Grave Robber (Darkest Dungeon II)

"Agile, graceful, and singularly surreptitious."

The Grave Robber is a Hero in Darkest Dungeon II.

Class Description

 * Any Rank
 * Stealth
 * Dodge
 * High CRIT

Combat Skills
🔸The Grave Robber will always start each run equipped with Pick to the Face,  Thrown Dagger,  Flashing Daggers,  Poison Dart, and  Absinthe. All other skills must be unlocked through the Shrine of Reflection, after which they are permanently unlocked and available for subsequent playthroughs.























Unique Trinkets
🔸Each Hero has their own 3 unique Trinkets, exclusive only to them. All unique Trinkets for Heroes have Indelible rarity, Bauble cost of 70 and stack limit of 1.

Hero Paths
🔸 All Heroes start the expedition with a random Hero Path. Each Hero has access to 3 shared Paths ( Wanderer, Apprentice , Master ) and 3 unique Paths available only to them. The following Paths are unique to the Grave Robber.

Strategy
🔸The Grave Robber is among the most Rank-flexible Heroes. If she has access to her entire skillset, the Grave Robber is capable of dealing damage from any Rank, while being able to target any enemy position. Furthermore, she possesses the highest base SPD stat as well as the highest skill CRIT out of all Heroes. Some of Grave Robber's upgraded skills can even receive a massive CRIT bonus if she targets enemies with a Combo Token. On the other hand, she can not inflict Combo using her own skills alone, and as such, has to rely on other Heroes' skills to inflict  Combo to make the most out of her skill. Once most or all of her skills are unlocked, the Grave Robber can focus on applying Stealth on herself to enable certain skills and additional useful effects of her skills. Since some of her skills force her to constantly change position, she may be not be fit to go with Heroes that have poor mobility or Rank flexibility (particularlyLeper), as she may risk displacing them and thus rendering them ineffective.



🔸Offense: The Grave Robber's starting offensive skills do not deal much damage, but some of them offer base CRIT noticeably higher than the average standard.


 * The CRIT chances of Dd2 ability picktotheface.png Pick to the Face, Dd2 ability throwndagger.png Thrown Dagger and Dd2 ability poisondart.png Poison Dart will be tremendously increased when targeting enemies that hold a dd2 token combo.png Combo Token. Since the Grave Robber can not inflict dd2 token combo.png Combo herself, she has to be paired with Heroes that can apply said Token (Portraits-jester.pngr,Portraits-highwayman.pngayman,Portraits-manatarms.png-at-Arms, etc.). With huge CRIT chances, which can boosted even further with trinkets or Dd2 token crit.png Crit Tokens, the Grave Robber are much more likely to gain extra actions if she equips Gr-foreclosure-notice.png Foreclosure Notice.


 * Besides skills benefiting from dd2 token combo.png Combo, the Grave Robber can switch between Dd2 ability lunge.png Lunge and Dd2 ability pirouette.png Pirouette for an effective attack combination. If a target has several Dd2 token block.png Block or Dd2 token dodge.png Dodge Tokens on themselves, she can combine Dd2 ability lunge.png Lunge with the Dd2 token stealth.png Stealth effect from either Dd2 ability deadofnight.png Dead of Night or Dd2 ability shadowfade.png Shadow Fade for a full guaranteed damage output. Because of the movement effects, Dd2 ability lunge.png Lunge and Dd2 ability pirouette.png Pirouette can cause disorder among team compositions. Thus, it is recommended to bring Heroes that can easily adapt to constant Rank changes, especiallyPortraits-jester.pngr andPortraits-highwayman.pngayman. If the Grave Robber has Nightsworn Path, she receives a substantial damage boost under Dd2 token stealth.png Stealth effect. Any items that give Dd2 token stealth.png Stealth to the Grave Robber will go well with Nightsworn Path.


 * When upgraded, Dd2 ability glintinthedark.png Glint in the Dark can be highly useful for finishing off enemies with Deathsdoor dd2.png Death Blow Resistance without leaving them on Deathsdoor dd2.png Death's Door, as long as the Grave Robber has Dd2 token stealth.png Stealth.

🔸Survivability: Despite her low HP, the Grave Robber is quite self-sustainable. Absinthe and Repartee can provide her with many  Dodge or  Dodge+ Tokens to avoid powerful attacks. Since these skills apply a huge amount of Tokens on the Grave Robber, she can heal a large percentage of her HP throughPlague Doctor's upgraded Indiscriminate Science. While Repartee does not provide a significant heal like  Absinthe, it can apply  Taunt on the Grave Robber, making sure that dangerous enemies will focus on her instead of more fragile Heroes, and miss their attacks. If a corpse is available, the Grave Robber can use Dead of Night to gain a large heal and  Stealth to set up other skills.

Shrine of Reflection
🔸The Grave Robber gains access to 6 skills over 5 Chapters through accessing memories in the Shrine of Reflection.

Chapter One: Luxury's Lap

Chapter Two: Night Cap

Chapter Three: Embarrassment of Riches

Chapter Four: Filthy Rich

Chapter Five: The Afterparty



Shrine Bullet Point.png Chapter One: Luxury's Lap
🔸Unlocks Dead of Night "Tradition drove us into each other's arms. Or estates, rather."

- The Grave Robber

"Born into money, and married into more, she spent her days on horseback and her evenings in the ballroom. She was the object of her husband's boorish lust and drunken temper, placating his worst tendencies with a veneer of gracious deference. All the while, indulging murderous fantasies of freedom... and the fortune that would soon be hers."

- The Academic



Shrine Bullet Point.png Chapter Two: Night Cap
🔸Objective: Enough Is Enough! 🔸Unlocks Repartee "What did Fate expect as She flogged me towards a vindictive action?"

- The Grave Robber

"Night after night of disrespect and abuse - enough was enough."

- The Academic

"She listened, smirking, as his empty apologies came in desperate, choking gags..."

- The Academic



Shrine Bullet Point.png Chapter Three: Embarrassment of Riches
🔸Unlocks Lunge "I cannot say I recommend impulsive murder. Always make a plan, love."

- The Grave Robber

"Years of decadence and financial mismanagement had left the estate in staggering debt. Humiliated and facing eviction, she wandered the empty halls, hurling inebriated indignities at the portrait of the deceased, whose hand had rested so possessively upon her shoulder. A gleam of gold on that painted paw reminded her that his rings were unaccounted for... and must have been buried with him."

- The Academic



Shrine Bullet Point.png Chapter Four: Filthy Rich
🔸Objective: Loot Your Husband's Tomb 🔸Unlocks Shadow Fade "He meant to leave me as a pauper or a corpse eventually. I'm certain."

- The Grave Robber

"To preserve her social standing, she would pilfer the rings from his fingers - the gold from his teeth!"

- The Academic

"She was awash in exhilaration, the glint in her eyes outshining the fistful of ill-gotten gains."

- The Academic



Shrine Bullet Point.png Chapter Five: The Afterparty
🔸Unlocks Pirouette and  Glint in the Dark "What use have the dead for such trinkets and baubles?"

- The Grave Robber

"Armed officials dispatched to oversee the eviction were shocked to find the front doors of the manor listlessly ajar. The lavish carpets were lousy with dirt and leaves. A heap of heirlooms gleamed on the ballroom floor - rings and broaches in a careless pile. The lady of the manor, however... was nowhere to be found."

- The Academic

Trivia

 * The Grave Robber is one of eight Heroes returning from Darkest Dungeon, and one of the first nine Heroes to be available in the sequel.


 * The Grave Robber is the only Hero so far that has a skill which can kill an enemy outright with Deathsdoor dd2.png Death Blow Resistance, similar to Jester's Finale from The Butcher's Circus DLC of the first Darkest Dungeon.


 * In the game files, the skill Dd2 ability absinthe.png Absinthe is referred to as "artemisia", which is a genus of plant species. One of these species is mildly toxic and is used as a main ingredient to make absinthe in real life.


 * Aubrey, the default Grave Robber name, is French version of a Germanic name. The dress from the Grave Robber's origin comic and the popularity of absinth are also French. It's also a reference to the wife of the game's creative director and artist, Chris Bourassa.