Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
#darkestdungeon #butcherscircus #plaguedoctorforlife
This video shows a comp made by Cloaked Goliath and it shows 5 win matches.
Actually works is a ,,damage-DoT“ team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Flagellant (Gauntlet of absolution + damage trinket) - DoT dealer
2nd: Shieldbreaker (accuracy trinket + dodge trinket) - damage dealer
3rd: Grave robber (stress trinket + dodge trinket) - DoT dealer
4th: Arbalest (damage trinket + healing trinket) - damage dealer
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Arbalest + Grave robber)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great DoT output
5) Great healing potential
6) 2 disruptors
7) 2 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) DoT is a menace
3) Disruption is a menace
4) RNGsus is a menace
Actually works is a damage team with great strenght of DoT and stress. All characters can make AoE damage, next you have 2 disruptors, 2 deathblowers (if we count Arbalest’s „Sniper shot“ on marked character), 2 healers and a mark synergy. Sadly this team is vulnerable against DoT and stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, like „mark team“, „mix damage + DoT“, „original setup“ and „full stress“. I tried both variantions of Grave robber (pure damage / DoT stresser), the DoT variantion is much better choice.
My advice: Start with Flagellant for applying DoT, next use Shieldbreaker for disruption, then Grave robber for applying more DoT/damage and lastly Arbalest, make her as healer.
I was looking for this team a long time. On paper looks nice, lots of DoTs and stress. You can make a good pressure, right? Well… not that much. The „Flagellant + Grave robber“ DoT’s combo is very nice, but the Grave robber is the weakest link here - her fragility is dangerously high. If you don’t give her dodge trinkets, you will lose the match. And another main problem here is in healers, nice that both of them can heal even DoTs, but for Arbalest hers turn is much valuable than Flagellant. Arbalest can make great damage or she can use a clearing skill, but if you need to heal someone, and Flagellant isn’t ready for his healing… you will have a bad time.
What was shocking for me, was trying the „original setup“ strategy… It didn’t work at all, maybe with different skills it would be much better, but with this setup, most likely you will lose often. Speaking of loses, I lost 4x - once against veteran player with DoT team and 3x against darkest players, two of them have DoT team, the last one stress team.
This team actually works, but honestly it wasn’t even fun to play. Yes, you can beat harder opponents, but you’ll need patience, RNGsus on your side and good strategy. This was, even with this score, just MID.
For another tips and how play this team better, ask Cloaked Goliath (on Discord).
Rating: 3/5
Music: HammerFall - Punish and enslave
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the swedish heavy metal band HammerFall!
#darkestdungeon #butcherscircus #plaguedoctorforlife
This video shows a comp made by Cloaked Goliath and it shows 5 win matches.
Actually works is a ,,damage-DoT“ team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Flagellant (Gauntlet of absolution + damage trinket) - DoT dealer
2nd: Shieldbreaker (accuracy trinket + dodge trinket) - damage dealer
3rd: Grave robber (stress trinket + dodge trinket) - DoT dealer
4th: Arbalest (damage trinket + healing trinket) - damage dealer
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Arbalest + Grave robber)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great DoT output
5) Great healing potential
6) 2 disruptors
7) 2 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) DoT is a menace
3) Disruption is a menace
4) RNGsus is a menace
Actually works is a damage team with great strenght of DoT and stress. All characters can make AoE damage, next you have 2 disruptors, 2 deathblowers (if we count Arbalest’s „Sniper shot“ on marked character), 2 healers and a mark synergy. Sadly this team is vulnerable against DoT and stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, like „mark team“, „mix damage + DoT“, „original setup“ and „full stress“. I tried both variantions of Grave robber (pure damage / DoT stresser), the DoT variantion is much better choice.
My advice: Start with Flagellant for applying DoT, next use Shieldbreaker for disruption, then Grave robber for applying more DoT/damage and lastly Arbalest, make her as healer.
I was looking for this team a long time. On paper looks nice, lots of DoTs and stress. You can make a good pressure, right? Well… not that much. The „Flagellant + Grave robber“ DoT’s combo is very nice, but the Grave robber is the weakest link here - her fragility is dangerously high. If you don’t give her dodge trinkets, you will lose the match. And another main problem here is in healers, nice that both of them can heal even DoTs, but for Arbalest hers turn is much valuable than Flagellant. Arbalest can make great damage or she can use a clearing skill, but if you need to heal someone, and Flagellant isn’t ready for his healing… you will have a bad time.
What was shocking for me, was trying the „original setup“ strategy… It didn’t work at all, maybe with different skills it would be much better, but with this setup, most likely you will lose often. Speaking of loses, I lost 4x - once against veteran player with DoT team and 3x against darkest players, two of them have DoT team, the last one stress team.
This team actually works, but honestly it wasn’t even fun to play. Yes, you can beat harder opponents, but you’ll need patience, RNGsus on your side and good strategy. This was, even with this score, just MID.
For another tips and how play this team better, ask Cloaked Goliath (on Discord).
Rating: 3/5
Music: HammerFall - Punish and enslave
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the swedish heavy metal band HammerFall!
