An offensively-minded Plague Doctor can use Cause of Death to deal considerable damage to an enemy that is suffering Bleed, Blight, or Burn. Her other healing ability, Indiscriminate Science, converts buffs into health however, it can be upgraded to remove debuffs as well!Īs the Plague Doctor unlocks new abilities, she gains more buffs for her allies like Emboldening Vapors, which increases a single hero's Strength, as well as disrupting attacks like Disorienting Blast which causes an enemy to stagger to different positions in their lineup. These conditions will be met more often than you'd like, so be aware that the doc can only use this skill three times per battle. The Plague Doctor's main healing ability, Battlefield Medicine, can only be used if a party member is suffering a damage-over-time effect or if they have less than half of their hit points remaining. If you're facing enemies that use Burn, Bleed or Blight, her first action should be Ounce of Prevention, which will increase the entire party's resistance to those status effects.

She'll typically want to stay at the back of the party where she can lob her Noxious Blasts and Blinding Gases safely. Common RPG wisdom says to always bring a healer, and the masked Plague Doctor is the woman for the job in Darkest Dungeon 2.

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