Hellion | Darkest Dungeon 2 Wiki

Hellion 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 Hellion Information

The Recommended Team Rank Position, as well as the recommended enemy target are based on the default skills equipped by the Hellion 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: 1 or 2
• Recommended Enemy Position Target: 1 and 2

Hellion Strengths

• Front Rank
• High Dmg
• Bleed
• Bloodlust

 

Darkest Dungeon 2 Hellion Hero Guide

The Hellion hero class in Darkest Dungeon 2 is described to be wild, unpredictable, and utterly ruthless. The Hellion thrills to the spilling of blood! Her massive glaive affords her impressive reach in combat, while its razor sharp edge leaves lasting wounds on enemies. Versatile and unrelenting, she can hit the back row with her blade and devastate her foes. Certain skills leave her exhausted, however, and she may occasionally need to take a turn to recharge her adrenaline before entering the fray once again. The Hellion wears crude leather and furs may offer little protection, but the Hellion lives to bear the scars of battle proudly. Her priority is wreaking havoc with her massive glaive and bathing in the blood of her adversaries.

The Hellion hero class in Darkest Dungeon 2 acts as a primary DPS and Berserker of the team. She longs for battle and it is highly indicated in her skills and positon ranking. The Hellion is a frontline hero class who is highly recommended to be in rank position 1, she is weak if she is pushed back to the back ranks or if you purposely place her at the lower rank positions since all of her attacks consist of punishing enemies at the front and requires her to be placed first. Despite her less being less versatile unlike the Man at Arms hero class, she compensates with her high base DMG value, a decent amount of HP, and above-average value of DODGE and SPEED. Apart from that, since she is also positioned at the front, the Hellion hero class is also capable of attacking enemies that are at the back rank, specifically at enemy positon rank 4, she can attack or even finish off foes that try to retreat at the back.

Similar to Darkest Dungeon 1, the Hellion in Darkest Dungeon 2 punishes her by applying negative status effects in exchange for executing powerful skills. Most of her melee attack skills causes the Winded special status effect that decreases her damage by -33%, as well as reduces her SPEED by 3 for each token. Despite this, you can have the Hellion use her Adrenaline Rush skill to remove the effect IF NEEDED, but apart from that, you will find yourself trying to protect or keep her alive if she is the main DPS of your team's lineup. It is best to team her up with Man at Arms to protect her as well for higher survivability in prolonged fights, and of course, to pair her up with versatile heroes like the Highwayman or Grave Robber, as well as another support-type hero like the Plague Doctor. Again, she is excels at dealing damage and punishing her foes by applying Bleed.

In the Early Access of Darkest Dungeon 2, the game starts off with four starting heroes such as the Plague Doctor, Man at Arms, Grave Robber, and Highwayman. As for the Hellion hero class, she becomes available as you reach Profile Level 3. By doing this, players will need to gather Hope resources which is used to increase the profile level. Earning Hope is done by performing well on a run, and several factors increase it such as meeting certain goals of a journey you embark on, as well as winning enemy encounters. If you want to change your team lineup, you will need to abandon your current run and start a new one.

In Darkest Dungeon 2, heroes do not equip weapons and armor now, but instead upgrades and such now depend on unlocking more skills, mastering a skill, consuming items in the Inn to apply temporary buffs, by equipping Trinkets, and unlocking more skills via a Shrine of Reflection when you are "on the road" traveling - by choosing to reflect on the Hellion's past, this hero can unlock and learn more Skills.

 

Darkest Dungeon 2 Hellion Trinkets

• Empty Stein: If Rank = 1: +25% DMG
• Rotten Tomato: Turn Start: 
• Bloodied Branch: +X% RES

 

Darkest Dungeon 2 Hellion Skills Guide

Wicked Hack: Basic melee attack, requires the Hellion hero to be in front ranks 1 or 2 and can choose to attack a single enemy that is positioned at the front ranks.

Iron Swan: Iron Swan is another melee attack that is highly used to attack a single enemy unit at the back rank, specifically, enemy rank position 4. It has high damage and you can use this to attack enemies that try to retreat or reach them even at the back.

Barbaric YAWP!: An offensive-support skill that is recommended to be used against strong enemies or those affected with the Stealth token. This requires the Hellion hero to again be in front ranks 1 or 2 and can target two enemies at the same time that at the front ranks. Releasing a battle cry to weaken their next attack to -50% and revealing them from Stealth, in exchange, applies the Winded special status effect to the Hellion which reduces her Speed by -3 and reduces damage by -33% per active token. This skill has a cooldown of 1 Turn.

If It Bleeds: A melee attack that causes damage and the Bleed DoT effect against the targeted enemy. This skill can only be used if the Hellion hero class is positioned in the middle rank of the team, such as 2 or 3, and it can only target a single enemy who is also positioned in mid ranks 2 or 3.

Toe to Toe: Toe to Toe is a good melee and movement ability that can be used if the Hellion hero class is pushed back at lower ranks and if you want to reposition yourself back at the front. By triggering this skill, she moves up 1 rank forward, applies the Immobilize token which stops her from being moved from the new position she is in, and taunts enemies for the next 2 rounds. This skill requires the Hellion to be in the front or mid ranks of the team and can only choose to attack one enemy that is positioned in the front ranks of 1 or 2.

Adrenaline Rush: A self-support skill of the Hellion hero class. It has a Cooldown of  3 Turns and it can only be used twice per battle encounter. This skill is more of a situational type of skill that you use if you don't have that much skills or items that can recover HP or if you want to disable the Winded token of the Hellion. (Requires the hero to reflect on his past via the Shrine of Reflection to learn this skill.)

Bleed Out: This is a very aggressive melee attack that damages an enemy and applies the Bleed DoT effect. As aggressive as it may look, this applies the Winded special token to the Hellion hero which decreases her speed by -3, as well as her attack by -33%. Requires the Hellion to be placed only at Rank 1 and can only target one enemy who is at positioned at rank 1 as well. (Requires the hero to reflect on his past via the Shrine of Reflection to learn this skill.)

Bloodlust: Another self-support buff skill that removes the Winded special token that is active and gains an attack buff that deals +20% damage against enemy targets with the bleed DoT effect. (Requires the hero to reflect on his past via the Shrine of Reflection to learn this skill.)

Breakthrough: Breakthrough is a movement melee attack that causes the Hellion hero to move forward 1 rank position, as well as gaining the Winded special token. It has low damage and a cooldown of 1 round before it can be used again, but it can inflict damage of up to three enemies at once to those that are positioned in the front ranks of 1 to 3. (Requires the hero to reflect on his past via the Shrine of Reflection to learn this skill.)

Raucous Revelry: This skill is a must have in the Hellion's set of skills since it can recover the Hellion's HP if it is below 33%, as well as reducing stress level by -2, removing the Horror negative status effect, but at the same time, gaining the Winded special token. This skill also has a 50% chance to reduce the stress level of the team by -1. A last resort skill to be used if you need to manage the stress level of the team, but it is not recommended to be exploited unlike the Man at Arms' Bolster skill. The Raucuous Revelry skill has a cooldown of 1 Turn. (Requires the hero to reflect on his past via the Shrine of Reflection to learn this skill.)

Howling End: Another melee attack that has high damage and CRIT chance. The attack will also still connect since it ignores a targeted enemy that is buffed with the block token. This skill has a cooldown of 1 Turn before it can be used again and it also applies the Winded special token to the Hellion upon using it. (Requires the hero to reflect on his past via the Shrine of Reflection to learn this skill.)

 

Darkest Dungeon 2 Hellion 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.

 

Hellion Notes, Tips & Trivia

• Darkest Dungeon 2 Hellion 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. 

 

 

 

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