Quirks (Darkest Dungeon II)

""Even the worst habits can be overcome.""

- The Academic



Heroes in Darkest Dungeon II may possess positive or negative quirks. Quirks can greatly affect heroes' behaviour throughout the run, from boosting their performance in combat in certain regions or against certain enemies, to outright blocking location choices or the use of certain items.

Acquiring and managing quirks
Each hero starts with two random quirks, one positive and one negative. Additional quirks can be gained in various ways, including reaching Inns and Academic's Studies, using Inn Items, fighting Enemies, becoming Resolute or having a Meltdown, or reaching Death's Door. While most sources of quirks are random, certain interactions can offer specific quirks, allowing players to plan ahead.

Every hero can possess a maximum of three positive quirks and three negative quirks. When gaining additional quirks, the oldest one will be replaced. The quirk closest to the arrow in the menu is the oldest quirk.

When starting a run, heroes with memories will retain all their previous quirks.

Removing and Locking Quirks
Negative quirks can be removed at the Field Hospital at the cost of 16 Relics, and positive quirks can be locked in at the cost of 32  Relics. Locked-in quirks, indicated by a padlock symbol, will not be replaced when gaining new quirks, and at most one positive quirk can be locked in per hero.

Quirks may also be removed with Inn Items such as Wild Tea or Meditative Totem. These will only remove the oldest quirks, and Wild Tea may additionally remove the oldest positive quirk on the hero, including a locked-in positive quirk.

List of quirks
Rare quirks are marked with a cross symbol. Note that while quirks are categorized as positive or negative, some positive quirks have disadvantages and some negative quirks have advantages.

Trivia

 * ^1: The quirk "Calm" used to say "25% chance of nullifying stress damage." This never worked and was removed.
 * ^2: In the games files, there is a negative quirk called "Realist". This quirk does not currently appear ingame.
 * The Quirk "Deathless" was renamed to "Defiant" when the Flagellant was added, due to one of his skills being called "Deathless"