Cultist Brawler

Cultist Brawler

Enemy Type	Human
Size	Average (1)
Drops	Loot Table A x1
Actions per round
Stats
Variation	Cultist Brawler	Cultist Gladiator	Cultist Champion
HP	15	21	29
HP (Stygian/Bloodmoon)	18	26	35
Dodge	0	8.75	21.25
Protection	0	0	0
Speed	5	6	7
Stealth	None	None	None
Resistances
Stun	25%	45%	65%
Blight	20%	40%	60%
Bleed	20%	40%	60%
Debuff	15%	35%	55%
Move	25%	45%	65%

Devoted and fanatical followers of the Old Gods, they were drawn to the Estate by either witnessing visions of or hearing rumors about the thing that sleeps within the depths of the Darkest Dungeon. Up until recently, these heretics used to practice their dark and blasphemous religion in secret; far away from the ever watchful eye of the Church of Light. However, now that their ranks have grown substantially in both number and strength, they have begun to conduct their unholy rituals and human sacrifices openly; all in the hopes of awakening the god that lays slumbering below and joining it in glorious ascension.

Cultist Brawlers serve as the assistants and bodyguards to the Cultist Acolytes. They use their sharped blades to inflict deep, gaping wounds on their victims and leaving their minds open to the arcane incantations of the Acolytes. They constantly patrol the various areas of the Estate in search of new sacrifices or to slaughter any who would dare oppose their mission. Occasionally, they even offer their services to the other factions that plague the land.

Behavior[]

The Cultist Brawler is a Human type enemy that can be found in any area, usually accompanied by Cultist Acolytes, and will almost always spawn in the first and second ranks. While they aren't particularly tough nor hard-hitting, they do have a good chance to inflict Bleed and a debuff that makes heroes more vulnerable to incoming Stress, priming the victim for the Acolytes' Stressful Incantation. They're also more dangerous to marked heroes, and the higher the difficulty, the more likely they are to take advantage of this.

The Brawler has two mutually exclusive attacks, making its attack pattern very predictable. It will use Rend for the Old Gods in the front two positions, and Stumbling Scratch in the back. It has a 2x/3x/4x chance depending on difficulty to prioritize marked targets with Rend for the Old Gods, which also deals slightly more damage against marks.

Strategy[]

Overall, these enemies are only the helping hand of their Acolyte allies and are not a major threat. Though frail compared to the more eldritch creatures, their health pool can still be quite an irritant as dispatching these foes can require the turns of two heroes, save for the killing blow of a critical strike.

If a quick kill isn't possible, there is merit in pushing them to the back ranks, forcing them to waste a turn on a much weaker attack getting back to the front lines, and possibly displacing a more fragile Acolyte to the front where your heroes' blades wait.

Apprentice Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Rend for the Old Gods	Melee	1,2	1,2	72.5%	12%	2-4 +50% vs Marked	100% Bleed 1 100% Debuff: +10% Stress	Forward 1
Stumbling Scratch	Melee	3,4	1,2	42.5%	0%	2-4		Forward 1

Cultist Brawler

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