Flagellant (Butcher's Circus)

This article is about the Butcher's Circus version of the Flagellant. For the regular character, see Flagellant.

This article is about a hero in the Butcher's Circus. For the DLC, see The Butcher's Circus.

Flagellant
Base Stats & Resistences
MAX HP	36	Stun		55%
DODGE	0	Move		40%
PROT	0%	Blight		15%
ACC MOD	+0	Bleed		5%
CRIT	6.0%	Debuff		25%
DMG	4-9	Death Blow		80%
Other information
Movement		3 forwards, 1 backwards.
Crit Buff Bonus		+20% Bleed Skill Chance
Religious		Yes

Unique Attributes

• The only Affliction the Flagellant can receive is Rapturous, which gives +25% DMG and -20 DODGE. While Rapturous, the Flagellant will often randomly attack enemies, other party members, or even himself, among other effects. He can never obtain a Virtue, and will always become Rapturous upon reaching 100 stress.
• When the Flagellant falls below 40% HP, he receives a buff for +20% DMG and +7% CRIT.
• When the Flagellant reaches Death's Door, every other member of the party is healed for 10% of their max HP, and the Flagellant obtains a buff for +5 ACC, +20% DMG, and +20% Stun, Bleed, Blight, and Debuff Resist. Additionally, he will never gain Recovery debuffs. (He will, however, still obtain debuffs from heart attacks.)
• Should the Flagellant die, he will heal the remaining party members for 10 HP.

Combat Skills

"Exhaustion" debuffs (From Exsanguinate and Redeem) cannot be cleared by "Clear Debuffs" skills.

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

Punish
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			0%	100	9%	Bleed (100% base) 6 pts/rd for 3 rds Stress +12
Further levels Level 2 Base 100 0 None None Level 3 Base 100 0 None None Level 4 Base 100 0 None None Level 5 Base 100 0 None None Sound None

Rain of Sorrows
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			-67%	95	6%	Bleed (100% base) 4 pts/rd for 3 rds Stress +12
Further levels Level 2 Base 100 0 None None Level 3 Base 100 0 None None Level 4 Base 100 0 None None Level 5 Base 100 0 None None Sound None

Exsanguinate
	Range	Rank	Target	Damage	Accuracy	Crit mod	Effect	Self
	Melee			0%	85	7%	Bleed (100% base) 9 pts/rd for 3 rds	Heal 50% max HP -50% Healing Skills Daze (1 rds)
Further levels Level 2 Base 100 0 None None Level 3 Base 100 0 None None Level 4 Base 100 0 None None Level 5 Base 100 0 None None Sound None
Limit:	3 Uses per Battle Only usable below 40% HP

Reclaim
	Rank	Target	Heal	Effect	Self
			6 pts/rd for 3 rds		Bleed (120% base) 5 pts/rd for 3 rds
Further levels Level 2 0 None None Level 3 0 None None Level 4 0 None None Level 5 0 None None Sound None

Redeem
	Rank	Target	Heal	Effect	Self
			43% max HP		Heal 50% max HP -50% Healing Skills Daze (1 rds)
Further levels Level 2 0 None None Level 3 0 None None Level 4 0 None None Level 5 0 None None Sound None
Limit:	2 Uses per Battle Only usable below 40% HP

Endure
	Rank	Target	Effect	Self
			-30 Stress	+20 Stress
Further levels Level 2 None None Level 3 None None Level 4 None None Level 5 None None Sound None

Suffer
	Rank	Target	Effect	Self
			Clear Marked Target Transfer Blight/Bleed	Mark Self (2 rds) Receive Blight/Bleed -40% Stress (4 rds) +10% Death Blow Resist (4 rds)
Further levels Level 2 None None Level 3 None None Level 4 None None Level 5 None None Sound None

Tactical Analysis

Using a Flagellant

The Flagellant is notably less useful in the Butcher's Circus than in the single player campaign. The main difference is that in single player is the fact that the enemy AI will frequently attack him, even though it benefits him. But when playing against other human players, they will typically ignore the Flagellant entirely until he is the last hero remaining, significantly narrowing his usability.

If you make the choice of using a Flagellant, know that the opponent is less likely to attack the Flagellant themselves. Although you will have more free reign with him, you will need to damage him yourself to enable the use of his low-health skills. Punish and Rain of Sorrows remain as combat staples, but Reclaim is also a lot more useful here since you can heal your party and deliberately lower the Flagellant's health. You can also pair him with the Antiquarian, using her Protect Me! skill to have the Flagellant intercept attacks aimed at her. The final skill slot is at your own discretion - Redeem can bring another hero out of the brink of death, while Exsanguinate is a great last-ditch skill, especially if the Flagellant is the last man standing.

Trinkets to use on a Flagellant are usually those designed to work well with his Bleed skill set. The Crimson Hook, especially, can raise the Stress he doles out on Bleeding targets to put more pressure on the ones being attacked by Punish or Rain of Sorrows. The Exotic Snuff makes him very difficult to Stun or knock back so he is less likely to waste turns.

His personal Trinkets can encourage a potentially risky playing style - the Crown of Thorns lets him bleed himself out without needing Claim and the Madman Collar encourages the player to turn him Afflicted. The other three are relatively safer - the Confessor Gauntlet is great if you have a Bleed-focused team for a Flagellant to torture the opposition, the Gauntlet of Absolution makes him a very hardy unit against opposing Stress teams, and the Last Breath Collar can keep a Flagellant in the game and even bring himself all the way back to full health with a single Exsanguinate or Redeem.

Fighting a Flagellant

Because of the unique attributes of the Flagellant while he's at low health it's usually best to either focus him down first, or take him out last. This ensures that his healing at low health or on death is wasted on a dead or healthy party. Be aware that he can abruptly heal himself out of harm's way with a use of Redeem or Exsanguinate, so you have to prepare to burst him down and secure the Deathblow before he acts.

If you leave him for last, he essentially gets free reign on your party, spreading Bleeds and Stress with his two main attacks. However, he cannot use those attacks if pushed to the back. Knock him out of the frontlines and the opponent will have to spend a turn bringing him back to the front, and this renders the Flagellant a sitting duck if you can constantly knock him out of position.

For Stress compositions, his unique Rapturous Affliction can turn him into a wild card. While he has the usual erratic behavior that comes with any other Affliction, the buffs he gets can accidentally turn the tides on your party. Try and break everyone else surrounding him before you start experiencing a berserk Flagellant first-hand.

DLC Exclusive Trinkets

Trinket Image	Trinket Name	Rarity	Class Restriction	Prestige Level Unlocked	Effect	Additional Notes
	Confessor Gauntlet	Ringmaster	Flagellant	Prestige Level 20	+15% DMG vs Bleeding +5% CRIT vs Bleeding +6 ACC
	Crown of Thorns	Ringmaster	Flagellant	Prestige Level 40	+15 ACC +15% DMG while Bleeding +15% DMG Taken while Bleeding On Melee Attack: Self: Bleed (50% Base) 2 pts/rd for 3 rds
	Madman Collar	Ringmaster	Flagellant	Prestige Level 48	+10% Healing Received +30% Bleed Skill Chance if Afflicted +25% DMG if Afflicted +20% Stress +100% Heart Attack Stress Heal	When surviving a heart attack, Stress falls to 140 instead of 170.
	Gauntlet of Absolution	Ringmaster	Flagellant	Prestige Level 63	+33% Healing Skills +10% PROT On Being Hit: Self: -10 Stress	Stress heal also triggers if hit by non-damaging skills.
	Last Breath Collar	Ringmaster	Flagellant	Prestige Level 66	+12% Death Blow Resist +20 DODGE at Death's Door +30% Healing Received if HP below 20%