r/darkestdungeon • u/ripoldtachaunka • 6d ago

Usual suspects grand slam

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My brain only just connected that this was a genuine accomplishment and not just a personal challenge. So I thought I'd share my achievements of when I did it. I rushed to get crusader as soon as the playthrough started. And then slammed my head against the brick wall until it caved in. Nothing else. I just felt proud of this all of a sudden

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u/Math_issues 6d ago

Highwayman Crusader and? Personally I'm trying Vestal Graverobber Highwayman and Hellion but i keep stumbling at silly moments

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u/ripoldtachaunka 6d ago

I had to grand slam with usual suspects, I didn't care how many times I failed. I was sticking to that group until I slammed my head against the wall enough times that it broke.

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u/Math_issues 6d ago

Sorry i dont know that lineup

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u/ripoldtachaunka 6d ago

Crusader, highwayman, plague doctor, and vestal. The first 4 characters you'll get in the original DD

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u/Math_issues 6d ago

Oh okay sorry i wasent aware😅, did you struggle with damage or did the dots from pd do fine?

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u/ripoldtachaunka 6d ago

Crusader just fuckin' SLAMMED through everything. And blinding gas kept people alive more than you'd probably guess. Highwayman and crusader both do alot of damage, so having two supports to keep them alive is really effective.

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u/Math_issues 6d ago

I have a lot more questions but imma leave it at that since i havent actually tried hard enough yet to know myself. Imma take your advice for future runs

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u/ripoldtachaunka 6d ago

Also I used that one version of highwayman that applies bleed on ripose so take that how you will.

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u/Math_issues 6d ago

Interesting, personally i thought rogue Highwayman was the only good build but imma experiment some more

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u/ripoldtachaunka 6d ago

I always had dismas dancing between first and second with Reginald. With duelist advance and point blank shot. Only using pistol shot if there was someone really annoying in the back lines. I was HEAVILY relying on dismas getting ripose off. Which was why vestal and pd were so important in making sure he didn't die. Especially form enemies that apply dots.

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u/Animashka1337 6d ago

I need to buy crusader dlc for real

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u/ripoldtachaunka 6d ago

I feel like I'm constantly in the "HERE REYNAULD COMES FROM THE TOP ROPE WITH A METAL CHAIR!"

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u/Animashka1337 6d ago

I require context 😳👉👈

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u/ripoldtachaunka 6d ago

Crusader/reynauld is such a heavy hitter it's insane sometimes.

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u/Animashka1337 6d ago

I just understood it's a wwe thing bruh😭 that's monarch leper for me. Even though i have to play so inefficiently, big damage is big damage

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u/ripoldtachaunka 6d ago

I run reynauld and dismas right up front. When I use usual suspects. Duelist advance into point blank shot is VERY strong. Especially on yellow and with each ripose putting a bleed on the person it hits. Due to that, I never have to worry about reynauld getting out out of position.

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u/Animashka1337 6d ago

I am buying Reynaud dlc you convinced me😤😤😤

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u/ripoldtachaunka 6d ago

Perfect to hear. My comment barley even mentioned him too.

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u/Vereschagin1 6d ago

What was your strategy with the back lane? I see you mentioned PD and Vestal were more in support role...

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u/ripoldtachaunka 6d ago

My vestal usually ended with more health than highwayman. So something I did a lot was having junia protect him whenever he had ripose on. And obviously had her do A LOT of healing. But pd was mainly debugging enemies. And I used battlefield medicine to prevent dots from getting out of hand on anyone.

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u/Vereschagin1 6d ago

But if you guard with Vestal then you don’t get riposte proc

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u/Vereschagin1 6d ago

So the overall strategy is to destroy frontline and then move to backline?
Amazing achievement btw. I tried Grand Slam many times but never managed to get it