A bandit seeking redemption on an old road, the Highwayman is one of the fastest classes in the game and is able to dish out a lot of damage quickly. He can be placed in both the front ranks and rend enemies with his short sword, or he can pursue enemies from the back with his trusty pistol. He has a lower HP value than most classes, but makes up for this with high evasion.
When night falls and all of his allies are settled around a campfire, the Highwayman is preparing for what dangers await. He'll spend his time performing maintenance on his weaponry, practicing his blade-work or setting up alarms to keep himself safe during the night. If he must interact with others it'll be with his dark sense of humor, which might upset some. But for what the Highwayman lacks in tact he makes up in unparalleled finesse. With a flintlock in one hand and a dirk in the other, the Highwayman is sure to make short work of his foes.
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Combat Skills
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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.
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~ The Guild.
Wicked Slice
Range
Rank
Target
Damage
Accuracy
Crit mod
Effect
Self
Melee
+15%
85
5%
Further levels
Level 2
+15%
90
6%
Level 3
+15%
95
6%
Level 4
+15%
100
6%
Level 5
+15%
105
7%
Sound
None
Pistol Shot
Range
Rank
Target
Damage
Accuracy
Crit mod
Effect
Self
Ranged
-25%
85
10%
+25% DMG vs Marked
Further levels
Level 2
-25%
90
11%
+25% DMG vs Marked
Level 3
-25%
95
11%
+25% DMG vs Marked
Level 4
-25%
100
12%
+25% DMG vs Marked
Level 5
-25%
105
12%
+25% DMG vs Marked
Sound
None
Point Blank Shot
Range
Rank
Target
Damage
Accuracy
Crit mod
Effect
Self
Ranged
+50%
95
0%
Knockback 1 (100% base)
Back 1
Further levels
Level 2
+50%
100
0%
Knockback 1 (110% base)
Back 1
Level 3
+50%
105
1%
Knockback 1 (119% base)
Back 1
Level 4
+50%
110
2%
Knockback 1 (129% base)
Back 1
Level 5
+50%
115
2%
Knockback 1 (139% base)
Back 1
Sound
None
Grapeshot Blast
Range
Rank
Target
Damage
Accuracy
Crit mod
Effect
Self
Ranged
-60%
80
-7%
Further levels
Level 2
-60%
85
-6%
Level 3
-60%
90
-6%
Level 4
-60%
95
-6%
Level 5
-60%
100
-5%
Sound
None
Tracking Shot
Range
Rank
Target
Damage
Accuracy
Crit mod
Effect
Self
Ranged
-80%
95
0%
+12% DMG, +6 ACC, +5% CRT
Further levels
Level 2
-80%
100
0%
+14% DMG, +7 ACC, +6% CRT
Level 3
-80%
105
0%
+16% DMG, +8 ACC, +7% CRT
Level 4
-80%
110
0%
+18% DMG, +9 ACC, +8% CRT
Level 5
-80%
115
1%
+20% DMG, +10 ACC, +9% CRT
Sound
None
Duelist's Advance
Range
Rank
Target
Damage
Accuracy
Crit mod
Effect
Self
Melee
-20%
85
2%
Forward 1
Activates Riposte
-40% DMG when Riposte (100% Base)
Further levels
Level 2
-20%
90
2%
Forward 1
Activates Riposte
-33% DMG when Riposte (100% Base)
Level 3
-20%
95
3%
Forward 1
Activates Riposte
-25% DMG when Riposte (100% Base)
+1% CRT when Riposte (100% Base)
Level 4
-20%
100
4%
Forward 1
Activates Riposte
-20% DMG when Riposte (100% Base)
+1% CRT when Riposte (100% Base)
Level 5
-20%
105
4%
Forward 1
Activates Riposte
-15% DMG when Riposte (100% Base)
+2% CRT when Riposte (100% Base)
Sound
None
Open Vein
Range
Rank
Target
Damage
Accuracy
Crit mod
Effect
Self
Melee
-15%
85
0%
Bleed (100% base) 2pts/rd for 3 rds
-20% Bleed Resist (100% base)
Further levels
Level 2
-15%
90
0%
Bleed (110% base) 2pts/rd for 3 rds
-23% Bleed Resist (110% base)
Level 3
-15%
95
1%
Bleed (119% base) 3pts/rd for 3 rds
-26% Bleed Resist (119% base)
Level 4
-15%
100
2%
Bleed (129% base) 3pts/rd for 3 rds
-30% Bleed Resist (129% base)
Level 5
-15%
105
2%
Bleed (139% base) 4pts/rd for 3 rds
-33% Bleed Resist (139% base)
Sound
None
Camping Skills
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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.
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~ The Survivalist.
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 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.
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~ The Blacksmith.
Unlike other games, equipment upgrades in Darkest Dungeon are linear, all bought at the Blacksmith.
Pistol & Blade
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:
5.5%
CRT base:
6.0%
CRT base:
6.5%
CRT base:
7.0%
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
Customisation
As for every hero, the Highwayman has four different colour palettes to choose from: red, green, blue and brown.
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No way out, hmph. Let's do this.
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~ Highwayman on about to meet his fate at the hands of the Heart of Darkness.
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Trivia
Dismas, the name of the default Highwayman, is named after the penitent thief who was crucified next to Jesus of Nazareth.
The Highwayman and the Grave Robber have many similarities with each other. They are also the only class that share a unique Camp Skill, that being Gallows Humor.
In the comic covering his introduction, it's shown that he was originally one of the many Brigands preying on the roads leading to the Hamlet. In haste to bring down what he thought was an easy mark, he accidentally killed a woman and child who were taking shelter inside the carriage. Overcome with remorse, the Highwayman left his previous path behind and now adventures to make amends.
The Highwayman's set of skills are unique among the other heroes for two reasons. He is the only hero whose entire moveset deals damage, and he is the only hero who has no offensive skill without damage modification. This makes The Guild's statement true.
Despite claiming he never misses, he actually misses enemy's eyes in another one of his lines when landing a critical.
Stun
Move
Blight
Bleed
Disease
Debuff
Death Blow
Trap
