Darkest Dungeon Wiki
Explore
Main Page
All Pages
Interactive Maps
navigation
Main page
Community portal
Recent changes
Random page
Admin noticeboard
Rules
Pages
Glossary
Narrator
Heroes
Quirks
Enemies
Monsters
Locations
Dungeon Interactions
Camping Skills
Items
Weapons
Armor
Trinkets
Town Events
Curios
Patch notes
Modding
Portals
Official Website
On Kickstarter
Official Subreddit
Gamepedia
Gamepedia support
Report a bad ad
Help Wiki
Contact us
FANDOM
Fan Central
BETA
Games
Anime
Movies
TV
Video
Wikis
Explore Wikis
Community Central
Start a Wiki
Don't have an account?
Register
Sign In
Sign In
Register
Darkest Dungeon Wiki
686
pages
Explore
Main Page
All Pages
Interactive Maps
navigation
Main page
Community portal
Recent changes
Random page
Admin noticeboard
Rules
Pages
Glossary
Narrator
Heroes
Quirks
Enemies
Monsters
Locations
Dungeon Interactions
Camping Skills
Items
Weapons
Armor
Trinkets
Town Events
Curios
Patch notes
Modding
Portals
Official Website
On Kickstarter
Official Subreddit
Gamepedia
Gamepedia support
Report a bad ad
Help Wiki
Contact us
Editing
Ruins
Back to page
Edit
VisualEditor
View history
Talk (1)
Edit Page
Ruins
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
[[File:Loading_screen_Crypts.png|thumbnail|500px|right|Loading screen of Ruins (Crypts)]] {{Quote|The fiends must be driven back. And what better place to begin than the seat of our noble line? [[File:Narration_ruins_cleanse.wav|60px]]|The [[Narrator|Ancestor]]|entering a Skirmish expedition in the Ruins}} The [[Ruins]] is the first [[Locations|dungeon]] that can be explored. The former halls and seat of the Ancestor's power, the Ruins are now a black, shifting maze of corridors firmly under the control of the [[Necromancer]]s and their continuously expanding undead army. After the Ancestor's short-sighted revival of the powerful Necromancers, they moved into the Ruins that once housed your familyโs lineage. There they desecrated the graves of soldiers and nobles alike, bringing them back as a mindless skeletal horde. == Ruins Music == The music that plays while exploring the [[Ruins]] is [[Soundtrack#|Exploring the Ruins]], and during combat it is [[Soundtrack#|Combat in the Ruins]]. == Ruins Strategy == === Provisions === * [[Holy Water]] is extremely useful, as there are five different curios found in the Ruins that can benefit from the application of Holy Water. * [[Skeleton Key]]s are a close second, considering the abundance of locked curios encountered in the Ruins. * [[Medicinal Herbs]] can be used on the [[Curio#Curios Exclusive to the Ruins|Iron Maiden]] and [[Curio#Curios Exclusive to the Ruins|Alchemy Table]]. However, due to the lack of debuff attacks and traps, Medicinal Herbs are usually not needed in large quantities. * [[Antivenom]] and [[Bandage]]s are less important here than in other locations due to the comparative lack of damage-over-time attacks and near-complete absence of curio applications. (The one exception is the Antivenom variant of the Heirloom Chest, but even then, Antivenom yields less treasure than a Skeleton Key.) * As usual, [[Shovel|Shovels]] are necessary for clearing Rubble. They can also be substituted for Skeleton Keys on most locked Curios, although Shovels yield less treasure. * Consider bringing more [[Food]] than normal, as there aren't any food-oriented curios in the Ruins. * Consider bringing more [[Torch]]es for [[Curio#Curios Found within All Dungeons|Shambler's Altar]]s. === Party Composition === Characters reliant on doing [[Bleeding|Bleed]] damage are much less effective in Ruins than in other locations due to the presence of skeletons (which cannot bleed). Conversely, characters proficient with [[Blight]] attacks become extremely useful here, as most enemies have very low blight resistance, and there are a few enemies with high [[Protection Points|PROT]] (less susceptible to direct damage, while remaining susceptible to Damage-Over-Time effects). The [[Crusader]] does very well in the Ruins due to the increased damage he deals to Unholy enemies, which are prevalent in this area. The [[Grave Robber]] is fast enough to kill [[Bone Courtier]]s before they get a turn, preventing them from using their Stress-inducing attacks. === Strategy === The Ruins is the easiest region to explore; skeletons don't have many special attacks, holy [[curios]] with positive effects are easy to come by, and urns, chests, and cabinets can provide some good loot. The [[Bone Captain]] is weaker than his counterparts from other regions. It's also worth noting that traps in the Ruins only cause physical damage and stress, with no bleed, blight, or debuff. The general strategy is to kill stress/damage dealers in the back ranks first, then focus on enemies without [[Protection|PROT]], leave the [[Bone Rabble]] and [[Bone Defender]] for last, as they don't hit that hard. [[Move|Pulling]] [[Bone Courtier|Bone Courtiers]] or [[Bone Arbalist|Bone Arbalists]] to the front rows and knocking [[Cultist Brawler|Cultist Brawlers]] into the back rows can be helpful, as they will use weaker attacks to get back to their desired position. Alternatively, if your party has enough damage, speed, and stun abilities, enemy groups with two Bone Courtiers and/or Bone Arbalists can be great opportunities for recuperation โ by killing the two front-line enemies first (and removing their corpses) so that the Courtiers / Arbalists move into the first two rows, you can reduce the enemy force to two monsters that are stuck in rows where they deal very little melee damage and no stress damage outside of an infrequent critical hit, allowing you to stun or simply tank the negligible damage while restoring lost health and stress. === Things to watch out for === *The [[Bone Bearer]] should be killed ASAP. * [[Bone Spearman|Bone Spearmen]] in the front ranks. * Stress dealers such as [[Bone Courtier|Bone Courtiers]], [[Cultist Acolyte|Cultist Acolytes]], and [[Madman|Madmen]]. * [[Curio|Books]] (never burn them!). ==List of Ruins Monsters== {{#lst:Enemies|ruins}} {{#lst:Enemies|shared}} <section begin=ruins /> {| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-expanded" ! class="tabletitle" style="font-weight:bold;" colspan="8" |Enemies found within the Ruins |- ! Enemy ! HP ! DODGE ! PROT ! SPD ! Type ! class="unsortable" width=23% | Resistances ! class="unsortable" width=23% | Abilities |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Bone Militia.png|125px]]<br>[[Bone Soldier]]<!--skeleton_militia--> | style="text-align: center;" | 10 | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 15% | style="text-align: center;" | 2 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unholy|Unholy]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 25% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 10% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 15% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 20% | style="text-align: left;" | "Graveyard Slash"<br> "Graveyard Stumble" |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Bone Courtier.png|100px]]<br>[[Bone Courtier]]<!--skeleton_courtier--> | style="text-align: center;" | 10 | style="text-align: center;" | 12.5% | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 8 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unholy|Unholy]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 10% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 10% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 15% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 10% | style="text-align: left;" | "Tempting Goblet"[[File:Tray_afflicted.png|20px|Stress +15]]<br> "Knife in the Dark" |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Bone Arbalist.png|105px]]<br>[[Bone Arbalist|Bone Arbalist]]<!--skeleton_arbalist--> | style="text-align: center;" | 15 | style="text-align: center;" | 5% | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 5 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unholy|Unholy]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 10% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 10% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 15% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 25% | style="text-align: left;" | "Quarrel"[[File:Tagdamage.png|20px|+25% damage vs Mark]]<br> "Bayonet Jab" |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Bone_Defender.png|145px]]<br>[[Bone Defender]]<!--skeleton_defender--> | style="text-align: center;" | 15 | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 25% | style="text-align: center;" | 0 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unholy|Unholy]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 25% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 10% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 15% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 50% | style="text-align: left;" | "Axeblade"<br> "Dead Weight"[[File:Poptext_stun.png|20px|Stun]][[File:Poptext_move.png|20px|Knockback 1]]<br> "Clumsy Axeblade" |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Bone Solider.png|100px]]<br>''[[Bone Spearman]]<!--skeleton_spear-->'' | style="text-align: center;" | 22 | style="text-align: center;" | 8.75% | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 4 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unholy|Unholy]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 45% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 30% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 220% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 35% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 45% | style="text-align: left;" | "Spear Thrust"[[File:Poptext_move.png|20px|Knockback 1]]<br> "Impale" |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:BoneCaptainAttack1.png|200px]]<br>''[[Bone Captain]]<!--skeleton_captain-->'' | style="text-align: center;" | 51 | style="text-align: center;" | 8.75% | style="text-align: center;" | 33% | style="text-align: center;" | 1 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unholy|Unholy]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 70% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 30% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 220% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 40% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 95% | style="text-align: left;" | "Crushing Blow"[[File:Poptext_debuff.png|20px|Debuff: Stun Resist -30%]]<br> "Ground Pound"[[File:Poptext_stun.png|20px|Stun]] |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Bone_Bearer.png|100px]]<br>''[[Bone Bearer]]<!--skeleton_bearer-->'' | style="text-align: center;" | 45 | style="text-align: center;" | 35.5% | style="text-align: center;" | 15% | style="text-align: center;" | 7 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unholy|Unholy]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 245% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 75% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 245% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 60% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 60% | style="text-align: left;" | "Defend the Icon"<br> "Wicked Surge"[[File:Poptext_buff.png|20px|Buff: +10 ACC, +20% DMG]]<br> "Unholy Rally" [[File:Ability_move.png|18px|Used at the end of every round]][[File:New_game_plus_save_icon.png|25px|Revives a dead ally]]<br><br> Passive: [[File:Passive_buff.png|While the Bone Bearer is alive, all enemies except itself receive +25% DMG]] |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Bone Necromancer.png|200px]]<br>'''[[Necromancer]]<!--necromancer-->''' | style="text-align: center;" | 105 | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 8 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unholy|Unholy]]<br>[[Enemy Type#Eldritch|Eldritch]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 75% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 20% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 20% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 40% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 25% | style="text-align: left;" | "The Flesh is Willing"[[File:New_game_plus_save_icon.png|25px|Summons 1 "Bone" monster]]<br> "The Crawling Dead"[[File:New_game_plus_save_icon.png|25px|Summons 1 "Bone" monster]]<br> "Six Feet Under"[[File:Tray_afflicted.png|20px|Stress +15]][[File:New_game_plus_save_icon.png|25px|Summons 1 "Bone" monster]] <section begin=farmsteadboss3 /> |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Prophet_Sprite.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Prophet]]<!--prophet-->''' | style="text-align: center;" | 105 | style="text-align: center;" | 5% | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 0 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unholy|Unholy]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 100% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 0% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 0% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 20% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 300% | style="text-align: left;" | "Calamitous Prognostication" [[File:Ability_move.png|18px|Used at the start of every round]][[File:Poptext_tagged.png|20px|Rank Mark]]<br> "Rubble of Ruin" [[File:Ability_move.png|18px|Used at the end of every round]]<br> "Eye on You"[[File:Poptext_stun.png|20px|Stun]][[File:Tray_afflicted.png|20px|Stress +11]]<br> "Fulminate"[[File:Poptext_poison.png|20px|Blight 1]]<br> |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Pew_Small.png|80px]]<br>[[Prophet|'''Small Pew]]<!--pew_small--> | style="text-align: center;" | 25 | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 0 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unique types|Carpentry]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 300% | style="text-align: left;" | None |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Pew_Medium.png|90px]]<br>[[Prophet|'''Medium Pew]]<!--pew_medium--> | style="text-align: center;" | 40 | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 0 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unique types|Carpentry]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 300% | style="text-align: left;" | None |- | style="text-align: center;" | [[File:Pew_Large.png|60px]]<br>[[Prophet|'''Large Pew]]<!--pew_large--> | style="text-align: center;" | 55 | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 0% | style="text-align: center;" | 0 | style="text-align: center;" | [[Enemy Type#Unique types|Carpentry]] | [[File:Poptext stun.png|20px]] Stun - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext poison.png|20px]] Blight - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext bleed.png|20px]] Bleed - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext debuff.png|20px]] Debuff - 200% <br> [[File:Poptext move.png|20px]] Move - 300% | style="text-align: left;" | None <section end=farmsteadboss3 /> |} <section end=ruins /> == Curios == {{#lst:Curio|ruins}} {{#lst:Curio|shared}} {{LocationsNav}}
Summary:
Please note that all contributions to the Darkest Dungeon Wiki are considered to be released under the CC BY-NC-SA
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)
Templates used on this page:
Curio
(
edit
)
Enemies
(
edit
)
Template:!!
(
view source
)
Template:Anchor
(
view source
)
Template:Curiotr
(
view source
)
Template:Excl
(
view source
)
Template:LocationsNav
(
view source
)
Template:Pip
(
view source
)
Template:Quote
(
view source
)
Template:Ttipleft
(
view source
)
Follow on IG
TikTok
Join Fan Lab