low resist
Darkest Companion
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Provisions
Total 2,850g
12
2
2
8Tips
Effective
bonus vs unholy
few high PROT enemies
Ineffective
high resist
Dangers
at low ranks
courtier, acolyte, madman
high risk of bad outcome
Curios
Nothing
100% Gold or gems x2.5
Skeleton Key
100% Special trinket or Puzzling Trapezohedron x3
Nothing
75% Heirlooms
25% Nothing
Nothing
60% Gold, gems or supplies x1.5
20% Scouting
20% Nothing
A weird and unnatural statuette that appears to be an item of unholy worship.
Nothing
50% Stress +50
33% Gain positive quirk
16% Gain negative quirk
16% Nothing
Holy Water
Purge a negative quirk
A chest with your family's sigil.
Nothing
75% Gold or gems x2
12.5% Bleed
12.5% Blight
Skeleton Key
Heirlooms x3
Antivenom
Heirlooms x3
Nothing
75% Gold or gems
25% Nothing
Nothing
Torch
It says: "The sacrifice of fire is the gate to ruin! Place a torch if you crave the void!"
Nothing
Nothing
Torch
Summon Shambler
A long-forgotten strongbox sits on the cold stone floor, its contents unknown.
Nothing
75% Any loot x2
25% Blight
A partially intact set of experimental equipment.
Nothing
50% Blight
25% Gold or gems
25% Nothing
Torch
Set light to 100
Medicinal Herbs
Gold or gems x2
A small holy altar seems out of place against the backdrop of corruption.
Nothing
Buff +20% DMG until camp
Holy Water
Buff +30% DMG until camp
A bookshelf full of old, leather-bound books.
Nothing
25% Scouting
25% Stress +50
16% Positive quirk
8% Negative quirk or disease
25% Nothing
A forsaken confession booth. It hasn't been used in years.
Nothing
50% Stress +20
25% Gold or trinket
25% Purge a negative quirk
Holy Water
Stress heal 30
An urn holds ashes of the departed.
Nothing
44% Gold or trinket x2
22% Blight
7% Creeping Cough disease
3% Random disease
22% Nothing
Holy Water
Gold or trinket x2
Shovel
Gain negative quirk: Guilty Conscience
An ornate fountain of holy purport.
Nothing
50% Heal 10 stress, cure status effect, heal 5 HP
50% Gold or gems
Holy Water
Heal 20 stress, cure status effect, heal 12 HP
A rusty iron maiden stands against the wall, clasped shut.
Nothing
40% Any loot x2
20% Gain negative quirk: Claustrophobia
13% Tetanus disease
6% Random disease
20% Nothing
Medicinal Herbs
Any loot
There could be valuables left inside, but this cabinet is locked.
Nothing
50% Bleed x2
50% Blight
Skeleton Key
Gold, gems or heirlooms x2.5
Shovel
Gold, gems or heirlooms x2
An ornate sarcophagus. It's locked.
Nothing
50% Bleed x2
50% Blight
Skeleton Key
Gold, gems or heirlooms x1.5
Shovel
Gold, gems or heirlooms
An ornate sarcophagus. It is slightly ajar.
Nothing
60% Gold or heirlooms x2
20% Gain negative quirk: Thanatophobia
20% Nothing
A stack of literary treasures in an unlikely location.
Nothing
26% Stress +25
26% Positive quirk
13% Negative quirk
13% Decrease light by 25
20% Nothing
Torch
Stress +100
An antique suit of armor stands amidst the ruins.
Nothing
75% Buff +10 DODGE, +10% PROT until camp
12.5% Gain positive quirk: Ruins Adventurer
12.5% Gain positive quirk: Ruins Tactician
Bosses
Necromancer
Necromancer Apprentice / Necromancer / Necromancer Lord
Size: 1 Turns: 1
Kill him with back-rank damage before skeleton summons matter.
Mechanics
Summons a skeleton every action and moves backward 1 rank
Summoned enemies die automatically when the Necromancer dies
Has no weighted skill selection — attacks are effectively random
High stun resistance (75%) but low bleed and blight resistance
Do
Ignore most skeletons and pour all damage into the Necromancer
Bring heroes who can hit rank 4 (Arbalest, Highwayman, Hellion)
Low resistance makes it reliable damage against the boss
Extra damage output through synergy skills
If needed, but he will keep moving back every turn
Avoid
Slow teams that cannot hit rank 4 will struggle
Skeletons and Bone Defender resist bleed in the Ruins
Wasting turns on adds instead of damaging the boss
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- On higher difficulties, Bone Soldiers have Stealth for 2 rounds
- Bone Defenders may Guard him — use Stun or Shieldbreaker Puncture to break Guard
Survive Rubble of Ruin while dealing damage to rank 4; optional: destroy pews for extra gold.
Mechanics
Starts in rank 4 behind 3 wooden pews occupying ranks 1-3
Free action at round start marks 1-2 ranks
Free action at round end hits marked ranks for extreme damage
Can inflict Blight with Fulminate and Stun with Eye on You
Do
Mitigate Blight from Fulminate
Reduce Rubble of Ruin damage with defensive skills
Leper Intimidate and Occultist Weakening Curse neuter his damage
Up to 7500 gold in Consecrated Pews loot
Hit him through the pews with reach skills
Avoid
Rubble + Blight or Stun will finish them immediately
Eye on You can disable multiple heroes per turn
He never moves from rank 4
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- Dodge-based strategies work well due to his low speed
- Shieldbreaker Aegis Scales can negate a single Rubble of Ruin hit