Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Showcase one of teams named by Red Hook. This video shows 5 win matches.
Blood and Guts (DD) is a ,,damage-stress" team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Hellion (damage trinket + accuracy trinket) - damage dealer
2nd: Houndmaster (dodge trinket + stress trinket) - stress dealer
3rd: Jester (dodge trinket + damage trinket) - deathblow dealer
4th: Vestal (stun trinket + accuracy trinket) - healer
PROS:
1) Great damage output
2) Great stress output
3) Great DoT output
4) Great healing potential
5) 2 stunners
6) 2 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) DoT is a menace
3) Stuns are a menace
4) Marks are a menace
Blood and Guts (DD) is a damage team with great strength of stress and DoT. You have 3 (self)healers, 2 stunners and 2 deathblowers. Unfortunately this team is vulnerable against mark and stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, such as „full stress“, „double finisher“, „mix damage + stress“ and „mix damage + DoT“. I tried both variantions of Hellion (damager / stresser), it’s better to stick with damage variantion.
My advice: Start with Jester for buffing the team, next use Hellion for dealing damage / stressing and, then Vestal for stunning someone and lastly Houndmaster for applying DoT.
Now this team… On paper it looks nice, but unfortunately the reality is different. The team’s advantage is in Vestal - for healing and much better stunning chance. On the other hand, she’s an easy target. I lost many matches… 2x against darkest players (with based/odd teams), 1x against apprentice player with weird damage team and 1x against DoT Bot. Yes, I lost against Bot. You can make some pressure, but the team is quite fragile and not accurate. Sometimes you need Houndmaster as damager and sometimes as guardian. Even the score, this was just… mid.
Rating: 3/5
Music: The Rolling Stones - Doom and gloom
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the british blues rock band The Rolling Stones!
#darkestdungeon #butcherscircus #PlagueDoctorForLife
Showcase one of teams named by Red Hook. This video shows 5 win matches.
Blood and Guts (DD) is a ,,damage-stress" team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Hellion (damage trinket + accuracy trinket) - damage dealer
2nd: Houndmaster (dodge trinket + stress trinket) - stress dealer
3rd: Jester (dodge trinket + damage trinket) - deathblow dealer
4th: Vestal (stun trinket + accuracy trinket) - healer
PROS:
1) Great damage output
2) Great stress output
3) Great DoT output
4) Great healing potential
5) 2 stunners
6) 2 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) DoT is a menace
3) Stuns are a menace
4) Marks are a menace
Blood and Guts (DD) is a damage team with great strength of stress and DoT. You have 3 (self)healers, 2 stunners and 2 deathblowers. Unfortunately this team is vulnerable against mark and stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, such as „full stress“, „double finisher“, „mix damage + stress“ and „mix damage + DoT“. I tried both variantions of Hellion (damager / stresser), it’s better to stick with damage variantion.
My advice: Start with Jester for buffing the team, next use Hellion for dealing damage / stressing and, then Vestal for stunning someone and lastly Houndmaster for applying DoT.
Now this team… On paper it looks nice, but unfortunately the reality is different. The team’s advantage is in Vestal - for healing and much better stunning chance. On the other hand, she’s an easy target. I lost many matches… 2x against darkest players (with based/odd teams), 1x against apprentice player with weird damage team and 1x against DoT Bot. Yes, I lost against Bot. You can make some pressure, but the team is quite fragile and not accurate. Sometimes you need Houndmaster as damager and sometimes as guardian. Even the score, this was just… mid.
Rating: 3/5
Music: The Rolling Stones - Doom and gloom
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the british blues rock band The Rolling Stones!








![Darkest Dungeon - Butchers Circus - Vagabonds showcase
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This video shows a comp made by Sbrh and it shows 5 win matches.
Vagabonds is a ,,damage-stress“ team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Abomination (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
2nd: Crusader (damage trinkets - damage dealer
3rd: Occultist (dodge trinket + stress trinket) - stress dealer
4th: Arbalest (damage trinket + healing trinket) - damage dealer
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Occultist + Arbalest)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great DoT output
5) Great healing potential
6) 2 stunners
7) 3 disruptors
8) 2 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) DoT is a menace
3) Disruption is a menace
Vagabonds is a damage team with great strenght of stress and little bit of DoT. All characters can (self)heal, next you have a powerful mark synergy, 2 stunners, 3 disruptors and 2 deathblowers. Sadly this team is vulnerable against stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, like „full stress“, „mix damage + stress“, „virtue team“ and „mark team“. I tried both variantions of Abomination (melee beast / DoT puker), both variantions are good.
My advice: Start with one of your disruptors (Occultist / Abomination), next use Crusader for stunning someone and lastly Arbalest for dealing massive damage.
What a team! On paper you have some many choices for playing and obviously it looks great. The reality can be the same, if you use proper trinkets and skills. Sadly I tried to find the original setup, but luck wasn’t on my side. This team is very powerful (the last match was pure curiosity, if it’s working), just don’t stall. Because of stalling I lost one match against darkest player with a decent team [Saturn’s special] - almost 22 rounds in match. Anyway, not a bad team! I like it!
For another tips and how play this team better, ask Sbrh (on Discord).
Rating: 4/5
Music: New Model Army - Vagabonds
I dont claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the british punk-rock band New Model Army! Darkest Dungeon - Butchers Circus - Vagabonds showcase](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MVEUMYZBwkA/mqdefault.jpg)

