Shieldbreaker

"Shifting, swaying—she mesmerizes her prey before the final strike."

The Shieldbreaker is one of the playable Characters in Darkest Dungeon. She is exclusive to the Shieldbreaker DLC.

Class Description
"Hailing from the distant windswept dunes of the east, the Shieldbreaker arrives in the Hamlet! Deadly as a viper, her iron will has been forged in the heat of the blazing desert sun. Though outwardly demure, her emancipation from the barren wastes came at a price so terrible, it haunts her dreams even now... The Shieldbreaker is a powerful ally in the fight to reclaim the Estate and banish the evil that squats in the Darkest Dungeon. A highly-tactical hero with solid damage dealing capability, she truly excels when countering monsters with high protection and those who guard their allies. Her movement, speed, and targeted abilities make her a valuable ally for dismantling intractable monster groups. Though relatively low health, the Shieldbreaker is yet highly survivable in short bursts thanks to her Aegis shield."

Combat Abilities
"A sandstorm of grace and fury, the Shieldbreaker dances through the ranks, delivering precision strikes of remarkable power. Sundering armor, breaking enemy formations, and leaving the taste of venom wherever she goes, the Shieldbreaker is a remorseless combatant."

- Guild

Camping Skills
"Though quiet and demure while the fire blazes, the Shieldbreaker is haunted by nightmares of her past. These visions are so powerful that she must vanquish them in the dreamscape or awaken sluggish, tired, and stressed."

- Survivalist

The Shieldbreaker, along with the standard camping skills, has four unique camping abilities. However, nightmares of brutality long since past still haunt her, and to the tormented mind there is no difference between a threat real or imagined...

Nightmares Made Material
It is important to note that the Shieldbreaker has a flashback when camping where you will encounter Pliskins, Rattlers and Adders depending on the resolve level of your Shieldbreaker. During which she receives 23 Horror for 6 rounds, so consider whether it would be wise to bring her along on quests longer than short. Laudanum however cannot remove the horror dot placed on the Shieldbreaker.

The creatures must be defeated in a certain amount of time, but defeating the creatures will yield a great reward; Shieldbreaker will receive a quest buff to stress resist 33% and 3% crit with the rest of the party receiveing a quest buff for 15% stress resist. The snakes may also drop Aegis Scales, a Shieldbreaker trinket and pages of the Ancestor's Journal that tells the story of the Shieldbreaker. The journal entries will be available at the Ancestor's Memoirs whether or not you bring them back to the Hamlet, so there is no point in wasting inventory space on them.

The enemies fought will depend on how many previous encounters you have defeated; each encounter will only be fought a single time. Encounters 4 and 5 require a Veteran or Champion difficulty dungeon run. Encounters 6 and 7 require a Champion difficulty dungeon run. If no applicable encounter is available when camping, then the party will not be ambushed by snakes (although you may be ambushed by other encounters like normal).

These are the enemies fought for each encounter:

Spoilers These are the journal entries that detail the Shielbreaker's story.

Equipment
"The Shieldbreaker wields a spear and buckler, affording her impressive offensive reach and a modicum of protection. Her dancer's garb is better suited to the stage than the dungeon; she must be quick to survive."

- Blacksmith

Each Hero has trinkets unique to them that only they can equip. The shieldbreaker has seven; x uncommon, 2 Crimson Court and x common, x rare and x very rare. Her normal trinkets are all different items and accessories that she once owned, and her Crimson Court trinkets are her dismembered hand and the knife that severed it.


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District Bonus
The Crimson Court DLC adds Districts to the Hamlet, some of which confer passive benefits to heroes.


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Customization
As for every hero, the Shieldbreaker has four different colour palettes to choose from: yellow and green, purple and pink, black and gold, and blue and teal

Trivia

 * In her original promotional artwork, her right hand is missing. However, in game it is her left hand that is gone.