Darkest Dungeon Build Update #7601 introduces broad early-access balance changes across multiple enemies and heroes, with notable tweaks to Grave Robber, Hellion, Plague Doctor, Ghoul/Swinetaur/Unclean Giant, Gargoyles, Bone Arbalist, and new stun resistance mechanics, plus miscellaneous fixes.
▲Buffs16
- Grave Robber
- Grave Robber gains higher base speed for earlier action in turn order.→increased
- Thrown Dagger:Thrown Dagger now provides stacking accuracy buffs to improve reliability.→increased
- Poison Dart:Poison Dart now provides stacking accuracy buffs to improve reliability.→increased
- Hellion
- Breakthrough:Breakthrough now applies Exhaust, increasing vulnerability to subsequent effects.→applied
- Bleed Out:Damage of Bleed Out is increased to boost Hellion's bleed potential.→increased
- Plague Doctor
- Plague Doctor gains higher Blight resistance to resist blight-heavy onslaughts.→increased %
- Increased resistance to disease effects improves sturdiness against infections and curses.→increased %
- Noxious Blast:Noxious Blast deals more Blight damage, boosting area denial.→increased
- Plague Grenade:Plague Grenade deals more Blight damage, improving poke and control.→increased
- Battlefield Medicine:A small heal is added to Battlefield Medicine for better sustain.→increased
- GhoulGhoul gains more HP to become a tougher threat in fights.→increased HP
- SwinetaurSwinetaur gains more HP for heightened threat level.→increased HP
- Unclean GiantUnclean Giant receives more HP to increase durability.→increased HP
- Gargoyles
- Gargoyles get more dodge to avoid some hits.→increased %
- Gargoyles gain higher critical chance to threaten squishier targets.→increased
- Stun ResilienceClear Head:Added moderate Stun Resistance buff to heroes after clearing an existing stun, stacking for consecutive stuns.→added
▼Nerfs5
- Hellion
- Hellion starts with less HP to offset recent power and to require more careful management.higher→reduced HP
- Iron Swan:Iron Swan is now limited to targeting position 1 only, restricting reach.→position 1 only
- Bleed Out:Hellion's inherent critical chance is slightly reduced to balance the Bleed Out buff.→slightly reduced percent
- GargoylesGargoyles deal less damage overall.→reduced
- Bone ArbalistBayonet Jab:Bone Arbalist's Bayonet Jab crit chance is reduced, lowering threat at the front.→reduced %
✚Bug fixes2
- General Fixes
- Fixed crash at end of dungeon raid caused by incompatible quirks.
- Fixed purge result announcement display.
◆Other changes4
- Champion (L5) MonstersChampion level 5 monsters are tuned to be more challenging across encounters.→increased
- GeneralAcknowledgement that heroes are not immortal; patch notes comment on balance philosophy.
- General Fixes
- Added threshold for health bar display based on actor scale.
- Improved backup save file handling for reliability.
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Patch history
- →Darkest Dungeon Update - Build 26186Jul 29, 2025 · 12mo
No gameplay balance changes detected; patch focuses on bug fixes and modding/ Localization tweaks.
- →Darkest Dungeon - Coming_in_Hot BuildJun 25, 2025 · 14mo
Patch focuses on fixes and localization adjustments, with no gameplay balance changes.
- →Darkest Dungeon - Coming_in_hot Build 25807Mar 4, 2025 · 17mo
Small build update focusing on FMOD rollback and two gameplay/nuisance fixes in Butcher Circus and UI.
- →Darkest Dungeon - Coming_in_hot Build 25807Feb 19, 2025 · 18mo
No gameplay balance changes detected; patch focuses on stability, 64-bit client release, and miscellaneous fixes.
- →Darkest Dungeon - Steam coming_in_hot Build #25869Dec 12, 2024 · 20mo
Darkest Dungeon Steam hotfix branch update focusing on unifying binaries; includes known Ubuntu SNAP issue with Steam and two fixes.
- →Darkest Dungeon - Steam Build #25632Aug 31, 2020 · 72mo
This patch for Darkest Dungeon addresses multiple stability fixes and quality-of-life issues in The Butcher's Circus mode, including crash fixes, bot behavior improvements, and string fixes.
- →Steam Build # 25563 - Butcher’s Circus HotfixJun 18, 2020 · 75mo
Hotfix addressing stability, desyncs in Butcher’s Circus, and several crash-related issues, with ongoing investigation into post-DLC stuttering.
- →Steam Build # 25559 - Butcher’s Circus HotfixJun 10, 2020 · 75mo
A hotfix patch for Butcher’s Circus and modding improvements, plus a Steam beta branch for network stability and several Known Issues notes.
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