Darkest Dungeon®

Fanatic's primary damage tools nerfed, but Beat Down gains crit to keep some threat.

Enhanced late-game punch for Jester.

Radiant Mode aims to speed up sessions with lighter mid/late game tempo and new provisioning rules.

Sustains threat and utility on misses for Highwayman.

Enhances survivability and consistency of Arbalest kit.

Introduces Antiquarian with new reward and town upgrade systems; overall long-term grind reduced.

Statue becomes more sturdy and effective without large power jumps.

More dynamic questing and town event flow to keep play engaging.

Costs adjust progression pacing and upgrade accessibility.

Faster progression in infestations; blood becomes a bit more common.

Finale regained some offensive power, with ongoing tuning to balance its setup cost and utility.

Puppet Theatre becomes more costly and less punishing on damage.

Croc becomes easier to kill; self-heal mechanic removed at lower difficulties.

More invitations possible on high infestation.

Better rewards to sustain longer campaigns and expansions.

Stance reliability improved in edge cases.

Increased flexibility for Occultist, enabling earlier access.

Dynamic monster stats adjust to player accuracy changes.

Guard Break softlock is resolved when Circus is not installed.

Visual mod rendering fixed for multiplayer heroes.

Dodge bonus reduced, reducing survivability against certain attacks.

Event delayed to avoid early disruption and repeated across campaigns.

Stronger blood pool management with higher stacking potential.

Higher encounter density boosts loot and challenge in Baron Quest.

Slightly better blood economy starting point.

Faster pacing early on; could affect early-game pressure.

Blood production weekly increased by 2.

Blood drops become more common, but still not abundant.

Prevents abuse of torches/blood for buffs in combat.

Predictable AI behavior improves encounter flow.

New defensive interaction for Bleed/Blight debuffs.

New consumable to mitigate Horror stress.

More flexible dungeon entry at cost of potential balance impact.

Dodge benefits scale with torchlight level.

Guarding single target steadies front-line boosts; multi-target guarding removed.

Loot reliability improved for early nest interactions.

Stun resistance increases survivability; audio/visual tweaks improve feedback.

More reliable healer-heavy parties with broader early recruitment options.

Clarifies upgrade destruction conditions during Brigand Incursion failures.

Unlocks access to stronger heroes but may require more resources.

More variety in heirloom rewards across quests.

Eases upgrading needs via a trade mechanic.

Reduces loss impact of trophy trinkets.

Higher protection for repeated use of Never Again.

Allows more heroes in roster as you progress.

Enhances defensive response and safety for Duelist users.

Adds crowd-control/debuff interaction for the Arbalest line.

Increases output from Wicked Slice.

Slightly boosts late-game weapon minimums.

Sustainability improved in early to mid-game.

Stability in obtaining relics again.

Adds a non-stacking party XP boost for Never Again.

Support abilities now properly influence critical chance.

Fights yield fewer loot rewards from certain summons.

Leper deals more damage in basic attacks.

Healing stability improved; negative healing prevented.

Numerous fixes improve reliability and UI feedback without rebalancing core gameplay.

Cleaner results flow and visuals, prestige data consistency improved.

Stability improvements and smoother single-player dragging experience.

Workarounds and known issues for startup and logging.