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Abomination
Stats [Compare]
Armor	1	2	3	4	5
MAX HP	26	31	36	41	46
DODGE	7.5	12.5	17.5	22.5	27.5
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5
SPD	7	7	8	8	9
CRIT	2%	3%	4%	5%	6%
DMG	6-11	7-13	8-15	10-18	11-20
Base Resistances
Stun		40%	Move		40%
Blight		60%	Bleed		30%
Disease		20%	Debuff		20%
Death Blow		67%	Trap		10%
Other information
Movement		1 forwards, 2 backwards.
Crit Buff Bonus		+20% DMG
Religious		No
Provisions		None

“	Tortured and reclusive... This man is more dangerous than he seems...	„
	~ The Ancestor

The Abomination is one of the playable Character Classes in Darkest Dungeon.

Combat Skills

“	Beaten, branded and imprisoned for untold decades, this furtive vagrant hides a terrible secret. The Eldritch poison coursing through his veins has given him unspeakable power, at a terrible cost. As his form changes, so too does his role in combat!	„
	~ Guild

The Abomination has two different sets of abilities, which changes whenever he switches form using Transform. Transforming into Beast form does not count as an action, allowing the Abomination to use Transform and another skill on the same turn. Upon transforming back into Human form, Transform cannot be used again for the duration of the battle. If the Abomination is in Beast form when a battle ends, he automatically transforms back to Human form. Additionally, he will return to Human form if he suffers an Affliction while in Beast form.

The Abomination will suffer 6 Stress for every turn he is in Beast form, not counting the turn he transforms.

(All buffs and debuffs last for 3 rounds unless otherwise specified.)

Human form

Transform
	Rank	Target	Effect	Self
		Self	Other Heroes: Stress +8	Change to mode: Beast +1 SPD (4 rds) +20% Blight Resist (4 rds) +10% DMG (3 rds) Heal 5 HP
Further levels Level 2 Other Heroes: Stress +8 Change to mode: Beast +2 SPD (4 rds) +22% Blight Resist (4 rds) +14% DMG (3 rds) Heal 6 HP Level 3 Other Heroes: Stress +8 Change to mode: Beast +3 SPD (4 rds) +25% Blight Resist (4 rds) +17% DMG (3 rds) Heal 7 HP Level 4 Other Heroes: Stress +8 Change to mode: Beast +4 SPD (4 rds) +27% Blight Resist (4 rds) +21% DMG (3 rds) Heal 8 HP Level 5 Other Heroes: Stress +8 Change to mode: Beast +5 SPD (4 rds) +30% Blight Resist (4 rds) +25% DMG (3 rds) Heal 10 HP Sound
Limit:	1 Use per Battle*

Manacles
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-60%	95	1%	Stun (90% base)
Further levels Level 2 -60% 100 2% Stun (100% base) Level 3 -60% 105 3% Stun (110% base) Level 4 -60% 110 4% Stun (120% base) Level 5 -60% 115 5% Stun (130% base) Sound

Beast's Bile
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-90%	95	2%	Blight (100% base) 2 pts/rd for 3 rds -20% Blight Resist (100% base, 3 rds)
Further levels Level 2 -90% 100 3% Blight (110% base) 3 pts/rd for 3 rds -23% Blight Resist (110% base, 3 rds) Level 3 -90% 105 4% Blight (120% base) 3 pts/rd for 3 rds -26% Blight Resist (120% base, 3 rds) Level 4 -90% 110 5% Blight (130% base) 4 pts/rd for 3 rds -30% Blight Resist (130% base, 3 rds) Level 5 -90% 115 6% Blight (140% base) 5 pts/rd for 3 rds -33% Blight Resist (140% base, 3 rds) Sound

Absolution
	Rank	Target	Heal	Effect	Self
		Self	3		Stress -7
Further levels Level 2 3 Stress -8 Level 3 4 Stress -8 Level 4 4 Stress -9 Level 5 5 Stress -10 Sound

Beast form

Transform
	Rank	Target	Effect	Self
		Self	Other Heroes: Stress -2	Change to mode: Human -4 SPD (4 rds)
Further levels Level 2 Other Heroes: Stress -2 Change to mode: Human -3 SPD (4 rds) Level 3 Other Heroes: Stress -2 Change to mode: Human -2 SPD (4 rds) Level 4 Other Heroes: Stress -2 Change to mode: Human -1 SPD (4 rds) Level 5 Other Heroes: Stress -2 Change to mode: Human Sound
Limit:	1 Use per Battle*

Rake
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			-50%	90	-3%		Rake: +15% DMG (4 rds)
Further levels Level 2 -50% 95 -2% Rake: +17% DMG (4 rds) Level 3 -50% 100 -1% Rake: +20% DMG (4 rds) Level 4 -50% 105 0% Rake: +22% DMG (4 rds) Level 5 -50% 110 1% Rake: +25% DMG (4 rds) Sound

Rage
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			+0%	85	7.5%
Further levels Level 2 +0% 90 8.5% Level 3 +0% 95 9.5% Level 4 +0% 100 10.5% Level 5 +0% 105 11.5% Sound

Slam
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			-25%	80	1%	Knockback 2 (100% base) -10 DODGE (100% base, 4 rds) -2 SPD (100% base, 4 rds)	Forward 1
Further levels Level 2 -25% 85 2% Knockback 2 (110% base) -12 DODGE (110% base, 4 rds) -3 SPD (110% base, 4 rds) Forward 1 Level 3 -25% 90 3% Knockback 2 (120% base) -15 DODGE (120% base, 4 rds) -4 SPD (120% base, 4 rds) Forward 1 Level 4 -25% 95 4% Knockback 2 (130% base) -17 DODGE (130% base, 4 rds) -5 SPD (130% base, 4 rds) Forward 1 Level 5 -25% 100 5% Knockback 2 (140% base) -20 DODGE (140% base, 4 rds) -6 SPD (140% base, 4 rds) Forward 1 Sound

* _{Transform can be used twice in total, once to transform into Beast form and a second to transform back to the Human form.}

Camping Skills

“	The Abomination spends his restful moments lost in the myriad symptoms of his condition. Pulse-pounding self-buffs provide opportunities for even greater effectiveness in the next melee, while concentrating on suppressing his terrible impulses can alleviate some of the party's apprehension.	„
	~ Survivalist

Camping skills are special skills heroes can use while they are camping. They take a certain number of "respite" points to use, and can only be used once per camp (unless the skill says otherwise). Most heroes have three shared camping skills and all heroes have 4 unique camping skills (with the Flagellant being the exception, having only unique camping skills). Only 4 of these can be equipped at one time. Any Buffs or lasting effects given from a camping skill lasts for 4 battles.

Most of the Abomination's camping skills grant him powerful buffs, but generally at the cost of extra stress for himself and/or his team, only his self speed buff doesn’t follow this rule. He also has a companion stress heal ability similar to the Jester’s Mockery.

Anger Management
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	3	Self All Companions	Self: +20 Stress All Companions: -10 Stress
	Bark	"You have nothing to fear, my friends. The beast is not for you."
Psych Up
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	3	Self All Companions	Self: +25% DMG (4 Battles) All Companions: If not religious: +10 Stress If religious: +20 Stress
	Bark	"Flesh. Blood. Raw hearts and sliced livers!"
The Quickening
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	3	Self	+4 SPD (4 Battles)
	Bark	"I can feel it!"
Eldritch Blood
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	3	Self	+40% Blight Resist (4 Battles) +40% Bleed Resist (4 Battles) +40% Disease Resist (4 Battles) +20% Stress (4 Battles)
	Bark	"There is no greater poison than what already flows through my veins."

Encourage
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	One Companion	-15 Stress
	Bark	"We can withstand anything if I can just hold this fiend back!" "Forward! We have nothing to lose, for all expires too soon!" "Unity is the catalyst for victory!"
Wound Care
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	One Companion	Heal 15% HP Removes Bleeding Removes Blight
	Bark	"I know just enough to be dangerous, now be still." "These bruises are inconsequential." "Thank my torturer who was tasked with keeping me alive."
Pep Talk
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	One Companion	-15% Stress (4 Battles)
	Bark	"Will is stronger than hope. Believe me." "I can sense the strength within you." "Find your core, hold fast to your convictions!"

Equipment

“	Protected by cursed chains and a thick, leathery hide, the Abomination can withstand the pressures of frontline combat as well as any plated footman. His terrible claws are each the size of daggers, and his progressive mutation manifests in unspeakable strength, speed, and a profusion of bile.	„
	~ Blacksmith

Unlike other games, equipment upgrades in Darkest Dungeon are linear, all bought at the Blacksmith.

Mutation
Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Level 4			Level 5
	Incubating Mutation			Progressive Mutation			Aggressive Mutation			Malignant Mutation			Damnation's Gift
	DMG base:	6-11		DMG base:	7-13		DMG base:	8-15		DMG base:	10-18		DMG base:	11-20
	CRT base:	2.0%		CRT base:	3.0%		CRT base:	4.0%		CRT base:	5.0%		CRT base:	6.0%
	SPD base:	7		SPD base:	7		SPD base:	8		SPD base:	8		SPD base:	9
Chains
Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Level 4			Level 5
	Rusty Chains			Iron Chains			Steel Chains			Hellforged Chains			Inhuman Bondage
	DODGE base:	7.5		DODGE base:	12.5		DODGE base:	17.5		DODGE base:	22.5		DODGE base:	27.5
	HP base:	26		HP base:	31		HP base:	36		HP base:	41		HP base:	46

Each Hero has Trinkets unique to them that only they can equip. The Abomination has seven; 2 uncommon, 2 Crimson Court and 1 common, rare, and very rare. In the base game, his trinkets are all padlocks. The Crimson Court DLC adds a cloak and chain, while the Colors of Madness DLC adds a broken key.

Trinket Image	Trinket Name	Rarity	Class Restriction	Origin Dungeon	Effect	Additional Notes
	Lock of Patience	Common	Abomination		+10% Virtue Chance
	Padlock of Transference	Uncommon	Abomination		+20% Stun Skill Chance +20% Blight Skill Chance
	Protective Padlock	Uncommon	Abomination		+15% PROT -1 SPD
	Lock of Fury	Rare	Abomination		+10% DMG +3 SPD -10% MAX HP
	Restraining Padlock	Very Rare	Abomination		Transform: -40% Stress Inflicted on Party -40% Transformation Stress

The Crimson Court DLC added special Trinket Sets, two for each hero. They confer powerful bonuses to the hero equipped with them, and having both equipped at once yields an additional bonus, which is shown greyed out at the bottom. The origin dungeon for all Trinket Sets is the Courtyard and they all have the rarity Crimson Court. The Shieldbreaker Trinket Set, however, is only obtainable through her final 6th and 7th nightmare encounters and won't be dropped or given as a reward in the Courtyard. Trinkets you already have will stop dropping, so there's value in not selling the ones you don't like until you get the ones you want.

Trinket Image	Trinket Name	Class Restriction	Effect	Set Effect	Quote	Additional Notes
	Shameful Shroud	Abomination	-15% Stress +10 DODGE	+20% DMG if in position 1	"I must hide from the world."
	Osmond Chains		+20% DMG Ranged Skills +8% CRIT Ranged Skills

The Color of Madness DLC added trinkets with a new rarity, Crystalline. Each hero has their own unique crystalline trinket which can be bought from Jeweler inside the Nomad Wagon with Crystal Shards found within the Farmstead.

Trinket Image	Trinket Name	Rarity	Class Restriction	Shard Cost	Effect	Additional Notes
	Broken Key	Crystalline	Abomination	30 Shards	+15 ACC +35% Stun Skill Chance +10% Stress

District Bonus

The Crimson Court DLC adds Districts to the Hamlet, some of which confer passive buffs to heroes.

The gold cost of most Districts in Radiant mode is significantly reduced. The price in Radiant mode is shown in parentheses.

Districts
Name	Image	Effect	Cost
Outsiders Bonfire		2 additional Respite Points if you have at least one Abomination, Hellion, or Leper in your party. Note: the stated bonus is granted as long as the party contains at least one hero that meets the criteria; the party will not receive extra respite points for bringing more such heroes.	1000 (1000)
			300
			1

Trivia

• The predetermined name of the Abomination is Bigby, likely a reference to the character Bigby Wolf, a werewolf from the comic series Fables and the popular game based on it, The Wolf Among Us.
• The Abomination hero class was designed by Josh Lauer, a Lord-Tier Kickstarter backer.
  • The idea for the Abomination came from werewolves, which Josh Lauer is a fan of.
• The name of the Abomination's highest level armor, Inhuman Bondage, is also the name of the patch that he was added in.
• Based on some of his barks, before his mutation, the Abomination spent time as a scientist and in a monastery.
• If the Abomination transforms into his Beast form, then returns to Human form, and the player exits to menu or the game and returns, the transformation can be used again.
• In prior versions of the game, the Abomination could not be in the same party as religious characters (Crusader, Vestal, Leper, Flagellant). This behaviour has been revoked since The Color of Madness update.
• The Abomination is the only class to have two Virtuous sprites, one each for his Beast and Human forms.
• The concept of the Abomination being cursed by an eldritch poison in his veins that cause him to transform into a beastly monster is similar to that of the video game Bloodborne, where a city's population is similarly cursed to turn into beasts after using blood from eldritch deities.
• The Abominations camping skill 'The Quickening', as well as the bark that accompanies it, is a reference to the 1986 film 'Highlander'.

Spoilers
If the party is teleported out of combat by a White Cell Stalk while an Abomination is in beast form, he will not revert to human form. Beast form has no walking animation and the Abomination does not incur stress in beast form when out of combat. Camping does not change the Abomination's form, but his camping sprite will always depict him in human form.