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 Cosmic boss in Darkest Dungeon II.

Description

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

The Shambler is a force to be reckoned with, giving players pause to play the game at low light levels for risk of encountering him. Yet while he is a risky fight to take, he does offer a slew of special and powerful Trinkets which can only be given as a reward for fighting him. He will also increase The Flame by +25 and give the player 2 Mastery Points. This makes him a good target to aim for should the player feel up to the challenge and be looking for some powerful buffs to their team.

Skills

The Shambler himself is not a massive threat to the player. His largest risk to teams himself is in his ability to shuffle the players team comp. His next largest threat comes in the form of his cleave DOT application, having both an attacks that deals bleed and one that deals blight.

The true real threat that the Shambler presents in his ability to constantly spawn in fresh Tentacles. All of his moves will summon Tentacles should the player have killed any during the fight. He will continue to spawn new tentacles so long as he is alive and there is less than two tentacles on the field.

Shambler Tentacle

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

The Shambler Tentacles are the more deadly aspect of fighting a Shambler. They are summoned on the Shamblers first action and re-spawned every time they are killed on the Shamblers next attack. While initially they are of little threat, they buff themselves with each subsequent attack becoming more and more deadly the longer they are left alive. Shambler Tentacles also have an ability to heal themselves upon hitting a target with combo applied.

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—typically one or two hits of a DoT skill is enough to guarantee a tentacle's death, provided the tentacle doesn't heal itself.
• 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 reward Mastery Points along with one of its unique 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

Additionally, the Shambler's Eye may be dropped if an Occultist is in the party.

See Also

• Shambler (Darkest Dungeon)