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.
The Murine Clique is a ,,damage-stress" team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Jester (dodge trinket + damage trinket) - deathblow dealer
2nd: Houndmaster (dodge trinket + stress trinket) - DoT dealer
3rd: Bounty hunter (Grappling Mits + accuracy trinket) - deathblow dealer
4th: Antiquarian (Tears of the Lost + dodge trinket) - stress dealer
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Bounty hunter + Houndmaster)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great DoT output
5) Great healing potential
6) 2 guardians
7) 2 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) DoT is a menace
3) Stuns are a menace
4) Marks are a menace
5) Disruption is a menace
The Murine Clique is strange damage team, that combines also stress and DoT. You have 2 (self)healers, 2 guardians, 2 deathblowers and mark synergy. Sadly this team is vulnerable against mark and stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, such as „mix damage + DoT“, „the finishers“, „full stress“ and „double finisher“. I tried even the „mark team“ strategy, but it’s worthless.
My advice: Start with Bounty hunter for disruption, next use Antiquarian for regeneration, then Houndmaster for dealing damage OR guarding someone and lastly Jester for dealing damage.
What a roller coaster. If you look at the team, you can see some (dis)advantages. Firstly, almost everyone can make AoE damage and healing isn’t that problem. The problem is in damage - sure, you have a great pure damage output, BUT only from 1-2 characters. I tried even „mark team“ strategy, because it looks very powerful, but it’s absolutly worthless. Why? Because it can be countered easily - by guards or healing, it’s not pressureable. Because of this, I lost 5 matches. Yes. 5 matches, on 1 strategy. I was defeated by darkest players with decent teams and even veteran or novice players with DoT teams. Probably the best strategy for playing this is „mix damage + DoT/stress“ and „full stress“, others… nah. You can beat harder opponents, but you need some luck. Even with this score, it was mid.
Rating: 3/5
Music: Modest Mouse - Wicked campaign
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the american indie rock band Modest Mouse!
#darkestdungeon #butcherscircus #PlagueDoctorForLife
Showcase one of teams named by Red Hook. This video shows 5 win matches.
The Murine Clique is a ,,damage-stress" team, here are roles of characters:
1st: Jester (dodge trinket + damage trinket) - deathblow dealer
2nd: Houndmaster (dodge trinket + stress trinket) - DoT dealer
3rd: Bounty hunter (Grappling Mits + accuracy trinket) - deathblow dealer
4th: Antiquarian (Tears of the Lost + dodge trinket) - stress dealer
PROS:
1) Mark synergy (Bounty hunter + Houndmaster)
2) Great damage output
3) Great stress output
4) Great DoT output
5) Great healing potential
6) 2 guardians
7) 2 deathblowers
CONS:
1) Stress is a menace
2) DoT is a menace
3) Stuns are a menace
4) Marks are a menace
5) Disruption is a menace
The Murine Clique is strange damage team, that combines also stress and DoT. You have 2 (self)healers, 2 guardians, 2 deathblowers and mark synergy. Sadly this team is vulnerable against mark and stress teams.
I tried to play a few strategies, such as „mix damage + DoT“, „the finishers“, „full stress“ and „double finisher“. I tried even the „mark team“ strategy, but it’s worthless.
My advice: Start with Bounty hunter for disruption, next use Antiquarian for regeneration, then Houndmaster for dealing damage OR guarding someone and lastly Jester for dealing damage.
What a roller coaster. If you look at the team, you can see some (dis)advantages. Firstly, almost everyone can make AoE damage and healing isn’t that problem. The problem is in damage - sure, you have a great pure damage output, BUT only from 1-2 characters. I tried even „mark team“ strategy, because it looks very powerful, but it’s absolutly worthless. Why? Because it can be countered easily - by guards or healing, it’s not pressureable. Because of this, I lost 5 matches. Yes. 5 matches, on 1 strategy. I was defeated by darkest players with decent teams and even veteran or novice players with DoT teams. Probably the best strategy for playing this is „mix damage + DoT/stress“ and „full stress“, others… nah. You can beat harder opponents, but you need some luck. Even with this score, it was mid.
Rating: 3/5
Music: Modest Mouse - Wicked campaign
I don't claim any rights to the song. All rights belongs to the american indie rock band Modest Mouse!
