Dark Slayer Class Mod

by wodzu_93·v2.2·Updated 2026-02-27

Added the Dark Slayer class to the game. It aims to recreate Vergil from "Devil May Cry 3/4SE" in "Darkest Dungeon". This profession is a high-output profession that can attack from any position and provide very reliable damage. It has 8 custom combat skills, 7 custom camp skills and a stance system. Use the Crusader sprite as a placeholder image. Compatible with DD version.

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About this mod Machine translation

Added the Dark Slayer class to the game. It aims to recreate Vergil from "Devil May Cry 3/4SE" in "Darkest Dungeon". This profession is a high-output profession that can attack from any position and provide very reliable damage. It has 8 custom combat skills, 7 custom camp skills and a posture system. Use the Crusader sprite as a placeholder image. Compatible with DD version.

Dark Slayer Class Mod

✨ **Welcome to the world of Dark Slayer! ** This mod brings the fighting style of Vergil, an iconic character from the Devil May Cry series, into Darkest Dungeon. Are you ready to play as a high-output, high-risk swordsman with unique gameplay?

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🎭 **Career Positioning**

  • **High Output/Glass Cannon**: Has powerful attack power, but relatively fragile survivability.
  • **Unique play style**: Crush enemies through attack chains (combos), but has a strong individualistic tendency and does not like to cooperate with other adventurers (team coordination is low, and camp gains are limited to yourself).
  • **Action Master**: Most skills **do not end the round**, allowing you to perform gorgeous combos in one round!

Simply put, this is what Vergil looks like in Darkest Dungeon. Compatible with Darkest Dungeon version 20340.

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⚔️ **Basic attributes**

**Growth attributes:**

| Level | Damage | Critical | Speed ​​| Dodge | Protection | Health |

|:--- |:--- |:--- |:--- |:--- |:--- |:--- |

| 1 | 2-3 | 4% | 09 | 12 | 0% | 15 |

| 2 | 2-3 | 4% | 10 | 17 | 0% | 20 |

| 3 | 2-3 | 5% | 11 | 22 | 0% | 25 |

| 4 | 2-3 | 5% | 13 | 27 | 0% | 30 |

| 5 | 3-3 | 6% | 15 | 32 | 0% | 35 |

**Resistance:**

  • 🩸 **Bleed Resistance**: 10%
  • ☠️ **Corrosion Resistance**: 10%
  • 💫 **Stun Resistance**: 10%
  • 🤢 **Disease Resistance**: 50%
  • 🚶 **Displacement Resistance**: 10%
  • 📉 **Debuff Resistance**: 50%
  • 💀 **Instant Death Resistance**: 67%
  • 🪤 **Trap Resistance**: 30%

**Default stance**: **Katana**

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🗡️ **Combat Skills (8)**

The Dark Slayer has two stances (katana and broadsword), which can be switched through skills and performs a series of signature moves derived from Vergil.

**1. Switch weapons**

  • **Position**: All | **Target**: Self | **Stance**: Any | **End Turn**: No
  • **Effect**: Switch between katana and broadsword stances. Each use will apply a short slowing debuff to yourself.

**2. Oblique Slash (Katana)**

  • **Position**: 1-2 | **Target**: 1-2 | **End Turn**: No
  • **Feature**: Extra hits and damage against marked targets. After use, the subsequent **"Dimension Slash"** and **"Air Slash"** skills will be strengthened.

**3. Dimensional Slash (Katana)**

  • **Position**: 1-2-3 | **Target**: 1-2-3-4 | **End Turn**: Yes
  • **Features**: Powerful long-range slash, which can pull the enemy back and has a bonus on marked targets. After use, the subsequent **"Speed ​​Iai"** skill will be strengthened.

**4. Quick Iai (Katana)**

  • **Position**: 4 | **Target**: All AOE | **End Turn**: No
  • **Features**: A gorgeous rush all-attack attack that will mark all enemies and greatly reduce their protection and dodge while moving forward.

**5. Phantom Sword/Out-of-combat Movement**

  • **Position**: 1-2-3 | **Target**: All | **Stance**: Any | **End Turn**: No
  • **Feature**: This skill replaces the universal "Move" skill. Fires a phantom sword that marks and weakens enemies remotely. Depending on the current posture, different displacement effects will be produced (the katana is pulled backward, the broadsword is pulled forward). **Note**: This skill cannot be viewed or upgraded in the character panel, and is only available in dungeons.

**6. Down Sword (Broad Sword)**

  • **Position**: 1-2 | **Target**: 1-2 | **End Turn**: Yes
  • **Feature**: Huge bonus against marked or stunned enemies. Each hit can also restore a small amount of health to yourself.

**7. Overhead Slash (Broad Sword)**

  • **Position**: 1-2 | **Target**: 1-2 | **End Turn**: No
  • **Features**: Chance to stun enemies. It has a bonus to marked targets, and …

Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions

  1. Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
  2. There is no universal mod manager for this game: some mods replace game files directly, some go into a game-specific Mods folder, and some need a game-specific community loader or tool first — follow the bundled readme.
  3. Place the files exactly as the readme says; mods with listed dependencies need those installed too.
  4. Launch the game to confirm it loaded; some games require enabling mods in settings or an in-game mod menu.

Install locations vary a lot between games and mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.

File & checksum

Filename
DarkSlayerV2.2
File size
5.7 MiB