Uploaded August 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.
The Messy Four is a ,,damage-stress" team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Jester (damage trinket + dodge trinket) - deathblow dealer
2nd: Crusader (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
3rd: Grave robber (dodge trinket + stress trinket) - stress dealer
4th: Houndmaster (dodge trinket + accuracy trinket) - guardian
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Houndmaster + Grave robber)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great DoT output
5) 2 stunners
6) 2 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Marks are a menace
2) Stuns are a menace
3) Stress is a menace
4) DoT is a menace
5) RNGsus is a menace
The Messy Four is a damage team with great strength of stress and DoT. You have 2 (self)healers, 2 stunners, 2 deathblowers and a mark synergy. Sadly this team is vulnerable against stress and DoT teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, such as „mark team“, „support Crusader“, „mix damage + DoT“ and „full stress“. I tried both variantions of Grave robber (pure damage / DoT stresser), both variantions are actually good.
My advice: Start with Grave robber for applying DoT, next use Crusader for stunning someone, then Houndmaster for dealing some damage and lastly Jester also for dealing some damage. If you get lucky, you could „Finale“ the damaged character.
What a mess… The team looks very nice, you can see few advantages, such as „early attack - early Finale“, or „double backline DoTers“. And the first 2 matches were good played… until 3rd match. I faced 3x against a different darkest players with different stress/DoT based teams and lost. Why? Because of RNGsus. Instead of helping me, he drives me crazy. Always misses with Grave robber’s attacks, low range healing with Crusader, CRUCIAL min roll Finale. In all 3 matches I was on winning side, just one bad RNG and it was over. After switching the different trinkets, but same strategy, I continued in victories. The team is good, but also bad, depends on the opponent’s team. I have a mixed feelings and cracked sanity… so, mid rate.
Rating: 3/5
Music: Running Wild - Crossing the blades
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the german pirate metal band Running Wild!
#darkestdungeon #butcherscircus #PlagueDoctorForLife
Showcase one of teams named by Red Hook. This video shows 5 win matches.
The Messy Four is a ,,damage-stress" team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Jester (damage trinket + dodge trinket) - deathblow dealer
2nd: Crusader (damage trinkets) - damage dealer
3rd: Grave robber (dodge trinket + stress trinket) - stress dealer
4th: Houndmaster (dodge trinket + accuracy trinket) - guardian
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Houndmaster + Grave robber)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great DoT output
5) 2 stunners
6) 2 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Marks are a menace
2) Stuns are a menace
3) Stress is a menace
4) DoT is a menace
5) RNGsus is a menace
The Messy Four is a damage team with great strength of stress and DoT. You have 2 (self)healers, 2 stunners, 2 deathblowers and a mark synergy. Sadly this team is vulnerable against stress and DoT teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, such as „mark team“, „support Crusader“, „mix damage + DoT“ and „full stress“. I tried both variantions of Grave robber (pure damage / DoT stresser), both variantions are actually good.
My advice: Start with Grave robber for applying DoT, next use Crusader for stunning someone, then Houndmaster for dealing some damage and lastly Jester also for dealing some damage. If you get lucky, you could „Finale“ the damaged character.
What a mess… The team looks very nice, you can see few advantages, such as „early attack - early Finale“, or „double backline DoTers“. And the first 2 matches were good played… until 3rd match. I faced 3x against a different darkest players with different stress/DoT based teams and lost. Why? Because of RNGsus. Instead of helping me, he drives me crazy. Always misses with Grave robber’s attacks, low range healing with Crusader, CRUCIAL min roll Finale. In all 3 matches I was on winning side, just one bad RNG and it was over. After switching the different trinkets, but same strategy, I continued in victories. The team is good, but also bad, depends on the opponent’s team. I have a mixed feelings and cracked sanity… so, mid rate.
Rating: 3/5
Music: Running Wild - Crossing the blades
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the german pirate metal band Running Wild!
