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Shieldbreaker
Stats [Compare]
Armor	1	2	3	4	5
MAX HP	20	24	28	32	36
DODGE	8	13	18	23	28
Weapons	1	2	3	4	5
SPD	5	6	8	8	9
CRIT	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%
DMG	5-10	6-12	7-14	8-16	9-18
Base Resistances
Stun		50%	Move		50%
Blight		20%	Bleed		30%
Disease		30%	Debuff		30%
Death Blow		67%	Trap		20%
Other information
Movement		2 forwards, 2 backwards.
Crit Buff Bonus		+15% PROT
Religious		No
Provisions		None

“	Shifting, swaying - she mesmerizes her prey before the final strike.	„
	~ The Ancestor

The Shieldbreaker is one of the playable Characters in Darkest Dungeon, exclusive to the Shieldbreaker DLC.

Class Description

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Hailing from the distant windswept dunes of the east, the Shieldbreaker arrives in the Hamlet! Deadly as a viper, her iron will has been forged in the heat of the blazing desert sun. Though outwardly demure, her emancipation from the barren wastes came at a price so terrible, it haunts her dreams even now... The Shieldbreaker is a powerful ally in the fight to reclaim the Estate and banish the evil that squats in the Darkest Dungeon. A highly-tactical hero with solid damage dealing capability, she truly excels when countering monsters with high protection and those who guard their allies. Her movement, speed, and targeted abilities make her a valuable ally for dismantling intractable monster groups. Though she possesses relatively low health, the Shieldbreaker maintains high survivability thanks to her Aegis Shield.

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Unique Attributes

Main article: Shieldbreaker/Nightmares

To counterbalance her relative strength in combat, the Shieldbreaker may sometimes experience terrifying Nightmares while Camping.

Combat Abilities

“	A sandstorm of grace and fury, the Shieldbreaker dances through the ranks, delivering precision strikes of remarkable power. Sundering armor, breaking enemy formations, and leaving the taste of venom wherever she goes, the Shieldbreaker is a remorseless combatant.	„
	~ Guild

Note: New Shieldbreakers will always come with the Pierce skill.

(All buffs and debuffs last for 3 rounds unless otherwise specified.)

Pierce
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			-10%	90	5%	Armor Piercing	Forward 1
Further levels Level 2 -10% 95 6% Armor Piercing Forward 1 Level 3 -10% 100 7% Armor Piercing Forward 1 Level 4 -10% 105 8% Armor Piercing Forward 1 Level 5 -10% 110 9% Armor Piercing Forward 1 Sound None

Puncture
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-50%	90	0%	Bypass Guard / Break Guard Can't be Guarded (500% base, 2 rds) Pull 2 (100% base) -1 SPD (100% base, 4 rds)	Forward 1
Further levels Level 2 -50% 95 0% Bypass Guard / Break Guard Can't be Guarded (500% base, 2 rds) Pull 2 (110% base) -1 SPD (110% base, 4 rds) Forward 1 Level 3 -50% 100 0% Bypass Guard / Break Guard Can't be Guarded (500% base, 2 rds) Pull 2 (120% base) -2 SPD (120% base, 4 rds) Forward 1 Level 4 -50% 105 0% Bypass Guard / Break Guard Can't be Guarded (500% base, 2 rds) Pull 2 (130% base) -2 SPD (130% base, 4 rds) Forward 1 Level 5 -50% 110 0% Bypass Guard / Break Guard Can't be Guarded (500% base, 2 rds) Pull 2 (140% base) -3 SPD (140% base, 4 rds) Forward 1 Sound None

Adder's Kiss
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			+0%	90	5%	Blight (100% base) 3 pts/rd for 3rds	Back 1
Further levels Level 2 +0% 95 6% Blight (110% base) 3 pts/rd for 3rds Back 1 Level 3 +0% 100 7% Blight (120% base) 4 pts/rd for 3rds Back 1 Level 4 +0% 105 8% Blight (130% base) 4 pts/rd for 3rds Back 1 Level 5 +0% 110 9% Blight (140% base) 5 pts/rd for 3rds Back 1 Sound None

Impale
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-60%	90	-6%		Back 1
Further levels Level 2 -60% 95 -5% Back 1 Level 3 -60% 100 -4% Blight (120% base) 1 pt/rd for 3 rds Back 1 Level 4 -60% 105 -3% Blight (130% base) 1 pt/rd for 3 rds Back 1 Level 5 -60% 110 -2% Blight (140% base) 2 pts/rd for 3 rds Back 1 Sound None

Expose
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			-40%	85	2.5%	Bypass/Remove Stealth +8% Crits Received (100% base, 3 rds) -4 SPD (100% base, 4 rds)	Back 1
Further levels Level 2 -40% 90 3.5% Bypass/Remove Stealth +8% Crits Received (110% base, 3 rds) -5 SPD (110% base, 4 rds) Back 1 Level 3 -40% 95 4.5% Bypass/Remove Stealth +9% Crits Received (120% base, 3 rds) -6 SPD (120% base, 4 rds) Back 1 Level 4 -40% 100 5.5% Bypass/Remove Stealth +9% Crits Received (130% base, 3 rds) -7 SPD (130% base, 4 rds) Back 1 Level 5 -40% 110 6.5% Bypass/Remove Stealth +10% Crits Received (140% base, 3 rds) -8 SPD (140% base, 4 rds) Back 1 Sound None

Captivate
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Ranged			-25%	85	4%	+40% DMG vs Marked Blight (100% base) 3 pts/rd for 3 rds
Further levels Level 2 -25% 90 5% +45% DMG vs Marked Blight (110% base) 3 pts/rd for 3 rds Level 3 -25% 95 6% +50% DMG vs Marked Blight (120% base) 4 pts/rd for 3 rds Level 4 -25% 100 7% +55% DMG vs Marked Blight (130% base) 4 pts/rd for 3 rds Level 5 -25% 105 8% +60% DMG vs Marked Blight (140% base) 5 pts/rd for 3 rds Sound None

Serpent Sway
	Rank	Target	Effect	Self
		Self		Forward 1 2 Blocks +1 SPD (4 rds)
Further levels Level 2 Forward 1 2 Blocks +2 SPD (4 rds) Level 3 Forward 1 2 Blocks +3 SPD (4 rds) Level 4 Forward 1 2 Blocks +3 SPD (4 rds) Level 5 Forward 1 2 Blocks +4 SPD (4 rds) Sound None
Limit:	2 Uses per Battle

Camping Skills

“	Though quiet and demure while the fire blazes, the Shieldbreaker is haunted by nightmares of her past. These visions are so powerful that she must vanquish them in the dreamscape or awaken sluggish, tired, and stressed.	„
	~ Survivalist

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.

The Shieldbreaker's camping skills are all buffs, including ones with somewhat situational use, like giving other heroes armor piercing or preventing a hero from being marked. She also has self-buffs to increase her survivability, or her offensive ability with blight. However, nightmares of brutality long since past still haunt her, and to the tormented mind there is no difference between a threat real or imagined...

Snake Eyes
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	3	All Companions	+15% Armor Piercing (4 Battles)
	Bark	"Everything has a weakness..."
Snake Skin
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	3	Self	+15% PROT (4 Battles) +15% MAX HP (4 Battles)
	Bark	"I made myself strong, that I may do what is required."
Sandstorm
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	One Companion	Can't be Marked (4 Battles)
	Bark	"Be as untouchable as the wind and sand."
Adder's Embrace
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	Self	+20% Blight Skill Chance (4 Battles) +20% Blight Resist (4 Battles)
	Bark	"The poison still runs through my veins..."

Encourage
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	One Companion	-15 Stress
	Bark	"Slow your hearts, we are safe here." "A welcome pause from a frantic dance." "Let the fire's roar soothe our nerves."
Wound Care
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	One Companion	Heal 15% HP Removes Bleeding Removes Blight
	Bark	"I have practice tending to the other dancers." "Just listen to my song and the pain will be lessened." "I have just the tea for you."
Pep Talk
	Time Cost	Target	Description
	2	One Companion	-15% Stress (4 Battles)
	Bark	"Come now, we have made it this far…" "Rest easy and you will awaken refreshed." "The light always banishes the shadow."

Equipment

“	The Shieldbreaker wields a spear and buckler, affording her impressive offensive reach and a modicum of protection. Her dancer's garb is better suited to the stage than the dungeon; she must be quick to survive.	„
	~ Blacksmith

Unlike other games, equipment upgrades in Darkest Dungeon are linear, all bought at the Blacksmith.

Assegai
Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Level 4			Level 5
	Crude Spear			Sharpened Spear			Sturdy Assegai			Deadly Assegai			The Adder's Fang
	DMG base:	5-10		DMG base:	6-12		DMG base:	7-14		DMG base:	8-16		DMG base:	9-18
	CRT base:	6.0%		CRT base:	7.0%		CRT base:	8.0%		CRT base:	9.0%		CRT base:	10.0%
	SPD base:	5		SPD base:	6		SPD base:	8		SPD base:	8		SPD base:	9
Bedlah
Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Level 4			Level 5
	Tattered Rags			Stitched Bedlah			Fine Bedlah			Armored Bedlah			Sirocco
	DODGE base:	8		DODGE base:	13		DODGE base:	18		DODGE base:	23		DODGE base:	28
	HP base:	20		HP base:	24		HP base:	28		HP base:	32		HP base:	36

Each Hero has Trinkets unique to them that only they can equip. The Shieldbreaker has seven; 1 common, 2 uncommon, 1 rare, 1 very rare and 2 trinkets of Shieldbreaker rarity, that act similar to Crimson Court trinket sets. Her normal trinkets are all different items and accessories that she once owned, and her set trinkets are her dismembered hand and the knife that severed it.

Unlike other heroes, her normal trinkets cannot be found randomly. They can only be obtained by defeating the snakes within her nightmares.

Trinket Image	Trinket Name	Rarity	Class Restriction	Origin Dungeon	Effect	Additional Notes
	Venomous Vial	Common	Shieldbreaker		+30% Blight Skill Chance -10% Blight Resist	Found after defeating the first nightmare. Cannot be sold. This trinket appears in your Trinket Inventory back in Hamlet even if you don't pick it up.
	Shimmering Scale	Uncommon	Shieldbreaker		+10% PROT +5% Stress	Found after defeating the second nightmare. Cannot be sold. This trinket appears in your Trinket Inventory back in Hamlet even if you don't pick it up.
	Dancer's Footwraps	Uncommon	Shieldbreaker		+40% Move Resist +2 SPD	Found after defeating the third nightmare. Cannot be sold. This trinket appears in your Trinket Inventory back in Hamlet even if you don't pick it up.
	Fanged Spear Tip	Rare	Shieldbreaker		+35% DMG vs Marked -10% DMG	Found after defeating the fourth nightmare. Cannot be sold. This trinket appears in your Trinket Inventory back in Hamlet even if you don't pick it up.
	Cuirboilli	Very Rare	Shieldbreaker		+33% MAX HP -2 SPD	Found after defeating the fifth nightmare. Cannot be sold. This trinket appears in your Trinket Inventory back in Hamlet even if you don't pick it up.

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
	Obsidian Dagger	Shieldbreaker	+40% Debuff Skill Chance +40% Blight Skill Chance	+15% MAX HP +10% PROT Can't be Guarded	"Broken and Beautiful."	The Obsidian Dagger is found after defeating the sixth nightmare, and the Severed Hand found after defeating the seventh (final) nightmare. These trinkets appear in your Trinket Inventory back in Hamlet even if you don't pick it up.
	Severed Hand		+50% Blight Resist -10% Stress

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.

Trinket Image	Trinket Name	Rarity	Class Restriction	Shard Cost	Effect	Additional Notes
	Spectral Speartip	Crystalline	Shieldbreaker	65 Shards	+15% DMG +20% Blight Skill Chance +15% MAX HP +5% Random Target Chance

District Bonus

The Crimson Court DLC adds Districts to the Hamlet, some of which confer passive benefits to heroes.

The gold cost of most Districts in Radiant mode is significantly reduced. The price in Radiant mode is shown in parentheses.

Districts
Name	Image	Effect	Cost
Training Ring		Arbalest, Houndmaster, Man-at-Arms, Shieldbreaker, and Musketeer receive: +4 ACC +10% MAX HP	5000 (1000)
			300
			1

Trivia

• The Shieldbreaker's default name is Amani.
• In her original promotional artwork, her right hand is missing. However, in-game, it is her left hand that is gone.
• The name of her final armor, "Sirocco", is the name given to hurricane-force winds in the Mediterranean that build up over the Sahara desert.
• The name of her level 3 and 4 weapons, "Assegai", refers to a style of throwing spear used across Africa.
• The name of her final weapon, "Adder's Fang", refers to the attack of one of the snakes encountered in her nightmares, the Adder.
• No backer heroes exist within this class, because backer heroes are Kickstarter users suggestions before the original game was released; the other three heroes with no backers are the Antiquarian, the Musketeer and the Flagellant.
• The Shieldbreaker's crystalline trinket, the Spectral Speartip, is the only Shieldbreaker-specific trinket that is not obtained from a nightmare.

view DLC for Darkest Dungeon
Expansions	The Crimson Court The Color of Madness The Butcher's Circus
Heroes	The Shieldbreaker The Musketeer