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- Range
- Melee
- Rank




- Target




- Damage
- +15%
- Accuracy
- 85
- Crit
- 5%

The Highwayman is one of the playable heroes in Darkest Dungeon. He is a strong, flexible damage dealer notable for his {{Riposte|-}} skill, ''Duelist's Advance. Common builds place him in {{Rank|ally|ooo.}} ranks 2-4, where he can hit every enemy rank. His very rare Trinket, the Gunslinger's Buckle'', also enables a strong ranged-focused build.
A rogue, a thug and a thief, the Highwayman has honed his skills with dirk and flintlock to devastating effect. Whether at range or in a melee, he is equally effective at dispatching his foes. Be it a grapeshot area-of-effect, or single target bleed, the Highwayman's skills focus solely on dealing damage in a variety of ways.


Effect+25% DMG vs Marked

EffectKnockback 1 (100% base)
SelfBack 1

Effect+4% Crits Received (100% base, 3 rds)
EffectBypass/Remove Stealth
Self+6 ACC
+4% CRIT
+12% DMG
(1 Battle)

SelfForward 1
Activates Riposte (3 rds)
Riposte: -40% DMG (3 rds)

EffectBleed (100% base) 2 pts/rd for 3 rds
-20% Bleed Resist (100% base)
-1 SPD (100% base)
(3 rds)
The Highwayman relishes cynical preparedness and off-color jokes around the campfire. A life spent running and hiding has taught him the tenuous benefit of perimeter alarms, and late-night investigations into the encroaching shadows.
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 Highwayman's unique camping skills are primarily self-focused, with powerful but costly buffs for either ranged or melee abilities, but he does have ambush prevention, and a chance to heal a significant amount of stress for the whole party.
The highwayman's reinforced overcoat will dull a knife-strike, but he relies more on evasion than damage mitigation. His flintlock and short sword afford him great versatility; he is never out of position, or caught unawares.
Equipment upgrades are all bought at the Blacksmith:
| Pistol & Blade | ||||||||||||||
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| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | ||||||||||
![]() | Flintlock, Rusty Blade | ![]() | Versatile Pistol and Blade | ![]() | Polished Pistol and Blade | ![]() | Fluted Pistol, Sharpened Edge | ![]() | Thunder and Lightning | |||||
| DMG base: | 5-10 | DMG base: | 6-12 | DMG base: | 7-13 | DMG base: | 8-15 | DMG base: | 9-16 | |||||
| CRT base: | 5.0% | CRT base: | 6.0% | CRT base: | 7.0% | CRT base: | 8.0% | CRT base: | 9.0% | |||||
| SPD base: | 5 | SPD base: | 5 | SPD base: | 6 | SPD base: | 6 | SPD base: | 7 | |||||
| Bandit's Overcoat | ||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 | ||||||||||
![]() | Worn Overcoat | ![]() | Durable Overcoat | ![]() | Padded Overcoat | ![]() | Bandit's Overcoat | ![]() | The Uncatchable | |||||
| DODGE base: | 10 | DODGE base: | 15 | DODGE base: | 20 | DODGE base: | 25 | DODGE base: | 30 | |||||
| HP base: | 23 | HP base: | 28 | HP base: | 33 | HP base: | 38 | HP base: | 43 | |||||
Each Hero has Trinkets unique to them that only they can equip. The Highwayman has eight; 3 common, 2 Crimson Court and 1 uncommon, rare and very rare. In the base game, his trinkets are all either belt buckles, dagger sheathes or gunpowder. The Color of Madness DLC adds another gunpowder trinket, while The Crimson Court DLC adds a his neckerchief and a locket with a picture of the woman and child from his comic.
| Image | Name | Rarity | Class | Dungeon | Effect | Notes |
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![]() | Drifter's Buckle | Common | Highwayman |
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![]() | Flashfire Gunpowder | Common | Highwayman |
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![]() | Stalwart Buckle | Common | Highwayman |
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![]() | Dodgy Sheath | Uncommon | Highwayman |
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![]() | Sharpening Sheath | Rare | Highwayman |
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![]() | Gunslinger's Buckle | Very Rare | Highwayman | Ruins |
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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 |
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![]() | Crimson CourtBloodied Neckerchief | Highwayman |
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| "A reflex - I didn't mean to..." | |
![]() | Crimson CourtShameful Locket |
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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 |
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![]() | Color of MadnessCrystalline Gunpowder | Crystalline | Highwayman | 90 Shards |
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