Darkest Dungeon 2 Patch Notes (New Update 1.00.54)

Darkest Dungeon 2 update (Build Number 1.00.54) is available to download on PC. According to Darkest Dungeon 2 patch notes, the latest update introduces a public beta for quality of life improvements, including a token-based system for handling death’s door, hero path swapping at the Inn, and hero replacement selection.

Previously, a Darkest Dungeon 2 patch addressed an issue with the Fanatic Librarian kill achievement not counting when ignited. Unfortunately, since the last DD2 patch, players are experiencing several glitches including a black screen, sprint bug, high temperature, audio, and others. Today’s Darkest Dungeon 2 update 1.0 will fix a few of these issues.

Darkest Dungeon 2 Changelog – September 15, 2023

COMBAT
General

Fixed an issue in which extra actions were incorrectly being granted when a Hero was already on a turn granted by an extra action
Stygian Flame no longer increases Deathblow RES on monsters
Stygian Flame now provides an additional 1 Death Armor to relevant monsters on combat start
After equipping a torch or pet, other pets and torches will be removed from the store
Choose your skill order: The order in which you select your hero’s active skills will be the order they appear on the bar.

Combat Items

Death Cap Spores no longer reduce Deathblow RES
Death Cap Spores now remove 1 Death Armor from the target

Trinkets

Covert Cloak no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Covert Cloak now has “Execution 1” property for Ranged skills
Staggering Striker no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Staggering Striker now has “Execution 1” property for Melee skills
Dismas’ Head no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Dismas’s Head now has “Execution 1” property for Ranged skills
Vengeful Kill List no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Vengeful Kill List now has “Execution 1” property for all Bounty Hunter skills

Deliverables

Hero Remains: Now provide +2 Mastery upon delivery. Mastery bonus not available for Hero Remains found in the Valley.

Quirks

Slayer of (Faction) quirks no longer pierce Deathblow RES for their relevant faction
Slayer of (Faction) quirks now have “Execution 2” property for their relevant faction

HEROES
Bounty Hunter

Mark for Death now removes all Dodge/Dodge+ from the target
Finish Him no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Finish Him now has “Execution 2” property

Grave Robber

Glint in the Dark now removes all Stealth from target instead of 1
Glint in the Dark+ now removes all Stealth from target instead of 1
Glint in the Dark no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Glint in the Dark now has “Execution 1” property
Glint in the Dark+ no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Glint in the Dark+ now has “Execution 1” property
Glint in the Dark+ now has “Execution 3” if Grave Robber has Stealth

Hellion

Bloodlust DMG bonus increased from +20% to +30%
Bloodlust now has a cooldown of 2
Bloodlust+ now has a cooldown of 2
Bloodlust+ now provides Execution 1 vs. Bleeding targets for 5 rounds
Bloodlust+ no longer provides +20% Bleed RES

Highwayman

Wicked Slice no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Wicked Slice now has “Execution 1” property
Wicked Slice+ no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Wicked Slice+ now has “Execution 1” property
Double Tap no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Double Tap+ no longer pierces Deathblow RES
Double Tap+ now has “Execution 1” property

Leper

Fixed an issue in which the self-inflicted Vulnerable on Revenge & Revenge+ could sometimes be resisted

Occultist

Sacrificial Stab+ now has “Execution 1” property
Binding Shadows no longer generates Unchecked Power vs. Combo targets
Binding Shadows+ no longer generates Unchecked Power vs. Combo targets
Binding Shadows launch ranks changed from 1 2 3 to 2 3 4
Binding Shadows+ launch ranks changed from 1 2 3 to 2 3 4
Binding Shadows now inflicts a -10% Debuff RES debuff vs. Combo targets for 3 rounds, non-resistable
Binding Shadows+ now inflicts a -15% Debuff RES debuff penalty vs. Combo targets for 3 rounds, non-resistable
Binding Shadows+ chance of generating Unchecked Power increased from 50% to 66%
Malediction now lasts for 3 Rounds instead of 3 Turns
Weakening Curse now applies 2 Weak tokens instead of 1
Weakening Curse+ now removes all Strength from the target before applying Weak tokens
Vulnerability Hex now applies 2 Vulnerable tokens instead of 1
Vulnerability Hex+ now removes Block/Block+ before applying Vulnerability tokens
Wyrd Reconstruction minimum HP threshold has been raised from 33% to 50%
Wyrd Reconstruction+ minimum HP threshold has been raised from 33% to 50%

MONSTERS
Beasts

Carrion Eater Mutated: Deathblow RES changed from 15% to 1 Death Armor
Gander: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor

Cave Swine

Brute: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Wilbur: Deathblow RES changed from 33% to 3 Death Armor

Cultists

Evangelist: Deathblow RES changed from 0% to 1 Death Armor
Deacon: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Deacon: Exultation now grants 1 Death Armor
Cardinal: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Cardinal: Exultation now grants 1 Death Armor
Exemplar: Deathblow RES changed from 50% to 2 Death Armor
Exemplar: Pillar of Sacrifice now grants 1 Death Armor

Fanatics

Masterful Kinred: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Her Ladyship: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Pit Fighter: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Pit Fighter: Accelerant is now a regular initiative action
Pit Fighter: Accelerant is now a high priority skill to use in round 1, rather than being delayed to round 2+
Pit Fighter: Accelerant now grants 1 Strength and 1 Dodge token on use

Fisherfolk

The Hullkeeper: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Docker: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Leviathan: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor

Gaunts

Woodsman: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Ghoul: Deathblow RES changed from 0% to 1 Death Armor

Lost Battalion

Bullseye Barrett: Deathblow RES changed from 15% to 1 Death Armor
Fallen Templar: Deathblow RES changed from 60% to 3 Death Armor
Fallen Templar: now gains +30% DMG / +2 SPD for every hit survived at Death’s Door
Fallen Templar: En Garde now grants 1 Death Armor
Foot Soldier: Deathblow RES changed from 0% to 1 Death Armor
Knight: Deathblow RES changed from 60% to 3 Death Armor
Knight: En Garde now grants 1 Death Armor

Pillagers

Antiquarian: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Plague Eaters
Lord: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor
Lord & Lady: Feeding Time regen increased from 3 to 4
Lord & Lady: Feeding Time SPD buff increased from 1 to 2
Lord & Lady: Feeding Time no longer grants an immediate bonus action; instead, it grants an additional regular initiative action on the following round. This action is subject to DOTs, Daze, Stun, and all of the usual combat effects.
Lord & Lady: Feeding Time now grants 1 Death Armor
Dinner Cart: Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor

MINIBOSSES
Chirurgeon

Deathblow RES changed from 0% to 1 Death Armor

Collector

Reduced chance to use Collect Call when 1 and 2 heads remain
Deathblow RES changed from 5% to 1 Death Armor

Death

Deathblow RES changed from 50% to 3 Death Armor
Shambler
Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor

LAIR BOSSES
Dreaming General

Deathblow RES changed from 33% to 3 Death Armor
Harvest Child
Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor

Leviathan

Breath of the Sea now occurs as a regular initiative action instead of as a Start Round skill
Leviathan now receives an additional initiative action during rounds in which he would use Breath of the Sea
Undertow now occurs as a regular initiative action instead of as a Start Round skill
Leviathan’s Hand now receives an additional initiative action during rounds in which it would use Undertow
Blight and Burn RES increased from 30% to 40%
Bleed RES increased from 50% to 60%
Debuff RES decreased from 40% to 30%
Fixed an issue where Eyes of the Storm could target corpses

Librarian

Deathblow RES changed from 25% to 2 Death Armor

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SPOILERS BELOW

Confession 1 Boss**
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Speed of all monsters has been adjusted to reduce likelihood of clustered actions
Latch of Regret SPD reduced from 4 to 3
Bolt of Lamentation SPD increased from 4 to 5
Padlock of Wasting SPD decreased from 4 to 1
Shackle of Despair SPD decreased from 4 to 2

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Confession 2 Boss
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Deathblow RES changed from 33% to 3 Death Armor

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Confession 3 Boss Changes
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Updated Academic View and Seen token descriptions
Seen token max stacks reduced from 4 to 3
Seen tokens are fully removed when a hero is in Stealth
1 Seen token is removed from a hero when an enemy misses that hero
1 Seen token is removed from a hero landing the killing blow on a Cloistered Eye
Blind is no longer ignored on certain skills for eye stalks and the Focused Fault
Eye stalk attacks Gaze, Glare, and Glower now apply -10% Debuff RES (1 Battle) when a target has 2x Seen tokens
Cluster of Eyes: Now applies 3 Seen tokens. Speed reduced from 6 to 4
Bifurcated Eye: Now applies 2 Seen tokens. Speed reduced from 7 to 6

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Focused Fault
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No longer gains an immediate action upon phase 2 starting
Actions per round increased from 2 to 3. The first turn will always be Behold
‘Apply to Attacker when Crit: Combo’ buff has been removed
Reduced Bleed, Blight, Burn RES from 50 to 40
Reduced Debuff RES from 30 to 20

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Behold
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No longer a free action on round start
No longer has a chance to apply Weak tokens
Now applies 2, down from 3, random tokens from a selection of Vulnerable and Daze
Now only targets heroes with a Seen token or a random hero if there are no Seen tokens present

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Suppress
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No longer targets the hero party when 2+ heroes have a combo token
Now requires targets to have no Seen tokens and 3+ Positive Tokens
Can still hit multiple heroes as long as they meet the conditions
No longer guaranteed to use this skill when conditions are met
Damage increased from 1-2 to 6-8
Now deals +2 Stress and reduces Flame -10 for each target hit
Chance to apply Stun replaced with Daze
Now has a chance to apply Weak tokens

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Limerence
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Limerence damage scaling per token increased from +25% to +100% per token
Now when the target has 2x Seen tokens it applies -10% Debuff RES (1 Battle)
Now when the target has 3x Seen tokens it has +100% Deathblow RES Piercing
Now applies a Daze token to non-Seen heroes when possible

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Fixes

Fixed Chirurgeon’s Unique Leucotomy buff for Ghoul that wouldn’t properly converts all Block tokens
Fixed Grave Robber hero story issue where the husband wouldn’t riposte against non-damaging skills

Known Issues

As per our typical process, this build is not localized for all supported languages. We will patch that in the coming week.

Download the free Darkest Dungeon 2 patch 1.00.54 on PC.