Duelist (Darkest Dungeon II)

• Base
• Upgraded

Duelist
Base Stats
MAX HP	28	SPD	6
Resistances
Bleed	30%	Stun	10%
Blight	30%	Move	40%
Burn	30%	Debuff	20%
Disease	30%	Death Blow	60%
Movement
2 forwards, 2 backwards

Duelist
Base Stats
MAX HP	28	SPD	6
Resistances
Bleed	40%	Stun	10%
Blight	40%	Move	40%
Burn	40%	Debuff	20%
Disease	30%	Death Blow	75%
Movement
2 forwards, 2 backwards

“	Perfection glints wicked along the rapier's edge.	„
	~ The Academic

The Duelist is a hero in Darkest Dungeon II, debuting in The Binding Blade DLC.

Class Description

• ANY RANK
• RIPOSTE
• DODGE
• MOBILE

Unique Attributes

Aggressive Stance

A token that enables additional skill effects (only one Stance Token can be active at time).

• On Riposte: Heal Self 10% (33%)
• Duration: Until end of combat (unless removed by other skill)
• Limit: 1

Defensive Stance

A token that enables additional skill effects (only one Stance Token can be active at time).

• On Riposte: Gain (33%)
• Duration: Until end of combat (unless removed by other skill)
• Limit: 1

Skills and Paths

The Duelist begins the game equipped with Touché, Feint, Disengage, Flick, and Preparation. All other skills must be unlocked through the Shrine of Reflection, after which they are permanently unlocked and available for subsequent playthroughs.

• Wanderer
• Instructrice
• Antagoniste
• Intrepide

“

To seek is to find.

„

Default skills. Rewards candles upon reaching the second Inn.

Touché

[[File:72px|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Self
	5-7	5%	Back 1 when Defensive Stance, Forward 1 when Aggresive Stance
	Upgraded
	7-9	10%	Back 1 when Defensive Stance, Forward 1 when Aggresive Stance Rank 1 or 2: Gain Defensive Stance if no Stance Rank 3 or 4: Gain Aggresive Stance if no Stance

Feint

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Self
	2-4	5%	Invert Stance, Add x2
	Upgraded
	3-6	10%	Invert Stance, Add x3

Disengage

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	3-5	5%	Ignores Pull 1 when Defensive Stance Knockback 1 when Aggresive Stance	Add Defensive Stance, Back 1
	Upgraded
	4-6	10%	Ignores Pull 2 when Defensive Stance Knockback 2 when Aggresive Stance	Add Defensive Stance, Back 1

Flick

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target
	4-6	10%	Ignores when Defensive Stance Ignores when Aggresive Stance
	Upgraded
	6-8	15%	Ignores when Defensive Stance Ignores when Aggresive Stance Execution 1

Preparation

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Buff		Self	1

	Self
	Add Aggresive Stance, ,
	Upgraded
	Add Aggresive Stance, , +50% Riposte DMG (4 Turns) when Defensive Stance when Aggresive Stance

The Boot

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	2-5	5%	Knockback 2	Requires self has Aggresive Stance
	Upgraded
	3-6	15%	, Knockback 3	Requires self has Aggresive Stance

Again

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown	Uses
	Buff			5	2

	Target	Self
	Clear Skill Cooldowns	Requires self has Aggresive Stance Remove all Stance Tokens
	Upgraded
	Clear Skill Cooldowns	Requires self has Aggresive or Defensive Stance Remove all Stance Tokens (50%)

Flèche

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Self
	6-8	10%	Add Aggresive Stance, Forward 3 +30% DMG when self has Aggresive Stance Remove all
	Upgraded
	7-10	15%	Add Aggresive Stance, Forward 3 +30% DMG, +5% CRIT when self has Aggresive Stance Remove all when not has Defensive Stance

Meditation

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Buff		Self	1

	Self
	Add Defensive Stance, x3 x2 when self has Defensive Stance x2 when self has Aggresive Stance
	Upgraded
	Add Defensive Stance, x3, Remove x2 when self has Defensive Stance x2 when self has Aggresive Stance

Coup de Grâce

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Ranged			1

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	4-4	5%	Ignores , Ignores Execution 1	Requires self has Defensive Stance
	Upgraded
	6-6	10%	Ignores , Ignores Execution 2	Requires self has Defensive Stance

Ruthless Instruction

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Buff			1

	Target	Self
	x2	Requires self has Defensive Stance
	Upgraded
	x2 when self has Defensive Stance Skills ignore (3 Turns) when self has Aggresive Stance	Requires self has Defensive or Aggresive Stance

Riposte Attack

	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit
	4-7	5%

Notes
Occurs when the hero receives a damage attack while they have a Riposte token. Affected by, and consumes, tokens like a regular attack.

Act-Out Attack

	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit
	4-7	10%

Notes
May occur when this and another hero have a Respectful relationship.

Disengage

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	3-5	5%	Ignores Pull 1 when Defensive Stance Knockback 1 when Aggresive Stance	Add Defensive Stance, Back 1
	Upgraded
	4-6	10%	Ignores Pull 2 when Defensive Stance Knockback 2 when Aggresive Stance	Add Defensive Stance, Back 1

Again

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown	Uses
	Buff			5	2

	Target	Self
	Clear Skill Cooldowns	Requires self has Aggresive Stance Remove all Stance Tokens
	Upgraded
	Clear Skill Cooldowns	Requires self has Aggresive or Defensive Stance Remove all Stance Tokens (50%)

Coup de Grâce

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Ranged			1

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	4-4	5%	Ignores , Ignores Execution 1	Requires self has Defensive Stance
	Upgraded
	6-6	10%	Ignores , Ignores Execution 2	Requires self has Defensive Stance

Ruthless Instruction

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Buff			1

	Target	Self
	x2	Requires self has Defensive Stance
	Upgraded
	x2 when self has Defensive Stance Skills ignore (3 Turns) when self has Aggresive Stance	Requires self has Defensive or Aggresive Stance

Touché

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Self
	5-7	5%	Back 1 when Defensive Stance, Forward 1 when Aggresive Stance
	Upgraded
	7-9	10%	Back 1 when Defensive Stance, Forward 1 when Aggresive Stance Rank 1 or 2: Gain Defensive Stance if no Stance Rank 3 or 4: Gain Aggresive Stance if no Stance

Disengage

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	3-5	5%	Ignores Pull 1 when Defensive Stance Knockback 1 when Aggresive Stance	Add Defensive Stance, Back 1
	Upgraded
	4-6	10%	Ignores Pull 2 when Defensive Stance Knockback 2 when Aggresive Stance	Add Defensive Stance, Back 1

The Boot

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	2-5	5%	Knockback 2	Requires self has Aggresive Stance
	Upgraded
	3-6	15%	, Knockback 3	Requires self has Aggresive Stance

Coup de Grâce

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Ranged			1

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	4-4	5%	Ignores , Ignores Execution 1	Requires self has Defensive Stance
	Upgraded
	6-6	10%	Ignores , Ignores Execution 2	Requires self has Defensive Stance

Disengage

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	3-5	5%	Ignores Pull 1 when Defensive Stance Knockback 1 when Aggresive Stance	Add Defensive Stance, Back 1
	Upgraded
	4-6	10%	Ignores Pull 2 when Defensive Stance Knockback 2 when Aggresive Stance	Add Defensive Stance, Back 1

Preparation

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Buff		Self	1

	Self
	Add Aggresive Stance, ,
	Upgraded
	Add Aggresive Stance, , +50% Riposte DMG (4 Turns) when Defensive Stance when Aggresive Stance

Coup de Grâce

[[File:|72px]]	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Ranged			1

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	4-4	5%	Ignores , Ignores Execution 1	Requires self has Defensive Stance
	Upgraded
	6-6	10%	Ignores , Ignores Execution 2	Requires self has Defensive Stance

Barks

• Combat
• Generic Positive Act Outs
• Specific Positive Act Outs
• Generic Negative Act Outs
• Specific Negative Act Outs
• Generic Combat Affinity
• Specific Combat Affinity
• Inn Items
• Hero Shrines
• Locations
• Routes
• Generic Boss Barks
• Specific Boss Barks
• Generic Quirks
• Specific Quirks
• Diseases
• Traveling Banter
• Traveling Stress

Landing a CRIT

• TBA

Stalling

• TBA

Bleed

• Bind me! I must press on.

Blight

• TBA

Burn

• TBA

Horror

• TBA

Stress

• TBA

Entering Death's Door

• N-Now? Surely not...

Ally On Death's Door

• TBA

Surviving Hit on Death's Door

• TBA

Ally Surviving Hit on Death's Door

• TBA

Hit by CRIT

• W-Well struck...

Ally Hit by CRIT

• Let us repay them, hm?

Pushed by Enemy

• TBA

Resolute

• TBA

Meltdown

• When it mattered most, I slipped...

Fog Appears (Shroud)(Generic)

• TBA

Fog Fades (Shroud)(Generic)

• Their trickery falters!

Stress Heal Ally

• Prove me right, hm?
• Shake off the dust, mon brave.
• You are more than your bruises.

Buffing Ally

• They hesitate, we advance.
• Slow. Steady. Patient.

Heal Ally

• TBA

Combo Attack

• TBA

Retaliation

• TBA

Guarding an Ally

• TBA

Skill Praise

• Function follows form.
• Superb form, as expected.

Attack Praise

• Go for the throat!

Stress Heal Partner - Hopeful

• TBA

Buff Partner - Hopeful

• TBA

Skill Praise Partner - Hopeful

• TBA

Attack Praise Partner - Hopeful

• TBA

Heal Partner - Amorous

• TBA

Guarding Partner - Amorous

• TBA

Stress Heal Partner - Amorous

• TBA

Skill Praise Partner - Amorous

• TBA

Attack Praise Partner - Amorous

• TBA

Combo Attack - Respectful

• TBA

Retaliation - Respectful

• Victory to the relentless!

Stress Heal Partner - Respectful

• TBA

Skill Praise Partner - Respectful

• TBA

Attack Praise Partner - Respectful

• TBA

Stress Healing Ally

• TBA

Buffing Ally

• TBA

Healing Ally

• TBA

Combo Attack

• TBA

Retaliation

• TBA

Protection

• TBA

Skill Praise

• TBA

Attack Praise

• TBA

Stress Healing Partner - Hopeful

• TBA

Buffing Partner - Hopeful

• Hold nothing back!

Skill Praise Partner - Hopeful

• TBA

Attack Praise Partner - Hopeful

• TBA

Healing Partner - Amorous

• TBA

Guarding Partner - Amorous

• TBA

Stress Healing Partner - Amorous

• TBA

Skill Praise Partner - Amorous

• TBA

Attack Praise Partner - Amorous

• TBA

Combo Attack - Respectful

• TBA

Retaliation - Respectful

• TBA

Stress Healing Partner - Respectful

• TBA

Skill Praise Partner - Respectful

• TBA

Attack Praise Partner - Respectful

• TBA

Stress Damaging Ally

• TBA

Skill Insult

• TBA

Attack Insult

• TBA

Stress Damaging Partner - Suspicious

• TBA

Skill Insult Partner - Suspicious

• TBA

Attack Insult Partner - Suspicious

• TBA

Stress Damaging Partner - Envious

• TBA

Skill Insult Partner - Envious

• TBA

Attack Insult Partner - Envious

• TBA

Stress Damaging Partner - Resentful

• TBA

Skill Insult Partner - Resentful

• TBA

Attack Insult Partner - Resentful

• TBA

Attacking Partner - Hateful

• TBA

Stress Damaging Partner - Hateful

• TBA

Skill Insult Partner - Hateful

• TBA

Attack Insult Partner - Hateful

• TBA

Stress Damaging Ally - Generic

• TBA

Skill Insult - Generic

• TBA

Attack Insult - Generic

• TBA

Stress Damaging Partner - Suspicious

• TBA

Skill Insult Partner - Suspicious

• TBA

Attack Insult Partner - Suspicious

• TBA

Stress Damaging Partner - Envious

• TBA

Skill Insult Partner - Envious

• TBA

Attack Insult Partner - Envious

• TBA

Stress Damaging Partner - Resentful

• TBA

Skill Insult Partner - Resentful

• TBA

Attack Insult Partner - Resentful

• TBA

Attacking Partner - Hateful

• TBA

Stress Damaging Partner - Hateful

• TBA

Skill Insult Partner - Hateful

• TBA

Attack Insult Partner - Hateful

• TBA

Buffing an Ally

• TBA

Guarding an Ally

• TBA

Adding Token

• TBA

Follow Up Attack

• TBA

Follow Up on Enemy with Combo

• TBA

Follow Up on Crit Enemy

• TBA

Follow Up on Debuffed Enemy

• TBA

Healing an Ally

• TBA

Retaliation

• TBA

Moving Positions - Positive

• TBA

Removing DoT

• TBA

Stress Healing

• TBA

Jealous of Buff

• TBA

Jealous of Guarded Ally

• TBA

Jealous of Token

• TBA

Jealous of Healing

• TBA

Moving Positions - Negative

• TBA

Jealous of DoT Removal

• TBA

Buffing an Ally

• TBA

Guarding an Ally

• TBA

Adding Token

• TBA

Follow Up Attack

• TBA

Follow Up on Enemy with Combo

• TBA

Follow Up on Crit Enemy

• TBA

Follow Up on Debuffed Enemy

• TBA

Healing an Ally

• TBA

Retaliation

• TBA

Moving Positions - Positive

• Superb positioning!

Removing DoTs

• TBA

Stress Healing

• TBA

Jealous of Buff

• TBA

Jealous of Guarded Ally

• TBA

Jealous of Token

• TBA

Jealous of Healing

• TBA

Moving Positions - Negative

• TBA

Jealous of DoT Removal

• TBA

Armor Repair Kit

• TBA

Blasphemous Idol

• TBA

Book of Bawdy Tales

• TBA

BOOK: My time in the Desert

• A good sunrise. My weakness.

Book of Creative Insults

• TBA

Poetry

• You mistake me for a sentimental fool.

Boxing Gloves

• I must be mindful of my knuckles.

Calming Incense

• You may meditate with me, if you do not speak.

Candles and Chocolate

• Spare me the doe eyes, hm? Undress.

Clarifying Poultice

• TBA

Clotting Poultice

• I've bled more this week than three years in the Academie...

Dartboard

• Anyone here I haven't beaten yet?

Ceremonial Drum

• Ugh, reminds me of the drill yard.

Slime Mold

• Joyless fuel for a joyless journey. Fitting.
• (If full) - That is enough.

Stale Bread

• Let us beat the rats to our stores.

Apples and Cheese

• Freshest food we've had in days.
• (If full) - Tempting, but no.

Steak and Spuds

• Just don't ask where they caught it, hm?

Flapjacks

• Almost worth the fire hazard.

Holy Beads

• Hmph. Prayer won't save us.

Impermeable Poultice

• TBA

Leeches

• TBA

Meditative Totem

• TBA

Mop and Bucket

• I rest best in a tidy coach.

Nightshade Concoction

• TBA

Orbitoclast

• TBA

Pipeweed

• I'd normally not, but we are resting

Playing Cards

• I make few friends at the card table, I warn you.

Restorative Herbs

• Not one I recognize.

Roast Pig

• TBA

Songbook of Amorous Ballads

• You're lucky I find your voice pleasant

Songbook of Touching Dirges

• Are we not morose enough?

Songbook of Rousing Tunes

• *gentle foot tapping*

Soothing Poultice

• My many bruises welcome it.

Speed Bag

• TBA

Invigorating Stew

• Soldier food. I suppose we are, in a way.

Stimulating Poultice

• TBA

Stitching Kit

• A little battlefield embroidery, hm?

The Wine

• TBA

Tinned Delicacies

• What shall they think of next!

Knotted Tug Rope

• TBA

Wax Inoculant

• Bizarre medicine in these parts, no?

Whetstone

• Neglect your blade at your own peril.

Whiskey Barrel

• Let's have this out back on the porch, hm?

Whiskey Bottle

• TBA

Whiskey Flask

• Is this from the medicine counter?

Whittling Tools

• I cannot say I have ever tried.

Wild Tea

• I feel... too far away from myself...

Morbid Joke

• Hff!... No, that was not a laugh!

Improvised Strategy

• TBA

Experimental Remedy

• TBA

Oddly-Tuned Lute

• TBA

Precious Collection

• TBA

Guided Meditation

• TBA

Holy Hymnal

• TBA

Pain Box

• TBA

Shrine 1

• TBA

Shrine 2

• TBA

Shrine 3

• TBA

Shrine 4

• He knew me, yet still he pushed me.
• The pride welling in his eyes... (after story)

Shrine 5

• Playfights can take me no further.
• By my blade alone. (after story)

Shrine 6

• TBA

Leaving the Crossroads

• TBA

Crossing Valley Bridge

• Victory or la mort, hm?

Region Gate

• TBA

Oasis

• I wage a superior battle when refreshed!
• Best to refill our flasks, hm?

Exiting Oasis

• So this is the peace they fight for...

Creature Den

• Hmph. Trifling. (Fight)
• I am meant for battles less trifling. (Leave)

Exiting Creature Den

• TBA

Resistance Encounter

• Ready and waiting. (Fight)
• If we move quickly we can avoid any trouble! (Avoid)
• You won't get a second salvo, pigs! (Fight with Advantage)
• This is certain death! (Avoid, stress & lose flame)

Resistance Encounter Retreat

• TBA

Chirurgeon's Table

• Curious, their slouching walk...

Assistance Encounter

• Time to learn footwork, children!'
• Mend the coach, you say? Very well. (Flame, Armor)

Exiting Assistance Encounter

• Someone ought to teach them to fight.

Exiting Hospital

• TBA

Exiting Hoarder

• TBA

Exiting Watchtower

• TBA

Academic's Study

• Time means nothing if you waste it. (Stress heal)
• Eugh. Turn it off! I have the shivers! (Positive Quirk)

Exiting Academic's Study

• My ears are ringing...

Tangle Lair Success

• TBA

Tangle Lair Retreat

• TBA

Foetor Lair Success

• TBA

Foetor Lair Retreat

• TBA

Sprawl Lair Success

• TBA

Sprawl Lair Retreat

• TBA

Shroud Lair Success

• TBA

Shroud Lair Retreat

• TBA

Exiting Oblivions Ingress

• TBA

Exiting Oblivion's Rampart

• TBA

Exiting Academic's Cache

• Each bounty is what you make of it.

Safe

• Well chosen, driver.
• Let us share tales of better times.

Rough Patch

• TBA

Hazard

• TBA

Combat

• TBA

Oblivion Tear

• What if I am the first to fall?

Librarian

• TBA

Harvest Child

• TBA

Dreaming General

• TBA

Focused Fault

• TBA

Librarian

• They'd burn their very futures...(When Librarian uses Page Burner)

Harvest Child

• TBA

Focused Fault

• TBA

Bad Digestion

• TBA

Boisterous

• TBA

Braggart

• TBA

Calm

• TBA

Chatterbox

• TBA

Compassionate

• TBA

Cowardice

• TBA

Curmudgeon

• TBA

Death Seeker

• TBA

Doomsayer

• TBA

Generous

• TBA

Neat Freak

• TBA

Needler

• TBA

Nervous

• TBA

Peacemaker

• TBA

Raconteur

• TBA

Selfish

• TBA

Shadow Born

• TBA

Steady

• TBA

Stress Knitter

• TBA

Sunny Disposition

• TBA

Terrified

• TBA

Tune Hummer

• TBA

Sluice Scrounger

• TBA

Sluice Tactician

• TBA

Sprawl Explorer

• TBA

Sprawl Scrounger

• TBA

Sprawl Tactician

• TBA

Foetor Scrounger

• TBA

Fear of Cadaver

• TBA

Fear of Fanatics

• TBA

Fear of Fisherfolk

• TBA

Fear of Gentry

• TBA

Fear of Swine

• TBA

Field Surgeon

• TBA

Foetor Explorer

• TBA

Foetor Tactician

• TBA

Tangle Explorer

• TBA

Tangle Scrounger

• TBA

Tangle Tactician

• TBA

Hatred of Cadaver

• TBA

Hatred of Fanatics

• TBA

Hatred of Fisherfolk

• TBA

Hatred of Gentry

• TBA

Hatred of Swine

• TBA

Lost in Space

• TBA

Lost in Time

• TBA

Lost in Time and Space

• TBA

Rummager

• TBA

Shroud Explorer

• TBA

Shroud Scrounger

• TBA

Shroud Tactician

• TBA

Slayer of Cadaver

• TBA

Slayer of Fanatics

• TBA

Slayer of Fisherfolk

• TBA

Slayer of Gentry

• TBA

Slayer of Swine

• TBA

Weak Hold on Life

• TBA

TBA

The Oozes

• TBA

Rabies

• TBA

Syphilis

• TBA

Smallpox

• TBA

Coughing Fit

• TBA

Positive

• *Relaxed sigh*
• TBA

Negative

• Dispassionate? You know me not!
• This cursed coach is a bouncing racket!
• Let me out of this blasted coach!

Travelling Stress Heal

• We're making good time.
• You have my begrudging admiration

Travelling Stress Damage

• TBA

Trivia

• Her predetermined name is Sahar
• The Duelist is the second new Hero introduced in Darkest Dungeon II, the first being The Runaway.