Plague Doctor (Darkest Dungeon II)

This article is about the hero in Darkest Dungeon II. For other appearances, see Plague Doctor (disambiguation).

• Hero
• Strategy
• Shrine of Reflection
• Barks
• Gallery

Plague Doctor
Default Name
Paracelsus
Stats [Compare Stats] [View/Edit Data]
	Base	Upgraded
HP	28	28
Speed	4	4
Resistances
Bleed	30%	30%
Blight	40%	50%
Burn	30%	40%
Disease	40%	50%
Stun	10%	10%
Move	20%	20%
Debuff	20%	20%
Deathblow	60%	75%
Low ▪ Medium ▪ High ▪ Upgraded
Movement
1 forward, 1 backward

“	Indiscriminate science stains the surgeon's hands.	„
	~ The Academic

The Plague Doctor is a hero in Darkest Dungeon II.

Class Description

• BACK RANK
• BLIGHT
• BLINDS
• HEALER

Skills

The Plague Doctor starts the game equipped with Noxious Blast, Blinding Gas, Incision, Battlefield Medicine, and Ounce of Prevention. All other skills must be unlocked through the Shrine of Reflection, after which they are permanently unlocked and available for subsequent playthroughs.

Noxious Blast

	Type	Rank	Target
	Ranged

	Damage	Crit	Target
	2-3	5%	+30% RES Piercing when Target 4
	Upgraded
	3-4	5%	+30% RES Piercing when Target 6

---

Blinding Gas

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Ranged			1

	Crit	Target
	5%	Add Add (25%)
	Upgraded
	10%	Add , Add (33%)

---

Incision

	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target
	3-6	10%	+30% RES Piercing when Target 3
	Upgraded
	4-7	15%	+30% RES Piercing when Target 4

---

Battlefield Medicine

	Type	Rank	Target	Uses
	Heal			3

	Heal	Target	Self
	HP < 50%: Heal 20%	Remove
	Upgraded
	HP < 50%: Heal 25%	Remove	Remove

Media
File:Dd2 skill battlefield medicine.gif Animation Sound Effect

---

Ounce of Prevention

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Buff			3(2)

	Target
	+15% RES +15% RES
	Upgraded
	+25% RES +30% RES

Media
File:Dd2 skill ounce of prevention.gif Animation Sound Effect

---

Plague Grenade

	Type	Rank	Target
	Ranged

	Damage	Crit	Target
	1-2	5%	3
	Upgraded
	2-3	5%	4

---

Emboldening Vapours

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Buff			1(0)

	Target
	Add
	Upgraded
	Add ,

Media
Animation Sound Effect

---

Disorienting Blast

	Type	Rank	Target
	Ranged

	Crit	Target
	5%	Shuffle Add Add (25%)
	Upgraded
	10%	Shuffle Add Add (25%) Add when Target has

---

Indiscriminate Science

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Heal			1

	Heal	Target
	Requires Target HP < 50% Heal 10% +10% Healed per Positive Token	Remove All Positive Tokens
	Upgraded
	Requires Target HP < 50% Heal 10% +10% Healed per Positive Token +5% Healed per Negative Token	Remove All Positive Tokens Remove All Negative Tokens

Media
Animation Sound Effect

---

Cause of Death

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Melee			2

	Damage	Target
	Variable	Deals 75% of remaining on Target as DMG Removes
	Upgraded
	Variable	Add Deals 100% of remaining on Target as DMG Removes

Notes
Ignores all damage multipliers from quirks, tokens, items, critical hits, and so on.

---

Magnesium Rain

	Type	Rank	Target	Cooldown
	Ranged			2

	Crit	Target
	5%	2 Clear Corpse
	Upgraded
	5%	3 Clear Corpse

Notes
Corpses are cleared even if the Plague Doctor misses.

---

Act-Out Attack

	Type	Rank	Target
	Melee

	Damage	Crit	Target
	3-6	5%	2

Notes
May occur when two heroes have a Respectful or Hateful relationship.

Unique Trinkets

🔸Each Hero has their own 3 unique Trinkets, exclusive only to them.

Image	Trinket	Description
	Annotated Textbook Indelible 65	Melee Skills: +10% CRIT If Medicinal Herbs is Equipped: +50% Healing Given from Skills Turn Start: If First in Turn Order:
	Early Experiment Indelible 65	If Noxious Item is Equipped: +2 Dealt Apply on Hit Disorienting Blast Skill: 2 (50%) Incision Skill: -100% Dealt
	Storage Room Key Indelible 65	Target: Ounce of Prevention Skill: Target: Emboldening Vapours Skill: 2 Battlefield Medicine Skill: -50% Healing Given from Skills

Signature Inn Item

Signature items is a group of inn items unlockable in The Altar of Hope. They serve as the final reward for upgrading your heroes.

SIGNATURE ITEM	EFFECTS	BARKS
Experimental Remedy	"Just a little something I've been working on." [Party] Plague Doctor Chance of: Heal 100% (50%) Remove (25%) Remove Negative Quirk (25%)	Fret not - these always fizz! You may feel a slight tingling...! No, it hasn't gone off. That's the sulfur.

Hero Paths

🔸 All Heroes Start The Game with No Hero Path. Each Hero has access to 3 unique Paths available only to them once they Invest into The Living City.

Unique Plague Doctor Paths
	Surgeon "Suture or sever? Both have their uses..."		Alchemist "A fascinating reaction..."		Physician "Let me prescribe a more ...holistic regimen."
+25% Max Melee Skills: +50% DMG Healing Skills: +33% Healing Given -33% Chance		-20% Max +33% Chance Blight-causing skills: +10% CRIT +50% RES +20% RES +20% RES +20% RES +33% RES		Blight Skills: -2 Dealt Bleed Skills: -2 Dealt Disorienting Blast Skills: +20% Chance Target: Ounce of Prevention Skills: +15% RES Emboldening Vapours Skills: Disorienting Blast Skills:

Trivia

• The Plague Doctor is one of the twelve Heroes returning from Darkest Dungeon, and one of the first nine Heroes to be available in the sequel.
• The Plague Doctor, along with theOccultist, are the only Heroes able to apply all 3 DOT effects (Bleed, Blight, and Burn) by themselves.
• The default name of the Plague Doctor, Paracelsus, was also one of the names of a 16th century Swiss physician who helped birth modern toxicology.

Gallery

• 

  A rough story sketch of the Plague Doctor

• 

  Placeholder image for the character model in the game files