Darkest Dungeon Guide
Starting Tips
Basics
Starting off is simple enough, follow the ingame guide and be curious when exploring if you have enough supplys left over once completing an objective.
Bleed/Blight
Both yourself and enemys can use bleed/blight skills make sure to always take at least one bandage and antivenom. Starting off it isnt a bad idea to use bleed/blight resist and chance items over damage/crit to protect yourself and make sure your bleed/blight hits.
Currency:
There are 5 different types of currency in Darkest Dungeon:
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Gold:
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Busts: Used in Upgrading Abbey and Sanitarium
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Portraits: Used in Upgrading Tavern and Guild
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Deeds: Used in Upgrading Blacksmith and Coach
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Crests: Used in most building upgrades
Dungeon Types
There are three levels of dungeons:
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Apprentice (lvl 1); Level 0-3 Hero. Gold bounty 3000-6000
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Veteran (lvl 3); Level 0-4 Hero. Gold bounty 6000-9500
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Champion (lvl 5); Level 0-6 Hero. Gold bounty 13500
Beware!
Each dungeon has a length, meaning how many squares the dungeon will have. They can be short, medium or long. The amount of provisions you bring depends on the length of the dungeon so check before you embark. You can see provision explained in more depth below.
Room and Tile Types
Floor Tile:
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​Battle
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​​​​Curio
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​Trap
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Obstacle
Room:
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​Battle
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​​Boss
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​​​​Curio
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​Entrance
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​Treasure
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​Empty
You will need to bring more provisions the longer the dungeon. I always recommend buying 1-2 more of an item then you think you should (Safe*).
Food
Short;
8-12*
Medium;
12-14*
Long;
14-18*
You will be prompted to eat during exploring and camping
Shovel
Short;
1-2*
Medium;
1-3*
Long;
2-4*
Used to remove barriers with no harm
Anti Venom
Short;
1-2*
Medium;
1-3*
Long;
2-4*
Cures Blight
Also can be used on lootables (to my knowledge any lootable that can blight you, this can clense.
Bandage
Short;
1-2*
Medium;
1-3*
Long;
2-4*
Cures Bleed
Also can be used on lootables (to my knowledge any lootable that can bleed you, this can clense.
Medicinal Herbs
Short;
1-2*
Medium;
1-3*
Long;
2-4*
Used on potion tables
Key
Short;
1-2*
Medium;
1-3*
Long;
2-4*
Used on large lockbox, altar with 3 keys, long cage lockbox, other boxes if you like
Holy Water
Short;
0-1*
Medium;
0-2*
Long;
0-3*
Used on graves, shrines, fountains and Confessional
Torch
Short;
6-10*
Medium;
10-13*
Long;
13-16*
Light your path or beware!
I like to always keep my light above 75, when it dips below use a torch.
There are builds that can be used in the night, experiment!
Firewood
Short;
0
Medium;
1
Long;
2
Firewood is you best friend, use your medium firewood when you are one room away from a boss or nearly finished an objective. For long missions use your first firewood when you have finished 50% of the maps or if you are confident use your first one straight away and buff up
Use your second firewood before one room before the boss room.
