Darkest Dungeon: The Ultimate Curios Cheat Sheet Guide (2024)

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By Saqib Mansoor

Published Apr 26, 2024

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Darkest Dungeon

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Curios Found in All Dungeons
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Darkest Dungeon Curio Guide - Curios Interactions Cheat Sheet - Games Finder Darkest Dungeon Part #8 - Overview: The Weald

Curios Found in the Ruins

Curios Found in the Warrens

Curios Found in the Weald

Curios Found in the Cove

Curios Found in the Courtyard

Curios Found in the Farmstead

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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Curios Found in All Dungeons

Curio	Provision	Cleansing Effects	Non-Cleansing Effects
Crate			Heirlooms (75%) Nothing (25%)
Discarded Pack			Gold, Gems, or Supplies (60%) Scouting (20%) Nothing (20%)
Eldritch Altar	Holy Water	Purge a Negative Quirk	+25 Stress (40%) Purge a Negative Quirk (10%) Nothing (50%)
Heirloom Chest	Antivenom Skeleton Key	Heirlooms x3 Heirlooms x4	Heirlooms x2 (75%) Bleed (12.5%) Blight (12.5%)
Sack			Gold (75%) Nothing (25%)
Sconce			Torch x1 (100%)
Shambler's Altar	Torch	Summons the Shambler boss in Darkest Dungeon	Nothing (100%)
Stack of Books	Torch	Stress +100	Stress +25 (22.2%) Positive Quirk (66.67%) Negative Quirk (11.1%) Light -25 (11.1%) Journal Entry (16.7%) Nothing (16.7%)
Unlocked Strongbox			Loot x2 (75%) Blight (25%)

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

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Curio	Provision	Cleansing Effects	Non-Cleansing Effects
Alchemy Table	Medicinal Herbs Torch	Gold or Gems Light +100	Blight (50%) Gold or Gems (25%) Nothing (25%)
Altar of Light	Holy Water	Damage +30% Until Camp	Damage +20% Until Camp
Bookshelf			Scouting (20%) Stress +15 (20%) Positive Quirk (13.3%) Negative Quirk (6.7%) Journal Entry (20%) Nothing (20%)
Confession Booth	Holy Water	Stress Heal 30	Stress +15 (50%) Gold or Trinket (25%) Purge a Negative Quirk (25%)
Decorative Urn	Holy Water Shovel	Gems or Trinket Guilty Conscience Negative Quirk	Gems or Trinket (44.4%) Blight (22.2%) Creeping Cough Disease (7.4%) Random Disease (3.7%) Nothing (22.2%)
Holy Fountain	Holy Water	Stress Heal 20 Health Heal 12 Cure Status Effects	Stress Heal 10, Health Heal 5, Cure Status Effects (50%) Gold or Gems (50%)
Iron Maiden	Medicinal Herbs	Loot	Loot (40%) Negative Quirk (20%) Tetanus Disease (13.3%) Random Disease (6.7%) Nothing (20%)
Locked Display Cabinet	Shovel Skeleton Key	Gold, Gems, or Heirlooms x2 Gold, Gems, or Heirlooms x3	Bleed (50%) Blight (50%)
Locked Sarcophagus	Shovel Skeleton Key	Gold, Gems, or Heirlooms x1 Gold, Gems, or Heirlooms x2	Bleed (50%) Blight (50%)
Sarcophagus			Gold or Heirlooms (60%) Thanatophobia Negative Quirk (20%) Nothing (20%)
Suit of Armor			Dodge +10, Prot +15% Until Camp (75%) Ruins Adventurer Positive Quirk (12.5%) Ruins Tactician Positive Quirk (12.5%)

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

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Curio	Provision	Cleansing Effects	Non-Cleansing Effects
Bone Altar			Damage +15%, Accuracy +10, Critical +5% Until Camp (100%)
Dinner Cart	Medicinal Herbs	Food x3, Gold, or Trinket	Food x1, Gold or Trinket x1 (37.5%) Blight (25%) The Black Plague Disease (12.5%) Nothing (25%)
Makeshift Dining Table	Medicinal Herbs	Food x2, Gold, or Trinket	Food, Gold, and Trinket (25%) Blight (25%) Tapeworm Disease (25%) Nothing (25%)
Moonshine Barrel	Medicinal Herbs	Damage +30% Until Camp	Food, Gold, or Supplies (33.3%) Blight (33.3%) Tippler Negative Quirk (11.1%) Nothing (22.2%)
Occult Scrawlings	Holy Water	Dodge -20%	Random Positive Quirk (33.3%) Stress +25 (25%) Random Negative Quirk (16.7%) Nothing (25%)
Pile of Bones	Holy Water	Loot x2	Loot x2 (25%) Random Disease (25%) Bloodthirsty Negative Quirk (25%) Nothing (25%)
Pile of Scrolls	Torch	Purge a Negative Quirk	Scouting (28.6%) Stress +15 (14.3%) Journal Entry (14.3%) Random Positive Quirk (9.5%) Random Negative Quirk (4.8%) Nothing (28.6%)
Rack of Blades	Bandage	Food x1, Gold or Gems x2	Food x1, Gold or Gems x1 (40%) Bleed (40%) Nothing (20%)
Sacrificial Stone			Stress +50 (50%) Purge a Negative Quirk (25%) Warrens Explorer Positive Quirk (12.5%) Warrens Scrounger Positive Quirk (12.5%)

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

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Curio	Provision	Cleansing Effects	Non-Cleansing Effects
Ancient Coffin			Gold or Heirloom x2 (50%) Weald Adventurer Positive Quirk (8.3%) Weald Explorer Positive Quirk (8.3%) Nothing (33.3%)
Beast Carcass	Medicinal Herbs	Food x2	Food x1 (42.9%) Rabies Disease (9.5%) Random Disease (19%) Zoophobia Negative Quirk (14.3%) Nothing (14.3%)
Eerie Spiderweb	Bandage	Gold, Gems, Trinket x2	Gold, Gems, Trinket x1 (40%) Slow Reflexes Negative Quirk (10%) Slowdraw Negative Quirk (10%) Nothing (40%)
Left Luggage	Antivenom Skeleton Key	Loot x3 Loot x2	Loot x4 (50%) Blight (50%)
Mummified Remains	Bandage	Gold or Trinkets x2	Gold or Trinkets x1 (40%) Blight (40%) Nothing (20%)
Old Tree	Antivenom	Loot x3	Loot x2 (50%) Blight (25%) Nothing (25%)
Pristine Fountain	Holy Water	Stress Heal 30	Stress Heal 20 (100%)
Shallow Grave	Shovel	Gems or Heirlooms x3	Blight (50%) Random Disease (50%)
Traveler's Tent			Gold, Supplies, or Heirlooms (37.5%) Scouting (37.5%) Stress +25 (12.5%) Nothing (12.5%)
Troubling Effigy	Holy Water	Random Positive Quirk	Random Positive Quirk (18.8%) Random Negative Quirk (18.8%) Bleed (18.8%) Blight (9.4%) Stress +15 (9.4%) Nothing (25%)

The Weald has several curios that reward loot. Take advantage of that by bringing an Antiquarian. Her passive lets you farm gold fast in Darkest Dungeon.

Curios Found in the Cove

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Curio	Provision	Cleansing Effects	Non-Cleansing Effects
Barnacle Crusted Chest	Shovel	Loot x3	Loot x2 (50%) Bleed (25%) Nothing (25%)
Bas-Relief	Shovel	Stress +100	Random Positive Quirk (66.7%) Random Negative Quirk (22.2%) Random Disease (11.1%)
Brackish Tide Pool	Antivenom	HP Heal 5 (50%) Stress Heal 5 (50%	Blight, Bleed, Disease, Debuff Resistances +33% Until Camp (75%) Random Disease (25%)
Eerie Coral	Medicinal Herbs	Purge a Negative Quirk	Stress Heal 10 (50%) Stress +25 (25%) Nothing (25%)
Fish Idol	Holy Water	Damage +18% Until Camp	Damage -25%, Accuracy -10 Until Camp (50%) Dodge -12 Until Camp (50%)
Fish Carcass	Medicinal Herbs	Gold, Gems, Supplies, or Trinkets x2	Gold, Gems, Supplies, or Trinkets x1 (16.7%) The Red Plague Disease (16.7%) Blight (11.1%) Bleed (5.6%) Nothing (50%)
Giant Oyster	Dog Treats (Houndmaster class-exclusive) Shovel	Dodge +25 Until Camp Gold or Trinkets x3	Gold or Trinkets x2 (40%) Bleed (40%) Nothing (20%)
Ship's Figurehead			Stress Heal 30 (66.7%) Damage +20% and Speed +4 Until Camp (33.3%)

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Curios Found in the Courtyard

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Curio	Provision	Cleansing Effects	Non-Cleansing Effects
Bloodflowers	Holy Water Shovel The Blood	Stress +15 Gems, Heirlooms, or Loot x2 Nothing	Stress +15 (38.5%) Scouting (23.1%) Loot x2 (15.3%) The Blood (16.7%) Tetanus Disease (5.1%) Random Disease (2.5%) Nothing (15.3%)
Damned Fountain	Holy Water Torch	Stress Heal 30 Stress +5	Bleed (60%) Crimson Curse Disease (20%) Loot x2 (20%)
Disturbing Diversion	Shovel	Heirlooms x3	Stress +25 (40%) Random Positive Quirk (15%) Random Negative Quirk (15%) Loot x2 (10%) The Blood x2 (16.7%) Nothing (20%)
Forgotten Delicacies	Medicinal Herbs	Food x2, Gold or Supplies x1	Gold or Supplies x4 (20%) The Blood (25%) Stress Easter Negative Quirk (20%) Blight (20%) Crimson Curse Disease (13.3%) Random Disease (6.7%) Nothing (20%)
Hooded Shrew	The Blood	Trinkets x2	Stress +15 (42.8%) Loot x1 (28.5%) Random Disease (7.6%) Nothing (14.2%)
Pile of Strange Bones	Bandage The Blood	Loot x1 (50%) The Blood (16.7%) Summon a Supplicant, Sycophant, and Esquire	Bleed (50%) Loot x2 (20%) The Blood (16.7%) Crimson Curse Disease (10%) Nothing (20%)
Throbbing Coccoons	Torch	Stress Heal 30	Summon a Supplicant, Sycophant & Esquire (75%) Loot x3 (12.5%) The Blood (16.7%) Nothing (12.5%)
Thronging Hive	Torch	Loot x3 The Blood (16.7%)	Loot x2 (75%) The Blood (20%) Bleed (25%)
Wine Crate	Antivenom Shovel	Stress Heal 30 Firewood (For Camp)	The Blood x2, Loot x1, Gold or Supplies x4 (41.7%) Tippler Negative Quirk (16.7%) Crimson Curse Disease (16.7%) Scouting (8.3%) Bleed (8.3%) Nothing (8.3%)
Wizened Shrew	The Blood	Trinkets x3	Random Disease (7.6%) Scouting (50%) Random Reward (33%) Nothing (25%)

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

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Curio	Provision	Cleansing Effects	Non-Cleansing Effects
Corrupted Harvest			Stress Heal 60 (Party)
Fresh Harvest			HP Heal 90% of Maximum Health
Gleaming Shards			Shards x15
Mildred			Mildred's Locket (First Encounter) Trinkets and Shards (Following Encounters)
Miller's Hearth			Camp
Plentiful Bounty			HP Heal 65% of Maximum Health (Party)
Rotted Flare			Stress Heal 100
Stockpile	Skeleton Key	Food x12, Supplies, and Trinkets	Food, Medicinal Herbs, or Laudanum (66%) Nothing (33%)

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
Genre(s): RPG
Platform(s): PS4 , PS Vita , Xbox One , Switch , PC , iOS

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