Uploaded July 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 in a row.
On your mark is a ,,damage-stress" team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Bounty hunter (Grappling Mits + accuracy trinket) - deathblow dealer
2nd: Highwayman (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
3rd: Houndmaster (dodge trinket + accuracy trinket) - stress dealer
4th: Arbalest (healing trinket + damage trinket) - damage dealer
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Bounty hunter / Houndmaster / Arbalest + Highwayman)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great DoT output
5) Great healing potential
6) 3 disruptors
7) 3 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) Disruption is a menace
On your mark is a nice damage team, that combines also stress and DoT. You have 3 disruptors, 3 deathblowers (if we count Arbalest’s „Sniper shot“ on marked character), 2 (self)healers and a powerful mark synergy. Sadly this team is vulnerable against stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, such as „mix damage + DoT“, „double finisher“, „full stress“ and „mark team“. I tried both variantions of Highwayman (bandit / gunslinger), both are very good.
My advice: Start with Bounty hunter for disruption, next use Highwayman for opening the riposte, then use Houndmaster for dealing massive damage (with skill „Hound’s rush“) OR mark someone. Lastly Arbalest for dealing massive damage.
Another Red Hook’s great based team. You can make a great pressure for opponent, even the „full stress“ strategy is possible. Sadly you can hardly manage the stress income, so be careful. I got only these players in queue and that’s sad, because I was hoping to get at least 1 or 2 harder opponents for testing the team. Because of this I must give them a mid rate, BUT the team is very powerful. I’m sure the harder opponent wouldn’t be troublesome for this squad. I recommend it!
Rating: 3/5
Music: Axel Rudi Pell - Only the strong will survive
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the german hard rock guitarist Axel Rudi Pell!
#darkestdungeon #butcherscircus #PlagueDoctorForLife
Showcase one of teams named by Red Hook. This video shows 5 win matches in a row.
On your mark is a ,,damage-stress" team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Bounty hunter (Grappling Mits + accuracy trinket) - deathblow dealer
2nd: Highwayman (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
3rd: Houndmaster (dodge trinket + accuracy trinket) - stress dealer
4th: Arbalest (healing trinket + damage trinket) - damage dealer
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Bounty hunter / Houndmaster / Arbalest + Highwayman)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great DoT output
5) Great healing potential
6) 3 disruptors
7) 3 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) Disruption is a menace
On your mark is a nice damage team, that combines also stress and DoT. You have 3 disruptors, 3 deathblowers (if we count Arbalest’s „Sniper shot“ on marked character), 2 (self)healers and a powerful mark synergy. Sadly this team is vulnerable against stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, such as „mix damage + DoT“, „double finisher“, „full stress“ and „mark team“. I tried both variantions of Highwayman (bandit / gunslinger), both are very good.
My advice: Start with Bounty hunter for disruption, next use Highwayman for opening the riposte, then use Houndmaster for dealing massive damage (with skill „Hound’s rush“) OR mark someone. Lastly Arbalest for dealing massive damage.
Another Red Hook’s great based team. You can make a great pressure for opponent, even the „full stress“ strategy is possible. Sadly you can hardly manage the stress income, so be careful. I got only these players in queue and that’s sad, because I was hoping to get at least 1 or 2 harder opponents for testing the team. Because of this I must give them a mid rate, BUT the team is very powerful. I’m sure the harder opponent wouldn’t be troublesome for this squad. I recommend it!
Rating: 3/5
Music: Axel Rudi Pell - Only the strong will survive
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the german hard rock guitarist Axel Rudi Pell!

![Darkest Dungeon - Butchers Circus - Cutthroats showcase
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Showcase one of teams named by Red Hook. This video shows 5 win matches.
Cutthroats is a ,,damage-stress team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Hellion (accuracy trinket + damage trinket) - damage dealer
2nd: Bounty hunter (Grappling Mits + accuracy trinket) - deathblow dealer
3rd: Grave robber (dodge trinket + stress trinket) - stress dealer
4th: Highwayman (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Bounty hunter + Grave robber / Highwayman)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great DoT output
5) 2 disruptors
6) 4 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Marks are a menace
2) Stuns are a menace
3) Stress is a menace
4) DoT is a menace
5) Disruption is a menace
6) Low healing potential
Cutthroats is a damage team, that combines also stress and DoT. All characters are deathblowers, next you have 2 disruptors and a mark synergy, but only one self-healer. This team is weak against every possible team, no matter on player’s rank.
I tried to play a few strategies, like „double finishers“, „mix damage + DoT“, „mark team“ and „full stress“. I tried both variantions of Hellion (damager / stresser), it’s better to stick with damage variantion. And also Grave robber (pure damage / DoT stresser), both variantions are actually good. And lastly Highwayman (bandit / gunslinger), bandit version is MUST HAVE.
My advice: Firstly open the riposte with Highwayman, next use Bounty hunter for disruption OR use skill „Caltrops“, if you have it. Then Hellion for applying some DoT and lastly Grave robber for dealing damage.
Long time agon I played a very similiar team to this [The Wolf Pack] and it was disaster. And this team is the same disaster as the first mentioned. Nice, that all your characters are deathblowers, but that doesn’t mean, you can make some pressure. No healings (only Hellion), not great mark synergy and what’s really bad, you can’t buff the team with accuracy - you will miss often than usual. I lost… many times, no matter if it was novice, veteran or darkest player. Everyone played only based teams or “Flagellant-Crusader” combo, some novices had RNGsus on their side. This was painful. That similiar team to this [The Wolf Pack] have a bad rate by me, but this team is much worse, why? Positions of Grave robber and Highwayman (it’s better to have Highwayman on 3rd position from the start, because of moving forward (Duelist advance) and then stress skills, than have him in the backline).
Playing this was like cutting some meat with baseball bat.
Rating: 1/5
Music: Cutthroat - Hard as nails
I dont claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the american speed metal band Cutthroat! Darkest Dungeon - Butchers Circus - Cutthroats showcase](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YuWHU2UeEDU/mqdefault.jpg)
![Darkest Dungeon - Butchers Circus - Tyrants of Araby showcase
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This video shows a comp made by Sheperd Doggy and it shows 5 win matches in a row.
Tyrants of Araby is a ,,damage-DoT“ team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Crusader (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
2nd: Jester (dodge trinket + damage trinket) - deathblow dealer
3rd: Grave robber (dodge trinket + stress trinket) - DoT 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) Marks are a menace
3) Stuns are a menace
4) DoT is a menace
Tyrants of Araby is a nice damage team, that combines also stress and DoT. You have 2 healers, 2 stunners and 2 deathblowers. Sadly this team is vulnerable against mark and stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, like „support Crusader“, „full stress“, „mix damage + DoT“ and „original setup“. I tried both variantions of Grave robber (pure damage / DoT stresser), both are good.
My advice: Start with one of your stunners (Crusader / Vestal), next use Jester for applying DoT and lastly Grave robber for dealing damage / applying DoT.
What a nice team! Sure, I got only these players, but still I enjoyed the matches. What’s more, I played with „original setup“ against another darkest player with based team [The Tortoise team], sadly on my winning side there was a long desync. Really shame that I cannot show you this match. Still, this team have great potential, you have pressure by stunners and deathblowers, a powerful combination. I would gladly give them the highest rate, IF I faced one more challenging opponent. Still, this team is great! I like it!
For another tips and how play this team better, ask Sheperd Doggy (on Discord).
Rating: 4/5
Music: Volbeat - Last day under the Sun
I dont claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the danish heavy metal band Volbeat! Darkest Dungeon - Butchers Circus - Tyrants of Araby showcase](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z601XSBTqKY/mqdefault.jpg)







