Curio Guide

This guide provides detailed information on which items cleanse which curios, what rewards are given, what quirks will forcefully interact with which curios, and what the non-cleansing curio interaction chances are.

Introduction

Something often overlooked by new players is that interating with a curio will quite frequently prompt you for an item to use with it, rather than simply operating the curio.

Failing to use an item when prompted will typically yield negative results, with some curios having much more dire consequences than others.

It's been reported that certain classes have different interactions with certain curios than other classes. Just because a curio in this guide may have a listed (or unknown) function, please don't be afraid to continue to experiment to see if you can discover anything new!

Also, a huge shout out to nepomucq and everyone over on this thread for getting the ball rolling with this. I'm just here to add the pretty pictures :P

Percentages are calculated based upon the value of the values reported in curios\curio_type_library.csv in your Darkest Dungeon folder. Values are up to date as of Build 10850

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2016-01-19 - Release day! :D Curiously, it seems that only one new curio has been added to the game - The Ancestor's Knapsack. For those of you already making your way through the Darkest Dungeon, let me know what the story is (I'm just about to get started on a new save file so it'll be a while before I get there).

There was also a change to the Fish Idol, which has now changed its non-cleansing effects.

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2015-09-30 - It's been a while! Build 10850 changes were incorporated. A couple of existing curio modifications, plus The Cove region curios were added.

• Dinner Cart
  
  • Overall non-cleansing loot percentages changed
    
  • Disease is now no longer random. 100% chance of Black Plague

• Makeshift Dining Table
  
  • Disease is now no longer random. 100% chance of Tapeworm

• The Cove
  
  • Curios for this region have now been added

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2015-05-28 - Build 8855 changes were incorporated. Existing curio modifications:

• Eldritch Altar
  
  • Now found in all regions, not just Warrens
    
  • Can no longer be cleansed via torch
    
  • Holy water cleansing now removes a negative quirk instead of stress
    
  • Percentages to non-cleansing rewards have been modified

• Sacrificial Stone
  
  • Can no longer be cleansed via firewood

In addition, a new curio was added:

• Shambler's Altar
  
  • Uses the same artwork as the curio previously known as 'Old One Statue'
    
  • Appears to be quest related. Cleansing looks as though it summons some kind of monster.

All Regions

Unless stated otherwise, all Curios have a chance to reward gold / gems / heirlooms upon cleansing.

Crate

Tags: Scrounging
Cleanse With: No cleansing required
Reward: Food
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 75% Loot, 25% Nothing

Discarded Pack

Tags: Scrounging
Cleanse With: No cleansing possible.
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 60% Loot, 20% Nothing, 20% Map

Eldritch Altar

Tags: Haunted, Unholy
Cleanse With: Holy Water
Reward: Purge negative trait
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Nothing, 40% Moderate (30) Stress, 10% Purge Negative Quirk

Heirloom Chest

Tags: Treasure
Cleanse With: Skeleton Key, Antivenom
Note: Cleansing with Antivenom will not always be succesful.
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 75% Loot, 12.5% Blight, 12.5% Bleed

Locked Strongbox

Tags: Treasure
Cleanse With: Skeleton Key, Shovel
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Loot, 25% Blight, 25% Bleed
Note: Using a shovel will partially destroy the contents

Sack

Tags: Scrounging
Cleanse With: No cleansing required
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 75% Loot, 25% Nothing

Sconce

Tags: Scrounging
Cleanse With: No cleansing required
Reward: Torch
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 100% Loot

Shambler's Altar

Tags: None
Cleanse With: Torch
Reward: Torch Extinguished. Summon Miniboss with adds (Difficult Fight - Thanks N4Mazter)
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 100% Nothing

Stack of Books

Tags: Knowledge
Cleanse With: ?
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 26.66% High Stress, 26.66% Positive Quirk, 20% Nothing, 13.33% Negative Quirk, 13.33% Darkness
Note: Do NOT use a torch! Instant +100 Stress!

Unlocked Strongbox

Tags: Treasure
Cleanse With: Nothing. (Thanks yajiu)
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 75% Loot, 25% Blight

Cove

Unless stated otherwise, all Curios have a chance to reward gold / gems / heirlooms upon cleansing.

Barnacle Crusted Chest

Tags: Treasure
Cleanse With: Shovel
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 25% Nothing, 50% Loot, 25% Weak Bleed

Bas Relief

Tags: Knowledge, Worship
Cleanse With: Shovel (Don't do this)
Reward: 100 Stress (You were warned)
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 66% Positive Quirk, 33% Negative Quirk

Brackish Tidepool

Tags: Fountain, Drink
Cleanse With: Antivenom
Reward: 50% Strong Heal, 50% Strong Stress Heal
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 75% Blight/Bleed/Debuff/Diseases Resist, 25% Random Disease

Eerie Coral

Tags: Knowledge
Cleanse With: Medicinal Herbs
Reward: Purge Negative Quirk
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Heal Stress, 25% Gain Stress, 25% Nothing

Fish Idol

Tags: Worship, Unholy
Cleanse With: Holy Water
Reward: Damage Buff
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Defense Debuff, 50% Attack Debuff

Giant Fish Carcass

Tags: Food
Cleanse With: Medicinal Herbs
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Nothing, 16.67% Loot, 16.67% Weak Bleed, 16.67% Disease (The Red Plague)

Giant Oyster

Tags: Scrounging, Treasure
Cleanse With: Shovel, Dog Treats
Reward (Shovel): Loot
Reward (Dog Treats): +25 Def
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 40% Loot, 40% Weak Bleed, 20% Nothing

Ship's Figurehead

Tags: Reflective
Cleanse With: (Nothing)
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 33% Figurehead Buff (+SPD, +DMG), 66% Figurehead Heal Stress (30)

Darkest Dungeon

Unless stated otherwise, all Curios have a chance to reward gold / gems / heirlooms upon cleansing.

Ancestor's Knapsack

Tags: Treasure
Cleanse With: No cleansing possible
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 100% Ancestral Trinket + Loot

Ruins

Unless stated otherwise, all Curios have a chance to reward gold / gems / heirlooms upon cleansing.

Alchemy Table

Tags: Knowledge
Cleanse With: Medicinal Herbs, Torch
Reward: 100% Light if you use a Torch instead of Herbs
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Blight, 25% Nothing, 25% Loot

Altar of Light

Tags: Worship
Cleanse With: Holy Water
Reward: Strong Damage Buff (+30% DMG)
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 100% Normal Damage Buff (+20% DMG)

Bookshelf

Tags: Knowledge
Cleanse With: No cleansing possible.
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 25% Nothing, 25% Increased Stress, 25% Map, 16.66% Positive Quirk, 8.33% Negative Quirk

Confession Booth

Tags: Worship, Reflective
Cleanse With: Holy Water
Reward: Stress Relief
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% High Stress, 25% Loot, 25% Remove Negative Quirk

Decorative Urn

Tags: Scrounging, Haunted
Cleanse With: Holy Water
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 44.44% Loot, 22.22% Nothing, 22.22% Blight, 7.4% Random Disease, 3.7% Creeping Cough Quirk
Note: Do NOT use a shovel on this. High stress (Thanks Dr. Jekyll)

Holy Fountain

Tags: Fountain, Worship
Cleanse With: Holy Water, although no cleanse is required to gain benefit.
Reward: Super Holy Fountain Effects (Cure Self, Heal Self 12, Heal Self Stress 20)
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Loot, 50% Normal Holy Fountain Effects (Cure Self, Heal Self 5, Heal Self Stress 10)

Iron Maiden

Tags: Torture, Haunted
Cleanse With: Medicinal Herbs
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 40% Loot, 20% Nothing, 20% Claustrophobia Quirk, 13.33% Tetanus Quirk, 6.66% Random Disease

Locked Display Cabinet

Tags: Scrounging, Treasure
Cleanse With: Skeleton Key, Shovel
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Blight, 50% Bleed
Note: You can use a shovel, but you'll destroy some of the contents (Thanks Yajiu)

Locked Sarcophagus

Tags: Haunted, Reflective
Cleanse With: Skeleton Key, Shovel
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Blight, 50% Bleed
Note: Can be opened with the shovel, but will damage contents

Sarcophagus

Tags: Haunted, Reflective, Body
Cleanse With: Cannot be cleansed.
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 60% Loot, 20% Thanatophobia Quirk, 20% Nothing

Suit of Armor

Tags: Haunting, Reflective
Cleanse With: Cannot be cleansed
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 75% Buff (+10% PROT, +10 DOD), 12.5% Ruins Adventurer Quirk, 12.5% Ruins Tactician Quirk

Warrens

Unless stated otherwise, all Curios have a chance to reward gold / gems / heirlooms upon cleansing.

Bone Altar

Tags: Unholy, Worship
Cleanse With: Cannot be cleansed.
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 100% Buff (+15% DMG, +10 ACC, +5% CRT)
Note: Also has a chance to remove Blight / Bleed (Unknown %)

Dinner Cart

Tags: Food, Drink, Body
Cleanse With: Medicinal Herbs
Reward: Food
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 37.5% Loot, 25% Nothing, 25% Blight, 12.5% Black Plague

Makeshift Dining Table

Tags: Food, Drink
Cleanse With: Medicinal Herbs (Thanks aurelien.moliere)
Reward: Food
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 25% Nothing, 25% Loot, 25% Blight, 25% Tapeworm

Moonshine Barrel

Tags: Drink, Scrounging
Cleanse With: Medicinal Herbs
Reward: Self DMG Buff (+30% DMG)
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 33.33% Loot, 33.33% Blight, 22.22% Nothing, 11.11% Alcoholism Quirk

Occult Scrawlings

Tags: Unholy, Knowledge
Note: This Curio will 100% give you a debuff (-20 DOD) if you cleanse it.
Cleanse With: Holy Water
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 33.33% Positive Quirk, 25% Nothing, 25% High Stress, 16.66% Negative Quirk

Pile of Bones

Tags: Haunted, Unholy
Cleanse With: Holy Water
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 25% Loot, 25% Bloodthirsty Quirk, 25% Nothing, 25% Random Disease

Pile of Scrolls

Tags: Knowledge
Cleanse With: Torch (Thanks aurelien.moliere)
Reward: Remove random negative quirk(Thanks anonynamja)
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 33.33% Nothing, 33.33% Map, 16.67% Medium Stress, 11.11% Positive Quirk, 5.56% Negative Quirk

Rack of Blades

Tags: Scrounging
Cleanse With: Bandages
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 40% Loot, 40% Bleed, 20% Nothing

Sacrificial Stone

Tags: Unholy, Worship
Cleanse With: Unknown
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Very High Stress, 25% Remove Negative Quirk, 12.5% Warrens Explorer Quirk, 12.5% Warrens Scrounger Quirk

Weald

Unless stated otherwise, all Curios have a chance to reward gold / gems / heirlooms upon cleansing.

Ancient Coffin

Tags: Haunted, Body
Cleanse With: No cleansing possible
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Loot, 33.33% Nothing, 8.33% Weald Explorer Quirk, 8.33% Weald Adventurer Quirk

Beast Carcass

Tags: Food, Body
Cleanse With: Medicinal Herbs
Reward: Food
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 42.86% Loot, 19.046% Random Disease, 14.29% Nothing, 14.29% Zoophobia Quirk, 9.523% Rabies Quirk

Eerie Spiderweb

Tags: None
Cleanse With: Bandage (Thanks Sykes)
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 40% Nothing, 40% Loot, 10% Slow Reflexes Quirk, 10% Slow Draw Quirk

Left Luggage

Tags: Treasure, Scrounging
Cleanse With: Skeleton Key, Antivenom
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Loot, 50% Blight

Mummified Remains

Tags: Haunted, Unholy, Body
Cleanse With: Bandage (Thanks Sykes)
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 40% Loot, 40% Blight, 20% Nothing

Old Tree

Tags: Scrounging
Cleanse With: Antivenom
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Loot, 25% Nothing, 25% Blight

Pristine Fountain

Tags: Fountain
Cleanse With: Holy Water
Reward: Strong Stress Heal
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 100% Normal Stress Heal

Shallow Grave

Tags: Scrounging, Haunted, Body
Cleanse With: Shovel
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 50% Blight, 50% Random Disease

Traveller's Tent

Tags: Scrounging
Cleanse With: Cannot be cleansed.
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 37.5% Loot, 37.5% Map, 12.5% Nothing, 12.5% Medium Stress

Troubling Effigy

Tags: Unholy, Worship
Cleanse With: Holy Water (Thanks Wyvern Rada)
Reward: Positive quirk
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: 25% Nothing, 18.75% Positive Quirk, 18.75% Negative Quirk, 18.75% Bleed, 9.36% Stress, 9.36% Blight

Courtyard

Quest

Chirurgeon's Satchel

Cleanse With: No cleansing required

Corrupted Altar

Cleanse With: Quest Item (Thanks xaker89)

Unknown / Not Yet Implemented

Aged Cask

Tags: None
Cleanse With: Unknown. May not yet be implemented.
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: NYI

Arcane Lectern

Tags: None
Cleanse With: Unknown. May not yet be implemented.
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: NYI

Musty Tome

Cleanse With: Unknown. May not yet be implemented.
Non-Cleansing Interaction Chances: NYI

Forced Interaction Quirks

Certain quirks will force interaction with certain Curios based upon the Curio tag. This list contains all known quirks that may force interaction with certain Curios, and the percentage chance to do so.

All data is current as of Build 7537

Ablutomania

Forced Interaction With: Fountain
Forced % Chance: 40%

Bloodthirsty

Forced Interaction With: Torture
Forced % Chance: 35%

Compulsive

Forced Interaction With: Everything!
Forced % Chance: 20%

Curious

Forced Interaction With: Everything!
Forced % Chance: 20%

Dacnomania

Forced Interaction With: Torture
Forced % Chance: 40%

Dark Temptation

Forced Interaction With: Unholy
Forced % Chance: 40%

Demonomania

Forced Interaction With: Unholy
Forced % Chance: 40%

Dipsomania

Forced Interaction With: Drink
Forced % Chance: 40%

Egomania

Forced Interaction With: Reflective
Forced % Chance: 40%
Other: Character will keep loot for themselves

Guilty Conscience

Forced Interaction With: Worship
Forced % Chance: 35%

Hagiomania

Forced Interaction With: Worship
Forced % Chance: 40%

Hieromania

Forced Interaction With: Worship
Forced % Chance: 35%

Hylomania

Forced Interaction With: Treasure
Forced % Chance: 40%

Kleptomaniac

Forced Interaction With: Treasure
Forced % Chance: 35%
Other: Character will keep loot for themselves

Necromania

Forced Interaction With: Body
Forced % Chance: 40%

Paranormania

Forced Interaction With: Haunted
Forced % Chance: 40%

Plutomania

Forced Interaction With: Treasure
Forced % Chance: 40%

Sitiomania

Forced Interaction With: Food
Forced % Chance: 40%

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