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Bounty Hunter is a Hero (Class) in Darkest Dungeon 2. Heroes are the games main characters that players may select to create their party. A party will consist of four Heroes and depending on their personality type, will react uniquely to different circumstances. This also plays an important role on how the whole party interacts with any in-game events, circumstances and environments and how heroes may interact with each other, affecting their relationships and stress. Heroes will also each have their own set of Weapons, Armor, and Skills available to them and may develop Quirks overtime further affecting the dynamic of the game.

 

Darkest Dungeon 2 Bounty Hunter Information

The Recommended Team Rank Position, as well as the recommended enemy target are based on the default skills equipped by the Bounty Hunter hero class in Darkest Dungeon 2 upon starting a run and choosing the hero in your team's line-up. The recommended team rank position and enemy rank position target changes depending on the Skills you equip.

• Recommended Team Rank Position: 2 or 3
• Recommended Enemy Position Target: 1 to 4

Bounty Hunter Strengths

• Any Rank
• Stuns
• Combo Token Regen
• Fully Mastered Skills
• Professional

The Bounty Hunter differs from most of the Heroes in Darkest Dungeon 2. Once you unlock him, he can only be hired at the Inn when his poster is shown. Hiring him will cost you 4 Candles of Hope and upon hiring, he will replace a hero of your choice, not unless you have one hero left in the party, then the Bounty Hunter will accompany that hero. The Bounty Hunter will only remain with the expedition until you encounter your next Inn, then the original character you replaced will be back.

 

Darkest Dungeon 2 Bounty Hunter Hero Guide

The Bounty Hunter is a unique hero in Darkest Dungeon 2, it can only be unlocked once you've spent the requisite 5 Candles of Hope at The Altar of Hope and can only be used after arriving at an Inn excluding the Inn before The Mountain. Upon arrival at an Inn, there is a chance for a Bounty Hunter picture to appear behind your heroes, you can then click on and have the Bounty Hunter replace one of your Heroes for the next expedition at the cost of 4 Candles of Hope. The base skills that the Bounty Hunter is already equipped with are already mastered.

The Bounty Hunter is considered a DPS and Support that can move around the ranks of the team. He is utilized best when positioned at ranks 2 or 3 so that he can utilize most of his skills.

When positioned at ranks 1 or 2, he can use his skill Collect Bounty to deal decent damage to a chosen target and deals +50% DMG if the chosen target is inflicted with Combo token. Finish Him can also be used as it deals +75% DMG if the chosen target is inflicted with Stun or Dazed, this move will also ignore Block and 20% Death's Door RES. Can be used in tandem with other hero's skills such as Man at Arms' Rampart to deal significant damage.

When placed at ranks 3 or 4, he can support the team with his ranged skills such as Mark for Death, which inflicts Vulnerable and Combo to the chosen target while ignoring Dodge and Guarded. Come Hither is especially useful if you want an enemy positioned at the back ranks to move forward, this skill deals damage while pulling the chosen target two ranks forward, best utilized if the next hero that will come in play after the Bounty Hunter can deal significant damage to the chosen target that was pulled or if you want a certain hero to reach their attack on the chosen target.

Hurlbat can be used from ranks 3 or 4, this skill deals decent damage and ignores Dodge when the chosen target is inflicted with the Combo token. It also deals +50% DMG when the chosen target is inflicted with Burn. Can be used in tandem with most of Runaway's skills.

 

Darkest Dungeon 2 Bounty Hunter Trinkets

• Utility Belt: Apply on Hit: Flashbang Skills: . Apply on Hit: Hurlbat Skills: . Caltrop Skills: +25%  Chance. (11 Candles of Hope required)
• Vengeful Kill List: On Kill: +3% DMG (Until Next Inn). Ignores +20%  RES. (22 Candles of Hope required)
• Crime Lords' Molars: Ignores +50%  RES. If Target has : +20% DMG. If Target has : +5% CRIT. (37 Candles of Hope Required)

 

Darkest Dungeon 2 Bounty Hunter Skills Guide

Collect Bounty: A melee attack with decent damage and CRIT that deals +50% DMG when target is inflicted with the Combo token. The Bounty Hunter would need to be positioned at ranks 1-3 and can only target enemy positioned in ranks 1 and 2.

Mark for Death: A ranged skill that can be used by the Bounty Hunter at any rank and can target an enemy placed at any rank as well. This skill will add Vulnerable and Combo token to the chosen enemy and ignores Dodge and Guarded.

Come Hither: A ranged attack with decent damage and CRIT that pulls enemies to ranks 1 and 2. This is best when an enemy is positioned at ranks 3 and 4 and you want them to be positioned at ranks 1 or 2 for the other members of the party to reach their attack. It also adds a Combo token at the end of the Bounty Hunter's turn.

Caltrops: A ranged attack that deals low damage but 5% CRIT chance. The Bounty Hunter would need to be positioned at ranks 2-3 to utilize this skill and can only hit enemies that are positioned at ranks 3 and 4. This skill can add Bleed, inflict -20% Speed and -2 Move. It also ignores 30% Bleed RES if target chosen is inflicted with the Combo token.

Flashbang: A ranged attack that shuffles the enemy team and adds Blind or Dazed, and when the target is inflicted with the Combo token, it will apply Stun. This skill requires the Bounty Hunter to be positioned at ranks 2-4 and can only target enemies positioned at ranks 1-3. This skill has a cooldown of 1 Turn.

Staredown: A ranged skill that can buff the Bounty Hunter with Taunt and can remove Vulnerable if he's inflicted with it. When used against an enemy, it inflicts a Weak token. This can be used by the Bounty Hunter at any rank and use against an enemy placed at any rank as well. This skill has a cooldown of 1 Turn.

Hurlbat: A ranged attack that deals decent damage and 15% CRIT. The Bounty Hunter can utilize this skill only when he's positioned at ranks 3 or 4, although he can use it against any member of the enemy team. This Deals +50% DMG when chosen target is inflicted with Burn and ignores Dodge if target is inflicted with the Combo token.

No Escape: A ranged attack that deals low damage but has a 10% CRIT chance. This can only be used by the Bounty Hunter when he's positioned at ranks 3 or 4 and can only target enemies placed at ranks 3 or 4 as well. It inflicts Stun and Combo to the chosen target, it also ignores enemies with the Dodge buff. This skill has a cooldown of 2 Turns.

Finish Him: A melee attack that deals decent damage and 10% CRIT chance. Can be utilized if the Bounty Hunter is placed at ranks 1-3 and can hit a target positioned at ranks 1-3. This skill deals +75% DMG if the chosen target is inflicted with Stun or Dazed. It ignores Block and 20% Death RES.

Uppercut: A melee attack that deals decent damage with 5% CRIT chance. This move can be utilized by the Bounty Hunter if he's positioned at ranks 1 or 2 and can only target an enemy positioned at ranks 1 or 2 as well. This attack will inflict Stun on the chosen target and knock them back one rank. This Skill has a cooldown of 2 Turns.

Bodyguard: A skill that Buffs the Bounty Hunter and their chosen hero. The Bounty Hunter receives the Block buff while the chosen hero receives the Guarded buff. This skill has a cooldown of 1 Turn.

 

Darkest Dungeon 2 Bounty Hunter List of Skills

In order to increase the effectiveness of a skill in Darkest Dungeon 2, a player must obtain Mastery Points (which is shared across the team) and use it to upgrade or master the preferred skill. Mastering a skill only requires 1 point per skill in order to increase its stats. Now how do I earn and use Mastery Points? Mastery Points can be obtained as a random reward from winning enemy encounters when you are on the road, after using a Shrine of Reflection, or by completing or meeting certain quest goals.

Mastering a skill in Darkest Dungeon 2 can only be done at the Inn and by visiting the Mastery Trainer, there, you can apply your Mastery Points to the skill that you want to improve, as well as resetting it and reapplying it to a different skill if you change your mind. Take note that you can only redeem or respec your spent Mastery Points before you embark on a journey.

The Bounty Hunter is different even when it comes to Mastery Skills, as the Bounty Hunter already mastered all their abilities when you try to look at the Mastery Trainer.

 

Bounty Hunter Notes, Tips & Trivia

• Darkest Dungeon 2 Bounty Hunter other notes, tips, and trivia.
• When Choosing a Hero in Darkest Dungeon 2, players will also be shown the ideal rank they would be most valuable in based on their skills shown in yellow. The Target indicators in red will also show the enemy positions they will likely be attacking. 

Lore

• When hired the Narrator may say:

• He has no past, no future... No mercy.

 

 

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