Every dungeon features a list of interactive curios that require specific provision items to give you the best loot and buffs.
Curios are interactive objects that form one of the most important gameplay systems of Darkest Dungeon. They can either turn the tide in your favor or doom your party.
Every time you come across a curio, a prompt will appear to choose an item from your inventory. Using the correct item here will reward you with gold, gems, trinkets, positive quirks, or buffs. Using the wrong items, however, will trigger negative effects that may prove costly even if your heroes manage to complete the current dungeon run.
With close to a hundred different curios, it is impossible to remember which items to use in every case. This is why buying the best provisions for each location is important. If you know what curios a location spawns, you can save a lot of gold by only buying specific provisions from the Caretaker.
Hence, you need a cheat sheet that lists all curios and how to cleanse them in Darkest Dungeon. Keep this list open while playing the game because removing the curios prompt is the same as using no items, which has a chance of triggering negative effects.
All the curios below are ordered alphabetically for your convenience. That being said, pressing
Ctrl + F
in your browser to search for a curio would be much faster.
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When venturing out in Darkest Dungeons, it’s important to tailor your party to counter the environment and enemies you’ll be fighting.
Curios Found in All Dungeons
Curio |
Provision |
Cleansing Effects |
Non-Cleansing Effects |
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Crate |
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Discarded Pack |
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Eldritch Altar |
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Heirloom Chest |
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Sack |
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Sconce |
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Shambler’s Altar |
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Stack of Books |
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Unlocked Strongbox |
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The aforementioned common curious can only be found in the four starting locations of
Darkest Dungeon
: Ruins, Warrens, Weald, and Cove.
Curios Found in the Ruins
Curio |
Provision |
Cleansing Effects |
Non-Cleansing Effects |
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Alchemy Table |
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Altar of Light |
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Bookshelf |
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Confession Booth |
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Decorative Urn |
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Holy Fountain |
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Iron Maiden |
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Locked Display Cabinet |
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Locked Sarcophagus |
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Sarcophagus |
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Suit of Armor |
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Some of the
worst afflictions in
Darkest Dungeon
will force heroes to interact with curios automatically. This can be troubling in the case of Bookshelves, which you should generally try to avoid.
Curios Found in the Warrens
Curio |
Provision |
Cleansing Effects |
Non-Cleansing Effects |
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Bone Altar |
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Dinner Cart |
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Makeshift Dining Table |
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Moonshine Barrel |
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Occult Scrawlings |
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Pile of Bones |
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Pile of Scrolls |
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Rack of Blades |
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Sacrificial Stone |
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The Warrens has several curios that let you remove negative quirks for free. There is also a chance to gain an
excellent positive quirk
at the same time.
Curios Found in the Weald
Curio |
Provision |
Cleansing Effects |
Non-Cleansing Effects |
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Ancient Coffin |
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Beast Carcass |
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Eerie Spiderweb |
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Left Luggage |
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Mummified Remains |
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Old Tree |
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Pristine Fountain |
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Shallow Grave |
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Traveler’s Tent |
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Troubling Effigy |
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Curios Found in the Cove
Curio |
Provision |
Cleansing Effects |
Non-Cleansing Effects |
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Barnacle Crusted Chest |
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Bas-Relief |
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Brackish Tide Pool |
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Eerie Coral |
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Fish Idol |
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Fish Carcass |
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Giant Oyster |
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Ship’s Figurehead |
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Darkest Dungeon: 12 Beginner Tips and Tricks
Darkest Dungeon can be a pretty harrowing experience for new players. For those struggling, here are some helpful tips to make things easier.
Curios Found in the Courtyard
Curio |
Provision |
Cleansing Effects |
Non-Cleansing Effects |
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Bloodflowers |
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Damned Fountain |
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Disturbing Diversion |
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Forgotten Delicacies |
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Hooded Shrew |
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Pile of Strange Bones |
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Throbbing Coccoons |
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Thronging Hive |
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Wine Crate |
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Wizened Shrew |
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Darkest Dungeon
is one of the
hardest indie games out there
. The Courtyard takes this difficulty ceiling up by another notch. Make sure to bring healing supplies.
Curios Found in the Farmstead
Curio |
Provision |
Cleansing Effects |
Non-Cleansing Effects |
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Corrupted Harvest |
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Fresh Harvest |
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Gleaming Shards |
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Mildred |
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Miller’s Hearth |
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Plentiful Bounty |
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Rotted Flare |
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Stockpile |
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The Farmstead relies more on its unique shard mechanics than curios to shift the tide in your favor. You will need a
good team composition for the Farmstead
in order to survive the endless horrors.
Darkest Dungeon
- Released
- January 19, 2016
- Developer(s)
- Red Hook Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Red Hook Studios