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How do you unlock new paths in Darkest Dungeon 2 for your heroes? This brutally challenging roguelike has been in early access since October 2021 before fully releasing on May 8. The title’s narrative revolves around a group of heroes heading up the mountain to stop a great evil. Each of the heroes has several unique specializations, or paths, to choose from. Which path you decide on will determine what kind of skills, plus strengths and weaknesses, you hero will end up getting. Since each hero has several paths, how can you unlock a new path in the game?
Where to Unlock New Darkest Dungeon 2 Heroes Paths?
The only place to unlock new paths for your heroes in Darkest Dungeon 2 is at the Altar of Hope. The Altar of Hope went through an update in the recent patch for Darkest Dungeon 2 that came before release. The only way to access the Alter of Hope is by starting a new turn or expedition. It doesn’t matter if you successfully beat an expedition or all your party members were defeated. At the start of every new run, you are taken to The Valley, where the Alter of Hope lies.
Within the Alter of Hope, find The Living City option that you can interact with. At The Living City, you will see the full list of heroes. Next to the image of every hero is a line of diamonds. Each one of the diamonds represents a new path for you to take with your hero. The diamond symbol lights up when a path unlocks. You unlock a path by spending the required number of Candles of Hope. Every Darkest Dungeon 2 new path has its own set of candles you need to spend to unlock.
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Candles of Hope are the currency you pick up on your journey, and they carry over from expedition to expedition. You earn them by completing objectives and progressing through the game. Every time you are at the Altar, you must spend all your candles before moving on. However, you can’t just unlock whatever path you want. You need to unlock each hero’s path from left to right.
How to Select the Hero Path You Want
Once you’ve unlocked the hero path that you wanted, spend all your candles and move on to The Crossroads. At The Crossroads, you select what heroes you want to take for your new turn. There’s a ribbon icon you pick that will take you to the hero’s path available to you in Darkest Dungeons 2. Select whatever path you want for your hero on this menu. When you depart from The Crossroads, you will not be able to change your hero’s path. All paths reset after the completion or failure of every journey, meaning you will have to set them again before starting again.