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This article is about the hero in Darkest Dungeon. For his appearance in the sequel, see Bounty Hunter (Darkest Dungeon II).

Bounty Hunter
Stats [Compare]
Armor	1	2	3	4	5
MAX HP	25	30	35	40	45
DODGE	5	10	15	20	25
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5
SPD	5	5	6	6	7
CRIT	4%	5%	6%	7%	8%
DMG	5-10	6-12	7-13	7-15	8-16
Base Resistances
Stun		40%	Move		40%
Blight		30%	Bleed		30%
Disease		20%	Debuff		30%
Death Blow		67%	Trap		40%
Other information
Movement		2 forwards, 2 backwards.
Crit Buff Bonus		+33% DMG vs Marked
Religious		No
Provisions		None

“	The thrill of the hunt... The promise of payment...	„
	~ The Ancestor

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

Class Description

“

Sinister and precise, the Bounty Hunter specializes in targeting a single foe to deliver its head for the reward. He has found that simply striking before thinking is an ineffective way to kill, so he has taught himself many ways to take advantage of his foe's vulnerabilities. If they wear armor, he can find the weak points in it. If they are reeling from a hit, he'll make a surprise attack to strike it down. Even the enemies who think they're safe behind their frontlines will find that the Bounty Hunter's grappling hook can pull them in or slice them up. And if all else fails, he can drop flash grenades or sucker punch enemies to disorient them. No matter the situation, this calculating killer will have an answer for it.

„

Combat Skills

“	A brutally efficient single-target executioner and crowd control specialist. For the Bounty Hunter, planning is key - mark targets for bonus damage or look for opportunities to capitalize on a stunned foe. He can also wreak havoc on an enemy party's order using his grappling hook, flashbangs and powerful uppercut.	„
	~ Guild

Note: New Bounty Hunters will always come with the Collect Bounty skill.

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

Collect Bounty
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			+0%	85	7%	+90% DMG vs Marked +15% DMG vs Human
Further levels Level 2 +0% 90 8% +90% DMG vs Marked +20% DMG vs Human Level 3 +0% 95 9% +90% DMG vs Marked +25% DMG vs Human Level 4 +0% 100 10% +90% DMG vs Marked +30% DMG vs Human Level 5 +0% 105 11% +90% DMG vs Marked +35% DMG vs Human Sound

Mark for Death
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-100%	100		Mark Target (3 rds) -10% PROT (100% base, 3 rds)	+3 SPD (2 rds)
Further levels Level 2 -100% 105 Mark Target (3 rds) -12.5% PROT (110% base, 3 rds) +3 SPD (2 rds) Level 3 -100% 110 Mark Target (3 rds) -15% PROT (120% base, 3 rds) +4 SPD (2 rds) Level 4 -100% 115 Mark Target (3 rds) -17.5% PROT (130% base, 3 rds) +4 SPD (2 rds) Level 5 -100% 120 Mark Target (3 rds) -20% PROT (140% base, 3 rds) +5 SPD (2 rds) Sound

Come Hither
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-80%	90	0%	Mark Target (2 rds) Pull 2 (100% base)
Further levels Level 2 -80% 95 1% Mark Target (2 rds) Pull 2 (110% base) Level 3 -80% 100 2% Mark Target (2 rds) Pull 2 (120% base) Level 4 -80% 105 3% Mark Target (2 rds) Pull 2 (130% base) Level 5 -80% 110 4% Mark Target (2 rds) Pull 2 (140% base) Sound

Uppercut
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			-67%	90	0%	Knockback 2 (100% base) Stun (100% base)
Further levels Level 2 -67% 95 1% Knockback 2 (110% base) Stun (110% base) Level 3 -67% 100 2% Knockback 2 (120% base) Stun (120% base) Level 4 -67% 105 3% Knockback 2 (130% base) Stun (130% base) Level 5 -67% 110 4% Knockback 2 (140% base) Stun (140% base) Sound

Flashbang
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-100%	95		Stun (110% base) Shuffle Single (100% base)
Further levels Level 2 -100% 100 Stun (120% base) Shuffle Single (110% base) Level 3 -100% 105 Stun (130% base) Shuffle Single (120% base) Level 4 -100% 110 Stun (140% base) Shuffle Single (130% base) Level 5 -100% 115 Stun (150% base) Shuffle Single (140% base) Sound

Finish Him
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			+0%	85	5%	+25% DMG vs Stunned
Further levels Level 2 +0% 90 6% +33% DMG vs Stunned Level 3 +0% 95 7% +40% DMG vs Stunned Level 4 +0% 100 8% +50% DMG vs Stunned Level 5 +0% 105 9% +60% DMG vs Stunned Sound

Caltrops
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-95%	90	5%	Bleed (100% base) 2 pts/rd for 3 rds +10% DMG Taken (100% base) -4 SPD (100% base) (3 rds)
Further levels Level 2 -95% 95 6% Bleed (110% base) 2 pts/rd for 3 rds +12% DMG Taken (110% base) -5 SPD (110% base) (3 rds) Level 3 -95% 100 7% Bleed (120% base) 3 pts/rd for 3 rds +15% DMG Taken (120% base) -6 SPD (120% base) (3 rds) Level 4 -95% 105 8% Bleed (130% base) 3 pts/rd for 3 rds +18% DMG Taken (130% base) -7 SPD (130% base) (3 rds) Level 5 -95% 110 9% Bleed (140% base) 4 pts/rd for 3 rds +20% DMG Taken (140% base) -8 SPD (140% base) (3 rds) Sound

Camping Skills

“	At camp, like in combat, the Bounty Hunter is all about preparedness. He can take time to study his notes, bettering his odds against typical foes or even specifically 'big game'. Scouting ahead can increase a party's knowledge of lurking threats, while tracking increases the party's chance of maintaining the element of surprise.	„
	~ 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.

During camp, the Bounty Hunter is able to buff his accuracy and crit chance or increase his damage against large enemies. He can also increase scouting chance and reduce the chance of the party being surprised.

This Is How We Do It
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	Self	+10 ACC (4 Battles) +8% CRIT (4 Battles)
	Bark	"Even towering beasts can be killed with a well-placed blow."
Tracking
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	Self	-15% Chance Party Surprised (4 Battles) +10% Chance Monsters Surprised (4 Battles)
	Bark	"There is no trail I cannot follow."
Planned Takedown
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	4	Self	+25% DMG vs size 2* (4 Battles) +15 ACC vs size 2* (4 Battles)
	Bark	"The bigger they are, the harder they fall."
Scout Ahead
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	3	Self	+25% Scouting Chance (4 Battles)
	Bark	"I will survey our surroundings during the night."

Encourage
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	One Companion	-15 Stress
	Bark	"You fight well enough. So quit your moaning." "Keep your head down. That's how you survive." "Hold your weapon lower. Loosen your grip. ... There."
Wound Care
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	One Companion	Heal 15% HP Removes Bleeding Removes Blight
	Bark	"Here. Put on this bandage." "Barely a scratch. Get up." "You rolled the dice, friend, but you'll live."
Pep Talk
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	One Companion	-15% Stress (4 Battles)
	Bark	"We seem... capable enough." "We'll survive. This I know." "The odds seem to be in our favour."

* _{This bonus also applies for enemies larger than size 2.}

Equipment

“	The Bounty Hunter favors a hand-axe and grappling hook, a pairing that allows him to ensnare and execute his quarry with professional efficiency. His tough leather and scale armor grants decent protection, without sacrificing mobility.	„
	~ Blacksmith

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

Axe
Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Level 4			Level 5
	Abandoned Axe			Refurbished Axe			Fine Axe			Professional's Axe			The Widowmaker
	DMG base:	5-10		DMG base:	6-12		DMG base:	7-13		DMG base:	7-15		DMG base:	8-16
	CRT base:	4.0%		CRT base:	5.0%		CRT base:	6.0%		CRT base:	7.0%		CRT base:	8.0%
	SPD base:	5		SPD base:	5		SPD base:	6		SPD base:	6		SPD base:	7
Rigid Leather
Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Level 4			Level 5
	Rigid Leathers			Buckled Leathers			Reinforced Leathers			Scale and Leathers			Death's Head
	DODGE base:	5		DODGE base:	10		DODGE base:	15		DODGE base:	20		DODGE base:	25
	HP base:	25		HP base:	30		HP base:	35		HP base:	40		HP base:	45

Each Hero has Trinkets unique to them that only they can equip. The Bounty Hunter has seven; 2 common, 2 Crimson Court and 1 uncommon, rare and very rare. In the base game, his trinkets are either beast talons or helmets. The Crimson Court DLC adds a bag full of teeth and a list of people he is/was seeking revenge on, while the Color of Madness DLC adds a cursed mask.

Trinket Image	Trinket Name	Rarity	Class Restriction	Origin Dungeon	Effect	Additional Notes
	Agility Talon	Common	Bounty Hunter		+1 SPD +4 DODGE
	Unmovable Helmet	Common	Bounty Hunter		+30% Move Resist +20% Move Skill Chance
	Camper's Helmet	Uncommon	Bounty Hunter		+20% Stress Heal Received while Camping +10% Scouting Chance
	Hunter's Talons	Rare	Bounty Hunter	Warrens	+6% CRIT +10 ACC +50% Food Consumed	Increases maximum food eaten at camp by 1, as compared to 2 with +100% Food Consumed.
	Wounding Helmet	Very Rare	Bounty Hunter		+25% DMG Melee Skills -25% Move Skill Chance -20% Stun Skill Chance

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
	Crime Lords' Molars	Bounty Hunter	+20% DMG vs Marked +20% DMG vs Stunned +20% DMG vs Bleeding -10 DODGE	+5% CRIT vs Marked +5% CRIT vs Stunned +5% CRIT vs Bleeding	"They. Will. Pay."
	Vengeful Kill List		+50% Move Skill Chance +35% Bleed Skill Chance +15 ACC 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
	Mask Of The Timeless	Crystalline	Bounty Hunter	75 Shards	+2 SPD +15 DODGE +5% Stress

District Bonus

The Crimson Court DLC adds Districts to the Hamlet, some of which confer passive benefits 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
House of the Yellow Hand		Bounty Hunter, Grave Robber, and Highwayman receive: +4% CRIT +5% Scouting Chance	5000 (1000)
			100
			1

Trivia

• Three of his skills (Finish Him, Come Hither & Uppercut) are references to the Mortal Kombat series.
• His blue and green color palettes resemble the armor of Jango and Boba Fett - bounty hunters from "Star Wars" movies.
• The predetermined name of the Bounty Hunter is Tardif, a reference to Red Hook programmer Pierre Tardif.
• From the Bounty Hunter's Crimson Court item set (most notably the Vengeful Kill List) it can be inferred that the Bounty Hunter may also fight for revenge, not just money.
• There's a total of 21 "..." barks for the Bounty Hunter, and 14 others are also completely wordless.
• His current Caltrops skill was formerly known as Hook and Slice, which, while functionally identical as a ranged skill that inflicts bleed, had a different range and position restriction. The PS Vita version of the game still retains Hook and Slice.
• The Bounty Hunter's full face is never truly revealed, but the lower half of his face can be seen in the promotional art for the Crimson Court DLC of Darkest Dungeon.