Crusader and You | Darkest Dungeon 2 Guide

It's here! Learn how to play the Crusader with tips, tricks, and team comp ideas. Stay tuned for more DD2 stuff :)
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0:00 Intro
0:51 Good, Bad, How?
4:06 Skills & Paths
18:51 Trinkets
22:46 Teammates
#crusader #duelist #thebindingblade

[@alanolex3962]

It might sounds silly, but I enjoy the fact that Reynauld, a man who left his wife and son, synergizes really well with Bonnie, who lost her adoptive parents. It's like poetry, it rhymes.

[@davidgalland3070]

an arsonist and a kleptomaniac

[@W0nston]

We can finally recreate the red hook team, what a time to be alive

[@Marqui91]

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[@ItsOuren]

​@@Marqui91 He means "Red Hook" is a named team (you know how sometimes when you put certain characters in a certain order you get a name? Well, Red Hook is PD, Vestal, HWM and Crusader in that order back to front. If you swap PD and Vestal you get "The usual suspects"!)

[@Marqui91]

@@ItsOuren thank you!

[@jacksonholder2987]

My favourite part of the pilfered wealth trinket is that when you use reap, Reynauld will say shit like "They won't miss these" when he ganks your relics

[@riemaennchen]

Crusader looks so damn cool in the DD2 Artstyle.

[@Blue_Lunacy]

Considering how Crusader's backstory ended, him paired well Runaway is like a dark humour.

[@tlsgrz6194]

Plague Doctor with Magnesium Rain is also a nice synergy, especially with Aggressor. The burn enables Execution, and it also clears corpses, so the Crusader can hit the former backline.

[@calvinh9570]

A mighty sword arm anchored by holy purpose - a zealous warrior!

[@ResonanceRetroData]

another fun Dismas pairing is gonna be that immobilize synergy. turn one take aim + immobilize, point blank twice (once on the immobilize turn and once on the following turn), dualist back to rank one and the immobilize is ready to use again

[@ResonanceRetroData]

I wanna go Grave Robber, Crusader, Occultist, Highwayman Robber capitalizing on immobilize lunges and getting her dazes cleared Crusader enabling shenanigans and clearing daze / stun off Robber and Occultist when he rolls a bad chaotic Occultist melting backline when the positions / empower line up and pulling backliners to Hwm otherwise Hwm doing his best industrial shredder impression in rank 1

[@warcraftfan5]

Very interesting to see a path change the targeting positions in regards to Banneret and Zealous Accusation, I think more paths need to do that.

[@ShuffleFM]

Totally agree

[@westarrr]

Well, Flagellant has it a lot

[@blackomega34]

We need Leper Monarch to be able to use Intimidate and Purge from rank 4. Then give Chop Forward 3.

[@jacobthompson7369]

That would be so interesting to find comps to build around that​@blackomega34

[@zeez145]

At the weaknesses section you pointed that he has too many skills for only 5 slots, but I think this is a positive, having lots of good skills to choose from makes the character very interesting.

[@KevinShmelvin]

The problem is that some skills look more like path buffs then actual worth while to waste a turn on. Tenacity gives 30% damage when enemy on fire but he is so slow its better to use an attack twice rather than use the buff. this was also a problem with dd1 buffs that felt useless in short fights and there are no battle long buffs in this game.

[@gpkai]

Finally now that my son is back I can buy Darkest Dungeon 2.

[@ExtremeMan10]

Shuffle speedrunning Crusader quest for all of us.

[@TheSortingHelmet]

Early access perks

[@romanpyatibratov4361]

was doing quest with Dismas. Cool to see, how Dismas comments on Reynald being his friend during the quest. Plus achievement on their friendship relationship

[@asrieldreemurr1918]

I just wanna say the details on his skill like the burning of paper and standard is just so good looking

[@voodooozo3755]

Reynauld and dismas, the bros against the horror of the world yet again

[@aguamineral7450]

I wish agressor gave more damage, even if they had to balance it by removing some support

[@uwufemboy5683]

Stopped playing this game a while ago because I wasn’t having fun with it, seeing crusader on top of all the QoL improvements we’ve seen is making me consider picking it back up

[@kernel_games_]

Even tho banneret is a very soft overlap with wanderer vestal, I am very happy for the fact of having a good back rank option. Also, more in general, with all that debuff res to target it actually sounds as a very good partner for our king Baldwin.

[@ShuffleFM]

Rey can slide into just about any team and bring value

[@thorinhannahs4614]

Banneret Crusader strikes me as a better Vestal. He has a low threshold heal that Banneret increases number of uses. He can hit 2 back line and burn. He has a stress heal. He can prevent shuffles. He can give everyone a block token. If you have a healthy team you can hit the Radiance to buff up your back line attack. Bonnie and Junia need love.

[@kernel_games_]

@@thorinhannahs4614 Bonnie needs love because of design flaws, Junia has a good design, it is just not enough for most situations.

[@thorinhannahs4614]

@@kernel_games_ I want Vestal to be good but she feels bad. Divine Grace never feels good, hey you need to lose more before you can heal healer. Her conviction needs work as well. Bonnie has some dead moves but I don't play dance teams so maybe that is why.

[@kernel_games_]

@@thorinhannahs4614 Bonnie Is decent, the problems is that she is literally 3 buttons. No real personality, even the character card have no sense, she is listed as a stealth frontline character.

[@MagicianCamille]

Gotta do a run with him and Runaway tonight...this DLC is definitely going to add a lot of replay value for me. Seems like there are so many ways to fit this guy into a party.

[@pkojo]

A DLC well done. The quest you are on to unlock Crusader, his skills, the trinkets, it's superb

[@nosmoke562]

The goat back at it again with another banger

[@lemflare1299]

20:04 Lmao What a Kleptomaniac theif he is

[@l_miester456]

Hold up, gotta go put together The Wall comp now

[@tinypinetree8909]

Omnipeasant is a really cool dude indeed! Went to his streams for some time, he is a delight

[@carlaviervn2358]

backline reynauld + lunging audrey :)) I can see that crusader can help grave robber more than yellowhand highwayman. Anh he have holy lance to reach rank 4.

[@FreeDoM_nl]

I like using him with Occultist. Occ is faster and can use daemon's pull to pull a rank 3 or 4 annoying enemy close and give it a combo token. Then the Crusaders Smite can do 50% extra dmg and finish him off usually.

[@LunetoHa]

Day one guide? By the CRUSADE, YES!

[@benchappelow473]

Something I thought could be surprisingly good as a combo was bannaret crus with surgeon pd, that would free the front two slots for some more heavy dmg like ravager hellion or sharpshooter hwm, even something more interesting like front rank dodge like gr or tanky aspirant occ, just fun comp ideas

[@nighteatingyou]

I was trying to get crusader's story but I got a good setup for him already, which is: Alch, Banneret, Rogue and Vanguard. He stress heals and deals decent amount of backline damage with Alch and he occasionally gets mark alongside rogue, which ends up paying off with a heal on Vanguard or a stun from disorienting blast. It seems like a strong comp but there might be more to it.

[@vaughnrudy8084]

New path system seems really neat

[@edgard142ndofwelshdale7]

17:56 Damn, that is almost an exact copy of Conjoin on my Doll Master class mod. Now I gotta rework it probably:(

[@Kennedy00Louis]

oof, I feel that.

[@arcana5625]

I was having a lot of fun with crusader and runaway, because smokescreen is just an instant 100% damage smite.

[@NN-jp7ei]

Now i can play this!

[@6thememebreaker642]

Man's got kleptomania the trinket.

[@moka8277]

I want BH as a regular hero so badly...

[@fortheloveofking]

Banneret Zealot sounds fun against the General.

[@user-sh2ym5ws9v]

Omg how did I miss that we got Reynauld finally!!! I gotta run install the game back now!

[@NN-jp7ei]

YES, HELL YEAH!

[@dylanr3733]

Dismas and Reynauld are back baby. Play *the boys are back in town* in background

[@Grug-zb1dk]

bro the dlc released a few minutes ago, speedrun guide making any %

[@ShuffleFM]

I'm a play tester for the game and they let me make this ahead of time :)

[@Grug-zb1dk]

@@ShuffleFM tbh i am aware since you stated that multiple times, i jsut posted this for the joke, still, despite not being a big fan of your content initially, you've won me over, keep up the excellent quality work

[@zariaswell]

I made a team like this : Alchemist Plague Doctor - Banneret Crusader - Vanguard Man-at-Arms - Ravager Helion. Lots of heals, lots of stress Heals, lots of dots (blight from PD and fire from Crusader), lots of protection and guard tokens and a bit of direct damage (with the Helion). A nightmare for foes back ranks. A static team that can moves : Usually, once back ranks are cleaned, Crusader switch position with M-a-A, and Smite front ranks. one of the most resilient and toughest team I ever played.

[@zariaswell]

I'm trying a ride with the Highwayman instead of the Helion, if I can beat the act 4 boss !

[@KainAelheart]

Aww, he's back. Crusader and Runaway shold be a great pair!

[@AlexDuck]

Omg lol ceiling spaghetti is one of my favorite moves in the game 😅

[@LuckyRdik]

Just snorted at "ceiling spaghetti"

[@robertbobson9344]

THE BOYS ARE BACK WE'RE REDEEMING THE WORLD WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥💥🔥🔥🔥

[@Conre1]

I will now be calling abyssal artillery ceiling spaghetti from now on

[@pimpsterpidgeon4502]

I am kind of dissapointed with the last two moves, I was kind of hoping for a howling end or coup de grace type attack where its really unique and maybe guarentees a combo but honestly they feels like such throwaway moves. Its cool to have Reynauld back but I definitely feel like there is a lot left to be desired. like Holy Lance not changing up for paths is kind of a bummer, fire is really cool tho. I'm not saying he's weak, he's definetely strong, I just don't feel like he's as fun as he could have been... sucks that stunning blow doesn't have daze either. Reap is such a strange move, I think it has potential to be such a cool move but it feels weird to have a healing reduction attack on basekit. Reap feels like it gets outclassed by zealous accusation tbh. I'm thinking maybe reap should have the combo tokens on its move and when he uses reap on enemies with combo token something cool happens like maybe bleed or some sort of buff so he keeps spamming reap like a real farmer. Idk I feel like Duelist stole the show from Crusader for this DLC.

[@nuggetnivag]

I agree. every time I got to a shrine I was hoping for a move that would make him fun but it never happened

[@fitzviandraduivenab2790]

Agressor's Radiance is pretty good if you have another hero that can burn

[@philscorneroftheinternet9329]

Quick question: why is aggressor the damage focused path but then looses the damage bonus on Smite doesn’t that make him have less damage potential ?

[@ShuffleFM]

He gains execution on his main attacks is my guess.

[@andrewreid6867]

Well, on upgrade, Smite's getting 7-10 damage instead of 7-9. That means damage on a guaranteed crit goes up to 15 If the plan is to focus on damage, then you'd be looking out for one or two things to bump up the crits (Pilfered Wealth or Buttressing Band, for example) and just one other thing to increase damage (Anyone else giving Strength or dealing Vulnerable Tokens is my go-to, but a DMG % Trinket is fine too). From there, you start with an Accusation and kill within the next few turns. Otherwise, you use the Aggressor as "The tank is also the *other* damaging guy". Pop Zealous, Use Bulwark, and don't Smite until you're sure it's the deathblow. If your main damager is Leper or Hellion, then this is how it's done. Either way, the Aggressor can make more use out of that new Vanquisher perk than any other hero. Heal and Stress Heal on kill.

[@sekira4516]

Templer path's armor is black... you know what that means 40k Bois *FOR THE EMPEROR*

[@skitariimoment9596]

The leper doesnt have an executioner’s sword, his sword is broken!

[@emwick3734]

Bless

[@Geamejason2]

damn u work fast

[@hyperionsidartha5891]

POG!!!

[@alibatn3824]

Dude I want to watch this so bad but I don't want it to be spoiled it for me.

[@OmniPeasant]

💜

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

Damn, Shuffle. Were you lying in ambush to get the guide so fast?^^

[@ShuffleFM]

😏

[@CatVisionTM]

Deus Shuff

[@squillen]

I just got him in my party for the first time and he immediately gets a negative relationship with my leper that weakens him on chop 😭

[@Inquisitor_Redacted]

DEUS VULT! I guess it fits with the whole "questing knight." thing crusader has going on, but why do you have to unlock this guy when you just start with duelist?

[@ShuffleFM]

The fans love crusader so they're trying to make it special.

[@schmoe5869]

Only negative is the Banneret's broken sword, it looks so awkward

[@arnoldgila9212]

I declare NAY I have not gotten the dlc but my boy crusader deserves to be unspoild so i vill figure him out on my own Then i returnr

[@StabYourBrain]

I can't believe they finally brought my boy back. I was utterly shook when the game left early access and Reynauld wasn't there.. this DLC is amazing

[@paulywannacrack3r195]

Amorous Dismas and Reynauld here we come

[@butteredpie5666]

Very cool, kind of wished there was a new skill that's set up orientated to do a very big strike like highwayman in the aggressor path instead of just having a extra dot.

[@IncredibleDonk]

Isn't it a bit early to do a guide on Crusader and Duelest? The dlc just came out today

[@0rcd0c]

Early access perks of a streamer

[@Rechanmole]

Build advice would've been useful, what skills to pick depending on what you want to do, given that you don't want to try to do everything.

[@ShuffleFM]

My bad, totally forgot about it here

[@garrinvoss6769]

anyone else loose candles during this update?

[@vumerion5481]

Just ran a team with Vestal/Crusader/Duelist/Man-at-Arms, and Crusader is surprinsingly efficient at being a semi-tank if needs be, a support stress-manager and a quite suprising heavy stomper : a holy lance crit is no joke. Very fun to play.

[@ShuffleFM]

Awesome! Holy lance is mega fun and crusader does fill a lot of needs if he has to

[@aggelikicapsa6330]

Wtf were the testers doing that they let his paths go through like this? His Aggressor path is an abomination

[@0rcd0c]

RH needs to make $ on op DLC characters. Fix will come in some weeks

[@GutsOfRivia]

I'm disappointed he's a support. In DD1 holy lance crusader could do some big damage.

[@ShuffleFM]

His damage is fine, just not insane. He's pretty well rounded imo

[@miradalmeida1390]

The issue with crusader is that it's fighting for a position with Master at arms, who outclasses everyone in terms of support.

[@ShuffleFM]

Idk crusader has some good stuff too, plus healing.

[@miradalmeida1390]

@@ShuffleFM I see what you mean but I've been trying Crusader out in different positions and it seems that Banneret appears to be the better of the options. But, just like I don't believe he can replace MaA as a swiss army knife tank, I also don't believe he can replace PD's fantastic healing and dot damage or Jester's Encore. Feels like crusader isn't competing for the top paths.

[@knightpaladin9841]

Crusaders back? Holy shit I care about DD2 now

[@a_random_orthodox_Christian]

Same

[@Xnoob666]

mom 16:31

[@level100derp7]

Shuff why are you making a guide for this goober. We only care about Duelist here

[@natty6856]

you will be destroyed

[@dunkeycrunk3026]

I will hear no more of this heresy

[@nessesaryschoolthing]

I'm surprised to hear that from you considering that the Duelist is not, in fact, the Hellion

[@ExtremeMan10]

Brave words for someone in 4th rank for holy lance.

[@tylervasquez5001]

You are a fool

[@DeformerNF]

THIS GAME IS ONLY ONE THING----ABSOLUTLY PURE LUCK BAESED RANDOM RNG SHIT...nothigfnto do withe the great DD1-----DD2 is like a warm beer..NOBODY WNATS IT..only idiots take ist