Alternately, he can use Strategic Withdrawal to move back one rank, potentially setting up a Combo depending on who takes his place at the front. Be warned, however, that doing so makes the Man at Arms Vulnerable.Ĭommand is great in combination with a damage-dealing hero, as it can boost their Strength and remove Blind if need be. Follow this up with Stand Fast, and your Man at Arms will also gain two stacks of Block, making him a fearsome tank! If the battle is winding down, the Man at Arms can use Courageous Abandon to shed those Block and Guarded tokens in return for dealing a mighty blow to the frontmost enemy.

With Retribution, the Man at Arms Taunts the enemy and sets up a Riposte of his own.

The upgraded version, Indiscriminate Science, still has a hit point requirement but heals based on the number of positive tokens the target has.Īs his story progresses, the Man at Arms can Bellow, clearing any enemy Riposts and reducing all of their Speed stats by 3. These conditions will be met more often than you'd like, so be aware that the doc can only use this skill three times per battle. The Plague Doctor's main healing ability, Battlefield Medicine, can only be used if a party member is suffering a damage-over-time effect or if they have less than half of their hit points remaining. As an added bonus, if she's mastered the skill she will also reduce the party's stress. If you're facing enemies that use Burn, Bleed or Blight, her first action should be Ounce of Prevention, which will increase the entire party's resistance to those status effects. She'll want to stay at the back of the party where she can lob her Noxious Blasts and Blinding Gases safely. Common RPG wisdom says to always bring a healer, and the masked Plague Doctor is the woman for the job in Darkest Dungeon 2 - she even has some tricks that only the pros know about.

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