Creature Den

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The minimap icon for a Creature Den.
“ Ahead, a bestial refuge, littered with bones and... less identifiable remains. „
~ The Academic

The Creature Den is a combat Node in Darkest Dungeon II.

Description

The Creature Den is a combat encounter consisting of a two-wave battle against a variety of Creatures. Unlike in Lairs, the party will not automatically heal in between waves, nor will their cooldowns be reset; that is to say, the Creature Den is a single continuous battle against eight enemies.

Appearance

  • Creature Dens are guaranteed to appear in The Foetor and The Tangle.
  • They may appear in the other regions, but this is not guaranteed.
  • The Exterminate Region Goal guarantees that a Creature Den will appear.
  • The Outpost Region Modifier increases the chance for Creature Dens to appear by 100%.
  • The Big Game Region Modifier increases the chance for Creature Dens to appear by 200% and grants 100% scouting chance for Creature Dens.

Enemies

Creature Den enemies tend to be resistant to Blight Blight. While they have relatively low HP HP, almost all of them start with with either Dodge Dodge or Block Block tokens, and some can even devour Corpses to heal themselves.

EnemyRegionTypesTiersHPSpeedDeath ArmorBleedBlightBurnStunMoveDebuff
Combat turnorder enemy shared spider webber.png
Webber		AnyCreature125010%60%30%10%10%10%
Combat turnorder enemy shared rabid gnasher.png
Rabid Gnasher		AnyCadaver,
Creature		144040%40%20%20%10%10%
Combat turnorder enemy shared spider spitter.png
Spitter		AnyCreature143010%60%30%10%10%10%
Combat turnorder enemy shared carrion eater.png
Carrion Eater		AnyCreature171010%40%20%20%10%10%
Combat turnorder enemy shared carrion eater champion.png
Carrion Devourer		AnyCreatureChampion232120%60%30%20%30%10%
Combat turnorder enemy shared rabid gnasher champion.png
Gander		AnyCadaver,
Creature		Champion232275%40%20%40%30%20%

Rewards

Upon clearing the Creature Den, the player will receive one of the following Animal Parts which must be delivered to the Inn for a reward. The particular Animal Part is determined by the enemies fought in the second wave of the battle.

Item Effect when Delivered Notes
Spider gland.png
Bulbous Venom Gland
50% Discount on all trinkets
+1 Mastery point icon.png Mastery
 Chance to drop from most meshes that contain spiders in the second battle of the Creature Den.
Spider appendage.png
Chitinous Appendage
50% Discount on all combat and inn items
+1 Mastery point icon.png Mastery
 Chance to drop from most meshes that contain spiders in the second battle of the Creature Den.
Worm slime.png
Congealed Slime
-3 Dd2 token stress.png (All Heroes)
+1 Mastery point icon.png Mastery
 Chance to drop from most meshes that contain worms in the second battle of the Creature Den.
Dog teeth.png
Impressive Incisors
50% Discount on all stagecoach items
+1 Mastery point icon.png Mastery
 Chance to drop from most meshes that contain a Rabid Gnasher in the second battle of the Creature Den.
Worm secretion.png
Peculiar Secretion
Heal all diseases
+2 Mastery point icon.png Mastery
 Chance to drop from most meshes that contain worms in the second battle of the Creature Den.
Dog blood.png
Rabid Blood Extract
Remove 1 negative quirk (all heroes)
+1 Mastery point icon.png Mastery
 Chance to drop from most meshes that contain a Gander in the second battle of the Creature Den.

Node interactions

Many different factors can influence the choices characters can make at this node, referred to as story choices, the effects will be listed below:

Universal Conditional Node Interactions

Following Node interactions are common across all combat nodes (Resistance encounters, Creature Dens, Oblivion Ingresses, etc)

Condition(s) Interaction(s)
Icon story torch.png >= 70
  • Fight, Enemy: Gain Vulnerable
  • Fight, Enemy: Gain Blind
  • Fight, Heroes: Gain Strength
  • Avoid
Icon story torch.png =< 40
  • Heroes: Gain Stealth, Enemies: Gain Blind
  • Heroes: Gain Stealth
Icon story torch.png =< 30/Hero Icon HP dd2.png =< 25%/Hero Dd2 token stress.png >= 7 Avoid, Icon story torch.png-10
Heroes =< 3 Heroes: Gain Buff +6% Deathsdoor dd2.png Res, +25% Dmg (Combat)

Universal Quirk Interactions

Following Quirk Interactions are common across all combat nodes (Resistance encounters, Creature Dens, Oblivion Ingresses, etc)

Quirk Interaction
Breacher/Vicious Fight, Hero: Add Strength
Unyielding/On Guard Fight, Hero: Add Block
Death Seeker/Martyr Fight, Hero: Add Vulnerable
Daredevil Fight, Hero: Add Taunt,Strength,Speed
Bloodthirsty Fight, Hero: Add Strength,Speed
Shadow Born + Icon story torch.png =< 30 Hero: Gain Stealth, Enemies: Gain Blind
Tactical Thinker Fight, Enemies: Add Combo50%
Precision Striker Fight, Enemies: Add Vulnerable50%
Quickdraw Fight, Hero: Add Speed
Blundering Fight, Hero: Add Vulnerable
Boisterous/Off Guard Fight, Hero: Add Daze
Winded Fight, Hero: Add Weak
Cowardice/Doomsayer Avoid, Icon story torch.png-15 + Hero: 2 Dd2 token stress.png
Sneaky/Evasive/Slippery/Lazy/Pacifist Avoid

Unique Node Interactions

The following Node Interactions are exclusive to Creature Dens (Note: Some may be shared with the chirurgeons table)

Condition(s) Interaction
Inventory contains food >=2 Fight, -2 Food, Enemies: Gain Vulnerable
Inventory contains food >=2 Fight, -2 Food, Enemies: Gain -30% Blight RES (3 turns)
Zoophobia Avoid, Icon story torch.png-15 + Hero: +2 Stress
Hero Stress >=7 Fight, Party: Gain Strength + Buff +6% Deathblow RES (Combat)
Hero Icon HP dd2.png =< 25% Fight, Party: Gain Buff +6% Deathblow RES, +25% Dmg (Combat)
Icon story torch.png >=70 Fight, Enemies: Gain Daze

Gallery

  • The in-game apearance of a Creature Den node.

    The in-game apearance of a Creature Den node.

Trivia

  • With the exception of the Gander and the Carrion Devourer, all Creature Den enemies can be found in the first Darkest Dungeon game.
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