Uploaded May 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.
Good bad and ugly is a ,,damage-stress" team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Leper (Retarius‘ net + damage trinket) - damage dealer
2nd: Crusader (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
3rd: Highwayman (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
4th: Vestal (stun trinket + accuracy trinket) - healer
PROS:
1) Great damage output
2) Great stress output
3) Great healing potential
4) 2 stunners
5) 2 disruptors
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) Stuns are a menace
3) Marks are a menace
4) Disruption is a menace
Good bad and ugly is a damage team, that have some strenght of stress. You have 3 (self)healers, 2 stunners and 2 disruptors. Sadly this team is vulnerable against mark and stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, like „the finishers“, „full stress“, „support Crusader“ and „mix damage + stress“. I tried both variantions of Highwayman (bandit / gunslinger), bandit version is much better choice, the gunslinger is risky.
My advice: Good choice, if your Leper have a skill „Purge“, if yes, use it as first move. Next take Crusader and stun someone. Then open the riposte with Highwayman, lastly Vestal for stunning / healing.
Now this team. On paper you can see, where would be the problem - disruption. Vestal and Leper are just perfect target for disruption. But you can manage that, if you’re quick with stuns. Try to cause so much damage as soon as possible, Leper is great advantage for this. Sadly I lost 2 matches against darkest players - both decent DoT teams, one of them was in rematch (with penultimate strategy). I was suprised, how that went, even the defeats weren’t so… harsh. I like this team, not usual, but very fun to play.
Rating: 4/5
Music: Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the italian music composer Ennio Morricone!
#darkestdungeon #butcherscircus #PlagueDoctorForLife
Showcase one of teams named by Red Hook. This video shows 5 win matches.
Good bad and ugly is a ,,damage-stress" team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Leper (Retarius‘ net + damage trinket) - damage dealer
2nd: Crusader (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
3rd: Highwayman (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
4th: Vestal (stun trinket + accuracy trinket) - healer
PROS:
1) Great damage output
2) Great stress output
3) Great healing potential
4) 2 stunners
5) 2 disruptors
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) Stuns are a menace
3) Marks are a menace
4) Disruption is a menace
Good bad and ugly is a damage team, that have some strenght of stress. You have 3 (self)healers, 2 stunners and 2 disruptors. Sadly this team is vulnerable against mark and stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, like „the finishers“, „full stress“, „support Crusader“ and „mix damage + stress“. I tried both variantions of Highwayman (bandit / gunslinger), bandit version is much better choice, the gunslinger is risky.
My advice: Good choice, if your Leper have a skill „Purge“, if yes, use it as first move. Next take Crusader and stun someone. Then open the riposte with Highwayman, lastly Vestal for stunning / healing.
Now this team. On paper you can see, where would be the problem - disruption. Vestal and Leper are just perfect target for disruption. But you can manage that, if you’re quick with stuns. Try to cause so much damage as soon as possible, Leper is great advantage for this. Sadly I lost 2 matches against darkest players - both decent DoT teams, one of them was in rematch (with penultimate strategy). I was suprised, how that went, even the defeats weren’t so… harsh. I like this team, not usual, but very fun to play.
Rating: 4/5
Music: Ennio Morricone - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the italian music composer Ennio Morricone!





![Darkest Dungeon - Butchers Circus - Iron dog showcase
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Showcase one of basic teams in Butchers Circus. This video shows 5 win matches.
Iron dog is a ,,damage-stress team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Crusader (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
2nd: Flagellant (Gauntlet of Absolution + damage trinket) - DoT dealer
3rd: Man at arms (Protector’s Kite + stun resist trinket) - guardian
4th: Houndmaster (dodge trinkets) - guardian
PROS:
1) Great damage output
2) Great stress output
3) Great DoT output
4) Great healing potential
5) 2 guardians
6) 2 stunners
CONS:
1) DoT is a menace
2) Stress is a menace
3) Marks are a menace
4) Stuns are a menace
Iron dog is a damage team with great strength of stress and DoT. You have 3 (self)healers, 2 guardians and 2 stunners. Sadly this team is vulnerable against stress and DoT teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, like „original setup“, „support Crusader“, „the guardians“ and „full stress“. The „original setup“ was took from youtube video of Sheperd Doggy [COMMON FLAGELLANT W! The Butchers Circus]. I tried both variantions of Man at arms (damager / stresser), it’s better to stick with stress variantion.
My advice: Start with Crusader for stunning someone, next use Flagellant for applying DoT. Then Man at arms for buffing the team OR guarding someone. Lastly Houndmaster for guarding someone or applying DoT.
What a good team! The duo „Crusader-Flagellant“ is always great, and if they are supported by one tanky and one dodgy guardians, you can beat everyone very easily. Sadly… I cannot give them the highest rate, because I played only against these players (not challenging) and I lost once against darkest player with a lame based team [Ancient chinese special]. You can make a pressure, healing is good and buffs from Man at arms are always useful. I like the team, but because of players and the score… mid rate.
Rating: 3/5
Music: Exciter - Iron dogs
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![Darkest Dungeon - Butchers Circus - AI has better builds comp showcase
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Showcase one of basic teams in Butchers Circus. This video shows 5 win matches.
AI has better builds comp is a ,,damage-stress team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Crusader (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
2nd: Highwayman (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
3rd: Bounty hunter (Grappling Mits + accuracy trinket) - deathblow dealer
4th: Arbalest (damage trinket + healing trinket) - damage dealer
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Bounty hunter / Arbalest + Highwayman)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great healing potential
5) 3 disruptors
6) 3 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) Disruption is a menace
3) DoT is a menace
4) RNGsus is a menace
AI has better builds comp is a damage team, that combines also stress and little bit of DoT. You have 3 disruptors, 3 deathblowers (if we count Arbalest’s „Sniper shot“ on marked character), 2 healers and powerful mark synergy. Unfortunately this team is vulnerable against stress and DoT teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, like „support Crusader“, „double finisher“, „mark team“ and „full stress“. I tried both variantions of Highwayman (bandit / gunslinger), both variantions are actually good.
My advice: Start with Bounty hunter for disruption, next use Highwayman for opening the riposte, then Crusader for stunning someone and lastly Arbalest for dealing massive damage.
Quite a nice team. The powerful mark synergy between Arbalest and Bounty hunter, stress output from Crusader and Highwayman. You can make easily great pressure to the opponent, BUT beware! Even one little mistake can cost you the whole match. I was defeated 3x - 2x by darkest players with based mark teams [World dominantion + different mark team] and once by… a novice player… with healless team. Yes. HEALLESS TEAM defeats the powerful team. I’m kinda traumatized, because everything worked perfectly, but in one moment RNGsus turns back to me and it was over, nothing I can do. The defeats from darkest players were actually good played matches, but that novice match… embarrassing.
With good setup you can beat everyone, there’s still a chance. But because of players in queue and the score, I can give them only the mid rate. Not bad, but I was hoping for best results.
Rating: 3/5
Music: Pain - Shut your mouth
I dont claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the swedish industrial metal band Pain! Darkest Dungeon - Butchers Circus - AI has better builds comp showcase](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Vc8Aqbk7xLw/mqdefault.jpg)