
When you click on a hero, their stats are shown on the right side of the screen and you will see the "Rank" indicator that's indicated with Gold nodes which tells you the recommended position of where the hero must be placed, depending on the Skills that you have equipped. Upon starting your journey, you will start off with four heroes and you will have the freedom to optimize their rank positions within a party of four members. In Darkest Dungeon 2, hero rank positioning matters and plays an important role in combat.

Below are the different Heroes available in the new Darkest Dungeon 2, and any new Heroes added to the game. All new updates stats on the sequel for each hero can be found below. Darkest Dungeon 2 introduces a new hero to the game, The Runaway. This also plays an important role on how the party interacts with any in-game events, circumstances, and environments and how this affects the different Heroes' relationships and sanity. Heroes include the unique types and starting classes players can choose from that each contain their own set of Stats, Quirks, Skills and abilities. Heroes in Darkest Dungeon 2 include all the hero types and classes of heroes available in the game.
