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| Gestating Heart | |
|---|---|
| |
| Enemy Class | Eldritch |
| Size | Unimaginable |
| Drops | N/A |
| Actions per round | 
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| Stats | |
| HP | 189 |
| HP (Stygian/Bloodmoon) | 227 |
| Dodge | 23.75% |
| Protection | 0% |
| Speed | 2 |
 Stealth
|
No |
| Resistances | |
 Stun
|
72.5% |
 Blight
|
87.5% |
 Bleed
|
67.5% |
 Debuff
|
67.5% |
 Move
|
73% |
| “ | The flesh is immortal, it is undying! Pray it does not take too hideous a form... | „ |
| ~ The Ancestor |
The Gestating Heart is the second-to-last form of the final boss of the Darkest Dungeon. Classified as ELDRITCH, it is a wriggling mass of horror that seems to be incubating an even more frightening and incomprehensible form.
Behavior[]
Every time one of your Heroes uses an ability on the Gestating Heart, they will gain 12 health back (4 on Stygian) and have a 150% chance to be Blighted for 2 damage (6 on Stygian) lasting 3 rounds. The Heart will only use Dispersion until the third round, at which point it casts Ascension.
Abilities[]
| Darkest Level | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill Name | Range | Rank | Target | Accuracy | Crit Chance |
Damage | Effect (Target) |
Effect (Self) |
Notes |
| Dispersion | Melee | 1, 2, 3, 4. | 1+2+3+4. | 113.75% | 0% | 0 | 140% Blight 2 (3 on Stygian)
|
No Effect | |
| Ascension | Ranged | 1, 2, 3, 4. | Self | 0% | 0% | 0 | No Effect |  Transforms into Heart of Darkness
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Gallery[]
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Gestating Heart's combat animation
Trivia[]
- This is the only encounter in the game with no background music.