Builds in Darkest Dungeon 2 refers to the combination of stats that are affected by different items and aspects such as Hero type, Skills, Stats, Status Effect, Resistances, Trinkets and various upgrades. This all produces different stat points that are unique to each player preferences. These could be modified according to a player's playstyle and strengths in game play or their preferred attack combat strategies. Players may share their own build preferences and make recommendations below, or take inspiration from any existing builds and make modifications according to their own personal preferences. Below is a list of recommended builds, shared by players of the game and the strengths and information of each aspect they have chosen when crafting the build.
Darkest Dungeon 2 Builds
Team Compositions
Sometimes specific team compositions are given names in game, often to note a special lore relationships or commonality between the heroes in the team.
| Rank 4 | Rank 3 | Rank 2 | Rank 1 | Team Name |
| Occultist | Graverobber | Hellion | Runaway | Eye of the Beholder |
| Occultist | Graverobber | Man at Arms | Highwayman | Honor Among Thieves |
| Occultist | Runaway | Highwayman | Man At Arms | Arms to Farewell |
| Occultist | Jester | Flagellant | Leper | Crimson Court |
| Occultist | Plague Doctor | Runaway | Leper | Wyrd Science |
| Occultist | Graverobber | Flagellant | Leper | La Danse Macabre |
| Plague Doctor | Man At Arms | Highwayman | Grave Robber | Robbed Blind |
| Plague Doctor | Runaway | Highwayman | Man At Arms | Travellers By Gaslight |
| Plague Doctor | Graverobber | Flagellant | Hellion | Cadaver Caravan |
Complementary Characters
| Runaway | Occultist | Pair well because Occultist's Wyrd Reconstruction can actually enable use of Runaway's Cauterize by causing Bleed |
| Runaway | Hellion (Ravager) | Ravager Hellion has 25% self-inflicted bleed on turn start |
