

The shambler retreats to 3rd and 4th position a lot, so take ranch damage dealers with you. A tactic is to stun them so they won’t be as annoying and you might double stun the first two rows with a Hellion and still have 3 heroes left. He will summon minions which attack you annoyingly but killing them is pretty useless as when they die the Shambler will summon new ones. If summoned but then ran away from, the Shambler will appear again as the next encounter. If summoned from an altar, the Shambler will automatically bring the torchlight down to 0 and will prevent the party from lighting torches while fighting it. You can summon the monster on your own, by putting the torch on his altar (Shamblers Altar), or on Curio, which you can sometimes run into while exploring the dungeons. While Red Hook Studios hasnt added a new class in a while, modder. There is very little possibility that you encounter him randomly (as a random encounter), while exploring the dungeon with the lowest brightness level (set to 0).

A character with a dagger can easily stab the goblin gnawing on his leg, triggering hack. The party will always be surprised when encountering a Shambler. One of the best ways to add a new experience to Darkest Dungeon is to try out a brand new class. Weapons are particularly likely to modify what moves you can trigger. The Shambler’s Altar can be found in any corridor in any dungeon, when found the message will say “It says: "The sacrifice of fire is the gate to ruin! Place a torch if you crave the void!" If you have a torch, you can use it to summon the Shambler. The Shambler appears as a hallway fight in total darkness with a very small chance (1% for apprentice level, 8% for veteran level and 12% for champion level) or when a Torch is used on a Shambler's Altar (which instantly reduces light to 0). Next time you see a shambler altar, read the altar's description. Both of which are completely and easily avoidable, as SrMandril said. The lower the difficulty the easier the battle, and so fighting on apprentice is advised. The Shambler can surprise a party that roams in complete darkness (0 light) or spawn while using a torch on a 'Shambler's Altar'. The Shambler is extremely tough to beat but can be fought on any difficulty.
