The Jester is a great hero with Bleed and support skills that only improve with their unlockable Skills and Trinkets. The only way to earn these Skills is by going to Hero Shrines and going through the Jester’s backstory, but it can be difficult. Some chapters require special fights with limited mechanics, and not everything is explained to you when attempting a Chapter. Rather than waste time scouting to find one for reattempts, here is how to complete all Jester Chapters in Darkest Dungeon 2.
Jester Chapter 1 Hero Shrine Skill - Darkest Dungeon 2
The Jester’s default Skills leave a little to be desired in Darkest Dungeon 2, but traveling to Hero Shrines will unlock better Skills likeFinale. As soon as you unlock them, you’ll realize why Jester is one of the better choices forteam comps in Darkest Dungeon II. But let’s start from the beginning. In the first Shrine, the Jester unlocksPlay Outafter thenarration.
Jester Chapter 2 Hero Shrine Battle and Skill - Darkest Dungeon 2
On the second visit to the Hero Shrine with the Jester, you must fight the Violinist during their flashback. To defeat them, you’ll have to counter everything they do. This can be hard to figure out initially, but Sarmenti’s dialogue greatly helps. If you’re not paying full attention, you can also see what the Violinist last played by mousing over them. Here is how to counter everything they play:
The Violinist can repeat himself, so this is by no means what you should play every time. Read what they are playing and counter effectively. Once you’ve defeated him, you’ll unlockHarvest.
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Jester Chapter 3 Hero Shrine Skill - Darkest Dungeon 2
Chapter 3 for the Jester’s Hero Shrine has no battle and is just narration. Once it ends, you’ll unlockEchoing March.
Jester Chapter 4 Hero Shrine Battle and Skill - Darkest Dungeon 2
The battle in the fourth Chapter of Jester’s Hero Shrine can be very confusing. You’ll need to understand two main mechanics to get through it. On the left side of the screen, the correct notes will have orange tuning forks below them. This is supposed to mirror the right side of the screen and is the only way to unlock the Melody Skill. The notes can all be changed using Nota Cambiata for 2 Stress, but you can alsomove backward or forwardat the cost of1 Stress.
Wherever Sarmenti stands willalways be in tune, so if too many notes require too many changes, you’ll have tomove Sarmentiin a position to save Stress. The notes are all on acycleand willrotate from one stripe, two stripes, anddouble notes. If you can read sheet music, this is justasingle eighth note,single sixteenth note, andtwo eighth notes. Whenever you change a note, you’ll want to ensure it isn’t easier to just move into that slot to avoid using Nota Cambiata too many times unnecessarily.
In the first battle, you can move Sarmenti one slot to the left and then change all the notes usingNota Cambiatauntil they match.
For the second battle, Sarmenti can stay in the second position and then change the notes individually. The third and final battle is much easier with Sarmenti in the third position. If you’ve moved Sarmenti already, however, don’t worry! You can recover so long as you pay attention to how the notes are rotated when you change them. Once you finish, you’ll unlock the Skill,Finale.
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Jester Chapter 5 Hero Shrine Skill - Darkest Dungeon 2
The last visit to the Hero Shrine for the Jester, Chapter 5, unlocks two Skills. There’s no battle for it, so it’ll be pure narration, and you’ll unlock the SkillsSoloandEncore.
And with that, you’ll have unlocked all the Skills for the Jester and can use them as a high damage dealer and Support Hero. Finale is one of the best Skills, and the Jester can use some of their default Skills to give an enemy a Combo token. When using the Jester, you can have them synergize very well with other characters that give Combos as well, such as the Highwayman, to continuously deal Finale damage and still set up the Point Blank Shot.
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