Boss

Bosses are large, difficult enemies which the player encounters in the Ruins, Weald, Warrens or the Cove.

Bosses tend to have a large health pool and have a gimmick that your party must get around.

Bosses
There are two types of bosses; Bosses and Mini-bosses. Bosses are only encountered in mission that require you to slay the boss. Mini-Bosses are encountered in the hallways of any mission. There were only two Mini-Bosses are the Shambler and Collector, but after Crimson Court DLC introducted the Fanatic, this number has go up to three.

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Unlocking bosses
Unlocking bosses requires successful expeditions in the relevant location. The longer the expedition, the more progress is made towards unlocking the boss. In detail:


 * For Apprentice bosses, successful short expeditions will increase the unlocking progress by 50%, medium by 75%, long by 100%.
 * For Veteran bosses, successful short expeditions will increase the unlocking progress by 33%, medium by 50%, long by 67%.
 * For Champion bosses, successful short expeditions will increase the unlocking progress by 25%, medium by 38%, long by 50%.
 * Excess unlock progression from expeditions which unlock the boss DO appear to carry over to the next boss. (egs. at 50% progression to unlock apprentice hag, a medium mission will unlock the boss AND progress to unlocking the apprentice Brigand Pounder by 25%)

Tips

 * When locating a boss, it is almost always the room farthest away from the entrance room. It is very rare to find a boss in a non-end room (excluding the warrens), but it does happen.
 * Try to trigger the event that gives 15% damage before going on a boss quest. It can help you finish the quest more easily. Read the Town Events section for more information.

Finding Mini-Bosses
The Shambler and The Collector are bosses that can be found on any mission, however they can only be found under certain circumstances;
 * The Shambler can be found in 2 ways; either in a hallway encounter if the light is at 0, or if a torch is used on a Shambler's Altar
 * The Collector can only be found during a hallway encounter if the player's inventory is at least 65% full.

Darkest Dungeon Bosses
The Darkest Dungeon contains two bosses you must defeat to beat the game: the Shuffling Horror, and the Heart of Darkness. It also has its own set of minibosses, including the Templar Warlord, Templar Impaler, and Mammoth Cyst.
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