Darkest Dungeon: Backer Heroes

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Do you feel tired of randomly generated heroes in the Stage Coach? Then you should try to hire backer heroes. They were created by backers of the game during the Kickstarter campaign. These heroes have two good locked quirks and a bad one. All heroes also have their unique names and outfits as well as some predefined skills. You still can unlock other skills in the Guild.

Let’s discover how to claim backer heroes and why you should use them.

Hiring backer heroes

To unlock a backer hero you have to type his name in the Stage Coach. Just press the Enter button, type desired name and press it again. You will see an added hero so you can hire him immediately. Keep in mind that all bad quirks you can easily remove in the Sanitarium. But you cannot change the hero’s name and outfit. However, it’s possible to rearrange outfits via game folders:

Go «Darkest Dungeon» – «Heroes» and choose the class of your hero.
Rename outfits, for example, change outfit A to outfit B and vice versa.
Open the game and check your new outfit.

Using predefined heroes might be like cheating, but keep calm. The Stage Coach isn’t a perfect place for beginners. You can wait for a good hero for weeks and it will affect your gameplay. And backer heroes allow you to get a good and balanced character which will enhance your team. The full list of backer heroes you can find here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_KRGcm1QcIVeIKMByBx6jDEIpfFudHsRujRK917ES9E/pubhtml. Remember that some names are case sensitive!

Some good backer heroes

Despite all characters are pretty balanced and useful we can suggest the best heroes:

Agrythe (the Abomination). This hero deals more damage with melee attacks and has more resistance to Death Blow.
Disject (the Arbalest). This hero has increased CRIT for ranged attacks and can turn some misses into hits.
Jaras (the Bounty Hunter). This hero has increased SPD and also deals more damage with melee attacks.
Dunesparrow (the Crusader). This hero has increased SPD with good light level and can turn some misses into hits.
Epode (the Grave Robber). This hero has increased CRIT and can turn some misses into hits. Epode is the third part in odes.
Red Ayla (the Hellion). This hero has significantly increased ACC and also deals more damage with melee attacks.
Jaelus (the Highwayman). This hero has significantly increased DODGE and has more resist to Death Blow.
Jace and Icarus (the Houndmaster). This hero has increased SPD during the first round and has increased MAX HP.
Poquelin (the Jester). This hero has increased resistance to moving skills and can turn some misses into hits.
Drucker (the Leper). This hero has significantly increased DODGE and has increased healing skills during camping.
Cadogan (the Man-at-Arms). This hero has significantly increased PROT and has more resistance to Death Blow.
Abdul Alhazred (the Occultist). This hero has significantly increased DODGE and also has increased SPD. Abdul Alhazred is a character from novels of Howard Lovecraft.
Raeven (the Plague Doctor). This hero has significantly increased ACC and CRIT versus humans and has significantly increased DODGE.
Sorcha Calduor (the Vestal). This hero has increased DMG with good light level and also has significantly increased ACC and CRIT versus unholy. Sorcha Calduor can be translated as «brightness warm».