Darkest Dungeon 2: Shambler Boss Fight Guide
The Shambler is an extremely dangerous boss that can appear in Darkest Dungeon 2. Incautious heroes can find themselves faced with this horror from beyond space and time in an Academic's Study, or it can appear if the Flame gets too low. In either event, you can never plan for the Shambler - you can only do your best when it attacks.
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Despite its tremendous power, the Shambler can be defeated. This guide has all the information on Darkest Dungeon 2's most difficult boss, and you can use it to increase your chances of survival.
The Shambler is slow, so you'll probably get to attack first in most combat rounds. That's about the only advantage you can expect from this fight.
The Shambler is resistant, but not immune to damage-over-time effects. Keep your Burn, Bleed, and Blight-inflicting Skills coming and stack up these critical conditions when you can. This creature wants you to be too focused on damage control to fight it aggressively, so try to hit it hard and wear it down fast.
As you can see, Shambler's attacks affect the entire party. Resistance to Bleed, Blight, and forced movement are all useful, but since you don't know when the Shambler will show up, this is hard to plan for. If you can, find ways to use your Skills to keep damaging the Shambler while dealing with the curveballs it throws.
For example, if your party is shuffled by Stentorious Lament, try to use Skills that move heroes and attack at the same time. Combat items such as Bandages can be used to remove the persistent effects without wasting a turn, freeing up your Plague Doctor to toss bombs and continuously apply Blight to the foe.
Try to buff your heroes where you can. Strength is a useful token in
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