Disease (Darkest Dungeon II)
“ | We can suffer no sickness on this pilgrimage. | „ |
~ The Academic. |
Diseases are negative conditions that heroes can contract during an expedition. Diseases are contracted mainly from enemies but can be contracted from other sources such as Academic's Studies and Inn items. The negative quirk hypochondriac gives the affected hero a 5% chance to contract a random disease when hitting an enemy.
Diseases are harmful and their purpose is to incapacitate the hero and reduce them and their team's effectiveness. The player must learn to deal with the disadvantages and, if possible, get rid of the disease as soon as possible. However, diseases can occasionally have positive connotations for the player should they find trinkets that synergise with disease.
Dealing with diseases
Diseases are mainly treated in the Field Hospital, for the cost of 12 relics the player can get rid of any disease. They can also be treated with the inn items "Leeches" and "Experimental Remedy". The "Peculiar Pods" trinket also has a chance to cure a disease when hit by enemies. And if the player is confident, they can go to the Chirurgeon's Table to treat any diseases by facing a challenging fight instead of paying relics or using items. Additionaly, one of the items that can be obtained from a Creature Den can remove diseases from the entire party once they arrive at the inn, along with a massive 2 mastery points. This method isnt as reliable however, as it requires the second fight to include either Carrion Eaters or Carrion Devourers and not obtain the other deliverable that can be obtained from those enemies (without considering that other enemies can also appear in the second fight, lowering the chances even further).
Each hero can only contract one disease at a time. If a hero with one disease contracts another, it will simply replace the disease the hero already had.
List of Diseases
Table of Disease Resistances
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