Trinkets (Darkest Dungeon II)

"'Trinkets and baubles, paid for in blood!'

- The Academic" Trinkets are treasures that can be equipped by Heroes in Darkest Dungeon II. Trinkets confer various bonuses or special abilities and may drastically empower a hero, but often with a cost. They can be removed or swapped when outside of combat.

Trinket Rarity Types:


 * Vague
 * Distant
 * Indelible
 * Unforgettable

Hero Trinkets
Can be found randomly during the journey. Hero trinkets focus on specific archetypes and usually carry a downside that represents the burden that the trinket places on the hero.

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When hired, Bounty Hunter can come with his signature trinkets already equipped.

Varying Trinkets
These trinkets have 3 rarity variations: vague, distant, and indelible. Vague versions are available by default and don't need to be unlocked at the Altar of Hope. Found randomly during the journey.

Miscellaneous Trinkets
Distant trinkets with inconsistent effects. Found randomly during the journey.

Hospital Trinkets
Can be found either randomly or bought in the Field Hospital.

Hoarder Trinkets
These can only be acquired from the Hoarders that are not in the Valley.

Sluice Trinkets
Can only be found in The Sluice.

Sprawl Trinkets
Can only be found in The Sprawl

Foetor Trinkets
Can only be found in The Foetor.

Tangle Trinkets
Can only be found in The Tangle.

Shroud Trinkets
Can only be found in The Shroud.

Unforgettable Trinkets
Unforgettable Trinkets can only be found from Cultist encounters in any region. They can be used on any hero.

Stained Trinkets
All Dark Impulses share an identical icon and name.

Cultist Trinkets
These trinkets cannot be used without a Dark Impulse or a Shambler's Spawn.

Academic's Study Trinkets
Can only be found in Academic's Study nodes. Each Academic Study trinket can only be dropped from a specific Curio found in the Study. Some Curio can be found in all regions and some are region specific. Academic's Study Trinkets can be used on any hero.

Enemy Trinkets
These trinkets can only be dropped by certain rare enemies and lair bosses. There are two boss specific trinkets for each region.

History
On June 28th, 2022, Darkest Dungeon 2 had a massive overhaul to each and every Trinket in the game. According to the patch notes, the goal of this overhaul was "to allow players to get more creative and push hero boundaries further via strategy-altering effects (...) we've put a lot of effort into also making sure that trinkets are fun, and thematically rich." -RedHookNatisha - DARKEST DUNGEON II - TRINKETS AND BAUBLES

A list of all trinket changes can be found at the bottom of the page here.

Trivia

 * The Hag's Hoard Trinket is a reference to The Hag from Darkest Dungeon.
 * Hero Trinkets (with the exception of Bounty Hunter's and some of Leper's) are all references to the Hero's Shrine backstories.
 * 1: Occultist's Shambler's Eye Trinket is possible to be dropped by the Shambler if the Trinket is unlocked in lieu of an actual Shambler trinket if an Occultist is in the party.