Body of Work (2024)

The Body of Work is the act 5 Boss and the Final encounter at the end of your Confession in Darkest Dungeon II. Same as other bosses, before the final boss there will be 2 oblivion ingress mobs, try to be smart and maximize your torch before defeating them.

It is composed of 3 phases and the player must beat all of them to defeat the boss and finish the game. The phases are Gut of The Coward, Infernal Gaze and The Hateful God.

Gut of the Coward[]

Gut of the Coward
Base Stats
MAX HP	175	SPD	6
Resistances
Bleed	40%	Stun	50%
Blight	100%	Move	Immune
Burn	40%	Debuff	30%
Type(s)
Cosmic
Size		Turns per round
4		2

See Also

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The Gut of the Coward is the first phase of The Body of Work boss fight.

Your Cowardice made form, with 4 faces representing the 4 sacrifices. It causes huge Blight damage to heroes and at the same time has a huge amount of Blight RES, making it impossible to cause to the boss without the use of trinkets. It has a potentially dangerous attack since it causes more damage the more Blight the hero has, something that the boss causes in large amounts.

Gastric Juice

• Turn End: 3

Strategy

Due to its high resistance to Blight it is recommended that heroes like Plague Doctor or Flagellant use other support skills, however being only the first phase of the boss and the one that has less HP if the player has enough Raw DMG or other DOTS this boss is manageable. Due to the high amount of blight that this boss causes, it is highly recommended use skills or combat items that reduce this DOT as it can get out of control quickly with Catabolize. It should be noted that Catabolize can be modified with Block and Weak, thus greatly mitigating the potential damage that could be caused by this ability.

Skill Name	Target	Ranks	DMG	CRIT	Self	Effects
Gastric Juices	(Two targets)		--	--	--	Ignores , , , • Add
Trammel Cooldown 1			4-7	5%	--	Requires Target • Add
Acid Reflux			2-4	5%	--	• 2 • 1 + 1 (25%) • -10% RES
Catabolize			--	5%	--	Requires Target • 1 • Deal 100% as DMG • Remove ,

Infernal Gaze[]

Infernal Gaze
Base Stats
MAX HP	200	SPD	6
Resistances
Bleed	40%	Stun	50%
Blight	40%	Move	Immune
Burn	40%	Debuff	40%
Type(s)
Cosmic
Size		Turns per round
4		2
Permanent Condition(s)
None

The Infernal Gaze is the second phase of The Body of Work boss fight.

Unable to escape his gaze, mark a hero to attack him with an unavoidable attack while combining the mechanics of the act 3 and act 4 boss such as Stealing tokens, Dealing massive single target damage, etc.

Windup

• Preparing to deliver a powerful, unavoidable blow.
• The boss will target one hero with Contempt to be the target of this unavoidable blow.

Contempt

• You're next.

Strategy

If the hero is marked with Contempt the hit will connect no matter what. This move can be mitigated with Block and Weak, while the blow can be redirected with Guard so it hits a more favorable target (Tanks). Spamming moves that give huge amounts of tokens (Take Aim, Repartee, Retribution) can put you at a disadvantage since the boss will steal ALL the tokens, is key to be cautious and prepare for Haymaker.

Skill Name	Target	Ranks	DMG	CRIT	Self	Effects
Glare			1-2	5%	• Add	Ignore , • Add
Covetous Glance			--	--	--	Requires Target 4+= Positive Tokens Ignores , , • Steal all Positive Tokens
Hammer Cooldown 1			6-10	5%	--	• Add
Riposte			6-9	5%	--	--
Haymaker			20-40	10%	Requires • Remove	Requires Target Ignores , , , • 1 + 1 (50%) • Add • Remove

Hateful God[]

Hateful God
Base Stats
MAX HP	999	SPD	10
Resistances
Bleed	60%	Stun	60%
Blight	60%	Move	Immune
Burn	60%	Debuff	40%
Type(s)
Cosmic
Size		Turns per round
2		1
Permanent Condition(s)
Combat Start:

The Hateful God is the third and final phase of The Body of Work boss fight.

The Hateful God has high resistances to DOTs but they are not impossible to overcome using piercing. Having some DOT piercing from hero paths, items, or skills that use the token to improve resistance penetration can help in overcoming this and keeping active. Since the boss has so much health, leveraging DOTS or extreme amounts of raw damage is crucial to success.

At the start of combat all heros recieve the shackle of the past debuff which gives them one of the following: , , , . In addition they recieve a debuff which changes the locked category after each turn. Samsara will routinely summon two Proclaimers in the first and fourth ranks that can attack front line heroes and buff themselves and the boss. Be wary of stacking too many positive tokens, as Strange Axis will turn them all into the opposite effect, Block becoming Vulnerable, Strength becoming Weak, etc. Abilities that can remove these debuff tokens such as Plague Doctor's Indiscriminate Science are very helpful.

The 999 HP might seem incredibly daunting at first, but there is a mechanic in place that allows you to deal high damage to the boss and keep going during the extended fight. This mechanic is activated when there are no Proclaimers currently present. The boss will then use Face Your Failure and when the Hero you chose defeats their Ghost, they will be able to use a powerful attack that deals 200 damage, heals some HP, and heals some stress. In addition the debuff is removed so the hero is not longer locked from ranged or melee attacks, heal or stress heal. Each hero can only be selected once, so it is possible to deal 800 damage this way, leaving 199 left to be dealt via attacks or DOTs.

Skill Name	Target	Ranks	DMG	CRIT	Self	Effects
Futility			6-10	5%	--	• 1 • shuffle
Shackles of the Past			--	--	--	• Add , , , One of each in their respective Rank
Samsara	(Allies)		--	--	--	Requires Enemy Party no Proclaimer Requires hero not Facing their Failures Summons 2 Proclaimers
Spreading Stain			10-16	10%	• Remove	Requires x2 • Destroy all Positive Tokens
Strange Axis			--	--	--	Requires Target +=4 Positive Tokens • Invert all Tokens.
Face your Failures	(1 Hero)		--	--	--	The Player must choose one of their heroes • Summons Ghost of the Past based on the hero chosen.

Victory[]

Trivia[]

• An unused ability for the Body of Work's third stage called "Frailty" can be found in the "enemy ability names" localization file.
• The final boss's name refers to the term body of work, denoting a person's total artistic or academic output. Fittingly, the Body of Work appears to be an amalgamation of the previous confession bosses, each of which also has an anatomical theme:
  • The boss is wreathed in the Shackles of Denial.
  • A pair of wing-like constructs on the Body's shoulders resemble the Seething Sigh.
  • The Focused Fault is embedded in the Body's chest.
  • There are hand motifs throughout the Body derived from the Ravenous Reach.
  • The Gut of the Coward forms the Body's gut.

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Roaming	Antiquarian Chirurgeon Collector Death Exemplar Shambler Warlord (DLC)
The Mountain	Spoilers The Shackles of Denial Seething Sigh Focused Fault Ravenous Reach Body of Work