Showdown – Best Legendary Hunters

Summary

• Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown 1896 continues to succeed with new DLC, like Post Malone event hunters.
• Legendary Hunter skins have unique designs, animation, and sometimes provide camouflage in-game.
• DLCs like Frau Perchta, Scaramuccia, and more add unique and interesting characters to the game.

Crytek’s under-the-radar release Hunt: Showdown 1896 continues to be quietly successful in the online gaming community. Years after its release, Crytek continues to maintain the game’s unique PvPvE fusion with new DLCs, including skins, weapons, and more.

By far the most exciting of those updates are Hunter Skins, specifically Legendary Hunters. They have unique designs in both first-person and third-person, unique pre-game animations, and can occasionally provide additional camouflage in-game, depending on the colors in their outfit. Not every skin is created equal though.

Updated December 24, 2024, by Mehrdad Khayyat: Crytek never runs out of creative ideas to deliver new hunters, and Hunt Showdown: 1896 players know it pretty well. There is always something eye-catching that the devs have up their sleeve to deceive players for one last purchase.

Just recently, the Post Malone event arrived, and it does deliver one of the best every hunter in the game, especially for those who are already a Post Malone fan. But that’s not all. 2024 has been a big year for Hunt Showdown: 1896 in any aspect.

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Perchta: Dusk

Exclusive To Drau Perchta DLC

Eastern stories of the midwinter tell of a being that is neither woman nor beast who stalks the frigid hinterlands. She splits open the abdomens of her victims and leaves their entrails for the wild animals to feast on. Her name is Frau Perchta, and she is coming to Louisiana.

The Frau Perchta DLC technically comes with two Legendary Hunter skins, although they represent the same character. Perchta: Dawn and Perchta: Dusk both look about as cool as any player could hope for. Her mask is intimidating, and her clothes look fantastic. What elevates Perchta: Dusk is that, as one might expect, her color tone is significantly darker. Both her mask and her clothes move away from the whites of Perchta: Dawn into grays and blacks. It makes her much harder to spot, and therefore, much more dangerous.

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Scaramuccia

Exclusive To Commedia Della Morte DLC

For a theater performer who has starred in many creepy shows, nothing could be more traumatic than having his shows turn into reality, but for Scaramuccia, this was indeed a wish. He has scared people many times on the scene for a few coins, but now he can scare real terrors for bags of gold.

Wearing a triple-face mask, Scaramuccia doesn’t have anything short of the insane faces spotted in the corrupted towns. He has been training with fake monsters for so long that facing real nightmares does not seem to wake up the fear inside Scaramuccia.

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Corvid: Brood

Available Through Blood Bonds

Corvid hunters were added to Hunt: Showdown 1896 following the popularity of the Plague Doctor, who was an event-specific hunter. Both Corvid skins wear headgears similar to that of Plague Doctor, though they come with their own unique identities.

Brood is the nickname for Emma Davies, a woman who deeply dissected the heart of infection to learn its nature, though this cost her a lot. Sacrificing her morality to discover the truth about the Corruption has led Emma to the frontline of the war against the plague.

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Hex Breaker

Available Through Blood Bonds

Survived from the outbreak in New Orleans, Hex Breaker is too arrogant to bow against the Corruption and the darkness it has brought with it. Wearing a shiny leather coat, Hex Breaker gives as much attention to his style as he cares about doing his job perfectly.

Known as the “man of many names,” Hex Breaker does have an evil side to his face, and he never tries to hide it. In fact, his evil smile does say something about his background, but for now, clearing the Corruption is the priority.

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Captain Laffite

Exclusive To Law Of Salvage DLC

Finding the correct path in darkness is a natural skill for sailors like Captain Laffite. Many sailors have managed to lead their ships to their destination safe and sound, but only a few survived sunken ships. Captain Laffite knows best how to guide a sunken sailor towards their destiny.

With a flintlock pistol attached to his waist, Laffite is ready for anything. If he has been able to survive death once, he can repeat the same again and again. Laffite has a pretty unique appearance, which makes him a great candidate for piracy enthusiasts.

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Luz Mala

Exclusive To La Luz Mala DLC

The skinny huntress has seen a lot in her hometown of Patagonia, and has changed forever since then. With white strips on her body and mask, Luz Mala is quite skillful when hiding behind the bushes and keeping her distance from her targets, especially in the dark.

Her African origin allows Luz Mala to be fast and agile while lingering in the shadows. She is one of the unique hunters in the game, who never reveals her face and never forgets the forces that destroyed Patagonia, leaving nothing behind but nightmares for her.

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Silver Spur

Exclusive To Bones Of Bounties DLC

Hunt Showdown: 1896 has never had a cross-over with The Witcher series recently, but no one can deny how the similarities between Silver Spur and Geralt of Rivia. While this pale-haired hunter does not depict Geralt, his face is quite close to that of the master witcher.

In The Witcher franchise, Geralt’s hair is pale white because of the challenging trials he went through to become a witcher, and in Hunt Showdown: 1896, Silver Spur has pale hair because of a curse. And a curse is a magical effect. Could this all be a coincidence?

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Ghost Face

Exclusive To Ghost Face Rampage DLC

Released as a part of the Halloween expansion, Ghost Face soon turned into an iconic face in Hunt Showdown: 1896, mostly because of his familiar face, which is heavily inspired by the Scream movie series, another Halloween classic!

The mask is, of course, the most iconic part of the outfit for Ghost Face, and honestly, every player that witnesses that face in the dark will surely make a little jump from their seat. The helmet also helps the character to have a look that fits in the game’s setting.

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Hayali

Exclusive To When Shadows Dance DLC

Wearing a mask of two opposing faces, Hayali is a master of mischief and persuasion. He is one of the mysterious hunters with a vague background. And that’s what makes him more interesting to players, to know that it is not easy to learn about the secrets behind that deceitful mask.

Hayali’s spawn animation is also a representation of his mischievous manners, as he begins rising up just like a puppet, but then he shows his true self. This is also a reference to the fact that Hayali tries to control his enemies like a puppet, leading them to where he wants them to be.

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The Miko

Exclusive To Shrine Maiden’s Hell DLC

Bringing with her a sword that has lived in her family’s shrine for generations, The Miko made the trek to Louisiana to silence the mouths that give her weapon a voice. What that means is anyone’s guess, but what it means to players is that there’s a creepy new Hunter stalking the bayou.

The Miko benefits most significantly from her shawl, which drapes in tatters over her shoulders. The rough nature of her clothes helps her blend in with the bayou’s natural growth. However, as with many characters on this list, her brightly-colored mask will stick out in the dark recesses of the swamp, and her top knot just makes her head a bigger target.

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The Reaper

Exclusive To Fear The Reaper DLC

Released alongside the Fear The Reaper DLC, The Reaper is a dark and imposing figure. His tightly wrapped dark grey cloak and the sickle at his waist invoke thoughts of the Grim Reaper himself, and the skull-like face mask he wears takes the intimidation factor to another level.

Visually, The Reaper is a home run. The struggles begin to appear in practice. His clock, while cinched around his waist, will billow around his feet. This added movement can make him stick out in a way that works against the strong camouflage offered by his color palette. Much like other entries on this list, while The Reaper’s face mask is unquestionably scary, it also stands out against the background of the Bayou, making his head an easier target to spot than is ideal.

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The Reptilian

Exclusive To Cold Blooded DLC

Released along with the Cold Blooded DLC pack, The Reptilian comes sporting some of the best natural camouflage in the entire game. Between his coloring, his face mask, and the texture of his cloak, when The Reptilian gets low, he looks just like any old rock or driftwood that litters the maps of Hunt: Showdown 1896.

The good news is that the Reptilian is more deadly than a rock. When positioned properly, opposing Hunters tend to stroll right past him without even noticing he’s there, a mistake many won’t recover from. He also just looks fantastic, especially when equipped with his signature Tooth To Tail Bomb Lance.

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Post Malone: Deposed King/Ringmaster

Exclusive To Post Malone’s Murder Circus Battle Pass

Post Malone is one of the well-known singers among gamers mostly because he is also an avid gamer. His love and passion for Hunt Showdown: 1896 is no secret, and now it’s time to meet him as a playable hunter in-game with a dedicated event.

Represented as a circus runner, Post Malone’s character is one of the best and most detailed hunters in the game, especially with those iconic tattoos beneath the eyes and the long beard. For every skin collector in the game, Post Malone is a must-have hunter.