If the heal component happens to crit, that will increase the strength of the stress heal further, and you'd be surprised how much gold, inventory space (and stress) you can save thanks to Crusader's keeping the dungeon well-lit and not having to fuss over their position.ĭespite being slower than snails with arthritis, their teamwide value often overshadows the lower potency of their stress heals, not to mention their humble collection of handy support-based trinkets. The raw numbers of Inspiring Cry won't rock the planet, but it does provide a complimentary heal (and raises the torch to boot). When it comes to crunch time, they can use their Inspiring Cry from any position, and therein lies its core value. It doesn't matter if you play your Crusader as an up-front stun-bot, a mobile back-liner, full-on support, or a flexible filler.

As a bonus, Jester is one of the fastest heroes in the roster by default, ensuring that both components of Inspiring Tune arrive early and often.Īs a result, he chops down stress meters like twigs, and the buff it places on allies will ensure that any additional intake - be it a stress nuke or stray chip damage - will be passively reduced by a sizeable amount. On paper, Inspiring Tune is one of the most potent single-target stress heals you can deploy in combat, and if that wasn't awesome enough, it also provides a (stackable) stress-reducing buff to the target. After all, he has been hailed as the undisputed king of stress healing for years – and rightly so. The mention of stress in Darkest Dungeon will inevitably lead to conversations about the Jester. Thankfully, stress-relieving skills are abundant – both in combat and at camp – and we're about to tuck into the Top 10 best of the bunch. If you find your not-so-merry band of misfits on the verge of cardiac arrest every time danger farts in their general direction, then it may be time to learn how to soothe and steady their scattered nerves.

No matter how brave or stalwart your heroes may be, such trials and tribulations are bound to take a mental toll, eventually.

It's not easy slogging through deep, dank, dangerous dungeons full of horrendous beasts while the world is falling apart at the seams.

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