Prophet

Prophet

Enemy Type	Unholy
Size	Average (1)
Actions per round
Stats
Variation	Sonorous Prophet	Fulminating Prophet	Gibbering Prophet
HP	105	158	215
HP (Stygian/Bloodmoon)	126	190	258
Dodge	5%	13.75%	27.5%
Protection	0%	0%	0%
Speed	0	1	2
Stealth	None	None	None
Resistances
Stun	100%	120%	145%
Blight	0%	20%	45%
Bleed	0%	20%	45%
Debuff	20%	40%	65%
Move	300%	320%	345%

The Prophet is a boss that appears in the Ruins, and, like other bosses, has three variations (Sonorous, Fulminating, and Gibbering).

Ancestor's Memoirs: The Prophet

“

Excavations beneath the manor were well underway, when a particularly ragged indigent arrived in the hamlet. This filthy, toothless miscreant boasted an uncanny knowledge of my ambitions and prognosticated publicly that, left unchecked, I would soon unleash doom upon the world.

This raving creature had to be silenced. But doing so proved maddeningly impossible. How had he survived the stockades, the icy waters, and the knives I delivered so enthusiastically into his back? How had he returned, time and time again, to rouse the townsfolk with his wild speculations and prophecies?

Finally, resigned to his uncommon corporeal resilience I lured him to the dig. There, I showed him the THING and detailed the full extent of my plans. Triumphantly I watched as he tore his eyes from their sockets and ran shrieking into the shadows, wailing maniacally that the end was upon us all.

„

~ The Ancestor

Behavior

The Prophet spawns on rank 4, with wooden pews occupying ranks 1, 2 and 3.

The Prophet always begins the round with Prognostication, a free action which marks one or two ranks (not heroes), and ends the round with Rubble of Ruin, another free action that hits the marked ranks. Rubble of Ruin deals extremely heavy damage, potentially taking heroes from full health to Death's Door in a single attack. Aside from these, he has one normal action per turn, during which he will use either Eye on You or Fulminate.

If a hero is heavily stressed (>50 Stress), the chance of him using "Eye on You" will be doubled or tripled for Veteran or Champion level dungeons, respectively.

Breaking the pews will reward valuable Consecrated Pews at the end of the battle, up to 7500 gold if all three Pews are broken. After defeating the Prophet, all remaining pews will disappear along with the potential reward.

Strategy

The primary risk of the Prophet is Rubble of Ruin, which can very quickly bring your heroes to Death's Door. Without proper damage mitigation, Rubble of Ruin followed by a Blight or Stun can easily lead to one or more heroes dying.

Debuffing

Because the Prophet only takes one real turn per round, debuffs are particularly effective against him. The Leper's Intimidate and the Occultist's Weakening Curse, when stacked, can quickly debuff the Prophet to deal almost no damage, thus removing the main threat of the fight. This gives the party not only enough time to kill the Prophet, but also to smash the pews for more money. An example party would be Arbalest, Houndmaster, Occultist, and Leper. Between Intimidate, Weakening Curse, and the Arbalest's Suppressing Fire, Rubble of Ruin will often miss; and when it does hit, it will do next to no damage.

Guard

A second strategy relies using Guard to funnel and reduce the damage of Rubble of Ruin. This is somewhat riskier than using debuffs, as Rubble of Ruin can hit multiple targets, whereas can only protect one hero. And secondly, due to the way works, if Rubble of Ruin targets both the guarding hero and the guarded hero, then both of them will get hit anyway.

One example team using this strategy would be The Wall, consisting of Vestal, Man-at-Arms, Crusader, and Leper. The Man-at-Arms can guard the Vestal if needed, while the other heroes all have very strong defensive skills and camping buffs, allowing them to slowly chop through the pews while supported by the Vestal's healing. Note that PROT trinkets are essential for pulling off this strategy on higher difficulties, since as mentioned previously, the Man-at-Arms can only guard one hero at a time.

Others

As with most bosses in Darkest Dungeon, the Prophet is susceptible to DODGE-based strategies. Also the Shieldbreaker's Aegis Scales can completely negate the damage from a single attack.

Team Selection

Preferred Heroes

Abomination - Can deal extreme damage when transformed. Can also solo the Prophet with the right setup.^[1]
Arbalest - Deals great back line damage. Suppressing Fire can be used to further decrease the risk of getting hit by rubble.
Crusader - Holy Lance can deal great back rank damage. Bulwark of Faith can also help him mitigate damage.
Hellion - Iron Swan hits the back rank very hard.
Houndmaster - Can Guard heroes as part of a DODGE-based strategy. Also synergises well with Mark users.
Leper - Intimidate can greatly reduce the Prophet's damage. Withstand and Solemnity also give him good survivability.
Man-at-Arms - Can Guard heroes and boost his own PROT. Also has excellent camping skills.
Occultist - Weakening Curse can greatly reduce the Prophet's damage.
Shieldbreaker - Has great reach. Can negate rubble damage by using Serpent Sway. Aegis Scales can also negate damage on marked targets.
Vestal - Can heal the entire party.

Reasonable Choices

Antiquarian - High DODGE. Note that Flashpowder in this case may be even more effective than Invigorating Vapours (-15 ACC versus +10 DODGE), but requires a trinket to be reliable.
Bounty Hunter - While Caltrops and Mark can greatly increase the damage Prophet takes, he requires a lot of support to survive the Prophet to begin with. That said, he has an excellent DODGE trinket in the Mask of the Timeless.
Grave Robber - High DODGE and reach.
Jester - High DODGE and Finale.
Highwayman - While he has great reach, he doesn't have any sustain and Pistol Shot deals relatively lower damage compared to other heroes.
Plague Doctor - Relatively fragile, but good back rank damage. Excellent DODGE trinket in Ashen Distillation.

Discouraged Choices

Flagellant - While the Prophet is weak to Bleed, the Flagellant is discouraged in general for the Ruins. Not to mention, many of the Flagellant's best sustain abilities are of limited use and impose heavy debuffs.

Trophy

After completing the Prophet's champion quest, he will drop one of his eyes as a Trophy.

Prophet's Eye

+15 ACC in rank 4 +3 SPD in rank 4 -15% stress in rank 4

Abilities

Apprentice Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Prognostication	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1, 2, 3, 4, 50% +1 target.	202.5%	0%	0	Rank Mark*	No Effect
Rubble of Ruin	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1, 2, 3, 4, 100% +1 target.	82.5%	0%	11-23	Clear Rank Mark*	No Effect
Eye On You	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1, 2, 3, 4, 50% +1 target.	92.5%	2%	1	100% Stun Stress +11	No Effect
Fulminate	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	82.5%	6%	1	100% Blight 1**	No Effect

Veteran Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Prognostication	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1, 2, 3, 4, 55% +1 target.	208.75%	0%	0	Rank Mark*	No Effect
Rubble of Ruin	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1, 2, 3, 4, 100% +1 target.	88.75%	0%	15-30	Clear Rank Mark*	No Effect
Eye On You	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1, 2, 3, 4, 70% +1 target.	98.75%	6%	1-2	120% Stun Stress +11	No Effect
Fulminate	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	88.75%	11%	1-2	120% Blight 2**	No Effect

Champion Level
Skill Name	Range	Rank	Target	Accuracy	Crit Chance	Damage	Effect (Target)	Effect (Self)	Notes
Prognostication	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1, 2, 3, 4, 60% +1 target.	222.5%	0%	0	Rank Mark*	No Effect
Rubble of Ruin	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1, 2, 3, 4, 100% +1 target.	102.5%	0%	23-45	Clear Rank Mark*	No Effect
Eye On You	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1, 2, 3, 4, 80% +1 target.	112.5%	7%	1-3	140% Stun Stress +11	No Effect
Fulminate	Ranged	1, 2, 3, 4.	1+2+3+4.	102.5%	12%	1-3	140% Blight 3	No Effect

* _{Rank Marked marks the target's rank when the ability lands, not the targeted Hero.}

** _{The blight inflicted by Fulminate lasts 2 rounds instead of 3.}

The Pews

Small Pew

Enemy Type	Carpentry
Size	Small
Actions per round	None
Base Stats
HP	25	38	51
HP in Bloodmoon	30	46	62
Dodge	0%	8.75%	22.5%
Protection	0%	0%	0%
Speed	0	1	2
Resistances
Stun	200%	220%	245%
Blight	200%	220%	245%
Bleed	200%	220%	245%
Debuff	200%	220%	245%
Move	300%	320%	345%

Medium Pew

Enemy Type	Carpentry
Size	Small
Actions per round	None
Base Stats
HP	40	60	82
HP in Bloodmoon	48	72	99
Dodge	0%	8.75%	22.5%
Protection	0%	0%	0%
Speed	0	1	2
Resistances
Stun	200%	220%	245%
Blight	200%	220%	245%
Bleed	200%	220%	245%
Debuff	200%	220%	245%
Move	300%	320%	345%

Large Pew

Enemy Type	Carpentry
Size	Small
Actions per round	None
Base Stats
HP	55	83	113
HP in Bloodmoon	66	100	136
Dodge	0%	8.75%	22.5%
Protection	0%	0%	0%
Speed	0	1	2
Resistances
Stun	200%	220%	245%
Blight	200%	220%	245%
Bleed	200%	220%	245%
Debuff	200%	220%	245%
Move	300%	320%	345%

Trivia

If you have subtitles on, during the intro before the level, the narrator will describe the prophet as a "miscreant", despite the text on screen reading "degenerate". In fact the subtitles are different in other parts of this intro too.