Hero Class

Antiquarian

The Antiquarian is one of the playable Heroes in Darkest Dungeon.

Support

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B Antiquarian Gold Run

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Ancestor's Map S

+25% Trap Resist · scouting +25

Ancestor's Lantern S

-20% Party Surprise · +20% Monster Surprise

Heavy Boots A

+40% Move Resist · +20% PROT

Snake Oil A

-10% Stress Received

Class-locked

Bag of Marbles

Bloodcourse Medallion

Carapace Idol

Fleet Florin

Candle of Life

The Master's Essence CR

Two of Three CR

Smoking Skull CO

Unique Attributes

The Antiquarian boasts a number of unique properties that can help a party earn gold on an adventure:

She causes unique loot to drop from curios and battles; Minor Antiques (worth 500 gold each and stack to 20) and Rare Antiques (worth 1250 each and stack to 5). Antiques will only be looted from curios if the Antiquarian interacts with it.
- Rare Antiques, being more expensive than their minor counterparts, are less likely to be dropped or looted. The exact ratio is 1:6.
An Antiquarian in the party increases the amount of gold you can carry in a stack by +750 gold, bringing the maximum from 1750 to 2500.
- Every additional Antiquarian in the party will further increase it by another 750 (for a theoretical maximum of 4750 with a full party of 4 Antiquarians).
With Color of Madness The Color of Madness, each Antiquarian in the party also increases Comet Shard earnings in the Farmstead by 15%.

Combat Skills

A scholar, researcher, and keen archaeologist, The Antiquarian is not well suited for combat. She is, however, an expert in self-preservation - by making herself scarce in a fight, or demanding an ally protect her, she ensures her survival. If direct combat is unavoidable, The Antiquarian can use her fulminating censer to heal and invigorate allies...and to toxify attackers.

— Guild

Note: New Antiquarians will always come with the skill Protect Me.

(All buffs and debuffs last for 3 rounds unless otherwise specified.)

Nervous Stab#

Range: Melee
Rank
Target
Damage: +0%
Accuracy: 85
Crit: 3%

Festering Vapours#

Range: Ranged
Rank
Target
Damage: -75%
Accuracy: 95
Crit: 0%

EffectBlight (100% base) 1 pt/rd for 3 rds
-20% Blight Resist (100% base, 3 rds)

Get Down!#

Rank
Target: Self

SelfBack 2
+10% Blight Skill Chance
+15 DODGE
+1 SPD
(4 rds)

Flashpowder#

Range: Ranged
Rank
Target
Damage: -100%
Accuracy: 95
Crit

Effect-10 ACC (100% base, 2 rds)
Bypass/Remove Stealth

Fortifying Vapours#

Rank
Target
Heal: 1-1

Effect+10% Bleed Resist
+10% Blight Resist
(3 rds)

Invigorating Vapours#

Rank
Target

Effect+3 DODGE (3 rds)

Protect Me#

Rank
Target

Effect+4 DODGE (4 rds)
+10% PROT (4 rds)
Mark Target (3 rds)
Force Guard by Ally (2 rds)*

* ^{Forcing a Guard on an Ally will cause them to forfeit any other guards they were previously doing. Meaning for instance, that the Man-at-Arms' and the Houndmaster's guards cannot be simultaneously applied to the Antiquarian's guard (buffs stack however).}

Camping Skills

A researcher never rests! The Antiquarian surveys the campsite, obtaining supply items and even trinkets that the party may have overlooked. Her peculiar utterances and strange powders have been known to put minds at ease, and strengthen corporeal hardiness.

— Survivalist

Camping skills are special skills heroes can use while they are camping. They take a certain number of "respite" points to use, and can only be used once per camp (unless the skill says otherwise). Most heroes have three shared camping skills and all heroes have 4 unique camping skills (with the Flagellant being the exception, having only unique camping skills). Only 4 of these can be equipped at one time. Any Buffs or lasting effects given from a camping skill lasts for 4 battles.

The Antiquarian's camping skills are all about preparation. She can increase resistances to a companion, reduce stress she takes by half, and provide random Provisions. Her most unique camping skill is "Trinket Scrounge," which will provide a random trinket that the player may take. This skill is explained in detail after the camping skills.

Equipment

The Antiquarian wears no armor to speak of, instead relying on the power of the innumerable ancient charms and relics she has collected in her travels. Her eye for rarities is enhanced by the unsettling properties of her censer's vapours, which can offer some utility to the party in...problematic encounters.

— Blacksmith

Equipment upgrades are all bought at the Blacksmith:

Censer
Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Level 4			Level 5
	Makeshift Censer			Pungent Censer			Ordained Censer			Ceremonial Censer			The Sarcophagus
	DMG base:	3-5		DMG base:	4-6		DMG base:	4-7		DMG base:	5-8		DMG base:	5-9
	CRT base:	1.0%		CRT base:	2.0%		CRT base:	3.0%		CRT base:	4.0%		CRT base:	5.0%
	SPD base:	5		SPD base:	5		SPD base:	6		SPD base:	6		SPD base:	7
Pouches & Curiosities
Level 1			Level 2			Level 3			Level 4			Level 5
	Rucksack & Baubles			Pouches & Curiosities			Sturdy Satchel and Oddities			Expedition Pack & Relics			Timurik's Bottomless Bag
	DODGE base:	10		DODGE base:	15		DODGE base:	20		DODGE base:	25		DODGE base:	30
	HP base:	17		HP base:	20		HP base:	23		HP base:	26		HP base:	29

Each Hero has Trinkets unique to them that only they can equip. The Antiquarian has seven; 2 uncommon, 2 Crimson Court and 1 common, rare and very rare. Unlike other heroes whose trinkets are only one or two different types of items, her trinkets all different sorts of curios and artifacts, befitting for her status as a collector. Additionally, none of the Antiquarian's unique trinkets have downsides, her already weak stats being downside enough.

Name	Rarity	Class	Effect
Bag of Marbles	Common	Antiquarian	+10 DODGE
Bloodcourse Medallion	Uncommon	Antiquarian	+33% Healing Received
Carapace Idol	Uncommon	Antiquarian	+25% PROT
Fleet Florin	Rare	Antiquarian	+4 SPD +20% Debuff Skill Chance
Candle of Life	Very Rare	Antiquarian	+50% Healing Skills +15% MAX HP

Each hero has a unique trinket set consisting of two hero-exclusive trinkets, and a hero who equips both will gain an additional set bonus. Most heroes' set trinkets can only be found in the Crimson CourtCourtyard and have the rarity Crimson Court. Each set trinket is unique and limited to one copy in the inventory. The Shieldbreaker Shieldbreaker's set trinkets can only be obtained by completing her nightmare encounters and do not interact with Crimson Court The Crimson Court in any way.

Image	Name	Class	Effect	Set Effect	Quote	Notes
	Crimson CourtThe Master's Essence	Antiquarian	+50% Healing Skills +35% Blight Skill Chance +35% Debuff Skill Chance	+4 SPD +10 DODGE	"It will be mine - whatever the cost!"
	Crimson CourtTwo of Three	Antiquarian	+50% DMG vs Blighted +8% CRIT vs Blighted	+4 SPD +10 DODGE	"It will be mine - whatever the cost!"

Color of Madness The Color of Madness DLC introduces trinkets with a new rarity, Crystalline, which must be purchased by spending Crystal Shards at the Jeweler in the Nomad Wagon. There are both generic crystalline trinkets as well as one exclusive crystalline trinket for each hero.

Image	Name	Rarity	Class	Shard Cost	Effect	Notes
	Color of MadnessSmoking Skull	Crystalline	Antiquarian	45 Shards	+35 DODGE if Shard Dust in inventory -15 ACC -15% Blight Resist

District

Crimson Court The Crimson Court DLC adds Districts to the Hamlet, some of which confer passive benefits to heroes.

Districts
Name and Image	Effects	Costs
Crimson CourtAthenaeum	Antiquarian, Occultist, and Plague Doctor receive: +15% Blight Skill Chance +15% Debuff Skill Chance Interacting with Knowledge Curios heals 15 Stress. Knowledge Curios are Stack of Books, Bookshelf, Pile of Scrolls, Alchemy Table, Occult Scrawlings, Eerie Coral, Bas-Relief, Bloodflowers, Pile of Strange Bones, Throbbing Coccoons, Throbbing Hive The Stress heal only works for the three classes mentioned, and will not replace negative Stress effects from Knowledge Curios, such as the "The Hero Reads a Most Unsettling Passage..." event from A Stack Of Books.	2500 (1000)
		110
		1