Shambler (Darkest Dungeon II)

Shambler
Stats [Compare Stats] [View/Edit Data]
HP	85
Speed	2
Death Armor	2
Resistances
Bleed	50%
Blight	50%
Burn	40%
Stun	100%
Move	50%
Debuff	30%
Low ▪ Medium ▪ High
Other Attributes
Types	Cosmic
Size	2
Turns per Round	1
Permanent Condition(s)
Combat Start: x2 If Shambler's Spawn is equipped: +100% DMG +4

The Shambler is a dangerous Cosmic boss in Darkest Dungeon II.

Description

The Shambler may be encountered in two ways. Firstly, it may be summoned at the Shambler's Altar in the Academic's Study. Secondly, in later regions it has a small chance to replace any road battle when the Flame level is 30 or less. Shamblers may appear multiple times over the course of an expedition.

A primary feature of the fight with the Shambler is the Shambler Tentacles that it constantly summons. A Tentacle buffs itself with each successful attack, so the party is forced to choose between killing a Tentacle only for a new one to spawn in its place, or letting the Tentacles grow more dangerous over time.

The possibility of encountering a Shambler greatly increases the danger of keeping Flame levels low. Sufficiently strong parties may choose to fight the Shambler in order to earn one of its unique Trinkets, as well as Mastery Points.

Skills

Skill Name	Target	Ranks	DMG	CRIT	Self	Effects
Obdurous Advancement			1-2	10%	Forward 1 Gain Summon Shambler Tentacles behind	3
Undulating Withdrawal			1-2	5%	Back 2 Gain Summon Shambler Tentacles in front	3
Stentorious Lament			1-2	5%	Back 1 Summon Shambler Tentacles in front	1 , 1 (50%) Shuffle Apply to random target (Requires there to be no target with )

Shambler Tentacles

Shambler Tentacle
Stats [Compare Stats] [View/Edit Data]
HP	12
Speed	1
Resistances
Bleed	20%
Blight	20%
Burn	20%
Stun	30%
Move	20%
Debuff	10%
Low ▪ Medium ▪ High
Other Attributes
Types	Cosmic
Size	1
Turns per Round	1

A Shambler Tentacle is weak when first summoned. However, it will buff itself with each successful attack, becoming much more dangerous as the fight progresses. A Tentacle also has the ability to heal the Shambler when attacking a target with Combo.

Strategy

• Both the Shambler and its Tentacles generate copious amounts of Block and Block+ tokens, making them difficult to kill with regular attacks. However, they are both fairly susceptible to Damage over Time—one or two hits of a DoT skill is usually enough to guarantee a Tentacle's death.
• Riposte is effective because of the Shambler's party-wide attacks. Note, however, that at most one instance of may trigger per attack, so it is generally not worth it to stack on multiple heroes.
• Unlike in the first game, it is possible to increase the Flame level while fighting the Shambler in Darkest Dungeon II. Using a few Glimmers of Hope during the encounter can greatly improve the party's chances of success.

Rewards

Defeating the Shambler will increase the Flame to 100 and reward 2 Mastery Points along with one of its unique trinkets. Additionally, the Shambler's Eye may be dropped if an Occultist is in the party.

In Confessions mode, killing the Shambler will clear Loathing.

Shambler Trinkets

Image	Trinket	Description
	Eyes of the Void Indelible	Apply on Hit: If Stress = 5: 55 5 Gain on Hit: If Stress = 5: +1
	From Beyond Indelible	+10% RES per Stress +10% RES per Stress
	Hierarchy of Sights Indelible	If Stress >= 5: +15% DMG If Stress >= 7: +35% DMG If Stress >= 9: +50% DMG
	Unblinking Entropy Indelible	When Stress Damaged: Gain 1 Positive Token

See Also

• Shambler (Darkest Dungeon)