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How to Use the Grave Robber in Darkest Dungeon

Updated 10 Nov 2026 Source Darkest Dungeon wiki.gg hero skill tables (Grave Robber combat skills and effects), retrieved 10 November 2026 By
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The Grave Robber is a mobile combatant who moves through the ranks with ease: she strikes from melee, leaps forward, then retreats to the shadows and keeps attacking at range.

Role and difficulty

Middle ranks, moderate difficulty. She repositions, applies bleed and blight, and damages flexibly from any position.

Skill kit (wiki-sourced)

SkillTypeRanksKey numbers / effect
Pick to the FaceMelee1–2ACC 90, +1% CRIT, Armor Piercing, DMG −15%
LungeMelee1–3 (forward 2)ACC 95, +8% CRIT, +20% DMG vs Blighted, DMG +40%
Flashing DaggersRanged1–3ACC 90, −5% CRIT, −20% Bleed Resist (3 rds), DMG −33%
Shadow FadeSelf—Move back 2, Stealth (2 rds), +80% DMG (2 rds), +4% CRIT (2 rds), +10 DODGE (4 rds)
Thrown DaggerRanged1–4ACC 90, +8% CRIT, +25% DMG vs Marked, +20% DMG vs Blighted, +5 ACC (4 rds), DMG −10%
Poison DartRanged1–4ACC 95, +7.5% CRIT, Blight 100% (2/rd, 4 rds), −20% Blight Resist, DMG −60%
Toxin TrickerySelf—Cure Blight/Bleed, +9 DODGE, +2 SPD (1 battle); Limit 1 / battle

How to play her

  1. Start in rank three or four.
  2. Open with Thrown Dagger or Poison Dart for ranged damage and a blight.
  3. Lunge forward to punish a back-rank caster.
  4. Shadow Fade back to safety with the damage buff active.
  5. Pick to the Face if enemies close in.
  6. Toxin Trickery to cleanse a blight/bleed and boost evasion.
  7. Reposition every turn to hit where it matters.

Party synergy

Bleed and blight teams adore her. She pairs with the Plague Doctor or Occultist for damage-over-time chains.

Tips

  • She can fill almost any rank.
  • Back-rank lunges kill casters.
  • Shadow Fade dodges the killing blow and boosts her next hits.
  • Bleed plus blight stacks fast off her kit.

Common mistakes

  • Leaving her stuck in one rank.
  • Wasting the lunge on the wrong target.
  • Forgetting she can dodge via Shadow Fade.
  • Standing still while enemies target her.

Frequently asked questions

Which rank does the Grave Robber use?

Any — her Lunge reaches forward and her daggers/darts hit from rank four, so she can fight effectively from rank one through four.

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Sources

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