased the resistances to bleed, blight, disease and debuff by 33%, for 3 rounds. For each Crusader in your party you will be given a free bottle of holy water - which, unfortunately, cannot be sold.



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Medicinal Herbs Medicinal Herbs, aside from interacting with a number of Curios (mostly associated with food), can be used to get rid of a debuff from a character - both those cast by your enemies, as well as those gained as a result of some abilities (like a few abilities of Hellion, or the Finale of Jester) For each Jester or Leper in your party you will be given a free bowl of medicinal herbs which, unfortunately, cannot be sold. .

Bandage Bandages are used to activate a small amount of Curios, and most importantly, to treat bleeding. It's worth to stock on those items if you are expecting to be facing a lot of enemies inflicting that type of damage - a good example would be a number of enemies in the Cove. It's not worth to use them when your character is receiving 1 damage per round, or if the bleeding will stop by itself by the next round. For each Arbalest in your party you will be given a free bandage - which, unfortunately, cannot be sold.

Antivenom The antivenom is simply the equivalent of bandages, the only difference being the type of status it cures - blight instead of bleeding. Additionally, it can be used to interact with quite a lot of Curios, especially those located in the Cove. It's generally a good idea to have a couple of antivenoms when you are venturing into a dungeon filled with enemies inflicting blight. For each Plague Doctor in your party you will be given a free bottle of antivenom - which, unfortunately, cannot be sold.

Dog Treats Dog Treats are the provisions unique to the Hound Master - for each Hound Master in your party you will be given two dog treats. You cannot use them to activate any Curios, but they give an immensely powerful buff to your Hound Master - upon activation, it increases the hero's damage by 100%, accuracy by 20 points and the critical chance by 5%, all for 3 rounds.



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Hero Classes The heroes are the main element in the game. Each hired hero is permanently assigned to one of the classes, which will define his role in the party. Some of the classes will do better in the front of the team while others will fit perfectly in the back. The front should be taken by the stronger fighters where they will be able to protect the, usually weaker, half in the back. The latter may not deal a hefty amount of damage but their healing abilities or buffs will definitely be of a great help to the whole team. Nevertheless, most of the classes are not strictly l imited and they can be adjusted to fit to most of the positions. This can be done by shuffling their skills in a way so that they will be the best in comparison to the rest of the team. Through this way, a melee dagger based rogue can be transformed into a ranged pistol shooter. As for today, there are 10 classes available, but there will be more in the future.



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Attributes

Each character is described by a number of different attributes, resistances and quirks.

Each hero in the game is described by a number of attributes, which influence his / her effectiveness on the battlefield. There are 7 different attributes assigned to every hero, which are: Maximum Health, Dodge, Protection, Speed, Accuracy Modifier, Critical Chance and Damage. Aside from that, all characters have their own resistances to various types of attacks and sources of damage.

Maximum Health Those are basically the hit points of your hero. If they fall to zero, the hero will enter the

"Death's Door" state, in which every subsequent received damage has a chance to permanently kill him / her. Health can be regenerated by using various abilities, consuming food and setting up a camp. Health points are restored to the maximum upon returning to the city.



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Dodge Dodge, as you have probably guessed, determines the chance to completely avoid the attack - which is avoiding the damage, negative effects (weakness, damage over time, etc.), or the

stress damage. Dodging is, in a way, better than protection because of the fact that it allows you to avoid receiving any stress damage (if the attack misses), but depending only on dodging can have some serious consequences - when a character with zero protection is finally hit, it can take a lot of his / her health. Dodge works both for heroes as well as your enemies. The dodge chance decreases the chances that the attack hits the target - if a unit has 90 accuracy, and your character has 50 dodge, it basically means that the enemy has 40% chance to hit its mark. Dodge increases with each level of character by 5.

Protection Protection is simply the ability of the character to mitigate a portion of damage - it can be

compared to the typical "defense" from almost every RPG or H&S game. The protection has a percentage value and it directly influences the amount of damage the character receives. If the enemy attack inflicts 10 points of damage, and your character has 40% of protection, the enemy will be able to deal 6 damage at most. This also applies when your heroes attack the enemy units. A thing worth noting is the fact that the reduction is always rounded down . If your hero has

10% of protection, and the enemy attack should do 1 damage, it will instead deal 0 (in the case of 2 points of damage the enemy will deal 1 point, etc.). Every percent of protection is priceless. Protection is one of the two attributes in the game (next to accuracy), which do not increase with levels - you can only i ncrease it with the help of trinkets, quirks and some abilities.

Speed Speed is the most important parameter in the whole game, as it determines the order of movement during combat. The higher the speed parameter of a character, the bigger the chance that he / she will move before anyone else. The speed is calculated in such a way, that a number ranging from 1 to 8 is added to the speed parameter of the character (6, for instance). A character with 6 speed can have an "actual" speed ranging from 7 to 14. The calculations take place after each action (not round) of any character on the battlefield, which means that buffs / debuffs to speed have a direct influence on the order of movement. If you want to be one hundred percent sure that your hero will move earlier than the

enemy (especially before units that inflict stress damage, as those tend to be the fastest), he / she must have 9 points of speed more than the said enemy. Speed is so important because of the fact that sufficiently high value will allow you to eliminate some of the enemies before they can even move - it's extremely useful when dealing with enemies dealing a lot of stress damage, as stress is a lot more dangerous than normal attacks decreasing health. It is a good idea to have someone in your party who has a guaranteed move before the enemy team - a good choice is the Abomination, Grave Digger, or Jester, as all three of them have high default speed attribute. The speed of your heroes will increase with weapon upgrades. Additionally, it can be further

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Accuracy MOD The accuracy modifier influences the effectiveness of the abilities your heroes use. Just like

protection, accuracy does not increase on its own as your characters level up, and can only be increased with trinkets, quirks and certain abilities and camping skills. Accuracy works in such a manner that it simply increases the default chance to hit of a given ability. If an ability has 90 accuracy on its own, and your hero has accuracy modifier of 15, it means that the ability will hit with a 105 chance to hit. The chance to hit depends on the dodge chance of the target - an attack with 105 accuracy on a target that has 25 dodge has a 80% chance to hit.

Critical chance Critical chance is one of the most important parameters of your characters. The higher the

chance to crit, the more often it will happen. Critical hits are immensely important, and that is because of two reasons - they allow you to deal double damage (or to heal double the amount), and they decrease the stress of the hero that performed the hit (giving a small chance to reduce the stress of other heroes as well). The chance for a critical strike increases as you upgrade the weapons of your characters. Additionally, it can be influenced by proper trinkets, quirks, hero abilities, as well as camp abilities.

Damage Damage is simply the amount of health points that an attack is able to take from the target. Damage is in turn modified by the base parameters of a skill and with that the

amount of final damage is calculated. If the character has its "own" damage ranging from 12 to 16, and uses an ability that has a -50% damage modifier, this character will be able to deal from 6 to 8 damage. The amount of damage dealt is doubled in case of a critical strike and decreased by the percentage value of the target's protection. Damage increases as you upgrade the weapons of your characters, as well as with the help of trinkets, quirks, hero and camp abilities.



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Resistances A resistance of a hero is simply a chance that a given negative effect (blight, bleeding, disease, or a debuff) won't be applied on him / her. Resistances can reach values normally unattainable (or to be more specific - unattainable without cheating) , and the only exception to that

rule is the Death Blow Resist, which can reach up to 87%, and the ability to disarm traps (although it is not a resistance), which can reach up to 13 5%. Resistances work in a similar fashion that the rest of the parameters - the chance that a character, for instance, gets blighted depends on the amount of resistance to blight it has, as well as the effectiveness of the attack. If a character has 150% resistance to blight, and the

attack of the enemy has 160% base chance to inflict it, it basically means that the enemy will have a real chance of 10% to apply its effect. The most important resistances are the Death Blow and Disease ones - although you

shouldn't neglect the others. Resistances to stun, move, blight, bleeding and debuff, as well as the chance to disarm traps increase by 10% per level of the hero (up to 60%). The remaining ones (as well as the ones described above) can be increased by trinkets, quirks, as well as hero and camp abilities.



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Bounty Hunter

Bounty Hunter is the best when it comes to controlling the positions in the battlefield. He prefers fighting in the front rows, especially in the second one, where he can use all of his abilities, except for Uppercut. This class focuses on the damage dealing and causing the negative effects to appear within the enemies' lines. Because of that it does not make him the best tank, although he can be placed in this role when he is armed with the right skills and equipment. Bounty Hunter's key abilities are Mark for Death and Collect Bounty , and these are the ones

the playing as the character should be based on. The former, apart from Marking the target, lets you decrease the target's protection (PROT) by a huge amount, which is invaluable later into the game, because there are many enemies that are highly resistant to attacks, exactly thanks to this. Collect Bounty, on the other hand, deals massive damage to the marked targets , and also to Human opponents. A single attack against a marked target can deal as much as 50-60 points of damage and make the opponent bite the dust. Another unarguable upside of the character is that he has as many as two abilities that can impose Stun, and both of them let you rearrange the enemy lines- one of them moves the

target to a random position, whereas the other one moves the target to the back row. Thanks to this, you can pull forward those of the enemies that are lethal in the back rows (e.g. ones that deal damage from Stress), and are helpless in the front lines. This class is perfect on the second and the third position , where he can access the majority of

his abilities (he can access them all on the second position), but the best one is the second position, which gives you access to Uppercut, a powerful stunning attack that, at the same time, pushes the enemy away by 2 fields. If, however, you want to focus exclusively on dealing damage (because this class is relatively susceptible to attacks), deploy the Bounty Hunter in the 3rd row.



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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

25

5

0

5

+0

5%

5-10

2

30

10

0

5

+0

5,5%

6-12

3

35

15

0

6

+0

6%

7-13

4

40

20

0

6

+0

6,5%

7-15

5

45

25

0

7

+0

7%

8-16

Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Deadly Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

40%

40%

20%

67%

30%

30%

40%

40%

Tips:

The best position for this class is the second one from the front, where he can use all of his abilities, but if you want to focus on dealing damage (by means of Collect Bounty and Mark for Death), deploy this character on position 3, where he is more safe. Try not to use him as the main tank, as he has no base protection. This class, if you do not n eed the ability to move the opponent away, works best at the 3rd position - there, he can use the most effective of his attacks is safe from the majority of opponents in the battlefield. If you want to use this class, it is also a good idea to select Arbalest, Hound Master and/or Occultist for the party - all of these have a Marking ability, which increases the effectiveness of the Bounty Hunter.



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Use the Come Hither, Uppercut and Flashbang, in order to change the order of the enemies. Moving ranged opponents to the front will prevent them from using the most powerful of their attacks. Some of the melee enemies won't be able to attack you at all when positioned in the back. Use the Mark for Death, to mark the enemies for the bounty hunter and his companions, and use the Collect Bounty, which will enable you 100% more damage to the marked enemy. The Finish Him skill, will be causing 33% more damage to the enemies with the Stun effect. Merits

Flaws

+ Very good control of the battlefield + Good damage and decent vitality + Powerful combinations of the enemies' negative status effects + Effective in 3 first rows + He gains much fro having Hound Master, Arbalest and/or Occultist on the party + Ability to impose a powerful (5 pts/turn) bleeding

- Not as durable as other melee classes. - No AoE skills - Requires a good formation juggling - Relatively low damage dealt to targets that are not stunned of marked

Combat abilities Name

Icon

Position Targets Description (successive tiers) Type: melee ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7%

Collect Bounty

On self: Additional damage against Humans:

+15 / +20 / +25 / +30 / +35% Additional damage against Marked targets: +90 / +90 / +90 / +90 / +90% Type: ranged ACC base: 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 / 120 DMG mod: -100 / -100 / -100 / -100 / Mark Death

for

100% Against enemy: Marked Decrease protection: -10 / -13 / -15 /

-18 / -20%



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Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 Come Hither

DMG mod: -67 / -67 / -67 / -67 / -67% CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Character pull by 2 rows: (100 / 110 / 119 /

129 / 139% base) Type: melee ACC base: 90 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Uppercut

DMG mod: -67 / -67 / -67 / -67 / -67% Stun: (124 / 134 / 144 /154 /165% base) Knockback: 2 rows (100 / 110 / 119 /129

/139% base) Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 Flashbang

DMG mod: -100 / -100 / -100 / -100 / -100% Stun: (124 / 134 / 144 /154 /165% base) Shuffle: by 1 row (100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139% base) Type: melee ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105

Finish Him

CRIT mod: 2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 4% On self: Additional damage against stunned targets: +25 / +33 / +40 / +50 / +60% Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110

Hook slice

and

CRIT mod: 2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 4% DMG mod: -85 / -85 / -85 / -85 / -85% Bleed: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) Damage from Bleed: 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 5 pts. /

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Camping Abilities Name

Encourage

Icon

Time cost Target

Effect

2

Heal stress by 15

1 ally

Heal 15% Health Points Wound Care

2

1 ally

Lifts Bleed from target Lifts poison (Blight) from target

Pep Talk

2

1 ally

This Is How We Do It

3

On self

Tracking

2

On self

Planned Takedown

4

On self

Scout Ahead

3

On self

+15% to resistance to stress

+10 to accuracy +5% chance for a critical hit

-15% chance to surprise the party +10% chance to surprise monsters

(Enemy size: 2) +25% damage (Enemy size: 2) +15 to accuracy

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Crusader

Crusader is one of the best tanks in the game thanks to his high resistances, solid armor and a great skill set which uses the offensive attacks, healing, buffing and a bit of area of effect. Being a shield for the team is not the only role for the crusader though. He also does great on the second position from where he can buff and heal his companions. His stats make him one of the best heroes in the game. Base Resistances statistics Max HP

33

Stun

50%

Dodge

5

Blight

40%

Disease

40%

Protection 0% Speed

0

Deathblow 67%

Accuracy +0

Move

50%

Critical Hit

Bleed

40%

Debuff

40%

Trap

10%

5%

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Tips:

Crusader is an excellent defender of the rest of the party, which is why it is best to deploy him in either 1st or 2nd position, where he can use the majority of his abilities, with the exception of Holy Lance

Crusader works great as a shield for the rest of the party, thus it is the best to keep him in the front, where he can use most of his abilities. This class is perfect against Unholy type of opponents. There are two abilities - Smite and Holy Lance that deal up to 35% more damage to opponents of that category. It is most useful in the starting missions in which this enemies appear more often. Although the Crusader may not be the best healer in the game, he can be used as one nevertheless. It works especially great if there is another, main healer in the party. Use the Battler Heal and Inspiring Cry, in order to retrieve some HPs to other party members and to lower down their stress. Merits

Flaws

+ Excellent tank with many resistances and great field control. + He can use some pretty good buffing and healing spells. + Has an ability that heals stress in a party member, while increasing torch level at the same time + Deals massive damage to Unholy type of enemies + He can easily escape the 3rd or the 4th position and deal massive damage

- It may be quite problematic to launch Holy Lance, because it can only be used on the 3rd or the 4th position - Very low Speed - Cannot attack the 3rd and the 4th row in the enemy lines, with the exception of Holy Lance - Has no DoT dealing ability - Less effective against opponents other than the Unholy



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Combat Abilities Name

Icon

Position Targets

Description (successive tiers) Type: melee ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105

Smite

CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Additional damage against the Unholy: +15 / +20 / +25 / +30 / +35% Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105

Zealous Accusation

CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% DMG mod: -40 / -40 / -40 / -40 / -40% Type: melee ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2%

Stunning Blow

DMG mod: -75 / -75 / -75 / -75 / -75% Stun: (100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139%

base) Type: buff Bulwark Faith

of

On self: increase PROTECTION by 25 /

On self

28 / 32 / 36 / 40% Marked Increase torch level: o 6 Type: healing

Battle Heal

Healing: 2-2 / 2-3 / 3-4 / 4-4 / 5-6

Health Points



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Type: melee

Moves character by 1 row forward ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105

Holy Lance

CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Additional damage against the Unholy: +15 /

+20 / +25 / +30 / +35% Type: healing Healing: 1-1 / 1-1 / 1-2 / 1-2 / 2-2 Health Points

Inspiring Cry

Heal stress: +5 / +6 / +7 / +8 / +10 Increase torch level: +5 / +6 / +7 / +8 / +10

Camping Skills Name

Encourage

Icon

Time cost

Target

Effect

2

1 ally

Heal stress by 15


2

1 ally


Pep Talk

2

1 ally


Unshakeable Leader

3

On self


Stand Tall

4

1 ally

Heal stress by 15 Removes Death door debuff



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On self:

Heal stress by 15 Zealous Speech

5

On self members

/

all

party

On party members:

Heal stress by 15 +15% to resistance to stress Heal stress by 25 Zealous Vigil

4 On self

If under Affliction, heal stress by 15 Prevents a nighttime ambush



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Grave Robber

Grave Robber is a class of a high mobility. It is very similar to the archetype of a rogue as this class combines the very swift melee dagger attacks with ranged dagger throwing. This class can be used differently depending on the skill combination, but mostly it should be used as a damage dealer. GR can move on the battlefield without passing the turn, thus she don't have her favourite position (although the second and third from the right are the most preferable). If you want to, you can use him, though, as a more stationary character. Abilities such as Pick to the Face, Flashing Daggers and Thrown Dagger let him attack all of the targets in the battlefield. Both dagger abilities can deal massive damage, due to high critical hit chance. However, he is much better as a mobile class, but this works best within a party where the rest of the characters also use it. Therefore, he harmonizes perfectly with Jester, Highwayman, and, to some extent, with Crusader. This character has a very high speed, high chance for a critical hit and quite high dodge value, but the amount of his Health Points and resistance (apart from resistance to Blight) are very l ow.

Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

20

10

0

8

+0

5%

4-9

2

24

15

0

8

+0

5,5%

5-11

3

28

20

0

9

+0

6%

6-13

4

32

25

0

9

+0

6,5%

6-14

5

36

30

0

10

+0

7%

7-16



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Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Deadly Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

20%

50%

30%

67%

30%

30%

10%

20%

Tips:

Use this class only in the party which members do not have to keep their positions. You do not want to disable one of your members for a turn because of using a GR's attack. Use the Lunge and Shadow Fade, in order to stay mobile on the battlefield Class can be used as a "dodging tank", which is a tank, who dodges the attacks instead of taking them on itself. However it works only on the higher levels, when the GR's stats of dodge are higher. Classes that harmonize best with Grave Robber's mobility are Jester, Highwayman and, to some extent, Crusader Merits

Flaws

+ High damage to a single target + Great melee and ranged skill - Necessity of moving may cause problems among some combination party members + Solid self-buffs - One of the weaker classes on the lower levels + Can be used as a tank on the higher levels


Icon

Position Targets

Description (successive tiers) Type: melee

Pick Face

to

the

ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Type: melee ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115

Lunge

DMG mod: 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40% CRIT mod: 10 / 10 / 11 / 11 / 12% Move: 2 rows forward



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Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 Flashing Daggers

DMG mod: -33 / -33 / -33 / -33 / -33% CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Decreases resistance to Bleed: -20 / -23 / -26

/ -30 / 33% (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) Type: melee ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 DMG mod: -100 / -100 / -100 / -100 / -100% Shadow Fade

CRIT mod: 0 / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4% Move: 1 row back Stun: (100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139% base) On self: Increase dodge: +20 / +22 / +25 / +27 / +30 Type: ranged

Thrown Dagger

ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 CRIT mod: 10 / 10 / 11 / 11 / 12% Additional damage against Marked targets:

+25 / +25 / +25 / +25 / +25% Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 DMG mod: -90 / -90 / -90 / -90 / -90% CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Poison Dart

Blight: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) Damage from Blight: 3 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 5 pts. /

round (3 rounds) Decreases resistance to Blight : -20 / -23 / -

26 / -30 / 33% (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) Type: buff On self : Toxin Trickery

On self Increase dodge: +10 / +13 / +15 / +17 / +20 Increase speed: +5 / +6 / +7 / +8 / +9 Heal poisoning / bleeding



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Camping skills Name

Encourage

Icon

Time cost

Target

Effect

2

1 ally

Heal stress by 15


2

1 ally


Pep Talk

2

1 ally


On self: Snuff box

2

On self / 1 ally

Heal target's disease 1 ally:

Heal target's disease Heal the character's stress by 25 Gallows Humor

4

Entire party

75% chance of healing stress in all allies by 20 25% chance of healing stress in all allies by 10

Night Moves

2

On self

+30% to Scouting chance

Pilfer

1

On self

Creates a random item from the inventory



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Hellion

A jagged glaive wielding Hellion stands for a barbarian class in the game. She uses very aggressive attacks, sacrificing her defensive stats in order to gain more damage. She is the best to be placed as the second from the right where she will not receive too much of a damage. There, she will also be able to get rid of the negative status effects and debuffs. If you are in need of a character for harassing the last row in the enemy lines, Hellion is your best choice. While deployed in the front row, she gains access to Iron Swan, an ability that deals massive damage to the enemy in the 4th row. Often, one attack is enough to make the enemy bite the dust. Hellion has reliable attacks that deal decent damage, nut they sometimes are slightly problematic when it comes to accuracy. This comes at a price - three of her abilities ( Barbaric YAWP, Breakthrough and Bleed Out) weaken her for the next 3 turns, by decreasing her dodge and damage. One of the most interesting of her abilities is the abovementioned Barbaric YAWP, which lets her (with a very high chance of success) to stun two enemies in the 1st and the 2nd row. This, in combination with Plague Doctor's stun grenade lets you stun the enti re enemy party in two moves. A nice addition is Adrenaline Rush, which increases her accuracy and damage, heals Blight and, additionally, it heals several Health Points. This character is perfect in parties that need a someone to wreak havoc in the last enemy lines, or which simply require brutal force. This character has a decent amount of Health Points, good resistances and speed, but it somewhat lacks in terms of accuracy and chance of critical hit.



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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

26

10

0

4

+0

2,5%

6-12

2

31

15

0

4

+0

3%

7-14

3

36

20

0

5

+0

3,5%

8-16

4

41

25

0

5

+0

4%

9-17

5

46

30

0

6

+0

4,5%

10-19

Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Deadly Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

40%

40%

30%

67%

40%

30%

20%

40%

Tips:

Place here in the front, in the first or the second place so that she will be able to use most of her skills. Hellion has got a quite powerful AoE skill, Breakthrough, which can attack 3 enemies at once. Remember though, it gives the Hellion a short debuff which decreases her damage and dodge stats. Use the Iron Swan to attack an enemy in the back. They are usually an easy target for the Hellion as they don't have much of the resistance. If you want to restore your party's full health before the end of the battle, get rid of all the enemies, save the last two ones, and start casting Barbaric YAWP! On them, which allows you to impose Stun on them, in an easy way, while dealing no damage to them. Use those several turns to your advantage and heal the party with healing spells. Merits

Flaws

+ Hefty amount of damage and a decent melee range. + Powerful AoE attack and pretty good field control + An excellent damage buff, Adrenaline Rush + Hellion is a destroyer in the 4th position

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Icon

Position Targets


Wicked Hack

ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Type: melee

Iron Swan

ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Type: melee ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 DMG mod: -100 / -100 / -100 / -100 / -

100% Barbaric YAWP

Stun: (124 / 134 / 144 /154 /165%

base) On self: Decrease damage: -20% Decrease dodge: -15 Type: melee ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% If It Bleeds

DMG mod: -35 / -35 / -35 / -35 / -35% Bleed: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139%

base) Damage from Bleed: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 4

pts. / round (3 rounds) Type: melee ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Breakthrough

DMG mod: -55 / -55 / -55 / -55 / -55% On self: Decrease damage: -20% Decrease dodge: -15 Move: 1 row forward



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Type: buff On self : Increase damage: +20 / +22 / +24 / +26 /

Adrenaline Rush

On self +28% Increase accuracy: +5 / +6 / +7 / +8 / +9 Heal bleeding/ Blight Heal: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 Type: melee ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7%

Bleed Out

DMG mod: 15 / 15 / 15 / 15 / 15% Bleed: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) Damage from Bleed: 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 5 pts. /

round (3 rounds)

Camping skills Name

Encourage

Icon

Time cost Target

Effect

2

Heal stress by 15

1 ally


2

1 ally


Pep Talk

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1 ally




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If in row 1:

+10 to accuracy Battle Trance

3

On self

+20% to damage If not in row 1:

+10 to accuracy +15% to damage -5 ACC 3

Revel

On self /on -2 SPD the party Heal stress by 20 Increase resistance to stress by 10% On self:

Heal the character's stress by 30 Reject Gods

the

2

On self / on On the party: the party

If non-religious: Increase stress level

by 7 If religious: Increase stress level by 15

Sharpen Spear

3

On self

+8% CRIT



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Highwayman

Highwayman is also a class which can be described as a rogue. He focuses on dealing the damage and inflicting some negative effects upon the enemies. He can attack both melee, with a dagger, as well as from a distance, well as with the pistol. He is very good in the offensive role, and he also has got a decent control over the battlefield. These, along with a nice resistance rates, makes him a hero which is suitable for nearly every kind of party.

Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

22

10

0

5

+0

5%

5-10

2

26

15

0

5

+0

5,5%

6-2

3

30

20

0

6

+0

6%

7-13

4

34

25

0

6

+0

6,5%

7-15

5

38

30

0

7

+0

7%

8-16



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Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Deadly Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

30%

30%

30%

67%

30%

30%

40%

30%

Class tips:

Highwayman can fight in any position and always deal massive damage. This makes him a highly mobile class that harmonizes well with, e.g. Grave Robber, or someone that can mark targets (e.g. Hound Master or Arbalest). Each melee attacks can be thrown from the back, thus you can put him on the second or third position. The Point Blank Shot is a very powerful skill with a Knockback effect. However, it requires placing the Highwayman on the very front. This can be achieved by using his Duelist's Advance skill, which will move him there automatically whilst attacking any enemy. Merits

Flaws

+ Solid damage and decent field control + Can be positioned almost anywhere + Pretty good mobility and resistance + Can impose Bleed on the target + A powerful boost that increases his damge, accuracy and chance of critical hit + Can deal damage to 3 targets at a time

- Some classes are better at dealing damage - Cannot mark target on his own



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Icon

Position Targets


Wicked Slice

ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Type: ranged ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 DMG mod: -25 / -25 / -25 / -25 / -25%

Pistol Shot

CRIT mod: 10 / 10 / 11 / 11 / 12% On self: Additional damage against Marked targets: +25 / +25 / +25 / +25 / +25% Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115

Point Shot

Blank

CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% DMG mod: 50 / 50 / 50 / 50 / 50% Knockback: 1 pole (100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139% base) Move: o 1 row back Type: ranged

Grapeshot Blast

ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: -7 / -6 / -6 / -6 / -5% DMG mod: -60 / -60 / -60 / -60 / -60%



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Type: ranged ACC base: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 0 / -0 / 1% DMG mod: -80 / -80 / -80 / -80 / -80% Tracking Shot

On self: Increase damage o: 12 / 14 / 16 / 18 / 20% Increase accuracy o: 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 Increase chance of critical hit by : 5 / 6 / 7

/ 8 / 9% Type: melee ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 Duelist's Advance

CRIT mod: 2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 4% DMG mod: -20 / -20 / -20 / -20 / -20% Move: o 1 row forward Type: melee ACC base: 90 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2%

Open Vein

DMG mod: -15 / -15 / -15 / -15 / -15% Bleed: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) Damage from Bleed: 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 / 4 pts. /

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Camping skills Name

Encourage

Icon

Time cost

Target

Effect

2

1 ally

Heal stress by 15


2

1 ally


Pep Talk

2

1 ally


Heal the character's stress by 25 Gallows Humor

4

Entire party

75% chance of healing stress in all allies by 20 25% chance of healing stress in all allies by 10 +10 to dodge

Unparalleled Finesse

4

On self

+2 to speed +20% to damage in melee +10 to accuracy in melee +10 to accuracy in ranged combat

Clean Guns

4

On self

+20% to damage in ranged combat +5% do chance for a critical hit Prevents a nighttime ambush

Bandit's Sense

4

On self

-20% chance to surprise the party +20% chance to surprise monsters



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Jester

True master of relaxing melodies and slicing through the enemies' flesh. His durability limits him to the rare positions and even then he can't be used as a damage dealer. However, the source of his power can be found in his tunes. Jester has the strongest buff in the game - Battle Ballad. Each use lets him play a melody that increases, speed, accuracy and chance of critical hit in the entire party. This effect can be stacked up to 3 times , which at higher levels provides a bonus of +15 to speed, +30 to accuracy and +9% do chance for a critical hit, which makes your characters, in practice, twice as effective

in combat. Even a onetime, use of the ballad provides you with a considerable boost and allows your party make their moves before the enemy does - this means less damage taken and less stress for your characters. You should remember about Inspiring Tune, Jester's another song, which heals the character's stress and decreases its amount that he receives, for the next several turns. This is the strongest ability in the game that heals stress of a single target (sometimes, it is difficult to rely on Hound Master's ability). Also, he can impose bleeding, using two abiliti es. Just like in the case of Grave Robber, Jester can be used as a support party, while deployed in the back rows of the party, or as a mobile havoc wreaker. His Solo allows him to dash into the front row and decreases accuracy of the enemies considerably - which in combination with his high level of dodge lets him avoid enemy attacks. While in the front row, he can use the strongest offensive ability in the game, Finale. In spite of the fact that, after he uses it, he returns to the very last row of the party and receives a high penalty to statistics, this attack can kill the majority of enemies in one take, and due to the high chance of a critical hit, it can also replenish some stress. Jester is a unique character that works with specific groups. If you want a party whose main

objective is to kill out enemies in the initial turn, you will find no use for him. However, if you want someone that will considerably strengthen the party, he is a p erfect match.



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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

19

15

0

7

+0

7,5%

4-7

2

23

20

0

7

+0

8%

5-8

3

27

25

0

8

+0

8,5%

6-10

4

31

30

0

8

+0

9%

6-11

5

35

35

0

9

+0

9,5%

7-13

Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Deadly Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

20%

40%

20%

67%

30%

40%

30%

20%

Tips:

Jester is best to be placed on the third position. From there, he can play his tunes and use the most of his attacks. Thanks to ability Battle Ballad, which buffs attacks of the entire party, this class is perfect for parties with strong offensive side. Classes that harmonize with Jester well are, e.g. Highwayman, Grave Digger, Leper and Hellion. This class is great when it comes to dealing critical damage. Use abilities, such as Dirk Stab and Slice Off which have positive modifiers to critical attacks. Use Finale to finish out the last targets, thanks to which you avoid adverse effects of this attack. Characters in this class are perfect for longer journeys, thanks to their Inspiring Tune, which heals stress in a single target and increases his resistance to stress. Merits

Flaws

+ Great Critical Damage + A reliable support class - you can increase accuracy, critical damage and speed of the entire party + Very good abilities for healing stress in single targets + Very high chance of critical hit + High damage with Finale ability

- Rather low Base Damage - Not as good within the defensive teams, or quick elimination of targets - A small number of health points



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Icon

Position Targets Description (successive tiers) Type: melee

Dirk Stab

ACC base: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 CRIT mod: 2 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 4% Move: o 1 row forward Type: melee ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2%

Harvest

DMG mod: -50 / -50 / -50 / -50 / -50% Bleed: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139%


pts. / round (3 rounds) Type: melee ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 DMG mod: 50 / 50 / 50 / 50 / 50% CRIT mod: 15 / 16 / 16 / 16 / 17% Finale

Move: by 3 rows back On self: Decrease damage o: 40% Decrease dodge o: 30 Decrease accuracy by: 10 Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 DMG mod: -100 / -100 / -100 / -100 /

-100% Solo

Move: by 3 fields forward Enemies: -10 to accuracy On self: Increase speed: +5 / +6 / +7 / +8 /

+9



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Type: melee ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 CRIT mod: 8 / 8 / 8 / 9 / 10% Slice off

DMG mod: -33 / -33 / -33 / -33 / -33% Bleed: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) Damage from Bleed: 3 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 5 pts. /

round (3 rounds) Type: buff Entire party: Battle Ballad

The party

Increase speed: +3 / +3 / +4 / +4 / +5 Increase accuracy: +5 / +6 / +7 / +8 /

+10% Increase chance for a critical hit: +2 / +2

/ +2 / +3 / +3% Type: healing Inspiring Tune

One ally Heal stress by: 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 15 Decrease damage from stress: -10%



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Camping skills Name

Icon

Encourage

Time costTarget

Effect

2

Heal stress by 15

1 ally

Heal 15% Health Points 2

Wound Care

1 ally


Pep Talk

2

1 ally

Turn Back Time

3

1 ally

Every Rose Its Thorn

Tiger's Eye

Mockery

Has


Heal stress in one ally by 30 If afflicted: heal stress by 15 Heal stress on one ally by 15

3

All allies

3

1 ally

2

All allies

Heal the ally's stress by 15%

damage

from

+10 to accuracy +5% do chance for a critical hit Heals stress level in all allies, by 20 Increases stress level in one ally by 20



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Leper

Leper is very self-sufficient. He takes the role of a tank or a damage dealer. He has got lots of HPs, a big resistance and quite good base damage. He can also use his buffs to reduce his stress, boost or heal himself. As for his flaws - he does not have any ranged attacks whatsoever, thus he cannot be placed further than on the second position. He also will not be able to attack an enemy who will be standing on the third/fourth position. Inarguably, the greatest weakness of Leper is his low accuracy of offensive attacks, due to

which he misses often. This is compensated by the high damage he deals, and you can improve on his accuracy using other abilities, trinkets or with his Finale (unfortunately, everything comes at a price and it decreases his defensive abilities). This character has one of the most powerful "moving" abilities in the game - his Purge can

move the opponent as far back as 3 rows, and move the character from the first row to the very back, which often makes him incapable of attacking. If, in the first two rows of the enemy party, there are warriors that deal high damage, you can use Intimidate, which decreases his accuracy and damage dealt. Thanks to his extraordinary abilities, Leper is perfect in the first line of fire. This effect is further boosted by Withstand (which decreases his stress and provides with a considerable boost to defense)and Solemnity, which increases his resistance and restores quite a few Health Points. Unfortunately, he is completely useless in missions, where enemies may use "moving" attacks - he is completely unable to attack, nor return from the 3rd and the 4th row and he needs to "go on foot".



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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

35

0

0

2

+0

2,5%

7-14

2

42

5

0

2

+0

3%

8-16

3

49

10

0

3

+0

3,5%

9-18

4

56

15

0

3

+0

4%

10-20

5

63

20

0

4

+0

4,5%

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Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Deadly Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

60%

40%

20%

67%

10%

40%

10%

50%

Tips:

Leper may be considered as the best tank in the game, thus it is best to use him specifically in this role. This class has very good healing and boosting abilities, but they only are effective on self. Use Solemnity to restore some of your health and load the main healer, as well as for the boost to resistance, and Withstand, which heals a little bit of the character's stress and increases his resistance for a short period of time. All of Leper's offensive abilities are of relatively low accuracy, which is a good idea to use Revenge before the attack, which increases damage, critical damage and chances of hitting with the rest of the attacks. Beware of the position changing when having a Leper in your party. He can attack only from the first two positions and moving him to the back will make him totally useless. Try not to combine this class with mobile characters, such as Grave R obber or Jester. Merits

Flaws

+ Very good resistance and health level. + Powerful melee attacks + Strong buffs and healing skills + Great class for longer missions + Powerful knockback that knocks the enemy from row 1 to row 4.

- Low Accuracy - No ranged attacks - Poor mobility - He can only attack the first 2 rows in the enemy party, while in either of the first two rows in the party



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Icon

Position Targets


ACC base: 75 / 80 / 80 / 90 / 95

Chop

CRIT mod: 2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 4% Type: melee

ACC base: 75 / 80 / 80 / 90 / 95

Hew

CRIT mod: 2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 4% DMG mod: -40 / -40 / -40 / -40 / -40% Type: buff

ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 Focus

Hero

CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% DMG mod: -90 / -90 / -90 / -90 / -90% Knockback: 3 (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 /

139% base) Type: buff Increase DMG: +25 / +27 / +30 / +32 /

+35% Increase ACC: +10 / +11 / +12 / +13 / Revenge

Hero

+15 Increase CRIT chance: +1 / +2 / +3 /

+4 / +5% Dodge: -15 PROT: -25% Type: buff Hero: increase deffence o 25 / 28 / 32 / Withstand

Hero

36 / 40% Decrease stress by: +9 / +9 / +10 /

+11 / +12



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Type: healing Hero: Healing: 6 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 12 punktów zdrowia Solemnity

Hero

Increase resistances:

Blight: 25% Bleeding: 25% Debuff: 25% Move: 25% Type: melee

ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Intimidate

DMG mod: -70 / -70 / -70 / -70 / -70% Target: Decrease ACC: -5 / -6 / -7 / -8 / -10 Decrese DMG: -20 / -23 / -26 / -29 / -33%



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Camping abilities Name

Icon

Encourage

Cost czasu

Target

2

1 Reduce stress by 15 companion

Effect

Heal 15% 1 Removes target bleeding companion Removes target blight

Wound Care

2

Pep Talk

2

1 +15% Stress Resist companion

2

Whole team

Let the Down

Mask

-25 stress on self +5 stress on other party members +25% bleed resistance on self

Bloody Shroud

3

Hero

+25% blight resistance on self +25% move resistance on self +25% debuff resistance on self -20 stress on self

Reflection

3

Hero

+10 ACC on self +5% CRIT on self +20% health damage on self

Quarantine

3

-20 stress on other party members Whole team (50% chance) -15 stress on other party members (50% chance)



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Occultist

Occultist is the Darkest Dungeon's sorceror. This is a magical class that fights from back rows and deals massive damage to enemy units. He can not only deal damage to the enemies, but can also move them in various ways. He can also heal his teammates. However, it had to be paid and in his case it have emasculated in his HPs and negative effects that come with his skills. The key upside of the Occultist is additional damage dealt to Eldritch - this comes in handy

while exploring some dungeons, especially Cove, where the majority of monsters (with the exception of boss Drowned Crew) are of this type. The last location, Darkest Dungeon, is predominantly crawling with this type of monsters, so he will be useful throughout the majority of the game. His two curses, i.e. Weakening Curse and Vulnerability Hex make him one of the best support classes in the game. The former, in combination with Vestal's Hand of Light, can drive

down damage of any opponent with out any problems - it is invaluable in the fight against boss Prophet, who deals lethal damage, as well as against any other opponent that is capable of landing powerful blows. The latter, on the other hand, works perfectly in parties focusing on dealing damage to Marked targets - Occultist's high speed will usually let him take action before the rest of the party, mark the target beforehand and also lets him deal more damage. Wyrd Reconstruction is a double-edged ability , which can heal target, for up to 30 Health

Points per take (in the case of critical hit), but i t can just as well not heal even one point and impose the pesky Bleed effect instead. For this reason, Occultist should never be used as the party's only healer, especially at higher difficulties.



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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed Protection Speed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

19

10

0

6

+0

7,5%

4-7

2

23

15

0

6

+0

8%

5-8

3

27

20

0

7

+0

8,5%

6-10

4

31

25

0

7

+0

9%

6-11

5

35

30

0

8

+0

9,5%

7-13

Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Deadly Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

20%

30%

40%

67%

40%

40%

10%

20%

Tips:

The best position for him would be the third. From there, the only skill he won't be able to use would be the Hands from the Abyss and even then all it takes is to move him one place forward. Use the Weakening Curse ass well as Vulnerability Hex, in order to weaken the most dangerous targets. The first skill will decrease the enemy's damage and his accuracy whilst the latter imposes a Mark on him which will decrease the target's dodge chance. Occultist is equipped with a powerful healing skill - Wyrd Reconstruction. It can restore up to 10 HPs, but it also may impose the Bleeding on the target, although there is a chance to resist this negative effect. The problem, on the other hand, is the fact that it may not heal even one point, due to considerable divergence in values. Deamon's Pull is on of the best skill which will change the order within enemies' lines. It can pull an enemy from the third or fourth position by two positions. It is a great skill to use against the ranged enemies - especially in the case of enemies that deal damage from stress, who often cannot use their abilities in the front of the formation. Merits

Flaws

+ High Damage, especially against Eldritch + Decent debuff skills. - Low on HP. + Can Mark targets, which is perfect for parties focused on - Some spells may impair the such abilities team. + One of the most powerful healing skill. + Ability to pull ranged enemies to the front.



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Combat skills Name

Icon

Position Targets


Sacrificial Stab

CRIT mod: 10 / 11 / 11 / 12 / 12% Deal additional damage to Eldritch:

+15 / +20 / +25 / +30 / +35% Type: ranged ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 Abyssal Artillery

DMG mod: -25 / -25 / -25 / -25 / -25% CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Deal additional damage to Eldritch:

+15 / +20 / +25 / +30 / +35% Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 Weakening Curse

DMG mod: -75 / -75 / -75 / -75 / -75% CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Decrease target's damage: -30 / -32 /

-35 / -37 / 40% (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) Type: healing Wyrd Reconstruction

Heal: 0-12 / 0-14 / 0-16 / 0-18 / 0-20 Bleed: (59 / 69 / 69 / 79 / 84% base) Damage from Bleed: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 3

pts. / round (3 rounds)



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Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 DMG mod: -90 / -90 / -90 / -90 / -0% Vulnerability Hex

CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Against enemy: Marked Decrease dodge: -15 / -16 / -17 / -18 /

-20 Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 Hands Abyss

from

the

CRIT mod: 10 / 11 / 11 / 12 / 12% DMG mod: -50 / -50 / -50 / -50 / -50% Stun: (100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139% base) Decrease torch level: 5 Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110

Daemon's Pull

CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% DMG mod: -50 / -50 / -50 / -50 / -50% Pull by 2 rows: (100 / 110 / 119 /129

/139% base)



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Camping skills Name

Icon

Position Targets


Sacrificial Stab

CRIT mod: 10 / 11 / 11 / 12 / 12% Deal additional damage to Eldritch:

+15 / +20 / +25 / +30 / +35% Type: ranged ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 Abyssal Artillery

DMG mod: -25 / -25 / -25 / -25 / -25% CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Deal additional damage to Eldritch:

+15 / +20 / +25 / +30 / +35% Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 Weakening Curse

DMG mod: -75 / -75 / -75 / -75 / -75% CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Decrease target's damage: -30 / -32 /

-35 / -37 / 40% (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) Type: healing Wyrd Reconstruction

Heal: 0-12 / 0-14 / 0-16 / 0-18 / 0-20 Bleed: (59 / 69 / 69 / 79 / 84% base) Damage from Bleed: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 3

pts. / round (3 rounds)



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Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 DMG mod: -90 / -90 / -90 / -90 / -0% Vulnerability Hex

CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Against enemy: Mark the enemy Decrease dodge: -15 / -16 / -17 / -18 /

-20 Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 Hands Abyss

from

the

CRIT mod: 10 / 11 / 11 / 12 / 12% DMG mod: -50 / -50 / -50 / -50 / -50% Stun: (100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139% base) Decrease torch level: 5 Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110

Daemon's Pull

CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% DMG mod: -50 / -50 / -50 / -50 / -50% Pull by 2 rows: (100 / 110 / 119 /129

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Plague Doctor

Plague Doctor is a very interesting class without an exactly specified role. His attacks are based mostly on the negative effects such as Bleeding and Blight, which impair the enemies and slowly damage them. The PD has got also some healing and buffing skills but they are not as strong as other classes' skills. Although his offensive skills also come with some negative effects against the enemies, they're too weak to kill them within a short time. Because of that, the PD works best as a support, also because of his ability of removing the negative effects from his teammates. Plague Doctor is the best in the 3rd row, where she can hurl her deadly grenades from. Thanks to Noxious Blast, she can poison the 1st or the 2nd target and thanks to Plague Grenade

she can do that to the 3rd and the 4th target simultaneously. Both grenades deal massive damage starting with the 1st level - 4 points per turn that goes up to reach 6 per turn. This effect is, of course, stack-able, thanks to which the enemy can take the astronomical 18 points per turn! In the case that Plague Doctor encounters an enemy resistant to Blight, she can perform Incision, which apart from high damage (and a high chance for a critical hit), imposes the bleeding effect on the enemy. Blinding Gas is just as important an ability and it provides you with a high chance of stunning two

targets at the enemy's back (rows 3 and 4). In combination with Hellion's Bellow, this provides you with an opportunity to stun the entire party within one turn - this is why both of the classes cooperate well. If necessary, she can also stun and pull to the front one opponent, using Disorienting Blast. Plague Doctor also has strong supporting abilities. She is the only class in the game that can remove poisoning and bleeding from another target (while in combat) and additionally heal several Health Points - all of this thanks to Battlefield Medicine. If it is necessary to deal more damage, you can perform Emboldening Vapours, which increases the target's speed and damage dealt. Plague Doctor is a character that harmonizes well with several other classes - Hellion among others (this enables you to stun the entire enemy party), or Hound Master (who causes Bleeding in targets, while she is poisoning them). This works well against monsters with high resistance, but she does not do well in situations where you need to deal high damage quickly, or when enemies have high resistances.



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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

22

5

0

7

+0

2,5%

4-7

2

26

10

0

7

+0

3%

5-8

3

30

15

0

8

+0

3,5%

6-10

4

34

20

0

8

+0

4%

6-11

5

38

25

0

9

+0

4,5%

7-13

Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Deadly Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

20%

60%

50%

67%

20%

50%

20%

20%

Tips:

The best position for him would be the third. From there, he can use the Incision skill, which is his only ability which does not have any negative modifiers to damage. Although abilities Noxious Blast, Plague Grenade and Blinding Gas have very low base damage, they can impose highly annoying negative effects on targets. The best targets for these skills are the bosses and tougher enemies. Plague Doctor has got one of the best skills for crowd control- Disorienting Blast. It can move the enemy from the 2nd, 3rd or 4th position to the other, random one. His only healing skill, the Battlefield Medicine, may not restore many HPs but it may remove some negative effects (Bleed or Blight) from your party member. It may be useful in the longer battles. Merits

Flaws

+ Abilities to inflict and to remove the negative effects. + Decent crowd control. + Very high DoT damage (Blight and Bleed) + Ability to increase damage dealt to opponents + Perfect against resistant opponents and bosses + Very high base speed +Excellent synergy with Hellion and Hound Master

- Poor base damage. - She does not work against opponents with high resistances - Low chance of critical hit - Very uneven resistances



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Fighting skills Name

Icon

Type

Pozycja

Target Type: ranged

ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 DMG mod: -80 / -80 / -80 / -80 / -80% Noxious Blast

CRIT mod: 2 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 4% Blight: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139%

base) Obrazenia zarazy: 4 / 4 / 5 / 5 / 6 pts.

/ round Type: ranged

ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 DMG mod: -90 / -90 / -90 / -90 / -90% Plague Grenade

KRYT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Zaraza: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139%

bazowe) Blight DMG: 4 / 4 / 5 / 5 / 6 pkt. /

round (3 rundy) Type: ranged

ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 Blinding Gas

DMG mod: -100 / -100 / -100 / -100 / -

100% Stun: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139%

base) Type: melee

ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Incision

Bleeding: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 /

139% bazowe) Bleed DMG: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 3 pkt. / 3

rounds



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Type: healing Battlefield Medicine

Ulecz: 1-1 / 1-2 / 2-2 / 2-3 / 3-3 1 companion Hero: remove bleeding / blight On companion: remove bleeding /

blight Type: buff Emboldening Vapours

Increase DMG: +25 / +27 / +29 /

1 +31 / +33% companion

Increase SPEED: +3 / +4 / +5 / +6

/ +7 Type: ranged

ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 DMG mod: -100 / -100 / -100 / -100 Disorienting Blast

/ -100% Stun: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139%

base) Shuffle



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Camping abilities Name

Encourage

Icon

Cost czasu

Target

2

1 Reduce stress by 15 companion

Effect

Heal 15% 1 Removes target bleeding companion Removes target blight

Wound Care

2

Pep Talk

2

1 +15% Stress Resist (4 combats) companion

Experimental Vapors

4

+50% heal on target 1 companion +33% healing received on target Heal 15%

Leeches

2

Preventative Medicine

1

1 Remove target blight companion Remove target disease

Hero

Remove disease +20% disease resistance -10 stress on self +20% heal on self

Self-Medicate

3

Hero

Remove blight on self Remove bleed on self +10 ACC on self



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Vestal

Vestal is simply a priest, which works great against the undead. Vestal can also heal and buff the party which is her main purpose on the battlefield. She may heal one target as well as the whole party a tonce. As a healer, she works great in nearly every combination of classes. Although her healing abilities are not as potent as that of Occultist, they are more reliable - you can be pretty sure about receiving the healing value. Vestal has two healing abilities Divine Grace, which allows her to heal lots of Health Points to one target, and Divine Comfort,

which heals the entire party. The latter one, throughout the first two ranks is not worth too much, but later into the game, with appropriate trinkets, each party member receives between 6 and 12 Health Points. Also, this is a perfect ability that saves the party from Death's Door, even if it heals 1 Health Point only. Vestal has a very good ranged ability, Judgement, which deals decent damage and, additionally, heals Vestal if she manages to hit the target. Also, Dazzling Light, thanks to which you can stun the enemy, as well as Illumination, which decreases dodge of the target, are both attention worthy. Both of the skills also increase torch level. Finally, Hand of Light, which decreases damage dealt by enemy and deals increased Unholy damage, deserves too be noted. Vestal works well in the 3rd position, but thanks to some trinkets, she can do just as well in thee 2nd one, where she can use more offensive abilities. She matches great with other

healing classes, such as Occultist or Arbalest. Her statistics are well balanced - she does not stand out, nor does she lag behind.



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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

24

0

0

4

+0

2,5%

4-9

2

29

5

0

4

+0

3%

5-11

3

34

10

0

5

+0

3,5%

6-13

4

39

15

0

5

+0

4%

6-14

5

44

20

0

6

+0

4,5%

7-16

Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Deadly Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

30%

30%

30%

67%

30%

30%

10%

30%

Tips:

The third position works best. From there, Vestal can use most of her attacks and spells. With appropriate trinkets, he can also stand in the 2nd row, where he can land more powerful attacks. Vestal can use two strong healing skills. The first is Divine Grace, which heals for more HPs but it can be used on a single target. The latter is Divine Comfort which heals for less, but it affects the whole party. It is a great skill in the situation I which more than one of your teammates is impaired with the Death's Door. The Judgement is one of the best offensive skills which attacks an enemy and restores the Vestal's HPs. Vestal is equipped with the skills which will restore the torch light. The Dazzling Light and Illumination, can do that whilst inflicting damage upon an enemy. Use it for the longer quests to conserve your torches. Merits

Flaws

+ High durability and decent offensive skills. + One of the best healers in the game. + Good crowd control. + Can restore the torch light. + Ability to weaken enemies - both their damage and dodge

- Low mobility. - No buffs for the party. - Average speed - Weak healing throughout the initial ranks



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Icon

Position Targets


Mace Bash

CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Type: ranged ACC base: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7%

Judgement

DMG mod: -20 / -20 / -20 / -20 / -20% On self: Heal: 3 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 5 Type: ranged ACC base: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2%

Dazzling Light

DMG mod: -75 / -75 / -75 / -75 / -75% Stun: (100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139%

base) Increase torch level o 6

Divine Grace

1 ally

Type: healing Heal: 3-5 / 4-6 / 5-7 / 6-7 / 7-8 Type: healing

Divine Comfort

The party On the party: Heal: 1-2 / 1-3 / 2-3 / 3-3 / 3-4



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Type: ranged ACC base: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Illumination

DMG mod: -50 / -50 / -50 / -50 / -50% Decrease dodge: -20 / -23 / -25 / -27 / -30

(100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139% base) Increase torch level o: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 10 Type: ranged ACC base: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% DMG mod: -50 / -50 / -50 / -50 / -50% Hand Light

of

Decrease target's damage: -20 / -23 / -25 / -

27 / -30% (100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139% base) Decrease target's aim: -7 / -8 / -9 / -10 / -10

(100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139% base) On self: Deal additional damage: +15 / +20 / +25 /

+30 / +35%



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Camping skills Name

Encourage

Icon

Time cost

Target

Effect

2

1 ally

Heal stress by 15


2

1 ally


Pep Talk

2

1 ally

Bless

3

1 ally


+10 to accuracy +10 to dodge Against

religious

target:

-20%

damage from stress Against Chant

3

1 ally

non-religious

target :

-

10% damage from stress Against religious target: decrease

stress level by 15 Against

non-religious

target :

decrease stress level by 5 Against religious target: decrease

stress level by 15 Against Prayer

4

All allies

non-religious

target :

decrease stress level by 5 Against religious target: +15% to

protection Against non-religious target: +5%

to protection Prevents a nighttime ambush If allies have mortality debuffs: Sanctuary

4

All allies

heal 50% Health Points If allies have mortality debuffs:

decrease stress level by 25



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Abomination

Abomination is a unique class, if compared with the rest of the classes. This is so, because he ha success to all his abilities already at the begi nning of the game, as a result of which you do not need to spend money to test them all. Thanks to his unique ability - Transformation - he can turn into a monster and gain additional statistics, while adding some stress for the party. Transformation is also connected with his abilities - in his human form, he can use 3 abilities and, as the monster, another three, thanks to which he can use all of his attacks during one battle. Also, it should be mentioned that the transformation is free and it does not cost him a turn. Still, he can transform into a monster only once and, after you return to the human form, you cannot transform again. This class is perfect for fighting on the first or on the second position, where he takes on the role of the tank, as support, due to his ability to poison the enemy party. He has very good statistics and what stands out is the unusually high attack and speed values. There is one downside, though - he cannot be in one party with religious characters (i.e. Leper, Vestal and Crusader), which limits his usefulness. If you want to use Abomination, it is a good idea to take Occultist, who will be capable of healing both him and the rest of the party, as well as Hound Master, who will be able to heal effects of transformation (stress), thanks to Cry Havoc.



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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

26

7,5

0

7

+0

2,5%

7-14

2

33

12,5

0

7

+0

3%

8-17

3

40

17,5

0

8

+0

3,5%

10-20

4

47

22,5

0

8

+0

4%

11-22

5

54

27,5

0

9

+0

4,5%

12-25

Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Death Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

40%

60%

20%

67%

30%

20%

10%

40%

Hints for this class:

The best position for this class is the second from the front, which allows him to use all of his abilities Due to the fact that he cannot be on the party with Vestal and Crusader, it is a good idea to take Occultist along, who will be healing the party His transformation causes stress to the entire party, which is why it is a good idea to take along Hound Master, who is capable of healing this (using Cry Havoc) Remember that at any moment (once per turn)m you can change your form, thanks to which you can access the rest of the abilities - always plan on the next move to make Upsides

Downsides

+ It is a flexible character, thanks to his transformation - Transformation adds stress to the + Access to all of the abilities from the very remaining party members start - Abomination cannot be on the + Easy start, thanks to the lack of necessity party with religious characters to buy abilities - He cannot attack the 4th row + Character's high Damage and selfsufficiency



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Icon

Position Targets Description (successive tiers) Type: Transformation In the human form: On self : Switches to beast mode Resistance to Blight: +20 / 22 / 25 /

27 / 30 % Damage: +10 / +14 / +17 / +21 /

+25% Transformation

On self

Stress for the rest of the party: +8 /

+8 / +8 / +8 / +8 In the beast form: On self : Switches to human mode Speed: -4 / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 Heal: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 10 health points Stress for the rest of the party : -1 / -

1 / -2 / -2 / -3 Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 Manacles

DMG mod: -60 / -60 / -60 / -60 / -60% Stun: (100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139%

base) CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 DMG mod: -100 / -100 / -100 / -100 / -

100% CRIT mod: 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 3% Beast's Bile

Blight: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139%

base) Blight damage: 3 / 3 / 3 / 4 / 5 pts. /

round (3 rounds) Decreased Blight resist: -20 / -23 / -

26 / -30 / 33% (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base)



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Type: On self Absolution

On self Stress heal: +8 / +9 / +10 / +11 / +12 Heal: 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 10 / health points Type: melee ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110

Rake

DMG mod: -40 / -40 / -40 / -40 / -40% CRIT mod: 3 / 4 / 4 / 4 / 4% On self : +15 / +17 / +20 / +22 / +25% damage

from Rake Type: melee Rage

ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7 Type: melee

Moves the character 1 position forward ACC base: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 DMG mod: -25 / -25 / -25 / -25 / -25% CRIT mod: 2 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 4% Slam

Knockback: 2 positions back (100 / 110 / 119 /

129 / 139% base) Against enemy: DODGE: - 10 / 12 / 15 / 17 / 20 (100 / 110 /

119 / 129 / 139% base) SPD: - 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 /

139% base)



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Camping skills Name

Encourage

Icon

Time cost Target

2

Effect

1 Reduce stress by 15 companion Heals 15% health points

Wound Care

2

Pep Talk

2

1 Remove target bleeding companion Remove target blight 1 +15% to stress resistance companion

Anger Management

3

On self

Psych Up

4

On self

The Quickening

3

On self

Increase the hero's stress by 20 points Decrease stress of the rest of the party by 10 points

+25% to damage Increase stress by 20

+4 to Speed

+40% Resistance to Blight Eldritch Blood

3

On self

+40% Resistance to Bleed +40% Resistance to Disease +20% damage from stress



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Man-at-Arms

Man-at-Arms is a class that is best fitted to the role of a tank, mixed a bit with support class. The majority of his abilities allow him either to protect the party, increase statistics of party members, debuff or smash enemy lines. The high levels of health and dodge points come at the price of speed and resistances. Man-at-Arms has one of two (apart from Hound Master) ability called Defender. After an ally is marked, the skill allows him to protect them, thanks to which damage from all of the attacks on that character is absorbed by the man-at-arms. Additionally, for the duration of the ability, he receives a high bonus to protection, thanks to which he takes much less damage. This skill is perfect for protecting less resistant targets, also in combination with Retribution. Retribution allows him to attack a target, deal negligible Damage, but Marks him at the same time and activates the passive skill Riposte. Each enemy that attacks him will be countered - as a result, when combined with the Defender mentioned above, he can attack several times per turn. However, you need to watch out, and not attract too much attention to him, especially of the enemies that impose stress. Another skill that is attention-worthy is Rampart that stuns and pushes back the marked target, and also moves the Man-at-Arms by one position - it is useful against dangerous enemies, as well as in situations, in which your party is scrambled. Command and Bolster let him increase the Accuracy, Speed and Dodge of the entire party, during battles with some opponents, especially if you combine it with Bellow that decreases the Speed and Dodge of the entire enemy party. Man-at-Arms works well on two first positions in the party, where he can activate all of his skills. Also, using specific Trinkets, you can keep him on the last position, where he works well as support that buffs his allies and debuffs his enemies. The Trinket in question is Guardian's Shield, which increases his defense, dodges and healing that he receives, when in the 4th row.



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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

31

5

0

3

+0

3,7%

5-10

2

38

10,5

0

3

+0

4,2%

6-12

3

45

15

0

4

+0

4,7%

7-13

4

52

20

0

4

+0

5,2%

7-15

5

59

25

0

5

+0

5,7%

8-16

Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Death Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

50%

30%

30%

67%

40%

30%

10%

50%


The best positions for this class are the 1st and the 2nd one from the front, which allow him to use all of his abilities. He is excellent as the tank that absorbs damage dealt to the selected ally. Retribution is a powerful ability thanks to which the character can perform as many as several attacks per turn, yet this may attract too much attention to him and expose him to higher stress levels. You can also position him in the 4th row, where he will be buffing your party and debuffing the enemy. Effects are further increased by the use of Guardian's Shield trinket, which boosts his defense, dodge and received healing, while in the 4th position. Upsides

Downsides

+ Perfect as the tank that absorbs damage dealt to other characters + He can buff his party and/or debuff the enemy + He works well in any position + Retribution, when combined with appropriate trinkets and buffs can obliterate the enemy party within one turn + Powerful camping skills that affect the entire party

- Average Damage and Resistances - Not too self-sufficient - ha cannot heal wounds or stress - Retribution can end bad - He cannot attack the enemy while in the 4th position



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Icon

Position Targets Description (successive tiers) Type: melee

Crush

ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Type: melee ACC base: 90 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7%

Rampart

DMG mod: -60 / -60 / -60 / -60 / -60% Stun: (100 / 110 / 119 /129 /139%

base) Knockback: 1 back (100 / 110 / 119

/129 /139% base) Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 DMG mod: -90 / -90 / -90 / -90 / -90% CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Bellow

Against enemy: DODGE: -5 / -6 / -7 / -8 / -10 (100 /

110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) SPDKOSC: -5 / -5 / -6 / -6 / -7 (100 /

110 / 119 / 129 / 139% base) Type: buff On self: increases PROTECTION by 25 / Defender

30 / 35 / 40 / 45% protection (absorbs his Damage) On

an

ally:

of

an

ally



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Type: melee ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 DMG mod: -75 / -75 / -75 / -75 / -75% CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% On self : Retribution

Marked Activates Riposte Additional damage from Riposte: +0 / +5 /

+10 / +15 / +20% Additional accuracy in Riposte: +0 / +5 /

+10 / +15 / +20 Type: buff Command

On party: Increases Accuracy: +10 / +11 / +12 / +13 /

+15 Type: buff Bolster

On party: Increases Dodge: +5 / +6 / +7 / +8 / +9 Increases Speed: +2 / +3 / +3 / +4 / +5



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Camping skills Name

Encourage

Icon

Time cost Target

Effect

2

Reduce stress by 15

1 companion

Heals 15% health points Wound Care

2

1 companion

Remove target bleeding Remove target blight

Pep Talk

2

1 companion

Maintain Equipment

4

On self

+15% to stress resistance

+10% PROTECTION +15% DAMAGE

On self: + 10 DODGE Tactics

4

On self

+ 3% CRITICAL On allies: + 10 DODGE + 3% CRIT

Instruction

3

1 companion

Weapon Training

4

All companions

+4 DODGE +3 to Speed

+10% DAMAGE (75% chances) +5% CRIT



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Hound Master

Hound Master is one of the most unique classes in the game, especially due to the fact that this is

not a single figure and the character is always accompanied by his dog that performs the lion's share of the job. Hound Master is a combination of damage dealer and support class - he is quite selfsufficient because he can heal his wounds, as well as his own stress and the party's. He has quite a few health points, decent speed and quite high chances of critical hit, however his Resistances and "regular" Damage are average, at best. When it comes to offensive abilities, the greatest advantage of Hound Master is his ability to impose Bleed. His Hound's Rush, apart from dealing massive damage to Marked opponents (up

to 100%!) and to beast-type opponents, also has a high chance of causing bleeding. Hound's Harry is the only ability in the game that allows you to place a DoT effect over the entire enemy party, and although the regular damage that it deals is negligible, the Bleeding effect can quickly stack to reach sky-high values. Hound Master's Guard Dog is similar to one of Man-At Arms's skills. After you select an ally,

the ability allows him to absorb damage dealt to the target. Additionally, for the duration of the ability, the character receives a high bonus to dodge, which makes it more difficult to reach him. This is an excellent ability to use for the less resistant targets. Remember, however, that if the enemy reaches you even though, you receive full damage and not decreased - this may not end well. One of the best abilities of Hound Master is Cry Havoc - this is the only ability in the game that

lets you decrease stress levels of the entire party, at a time. This comes at a price of low success rate (65%), but with a bit of luck and persistence, you will be able to keep your party's stress at a non-existent level. Also, his Blackjack is worth mentioning - this is a quite standard ability that deals negligible

damage, but it has one of the highest chances of Stunning in the game. Also, you should remember about Whistle, which Marks the Target and decreases the target's defense by a percentage value (which depends on the level) - it works perfectly against armored opponents and some bosses. Hound Master is a class that you can deploy in virtually any position, depending on what you want to achieve. In the 2nd position, he will be capable of using all of his offensive abilities,

but if you want to use the ability that heals stress (Cry Havoc), you will have to move him to the 3rd or the 4th position, where you can use virtually any ability, with the exception of Blackjack.



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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

21

10

0

6

+0

5%

4-7

2

28

15

0

6

+0

5,5%

5-8

3

35

20

0

7

+0

6%

6-10

4

42

25

0

7

+0

6,5%

6-11

5

49

30

0

8

+0

7%

7-13

Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Death Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

40%

40%

30%

67%

40%

30%

10%

40%



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The best position for this class is 3rd and 4th, where he can use virtually any of his abilities (with the exception of Blackjack), while remaining out of reach of the majority of opponents. He is perfect against opponents that are vulnerable to bleeding, but you need to stay away from those that are resistant to this effect (e.g. Undead). Thanks to Whistle, he works perfectly in a party that focuses on marking enemies and dealing damage to them - this ability is also effective against armored targets with high d efense. Unarguably, the best stress-healing class in the game - even though his Cry Havoc can be whimsical, due to its low chance of success. Remember that each Hound Master goes to the mission with two pieces of hound snack. Activating this provides you with a bonus to effectiveness and damage dealt, for the duration of 3 successive turns - use it well. Upsides

Downsides

+ A highly versatile class - he can be used both for dealing damage, support and as a tank, to some extent. Effective in any position. + He can cause bleeding in the entire enemy party, in one take. + The stunning Blackjack, with high success chance + Cry Havoc allows him to heal stress in the entire party + Self-sufficient - he can heal wounds and stress on his own + Whistle allows him to Mark targets, while decreasing their protection - thanks to this Hound's Rush can deal up to 100% damage to the marked target + Guard Dog lets him protect the target

- Average regular Damage and Resistances - Guard Dog increases chance of dodge, but it does not decrease damage, as a result of which using it may end bad - Ineffective against enemies resistant to bleeding - He cannot attack in the 4th position - Hound Snacks, although highly effective, take up space in the inventory



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Icon

Position Target

Description (successive tiers) Type: ranged ACC base: 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 2 / 3 / 4 / 4 / 4% Bleed: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139%

base) Hound's Rush

Damage from Bleed: 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 / 3

pkt. / round (3 rounds) On self: Additional Damage against beasts:

+15 / +20 / +25 / +30 / +35% Additional Damage against Marked targets: +60 / +70 / +80 / +90 /

+100% Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% Hound's Harry

DMG mod: -80 / -80 / -80 / -80 / -80% Bleed: (100 / 110 / 119 / 129 / 139%


pkt. / round (3 rounds) Type: ranged ACC base: 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 / 120 DMG mod: -100 / -100 / -100 / -100 / Whistle

100% Against enemy: Mark the enemy Decrease protection: -20 / -22 / -25 /

-27 / -30%



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Type: healing Cry Havoc

On the party: Heal stress: +3 / +4 / +5 / +6 / +7 (65%

chance) Type: buff On self: increase DODGE by 15 / 18 / 20 / 22 / Guard Dog

25 On an ally: protect the ally (absorb his

damage) Type: healing Lick Wounds

On self On self: Healing: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 10 health points Type: melee ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115

Blackjack

CRIT mod: 1 / 2 / 2 / 2 / 3% DMG mod: -50 / -50 / -50 / -50 / -50% Stun: (124 / 134 / 144 /154 /165% base)



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Camping skills Name

Icon

Time cost Target

2

Encourage

Effect

1 companion Reduce stress by 15

Heals 15% health points 2

Wound Care

1 companion Remove target bleeding Remove target blight

2

Pep Talk

1 companion +15% to stress resistance

-20% to chance of surprising the party Hound's Watch

4

On self

+20% to chance of surprising monsters Prevents nighttime traps

Therapy Dog

Man's Friend

Release Hound

Best

the

2

All companions

Reduce stress by 10

3

On self

Reduce stress by 20

4

On self

+50% do chance of Scouting

-10% do damage from stress



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Arbalest

Arbalest is a class that combines properties of a damage dealer and of support class that offers a

plethora of practical abilities to the party that both strengthen the party and weaken the opponent. This is a class that deals the highest damage in the game, although she needs some preparations for that (Marking the target). She has a high chance of critical damage, unusually high amount of health points (as for a character in her position and role), but her speed, dodge and resistances are quite average. Unarguably, her strongest point is the Sniper Shot. In itself, it deals high damage and has a

high chance of critical hit, but it is the most effective against a Marked opponent - thanks to this, she is capable of dealing as much as 100%(!), or more damage, with additional 10%(!) of chances for a critical hit. Arbalest is capable of killing the majority of targets in the game, in one take only. To mark opponents, you can use her own Sniper's Mark (which also decreases the target's dodge) or you can mark the opponent with some other class (Bounty Hunter, Hound Master, or Occulti st). Arbalest has two abilities that have negative effect on the enemy party. Thanks to

Suppressing Fire, she can deal little damage and decrease both the chance to hit and the chance of a critical hit of the targets you hit - against some types of opponents, this is invaluable.. Bola, on the other hand, lets her push two first targets away and wreak quite a havoc - some of the enemies cannot effectively attack from a row different from the one in which they initially appear (especially opponents that impose stress, and in this case they move forward). Invaluable ability of this class is the Battlefield Bandage. It allows you to replenish some

health points, a more important thing i s that it increases the received healing by a percentage value. It perfectly harmonizes with Vestal/Occultist in the party, because it increases their effectiveness. Rallying Flare allows you to li ft Marking from an ally and stun (especially useful against boss Swine), it provides a small bonus to Resistances to Weakening and raises slightly the level of the torch. Also, you should remember about Blindfire, which allows you to attack any target and, additionally, after it connects, it increases Arbalest's speed - unfortunately, the target is random here. Arbalest works best (and only, as a matter of fact) on the 3rd and the 4th positions in the party, where she can use all of her abilities. She harmonizes perfectly with other healing

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Statistics Level

Health

Dodge

ProtectionSpeed

Accuracy Critical

Damage

1

27

0

0

3

+0

7,5%

4-9

2

34

5

0

3

+0

8%

5-11

3

41

10

0

4

+0

8,5%

6-13

4

48

15

0

4

+0

9%

6-14

5

55

20

0

5

+0

9,5%

7-16

Resistances Stun

Blight

Disease

Death Move Blow

Bleed

Debuff

Trap

40%

40%

30%

67%

30%

30%

10%

40%


The best position for the character is the rd and the 4th, where she can use all of her abilities, while staying outside of reach of majority of enemies. Thanks to Sniper Shot, she is a perfect addition to the party whose focus is on Marking and dealing damage to marked enemies - this ability is also effective against targets that are hard to get (ones with high dodge). This class is perfect for elimination of targets at the back of the enemy lines - especially ones that impose high stress on the party. High Accuracy and Damage of her Sniper Shot nearly always guarantees death of an enemy, from a single attack. Upsides

Downsides

+ class that deals extremely high Damage, especially to Marked targets + High level of health points, especially as for a ranged class + High chance of critical hit - it is easy to get a critical hit that decrease stress + Ability to heal and increase the accuracy of other party members + Ability to mark targets, while decreasing their dodge, at the same time + She can wreak quite a havoc in the enemy lines, thanks to Bola and Suppressing Fire + Her Rallying Flare lifts stun effects and Markings

- Relatively low speed - Average Resistances - No damage from bleeding/ blight, no stunning abilities - Her strongest ability, Sniper Shot, cannot be used against the enemy's 1st row - She cannot use Battlefield Bandage, while in the 4th row, on self



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Icon

Position Target

Description (successive tiers) Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% On self:

Sniper Shot

Additional damage against Marked targets: +50 / +60 / +70 / +80 /

+100% Additional chance of a Critical Hit against Marked targets: +5 / +6 / +7

/ +8 / +10% Type: ranged ACC base: 90 / 90 / 95 / 100 / 105 CRIT mod: -5 / -4 / -4 / -4 / -3% Suppressing Fire

DMG mod: -80 / -80 / -80 / -80 / -80% Against enemy: Decreases accuracy: -5 / -6 / -7 / -8 /

-10 Decreases chance of a Critical Hit: 5

/ -6 / -7 / -8 / -10 Type: ranged ACC base: 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 / 120 DMG mod: -100 / -100 / -100 / -100 / Sniper's Mark

100% Against enemy: Marks the enemy Dodge decrease: -20 / -22 / -25 / -27 /

-30%



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Type: ranged ACC base: 95 / 100 / 105 / 110 / 115 CRIT mod: 5 / 6 / 6 / 6 / 7% Bola

DMG mod: -50 / -50 / -50 / -50 / -50% Against enemy: Knockback: 1 back (64 / 74 / 84 /94

/104% base) Type: ranged ACC base: 80 / 85 / 90 / 95 / 100 Blindfire

CRIT mod: 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 2% DMG mod: -10 / -10 / -10 / -10 / -10% On self: increases Speed +5 / +6 / +7 / +8

/ +9 Type: healing Battlefield Bandage

Healing: 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 10 health points Increases the effectiveness of healing:

+20 / +24 / +28 / +33 / +38% Type: healing Removes Stun Removes Marking Rallying Flare

Increases resistance to Debuff: +10 /

+12,5 / +15 / +17,5 / +20% Increases torch level: +3 / +4 / +5 / +6 /

+7



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Camping skills Name

Encourage

Icon

Time cost

Target

2

1 companion Reduce stress by 15

Effect

Heal 15% health points Wound Care

2

1 companion Remove target bleeding Remove target blight

Pep Talk

2

1 companion +15% to stress resistance

50% chance of healing 35% health points Field Dressing

3

1 companion 50% chance of healing 50% health points Lifts Bleed

Marching Plan

3

All +2 Speed companions

+10 Target in ranged combat Restring Crossbow

+20% damage in ranged combat 3

On self

+5% chance of critical hit in ranged combat -2 Speed

Triange

3

All Heal 35% health points companions



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Trinkets Recommended trinkets for classes There are over a hundred various trinkets in the game, divided into classes that are able to wear them (some of them are universal, for all classes) and by their rarity. Each character can wear two trinkets at once, but you can't equip two i dentical ones at the same time. There are: •

65 common trinkets

•

38 uncommon trinkets

•

29 rare trinkets

•

27 very rare trinkets

•

14 Ancestral trinkets

•

1 trinket associated with the last dungeon in the game, the Darkest Dungeon

•

8 trinkets-trophies, given to you by defeating each boss on the highest (3) difficulty level.

There are hundreds of combinations for trinkets on each class, but below you will find a table representing the most common / useful ones. Class

Abomination

Option 1 Ancestor's Pen + Feather Crystal

Berserk Charm + Restraining Padlock

Benefits: increased speed, increased speed, damage, decreased stress damage dodge, critical chance and damage inflicted upon transformation into a beast Benefits:

Ancestor's Musket Ball + Wrathful Bandana Arbalest

Option 2

Benefits: increased damage and

Bull's Eye Bandana + Wrathful Bandana Benefits:

increased

accuracy,

critical chance to ranged attacks, critical chance and damage increased overall damage Ancestor's Pen + Hunter's Talon Bounty Hunter

Hunter's Talon + Wounding Helmet

Benefits:

increased critical Benefits: increased critical chance, chance, accuracy, damage in accuracy, damage in melee combat melee combat



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Crusader

Berserk Charm + Legendary Bracer Benefits:

increased

speed

Tough Ring + Berserk Charm

and

damage Raider's Talisman + Lucky Talisman

Benefits:

increased protection, maximum health, damage Feather Crystal + Raider's Talisman

Grave Digger Benefits: increased critical chance, Benefits: increased critical chance,

trap disarm chance, scouting chance, trap disarm chance, dodge and accuracy chance, dodge and sped

Jester

Feather Crystal + Camouflage Cloak Benefits: increased speed and dodge Ancestor's Pen + Berserk Charm

Hellion

Benefits: increased damage, critical

chance, speed Gunslinger's Buckle + Berserk Charm Highwayman Benefits:

scouting

Feather Crystal + Ancestor's Coat Benefits:

increased

speed

and

dodge Ancestor's Pen + Legendary Bracer Benefits:

increased

damage,

critical chance Gunslinger's Buckle + Ancestor's Musket Ball

increased damage and Benefits: increased damage and accuracy of ranged attacks, speed accuracy of ranged attacks and overall damage

Hound Master

Leper

Feather Crystal + Camouflage Cloak

Spiked Colar + Feather Crystal

Benefits: increased speed, dodge, Benefits: increased speed and dodge damage and chance to cause bleed Focus Ring / Fortunate Armlet + Focus Ring + Legendary Bracer Tough Ring Benefits: increased accuracy, Benefits: increased accuracy and

critical chance

critical chance, damage

Guardian's Shield + Feather Crystal Camouflage Cloak + Feather Man-at-Arms Crystal

Benefits:

increased

speed

and

dodge

Benefits: increased speed and dodge (if

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Sacred Scroll + Tome of Holy Healing Vestal

Tough Ring + Haste Chalice

Benefits: decreased stress damage Benefits: increased maximum health,

and increased the effectiveness of protection and speed healing Feater Crystal + Cleansing Crystal

Camouflage Cloak + Cleansing Crystal

Benefits: increased speed, dodge and Occultist resistances; decreased chance to Benefits: increased speed, dodge and

cause bleeding when using Reconstruction for healing

Plague Doctor

Wyrd

Blasphemous Vial + Poisoned Herb Benefits: increased accuracy and the

chance to stun / blight enemy

resistances; decreased chance to cause bleeding when using Wyrd Reconstruction for healing Blasphemous Vial + Feater Crystal Benefits: increased accuracy and the

chance to stun / blight increased dodge and speed

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Quirks Positive Below you can find a table representing the full list of positive quirks in the game, as well as their influence on the character. Name

Influence

Armor Tinker

-20% Armor Upgrade Cost

Weapon Tinker

-20% Weapon Upgrade Cost

Back Tracker

No Stress penalty when walking backwards

Balanced

+15% Move Resist

Beast Hater

+15% damage vs Beast, -15% Stress damage vs Beast

Clotter

+15% Bleed Resist

Clutch Hitter

+3% critical chance when the health is below 50% When Health is below 50%, +3% Critical Chance

Cove Tactician

+15% damage in Cove

Deadly

+1% Critical Chance

Eagle Eye

+3% Critical Chance for Ranged attacks

Early Riser

+2 speed if the light level is above 75

Eldritch Hater

+15% Damage inflicted and -15% Stress Damage taken vs Eldritch

Evasive

+5 Dodge

Fast Healer

+10% Heal Skills while Camping

Fated

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Healer's Gift

+20% Heal Skills while Camping

Hard Noggin

+15% Stun Resist

Hard Skinned

+10% Protection

Hatred of Unholy +15% Damage inflicted and -15% Stress Damage taken vs Unholy Improved Balance +15% Chance to resist being pushed or pulled in battle. Irrepressible

+5% Virtue Chance

Last Gasp

+1 to speed if the health is below 50%

Lurker

+10% damage if the torch level is below 26

Mankind Hater

+15% damage vs Human, -15% Stress damage vs Human

Mankind Slayer

+10 accuracy vs Human, +3% critical chance vs Human

Meditator

Improves stress recovery for Meditating at Abbey and while camping.

Natural Eye

+5 Accuracy for Ranged attacks

Natural Swing

+5 Accuracy for Melee attacks

Night Owl

+2 to speed if the torch level is below 26

Nymphomania

+20% Stress Heal from using Brothel

On Guard

+4 Speed and +5 Dodge on the first round of Combat

Photomania

-20% stress damage when light level is above 75

Precise Striker

+3% Critical Chance for Melee attacks

Quickdraw

+4 Speed on the first round of Combat

Quick Reflexes

+2 Speed

Resilient

+10% Stress Heal

Robust

+15% Disease Resist

Ruins Adventurer -20% stress damage in Ruins. Ruins Explorer

+20% scouting chance in Ruins.

Ruins Scrounger

+10% scouting chance in Ruins.

Ruins Tactician

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Second Wind

+10% damage when health is below 50%

Beast Slayer

+10 Accuracy and +3% Critical Chance vs Beast

Eldritch Slayer

+10 Accuracy and +3% Critical Chance vs Eldritch

Unholy Slayer

+10 Accuracy and +3% Critical Chance vs Unholy

Slugger

+10% Damage for Melee attacks

Steady

-10% Stress damage

Stout

+15% Heal Received while camping

Stress Faster

-100% food consumed when stress level is above 50.

Thick Blooded

+10% Blight Resist

Tough

+10% Max health

Unerring

+10% Damage for Ranged attacks

Unyielding

+10% Death Blow Resist

Warrens Adventurer

+20% Stress Resist in Warrens

Warrens Explorer

+20% Scouting Chance in Warrens

Warrens Scrounger

+10% Scouting Chance in Warrens

Warrens Tactician

+15% Damage in Warrens

Warrior of Light

+10% damage when light level is above 75

Weald Adventurer

+20% Stress Resist in Weald

Weald Explorer

+20% Scouting Chance in Weald

Weald Scrounger

+10% Scouting Chance in Weald

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Negative Below you can find a table representing the full list of negative quirks in the game, as well as their influence on the character. Name

Influence

Ablutomania

Obsessed with cleanliness. Prone investigate fountain-type Curios.

Anemic

-10% Bleed Resist

Automatonophobia

-20% Stress Resist when fighting Humans

Bad Gambler

Increased chance of losing money while Gambling.

Bloodthirsty

Fascinated with injury, wounds, and torture. Prone to investigating Torture Curios.

Bulimic

-20% heal received while camping

Calm

-15% damage for the first round of combat

Claustrophobia

Severe fear of enclosed spaces. increased stress gained in corridors.

Clumsy

-5 dodge

Compulsive

Suffers intense need to do specific actions. Prone to investigate all Curios.

Curious

Obsessed with the acquisition of knowledge. Prone to investigate all Curios.

Dacnomania

Obsessed with killing. Prone to investigate Torture Curios.

Dark Temptation

Prone to investigating the Dark Arts, i.e. Unholy Curios.

Demonomania

Believes is possessed by demons. Prone to investigate Unholy Curios.

Deviant Tastes

Is not allowed to visit the Brothel.

Dipsomania

Intense craving for alcohol. investigate Drink Curios.

Diurnal

-2 speed when light level is below 25

to

20%

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Egomania

Obsessed with self-worship. Prone to stealing from Reflective Curios.

Enlightened

In Town, will only Meditate for stress relief.

Faithless

Will not Pray or Flagellate for stress relief.

Fear of Beast

-15% stress resist and -10 accuracy when fighting Beast-type enemies

Fear of Eldritch -15% stress resist and -10 accuracy when fighting Eldritch-type enemies Fear of Mankind -15% stress resist and -10 accuracy when fighting Human-type enemies Fear of Unholy

-15% stress resist and -10 accuracy when fighting Human-type enemies

Flagellant

In town, will only Flagellate for stress relief

Flawed Release -3% critical chance for ranged attacks Fragile

-10% max health

Gambler

In town, will only Gamble.

God Fearing

In Town will only Pray for stress relief.

Guilty Conscience

Bears the crushing guilt of deeds real and imagined. Prone to investigate Worship Curios.

Hagiomania

Obsessed with sainthood. Prone to investigate Worship Curios.

Hemophilia

-20% Bleed Resist

Hieromania

Experiences religious visions and delusions. Prone to investigate Worship Curios.

Hylomania

Obsessed with material things. Prone to investigate Treasure Curios.

Kleptomaniac

Prone to stealing from Treasure Curios.

Known Cheat

Is not allowed to gamble while in town.

Lazy Eye

-5 Accuracy for ranged attacks

Light Sensitive

-10% damage when light level is above 0

Love Interest

In town, will only visit the Brothel for stress relief.

Lygophobia

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Mercurial

-5% Resist to affliction

Misses the Spot -1% critical chance Necromania

Fascinated with corpses. Prone to investigate Body Curios.

Nervous

-10% stress resist

Nocturnal

-2 speed when light level is above 75

Off Guard

-4 speed and -5 dodge on the first round of combat

Paranormania

Obsessed with the paranormal. Prone to investigate Haunted Curios.

Phengophobia

-20% stress resist when light level is above 75.

Plutomania

Manic for money. Prone to investigate Treasure Curios.

Resolution

In town, will never Drink.

Ruins Phobe

-20% stress resist in Ruins

Ruminator

-10% stress heal

Satanophobia

-20% stress resist when fighting with Unholy monsters

Scattering

-5% damage for ranged attacks.

Shocker

-10% stun resist

Sickly

-10% disease resist

Sitiomania

Obsessed with food. Prone to investigate Food Curios.

Slowdraw

-4 speed on the first round of combat.

Slow Reflexes

-1 speed

Soft

-5% max health

Stress Eater

+100% food consumed when stress above 50.

Thanatophobia -20% stress resist when health below 50%. Thin Blooded

-10% blight resist

Tippler

In town, will only Drink.

Tither

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Torn Rotator

-5% damage

Tuckered Out

-10% damage when health is below 50%

Unquiet Mind

May not Meditate while in town.

Warrens Phobe

-20% stress resist in Warrens

Weak Grip

-3% critical chance for melee attack

Weak Life

Grip

on

-10% death blow resist

Weald Phobe

-20% stress resist in Weald

Winded

-1 speed when health is below 50%

Witness

After seeing troubling behavior, will not take part in Prayer activity in town.

Zoophobia

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Recommended positive and negative quirks What should you pick There are dozens of different quirks, positive and negative, in the game, but only a handful of those are useful, while there are some you should always stay away from. Those which you should be interested in acquiring: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Deadly - +1% critical chance Eagle Eye - +3% critical chance for ranged attacks Evasive - +5 to dodge Hard Skinned - +10% protect Natural Eye - +5 accuracy for ranged attacks Natural Swing - +5 accuracy for melee attacks Precision Striker - +3% critical chance for melee attacks Quick Reflexes - +2 to speed Slugger - +10% damage for melee attacks Steady - -10% stress damage Tough - +10% maximum health Quickdraw - +4 to speed during the first round of combat On Guard - +4 to speed and 5 to dodge during the first round of combat Unerring - +10% damage to ranged attacks Unyielding - +10% death blow resist

Remember, that the Sanitarium allows you to lock up to 3 positive quirks, so that they won't be replaced - otherwise, when you already have 5 of them, every new positive quirk gained by the character will replace a random, existing one. Depending on the role of a gi ven class you should lock those quirks: •

A hero focusing on damage from ranged attacks - Eagle Eye + Deadly + Evasive;

quirks are focused to maximize the damage, giving a li ttle bonus to dodge. •

•

A hero focusing on damage from melee attacks - Hard Skinned + Precision Striker + Slugger; a large boost to damage and 10% additional protection, which is always a plus. A hero focusing on soaking up damage (Tank) - Tough + Hard Skinned + Slugger; a

lot of protection, health and some additional damage from melee attacks. •

A hero focusing on the highest speed attribute (e specially important in the 1st round) - Quickdraw + Quick Reflexes + On Guard; thanks to that, the hero will gain 10

points of speed for the duration of the first round. •

A hero focusing on healing : Tough + Quick Reflexes + Hard Skinned; high amount of

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What you should avoid There are some quirks in the game from which you should stay as far as possible. Those are: •

•

•

•

The ones decreasing the speed of your characters, such as: Nocturnal, Off Guard, Slowdraw, Slow Reflexes The one decreasing the damage of your characters, such as: Light Sensitive, Scattering, Calm, Tuckered Out The ones that forces your characters to activate Curios, such as: Ablutomania, Bloodthirsty, Compulsive, Curious, Dacnomania, Dark Temptation, Demonomania, Dipsomania, Egomania, Guilty Conscience, Hagiomania, Hylomania, Kleptomaniac, Necromania, Paranormania, Plutomania, Sitiomania The one that causes your hero to steal treasure, Kleptomania.



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Bosses Necromancer

Necromancer with his animated skeletons

Necromancer is a ranged sorceror who can bring to 'life' the undead. All of his skills are AoE attacks, (Area of Effect) which will either attack two, or all party members. Each skill of the Necromancer's summons one undead (up to three) in front of him. The last thing to take care of is his Six Feet Under skill. It doesn't inflict much of a damage, but it highly increases the stress level of the whole party. It is best to start this fight with very low stress levels. Recommended formation: Vestal/Occultist, Highwayman, Bounty Hunter/Lepper, Crusader Name

Description

Six Feet Under

Attack influences the whole party. It deals low physical damage, but it is of hefty mental (stress) damage.

The Dead

Deals fair damage to the last two heroes. It may inflict some negative effects.

Clawing

The Flesh Willing

is

Deals fair damage to the first two heroes. It has a high CRIT chance.

It is vital to take two classes for this fight: Crusader and Bounty Hunter/Occultist. The first will do great as a tank and also he will deal additional damage to the undead (and there will be quite a lot of them). The latters will be necessary because of their Pull abilities which will enable you to bring the Necromancer to the front. Let the Crusader deal with the minions whilst the rest of the team will be attacking the Necromancer. Keep your heroes' life on a high level. The Flesh is Willing has got quite a big Chance of dealing the critical damage which may take most of the Hp's from your party.



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Swine Swine is the second boss which dwells in the Warrens. It is a big, hideous and undead swine with a rusty crown on its head and the massive cleaver in its hand. The swine is based on an interesting system of Marking. Its little companion Wilbur (who always stands behind the boss) is equipped with a skill of marking your party members. Two out of three boss's attacks can be activated only when its target is marked whilst the last one has a little chance of hitting the target. This mechanics will tell you which one of your teammates will be attacked next turn, thus it will make it easier for you to prepare for the attack. It is worth mentioning that the attempt of killing Wilbur before the main boss may not be the best idea. After his death, the boss goes on a rampage through which he unlocks another attack - Enraged Destruction. This skill attacks the whole party at once and also it may Stun them. This is the main reason to leave the Wilbur alive and to focus the main boss instead. Recommended Formation: Vestal/Occultist, Highwayman/Grave Robber, Bounty Hunter, Leper Name

Description

Enraged Destruction

Powerful attack that comes with high damage to the whole party. It comes with a great chance of Stun. Available after the Wilbur's death.

Obliterate Masses

Deals hefty amount of damage to two targets with the Mark. A big chance of dealing critical damage (CRIT). Can be used only on the Marked targets.

Obliterate Body

Deals hefty amount of damage to one target with the Mark. A big chance of dealing critical damage (CRIT). Can be used only on the Marked target.

Wild Flailing

Deals fair damage to one target. It comes with a high chance of Missing.

Mark This One! Inflicts low damage and impairs one target with Mark. [Wilbur] Mark These Two! Inflicts low damage and impairs two targets with Mark. [Wilbur] Squeel [Wilbur] Deals low damage to the whole party but comes with the chance of Stun. The Swine is probably the easiest boss to deal with in the game. Just leave the Wilbur alone and focus the main enemy. Fortunately he stands in the front, thus it enables your party to attack him independently of their class. Keep up with your heroes' status and watch out on the marked ones. If these are low on Hps, heal them. Order the Bounty Hunter or Occultist to Mark the Swine and then focus all of your attacks on him. After his death you can deal with Wilbur which also has a quite irritating skill which deals a small amount of damage but it as a quite a big chance of Stun . Usually though it will be resisted. Finish the Wilbur to end the mission.



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Hag Hag is the third, and for now the last, boss in the Darkest Dungeon which dwells in the Werald. It looks like an old and fat witch uses a massive kettle. This kettle is a part of one of a highly irritating mechanics and by the game it is also considered as an enemy. It works in a simple way. Every turn a random party member of yours is brought into the kettle where some damage is being dealt to him each turn. There are two ways of bringing the hero back to the battlefield. The first is attacking the kettle to decrease its HPs to zero. Then, the kettle will revive. The latter is to wait until the hero's life is decreased to 0. Then he is automatically brought back with a Death's Door inflicted upon him. In both cases the hero will come back to the front. It is also worth mentioning that the Hag's first attack will bring the hero to the kettle if it is empty ( Into the Stew). Another thing: When there is a hero in the kettle, the Hag will attack twice each turn which ends up with a great damage being dealt to the party. Recommended formation: Vestal/Occultist, Occultist/Bounty Hunter, Bounty Hunter, Hellion Name

Description

Deals a bit of damage and puts a hero into the kettle where from now on he will be Into the Pot given damage every turn up to the point when his life decreases to zero. After that he/she is being brought back to the front. Taste Stew

the

Deals low damage to the whole party and increases their stress levels.

Season to Deals fair amount of damage to one target with a chance of Debuffing him/her (-25% Perfection DMG and - 10 ACC). The very first thing to take care of is to assure that all of your heroes are able to attack the third and/or fourth position. Don't take a Crusader or a Leper as their attacks focuses the first two positions. Instead take a Vestal or an Occultists which will be able not only to attack the Hag, but also they will be able to heal your party. A Hellion and a Bounty Hunter work great along with the mark inflicted by an Occultist. Ignore the kettle and focus on the main boss instead. When a hero is brought back, heal him or her as fast as you can and go back to attacking the Hag. In most cases it will be fighting on the brink of the death but with a bit of l uck it can be done on the first attempt.



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Brigand Pounder

The boss and his minions in all their glory

Brigand Pounder is the first boss that you are going to face in Weald. The opponent always stands

behind the summon at the head of the formation (unless you kill the summon, in which case the boss moves to the front) and just like any other major boss in the game, he will be sending his soldiers against you. In himself, the boss is specific in that he cannot even hurt you - he is going to need help to land either of his two attacks. This is what the third attack is for - Reinforcements, thanks to which he is able to summon, as many as three soldiers into the battlefield, including your main target that you always have to fight in the first place - Matchman. He deals practically no damage, and thanks to him, the opponent can launch his main attack "BOOOOOOOM!". The attack deals tremendous damage to your entire party (i t is capable of draining 2/3 of each of your characters' health!) and it additionally adds 15 points of stress to each character that gets hit. Pounder can use this attack only with the help of Matchman (who activates him) and the activation itself always takes place at the end of the round, because Matchman has a very low level of speed and always is the last one to move. There also is a third attack "MISFIRE!", which sometimes supplants the regular "boom" - the shot is never accurate and it does not regenerate the stress of your party, but it is not a good idea to rely on that.



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Boss's attacks Name

Aiming spot

Targets

Accuracy

Effect

Reinforcement

any

On self

100%

Summons soldiers

any

Your entire party

82,5% / 90% / 9-27 / 12-35 / 17-51 damage, 102,5% +15 stress

any

Your entire party

0%

BOOOOOOM!

MISFIRE!

-10 stress

The above table presents all of the boss's attacks - values separated with the "/" symbol provide effects depending on levels (1, 3 and 5), at which you are going to fight this opponent.

The boss's statistics Name

Brigand 8 Pounder

Brigand Pounder

Health

50

75

105

Dodge

0

10%

22,5%

Protection

70%

70%

70%

Speed

0

1

2

Resistance to Stun

200%

220%

245%

Resistance to Blight 200%

220%

245%

Resistance to Bleed

200%

220%

245%

Resistance to Debuff 200%

220%

245%

Resistance to Move

120%

145%

100%

12

Brigand 16 pounder

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How to defeat the boss

Always attack Matchman in the fir st place.

As you can figure it out, there is no point to take with you characters that impose various DoT effects, because the resistances of the boss are high and chances to cause bleeding or blight in him are minimal. He does have a high level of protection, but this is specific for the fight - it will take some time to complete it because your attack are going to deal 2-3 damage. The suggested party should include characters that can easily target the 3rd and the 4th row of the enemy party, because this is where the threat, i.e. Matchman, usually is. You need to kill the opponent at any cost, before the round is out. Of course, there are other enemies that appear there with him, and it is also a good idea to deal with them - one, or two attacks on each will do and the boss is incapable of summoning 3 minions at a time. Therefore, the tactic is that each round you beat up Matchman and his companions, and aim the rest of the available attacks at the boss. After a dozen-or-so turns the fight will be over. The team that will do well against this boss consists of: Crusader - he deals high damage against rows 1 and 2, where usually the boss and one of the

summons are Hellion - while on the first position, she can easily damage the entire enemy party, including the

4th row, while dealing high damage. Bounty Hunter - he is virtually capable of attacking any row and his Mark for Death decreases the

boss's protection by 10% (this effect can be stacked), if only it is successful. Arbalest - at the very end of the formation, she is capable of attacking any opponent, and deal one

of the highest damage in the game. An accurate shot should make Matchman bite the dust. Actually, any character will do here, as long as they deal physical damage, instead of damage from poison or from bleeding. Just remember that your party should be capable of attacking every row of the enemy lines, thanks to which you get Matchman quickly.



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Prophet Prophet is the boss that you encounter in the ruins at the very beginning of the game. The enemy

always takes the fourth position (unless you can destroy the wooden barricades that he builds before the battle) and the first three positions are taken up by Fractured Pews, which do not attack, but they guard your access to the boss. Destroying i t, apart from allowing you to deal damage to the Prophet more easily, also rewards you with a cash injection, towards the end of the battle (1250 gold pieces per each one that you smash). During the battle, the boss can (and will) perform several actions per turn. To a major extent, these are harmless attacks that deal scanty damage, they boost stress level a little and they can impose the Blight effect. What is most dangerous is the combination of two attacks - Calamitous Prognostication and Rubble of Ruin. The former marks a position within your party and the latter (which the boss performs in the following turn), crumbles tons of rubble onto the marked character. This combination is repeated every turn and there is nothing that you an do about it - this is not regular Mark, that can be lifted, so you need to get ready to take the blow (see below to learn more).

The boss's attacks Name

Aiming spot Targets

Accuracy

Effect

Calamitous any Prognostication

1-2 part 202% / 210% Marks the members / 222,5% attacked

character

to

be

Rubble of Ruin

any

The marked targets

Fulminate

any

Your entire 82,5% / 90% / 1 / 1-2 / 1-3, 100% / 120% / party 102,5% 140% chances of Blight

Eye on You

any

Your entire 92,5% / 100% 1 / 1-2 / 1-3 damage, chances party / 112,5% of stunning, stress

82,5% / 90% / 11-23 / 15-29 / 22-43 damage 102,5% and removes the mark




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Sonorous Prophet

Fulminating Prophet

Gibbering Prophet

Health

105

158

221

Dodge

0

10%

22,5%

Protection

0%

0%

0%

Speed

0

1

2

Resistance to Stun

100%

120%

145%


20%

45%

Resistance to Bleed

20%

45%


40%

65%

Resistance to Move

320%

345%

0%

300%




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How to defeat the boss Fighting this boss is a typical example of an "fight of enfeeblement" - there is no specific tactic against this boss. Simply put, the one who kills the opponent first, wins the battle. It is in your interest to keep your character alive, so there actually are two ways to defeat the boss - with the help of the party that quickly deals lots of damage, or with the party that weakens the opponent's attacks. In the first case, the make-up of the party should be as follows: Man-at-Arms - he may not be the strongest character in the game, when it comes to dealing damage, but thanks to his Defender, you can protect the marked unit (he will then take the damage himself). Without being healed, the Man-at-Arms should be able to withstand several such attacks. Vestal - she has only one job here, which is keeping the party alive (and especially the Man-At-

Arms) . Hellion - while on the first position, she can attack the boss with the powerful Iron Swan tat deals

huge damage. Just remember not to destroy the blockades in such case, because this attack can target the 4th position only. Arbalest - with the Sniper Shot, she can deal tremendous damage, especially if you can mark the

enemy first (e.g. with the Sniper's Mark). With a party this big you need to concentrate the attacks of the Hellion and the Arbalest on the boss, as Man-at-Arms take in the damage dealt by the boss and use the Vestal as the healer, in order to replenish the Man-at-Arms's health. The alternative make-up concentrates on draining the boss's health and it consists of: Vestal - at the first, or the second position, she is capable of attacking with Hand of Light that

decreases damage dealt by the enemy for several turns. This effect can be stacked. The only problem is that you can use it only against targets in the first two rows and this requires you to destroy two of the opponent's barricades. Occultist - his Weakening Curse is, as a matter of fact, a stronger version of the Hand of Light.

Additionally, he can use this ability to attack any opponent in from any position in your party. Two remaining positions do not make that much difference - after you stack several attacks on the boss, you will drive down damage dealt by hi m by 100% and he will no longer pose a threat. After several turns, the boss will pose no threat to you and you will be able to weaken him, bit by bit - just remember to keep stacking effects that weaken his attacks.



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Flesh

What makes this battle unique is that the boss takes up all four positions

Flesh is the boss that you encounter in the Warrens and, as a matter of fact, he is four opponents in

one, because he has been divided into four fragments - Head, Bone, Heart and Butt. Each of these parts has different abilities and different statistics and each of the four enemies changes his form each turn. Of course, the forms can duplicate themselves and you may have, e.g. to fight against four Hearts at once. The problem with this boss is that three out of his parts (i.e. Head, Bone and Butt) gave high Protection level, which makes regular attacks barely effective, because they deal only several points of damage, but fortunately their attacks do not deal that much damage (although they attack there times per round, in total, as a result of which they can wreak some havoc). The heart, on the other hand, is highly vulnerable to attacks, but it has the annoying ability of healing the rest of the parts, which may be quite a problem, in the case in which this particular part keeps appearing at the back, and you have no way of targeting them.



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Maw (used Head)

Aiming spot Targets

of by

Life the 1 or 2

Accuracy

92,5% 1st or 2nd 100% row 112,5%

Effect

/ 6-12 / 8-15 / 11-23, 100% / / 120% / 140% of chances to cause Bleed

Sanguine Stroke (used by the any Heart)

All of the 100% allied targets

Bone (used Bone)

Your entire 82,5% / 90% 100% / 120% / 140% Chances party / 102,5% of stun

Zephyr by the 1, 2 or 3

Undulating Invasion (used 3 or 4 by the Butt)

92,5% 3rd or 4th 100% row 112,5%

Heals 4-8 / 5-10 / 6-12 health points

/ 100% / 120% / 140% chances / of causing Blight


The boss's statistics - Heart Name

Inchoate Flesh

Unstable Flesh

Formless Flesh

Health

100

152

212

Dodge

0

10%

22,5%

Protection

0%

0%

0%

Speed

10

11

12

Resistance to Stun

10%

30%

55%


20%

45%

Resistance to Bleed

0%

20%

45%


20%

45%

Resistance to Move

220%

245%

200%



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The boss's statistics - Bone Name

Inchoate Flesh

Unstable Flesh

Formless Flesh

Health

100

152

212

Dodge

0

10%

22,5%

Protection

70%

80%

90%

Speed

1

2

3

Resistance to Stun

50%

70%

95%


40%

65%

Resistance to Bleed

33%

53%

78%


40%

65%

Resistance to Move

220%

245%

200%

The boss's statistics - Head Name

Inchoate Flesh

Unstable Flesh

Formless Flesh

Health

100

152

212

Dodge

0

10%

22,5%

Protection

70%

80%

90%

Speed

1

2

3

Resistance to Stun

50%

70%

95%


40%

65%

Resistance to Bleed

33%

53%

78%


40%

65%

Resistance to Move

220%

245%

200%



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The boss's statistics - Butt Name

Inchoate Flesh

Unstable Flesh

Formless Flesh

Health

100

152

212

Dodge

0

10%

22,5%

Protection

30%

40%

50%

Speed

8

9

10

Resistance to Stun

25%

45%

70%


53%

78%

Resistance to Bleed

20%

40%

65%


40%

65%

Resistance to Move

220%

245%

200%

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Stacking damage over time, on the enemies (Bleed, Blight) is the best tactic

Due to the extremely high Protection statistics of the majority of the parts, the best tactic is to use characters that can deal damage over time. These are: Houndmaster - his Hound's Harry targets the enemies and provides a high chance of causing

Bleed. Of course, this effect can be stacked several times, as a result of which the enemies will be taking massive damage, after a time. Also, remember to use the delicacy, which increases, damage dealt by the character. Abomination - He is capable of imposing the Poison effect on two targets at the same time (on

positions 2 an 3). Additionally, he is quick and tough, capable of healing himself, which makes him self-sufficient. Plague Doctor - Plague Grenades impose a powerful (4 points per turn, on tier 1) Poison effect on

the last two targets in the enemy lines. Even without being upgraded, you can deal 12 damage per turn (!) in one attack. Apart from that, it is a good idea to take someone with the capability to heal the party. Due to the Abomination's presence, you have no need for the Vestal or the Crusader, but you can still use: Occultist - his Wyrd Reconstruction is not the most reliable healing effect in the game (and it can

additionally cause bleeding), but in a critical situation it can save your skin Arbalest - she is mainly a damage dealer, but her Battlefield Bandage is a powerful healing ability

that additionally increases the potency of any instance of healing not cast by the Arbalest. Your task is to drain the boss's health bar to zero (which is obvious), but with the exception of Heart, you will not be able to hurt the enemy too much with the "regular" attacks" which is why you should be using DoT attacks. As soon as Heart (or Hearts) appears on the battlefield concentrate on it all of your attacks - thanks to the 0% protection each of your attacks deals massive damage.



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Siren

Siren is not as beautiful as one would expect...

Siren is the first boss of the Cove. The opponent starts the battle alone and takes up the first

position. The Siren's most dangerous weapon is the ability to pull a character over to her side (with the Song of Desire). The effectiveness of this ability is predefined and in most cases, it ends in a success. After the Siren performs this action, a player's character is pulled over to the other side for several turns, as a result of which they get out of your control and the character deals damage to your party. Fortunately, the character then uses the simplest attacks, thanks to which you do not need to fear Poison or Bleed effects imposed on the entire group. For the duration of the character's stay at the other side, they will be receiving damage from stress - although it is not too high, prolonging the battle with the boss may have dire effects, because stress may reach critical level quickly. After several turns, your character returns to you side and takes the last position in the row.



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Aiming spot

Targets

Accuracy

Song of Desire

any

1 party 300% member

Pulls the character over to the other side

High Tide!

any

On self

Summons a random creature

100%

Effect

The above table presents all of the attacks available for the b oss.


Siren

Alluring Siren

Begulling Siren

Health

119

179

250

Dodge

10

20%

33%

Protection

0%

0%

0%

Speed

5

6

7

Resistance to Stun

50%

75%

100%


53%

78%

Resistance to Bleed

60%

80%

105%


53%

78%

Resistance to Move

45%

70%

25%




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It is not the end of the world if the character is pulled over to the other side - they return to your side after several turns

Although it may look differently, the battle with the Siren is one of the easiest in the game. The boss does not have any lethal attacks that would impose any negative effects, or huge amounts of stress onto your character. The main ability of the enemy - Song of Desire- in spite of its high chances of success, is possible to be dodged (or resisted rather). This is influenced by the Weakening of the character - the higher the value, the higher the chance of success. You can increase it with trinkets, or by drinking Holy Water before the battle - if you consume it, in any form, it increases all Resistances for each character, by 33%, and that including the one that you currently need. If the enemy manages to pull one of your party members over to her side, this is not a disaster. The character will be unable to use the strongest of their attacks and you can also stun the character, which decreases their effectiveness. Also, you can use an ability that pushes the character to the back, behind the Siren- in the case of, e.g. Leper, this disables his attacks completely.



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Siren has quite a high chance of Dodging (especially at the higher difficulty levels, thanks to which it is better to take along characters with high Accuracy, or attacks of high Accuracy. Of course, you can decrease the Siren's Dodge value (e.g. with Arbalest's Mark of Sniper). Additionally, the opponent is vulnerable to stunning - you can, therefore easily stun Siren every 2 turns (and for one turn she loses her +40% to her Resistance to Stun), and which decreases her efficiency by a half. If you want to impose effects with AoT on her, it is a good idea to take interest in Poisoning, because the Siren has quite high a resistance to Bleed (although Hellion can easily impose this effect on her). A good party to fight with Siren can consist of: Crusader - he deals very high damage to 1st and 2nd row, which is where the boss usually is.

Additionally, he has an ability (Stunning Blow) that has high chance of turning the opponent. Hellion - she deals quite a damage and she is capable of imposing Bleed effect on the opponent.

Also, she can increase her accuracy and damage dealt, thanks to which it is easier for her you actually hit the Siren. Occultist - He can weaken the Siren with Vulnerability Hex and Weakening Curse, and some of its

attacks deal damage to Eldritch monsters that the Siren belongs to. Arbalest - high Accuracy, Damage and chance of critical hit ensure that Arbalest is capable of

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Drowned Crew

Drowned Crew

Drowned Crew is the second boss (after Siren) that you need to defeat in the Cove. This is yet

another battle that is quite unique, in that it requires a specific approach, if you want to win it. As soon as it starts, the enemy uses attack "All Hands on Deck", which summons Anchorman and pulls a random player character (if it is impossible to resist) to the front of the row. In the next turn, the opponent with the anchor attacks the character that is standing at the head of the row and pin him to the ground. From now on, that character will be taking stress every turn, for as long as he is pinned down. Additionally, the boss receives a boost to Protection, while the Anchorman is attacking. Therefore, you need to deal with him as quickly as possible - fortunately he does not have too many health points, thanks to which it is going to be easy to deal with him, which deprives the boss of additional protection. Remember, though, that the pinned-down character can also attack. Your task is to defeat the boss and, in the meantime, to deal with Anchorman, who will be summoned back, more or less, for a round, before you kill him. It is worth remembering that he is easy to be stunned, which postpones his attack by a turn. There is no point in attacking him with regular attacks, unless he grabs one of your party members, because he will then have high Protection that absorbs all of the damage dealt by you.



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All Hands Deck

on

Aiming spot

Targets

Accuracy

any

Player character 102,5% at 2nd, 110% 3rd or 4th 122,5% position

Effect

100% / 120% / 140% chances / of pulling the character to the / front of the party and summoning the Anchorman 2-4 / 3-5 / 4-7 damage,

Mutiny

Any player 87,5% / 95% / 100% /120% / 140% chance character 107,5% of imposing effect that decreases damage dealt

any

any

102,5% Any player 110% character 122,5%

/ 1-2 / 1-2 / 1-3 damage / +10 points of stress

Boarding Clutch any

Player character 102,5% on 1st, 110% 2nd or 3rd 122,5% position

/1 / 2 / 3 / Causes Bleed

Drink Dead

with

the

The above table presents all of the attacks available for the b oss.


Sodden Crew

Sunken Crew

Drowned Crew

Health

100

150

210

Dodge

10

10%

23%

Protection

0%

0%

0%

Speed

3

4

5

Resistance to Stun

50%

70%

95%


40%

65%

Resistance to Bleed

60%

80%

105%


40%

65%

Resistance to Move

120%

145%

100%




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Anchorman nails one of your characters t o the ground - kill him to free that character.

Drowned Crew must be the easiest boss battle in the game, especially at lower difficulty levels.

The enemy does not have any attacks that could threaten you in any serious way, if your party is well-prepared, and unlike other bosses, it does not impose that much stress on your party. During the fight, you have two goals - attacking the boss to bring down his health points and killing Anchorman. The other one is important since the boss is healing himself each turn that your character spends immobilized, which if combined with resistance from Anchorman, can make the battle unnecessarily long. As soon as Anchorman immobilizes your character, kill him and turn to the boss. IN himself, the boss has low resistance to stun and poison, but it is better not to try to exploit the former, - the boss moves three times each turn, due to which stun will wear off so fast, it will have no effect at all. Poison (or bleed, if your character can impose them on the boss) on the other hand, can deal tremendous damage, due to the fact that he moves 3 times a turn. This means poisoning for 4 points and bleeding for 2 equals 18 damage received by the boss, during a single turn! A good party for fighting the Drowned Crew can consist of: Crusader - he deals high damage to rows 1 and 2, which is where the boss, or Anchorman, is

usually staying. Additionally, his Stunning Blow has a high chance of stunning the enemy, which may be useful against Anchorman. Bounty Hunter - he can stun the enemy and his attacks, especially against Marked targets, deal

high damage. Highwayman - high Accuracy, damage dealt and the chance to land a critical attack enable him to

deal high damage to the enemy. One pistol attack can make Anchorman bite the dust. Occultist - he can weaken the boss with Vulnerability Hex and Weakening Curse. Additionally, he

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Shambler

This boss fight always starts with rearrangement of your party.

Shambler is the second miniboss in the game (just like Collector) and, at the same time, one of the most difficult battles in the game, especially if you do not prepares yourself properly beforehand. You do not need to defeat him, in order to push the story forward, nor to match up against other bosses. Also, you cannot fight him in the regular way, by selecting the appropriate mission.

There are two ways in which you can find the boss and fight him: There is very little possibility that you encounter him randomly (as a random encounter), while exploring the dungeon with the lowest brightness level (set to 0). You can summon the monster on your own, by putting the torch on his altar (Shambler's Altar), or on Curio, which you can sometimes run into while exploring the dungeons. Definitely, you will be surprised about brightness level during the battle. The brightness level needs to go down to 0 and it is impossible to increase it - you need to fight Shambler in total darkness and there is nothing you can do about it . The battle is unique in that there is nowhere to escape from him - if you decide to retreat

during the battle, your next encounter will be with Shambler. The only way out is to defeat the enemy, or escaping the mission altogether - unfortunately, penalty for this is high and the party receives a high stress level. Apart from the fight with the boss, you also need to fight with his tentacles which, paradoxically, are probably more dangerous than he himself.



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Boss's attacks Name

Aiming spot

Targets

Accuracy

Effect

1 / 1-2 / 1-3 damage

Obdurous Advancement

any

Your entire party

100% / 120% / 140% chance of imposing Bleed effect that 82,5% / 90% / deals 1 / 2 / 3 damage 102,5% Moves forward by 1 Summons Tentacles

two

Shambler

1 / 1-2 / 1-3 damage

Undulanting Withdrawal

any

Your entire party

100% / 120% / 140% chance of imposing Blight effect that 82,5% / 90% / deals 1 / 2 / 3 damage 102,5% Moves back by 1 Summons Tentacles

Stentorious Lament

any

Your entire party

two

Shambler

80% / 90% / 100% chance to 82,5% / 90% / move your party 100% +10 stress points

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Boss's statistics Type

Shambler

Grotesque Shambler

Abhorrent Shambler

Health

77

116

162

Dodge

2,5%

9%

25%

Protection

33%

33%

33%

Speed

0

1

2

Resistance to Stun

100%

120%

145%


60%

85%

Resistance to Bleed

40%

60%

85%


60%

85%

Resistance to Move

70%

95%

50%




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With each attack, tentacles become stronger and stronger.

Effective fighting and defeating Shambler depends both on preparations and on the tactic that you adopt. In the case of the rest of the bosses, you can focus on gradual draining of the

opponent's health bar and keeping the party alive. This is not the case here, because apart from dealing considerable damage, the boss's attacks also impose high levels of stress on your party consistent attacks on one of your characters throughout several rounds is enough to make his stress levels exceed 100 points. This happens because attacks of the enemy's tentacles impose high levels of stress , and their Clapperclaw ability has a quite chance of critical hit, which amplifies the effect (fighting in total darkness also does not help here, as it also imposes stress). Therefore, you need to keep fighting the tentacles on a regular basis - see below to learn more. Your job here consists in: Imposing DoT effects on Shambler. Quick elimination of his tentacles.



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Shambler has very low Resistances to Bleed and Blight , which makes him vulnerable to those

effects. Thanks to this, he ill be taking 15-20 damage per turn, depending on your level - since he does not have the ability to heal, several turns of such damage and regular attacks from your party should get the job done. Another issue here is the elimination of tentacles. As a matter of fact, he keeps summoning them again, but the key issue here is to prevent the same set of tentacles from staying in the battlefield, throughout several successive turns. The reason is simple - their attack, Clapperclaw, apart from the high level of dealt damage (and stress) imposes buffs on the tentacle, which enhances their chance of critical strike, their damage dealt, speed and protection. With each successive turn, its attacks will be stronger (with i ncreased chances of critical damage and additional stress), and they will be more resistant to attacks. After two turns of receiving buffs, such tentacle can deal as much as 20 damage (and there are two of them). A good party to fight Shambler consists of: Plague Doctor - she is capable of imposing powerful effects on the enemy (4-5 points per turn),

which is useful during the battle with Shambler, and for elimination of his tentacles. Houndmaster - two of his abilities impose Bleed which, just like in the above case, will be useful

during the battle. Additionally, his Whistle decreases the target's protection (which increases damage that you deal to Shambler) and Marks him, which increases the potency of some of abilities. Hellion - she deals considerable damage (and her Iron Swan can weaken the boss by as much as a

quarter of his health!) and is capable of imposing a strong Bleed effect on the boss. Additionally, the Barbaric YAWP stuns two targets in the front rows, which may be helpful if damage dealt by the tentacles will get out of hand. You can allow yourself freedom, as for the last character, but it is best to pick someone that

can deal high damage to enemies in the front two positions (where tentacles usually are). Therefore, the Leper is a good choice, then the Hellion and the Grave Robber(who can also impose Bleed effect). A party like this should easily be able to deal with the enemy, but since you can encounter him while exploring the dungeon in a totally different make-up, you need to remember about several i ssues: Give up reducing the character's stress level - the enemies will be able to exceed the previous

level (even 20 points on the majority of the party, per turn), and each turn, during which you do not deal damage to Shambler, brings you one step closer to defeat. The fight always starts with rearranging your party. Therefore, try to have on your party

characters that can move quickly around the battlefield - some abilities, such as Hellion's Breakthrough, Grave Robber's Lunge, or Abomination's Slam. Use the numerous Camping Abilities that decrease stress levels that you receive - this way,

you can extend the duration of the fight a little. Do not allow a situation, in which the same set of tentacles stays in the battlefield for longer than 2 turns - the longer they are there, the higher the bonus to Clapperclaw that they

receive and your party cannot fight them. If not necessary, do not enter a fight with Shambler at the beginning of your exploration of the dungeon - the chances are high that, after the fight, the majority of the party members will

be exhausted (especially when it comes to stress levels), due to which you will have to retreat from the dungeon. If you turn into Shambler's Altar, remember its location, complete the quest and return there to enter the fight with the miniboss.



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Collector

Collector, just like the rest of the bosses is a ghastly figure.

Collector is one of the minibosses in the game, which means that it is optional to fight him and he is not required to push the story forward, nor to unlock your access to the rest of the bosses. There is no one specific spot where you can find him. Still, throughout the tens of hours that you spend on preparing your party for quests in the Darkest Dungeon, you will meet him multiple times. To make him appear, your inventory needs to be filled in, at least, 65% - which means that with 11 items in your inventory (regardless of how ma y of them you actually have - what is required is 11 stacks) each corridor that you follow has a 5% chance that the boss appears there. Of course, you can use it for your own needs (both to make him appear and to avoid him at

all costs). If you want to lure him out, have the required number of stacks in your inventory and dash between corridors (even if you have already been there - sooner or l ater the boss appears). The boss's initial attack is always the same - his first attack is Collect Call. After it is a

activated, 3 heads of the defeated heroes appear in the battlefield. The game randomly selects from among the Vestal, Man-At-Arms, or Grave Robber. Apart from the boss, you also need to deal with the minions (which has been described below).



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Boss's attacks Name

Collect Call

Aiming spot Targets

1st row

or

2nd, 3rd Show Collection 4th row

Life Steal

Accuracy

1st, 2nd or 2nd 3rd position 100% of own row (summoning) 102,5% or Player's 1st 110% or 2nd row 122,5%

Player's 2nd, 102,5% Player's 3rd 3rd or 4th 110% or 4th row row 122,5%

Effect

Summons up to 3 random heads of your fallen characters (Vestal, Man-AtArms, Grave Robber) / 1-2 damage / Increases stress level by 10 points / 5-10 damage, which / heals the opponent

then

The above table presents all of the boss's attacks .

Boss's statistics Type

The Collector

The Collector

The Collector

Health

70

105

144

Dodge

0

10%

23%

Protection

0%

0%

0%

Speed

5

6

7

Resistance to Stun

50%

70%

95%


40%

65%

Resistance to Bleed

20%

40%

65%


40%

65%

Resistance to Move

45%

70%

25%




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After you kill the enem y, it is a good idea to take som e time off and regenerate your health/stress level.

This boss battle is quite unique in that you also need to take care of his summoned heads. All three use, in fact, one (two in the case of the Vestal) attack, and this is what i t looks like: Man-At-Arms will be trying to defend the boss, as a result of which he uses Defender. From now

on, he will be taking damage decreased by a percentage value, which would normally be dealt to the boss. To smash this ability, you need simply to stun this character, which deactivates this effect but in the following turn he will be trying to activate it again. In himself, he poses no threat to you Vestal - to a major extent, she uses quite average (especially if compared to damage dealt by you)

healing abilities which restores the enemy some of his health points. You do not need to worry about this too much, because damage you deal should surpass the healed points several-fold. From time to time, she also casts a buff. Just like Man-At-Arms, she poses no threat, in herself. Grave Robber - this is the most dangerous opponent. His attacks can deal quite massive damage

(especially in the case of critical attacks - which happens often). If the enemy summons two such heads, they will be capable of killing a single party member during one turn. As proved by the above list, during the fight (apart from attacking the boss) you should completely ignore both Vestal and Man-at-Arms (just remember to smash his defenses imposed on the boss) and kill Grave Robber (or Grave Robbers, if you have bad luck). Each time, after two heads disappear from the battlefield, and the boss takes the 1st or the 2nd position, he uses Collect Call again.



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This way, you can cause a situation, in which only heads of Vestals Men-at-Arms' heads appear in the battlefield, as a result of which damage dealt by the enemies drop to nearly zero. As a matter of fact, this is also the best tactic here, because you then do not need to worry about the powerful attacks of Grave Robbers. The rest of the boss's attacks are not too dangerous - his Life Steal heals only a tiny fraction of the damage that you deal and Show Collection imposes on you very little stress. Try to eliminate heads of Grave Robbers, smash protections of Men-At-Arms' on a regular basis and deal consistent damage to the boss. What is effective against the Collector are attacks that impose Bleed or Poison effects - the boss has low Resistances to these, which makes it easy to impose them and eliminates any healing abilities of the enemies. Also, it is a good idea to use, quite often, stunning abilities, to which the enemy is also vulnerable - this is especially effective in the first turn, which delays his summoning of the heads and lets you deal considerable damage. It is difficult to recommend a good make-up here, because the encounter with him is rather random, but it pays off to remember about several issues: Make sure that you have, at least, one character with stun ability , who can target the 1st,

2nd or the 3rd row - this will be helpful at stunning the boss in the first turn, or at stunning the ManAt-Arms. Do not enter fight with the boss with a party in made-up to deal Damage over Time - the

key here is to eliminate Grave Robbers as quickly as possible, and this requires high damage dealt. A perfect choice is your own Grave Robber, Hellion or Bounty Hunter. Do not ignore Grave Robbers ! One turn of distraction may cost you a valuable character - their

damage cad exceed 30 points at one take. Do not waste time on regenerating stress when the Collector is still alive. In the first place,

deal with the boss and Grave Robbers, because the amount of stress that you receive during the battle is negligible. After you kill the boss, it is also a good idea to deal with Vestals/Men-At-Arms - they are incapable of wounding you in any way and you can use this time to regenerate your health, or to bring down stress levels. Just remember that there needs to be more than one enemy in the battlefield otherwise you receive damage from stress for the entire party, every several turns.



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Town Introduction

Dark Sweet Home

This nameless town is the only safe place in the whole game which will work as a shelter for your heroes. Here, you will be able to hire new heroes, healing their afflictions or upgrading their equipment and their skills. From here you will be also able to embark on a new quest and bury those who were not able to retreat alive. All of the buildings (except for the Graveyard and Town Square) can be upgraded by using the so called Heirlooms which can be found in the dungeons. Most of the buildings have got 2 to 4 upgrade trees which will represent each 'room' of the building. Enhancing these rooms will result with increase the qualities of its services or it will decrease the costs of its usage. E.g. the Tavern. Has got three trees which correspond to the Bar, Gambling and Brothel. Each next upgrade requires more Heirlooms. For now, the buildings can be upgraded up to the sixth level. The only buildings that are passive are the, Graveyard and Town Square. The first works only as a piece of information which gives you details on your late party members and on their death circumstances. The latter building i s present on the Town screen but for now is blocked.



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Abbey

Abbey's upgrade tree

The Abbey is primarily used to relieve the stress of your characters. There are currently 3 different types of activities you can do: Cloister, Transept, and Penance Hall. Occasionally, there will be

an NPC that takes up one of these activities and the player cannot access said activity until the next week or until the NPC leaves. Upgrades require Busts and Crests. Some non-religious characters may refuse healing in the Abbey.

Cloister Upgrading increases stress recovery and number of slots as also reduces treatment costs. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Increases

Reduces treatment cost by 15%

Increases number slots to 2.

Description Stress

Recovery Cost

4x Bust 4x 8x Crest

Bust Crest

Level 4

Increases of Stress Recovery

Level 5

Level 6

Reduces Increases treatment cost number of slots by o 15% to 3.

8x 11x Bust 11x 15x Bust 19x Bust 19x 23x Bust 23x Crest 15x Crest Crest Crest



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Transept Upgrading increases stress recovery and number of slots as also reduces treatment costs. Level 1

Increases Description Stress Recovery Cost

Level 2

Level 3



4x Bust 4x 8x Crest

Bust Crest

Level 4


Level 5

Level 6


Increases number of slots to 3.

8x 11x Bust 11x 15x Bust 19x Bust 19x 23x Bust Crest 15x Crest Crest Crest

23x

Penance Hall Upgrading increases stress recovery and number of slots as also reduces treatment costs. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Increases



Description Stress

Recovery Cost

4x Bust 4x 8x Crest

Bust Crest

Level 4


Level 5

Level 6


Increases number of slots to 3.

Bust 19x Bust 19x 23x Bust 8x 11x Bust 11x 15x Crest 15x Crest Crest Crest

23x



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Blacksmith

Blacksmith's upgrade tree

The Blacksmith allows you to upgrade the weapons and armor of each individual character that you have. Upgrading the blacksmith reduces the costs of weapon/armor upgrades and allows you upgrading them to the higher ranks.

Weaponsmithing Increases the heroes' weapon's speed, damage and Chance for critical damage. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Description

Allows weapon Allows weapon Allows weapon Allows weapon upgrades to rank 2. upgrades to rank 3 upgrades to rank 4 upgrades to rank 5

Cost

10x Deed 6x Crest 26x Deed 17x Crest 42x Deed 28x Crest 58x Deed 39x Crest



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Armorsmithing Increases the heroes' dodge Chance as well as their armor HPs. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Description

Allows armor Allows armor Allows armor Allows armor upgrades upgrades to rank 2 upgrades to rank 3 upgrades to rank to rank 5

Cost

10x Deed 6x Crest 26x Deed 17x Crest

42x

Deed

Crest

28x

58x Deed 39x Crest

Furnace Reduces the cost of upgrading weapons and armor. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Reduces cost of Reduces cost of Reduces cost of Reduces cost of Reduces cost of weapon and weapon and weapon and weapon and Description weapon and armor armor upgrades armor upgrades armor upgrades armor upgrades upgrades by 10% by 10% by 10% by 10% by 10% Cost

5x

Deed Crest

3x 12x Crest

Deed

8x 18x Deed 12x 24x Deed 16x 31x Crest

Crest

Deed

21x

Crest



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Guild

Guild's upgrade tree

The Guild is where you upgrade the skills of your characters (up to level 5) or teach them new ones. Upgrading requires Portraits and Crests. Each level enhances the skills by increasing their factors (higher damage stronger buffs or effects).



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Instructor Mastery Allows upgrades to higher ranks. Level 1 Description

Cost

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Allows upgrades to Allows upgrades to Allows upgrades to Allows rank 2 rank 3 rank 4 rank 5 6x

Painting Crest

11x 15x Crest

upgrades

Painting 30x 24x Painting 48x 33x Painting Crest Crest

to

67x

Training Regimen Upgrading reduces cost of skill upgrades. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Reduces cost of Reduces cost of Reduces cost of Reduces cost of Reduces cost of skill upgrades skill upgrades skill upgrades skill upgrades upgrades by 10% by 10% by 10% by 10% by 10%

Description skill

Cost

Painting 5x Painting 8x Painting 11x Painting 14x Painting 29x 2x 11x Crest 11x Crest 17x Crest 23x Crest Crest



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Nomad Wagon

Nomad Wagon upgrade tree

The Nomad Wagon is where you can purchase trinkets for various amounts of gold. Upgrading requires Crests. Trinkets grant its bearer some positive and negative effects and they can be also found in the dungeons. Visit the Nomad Wagon for a bigger choice.

Wagon Size Increases the number of trinkets sold at the Nomad Wagon. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Increases the Increases the Increases the Increases the number Description number of available number of available number of available of available trinkets to trinkets to 4 trinkets to 6 trinkets to 8 10 Cost

17x Crest

46x Crest

74x Crest

103x Crest

Merchant Network Reduces the cost of trinket purchases. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Description

Reduces trinket Reduces trinket Reduces trinket Reduces trinket Reduces trinket cost cost by 10% cost by 10% cost by 10% cost by 10% by 10%

Cost

14x Crest

31x Crest

48x Crest

65x Crest

82x Crest



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Sanitarium

Sanitarium upgrade tree.

The Sanitarium allows you to remove the selected negative quirks off your heroes. The whole process resembles the one used to decrease the stress of your heroes. The hero is placed in one of the free slots, where you can select the quirk you want to get rid of, and then the hero undergoes the treatment, which in turn makes him inaccessible for the next week. Besides that, you can also "lock" a positive quirk in almost the same way as you use to get rid of a negative one - after selecting a hero and highlighting the positive quirk, a yellow padlock will appear near the quirk, which symbolizes the whole process. Remember that you can remove a negative quirk and lock in a positive one simultaneously, allowing you to save a lot of time. Additionally, the Sanitarium allows you to get rid of those pesky diseases, which your heroes are guaranteed to attract during their journeys - it's immensely worth to do so, as the effects of diseases are often way more severe than those of negative quirks. The whole process is very similar - you put a hero in the Infirmary, and he/she will come back a week later, free from the selected disease.



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Treatment Library Decreases the costs of removing negative and locking in positive qui rks. Level 1

Decreases costs Description treatment 10%. 3x

Cost

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

the Decreases of costs by treatment 10%.



Bust

2x 8x

Crest

Bust

Crest

4x 16x

Bust

Crest

6x 16x

Level 5

the Decreases the costs of of treatment by by 10%.

Bust

Crest

8x

21x Bust 10x Crest

Infirmary Decreases the costs of removing diseases. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Decreases the Gives a chance Decreases the Gives a chance Decreases the costs of disease to remove an costs of disease to remove an Description costs of disease treatment by additional treatment by additional treatment by 10%. 10%. disease. 10%. disease. 3x

Cost

Bust

2x 8x

Crest

Bust Crest

4x 16x

Bust

6x 16x

Crest

Bust

Crest

8x 21x

Bust

10x

Crest

Patience Cells Increases the number of slots in the Treatment Library and the Infirmary. Level 1

Description

Cost

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Increases the Increases the Increases the Increases the amount of slots amount of slots amount of slots amount of slots in in the Treatment in the Infirmary in the Treatment the Infirmary to 3. Library to 2. to 2. Library to 2. 10x Crest

Bust

5x 20x

Bust 10x 30x Bust Crest Crest

15x

60x Bust 30x Crest



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Stage Coach

Stage Coach upgrade tree

This inconspicuous stagecoach is one of the most important objects in the game. Through this cart, you can hire new heroes in order to replace those who have died. Hiring up new heroes is free of charge, but their number is limited. Available heroes change every week.



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Stage Coach Network Increases the number of heroes for hire each week. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Increases Increases Increases Increases Increases number of number of number of number of number of Description available heroes to available heroes available heroes available heroes available heroes 7 to 3 to 4 to 5 to 6 Cost

3x

Deed Crest

3x 8x

Deed Crest


Crest

Deed

21x

Crest

Hero Barracks Increases the size of your current hero roster, the amount of characters you can have at any one time. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Increases the Increases the Increases the Increases the Increases the maximum maximum maximum maximum maximum amount Description amount of amount of amount of amount of of heroes you can heroes you can heroes you can heroes you can heroes you can have to 25. have to 12. have to 15. have to 18. have to 21. Cost

3x

Deed Crest

3x 8x

Deed Crest


Crest

Deed

21x

Crest



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Survivalist

Survivalist upgrade tree

Survivalist, is similar to the Guild, but here you can upgrade or unlock character camping skills.

These have only one level each, thus they can't be enhanced.

Bonfire Lowers the costs of camping upgrades. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Level 5

Description

Lowers the costs Lowers the costs Lowers the costs Lowers the costs Lowers the costs by by 10% by 10% by 10% by 10% 10%

Cost

27x Crest

62x Crest

96x Crest

130x Crest

165x Crest



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Tavern

Tavern upgrade tree

Tavern is a location in town where you can relieve the stress of your characters. Similar to the Abbey it consists of 3 segments: Bar, Gambling and Brothel. Tavern is more neutral than the Abbey, although still some heroes may be blocked from using some of its services.



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Bar Upgrading increases stress recovery and number of slots as also reduces treatment costs. Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Increases


Increases number slots to 2

Description stress

recovery. Cost

Level 4

Increases of stress recovery.

Level 5

Level 6


Increases number of slots to 3

2x Painting 4x Painting 6x Painting 8x Painting 10x Painting 11x Painting 23x Crest 4x Crest 8x Crest 11x Crest 15x Crest 19x Crest

Gambling Upgrading increases stress recovery and number of slots as also reduces treatment costs. Level 1

Increases Description stress recovery. Cost

Level 2

Level 3



Level 4


Level 5

Level 6



2x Painting 4x Painting 6x Painting 8x Painting 10x Painting 11x Painting 23x 4x Crest 8x Crest 11x Crest 15x Crest 19x Crest Crest

Brothel Upgrading increases stress recovery and number of slots and reduces treatment costs. Level 1

Increases Description stress recovery. Cost

Level 2

Level 3



Level 4


Level 5

Level 6



2x Painting 4x Painting 6x Painting 8x Painting 10x Painting 11x Painting 23x 4x Crest 8x Crest 11x Crest 15x Crest 19x Crest Crest



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Dungeons Missions Every embarking begins from picking up a mission. These will define your object. Each mission has a different difficulty level, rewards and enemy types. All of them are generated randomly by the game thus, you will never get stuck on too hard missions. All of the missions consist of three basic factors. These are: Mission type, required hero level and length. Mission types difine its target. It can be either killing an exact percentage of enemies or a specific enemy. It can also be an activation of some specific objects or collection of some relicts. Required level refers to the levels of your heroes as the enemies and the stress modifier will be of the same levels. The last factor corresponds to the number of camps which you will be able to partake in. The shortest missions will not let you to camp at all whilst the longest missions will enable you to camp twice a mission. In theory, finishing a mission is not required in order to progress in the game. However, finishing one will give you rewards, heirlooms and, sometimes, trinkets which will make it easier for you. If all of your heroes die or if the player give up and retreat from a quest it will be considered as unfinished. Even though all of the find items and gold will be brought back to the town as long as there is at least one hero left alive. Here is the list of the mission types in the Darkest Dungeon: • • • • •

Cleanse - Win 100% of the fights in the dungeon Explore - Explore 90% of rooms Kill the (Boss) - Kill X boss Activate - Activate 3 altars Gather - Collect 3 relics



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Exploration

You can find many interesting items in the dungeons

The very, very basics you will have to learn are the basics of moving around the dungeons. The main object of the mission is pointless if you will not be able to reach it. Despite all of the threats, moving isn't really that hard in the DD. Entire games is 2D, thus your team can move either left or right (A/D buttons and LPM). This is it for a single sections as the rooms. These however, are connected with each other with corridors. In order to reach another room you will have to go through the entire corridor which may be guarded by some randomly generated enemies or traps. Choose the room to which you want to move by clicking it on the minimap in the bottom right corner of the screen. It is worth mentioning that once visited, the corridors and rooms don't change. Thus, there won't be no new enemies, traps, objects etc.

Secret Rooms While traversing through a dungeon, you will have a small chance to get into secret rooms - those are marked with a special, golden star on the map and the entrance to such a room is always located inside the corridor (and not in the room). The only way to reveal a secret room is to locate it through Scouting. You will always find a container inside, which should be opened with the Skeleton Key, in order to get the goods inside.



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Fight

A frustrating situation espe cially at the beginning of the gam e

The fighting is another basic and also an inseparable part of the DD. Every mission is granted to have at least some monsters inside. In order to survive those encounters you will have to, again, learn the basics. Fortunately, they aren't too complicated...at least at a first glance.



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The order of movement The battle starts when you encounter an enemy. Your team enters the combat mode and will always be on the left side of the battlefield, while the enemy group takes the right side. The order of movement depends on the Speed attribute of all the combatants - the higher it is, the quicker a character will move in a given round. Additionally, aside from the character's speed parameter, a number ranging from 1 to 8 is randomly picked and added to the speed attribute - the final value is the number that determines who will move first. The speed is counted after each character moves (not at the end of the round) - it means that it can be influenced all the time by various buffs and debuffs, as well as the randomness (the 1-8 draw described above). The order of movement is also influenced by the element of surprise. If the player surprises the enemy team, his / her team will always move first - if, on the other hand, the player team is surprised, it does not necessary mean that the enemy will move first, just that they will be given a few extra points of speed during the first round.

The course of battle The maximum number of the characters in the line is 4 and they are always placed in a way in which the front is filled. It is of high importance as because of this you can move the enemies from the back to the front where they won't be able to use most of their abilities and also they will be an easy target for your party. The important mechanic is the process of creating corpses - after killing most enemies in the game, they won't disappear completely, as their corpse will take the spot they stood in. The corpse has a portion of the original enemy's health, it loses a small amount of that each round, and when it's "killed", it will disappear from the battlefield - as long as the corpse lies there, it will block the field like a normal unit. A corpse won't be created if the enemy was killed by a critical hit, or from bleeding / blight damage. During the action of your hero, you can always perform one of the three actions - attack, change position, or you can simply pass the round. The attack means that the character will be able to use one of its abilities, change position allows you to move the character into another slot, and passing the round ceases any action by the hero, and causes a few points of stress. The character can also use an item from the inventory - it won't use the round and the character will still be able to perform one of the three actions. A thing worth noting is the fact that the movements of both player and enemy units are mixed thanks to that, you (mostly) won't run into a situation in which one of the sides acts few times in a row and the opposing force can't retaliate. The fight ends when all of the enemies/heroes are dead or when you will command a retreat order (flag on the minimap).



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Camping Every hero needs some rest eventually. And the camping does a great job in that matter. The camping is available only during longer missions. You can start a camp by using a Firewood. That you will be given for free before the quest. The camp can be only set up in the empty rooms. The very first phase of the camping consists of eating Provisions. The more they eat, the more HPs they will get. Here is the table with detailed stats: 0 Provisions

2 Provisions

4 Provisions

-20% HP

+0% HP

+10% HP

+15 Level

to

Stress +0 to Level

Stress +0 to Level

8 Provisions

+25% HP Stress

-10 to Stress Level

After eating some super by the heroes, you will receive 12 Respite Points, which can be used for activating some of the heroes' skills. Most often they will heal some HPs, decrease the stress level or give a hero some buffs. After that part, where you won't be able to do anything more, the dream phase begins. After this phase, the team will come back to the exploration, although it may happen that the party will be attacked by the enemies during this phase.



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Curio General information

Shambler's Altar is one of the things that you shouldn't touch if you aren't ready.

Curio are special, random generated objects in the dungeons with which you can interact. They differ from regular chests, barrels and boxes (which can, but don't have to contain an item and don't punish the player in any way) as they can contain basically all items, curses, sicknesses and negative effects that can affect the characters.



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You can use an item on each Curio - depending on what item you use you can obtain various outcomes. Most Curios have one item that can be used (few of them have two and there are ones that aren't affected by an item), they can be also opened without an item, but in that case you will have to face the consequences. Activating these objects might end i n: •

•

•

•

Nothing - the player will find fi nd absolutely nothing inside A giant stress increase (around 100 points!) which can immediately cause panic of the character (or a heart attack if the stress reaches 200 points) Finding a rare item Receiving negative Quirk or infecting the character with a serious illness that will reduce character's effectiveness

•

Getting rid of a negative Quirk or receiving a random positive one

•

Turning the torch off or fully regenerating it

•

Improving character's attribute until camping

•

Summoning the miniboss (more about in the Shambler chapter)

Curio is an interesting mechanic, but you should think twice before opening each of them - very frequently the potential valuable reward can change into a serious penalty for the team (for example increasing the stress of a character by 100 points, causing it to panic and fighting the rest of the team, which will force you to escape from the mission). There are Curio that can be opened with no worry and there are ones you should keep yourself away from. Remember that no Curio can give you two effects at once - each effect is counted once. Also remember that you can activate some Curio without an item (for example the ones that can infect the character with a sickness) if the character that does it have high resistances. In that case, even if you get a "bad luck", the effect will not be placed. Sadly, there are no resistances to Quirk in the game, so keep away from objects that add only negative Quirks. In the further chapters you can find a list of Curio available on a specific territory, items to interact and rewards they offer.



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Ruins Curio

Effect with an item

Effect without an item

Torch: increases Light level 50% Blight chance

by 100%

25% gold/gems chance 100% chance for obtaining 2 pieces 25% chance that nothing will happen of gold/gems Medicinal

Herbs:

Alchemy Table

Holy Water: 100% chances 100%

for increasing damage 30% until the next camp

chances for increasing by damage by 20% until the next camp

Altar of Light

25% chance for scout 25% chance income None

for

stress

+50

16,7% chance for a positive Quirk 8,3% chance for a negative Quirk

Bookshelf

25% chance happen

for

nothing

to



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50% chance for increasing stress of one character by 20% Holy Water: reduces stress of one

character by 30

25% chances gold/trinket

for

25% chance for removing a negative Quirk Confession Booth

44,4% chance gem/trinket

for

22% chance for random Holy Water: 100% chance for 2 disease status gems/trinket 22% chance that nothing Shovel - 100% chance for will happen negative Quirk Guilty Conscience Decorative Urn

7,4% chance for Creeping Cough disease 3,7% chance for random illness

50% chance for reducing by 10, removing reducing character's stress by 20, negative statuses and removing negative statuses and healing 5 health points healing 12 health points 50% chances for gold/gems Holy Water: 100% chance for stress

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40% chance for two pieces of any treasure 20% chance for negative Quirk Claustrophobia Medicinal Herbs: 100% chance for 20% chance that nothing

two pieces of any treasure

will happen 13,3% chance Tetanus illness

Iron Maiden

for

6,7% chance for random illness

Skeleton Key: 100% chance for 2-3 50% chance for Bleed

pieces of gold/gems

status

Shovel: 100% chance for two pieces 50% chance for Blight

of gold/gems

status

Locked Display Cabinet

Skeleton Key: 100% chance for 1-2 50% chance for Bleed

pieces of gold/heirlooms/trinkets Shovel: Locked Sarcophagus

100% gold/heirloom/trinket

chance

status for 50% chance for Blight status

60% chance for two pieces of gold/heirlooms None

Sarcophagus

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26,7% chance for a random positive Quirk 26,7% chance for increasing stress by 25 points 100% chance for 20% chance that nothing will increasing character's stress by happen 100 points 13,3% chance for a random negative Quirk Torch:

Stack of Books

13.3% chance for depleting torch by 25 points

75% chance for increasing PROT and DODGE stat by 75% None

12,5% chance for positive Quirk Ruins Adventurer 12,5% chance for positive Quirk Ruins Tactician

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Notes As one can see, the range of effects received after activating a Curio is quite wide. You should watch yourself and not open everything you can. You should especially avoid: •

Stack of Books, opening which can have grave consequences after using torch (100 stress

will immediately cause panic or a heart attack if the stress will reach 200) •

Sarcophagus - 60% chance for reward is too little when there is 20% chance for getting a

very troublesome negative Quirk •

•

Iron Maiden - you should never use it without the required item (Medicinal Herbs) - there is a great chance for getting illness and reducing character's effectiveness Decorative Urn - as above, activating without an item can give you small reward or infect

you with an illness The other Curio that can be found here are worth the risk - especially the Altar of Light and Suit of Armor which can increase character's statistics and the effect will last till the end of the mission or till rest.



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Warrens Curio

Effect with an item


None

100% chance for damage increased by 15%, accuracy by 10% and critical hit chance by 5%

Bone Altar

25% chance for gold/food/trinket 100% 25% chance for random disease chance for two pieces of gold 25% chance for Blight status / food / trinket 25% chance that nothing will happen Dinner Cart Medicinal

Herbs:

25% chance for gold/food/supplies 100% 25% chance for random disease chance for 1-2 pieces of 25% chance for Blight status gold/food/supplies 25% chance that nothing will Makeshift Dining Table happen Medicinal

Herbs:



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33,3% chance gold/food/supplies Medicinal Herbs: decreases DODGE

statistic by 20%

for

33,3% chance for Blight status 22,2% chance that nothing will happen 11,1% chance for negative Quirk Alcoholism

Moonshine Barrel

33,3% chance for a random positive Quirk 25% chance for increasing Holy Water: 100% chance for 2 stress by 25 pieces of gems/trinkets 25% chance that nothing will happen 17,7% chance for a random negative Quirk

Occult Scrawlings

25% chance for two pieces of any treasure Holy Water: 100% chance for two

pieces of any treasure

25% chance for random illness 25% chance for negative Quirk Bloodthirsty 25% chance that nothing will happen

Pile of Bones

33,3% chance for scouting 33,3% chance that nothing will happen Torch: removes one negative Quirk Pile of Scrolls

16,7% chance stress by 15%

for

increasing

11,1% chance for a random positive Quirk 5,6% chance negative Quirk

for

a

random



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40% chance gold/gems/food Bandage: 100% chance for 1-2 pieces

of gold/gems/food

for

40% chance for Bleed status 20% chance that nothing will happen

Rack of Blades

50% chance stress by 50

None

for

increasing

25% chance for removing one negative Quirk 12,5% chance for a random positive Quirk 12,5% chance for a random negative Quirk

Sacrificial Stone

26,7% chance for a random positive Quirk 26,7% chance for increasing stress by 25 points 100% chance for increasing 20% chance that nothing will character's stress by 100 points happen Torch:

Stack of Books

13,3% chance for a random negative Quirk 13.3% chance for depleting torch by 25 points



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Notes While traveling through Warrens you must especially avoid contact with: •

Stack of Books, opening which can have grave consequences after using torch (100 stress

will immediately cause panic or a heart attack if the stress will reach 200) •

Occult Scrawings and Piles of Bones - activate them only using the required items,

"empty" activation is too risky •

Dinner Cart and Makeshift Dining Table - similarly as above, you should activate them

only using the required item as otherwise there is a high chance for becoming ill Curio that you should be especially interested in is the Pile of Scrolls. Always activate it using the torch and with a character that has large number of negative Quirks (or one very serious) - by removing Quirks in that way you will be able to save large number of gold (later in the game even more than 10 thousand pieces!)



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The Cove Curio

Effect with an item

Effect with an item

50% chance for 2 pieces gold/gems/heirlooms/supply Shovel: 100% chance for

3 pieces of any treasure

25% chance happen

that

nothing

of will

25% chance for Bleed effect

Barnacle Crusted Chest

Shovel: 100% chance for

66,7% chance for a random positive Quirk

increasing character's 25% chance for a random negative stress by 100 points Quirk 8,3% chance for a random sickness Bas Relief

75%

chance for increasing to Blight, Bleed and for reducing stress by 5 diseases by 33% till the end of the points and curing 5 health mission or camp points 25% chance for a random sickness Antivenom: 100% chance resistance

Brackish Tide Pool

Medicinal Herbs: 100%

Eerie Coral

50% chance for reducing stress by 10 points

chance for reducing stress 25% chance that nothing will by 5 points and curing 5 happen health points 25% chance for increasing stress by 25 points



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50% chance happen

Medicinal Herbs: 100% chance for

3 random treasures Fish Carcass

that nothing will

16,7% chance for disease (Red Plague) 16,7% chance gold/gems/supplies

for

11,1% chance for Bleed effect 5,5% chance for Blight effect

Water: 50% chance for 50% chance for reducing damage increasing damage by 18% till the by 25%, accuracy by 10 points till end of the mission or till camp the end of the mission or till camp Holy Water: 50% chance for 50% chance for reducing dodge increasing damage by 10%, by 12 points and giving a Marked accuracy by 5 points and chance for status for the character (lasts 3 critical hits by 6% till the end of the rounds) mission or till camp Holy

Fish Idol

40% chance gold/trinkets Shovel: 100% chance for 3 pieces

of gold/trinkets Giant Oyster

for

2

pieces

of

40% chance for Bleed status 20% chance happen

that nothing will



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66,7% chance for increasing damage by 20% and speed by 4 None points till the end of the mission or till camp

33,3% chance for reducing stress by 30 points

Ship's Figurehead

Notes While traveling through the Cove you must watch out for far more Curio, especially if you're lacking items needed for activating them. Most of all you must avoid contact with: •

Bas Relief - a high chance for receiving negative Quirk or a disease

•

Brackish Tide Pool and Fish Carcass - high chance for infecting the character with a

serious disease (Red Plague greatly reduces character's effectiveness) •

Fish Idol - avoid this Curio if you don't have the required item (Holy Water). Activation

always ends with a negative effect and in half of the situations it will greatly reduce your character's effectiveness. Excluding Bas Relief which you shouldn't touch at all (activation using the torch increases stress by 100 points!), all other Curio can be activated when you have proper items.



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Weald Curio

Effect with an item


50% chance for gold/heirlooms

2

pieces

of

33,3% chance that nothing will happen

None

8,3% chance for positive Quirk Weald Adventurer

Ancient Coffin

8,3% chance for positive Quirk Weald Explorer 42,8% chance for food 28,6% chance for disease Rabies 100% 14,3% chance that nothing will chance for 2 pieces of food happen Medicinal Beast Carcass

Herbs:

14,3% chance for negative Quirk Zoophobia

40% chance for gold/gem/trinket 40% chance that nothing will Bandage: 100% chance for happen 1-2 pieces of 10% chance for negative Quirk gold/gems/trinkets Slow Reflexes 10% chance for negative Quirk Slow Draw

Eerie Spiderweb

100% chance for 3 pieces of any 50% chance for any treasure treasure 50% chance for Blight effect Antivenom: 100% chance Left Luggage for 3 pieces of any treasure Skeleton

Key:

40% chance for gold/trinket Bandage: 100% chance for 40% chance for Blight effect Mummified Remains

2 pieces of gold/trinkets

20% chance happen

that

nothing

will



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Antivenom: 100% chances for 3

50% chances for 2 pieces of any treasure 25% chance that nothing will happen

pieces of any treasure

25% chance for Blight effect Old Tree

Holy Water: 100% chance for 100% chance for reducing stress by

reducing stress by 30

20

Pristine Fountain

Shovel:

100% chance pieces of gems/heirlooms

for

3 50% chance for a random sickness 50% chance for Blight effect

Shallow Grave

37,5% chance for 2 gold/supplies/heirlooms

pieces

of

37,5% chance for scouting None Traveler's Tent

12,5% chance happen

that

nothing

will

12,5% chance for increasing stress by 25



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25% chance that nothing will happen 18,7% chance for a random positive Quirk 100% chance for a 18,7% chance for a random negative Quirk random positive Quirk Holy

Water:

18,7% chance for Bleed effect 9,4% chance for Blight effect Troubling Effigy

9,4% chance stress by 15

for

increasing

Notes While traveling through the Weald you must especially avoid contact with: •

Troubling Effigy and Eerie Spiderweb - both Curio, if activated without the required item,

can give the character a negative Quirk that will be expensive to remove •

Shallow Grave and Beast Carcass - similarly as above, don't activate them without the

required items as in both cases there is a high chance for your character to get sick. Curio that you should be interested in is Pristine Fountain which (no matter whether you use item or activate it "empty") will reduce the stress level of a si ngle character. You should also take interest in Troubling Effigy, but this one must be activated using the required item - by doing so you can obtain a powerful positive Quirk.



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Common ones In this chapter you will find Curio that can be found in every dungeon type and activating them usually doesn't have any negative consequences. Curio

Effect with an item


75% chance for a heirloom None

25% chance happen

that

nothing

will

Crate

60% chance for 1-2 pieces of gold/gems/supplies None

Discarded Pack

20% chance happen

that

nothing

will

20% chance for scouting

33% chance for a random positive Quirk 25%

chance

Holy Water: 100% chance happen

that

nothing

will

for removing a negative 25% chance for increasing stress Quirk or curing a disease by 50

Eldritch Altar

17% chance for a random negative Quirk

75% chance for 2 pieces Skeleton Key: 100% heirlooms chance for 3 pieces of any 12,5% chance for Blight effect treasure 12,5% chance for Bleed status

of

Heirloom Chest



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75% chance for gold/gem None

25% chance that nothing will happen

Sack

None

75% chance for 1 Torch 25% chance for 1 Torch and gold/gem/heirloom

Sconce

Torch: 100% chance for summoning 100% chance that nothing will

Shambler, the miniboss

happen

None

75% chance for 2 pieces of any treasure

Shambler's Altar

25% chance for Blight effect Unlocked Strongbox



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Notes As one can see, most Curio that can be found in every location are harmless and they usually offer useful items. However, it is worth remembering about 3 of them: •

Eldrich Altar - Always activate it using the Holy water, this will allow you to get rid of a

negative Quirk or illness. It is a good idea to always keep at least one Holy Water in case of finding this object. •

Heirloom Chest - you can activate it using the required item and receive random items or

risk (high, 75% chance) obtaining heirlooms. •

Shambler's Altar - activating it using a torch summons probably the strongest (mini)boss

available in the game that can increase the stress of your whole party i n a short time. Don't activate it unless you are 100% sure that you can handle him.



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Locations Ruins Ruins is the first location that the player gains access to. It's also the easiest of all of the places in the game - the enemies, aside from one inflicting stress, are relatively harmless, as they are primarily focused on dealing physical damage. Additionally, there are two bosses that await you here: the Necromancer, and the Prophet.

Team selection When venturing to the ruins, you should choose: •

Crusader, or a pair of Crusaders - they deal increased damage to Unholy enemies, and all

the foes you will stumble upon here are of that type. •

Hellion - her attacks, especially when she is standing i n the front, allow her to reach every

rank. Additionally, Hellion focuses on dealing brutal damage, and she is perfectly suited for this place as enemies here lack any protection. •

Vestal - Similarly to the Crusader, one of her abilities deal increased damage to Unholy

enemies. •

Plague Doctor - enemies here have an insignificant (or outright non-existent) resistance to

blight, making the Plague Doctor extremely effective against them. Additi onally, thanks to her Battlefield Medicine, the only damage over ti me effect that they are able to inflict (bleeding) will be ineffective. •

Grave Digger - huge amount of speed allow this hero to take out the most dangerous

threat, the Bone Courtier (who does a lot of stress damage), before the enemy can even move. •

Abomination - after the transformation he will be able to reach the 3rd rank of the enemy

team, where the most dangerous enemies (such as the Bone Courtier) often stand. •

Occultist / Bounty Hunter - the ability to pull the enemy from the back rank right into the

front will prevent them from using their stress abilities, making the encounter a lot easier. Heroes that you should not take here: •

Hound Master - his damage revolves around bleeding, which the enemies in the Ruins are

immune to. •

Jester - most of the encounters here end after 2, maybe 3 rounds, which makes the effects

of his songs quite not worth the effort (and the amount of stress can be easily maintained, thanks to a lot of Curios reducing it). Additionally two of his attacks inflict bl eeding, which the enemies are immune to.



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Provisions Type

Short mission

Medium mission

Long mission

Food

12

16-18

18-24

Torches

8-9

14-16

16-18

Skeleton Keys

1

2

3-4

Shovels

1-2

2

2-3

Holy Water

2

3

4

Bandages

1

2

2-3

Antivenom

0

0

0

Medicinal Herbs

1

1-2

2-3

The most important provision in the Ruins is the Holy Water , as it can be used on a large

amount of Curios. You should also take a couple of bandages in case the enemies inflict a lot of bleeding DoT on your characters - there's no point to take antivenom here, as none of the enemies have blight attacks, and there are no curios here that require it.



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Enemies you should watch out for There's a number of enemies you should watch out for while in the Ruins, such as: •

Bone Courtier - this bone, weird-looking fell a equipped with a dagger and a chalice is the

biggest threat of the ruins. He has a huge amount of speed, making him almost al ways the first one to act and his attack increases the stress of the hero by 15 points. You should either get rid of him quickly, or pull him to the 1st or 2nd rank, where he won't be able to use his chalice for attack and be forced to depend on a miserable dagger stab. •

Bone Arbalist - the biggest threat from this enemy comes with his attack, Quarrel, which

has a big chance for a critical hit, allowing it to take more than 1/3 of your character's health. If there are no Bone Courtiers on the battlefield, he should be your top priority. •

Gargoyle - Gargoyles aren't the heaviest hitters in the game, but they use some of the most

annoying abilities in the game, which can either stun, or push two of your heroes to the backline. They have very little health points, but are extremely fast and have one of the highest protect values in the game. As they are basically immune to bleeding, the best way to deal with them is to use a Plague Doctor's blight attacks. Enemies that you can stumble upon in any location, and who should be eliminated, or simply taken care of as soon as possible: •

Cultist Acolyte - an enemy which is very similar to the Bone Courtier from the Ruins. He

deals relatively small amount of damage, but is able to inflict a lot of stress to a hero, and is extremely fast. He should be taken care of, either by eliminating him or pulling him to the first rank as soon as possible. •

Brigand Fusilier - an enemy characterized by a lot of speed and the ability to attack your

whole team if he is standing on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th position. If there are no enemies dealing stress damage on the battlefield, you should take him out as quickly as possible. •

Madman - without a doubt the number one enemy you should watch out for. He has a

minimal amount of health points, but he makes up for it with his dodge value, speed and the two attacks that he can perform from any position. Both of those increase the stress of your heroes, and the Doomsay allows him to attack your whole team at the same time. Madman should be taken care of as quickly as possible. •

Ghoul - similar to the previously described enemy, he is capable of dealing stress damage to

the whole team, stunning or disease a character. He has a lot of protection, which makes stunning and inflicting bleeding and/or blight the b est method to take him out. Additionally, you can use the mark of the Hound Master to decrease his protection, which makes him more vulnerable to your attacks.



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Weald Weald is the second location unlocked for the player. In contrast to the other locations in the game, there are no single-type enemies here (like Unholy for Ruins, or Eldritch for Cove), meaning that character classes won't have any advantage here. Bleeding is extremely effective here, thanks to low resistances for that effect, whereas blight is practically ineffective. As far as the bosses go, you will be fighting two of them here: the Hag and the Brigand Pounder. The most important resistance here is the Disease resistance, as a lot of enemies here have a chance to cause it.

Team selection When venturing to the Weald, you should choose: •

Hellion - her powerful attacks directed to the backline of the enemy team, the ability to

cause bleeding, and the possibility to stun the first two ranks of the enemy are the main virtues of this hero. •

Plague Doctor - although the enemies are highly immune to blight, you might get lucky and

still be able to inflict that effect on your foes. However, the biggest merit of having a Blight Doctor in the Weald is the Battlefield Medicine, capable of removing a lot of negative effects caused by the attacks of enemies here. •

Hound Master - finally a place in which the Hound Master shines the brightest. Enemies

have a small resistance to bleeding, and this hero is capabl e of causing it to the whole enemy team at once. Additionally, he has access to a powerful marking enemy (Whi stle), which decreases the protection of the target as well. Hound Master is extremely effective with an Arbalest in the team. •

Occultist - useful thanks to the healing and the ability to weaken (decrease damage) of the

biggest threat in the Weald, which is the Unclean Giant, who is able to deal immense amounts of damage. Use his Weakening Curse to decrease the damage of the giant by 1/3 with each cast. •

Arbalest - together with the marking ability of the Hound Master, the Arbalest will be able to

massacre enemies with a single strike. Additionally, she is extremely effective against enemies standing at rank 3 and 4, which are deali ng the highest amount of damage, while their defenses are relatively weak. Remember about her Rallying Flare ability - you can remove enemy marks with it. •

Jester - his songs will allow you to increase the effectiveness of your team, as well as

decrease the stress of your heroes, and his bleeding attacks on 2nd and 3rd rank are extremely useful here. •

Crusader / Leper - they are extremely effective when dealing with the Ectoplasm, as they

are able to take out two enemies with a single strike.



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Provisions Type

Short mission

Medium mission

Long mission

Food

12

16-18

18-24

Torches

8-9

14-16

16-18

Skeleton Keys

1

2

2

Shovels

3

4-5

5-7

Holy Water

1

2

2-3

Bandages

2

2-3

4

Antivenom

2

2-3

4-5

Medicinal Herbs

1

1-2

2-3

The most important provision here is the shovel, thanks to a lot of obstacles that you will stumble upon here, as well as antivenoms and bandages, to neutralize the effects of bl ight / bleeding.



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Enemies you should watch out for There's a number of enemies you should watch out for while in the Weald, such as: •

Crone - the witch is mainly here to mark your heroes for her companion, the Unclean Giant,

but she can be a pain on her own as well. Her attacks, aside from marking her targets, decrease the accuracy and dodge rate of your heroes, and the rest of her ab ilities deal stress damage. You must quickly take her out, but do not, under no circumstances, pull her to either 1st or 2nd rank - there she will be able to use a powerful attack, dealing relatively small damage but a lot of stress damage, as well as having a high chance to cause blight. •

Fungal Artillery - an enemy that deals almost non-existent amount of damage, but he will

mark your heroes, which the Fungal Scratcher surely will take advantage of. •

Fungal Scratcher - he is able to deal immense amounts of damage to the marked targets.

To prevent that from happening, you should take out the mark (with the Arbalest' Rallying Flare), or you should simply stun the enemy when your characters are marked and get rid of him. •

Ectoplasm - there are two reasons why you should take this enemy as quickly as possible.

The first one being the Cytokinesis ability, which causes another Ectoplasm to appear on the battlefield. Another one is the Ecoplasmic Profusion, which merges two Ectoplasms into a single, bigger one, which has a lot more health, dodge and protection and is generally hard to kill. A Crusader and / or Leper is extremely effective against this monster. •

Unclean Giant - first things first, you should eliminate the Crone, so she won't be able to

mark the targets for the giant. If that fails, you can resort to stunning the gi ant, or protecting the marked target (with, for instance, Protect ability of the Man-at-Arms). All three enemy attacks are dangerous - one of them causes blight for your whole party, the other one shifts their position, and the last one deals immense damage (often taking more than 30 points) to a single target.



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Enemies that you can stumble upon in any location, and who should be eliminated, or simply taken care of as soon as possible: •



Brigand Fusilier - an enemy characterized by a lot of speed and the ability to attack your



minimal amount of health points, but he makes up for it with his dodge value, speed and the two attacks that he can perform from any position. Both of those i ncrease the stress of your heroes, and the Doomsay allows him to attack your whole team at the same time. Madman should be taken care of as quickly as possible. •


the whole team, stunning or disease a character. He has a lot of protection, which makes stunning and inflicting bleeding and/or blight the best method to take him out. Additionally, you can use the mark of the Hound Master to decrease his protection, which makes him more vulnerable to your attacks.



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Warrens Warrens is the third location that is unlocked for the player, filled with Beast-type enemies. The characteristics of this place are the high resistances to blight, very low resistances to bleeding, and a lot of enemies dealing stress damage to the team. Enemies causing diseases and with a lot of protection are quite common here as well. There are two bosses here: the Swine and the Flesh.

Team selection When venturing to the Warrens, you should choose: •

Hound Master - probably the best hero class for this location. His abilities cause bleeding,

which enemies here are vulnerable to, his Whistle abilit y will mark and decrease the protection of an enemy, and his Cry Havoc has a chance to d ecrease the stress of your whole team. •

Hellion - another class which is extremely effective here. The ability to cause bleeding, and

the Iron Swan, which will massacre the most dangerous threats on the 4th rank are the key virtues of her. Another useful ability is the YAWP!, which will stun the enemies standing in the front. •


massacre enemies with a single strike. Additionally, she is extremely effective against enemies standing at rank 3 and 4, which are deali ng the highest amount of damage, while their defenses are relatively weak. Remember about her Rallying Flare ability - you can remove enemy marks with it. •

Bounty Hunter - together with the Arbalest and / or the Hound Master, he will be able to

deal immense damage to the marked targets. Additionally, he has an ability that allows him to pull the enemy from the back to the frontline, as well as one that stuns and shuffles the enemy. •

Jester - his songs will allow you to increase the effectiveness of your team, as well as

decrease the stress of your heroes, and his bleeding attacks on 2nd and 3rd rank are extremely useful here. •

Grave Digger - immense speed will allow her to quickly deal with the enemies standing on

the 3rd and 4th rank. Additionally, she has an increased chance for scouting (which can be further enhanced by using proper camping abilities) - the structure of the dungeons in the Warrens is very often complicated, and various traps punish the player with debuffs and blights. It's always worth to have someone who can scout those ahead. •

•

Crusader - a perfect class for the frontline, because he can increase his own protection, deal significant damage and is quite self-sufficient, as he can heal wounds and reduce stress. Vestal - the enemies here will deal a lot of damage, which is why you should always bring a

powerful healer when venturing into the Warrens. The Occultist can replace a Vestal, but his healing has a chance to cause bleeding, which will happen often enough without his "help".



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Heroes that you should not take here: •

Plague Doctor - enemies are resistant to blight, which makes her quite ineffective here.

Provisions Type

Short mission

Medium mission

Long mission

Food

12

16-18

18-24

Torches

9-11

16-20

20-24

Skeleton Keys

2

2-3

3-4

Shovels

2

2-3

4

Holy Water

2

3

3-4

Bandages

1-2

2

2-3

Antivenom

0

0-1

1

Medicinal Herbs

2-3

4

5-6

The most important provision here are the Medicinal Herbs, which will help you get rid of numerous debuffs. Additionally, you should take a couple of extra torches with you, as the dungeons in the Warrens tend to be quite complicated, forcing you to backtrack a lot, wasting precious torches in the process.



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Enemies you should watch out for There's a number of enemies you should watch out for while in the Warrens, such as: •

Swine Wretch - the enemy deals almost no damage, but his every attack deals about 10

points of stress damage, and has a 33% chance to cause a random disease. You should take him out as quickly as possible, because a disease can significantly weaken your hero. •

Swine Drummer - the equivalent of the Madman, which can cause stress for your entire

team. Additionally, it can mark your characters, reducing their dodge as well. One of the priorities while venturing the Warrens. •

Swinetaur - probably the most powerful "normal" enemy in t he game. The Swinetaur is

especially dangerous when standing on the backline (ranks 2, 3 and 4), where it can use its most powerful ability, the Bull Rush, which deals si gnificant damage, knocks the target 3 ranks back, stuns him and has a high chance for a critical strike. The enemy i s resistant to damage thanks to high protection and has a lot of h ealth - you should try to pull the Swinetaur to the frontline, to decrease its effectiveness. Enemies that you can stumble upon in any location, and who should be eliminated, or simply taken care of as soon as possible: •



•

Brigand Fusilier - an enemy characterized by a lot of speed and the ability to attack your whole team if he is standing on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th position. If there are no enemies dealing stress damage on the battlefield, you should take him out as quickly as possible. Madman - without a doubt the number one enemy you should watch out for. He has a

minimal amount of health points, but he makes up for it with his dodge value, speed and the two attacks that he can perform from any position. Both of those increase the stress of your heroes, and the Doomsay allows him to attack your whole team at the same time. Madman should be taken care of as quickly as possible. •


the whole team, stunning or disease a character. He has a l ot of protection, which makes stunning and inflicting bleeding and/or blight the b est method to take him out. Additionally, you can use the mark of the Hound Master to decrease his protection, which makes him more vulnerable to your attacks.



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Cove The Cove is probably the most dangerous and the hardest location in the game. Most of the enemies here deal a lot of damage, cause damage over time, decrease the effectiveness of your heroes, and some of them have incredibly high protection. Similar to the Ruins, enemies here are resistant to bleeding (but this time not entirely immune to it), while being extremely susceptible to blight. You will face two bosses here: the Siren and the Drowned Crew. You should equip your party (or at least the first 3 ranks) with trinkets increasing their resistances. The best choice is the Cleansing Crystal.

Team Selection When venturing to the Cove, you should choose: •

Occultist - his attacks deal increased damage to the Eldritch enemies, which the cove

consists entirely of (apart from a single boss). Additionally, he can be used to heal your party. •

Plague Doctor - enemies here are vulnerable to blight, which makes the Plague Doctor

extremely effective while fighting them. Additionally, some of the foes here can cause powerful bleeding on your characters, which the Plague Doctor can easily get rid of thanks to her Battlefield Medicine. •

Abomination - after transforming he can easily attack the thi rd rank of the enemy group,

where the most dangerous enemies tend to stand. Additionally, while i n the human form, he can cause blight to the enemies standing on the 2nd and 3rd position. •

Hound Master - despite his bleeding being quite limited here, he has a powerful ability to

mark enemies (Whistle), which decreases their protection as well, which will come in handy against multiple foes here. He is extremely effective when there's an Arbalest in the team. •


massacre enemies with a single strike. Additionally, she is extremely effective against enemies standing at rank 3 and 4, which are deali ng the highest amount of damage, while their defenses are relatively weak. •

•

Jester - enemies have a lot of speed here, which makes his Battle Ballad extremely effective, especially given the fact that encounters here tend to take longer than everywhere else. Crusader / Man-at-Arms - one of them will be useful to soak up the damage from

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Heroes that you should not take here: •

Bounty Hunter - he deals mostly physical damage, and a lot of enemies here have a l ot of

protection, making him quite ineffective against them. •

Highwayman - similar to the above described, the Highwayman can only be effective

against enemy Shamans, but that's it.

Provisions Type

Short mission

Medium mission

Long mission

Food

12

16-18

18-24

Torches

8-9

14-16

16-18

Skeleton Keys

1

2

3-4

Shovels

1

1-2

2

Holy Water

0

0-1

1-2

Bandages

2-3

3-4

5-6

Antivenom

0

0

0

Medicinal Herbs

1

1-2

2-3

Without a doubt the most useful provision here is the bandage, given the fact that one of the enemies is able to cause a powerful bleeding (8 points a round) on your heroes.



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Enemies you should watch out for There's a number of enemies you should watch out for while in the Cove, such as: •

Pelagic Shaman - the Shaman is able to buff his allies, i ncreasing their effectiveness, or

simply heal them. When he is not busy supporting his team, he will surely harass your team, causing a lot of stress damage. You should take hi m out as quickly as possible. •

Pelagic Grouper - if there are no Shamans in the enemy team, he is the most dangerous

foe. He won't be able to cause any status effect, or deal stress damage, but his attacks can hurt a lot - over 10 points of damage from a single strike is nothing uncommon here. •

Ulca Crusher - you won't be able to eliminate the enemy quickly, thanks to his hi s immense

protection (and the heals from the shamans), but you must be very careful when he uses his Arterial Pinch. After hitting the target he will cause the most powerful bleeding effect in the game, dealing 8 points (!) of damage each round, and decreasing the amount of heals received by a character by 33%. Instead of killing it off quickly, you should focus on countering his attack, by increasing i ncreasing the resistances of your first 3 ranks. •

Drowned Thrall - the enemy deals insignificant amount of damage and i s extremely slow,

but if you leave it alone for two rounds he will use his Revenge ability, which causes him to detonate, dealing huge amount of damage and stress damage to your entire team. Ki ll him before he can move during the second round. Enemies that you can stumble upon in any location, and who should be eliminated, or simply taken care of as soon as possible: •

Cultist Acolyte - an enemy which is i s very similar to the Bone Courtier from the Ruins. He


Brigand Fusilier - an enemy characterized by a lot l ot of speed and the ability abili ty to attack your



minimal amount of health points, but he makes up for it with his dodge value, speed and the two attacks that he can perform from any position. Both of those i ncrease the stress of your heroes, and the Doomsay allows him to attack your whole team at the same time. Madman should be taken care of as quickly as possible. •

Ghoul - similar to the previously described enemy, he i s capable of dealing stress damage to

the whole team, stunning or disease a character. He has a lot of protection, which makes stunning and inflicting bleeding and/or blight the b est method to take him hi m out. Additionally, you can use the mark of the Hound Master to decrease his protection, which makes him more vulnerable to your attacks.



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Walkthrough - Darkest Dungeon location Startup hints

Before you start a quest, you get to know about consequences of its completion.

Darkest Dungeon location is available, for all intents and purposes, from the very beginning of the game, but starting the first quest at this point of the game would be nothing short of suicide - your party would be obliterated in the very first battle. To be able to complete those several quests that make up this "mini-campaign" your characters need to be developed to their maximum and have appropriate trinkets on them. Difficulty level goes up abruptly here. The majority of enemies here deal high damage, often accompanied by additional stress, poisoning and/or bleeding. (the last two can drain you for as many as 6 health points per round). Simply put, an unprepared character can be brought down to his knees with a single attack - enemies often land blows with critical hits that can deal, nearly, 30 damage.



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Apart from that, there are some other ways in which this l ocation is different. These are: 1. It is not that easy, anymore, for your party to leave the mission, should anything go wrong - with the exception of the last mission, where you cannot escape at all, each escape in the

Darkest Dungeon comes at a cost of the death of one of the party members, who "stays behind to make it possible for the rest to escape". 2. Individual heroes can take part in a quest, in Darkest Dungeon only once - after they are

back from the mission, they decide that they have had it and you will not be able to send them to that location again. Heroes that cannot be sent in again are marked with the torch icon next to their icon. 3. Heroes that you cannot send into the mission again do not take up space . This means

that you will be able to recruit new adventurers after they are back from the mission. This does not mean that veterans of Darkest Dungeon are lost forever - you can select them for any other mission. 4. The map of all four quests is the same - unlike regular quests, map here is not randomly-

generated. In successive chapters that provide walkthroughs, you can also find maps to help you navigate. 5. There are no obstacles here that are typical for other locations , such as traps or nighttime

traps appearing during your sleep. You can easily sleep and use up rest points for more pressing matters. 6. There is no point in taking along shovels and keys for quests - in Darkest Dungeon, there

is no Curio and therefore, you will not be able to use them on anything. It is a good idea to fill the space you save this way, by taking other supplies. 7. During the four quests in Darkest Dungeon, you will not be obtaining items for killing enemies (and also Curio that are not present here). Use up free space to the maximum, buy all of

the available torches, food, bandages, holy water and healing herbs. The last three will come in handy for boosting your resistance and for removing negative effects of DoT damage, imposed by lots of enemies here. 8. During the rest, it is a good idea to use abilities that decrease amount of stress that you receive. The majority of opponents in Darkest Dungeon are capable of dealing this type of damage,

which is why each percent to decrease that amount is highly valuable. Remember not to use abilities that prevent nighttime traps because these are absent from here. 9. The same goes for trinkets. Do not take along the ones that offer high bonuses at the cost of high level of stress (all of the "Ancestral" rank items). While wearing two items of this

type, you will be taking stress from enemies, at the level as high as 30, in one attack, which quickly ends in a panic in your ranks 10. At any cost, keep your stress level under 100. Each panic attack may end bad, due to the

fact that you cannot escape without suffering the consequences - in the bet case scenario, you lose one maxed-out character.



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We Are the Flame

New enemies are quite vulnerable to stunning - you can use this to your advantage.

The first mission of the mini-campaign is relatively easy, because it gradually introduces new opponents with more powerful attacks. Since the rooms here are not randomly-generated, randomly-generated, you need to go from the left corner of the map to the right one - in which you will be aided by the map attached to this chapter. Under no circumstances, should you move back or explore corridors - in fact, there is nothing here (apart from one chest, but at this stage it is of no use to you) that would make it worthy, for you, to risk the success. Your task is to get to the mini-boss, Shuffling Horror, and defeat him. In here, you encounter two opponents that you already are familiar with (Ascended Brawler and Ascended Witch), but this time their attacks are stronger and their blows either weaken you or cause bleeding. In general, they are more difficult to defeat. However, the tactic here remains the same - first, you need to kill all of the opponents that set on high stress (Ascended Witch).



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New enemies in all glory.

The new ones are Rapturous Cultists. These are completely harmless, because they do not attack your party - their only job is to heal others or protect them with their bodies. It is a good idea to deal with them in the first place, because they needlessly extend the battle. The enemy that you need to be wary of is Cultist Priest. His attacks deal decent damage, weaken the target and can hit two of your characters simultaneously. They are quite vulnerable to Stun, which is why Helion or Bounty Hunter are perfect against them.



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Boss - Shuffling Horror

Just like in the case of Shambler, making this battle too long may have grave effects...

While exploring the corridors of Darkest Dungeon, you soon reach your destination - boss named Shuffling Horror. In the way he looks and behaves, he resembles Shambler - just like in the case of that opponent, he summons other monsters (mainly Cultist Priests), while focusing on attacking your party with abilities that set on you high levels of stress. Just like in the battle with Shambler, stress is your greatest enemy here . The difference is

that there is no quick way to defeat the boss to prevent him from damaging your party too much. What prevents that from happening are his summons and high protection level of the target. This is why the best tactic is to deal DoT damage (bleeding, blight) to the boss himself (he moves twice per turn, which is why he takes twice as much damage) and to use regular attacks against his summons. Stress management is key here. Without Hound Master or Jester, who have powerful stresshealing abilities, you will not be able to do well here. A much better choice, of the two, is Jester, who can also provide the party with a strong boost, between events of healing stress

(ones that increase accuracy, speed and chance of critical hit).



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A good party against this boss consists of: Jester - as mentioned above, he is perfect as the supporting class, because his two songs can heal

considerable level of stress in a given character (and increase his resistance to Stress for several turns), as well as buff the party considerably, by raising the parameters (just like other thi ngs, buffs can be stacked up to three times). You can replace Jester with Hound Master, who can also handle the party's stress. Helion - high damage and, above all, capability of setting on powerful bleeding make this battle

much easier. Her Iron Swan will also come in handy, while crossing the dungeon, for elimination of opponents in the 4th row (which is where characters that impose the most stress usually are). Also, the ability of stunning opponents in two first rows is useful - negative effects of this ability can be healed with Healing Herbs. Occultist - healing, weakening and, first of all, ability to mark the target (which harmonizes well

with the last suggested character) are capabilities that make this character stand out. A nice addition is also the increased ability to deal damage to Eldritch monsters that abound here. Bounty Hunter - he harmonizes perfectly with Occultist, who can mark targets for his Collect

Bounty. Also, his stunning abilities, as well as one that introduce chaos into enemy ranks are of use. Of course, this is not the only make-up that will work here, yet it guarantees a quite easy way to end the quest, devoid of stress. Just remember that while fighting with the boss, you should not make it longer than necessary - stress level will quickly surpass the ability to heal it, using your Jester / Hound Master. For defeating the enemy, you receive 3 trinkets (Talisman of the Flame), which are necessary to complete the second quest.



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Lighting the Way

Just an initial look at the enemies makes you uneasy...

Quest 2, where your task is to find and activate 3 altars. Before you set out into the dungeon, take interest in the Talisman of The Flame, which you have received for completing the previous

quest. Its statistics may seem unintelligible for now, but it is imperative that you have them on you. The problem is, however, that there are 3 torches and 4 characters . Therefore, you can either risk not having the item on one of your characters, or take Man-At-Arms along, equip him with the item and use Defender on the unprotected target. The second way is much b etter. Also, it is a good idea to take along lots of bandages, healing herbs and holy water, before the quest - enemy deal quite high DoT.



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Thanks to Talisman of the Flame, Revelation ability deals little damage.

What do you need all of these for anyway? While exploring corridors, or more exactly, in the rooms where you need to activate altars, there are two new enemies that can easily be dubbed minibosses. These are Templar Impaler and Templar Warlord. These hellspawns deal high damage, are resistant, quick, move twice per turn and have the Revelation ability. It deals massive damage and imposes sky-high levels of stress on the target - to prevent this, you need to equip your characters with trinkets that you received earlier.

Remember to throw the quest item into the altar to activate it!

There are 3 altars that you are to activate, and they are located to the left, to the right and upwards, relative to the starting point. Along your path, you will encounter some regular opponents, but in comparison with the abovementioned two, they are completely harmless. After the battle with the first and with the second mini-boss, it is a good idea to use camping (preferably right before the next battle) , to heal the accumulated levels of stress, regenerate

health or buff your characters. Remember not to backtrack to the altar in the center of the map there is no point in exploring the entire map, because there is nothing here and also, this will expose you to unnecessary damage.



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Attacks like that are alwa ys welcome...

A good party for this quest consists of: Man-At-Arms - selecting this class is a perfect solution to the problem with only 3 Talismans of the

Flame, because you can simply use Defender to protect one of the characters. Abomination - he is perfect for this mission, because enemies are not that resistant to Blight

(which he can impose on 2 targets simultaneously). He is self-sufficient - if necessary, he can heal his own wounds and stress, thanks to which you do not need to employ anybody in the party to do that. An advantage of Abomination is his speed and damage dealt and, due to the lack of necessity to have a religious character (Crusader, Vestal, Leper) it is a perfect opportunity to use him. Hound Master - thanks to the ability to cause bleeding, he is excellent against "Templars", and his

ability to mark targets harmonizes well with the last character suggested here. Just like Abomination, Hound Master can take care of himself - he has ability that replenishes his whole health and also heals stress in the entire party. Arbalest - Arbalest, together with Hound Master, is ideal against bosses and the enemies that you

encounter here can easily be counted as ones. Her shots can decrease their health by as much as a half, on condition that the target is marked beforehand. The Battlefield Bandage can be used to heal Man-At-Arms, when he starts taking too much damage. While fighting against Templar Impaler and Templ ar Warlord, focus mainly on defending, as Man-AtArms, the character that does not have the trinket equipped, and combat-wisely, focus on dealing with defenders of the larger creatures - they should fall within one round. During the last battle (in the chamber on the right), you will have to fight two monsters - focus on attacking one of them and attack the other one after you have dealt with the first one.



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Belly of the Beast

It is a good idea to take along a decent supply of food - it will definitely be of use here.

The last-but-one quest in the Darkest Dungeon campaign is unarguably the largest location that you visit (the fact itself that it has 4 campfires tells you something) and at the same time, the most annoying of all the stages in the game. Your goal is to get to the chamber with Locus Beacon which you simply need to activate. It is a good idea to get lots of food, at least 16 torches and as many bandages, healing herbs and holy water, as you can



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Do not attack the big monster with the smaller one in the battlefield - otherwise you will have to walk again.

Along your path to the destination point, you will be harassed by two types of monsters - Mammoth Cyst and White Cell Stalk. The former plays the th e role of an obstacle that is difficult to force down (lots oh health points and healing abilities), and which can deal lots of damage. The latter is much more dangerous - his teleport allows him to knock your party away from the battlefield and teleport it into any random part of the dungeon. It is easy to figure out how dangerous (and annoying) this is. The Teleportation itself is activated when the monster's ally (Mammoth Cyst) receives high amount of damage from you. Fortunately, after you return to the location, from which you were thrown away, condition of the enemies will be the same - therefore, you simply need to repeat the tactic several times to force down the obstacle. Also, it is a good idea to eliminate the monster that uses Teleportation (White Cell Stalk), thanks to which you will not be teleported away from the battle. The problem, however, is that the other creature keeps summoning it - fortunately, Hellion is capable of dealing with the monster in one attack, by casting Iron Swan. You need to keep eliminating the smaller monster and keep depriving the larger one of his hi s health points on a regular basis.



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Attacks like that is what T iggers like best...

Another lethal threat that you encounter here is the small critters - Flesh Hounds. Their attacks are, mainly, pesky (because they deal little damage and they "only" stun, poison or knock you back and mark you), but the target that they mark can be el iminated in one attack ( I had once a situation like that, when one of my characters died after a critical hit followed by poisoning - author). It is a good idea to eliminate them quickly, especially when one of your

characters is marked - in such case, you can stun the creature to increase the character's chance of survival.



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Finally, the end to the ordeal course...

Each time your character takes lots of damage, or lots of stress, it is a good idea to use camping skills - you can do this as many as 4 times in this quest. For this reason, it is a good idea to take all of the food money can buy. For this quest, it is recommended that you take: Hellion - her Iron Swan is perfect against White Cell Stalk, before they manage to teleport your

party. Jester - his song allows you to increase your chance of critical hit, which in turn translates into

increased chance of killing the monster with one attack Arbalest - enemies here do not have too much protection, thanks to which one attack is one kill, for

her. She is excellent against Flesh Hounds, where she can, using her flares, remove their marks, which decreases damage dealt by them. Of course, you can use her for eliminating White Cell Stalk, before it uses teleportation. Vestal - enemies here deal lots of regular damage (with a sound measure of stress), which is why

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Hell is in the Heart

For the several first minutes, you will be talking to Ancestor.

The last quest in this campaign, and at the same time, location where you fight against the final boss is Heart of Darkness. This level is linear and there is only one path that you can follow - right. For the several first minutes, you will only be talking to Ancestor, who you will soon be fighting. After you reach the end of the corridor, get ready. In the next chamber, you start the last battle of the game. It has been divided into several stages. A good party for this battle is one that consists of: Vestal - thanks to her, you can heal damage that you take from the boss. During the final fight, it i s

best to sacrifice her in the first place. Jester - his songs buff the entire party, heal its stress and buff combat abilities (accuracy, speed,

chance for critical hit). Ester should be sacrificed as the second one. Highwayman - class that deals some of the highest damage in the game. Additionally, you will

need him during the fight with Ancestor, in the form in which he hides behind covers, outside of reach of majority of party members. Helion - the situation is similar to the above, she is valuable due to her high damage dealt. Her Iron

Swan is useful during all the phases, because you can use it virtually for the whole time (all of the forms of the enemy, apart from the first one, take up all 4 rows). Remember to take along all the bandages, holy water flasks, healing herbs and antidotes that you can buy - you will find use for all of them. You can ignore torches because they are virtually useless here.



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Boss - Ancestor

Elimination of "imperfect" copies of boss decreases his health level.

This fight is quite specific, in that you cannot deal damage directly to the boss - Ancestor . As soon as the enemy's turn comes, he will use one of his abilities to summon copies of himself. There are two types of these - Perfect Reflection and Imperfect Reflection. Killing the former does nothing (apart from eliminating the enemy for a moment), and killing each imperfect one (covered in some sort of sludge) takes away 1 point of his health.

As you can figure out, you need to repeat the tactic five times. The problem is that the perfect copies appear in the battlefield much more often and killing them does nothing. However, the more perfect reflections you kill, the higher the chance the an imperfect one appears. To decrease damage that you receive from them, use stunning abilities (e.g. Hellion's, which can deal damage to two targets simultaneously). As soon as Ancestor's health drops to 0, another phase starts.



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Boss - Ancestor, round 2

Ignore the obstacles - they cannot be damaged.

At this point, your enemy receives the normal health bar and you can deal damage to him.

The battle itself is somewhat similar to the one with Prophet, because apart from the main enemy, there are strange beings appearing in the battlefield (Absolute Nothingness), which neither attack you nor take damage from you. This is why it is a good idea to have, at least, several characters that can deal damage to back rows. Every several turns, the enemy uses one of his abilities to attack the party - after this kind of attack, he teleports into random row (even into the front one), which makes it easier to eliminate him. This phase is not too difficult and the only thing you need to watch out for is strong bleeding that the enemy imposes - you can remedy that with appropriate trinkets, or by drinking Holy Water. When a character starts to bleed, use bandages as quickly as possible - each stacked bleeding damages you for 5 health points per turn. As soon as Ancestor's health points drop to 0, he changes his form again.



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Boss - Gestating Heart

The enemy has attack that poisons the entire party, but it has low chances of success

Now you can catch some breath and you can now replenish your health, which will be useful for the next phase. The enemy will be launching one attack - a poisoning that takes effect over an areawhich still has low chances of success. Your attacks, on the other hand, will restore health. Regardless of how strong your attacks are, they will restore, at least, 12 health points.

There is a low point in this - each attack has a chance of poisoning the character. When your characters are poisoned, it is recommended that you remove this effect quickly, using antivenom. After you kill this opponent, you progress to the last phase.



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Boss - Heart of Darkness

This type of healing is a real blessing.

The final phase, as a matter of fact, is a race against time. Enemy's attacks deal high damage and they have a high chance of setting bleeding or blight on you, and also you often take critical hits. Therefore, it is a good idea to prepare properly, heal all wounds during fight with the previous heart, and also use Holy Water during the first move of each character, which increases resistance. The greatest danger and the enemy's most unique ability, at the same time, is Come Unto Your Maker. The enemy launches this one automatically, after his health drops below a predefined value (the first time is below 170 and the second around 80 points). This ability results in immediate death of one of your characters - however, you get to decide which character this is supposed to be.



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You need to bid one of your characters farewell

You should sacrifice supporting classes, or ones that have a high level of stress, little health, or simply ones that do not deal too much damage. These are Occultist , Vestal , Jester,

or Man-at-Arms. Ones that are worth keeping are characters that are oriented towards dealing damage - Hellion, or Highwayman. During the fight, ignore completely damage dealt by the boss (remove only bleeding and poisoning) and deal as much damage as possible. Enemy attacks are not too strong and his

Come Unto Your Maker can claim only two of your characters. As soon as the enemy drops dead, you get to watch a long cutscene, after which the game ends and you return to the m ain menu. For defeating the opponent, you will be rewarded with Newgame+ mode - a more difficult, more demanding mode that punishes you for every mistake.



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Achievements There's a total of 58 "normal", visible from the very beginning, and 6 hidden achievements, which appear on the list only when you actually get them. Summing it up, there are 64 achievements to get in the Darkest Dungeon game, and most of them require quite a lot of work to get done.

Welcome home... Description: Reach the Estate

The first of many victories... Description: Complete a quest.

Our victories are mounting... Description: Complete 10 quests.

We are victorious, but at what cost... Description: Complete 25 quests.

Discretion, my old friend... Description: Abandon a quest. Hint: to get it, you must abandon a quest by leaving the dungeon. A strenous adventure comes to a close... Description: Complete a medium quest Hint: you must complete a medium mission. A grueling adventure comes to a close... Description: Complete a long quest Hint: you must complete a long mission. I've seen every corner of this ruined land... Description: Complete a quest in all four regions Hint: you have to complete at least one mission in Ruins, Cove, Weald and

Warrens.



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The first evil to fall... Description: Slay your first boss. Hint: to get it, you must defeat any boss in the game. A team of hardened veterans... Description: Start a quest with all four heroes of Resolve Level 6 Hint: you must start a mission with 4 heroes with the maximum (6)

experience level. And our training begins... Description: Upgrade a Combat skill Hint: buy any upgrade to your hero from the Guild. It takes more than brawn... Description: Learn a new camping skill. Hint: you must unlock at least one camping ability from the survivalist. A drink, a hand, and a companion... Description: Treat a hero in the Tavern. Hint: send one of your heroes to decrease stress in the Tavern. A rumination, a prayer, and a confession. Description: Treat a hero in the Abbey. Hint: send one of your heroes to decrease stress in the Abbey. Weeding out the weak Description: Dismiss your first hero. Hint: dismiss any hero to get this achievement.

A veritable crowd... Description: Have one of each class on your roster.

The price we pay for sanity... Description: Remove a Quirk in the Sanitarium Hint: send a hero to the Sanitarium to get rid of a negative quirk.



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Encouragement Description: Lock a positive quirk in the Sanitarium.

Our equipment polished to a mirror finish... Description: Fully upgrade the Blacksmith. Hint: complete all upgrades in the Blacksmit.. Our techniques sharpened to a razor's edge Description: Fully upgrade the Guild Hint: complete all upgrades in the Guild. The tavern my Ancestor once saw... Description: Fully upgrade the Tavern. Hint: complete all upgrades in the Tavern. The abbey my ancestor once knew... Description: Fully upgrade the Abbey. Hint: complete all upgrades in the Abbey. Restored to its former glory... Description: Fully upgrade the Town. Hint: complete every upgrade in every building in the city. . Only the finest equipment will endure this torment... Description: Fully upgrade a hero's weapons and armor Hint: fully upgrade the armor and the weapon of at least one hero. . Only masterful technique will suffice in battle... Description: Fully upgrade at least four of a hero's skills. Hint: upgrade 4 of hero's skills to the maximum level. . A sobering visit with the departed... Description: Visit the Graveyard. Hint: simply enter the graveyard in the city.



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A true champion emerges... Description: Raise a hero to Resolve Level 6 Hint: get the maximum level (6) with at least one hero. Darkest Sentinels Description: Raise 4 heroes to Resolve Level 6 Hint: get the maximum level (6) with at least 4 heroes. And we slew the evils that lurketh... Description: Defeat 100 Eldritch enemies Hint: kill at least 100 Eldritch-type enemies. And we slew the abominations that haunteth... Description: Defeat 100 Unholy enemies Hint: kill at least 100 Unholy-type enemies. And we slew the beasts that creepeth... Description: Defeat 100 Beast enemies Hint: kill at least 100 Beast-type enemies. And we slew the men who were wicked... Description: Defeat 100 Human enemies. Hint: kill at least 100 Human-type enemies. A killer of striking force and wit... Description: Kill 50 enemies with one hero. Hint: you must kill 50 enemies with a single hero, but it does not have to be

done in a single dungeon, but in general. The fiends must be driven back... Description: Slay 1000 enemies. Hint: kill at least 1000 enemies. The end of the first year... Description: Reach week 52. Hint: to get this achievement, you must survive to the week 52, meaning that

you have to complete 51 missions.



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Two years of this... Description: Reach week 104. Hint: to get this achievement, you must survive to the week 104, meaning

that you have to complete 103 missions. Greater riches were never witnessed... Description: Collect at least 20,000 gold from a single quest. Hint: you should leave that achievement for late game (long, champion

missions) during which it's a lot easier to accumulate the required amount of gold.

A collection of treasured antiques... Description: Collect at least 30 heirlooms from a single quest.

More than a weary traveler... Description: Walk 500 steps with one hero. Hint: you just have to walk through 500 corridors (the smaller squares on the

map, which connect rooms) with a single hero. The first of many has fallen... Description: Lose your first hero. Hint: to get this achievement, you must lose at least one of your heroes -

either in combat, or thanks to stress or a trap. We all return to dust... Description: Lose a Legendary (Level 6) hero Hint: just like the above achievement, you must lose a hero, but this time

with the maximum (6) experience level. Sentimental relics from your forefathers.... Description: Acquire all your Ancestor's Trinkets. Hint: you must gather all trinkets of the Ancestral rank. They can be acquired

by completing quests, or found in chests and as loot drops from enemies.

Victory, such as it is... Description: Complete the game.



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In such haste... Description: Complete the game within 99 weeks. Hint: you must complete the game until you reach week 100. Like lambs to the slaughter... Description: Start a Darkest Dungeon quest with four heroes of resolve level

0 Hint: to get this, you must send 4 heroes with zero level to the Darkest

Dungeon location. Twisted and about to break Description: Complete a dungeon with all 4 heroes afflicted Hint: you must complete the mission with 4 afflicted (stress about 100 points)

heroes. The stresses were unbearable... Description: Lose your first hero to heart attack. Hint: when a hero gains 200 points of stress, he / she will have a heart

attack, killing the hero instantly and giving you the achievement. Gnawing hunger sets in... Description: Lose a hero to hunger. Hint: to get it, have a hero with low health (below 10% of his / her

maximum) and when a hunger check appears select the option to starve the team, after which the hero will take damage and di e. No retreat, no quarter... Description: First party wipe. Hint: your entire team must be killed during a single mission. What is already Dead Cannot Die Description: Have a character survive 5 attacks at Death's Door in a single

combat Hint: cause the hero to enter the Death's Door (after reaching 0 health

points) and then make him / her survive 5 attacks during a single encounter. You can increase the chances of survival with trinkets and quirks. More blood soaks the soil... Description: Party wipe on a boss Hint: your entire party must die during a single encounter with a boss.



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Strict Mode Description: Complete the game with default difficulty options Hint: complete the game without changing anything regarding the difficulty

level of the game. Driven from this land... Description: Kill all bosses. Hint: you must kill all of the bosses, on all difficulty levels. Caretaker Description: Complete all Caretaker Goals. Hint: the goals can be checked by entering the journal, or by checking the

screen after you come back from a mission. Lone survivor Description: Kill any boss with only one hero remaining. Hint: kill a boss with the single hero remaining in your party. Dysfunction Description: Kill any boss with a party of four afflicted heroes Hint: defeat any boss with 4 afflicted heroes - heroes become afflicted when

they reach 100 points of stress. World End Description: Complete the game on NG+. Hint: you must complete the game in the NG+ mode (unlocked after beating

the game once). On the old road, we found redemption Description: Dismas and Reynauld Made it to the final Darkest Dungeon

Quest Hint: Dismas and Reynauld are the heroes you start your journey with. Make

sure that they survive till the end and the achievement will be yours. A terrifying figure emerged from the darkness... Description: Slay a Shambler. Hint: You must defeat one of the bosses, Shambler - how to do that can be

found in the "Bosses" section.



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That'll do, pig... Description: Lose a hero to Wilbur Hint: Wilbur is the small ping accompanying the Swine boss. Kill the boss and

then let Willbur kill one of your characters . We return to the worms of the earth... Description: Lose a hero to a Maggot Hint: Maggots can be stumble upon in any location - let one of them kill your

hero and you will get the achievement. Blocked from life... Description: Lose a hero to an obstacle Hint: get to an obstacle (where you must use a shovel to get through) with at

least one hero with health below 10% and then get through the obstacle without using a shovel. It will kill the hero and give you an achievement. Watch your step... Description: Lose a hero to a trap Hint: similar to the one above, but you must lose a hero to a trap. Valiant sacrifice... Description: Lose all four heroes on a Darkest Dungeon quest. Hint: you have to lose your whole party during the mission in the Darkest

Dungeon location.



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Darkest Dungeon - system requirements Darkest Dungeon is an oldschool, extremely demanding RPG game. It offers pleasing to the eye,

hand-drawn, breathtaking graphics, while at the same time not requiring you to have a top-notch PC to run the game. To have a completely smooth experience with the title, even a five years old PC from the bottom / middle shelf should easily suffice. The following guide was prepared on a PC with pretty average components, equipped with the i5-3470 processor, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti graphics and 16GB RAM. This machine was capable of running the game in 1080p, the game ran smoothly and there were no problems with performance.

Game modes Singleplayer: Yes Offline co-op (split screen/hot seat): No Co-op over the Internet: No Multiplayer: No

Our system The guide was prepared on a PC with the following configuration: OS: Windows 7, 64 bit CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3470 CPU @ 3.20 GHz RAM: 16.00 GB GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750Ti, with 2GB of memory

The above configuration was more than enough for the game to run smoothly, in 1080p resolution. During the whole playthrough there wasn't a single problem with the performance, and the game ran with the stable, 60 frames per second.



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PC - general information OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 Internet connection during the game: Not required Necessity to activate over the Internet: Yes (via Steam) Control inputs: Keyboard + mouse, or a gamepad

Minimum system requirements OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 CPU: Intel Pentium 4 1.8GHz / AMD Athlon XP 1700+ RAM: 2 GB RAM GPU: GeForce 210 / Radeon x600 Required HDD space: 2 GB

Recommended system requirements OS: Windows 7/8/10 CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ RAM: 4 GB RAM GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 340 / AMD Radeon x1900 GT Required HDD space: 2 GB


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