Antiquarian

"She searches where others will not go, and sees what others will not see."

The Antiquarian is one of the playable Character Classes in Darkest Dungeon. The Antiquarian is by far the weakest class in the game and will do little good in combat. However, she does offer two unique talents to the party:


 * The first is she increase the amount of gold you can carry in a stack from 1500 to 2000 and every subsequent Antiquarian will further increase it by another 500 (for a theoritcal maximum of 3500 with a full Antiquarian party).
 * The second is that she causes unique loot to drop. These are Minor Antiques, which are worth 275 gold each and stack to 20, and Rare Antiques, which are worth 1000 each and stack to 5. Antiques will only be looted if the Antiquarian interacts with the curio. Rare Antiques, being more expensive than their minor counterparts are less likely to be dropped or looted. The exact ratio is 1:6

Combat Skills
"A scholar, researcher, and keen archaeologist, The Antiquarian is not well suited for combat. She is, however, an expert in self-preservation - by making herself scarce in a fight, or demanding an ally protect her, she ensures her survival. If direct combat is unavoidable, The Antiquarian can use her fulminating censer to heal and invigorate allies...and to toxify attackers."

- The Guild


 * Forcing a Guard on an Ally will make them cause to forfeit any other guards they were previously doing. Meaning for instance, that Man-at-Arms' and the Houndmaster's Guards cannot be simultaneously applied to the Antiquarian's guard (buffs stack however).

Camping Skills
"A researcher never rests! The Antiquarian surveys the campsite, obtaining supply items and even trinkets that the party may have overlooked. Her peculiar utterances and strange powders have been known to put minds at ease, and strengthen corporeal hardiness."

- Trainer

* The trinket produced will be randomly taken from the trinket pool, however Ancestral trinkets and other Unique trinkets (i.e. from the Madman or Collector) cannot be found. The trinket will most likely be of common rarity. Exact percentages are: These rates are not affected by the level of the antiquarian nor the difficulty of the dungeon. Longer dungeons simply grant more camping opportunities, and the heroes don't have to complete the dungeon to keep the scrounged trinket (they just need the inventory space for it). Given the sale prices of trinkets, each camp opportunity should net an overall average of 1245 gold per antiquarian. A "backyard camping" team of 4 antiquarians who enter a dungeon, use all their firewood to scrounge, and then abandon the mission will make mild to moderate amounts of relatively risk- & stress-free cash, assuming they sell all the trinkets (and survive a couple battles). The main penalties to abandoning medium and long dungeons are advancing the week, and taking some stress (which they will reduce with the next backyard camping "adventure"). (minus the cost of food for each camp)
 * Very common trinkets: 10/25
 * Common trinkets: 7/25
 * Uncommon trinkets: 5/25
 * Rare trinkets: 2/25
 * Very rare trinkets: 1/25
 * Medium Dungeon: ~5,000 gold
 * Long Dungeon: ~10,000 gold
 * Darkest Dungeon: ~20,000 gold (though abandoning these missions has other costs)

If you can survive the battles to reach the first room, and any nighttime attacks, then this may be a good way to gather lots of random trinkets in search of the ones you want, selling the rest for relatively easy cash (as you don't need to fight many battles). However, simply completing missions may be better, for leveling up heroes and collecting heirlooms, etc.

Weapons and Armor
"The Antiquarian wears no armor to speak of, instead relying on the power of the innumerable ancient charms and relics she has collected in her travels. Her eye for rarities is enhanced by the unsettling properties of her censer's vapours, which can offer some utility to the party in...problematic encounters."

- The Blacksmith

Customisation
As for every hero, the Antiquarian has four different colour palettes to choose from: red, purple, pink, and orange.

Trivia

 * The Antiquarian was previously known as the Merchant during development.
 * The beta patch that introduced the Antiquarian coincided with International Women's Day on March 8th, 2016.

Barks
"My will is without equal!"

- Antiquarian

"My eyes find all weakness!"

- Antiquarian

"I've developed an eye for spotting useful relics."

- Antiquarian

"I obtained this formula in the far east, and it is wondrous."

- Antiquarian

"The calmest of the temples prepare for hardships with this mantra."

- Antiquarian

"I will tear victory from the maw of doom!"

- Antiquarian while Powerful.

"...and thus they will crumble, like ancient stone."

- Antiquarian on buffing party's damage thanks to being Powerful. "Stir! Rise and stir your resolve!"

- Antiquarian on buffing party's damage thanks to being Powerful. "If only I could sell your skins, that I might profit marginally from having met you."

- Antiquarian while Selfish.