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Darkest Dungeon

Curios

Learn about Curios in Darkest Dungeon, including what items to use on objects like the Alchemy Table for loot or the Altar of Light for buffs.

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Learn about Curios in Darkest Dungeon, including what items to use on objects like the Alchemy Table for loot or the Altar of Light for buffs.

Walkthrough
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    As you explore dungeons in Darkest Dungeon, you will encounter various Curios.
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    Some Curios can be interacted with without any items, while others yield greater rewards or negative effects when the correct item is used.
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    A small effect icon will appear below a Curio if you have previously used an item successfully on it, aiding in future interactions.
Tips
  • Alchemy Table: Use Medicinal Herbs for loot, or a Torch to maximize lighting power.
  • Altar of Light: Using Holy Water grants a +30% DMG buff until the next camp.
  • Ancestor: This is a ghostly premonition that speaks to you, offering no extra benefit.
  • Ancestor's Knapsack: Opening this chest yields random loot and one Ancestral trinket.
  • Ancestor's Relic: This massive crate is a quest item.
  • Ancient Artifact: Use a Skeleton Key on this chest for more loot.
  • Ancient Coffin: Interacting with this coffin drops some loot and has a chance for a positive Weald-related quirk.
  • Animalistic Shrine: Use your Pick-Axe quest item on this shrine.
  • Bandit's Trapped Chest: Opening this chest without precautions inflicts Blight (2 damage for 3 rounds). It can be opened in The Old Road starting quest.
  • Barnacle Crusted Chest: Use a Shovel on this chest for increased loot chances.
  • Bas-Relief: Leaving this alone is safest. Using a Shovel offers a chance for a positive quirk but inflicts +100 stress, potentially causing an Affliction like Fearful.
  • Beast Carcass: Use Medicinal Herbs on this for food rewards.
  • Bloodflowers: Use a Shovel on these for loot.
  • Bone Altar: This altar grants a +15% DMG, +10 ACC, and +5% CRT boost until the next camp.
  • Bookshelf: Interacting with this bookshelf offers a chance for a Journal, scouting ahead, or positive/negative quirks.
  • Brackish Tide Pool: Use Antivenom to heal 5 HP and 5 stress.
  • Cabinet: Use a Skeleton Key for more loot, or a Shovel for a slightly lower chance of success.
  • Celestial Cornerstone: This must be broken to access the Farmstead.
  • Chirugeon's Satchel: Pick this up for your quest.
  • Confession Booth: Using Holy Water can remove stress and may yield nice loot, including Journal pages. Alternatively, you might gain extra stress or have a negative quirk removed.
  • Corrupted Altar: Use your Consecrated Essence on this altar.
  • Corrupted Harvest: This heals stress for your party.
  • Crate: Found in corridors with no description; yields loot or nothing.
  • Damned Fountain: Using Holy Water can remove stress. Using a Torch increases stress.
  • Decorative Urn: Use Holy Water for better loot.
  • Dinner Cart: Use Medicinal Herbs on this cart for more items.
  • Disturbing Diversion: Use shovels on this for many heirlooms.
  • Eerie Spiderweb: Apply a Bandage to this for a better result.
  • Eerie Coral: Use Medicinal Herbs to remove a negative quirk.
  • Eldritch Altar: Using Holy Water on this altar removes a random negative quirk.
  • Fish Carcass: Apply Medicinal Herbs for safe looting.
  • Fish Idol: Using Holy Water on this idol grants an +18% DMG chance until the next camp.
  • Foodstuff Crate: Pick this up for your quest.
  • Forgotten Delicacies: Use Medicinal Herbs on this cart for loot (food and gold).
  • Forgotten Strongbox: This chest will drop a certain quest key or a Crimson Court trinket.
  • Fresh Harvest: This will heal you up.
  • Giant Oyster: Use a Shovel for more gold/trinket, or Dog Treats (requires a Houndmaster in your party) for a +25 DODGE chance.
  • Gleaming Shards: Provides Comet Shards.
  • Heirloom Chest: Use a Skeleton Key for better loot chances. May cause bleeding or blight.
  • Holy Fountain: Applying Holy Water may remove stress (up to 20 at higher levels) and cure status effects.

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