Dicey Dungeons Beginner Guide — Build a Setup That Works with Bad Rolls
This guide focuses on facts explicitly stated on the official Steam store and principles common to this type of game. Last updated: August 14, 2026
The first thing to remember
Aim for a setup that can do something with any roll, rather than one that is strong only with good rolls. You cannot choose your rolls. The official description also says that luck may not be on your side. If all your equipment needs high rolls, a string of low rolls can leave you unable to do anything.
Place rolled dice into equipment to activate its effects. You cannot choose the rolls, so allocating them becomes the strategy.
Warrior, Thief, Robot, Jester, Inventor and Witch each fight under their own rules.
The Thief steals random enemy equipment every turn. The Robot generates dice through a blackjack-style game of chance. The Inventor destroys equipment to make gadgets.
Each character has several episodes with different conditions. Reunion added six new episodes.
Fights are short and move quickly. A setup that does not work costs little time, making it easy to try another.
- Choose equipment that covers a range of rolls — Relying only on equipment that needs high rolls invites trouble. Include options that work with low rolls.
- Treat equipment space as limited — Carrying everything does not make you stronger. Organize your setup to avoid overlapping roles.
- Build around your character's rules — Make use of the Thief's stealing or the Inventor's need to destroy equipment.
- Secure a way to heal — Turns when your rolls do not fit your equipment will happen. A way to endure them gives you a chance to recover.
- Try another episode or character after a loss — The quick pace makes switching things up a useful way to learn.
Filling your setup with equipment that needs high rolls
A turn full of low rolls leaves you unable to act, and enemies can overwhelm you. Prepare for a range of rolls.
Keeping too much equipment
Overlapping roles do not actually give you more usable options. A more focused setup is stronger.
Ignoring a character's rules
The six characters have different rules. Building them all the same way leads to a poor fit.
Undervaluing healing
Bad rolls will happen. Without a way to survive them, one unlucky turn can become a defeat.
Q. Does luck play too big a part?
The game is designed around luck. Its official description explicitly says that luck may not be on your side. That makes building a setup that works even with bad rolls a matter of skill.
Q. Which character do you recommend?
Start with the Warrior. With fewer special rules, the class makes it easier to understand the basics of assigning dice to equipment. After that, choose whichever character appeals to you.
Q. What are episodes?
They are character-specific challenges that change the rules. Conditions differ even for the same character, giving the game replay value. Dicey Dungeons: Reunion added six new episodes.
Q. How long is a fight?
Fights are short and fast-paced. It is easy to experiment, and you can quickly start again after a loss.
facts explicitly stated on the official Steam store, together with general principles for this type of game, form the basis of this guide. Character rankings, best builds and individual item stats will be omitted until reliable sources are available: