Boardgames

Descent: The Well of Darkness

Explore deadly environments, confront terrifying new monsters, and customize the Overlord’s deck in this perilous Descent expansion.

240
minutes

2 - 5
player(s)

Medium Heavy

Descent: The Well of Darkness board game cover

About this expansion

Descent: The Well of Darkness is an expansion for Descent for 2–5 players, with an approximately 240-minute play time. It takes heroes on a dangerous journey through dank tunnels, trapped temples, and volcanic regions in search of a sealed force of evil.

Deep beneath the world lies a chasm closed for more than a millennium. Within it rests an evil powerful enough to plunge the world into a thousand years of darkness, but reaching that threat requires the heroes to prove their worth against lethal obstacles and formidable enemies.

The expansion adds a broad selection of new content to the Descent experience, including:

  • Six new heroes, with additional skills and treasures to discover
  • New monster figures, including tricky kobolds, bloodsucking ferrox, and unstoppable golems
  • Six new relics and a new type of potion
  • New scenarios, effects, props, traps, events, and spawn cards

Heroes must contend with deadly hazards throughout their quest. Scything blades, rolling boulders, and boiling-hot lava join the many dangers waiting in the tunnels and temples, creating a journey filled with lethal obstacles.

The Well of Darkness also gives the Overlord new control over each scenario. Before every game, the Overlord can customize the deck by selecting devastating new trap, event, and spawn cards, allowing the dangers faced by the heroes to change from one adventure to the next.

With new heroes, monsters, treasures, hazards, and scenario options, Descent: The Well of Darkness expands the original game with a deeper journey into a sealed realm of darkness.