The Jester is an offensive support hero in Darkest Dungeon. In the back ranks (or while camping) he can greatly buff the party's offensive capabilities and heal their stress, and in the front ranks he becomes one of the strongest DODGE tanks in the game. He can also inflict Bleed on the middle ranks.
The Jester has high SPD, DODGE, and mobility, and fits well into dance parties. However, he has low HP, few ways to recover health, and his skills often move allies out of position—all of which should be accounted for when building a party.
Combat is a power ballad - a slow build up, and a grand finale! On the offense, the Jester leaps to and fro in a bloody cacophony, positioning himself for a glorious end in the front ranks! Alternatively, he can hang back, delivering chilling melodies and unsettling riffs that terrorize his foes, and give strength to his allies.
The Jester shines in the flickering light of the campfire, bringing his lute and unerring wit to bear against the fears and stress his companions suffer. He can inspire greater combat prowess, or raise the group's spirits at the cost of singling out a target for his acrimonious scandalizing.
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.
Jester is all fun and games at camp, singing songs and making jokes to keep everyone's stress levels down. However, sometimes he can go too far with a joke.
Turn Back Time
Time Cost
Target
Description
3
One Companion
-30 Stress -15 Stress if Afflicted
Bark
"Pride's like a knife, it can cut deep inside... Words are like weapons, they wound sometimes."
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Time Cost
Target
Description
3
All Companions
-15 Stress -15% Stress (4 Battles)
Bark
"Listen here - Every night has its dawn..."
Tiger's Eye
Time Cost
Target
Description
3
One Companion
+10 ACC (4 Battles) +8% CRIT (4 Battles)
Bark
"Lose not your grip on the dreams of the past, you must fight just to keep them alive!"
Mockery
Time Cost
Target
Description
2
One Companion All Companions
One Companion: +20 Stress All Companions: -20 Stress
Bark
"Look at this fool, this imbecile! Playing the hero, are you?! Ha-HAA."
Encourage
Time Cost
Target
Description
2
One Companion
-15 Stress
Bark
"(sigh) Your whining bothers me. Just... smile!" "(sigh) Shall I do a little dance to amuse you? Yes?" "If all else fails... laugh. It blinds the mind."
Wound Care
Time Cost
Target
Description
2
One Companion
Heal 15% HP Removes Bleeding Removes Blight
Bark
"Nasty ugly thing, this wound. It suits you." "There. Now you will die much more slowly." "Good. That should delay your death."
Pep Talk
Time Cost
Target
Description
2
One Companion
-15% Stress (4 Battles)
Bark
"If we are going to die, let's at least enjoy it." "What's the deal with pinapple... I am right?" "Here's what I think of our enemies: HA HAA HAAAA!"
Equipment
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Clad only in mildewed cloth, the Jester makes a mockery of battle. Only a fool would underestimate the vicious bloodletting power of his sharpened sickle, or the discordant throng of his lute.
Equipment upgrades are all bought at the Blacksmith.
Sickle & Lute
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Worn Sickle, Untuned Lute
Reclaimed Sickle and Lute
Sharpened Sickle, Restrung Lute
Masterwork Sickle, Fine Lute
Slash and Solo
DMG base:
4-7
DMG base:
5-8
DMG base:
6-10
DMG base:
6-11
DMG base:
7-13
CRT base:
4.0%
CRT base:
5.0%
CRT base:
6.0%
CRT base:
7.0%
CRT base:
8.0%
SPD base:
7
SPD base:
7
SPD base:
8
SPD base:
8
SPD base:
9
Garb
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Motley Garb
Mocking Garb
Padded Garb
Armored Garb
The Cruelest Crown
DODGE base:
15
DODGE base:
20
DODGE base:
25
DODGE base:
30
DODGE base:
35
HP base:
19
HP base:
23
HP base:
27
HP base:
31
HP base:
35
Each Hero has Trinkets unique to them that only they can equip. Jester has seven; 2 common, 2 Crimson Court and 1 uncommon, rare and very rare. In the base game, his lower level trinkets are dice and his high level trinkets are tambourines. The Crimson Court DLC adds a necklace made from a finger bone and poisoned goblet, while the Color of Madness DLC adds a crystal filled lute.
Trinket Image
Trinket Name
Rarity
Class Restriction
Origin Dungeon
Effect
Additional Notes
Bloody Dice
Common
Jester
+30% Bleed Skill Chance
-10% Bleed Resist
Lucky Dice
Common
Jester
+4 ACC
+4 DODGE
Critical Dice
Uncommon
Jester
+7% CRIT
Bright Tambourine
Rare
Jester
+20% Stress Skills
-25% Stress if Torch above 75
+15% Stress if Torch below 51
Dark Tambourine
Very Rare
Jester
+12% Death Blow Resist
-25% Stress if Torch below 26
+10% Virtue Chance if Torch below 26
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
Tyrant's Tasting Cup
Jester
+33% Stress Skills
+25% Stress
+33% Stress Skills while Camping
"Heh. The last laugh is mine!"
Tyrant's Fingerbone
+3 SPD if in position 1
+20 DODGE if in position 1
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.
Jester's unique camping skills, Tiger's Eye, Turn Back Time, and Every Rose Has Its Thorn are references to famous songs of the same names by music artists Survivor, Cher, and Poison respectively. He also quotes a verse from a song when he activates one of them.
Jester's final weapon upgrade, Slash and Solo, is also a reference to Slash, the guitarist of Guns and Roses and his revered solos.
The predetermined name of Jester is Sarmenti (formerly Jingles), a reference to Sarmentus, a jester mentioned in the Satires by the Roman poet Horace.
The Crimson Court trinkets "Tyrant's Tasting Cup" and "Tyrant's Fingerbone" are references to his lore comic. Jester was employed in the court of an abusive tyrant, eventually coming to murder him and his entire court.
Jester's lore may be a reference to the song "Duel of Jester and the Tyrant" by Chick Corea.
Jester's Irrational barks consist almost entirely of laughter and random noises, the only exceptions being, "Off with his head! Ha-haaa!" and "HAAAAA! Not for me!".
The lick that Jester plays on his lute in Battle Ballad is similar to a lick from "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" by Charlie Daniels.
When Jester walks, faint jingling can be heard from his outfit's bells, making him the only character to have a unique walking sound.
Stun
Move
Blight
Bleed
Disease
Debuff
Death Blow
Trap
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, 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.
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