Hellion (Darkest Dungeon II)

This article is about the hero in Darkest Dungeon II. For other appearances, see Hellion (disambiguation).

• Base
• Upgraded

Hellion
Base Stats
MAX HP	35	SPD	4
Resistances
Bleed	30%	Stun	20%
Blight	30%	Move	20%
Burn	30%	Debuff	20%
Disease	20%	Death Blow	60%
Movement
1 forwards, 0 backwards
Permanent Condition(s)
Turn Start: HP < 50%: +25% DMG HP < 25%: +25% DMG

Hellion
Base Stats
MAX HP	39	SPD	4
Resistances
Bleed	30%	Stun	20%
Blight	30%	Move	20%
Burn	30%	Debuff	20%
Disease	30%	Death Blow	80%
Movement
1 forwards, 0 backwards
Permanent Condition(s)
Turn Start: HP < 50%: +25% DMG HP < 25%: +25% DMG

“	Beneath the bloodlust and fury, there is emptiness... and shame.	„
	~ The Academic

The Hellion is a hero in Darkest Dungeon II.

Class Description

• FRONT RANK
• HIGH DMG
• BLEED
• BLOODLUST

Unique Attributes

Bonus Damage at Low Health

The Hellion has a unique permanent condition that grants her +25% damage when below 50% HP, and another +25% damage when below 25% HP.

Winded

A self-debuff token generated or removed by certain Hellion skills.

• -3 SPD per
• -33% DMG per
• Carcass: Turn End: Add (75%) per
• Duration: Until end of combat
• Limit: 3

Skills

The Hellion starts the game with Wicked Hack, Iron Swan, Barbaric Yawp, If It Bleeds, and Toe to Toe. All other skills must be unlocked through the Shrine of Reflection, after which they are permanently available for subsequent playthroughs.

Wicked Hack

	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target
	4-8	5%	Deals +50% DMG when Target
	Upgraded
	6-10	10%	Deals +50% DMG when Target

Iron Swan

	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target
	4-8	5%
	Upgraded
	6-10	10%	Add

Barbaric YAWP!

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Ranged			1

	Target	Self
	Ignores Add Remove	Add
	Upgraded
	Ignores Add x2 Remove Add when Target	Add

If It Bleeds

	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target
	3-6	5%	+30% RES Piercing when Target 2
	Upgraded
	3-6	10%	+30% RES Piercing when Target 4

Toe to Toe

	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Self
	2-4	5%	Forward 1 Add , ×2
	Upgraded
	3-5	5%	Forward 1 Add , ×2 Remove

Adrenaline Rush

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown	Uses
	Heal		Self	3	2

	Heal	Self
	Requires Self HP < 33% Heal 20%	Remove Remove Gain On Attack: Heal 20%
	Upgraded
	Requires Self HP < 33% Heal 25%	Remove Remove Gain On Attack: Heal 20%

Media
Animation Sound Effect

Bleed Out

	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	4-8	5%	+30 RES Piercing when Target 4	Add
	Upgraded
	6-9	10%	+30 RES Piercing when Target 6	Add

Bloodlust

	Type	Rank	Target
	Buff		Self

	Self
	Remove If Target : +30% DMG (5 Turns)
	Upgraded
	Remove If Target : +30% DMG (5 Turns) If Target : Execution 1 (5 Turns)

Media
Animation Sound Effect

Breakthrough

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Melee			1

	Damage	Crit	Target	Self
	3-6	5%	Ignores Removes	Forward 2 Add
	Upgraded
	4-7	5%	Ignores Removes Cannot Gain (2 Rounds)	Forward 2 Add

Raucous Revelry

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Buff			1

	Target	Self
	Stress 5+: -1	Add HP < 33%: Heal 20% Stress 5+: -2 Remove
	Upgraded
	Stress 5+: -1	Add HP < 33%: Heal 25% Stress 5+: -3 Remove +10 RES

Media
Animation Sound Effect

Howling End

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Melee			3 (2)

	Damage	Crit	Self
	8-14	10%	Back 1 Add
	Upgraded
	10-18	15%	Back 1 Add

Act-Out Attack

	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target
	3-6	5%	2

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

Unique Trinkets

🔸Each Hero has their own 3 unique Trinkets, exclusive only to them.

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Image	Trinket	Description
1	Bloodied Branch Indelible 65	Gain on CRIT: Melee Skills: (66%) If It Bleeds Skill: +2 Dealt When Moving: If Rank = 4: +2
2	Rotten Tomato Indelible 65	If Rank = 1: -20% RES If Rank = 2: +30% DMG Apply on Hit: Breakthrough Skill: , Add 1 Negative Token
	Empty Stein Indelible 65	If  : +25% DMG Self: Barbaric YAWP! Skill: Gain on Resist: (25%)

Hero Paths

🔸 All Heroes start the game with the Wanderer Hero Path. Each Hero has access to 3 unique Paths available only to them once they invest into The Living City.

• (Note: Hero Paths are planned to be changed to skill changes instead of stat changes in future updates.)

Unique Hellion Paths
	Ravager "I am no coward - come make your end!"		Berserker "Let it bleed! AKYLORAAHHH!"		Carcass "Again! I can take it!"
+20% Max If Rank = 1: +25% DMG -33% Chance Turn Start: 3 (25%)		-20% Max +10% RES +33% Chance Bleed-causing Skills: +10% CRIT		Gain When CRIT: -1 (50%) or -2 (25%) Self: Barbaric YAWP Skills: x2 Target: Wicked Hack Skills: Remove Turn Start: Turn End: Per : (75%)

Notes

The self-bleed from Ravager may be resisted.

Hero Overview

Overview
Characteristics	Strengths	Weaknesses	Roles
	High damage bursts High self-sustain for both and Can gain Taunt to protect allies	Ineffective on back ranks Can't hit back ranks effectively Lack of defensive Tokens can nullify her damage very quickly	Damage Dealer Self-sufficient Tank Some support capabilities ,
Tokens	Apply	Remove	Ignore
	Self: Enemies:	Self: Enemies:	Enemies:
Resistances	Strong (40% or higher)	Average (30%)	Weak (20% or lower)
	None	Bleed, Blight, Burn, Disease	Stun, Move, Debuff
Buffs	Self		Group
	: On Attack: Heal 20% : If Target : +20% - 30% DMG : +10% Death Blow RES		None
Debuffs	Enemy
	None
Recommended Ranks	(target flexibility, access to all skills, Breakthrough and If It Bleeds usable on Rank 2, Bleed Out and Iron Swan usable on Rank 1)
Discouraged Ranks	(no access to various offensive skills: Wicked Hack, Iron Swan, Bleed Out, and Howling End)

Strategy

BOUDICA

🔸 The Hellion's primary role is that of an "off-tank", a sturdy front-line defender capable of large bursts of damage. Her ability to gain extra damage when Low HP pairs well with her multitude of self-heals, both for HP and Stress. In addition to offensive tanking, she can also serve in a minimum support role, but in general Hellion brings large amounts of damage to the team while protecting her teammates with Taunt.

🔸SKILLS OVERVIEW

• Wicked Hack is Hellion's front-line Melee attack. Does a respectable amount of damage and doesn't add Winded. Combined with Combo, it can do high amounts of damage — enough to kill most enemies in one hit.

• Iron Swan is a respectable melee attack that has the main advantage of hitting rank 4; this is the only way for Hellion to hit rank 4, which makes this move very valuable since Back-rank enemies tend to have low HP.

• Barbaric YAWP! is a support skill that serves the purpose of inflicting Weak on the enemy, plus Stun when combined with Combo. If you have enough combo, this move can really shine as a support tool for the team by disrupting and disabling the enemy frontline.

• If it Bleeds is a respectable damage and Bleed attack that hits Rank 2 and Rank 3. The main advantage of this ability is being able to hit the Back-ranks with a good punch (it is the only way to hit rank 3 with Hellion). It requires Hellion to be in rank 2 or 3, which can be disfavorable depending on the team.

• Toe to Toe is the main tank ability of Hellion. It gives Taunt and Immobilize and clears Winded, but doesn't give Defensive Tokens like Block. Hellion's passive makes this a good thing, since you want her to be at Low HP. This ability, mixed with self-healing skills, gives high survivability and protection to other team members.

• Adrenaline Rush is an amazing self-heal move. It restores HP and removes all DOTS, though it is only usable when HP is low. Besides the main healing, it also gives a buff to enable healing on hit. Combine this with Cleave attacks like Combat Items or Barbaric Yawp to maximize the healing per turn.

• Bleed Out is a high damage and Bleed skill that can easily achieve high amounts of bleed when spammed. It applies Winded, but this is barely a downside since the main damage is the bleed damage (DOTs are unaffected by Winded). High HP targets can be killed easily with the high amount of DOT.

• Bloodlust gives Hellion a 5-turn buff that buffs her damage against bleeding targets, giving a potential 100%-150% extra damage. It doesn't have a cooldown and clears Winded. It requires setup, but the amount of damage it can provide when combined with other skills and heroes is worth the effort. (Example: Howling End, Jester)

• Breakthrough is a utility-oriented damaging skill that counters high Block and Guard matchups at cost of Winded. (Example: Lost Batallion). This is the only skill that makes enemies unable to obtain Block. It also moves Hellion Forward 2, which is handy for disruption-oriented enemies that inflict lots of Move and Shuffle.

• Raucous Revelry is a huge Stress-heal skill that heals when Low HP. It can heal up to 3 + 1 to allies, which is enough to prevent Meltdowns. The only downside is the cooldown and it applies Winded.

• Howling End is a huge damage front-line attack that gives Winded. This attack delivers a very powerful blow, and with trinkets and buffs, it has the potential to instakill almost every enemy in the game (other than Bosses). It moves Hellion Back 1, which can be used to combo with other moves like If it Bleeds and Breakthrough.

Shrine of Reflection

🔸The Hellion gains access to 6 skills over 5 Chapters through accessing memories in the Shrine of Reflection.

Barks

• Combat
• Positive Act Outs
• Negative Act Outs
• Affinity
• Inn Items
• Hero Shrines
• Locations
• Quirks/Diseases
• Travelling Stress

Landing a CRIT

• KREEE-YAAAAA!
• AH-KYLORAAAA!
• RrrrraaaaAAAAAA!
• HA HAAA!
• I will FEAST on your HEART!
• HA-HA! Spirits claim you!
• Nowhere to run, spitling!
• No ghoul can stand against me!

Stalling

• Hurry these fools to the grave!
• Forward, you pups! Hit them!

Bleed

• Shed my blood at your own risk!
• Let it run like a river! HYAHHH!

Blight

• My blood boils!
• A foulness in my veins!

Burn

• Auugh! Hellfire!
• *pained shrieking*

Horror

• Shut out from the warmth of the hearth forever...
• You'll all know the truth soon enough...
• My knees fail me!

Stress

• ... if I flee now, I might live...!
• We shall never see another sunrise.
• Heart, don't fail me!

Torch Decrease

• We seize glory from the jaws of fear! (Torch reaches 0)
• A strange howl pricks my ears... (Torch reaches 20)
• We stalk the night as owls! (Torch reaches 40)

Entering Death's Door

• A warrior's death awaits me!

Ally On Death's Door

• Dig your heels in!
• You would shame us so?!

Surviving Hit on Death's Door

• Is that all you've got?!
• PRESS ME AND KNOW FEAR!
• Mistook me for a pup, have ye?!
• The war hawk screams!

Ally Surviving Hit on Death's Door

• I am the first to fall, not you!
• I have no use for your bones! Get up!

Hit by CRIT

• Got my blood up now!

Ally Hit by CRIT

• To bleed is to awaken!

Pushed by Enemy

• Finally, a match for my strength!

Resolute

• More of them must fall before I am satisfied!
• I have not yet spilled enough blood to fall!

Meltdown (Phased out)

• No! NOT ME! TAKE ANYONE ELSE!
• They see into my coward's heart...!

Fog Appears (Shroud)

• TBA

Fog Fades (Shroud)

• TBA

Repair

• Move aside, let me try!
• RRRGH!

Don't Leave Me

• Who shall lead the charge if you leave me!
• Don't cast me out...!
• At least let me finish the bloodletting!

Stress Healing Partner - General

• We thrill to the spilling of blood!
• *SNIFF" Their sweat reeks of fear!

Buffing Partner - General

• We shall revel on their graves!

Healing Partner - General

• All part of the hunt!

Combo Attack - General

• SLAY THEM!

Retaliation - General

• They shall CHOKE on our WRATH!

Protection - General

• Bloodsong rises on the wind...!

Praise for Support Skill - General

• YES! Hahaaa!

Praise for Attack - General

• They bleed their last at your feet!

Stress Heal in Coach - General

• I know you have another swing in you!

Stress Healing Partner - Hopeful

• We have no time for fear!
• There's none tougher than you!

Buffing Partner - Hopeful

• HAVE AT THEM!

Praise for Support Skill - Hopeful

• HA HAAAAA! I shall lead the charge, then!

Praise for Attack - Hopeful

• We shall take these lands back!

Stress Heal in Coach - Hopeful

• We may die, but what a death...!''

Stress Healing Partner - Amorous

• Come! Scream into the wind with me!

Healing Partner - Amorous

• Those wounds will make handsome scars!

Protection - Amorous

• None but I shall touch you!

Praise for Support Skill - Amorous

• The fire in our hearts will BLACK THEIR BONES!

Praise for Attack - Amorous

• I bed no weaklings!

Stress Heal in Coach - Amorous

• How their blood shines on you...

Stress Healing Partner - Respectful

• You are welcome at my fire.

Retaliation After Partner is Attacked - Respectful

• Blood for blood!

Combo Attack with Partner - Respectful

• We shall sing them to their graves!

Praise for Support Skill - Respectful

• Wise to put my trust in you.

Praise for Attack - Respectful

• You draw glory down upon us!

Stress Heal in Coach - Respectful

• Look in my eyes! We tire not!

Attacking Ally - General

• A mouth without the arm to back it up!

Stress Damage on Ally - General

• All gristle, no muscle to you.

Stress Damage on Ally on Road - General

• IDIOT!

Insult for Support Skill - General

• I need no help from YOU!

Insult for Attack - General

• Shame upon your parents.

Attacking Ally - Hateful

• Die or flee, I care not!

Stress Damage on Ally - Hateful

• Imagine my glee as the worms take you!

Stress Damage on Ally on Road - Hateful

• You'd have been culled as a whelp.

Insult for Support Skill - Hateful

• USELESS! You'd serve us better as bait!

Insult for Attack - Hateful

• Damn our enemies! I'll end you myself!

Stress Damage on Ally - Suspicious

• You lurk at my back! Come forward!

Stress Damage on Ally on Road - Suspicious

• CHICKEN'S HEART! You plan to abandon us!

Insult for Support Skill - Suspicious

• Our hearth is no home for tricksters!

Insult for Attack - Suspicious

• I fight to the last, unlike you!

Stress Damage on Ally - Resentful

• Leave the weak behind at camp, I say.

Stress Damage on Ally on Road - Resentful

• Milk-drunk weakling!

Insult for Support Skill - Resentful

• I fight at your back no longer!

Insult for Attack - Resentful

• Leaving the heavy lifting up to me, eh?!

Stress Damage on Ally - Envious

• You don't know what shame is.

Stress Damage on Ally on Road - Envious

• *spits* Pteh.

Insult for Support Skill - Envious

• Kin we are not!

Insult for Attack - Envious

• What?! How?

Adding Buff

• TBA'

Guarding Ally

• TBA'
• TBA'
• TBA'

Adding Token

• TBA'

Follow Up Attack

• TBA'
• TBA'
• TBA'

Follow Up on Debuffed Enemy

• TBA'

Healing Ally

• TBA'
• TBA'
• TBA'

Revenge Attack on Enemy

• TBA'
• TBA'

Moving Positions - Positive

• We can rush them from anywhere!'

Removing DoTs

• TBA'
• TBA'
• TBA'

Stress Healing

• TBA'
• TBA'

Jealous of Buff

• TBA'

Jealous of Guarded Ally

• TBA'
• TBA'
• TBA'

Jealous of Token

• TBA'

Jealous of Food (Unused)

• TBA'

Jealous of Healing

• You aid our enemies by ignoring me!'
• ''''
• TBA'

Moving Positions - Negative

• TBA'

Jealous of DoT Removal

• TBA'
• TBA'
• TBA'

Positive Road Banter

• TBA'
• TBA'
• TBA'

Negative Road Banter

• TBA'
• TBA'
• TBA'

Armor Repair Kit

• Spit and polish - good as new.

Blasphemous Idol

• The old gods have their wisdom. Some of us have not forgotten.

Book of Bawdy Tales

• Read it to me? ... Eugh, or maybe not.

BOOK: My time in the Desert

• Wonder what they hunt out there

Book of Creative Insults

• Townfolk bickering goes right over my head.

Poetry

• What are these? War songs without drums?

Boxing Gloves

• I only pull my punches for friends

Calming Incense

• *sniff* My eyes feel heavy already...

Candles and Chocolate

• A lot of fuss for a tussle in the furs.

Clarifying Poultice

• Hoo! That rouses the senses!

Clotting Poultice

• Only a coward fears his own blood!
• Blood is life! Ours and our kin!

Dartboard

• Hmph. These things are so brittle!

Ceremonial Drum

• Circle the drums! Beat hard! Beat fast! KALIIIII-YAH!

Slime Mold

• It's food. You won't hear me complain.
• (If full) - I want for nothing.

Stale Bread

• Ah, well. It mops up the wine.
• (If full) - I take smaller meals on the hunt.

Apple and Cheese

• Cheese was a luxury in our camp. Mmm!
• (If full) - *satisfied belch*

Steak and Spuds

• Let me sear the next lot!
• (If full) - I'll sleep heavy tonight.

Flapjacks

• A band of hunters bounding 'round the cookfire...
• (If full) - My belly is full.

Holy Beads

• My ancestors never needed these.

Impermeable Poultice

• Smells foul so it must work.

Leeches

• Is this... food?

Meditative Totem

• Spirits of old, my blood who came before me...

Mop and Bucket

• If they can't smell the blood, they can't track us.

Nightshade Concoction

• Chase it with wine if you must. Feh.

Pipeweed

• Mm. Stinks of steppe grass.

Playing Cards

• But what do I get if I 'win?'

Restorative Herbs

• Stinks... but wound rot stinks worse.

Roast Pig

• Crisp the skins for later.
• (If Full) - Woe that I am too full!

Songbook of Amorous Ballads

• A song for the fireside, eh? Come closer.

Songbook of Touching Dirges

• We sing for the kin we've laid to rest.

Songbook of Rousing Tunes

• KII-YAH! Shed your skins and howl!

Soothing Poultice

• Ahh, cool as fresh mud

Speed Bag

• Train with me, eh? Best keep up!

Invigorating Stew

• A good use for old game.
• (If full) - Leave the broth to thicken overnight.

Stimulating Poultice

• The blood-rush begins...! Who's up to box?!

Stitching Kit

• What's one more scar!

The Wine

• Now 'this' is wine! Come, enjoy with me!

Tinned Delicacies

• Meat without blood? City-folk tricks.
• (If full) - TBA

Knotted Tug Rope

• Rrrragh! Hold on tight!

Wax Inoculant

• The prey in these wastes is half-rotted.

Whetstone

• A clan is only as strong as its weakest blade

Whiskey Barrel

• Drink fortifies the spirit!

Whiskey Bottle

• Share my drink? Hmmph. Only since you asked.

Whiskey Flask

• Barely a whelp's gulp in here!

Whittling Tools

• Anyone have a larger knife?

Wild Tea

• Let us commune with our kin departed.

Morbid Joke

• Ha HAH!

Improvised Strategy

• Too much talking.

Experimental Remedy

• What foul spirits! Yet refreshing!

War Paint

• Mmm. Smells like my first hunt.
• These flowers don't grow around here...
• Mother. Let me do your colours proud.

Oddly-Tuned Lute

• Needs drums.

Pain Box

• No.

Precious Collection

• Talismans hold power.

Guided Meditation

• Our spirit guides would smoke this stuff...

Shrine 1

• TBA

Shrine 2

• TBA

Shrine 3

• TBA

Shrine 4

• TBA

Shrine 5

• TBA

Shrine 6

• TBA

Oasis

• TBA

Creature Den

• TBA

Resistance Encounter

• TBA

Resistance Encounter Success

• TBA

Resistance Encounter Retreat

• TBA

Assistance Encounter

• TBA

Exiting Assistance Encounter

• TBA

Valley Assistance Encounter

• TBA

Region Gate

• TBA

Exiting Crossroads

• TBA

Exiting Hospital

• TBA

Exiting Hoarder

• TBA

Exiting Valley Hoarder

• TBA

Exiting Watchtower

• TBA

Exiting Hoarder

• TBA

Exiting Academic's Study

• TBA

Cultist Encounter Success

• TBA

Cultist Encounter Retreat

• TBA

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 Oblivion's Ingress

• TBA

Exiting Academic's Cache

• TBA

TBA

Travelling Stress Heal

• Perhaps there is hope for us yet...
• We are not so dissimilar...
• I accept you. We all do.
• Chin up, shoulders back. We can do this.
• The road is tough but we're going to make it.
• Let us share tales of merrier times.
• Come what may, we are united!
• Hang in there.
• Can I get you anything?
• It's a long road, but we've got each other.
• Want to share? I've got extra...
• You're even tougher than you look.
• I'm glad you're here, for what it's worth.
• You're going to live. I won't hear otherwise.
• At least we aren't facing this alone.
• Maybe all hope is not lost...
• There are times I almost feel hopeful.
• I had a pleasant dream, for once...
• Whatever comes, we are united.
• Perhaps we'll find glory after all...
• This world is worth saving.
• We are making a difference out there.
• Hope is seductive, isn't it?
• We're making good time.
• If this is my fate, I'm content.
• All is not lost.
• We will best these fiends!

Travelling Stress Damage

• Buffoon!
• We're not going to make it, are we?
• Everywhere, the world comes undone...
• Stuck in a coach with the likes of you - feh.
• I'm hungry and tired!
• This cursed coach is a bouncing racket!
• Let me out of this blasted coach!
• Here we are, four corpses in a rolling coffin...
• I can't bear to look out the window...
• It's like a nightmare out there.
• Like rats in a trap...
• What if it's all for nothing...?
• Can I really trust you to have my back...?
• Can't sleep. Awful food. Worse company.
• A waking nightmare...
• We never seem to make any progress...
• Just leave me by the roadside.
• This was all a mistake...!
• We're driving in circles...
• Are we lost?
• This is not the life I dreamt for myself...
• Everywhere we pass - ruin, destruction...
• Fools, fools we are...
• We were damned before we set off.
• Why us? Why me?
• I'm not crying...! Look away!
• I grow so weary of this fight.
• Would it be so bad to give in...?

Trivia

• The Hellion is one of the eleven Heroes returning from Darkest Dungeon, and one of the first nine Heroes to be available in the sequel.
• Her name, Boudica, is a reference to a celtic queen of the Norfolk in Great-Britain.