| Hero Show / Hide Militia | Base | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
 Abomination | 40 | 3 | 20% | 30% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 60% |
 Bounty Hunter | 48 | 5 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 75% |
| Bounty Hunter (Kingdoms) | 42 | 3 | 30% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 60% |
 Conscript Arbalister | 27 | 3 | 20% | 20% | 20% | - | 10% | 10% | 10% | - |
 Conscript Fighter | 27 | 2 | 20% | 10% | 10% | - | 20% | 10% | 10% | - |
 Crusader | 40 | 2 | 30% | 10% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 60% |
 Duelist | 28 | 6 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 60% |
 Flagellant | 50 | 3 | 20% | 50% | 10% | 75% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 75% |
 Grave Robber | 29 | 5 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 60% |
 Hellion | 35 | 4 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 60% |
 Highwayman | 35 | 5 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 60% |
 Jester | 29 | 4 | 20% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 60% |
 Leper | 44 | 2 | 10% | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 60% |
 Man-at-Arms | 42 | 2 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 60% |
 Occultist | 31 | 5 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 60% |
 Partisan Arbalister | 32 | 4 | 30% | 30% | 30% | - | 10% | 10% | 20% | - |
 Partisan Fighter | 37 | 3 | 20% | 20% | 20% | - | 30% | 30% | 10% | - |
 Plague Doctor | 30 | 4 | 30% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 60% |
 Runaway | 33 | 4 | 20% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 60% |
 Vestal | 41 | 2 | 20% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 60% |
 Veteran Arbalister | 40 | 5 | 40% | 40% | 40% | - | 10% | 10% | 30% | - |
 Veteran Fighter | 42 | 4 | 30% | 30% | 30% | - | 40% | 40% | 10% | - |
Heroes (Darkest Dungeon II)
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Heroes are the main playable characters in Darkest Dungeon II. Each hero belongs to a unique character class with their own stats, skills, paths, and class-specific items.
Recruiting Heroes
Every expedition or campaign in Darkest Dungeon II begins at The Crossroads, where the player must assemble an initial party of four heroes.
In 
Confessions mode, the party is more or less fixed for the duration of the expedition to The Mountain. One notable exception is the Bounty Hunter, who cannot be recruited at the Crossroads but can only be hired at an Inn. Aside from this, the only way to change the party is for a hero to die; another hero will join the party upon reaching the next Inn.
In 
Kingdoms mode, heroes may be swapped in and out of the party at any Inn. The Bounty Hunter is a normal hero in this mode, and can be recruited at The Crossroads as usual. Aside from heroes, Peasant Militia also appear in Kingdoms mode as temporary, playable, non-hero party characters.
Unlocking and Upgrading
Main article: Altar of Hope/The Living City
In Confessions mode, only four heroes are available at the beginning of the game: the Man-at-Arms, the Highwayman, the Grave Robber, and the Plague Doctor. Other heroes must be unlocked in The Living City. The Living City is also the primary way to upgrade heroes in between expeditions—additional upgrades increase heroes' stats and unlock their paths and unique items.
In Kingdoms mode, all heroes are unlocked and available for recruitment at the beginning of each campaign. Heroes may upgrade their stats at the Mastery Trainer.
Stats
Main article: Combat Mechanics (Darkest Dungeon II)
Each hero has number of different stats— HP, Speed, and various resistances. A large number of other factors may affect their stats, including quirks, disease, equipment, and temporary buffs or debuffs.
Hero stats may be permanently upgraded in The Living City in Confessions mode, or at the Mastery Trainer in Kingdoms mode.
Tables of Hero Stats
| Hero | Upgraded (Confessions) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | | |
| Abomination | 40 | 3 | 30% | 40% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 20% | 75% |
| Bounty Hunter | 48 | 5 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 75% |
| Crusader | 40 | 2 | 40% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 75% |
| Duelist | 28 | 6 | 40% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 75% |
| Flagellant | 50 | 3 | 20% | 50% | 10% | 75% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 90% |
| Grave Robber | 29 | 7 | 30% | 40% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 75% |
| Hellion | 39 | 4 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 80% |
| Highwayman | 35 | 5 | 40% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 75% |
| Jester | 29 | 5 | 20% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 75% |
| Leper | 52 | 2 | 10% | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 75% |
| Man-at-Arms | 46 | 2 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 50% | 30% | 20% | 75% |
| Occultist | 31 | 5 | 30% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 75% |
| Plague Doctor | 30 | 4 | 30% | 50% | 40% | 50% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 75% |
| Runaway | 33 | 5 | 20% | 20% | 50% | 30% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 75% |
| Vestal | 41 | 2 | 20% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 75% |
| Hero Show / Hide Militia | Upgraded (Kingdoms) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |  | | | | | | | | | |
| Abomination | 40 | 3 | 30% | 30% | 40% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 20% | 75% |
| Bounty Hunter (Kingdoms) | 42 | 5 | 30% | 30% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 75% |
| Conscript Arbalister | 27 | 3 | - | 20% | 20% | 20% | - | 10% | 10% | 10% | - |
| Conscript Fighter | 27 | 2 | - | 20% | 10% | 10% | - | 20% | 10% | 10% | - |
| Crusader | 48 | 2 | 25% | 40% | 10% | 40% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 75% |
| Duelist | 28 | 8 | 30% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 10% | 40% | 20% | 75% |
| Flagellant | 58 | 3 | 20% | 20% | 60% | 10% | 75% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 95% |
| Grave Robber | 29 | 9 | 35% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 75% |
| Hellion | 39 | 4 | 25% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 20% | 20% | 20% | 80% |
| Highwayman | 35 | 7 | 35% | 40% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 75% |
| Jester | 29 | 6 | 35% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 75% |
| Leper | 52 | 2 | 30% | 10% | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 30% | 75% |
| Man-at-Arms | 50 | 2 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 80% |
| Occultist | 31 | 5 | 30% | 30% | 30% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 20% | 40% | 75% |
| Partisan Arbalister | 32 | 4 | - | 30% | 30% | 30% | - | 10% | 10% | 20% | - |
| Partisan Fighter | 37 | 3 | - | 20% | 20% | 20% | - | 30% | 30% | 10% | - |
| Plague Doctor | 30 | 4 | 30% | 30% | 50% | 40% | 50% | 10% | 20% | 20% | 75% |
| Runaway | 33 | 6 | 30% | 20% | 20% | 50% | 30% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 75% |
| Vestal | 41 | 2 | 30% | 20% | 20% | 30% | 20% | 30% | 30% | 30% | 75% |
| Veteran Arbalister | 40 | 5 | - | 40% | 40% | 40% | - | 10% | 10% | 30% | - |
| Veteran Fighter | 42 | 4 | - | 30% | 30% | 30% | - | 40% | 40% | 10% | - |
Paths
Most heroes have four paths, class specialisations that affect their stats and skills, often improving some at the expense of others and greatly affecting the hero's performance in combat.
In Confessions mode, paths are unlocked at The Living City. Paths may be changed at The Crossroads or at the Mastery Trainer. The default path, Wanderer, grants extra 
Candles of Hope upon the reaching the second Inn.
In Kingdoms mode, only the default Wanderer path is available at The Crossroads, and paths can only be changed while at the Mastery Trainer.
Skills
Main article: Shrine of Reflection
Main article: Mastery Trainer
Most heroes starts with five Abilities, or Skills, and six additional skills may be unlocked, up to a total of eleven skills. Skills may be upgraded once each, by spending 
Mastery Points at the Mastery Trainer.
In Confessions mode, skills are unlocked by visiting the Shrine of Reflection: each chapter at the Shrine of Reflection reveals an aspect of the hero's backstory while unlocking additional skills.
In Kingdoms mode, skills are unlocked at the Mastery Trainer.
Equipment
Main article: Items (Darkest Dungeon II)
Each Hero may equip up to two Trinkets and one Combat Item. Items may only be equipped while outside of combat.
Quirks and Diseases
Main article: Quirks (Darkest Dungeon II)
Main article: Disease (Darkest Dungeon II)
Quirks and diseases are various attributes that a hero may develop during an expedition. Quirks may be positive or negative, while diseases are predominantly negative. There are a large number of ways that quirks and diseases may be acquired, from combat to random node interactions. Both quirks and diseases may be managed at the Field Hospital.
Stress
Main article: Stress (Darkest Dungeon II)
As heroes traverse the world of Darkest Dungeon II, they will accumulate increasing amounts of 
Stress. High amounts of can impact a hero's relationships with other heroes and greatly hamper their effectiveness in combat. There are many abilities and items that mitigate or reduce stress, and effectively managing stress is vital to the success of the expedition.
Relationships
Main article: Relationships
Over the course of the expedition, many interactions can cause heroes to build or lose 
Affinity with one another. Sufficiently high or low can cause heroes to form positive or negative Relationships. Relationships have a variety of effects on heroes' performance in combat—positive relationships allowing allies to inspire each other in combat, versus negative relationships causing heroes to actively sabotage, or even attack, one another. As with stress, heroes' relationships have a huge impact on the success or failure of an expedition.
Goals
Main article: Hero Goals
In Confessions mode, at the beginning of each expedition, each hero is given a specific Goal to be fulfilled during the expedition, such as landing a killing blows on certain Enemies, visiting specific Locations, triggering encounters, or using certain Combat Items. Completing a hero's goal will award Candles of Hope, or, once the Altar of Hope is fully upgraded, class trinkets or signature inn items.
Death
Main article: Death's Door (Darkest Dungeon II)
When heroes reach 0 in combat, they enter a state called Death's Door. While on Death's Door, each further instance of damage can be fatal.
In Confessions mode, death is permanent. If a hero dies, another randomly-selected hero from the current character pool will replace their spot upon arriving at the next Inn. If all unlocked hero classes have been exhausted, then no new hero will show up to replace them. The same hero class will not be encountered again until the The Crossroads at the beginning of the next expedition, at which point a new hero with different attributes will be generated.
In Kingdoms mode, what happens when a hero dies is determined by the campaign's difficulty settings. A dead hero may:
- Respawn with certain penalties,
- Be replaced with a new hero,
- Or die permanently.
Persistence (Memories)
Main article: Altar of Hope/The Timeless Wood
In Confessions mode, heroes may persist across multiple expeditions. Initially, all heroes are randomly generated at The Crossroads each time. However, Candles of Hope may be spent in The Timeless Wood to apply Memories to heroes, allowing them to persist.
List of Hero Classes
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|---|---|
| Heroes | Plague Doctor  Grave Robber Highwayman Man-at-Arms Hellion Runaway Jester Leper Occultist Vestal Flagellant Bounty Hunter
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| DLC |  Duelist Crusader  Abomination
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