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Dungeon Defenders 2 - Hotfix 02/21/25

[h2]Fixes[/h2]
  • Fixed an issue where players were able to upgrade an item beyond ‘Godly’.
  • Fixed Aquarion Throne Room not spawning mini-bosses on Elemental Rumble.
  • Fixed indestructible cores on Forgotten Ruins incursions.
  • Fixed typos on some abilities, elemental candies, and flair descriptions.
  • Fixed ‘Charged Shot’ shard causing an unintended, massive AOE on some staves.
  • Fixed ‘Current Trade-Off’ Aquarion shard not removing the displacement effect from Whirlpool.

For Etheria!

The Festival of Hearts

Greetings, Defenders! Today—among the reactivation of Player Shops and a slew of bug fixes—we're introducing a new seasonal event; the Festival of Hearts!

This modest, but nevertheless lovely limited-time event sees the introduction of Violet Marygold, a new vendor who sells event-unique consumables, as well as the introduction of the Cupid Hunter costume and Valentine accessories!

The Festival of Hearts will run through March 11th.

Additionally, with the reintroduction of Player Shops, we'll be holding a tax-free event until February 16th AND double Defender Pass XP over the weekend; February 15th and 16th.

[h2]Violet Marygold's Valentine Shop[/h2]


Etheria is like a box of chocolates—you never know what you're gonna get. One moment it could be raining loot, and the next, exploding Kobolds! Thankfully, with the aid of Violet Marygold's concussive cupcakes and speed-boosting chocolate strawberries, Defenders will be well-equipped to conquer any opposition that besets them this Valentine's season.

[h3]Event Consumables[/h3]
Violet Marygold can be found in the Tavern and Town Hub selling Festival of Hearts Crates. These can be purchased once each day for 100 gold, and contain a variety of consumables that—for 60 minutes—grant a powerful effect;



  • Chocolate Strawberry - The impending sugar rush after consuming one of these increases movement speed by 25% and ability power by 10%.

  • Chocolate Heart - Instantly revives the hero after death. Can only occur once every 80 seconds.

  • Cupcake - Causes basic Attacks to have a 25% chance to stun, and you deal 25% more damage to enemies effected by crowd control.

  • Rose - Upon taking damage, reflects 100% of you max heath back to the attacker.

  • Teddy Bear - The comfort this bear brings increases Heath by 10%, armor by 25%, and when struck, increase your hero damage by 15% for 3 seconds.

[h2]Emporium[/h2]

[h3]Additions[/h3]

  • Hunter Cupid Hunter Costume - 800 gems.
  • Valentines Accessory Bundle - 1280 gems. This bundle includes;

    • Cupid WIngs
    • Heart Glasses
    • Crown of Hearts
    • Floating Hearts Ground Flair
  • Festival of Hearts Bundle - 1900 gems. This bundle includes;

    • Cupid WIngs
    • Heart Glasses
    • Crown of Hearts
    • Floating Hearts Ground Flair
    • Hunter Cupid

[h2]Player Shops[/h2]
  • Player shops have been re-enabled. Rejoice!
  • Players must now wait 15 seconds between purchases when using player shops.
  • Player-shops may be used tax-free until February 16th!

[h2]Fixes[/h2]
  • Fixed Ancient Armor Glove recipe upgrading with scales as opposed to rings.
  • Fixed an issue where players could not place defenses in select locations on Wild Westival.
  • Fixed an issue where the Amber DIno pet egg would unintentionally rot.
  • Fixed a typo within the description of Elemental Candy.
  • Fixed Blessing of the Dragon shard description.
  • Fixed Chaos X mastery having the incorrect power level.
  • Fixed grammatical error in Blizzard’s Resurgence shard name.
  • Fixed Ice Wall health scaling with pet empowerment.
  • Fixed Malakai's Manor not working on Elemental Rumble.
  • Fixed wyverns becoming stuck on Tornado Canyon.

For Etheria!

Dungeon Defenders 2 - Hotfix 01/06/25

[h2]Emporium[/h2]
  • Removed the Baby Piggle Bundle, Piggle Bundle, Ravenwood Piggle Bundle, and Piggle Pack Bundles from the Emporium.

[h2]Miscellaneous[/h2]
  • Dragon Fruit are no longer obtainable via pet food boxes.


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Dungeon Defenders 2 - Hotfix 12/10/24

[h2]Balance Changes[/h2]
  • Buffed several Elemental Rumble M.O.D.S.;

    • Increased Earth/Fire/Storm/Water Counter Chip damage by 60%.
    • Increased Earth/Fire/Storm/Water Counter Servo damage by 75%.
    • Increased Elite Counter Chip damage by 102%.
    • Increased Elite Counter Servo damage by 100%.
  • Increased drop rates for Elemental Armor.
  • Reenabled the character swap cooldown timer. Character swapping now has a 3s cooldown in Town Hub, Private Tavern, and Combat Phases, and a 0.1s timer in Build Phases.

[h2]Fixes[/h2]
  • Fixed 'Owl' pet not working with some support abilities.
  • Fixed an issue where, when purchasing the Frostweaver hero, a splash screen displaying incorrect text and/or imagery would appear.
  • Fixed an issue where enemies could damage players while Blizzard's Embrace is active.
  • Fixed an issue where finishing Lava Caverns Survival wave 100 would mark Crystal Mines as completed and vice versa.
  • Fixed an issue where ground-based portals would not disappear on Frostbound Arena.
  • Fixed an issue where Polar Vortex did not stack correctly when used by multiple Frostweavers on the same enemy.
  • Fixed an issue where portal warnings would not display correctly on Frostbound Arena.
  • Fixed an issue where some flying enemies couldn't reach cores on Embermount Volcano.
  • Fixed an issue where the Frostweaver could not use equipment with the Ghastly Halberds or Sand Path mods.
  • Fixed an issue where the Grog-a-tov weapon mod didn't work on the Frostweaver.
  • Fixed a type when hovering over hero icons.
  • Fixed Blizzard's Embrace buff icon.
  • Fixed floating cores on Embermount Volcano.
  • Fixed Icicle Fragmentation and Flurry talent descriptions.
  • Fixed name of Elite Counter Servo.
  • Fixed pathing issues where enemies sometimes moved to unintended areas on Embermount Volcano.
  • Fixed players being able to equip relics on Ice Wall.
  • Fixed some lane billboards not working correctly on Happy Ramparts and Throne Room.
  • Fixed Iron Reaper swing-speed icon and empty mod.

[h2]QoL Changes[/h2]
  • Added an auto-collect option for Ancient items.

[h2]Miscellaneous[/h2]
  • Changed the 'Increase Critical Chance and Damage' buff icon on Frostbound Arena.
  • Renamed 'Restoring Ice' Frostweaver shard to 'Blizzard Resurgence'.
  • Snowflake Wings flair can no longer be equipped on the Frostweaver.
  • Shortened the lingering effect of Polar Vortex from 5s to 1s.
  • The Holiday Emporium Sale is now active.


For Etheria!

Winter Wonderland Emporium Sale

Greetings, Defenders! Today's hotfix—in addition to a boatload of bug fixes, balance changes, and an increase to ancient armor drop rates—marks the beginning of our annual Winter Wonderland Emporium Sale!


Until January 2nd, you save 50% on bags, vaults, flairs, costumes, and more. Happy Holidays!

For Etheria!