This Darkest Dungeon 2 Curse of the Court Quest guide will help you navigate through this challenging questline and prepare your team for the final battle. Your mission is to contain the spread, find the cure, and eradicate these vampirically corrupted nobles before they overrun your kingdom.
How to Complete Curse of the Court Quest in Darkest Dungeon 2
The Curse of the Court questline is mandatory for progression - you must complete this quest to be able to face the final boss. The quest involves multiple complex steps that require careful preparation and strategic thinking.
1. Fuel Requisition
Your first objective is to visit Assistance Encounters, the Hoarder, and Field Hospitals to collect Fuel Oil for the fire bombs. This step requires multiple visits to these encounters, so be patient and thorough. Continue repeating this process until you receive instructions to proceed to the next step.
2. Caccoons
Head to the Inn that has an underground passage and look for caccoons. Purge them by using the Accellerant (fire bombs) to avoid fighting mosquitoes and anything that comes out of them. If you don't have them or forgot to equip them (as I did), you can simply destroy them regularly. You'll receive a blood sample that you need to take to the Inn.
3. Public Health Notice
- Equip your stagecoach with the Public Health Notice quest item. Make sure it's Escalation 2 phase (or higher).
- Next, you'll need to visit Field Hospitals to gather notes on how to prepare a cure. This isn't a single visit - you'll need to collect multiple pages of a book to gather all the necessary intelligence.
4. Defeat the Chirurgeon
Your quest for the cure now involves combat. You must defeat the Chirurgeon boss to obtain the Bloodworn Syringe, a quest item needed to collect blood samples. Prepare your team well for this encounter, as the Chirurgeon can be a challenging opponent.
5. Blood Samples
With your Bloodworn Syringe in hand, you can now begin the blood collection process.
- Head to the Assistance Encounters to get the Human Blood Sample quest item. To get it, choose the dialogue option with a Curse of the Court logo.
- Use your syringe on a Court-type enemy to get a Bloodsucker Blood Sample quest item. You must equip the syringe as an item and use it on any Crimson Court enemy.
- Return samples to the Inn. You must be in Escalation 3 phase to be able to complete this part of the Curse of the Court quest.
* There are indications that you may need to collect blood samples from other enemy types. This step is currently being researched and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Best Team Comps for Curse of the Court Kingdoms DLC
The Curse of the Court introduces vampiric enemies that are particularly vulnerable to burn damage, making burn-focused team compositions highly effective for those annoying mosquito-vampires.
Burn-Focused Team
Burn Crusader team composition consists of the Occultist, Crusader, Runaway, and Highwayman. With a combination of powerful attacks, healing abilities, and crowd control, this team is ready to face any challenge. This composition excels against Court enemies due to their vulnerability to burn effects.
| Position | Hero | Key Skills |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crusader | Holy Lance (burn application), Smite (reliable damage), Inspiring Cry (stress heal) |
| 2 | Highwayman | Point Blank Shot (high damage), Highway Robbery (repositioning), Take Aim (accuracy buff) |
| 3 | Runaway | Smokescreen (dodge/burn), Cauterize (heal/burn), Ransack (utility) |
| 4 | Occultist | Wyrd Reconstruction (healing), Hands from the Abyss (pull/debuff), Vulnerability Hex (damage buff) |
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Blight-Focused Team
Plague Doctor and Flagellant's synergetic skills allow them to push an incredible amount of Blight damage. As Cortiers are vulnerable to Blight, you'll have much easier fights.
| Position | Hero | Key Skills |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leper | Chop, Hew, Intimidate, Reflection |
| 2 | Flagellant | Punish, Rain of Sorrows, Exsanguinate, Reclaim |
| 3 | Grave Robber | Poison Dart, Shadow Fade, Pick to the Face, Lunge |
| 4 | Plague Doctor | Noxious Blast, Plague Grenade, Battlefield Medicine, Emboldening Vapours |
Balanced Team (Our Recommendation)
We recommend a balanced team in this module of Darkest Dungeon 2: Kingdoms, which combines offense with debuffs/healing: Crusader, Highwayman, Occultist, Vestal. The main reason is to ensure you can effectively remove positive tokens from enemies and attack back ranks, while maintaining a steady offense.
| Position | Hero | Key Skills |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crusader | Smite, Holy Lance, Inspiring Cry, Bulwark of Faith |
| 2 | Highwayman | Point Blank Shot, Wicked Slice, Take Aim, Highway Robbery |
| 3 | Occultist | Wyrd Reconstruction, Hands from the Abyss, Vulnerability Hex, Daemon's Pull |
| 4 | Vestal | Divine Grace, Divine Comfort, Judgment, Consecration |
Curse of the Court FAQ
The Curse of the Court questline is the third free module for Kingdoms, the standalone campaign strategy mode for Darkest Dungeon II. This time, you'll face off against those annoying mosquito nobles you defeated once in the original Darkest Dungeon. Just as with previous clans you met in Kingdoms, you must complete the quest in time to be able to defeat the enemies swarming your lands.
Yes, completing the Curse of the Court quest is mandatory to face the final boss. It's an essential part of the campaign progression.
You can collect the three blood samples at any time, but you can bring them to the Inn only when Escalation 3 phase starts.
The new Crimson Court enemies are particularly vulnerable to burn damage, making burn-focused strategies highly effective. Characters like the Runaway and Crusader can apply consistent burn effects that deal significant damage over time.
You'll need to visit Field Hospitals at least four times to collect all pages of the book. To be sure, visit the Field Hospital until you don't get anything.
The Chirurgeon can be challenging if you don't eliminate it fast. Make sure to hit him often with burn damage while dealing with his henchmen.
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