Guide To The Tangle In Darkest Dungeon 2

Thanks to the Retribution skill and the plentiful options the sturdy Man-At-Arms has for gaining Block, the Man-At-Arms benefits from almost every Trinket and trophy you can get from the Tangle.

Gaining Block and using the More! More! skill gives your Flagellant more of an opportunity to heal back to full health. Footman’s Grog lets the Maniac Flagellant steal debuffs from allies and then convert them into buffs.

Reverberating Redoubt is perfect for the Leper because of his low speed, and Intimidate forces enemies to attack him. Calibrating Censer gives him a buff when he misses an attack, and the Leper’s speed is low enough to benefit from the 66% chance to gain block.

• If Armor item is equipped, +20% max HP.
• If Weapon item is equipped, +20% Damage.

• The best weapon trinkets to pair with this are Clasp Knife (for Bleed builds), Kitchen Knives (for synergy with Blight), and Gnarly Knuckles (for melee heroes).
• The best armor trinkets to pair with this are Sodden Sweater (if you have an Occultist on the team or a Ravager Hellion), Bouncer’s Belt (for more healing), and Seamen’s Boots (if you have a teammate that will move your heroes often).

• 50% chance to gain Taunt at the beginning of turn.
• 33% chance to gain Vulnerable if first in turn order.

• Useful for a front line hero that wants to be hit often. Man-At-Arms, Flagellant, and Leper benefit from this because it helps them tank damage and debuffs for their team.

• Gain Strength on miss.
• When hit, 66% chance to gain Block if Speed is 2 or less.

• Perfect for the Leper.
  • Use it with Intimidate so you can gain the Strength if you miss, and gain Block from getting hit.

• At the beginning of the turn, 33% chance to give Block to a random ally.
• Whenever this character misses, if they were first in turn order, gain a combo token.

• Nice to have but not necessary for any particular build.
• It can help your team’s survivability.
• Best used alongside a hero with Taunt or Guard. The idea is either you stack Block on a hero that isn’t attacked very often, or the Block will go onto a Hero that’s taking all the damage.

• Apply one of the following effects to the attacker when this hero is hit:
  • 20% chance of applying Weak.
  • 20% chance of applying Vulnerable.
  • 10% chance of applying Stun.
• At the beginning of the round, 66% chance of applying Immobilize if Speed is 2 or less.

• Another amazing Trinket on any hero with Taunt or Guard.
• Immobilize from this Trinket isn’t a downside since it can keep important tanks like the Man-At-Arms and Leper in place.
• Pairs well with Fishmonger’s Gloves for Bleed-based teams.

• At the end of turn, convert Block into Block+.
• Whenever this hero misses, +1 stress if they were first in turn order.

• Very good on heroes that natively give themselves Block (Leper, Man-At-Arms, Vestal, Carcass Hellion).

• 33% chance for each hero to gain Block.
• Whenever this hero misses, apply Weak if they were first in turn order.

• Similar to Insulting Insignia in that it’s nice to have, but not necessary for any builds.
• Can be useful if you’re fast enough to end battles within the first few turns.
• Not too great in long fights.

• Dropped from the Dreaming General only.
• Whenever this hero is attacked, attacker takes 2 damage.
• Whenever this hero is hit, 20% chance to gain an extra action if speed is 2 or less.

• Much like the other Trinkets in the Tangle, this Trinket is best used on a Hero with Guard or Taunt.
• You can rack up damage against enemies with multiple turns, like Bosses.

• Dropped from the Dreaming General only.
• At the beginning of turn, convert Vulnerable into Block.
• At the beginning of turn, convert Weak into Strength.

• This Trinket can save runs.
• If you have a bad relationship that applies Weak or Vulnerable to an important hero, you can use this Trinket to turn that into a benefit instead.
• Collecting debuffs with a Maniac Flagellant now becomes even more beneficial.

• Atrophic Cut
  • 7-9 Damage
  • 10% Crit chance
  • Applies a debuff that lowers target’s Bleed, Burn, and Blight Resistance by 10% for 3 turns.
  • Target cannot gain Block for 2 rounds.

• Spawns with 2x Block.
• Moving the Foot Soldier to Rank 4 makes them much less threatening.

• Marching Orders
  • Removes Stun and Dazed from allies.
  • Gives the Drummer’s entire team +2 Speed.
• Death Before Dishonor
  • Hits all Heroes.
  • Kills the Drummer.
  • Adds +1 Stress to Heroes.
  • 50% chance to add 1 stress to Heroes.

• One bonus turn at the start of every round.
• Gives +200% Movement Resistance for the entire enemy party.
• Should be targeted and killed first because of its buffs and Death Before Dishonor.
• Orders make many of the enemies in the Tangle into dangerous threats.

Orders

• Defensive Formation
  • Only targets Foot Soldiers.
  • Adds Taunt and Block to an ally.
  • Buffs their stats.
  • Removes Taunt from allies.
  • Adds Guard to self.
• Volley
  • Only targets Arbalists or Bullseye Barrett.
  • Adds an order Token.
• Slay The Wounded
  • Only targets Knights.
  • Adds Order token.
  • +50% Damage if Knight attacks bleeding target.

• Penance
  • The Bishop will gain 2 Benediction tokens, which can be used on one of two powerful spells.
• Purge the Unworthy
  • 4-6 Damage.
  • 5% Crit.
  • Remove 1 Benediction token.
  • Removes all Positive tokens from target.
  • Applies 2 Stress to target.
  • Applies a debuff to target that prevents them from gaining Dodge for 2 rounds.
  • Cannot be used in Rank 1.
  • Cannot target heroes in Rank 4.
• Serve Once More
  • Requires both Benediction tokens.
  • Revives a dead ally.

• This enemy should be targeted first unless you’re also fighting Bullseye Barrett.
• Benediction tokens makes this enemy a threat.
• Removing all beneficial buffs can leave your front line vulnerable to Foot Soldiers.
• Always keep track of Benediction tokens because of Serve Once More.

• Piercing Bolt
  • Can only be used in Rank 4.
  • 6-10 Damage.
  • 10% Crit chance.
  • Ignores Block.
  • 50% chance to apply 1 stress.
• Serrated Bolt
  • 4-8 Damage.
  • 5% Crit chance.
  • Apply 3x Bleed.
  • Can only be used in Rank 2 and 3.

• Rank determines what move it uses
  • In Rank 1, the Arbalist uses a weak Hip Shot.
  • In Rank 2 or 3, the Arbalist will fire a Serrated Bolt and inflict 3x bleed.
  • In Rank 4, the Arbalist will fire a painful Piercing bolt.
• If the Bishop and Drummer have been dealt with, a Rank 4 Arbalist is the next greatest threat.

Order: Volley By using an Order token, the Arbalist’s Piercing Bolt and Serrated Bolt now hit the player’s entire party.

• Chosen Target
  • Ignores Blind on self.
  • Ignores Dodge, and Stealth on target.
  • Applies Marked for Death.
  • Marked target will receive 30% more damage from all of Bullseye Barrett’s attacks.
• Piercing Bolt
  • 8-12 Damage.
  • 10% Crit chance.
  • Ignores Block.
  • 50% chance to apply 1 Stress to target.

• Elite enemy of the Tangle.
• Similar to the Arbalist but it deals much more damage.
• At the beginning of Combat, Bullseye Barret will get a bonus turn to cast Chosen Target.
• Eliminate this enemy first because it deals tremendous damage.
• Similar to Arbalist in that its position will determine what kind of bolt it fires.

Order: Volley By using an Order token, Bullseye Barrett’s Piercing Bolt and Serrated Bolt hit the full party.

• En Garde
  • Removes Blind from self.
  • Applies 2x Riposte.
  • Applies 2x Block.
• Biting Blade
  • 6-10 damage.
  • 5% Crit chance.
  • Applies 4 Bleed.
  • Can only be used in Rank 1 and 2, and can only hit Rank 1 and 2.

• Be prepared to hit this enemy a lot in Death’s Door thanks to its 90% Death Blow resistance.
• His Riposte applies 3x Bleed and deals 6-7 damage, so be sure to attack him with heroes that can take that hit when these stacks are up.
  • The Man-At-Arms’ Bellow can remove the Riposte stacks.
• Blight and Burn are the best way to handle this enemy since he only has 20% Blight res and 10% Burn res, and both of them can hit the Knight on Death’s Door without any fear of retaliation from Riposte.

Death’s Door Bonuses

• +50% Damage on Death’s Door.
• +5 Speed on Death’s Door.
• Cannot gain Weak in Death’s Door.