Good evening, Defenders! Today, Etheria gets a bit more cybernetic. Patch 10.3.0 introduces the
Warden hero,
Tinkerer's Workshop and
Challenge: Workshop Assault missions,
gearpunk inspired weapons and pets, and more!
[h2]New Hero: The Warden[/h2]
An ancient forest spirit seeking tranquillity, the Warden joins the battle against the Old One's army. While at first glance she might look peaceful, if you get on her bad side you'll be in for a world of hurt. With powerful nature abilities, she tries to protect even the smallest of critters from harm.
Protect the Eternia Crystals with these all new defenses:
- Angry Blossom - Shoots out a piercing projectile that explodes on the second enemy it hits.
- Sludge Launcher - Launches exploding poison balls with splash damage. Enemies hit will be slowed down and stripped of their elemental resistance.
- Cloud Tower - Fires a bouncing lightning that hits up to 5 enemies.
- Wisp Den - A powerful embodiment of nature that shoots up to 10 enemies at the same time.
- Shroom Pit - Shoots a Shroom Boy at targets, leaving a pool of mushrooms on the enemy, which deals AoE damage and makes other enemies in range take increased damage.
And these powerful abilities:
- Wrath - Increases speed and defences power, restores health, and adds fire damage to the Warden's pet attacks!
- Forest's Protection - Gives nearby allies a shield and removes enemies elemental resistances
The Warden hero is available to recruit
now, and defenders can take advantage of 10% launch discount until
September 2nd:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3971330/Dungeon_Defenders__Warden_Hero_DLC/
[h2]New Missions: Tinkerer's Workshop and Challenge: Workshop Assault[/h2]
Venture into the depths of the Embermount Volcano and find out what secret technologies could be hidden inside the
Tinkerer's Workshop
The
Tinkerer's Workshop mission provides four unique rewards to victorious defenders:
Firestarter Staff for Apprentice/Adept
Luminescence Hologram Crystallizer for Squire/Countess/Barbarian
Mushroom Spear for Monk/Initiate/Warden/Hermit
Nessie Launcher I for Huntress/Ranger
and a new accessory set with an electric cosmetic bonus.
while
Challenge: Workshop Assault gives armor and the Blodletting Blade to everyone who completes it
Three new companions can be obtained by completing Tinkerer's Workshop on Survival; the EV Guardian, Robo Chicken, and Airplane, obtained by reaching waves 25, 30, and completing 35, respectively.
[h2]New Tavern Themes[/h2]
Added Tropical and Tinkerer's taverns on tavern selection room
[h2]New Shield Accessory:
Peppermint Shield[/h2]
You can obtain it from the following missions:
Frostdale Wonderland: Random accessory included in the current accessory pool
Winter Mire: Guaranteed reward with a Squire out
Silent Night and
Winter Wonderland: Guaranteed at map completion
[h2]New Skins[/h2]
New
EV 1.85 skin, unlocked by doing the secret then beating Tinkerer's Workshop on Nightmare or Ruthless
New
Skeletal Warrior Countess Skin, unlocked by finding it in the Halloween Tavern
[h2]New Tower[/h2]
Oil Trap from Dungeon Defenders: Redux is now added to the Huntress and Ranger tower selection
It deals some damage on detonation, but the real deal is that enemies hit will take 50% more damage from Fire elemental hits.
[h2]Tower Balance Changes[/h2]
- Spiky Blockade: Health Multiplier exponent from 1.055 -> 1.2
- Spiky Blockade: Targetting Desirability from 10 -> 6
- Harpoon: Defense Units from 6 -> 4
- All squire and huntress towers: Extra 10% damage per upgrade level
- Slice N Dice: Suction imported from redux
- Slice N Dice: Health Multiplier exponent from 1.025 -> 1.1
- Slice N Dice: Damage Multiplier exponent from 1.1 -> 1.2
- Bouncy Blockade: Health Multiplier exponent from 1.025 -> 1.1
- Bouncy Blockade: Base Health from 365 -> 500
- Bouncy Blockade: Bouncy Momentum Ammount from 113000 -> 135600
- Bowling Ball turret: Projectile speed from 580 -> 2000
- Increased Summoner's Ogre Minion targetting priority
- Decreased Summoner's Ogre Minion mana cost to 500
- Increased Harpoon projectile speed from 2100 to 3000
- Increased fireball tower projectile speed from 1025 to 1800
[h2]Map Balance Changes[/h2]
- Updated rewards for ruthless Uber Death From Above
- Updated rewards for ruthless Rumble in the Jungle
- Reduced Pure Strategy ability efficiency nerfs from 75% to 50%
- Added one extra tower before DU ramps up on Ruthless difficulty Pure Strategy
- Decreased number of mobs on Aquanos, Sky City and Moraggo on Ruthless survival after wave 25
- Decreased number of mobs on Talay Mining Complex on Ruthless survival
- Added genie to Tavern Defence survival wave 25 on Ruthless
- Made Zamira's Mount factor upgrades for choose best reward
- Made Baby Old One give two items per Returnia maps completion
- Changed enemmy survival scaling on Akatiti Ruthless
- Added rewards to the campaign versions of City in the Cliffs, Karathiki Jungle, and Talay Mines on Ruthless difficulty
- Added double rewards for Uber Death from Above, Rumble in the Jungle, and Volcanic eruption on Ruthless difficulty
- Monk and Gunwitch ability healing on True Boss Rush has been reduced by 75%
- Tweaked max number of enemies spawns on Ruthless Uber Death From Above and stuck mob issues
- Added second random weapon to Crystalline Dimension on Ruthless difficulty
- Removed 4 armor slots from Ruthless True Boss Rush reward
[h2]Hero Balance Changes[/h2]
- Made circular slice damage swing speed scale damage multiplier a square root
- Increased base damage on squire circular slice by 1.5
- Nerfed Gunwitch's Witch's Curse enemy damage boost from 10% to 5%
- Nerfed Squire's Circular Slice cooldown by 2 seconds
- Nerfed Hermit damage by 9%
- Nerfed Gunwitch's Icy Needle range by 50%
- Nerfed Gunwitch's Icy Needle damage scaller on high end by 10%
- Tighter spread on Ranger's Piercing Spreadshot
- Added a speed multiplier to Ranger's Invisibility Field ability
- Increased summoner build abilities rate exponential from 0 to 0.5
[h2]Weapon and Pet Balance Changes[/h2]
The Nightmare versions of the weapons from Crystalline Dimmension, Sky City, Moraggo Desert Town, Aquanos, and Mistymire match their ruthless counterparts in base damage now.
[h3]Apprentice/Adept[/h3]
Arch Mage's Blade Staff (Magus Citadel)
11.5% primary Damage buff
Enabled elemental scaling
Arronax (Ruthless Aquanos)
Tighter Spread
55% Damage Buff
Bouncing Heart Staff (Valentine's Citadel)
buffed elemental scaling 80%
Classic's Eagle Crested Standard (Ruthless Boss Rush)
Tighter Spread
5% Primary Damage buff
1.4% Elemental Damage buff
Crystal Staff (CR3)
Tighter spread
6% elemental Damage buff
20% primary Damage buff
Draconis Ignis (Ruthless: The Summit)
Reworked into a fire only weapon
Tighter spread
15% Damage nerf
Reworked projectile visuals
Elder Staff (Temple of Water)
20% Damage Buff
Enchanted/Tormented Bishop (King's Game)
Ult++ Rates buffed
Tighter spread
18% elemental Damage buff
149.5% primary Damage buff
Forest Mage Staff (Return to Mistymire)
Constellation Staff (Return to Crystalline Dimmension)
Enabled elemental scaling
buffed primary Damage by 25%
nerfed elemental Damage by 40%
Fusion Rift (Moonbase)
Tighter Spread
5% Damage nerf
Gargoyle Staff (CR4)
Tighter spread
Genie King's Shardstaff (Ruthless War of the Djinn)
Tighter spread
9% elemental Damage nerf
27% primary Damage buff
Hand of the Queen (Ruthless Mistymire)
Tighter spread
20% primary Damage buff
Enabled elemental scaling
Lava Slinger (Ruthless Volcanic Eruption)
Tighter Spread
120% Damage buff
Mad Jack (Ruthless Halloween Spooktacular 2!)
Tighter Spread
5% Damage buff
Staff of Hearts (Wandering Heart)
44% Damage buff
Staffaphone (Ruthless Sky City)
Tighter Spread
38% Damage nerf
The Forest's Sorrow (CR1)
Tighter spread
Enabled elemental scaling
7.5% Elemental Damage buff
7% Primary Damage buff
Tsuda's Final Creation (Ruthless: Glitterhelm Caverns)
Tighter Spread
6% Damage nerf
Undying Rod (CR2)
7% Elemental Damage buff
7% Primry Damage buff
Weisgram (Ruthless Halloween Spooktacular 2!)
Tighter spread
5% Damage buff
Xilent's Rhythm Staff (CR3)
Tighter spread
6% Elemental Damage buff
5.2% Primary Damage buff
The Forest Experience (Lifestream Hollow)
12.5% Damage buff
[h3]Hermit/Monk/Warden[/h3]
Ace of Spades (Magus Citadel)
new spread
45% ranged Damage buff
Candy Cane (Wintermire)
5% scale buff
15% ranged Damage buff
80% melee Damage buff
Constellation / Gem Dagger
10% ranged damage buff
7% melee damage buff buff
Clockwork Spear (CR4)
10% Scale buff
Tightened spread
10% melee Damage buff
Devil's Spine (Spooktacular Bay)
20% damage increase on swings 2 and 3
15% melee Damage buff
40% ranged Damage buff
Dragon Crested Glaive
31% swing speed buff
20% melee Damage buff
Ember Crescent (Embermount Volcano)
Tighter Spread
50% ranged Damage buff
Gambler's Polearm (King's Game)
Ult++ Rates buffed
60% melee Damage buff
40% swing speed buff
Geier (Ruthless Halloween Spooktacular! 2)
Tighter spread
Projectiles now pierce
250% ranged Damage buff
27% melee Damage buff
Glaive of Unicorn (Ruthless Portal Defense)
new spread
100% ranged Damage buff
Jade Spear (CR2)
New Spread
30% melee Damage buff
420% ranged Damage buff
Junbao's Sun-kissed Saber (Ruthless Moraggo)
new spread
Kelp Harvester (CR3)
Tigher spead
13% Damage nerf
Leg of the Queen (Ruthless Mistymire)
Tighter Spread
33% ranged Damage nerf
30% melee Damage buff
Lemurian Halberd (Ruthless Aquanos)
new spread
60% ranged Damage nerf
Magic Carpet Beater (Coastal Bazaar)
16% melee Damage buff
Monk Wrench (Ruthless Sky City)
20% melee Damage buff
Nosferatu (Ruthless Halloween Spooktacular 2!)
Tighter Spread
New projectile
15% ranged Damage nerf
40% swing speed buff
30% melee Damage buff
Obsidian Sparus (Akatiti Jungle)
Tighter Spread
45% Melee Damage buff
40% Ranged Damage buff
Preying Prayer (CR1)
100% melee Damage buff
Tighter spread
Qi (Ruthless:Glitterhelm Caverns
20% swing speed buff
5% damage nerf
Shimmerblade Scimitar (CR2)
Emerald Staff spread
7% ranged Damage buff
Spear of the New Kingdom (Tomb of Etheria)
30% melee Damage increase
30% ranged Damage buff
Stone Thrower Spear (Ruthless Volcanic Eruption)
70% melee Damage buff
45% Damage nerf
max projectiles to increased to 4
25% swing speed buff
20% damage buff on swings 2 and 3
Turtle Shell Polearm (The Striking Tree)
30% melee Damage buff
15% ranged Damage buff
[h3]Squire/Countess/Barbarian[/h3]
Abyssal Fin (Eternian Gauntlet)
4.33% Damage buff
300% Damage buff on each swing
Anubis's Sand Blade (Tomb of Etheria)
Reworked into a projectile sword
9% Damage buff
Aquian Cog Maul
7% Damage buff
300% Damage buff on each swing
Ban Hammer (Wintermire)
15% scale buff
30% Damage buff
150% Damage buff on each swing
Bonecutter (Ruthless Halloween Spooktacular! 2)
10% scale buff
26% Damage buff
225% Damage buff on first and second swing
275% Damage buff on third swing
Cog Sword (CR4)
20% Scale buff
36% Damage buff
15% Damage buff on third hit
200% Damage buff on each swing
Corrupt Axe (Jester's Spooktacular)
125% Damage buff on each swing
Counteau (Ruthless Halloween Spooktacular! 2)
Reworked into a projectile sword
25% Damage nerf
Crysknife of the Efreet (Ruthless Moraggo)
15% Damage buff
175% Damage buff on first and second swing
150% Damage buff on third swing
Crystal Blade (CR3)
Projectile now always fires regardless of health
15% scale buff
30% Melee Damage buff
Projectile now scales with strength
Demon Sword (Spooktacular Bay)
10% scale buff
11% Damage buff
125% Damage buff on first and second swing
200% Damage buff on third swing
Diamond-Tipped Carver (Ruthless: Glitterhelm Caverns)
10% scale buff
100% Damage buff on first swing
120% Damage buff on second swing
285% Damage buff on third swing
Dynast (Moonbase)
15% Damage buff
125% Damage buff on swing 1
145% Damage buff on swing 2
210% Damage buff on swing 3
Ebon Falchion (CR2)
10% Damage buff
225% Damage buff on each swing
Eternian Greatsword (Ruthless Crystalline Dimmension)
Projectiles no longer follow the arc of the swing
20% ranged Damage buff
Fish (Valentine's Citadel)
100% Damage buff on each swing
Flamewarder (Ruthless: The Summit)
10% scale buff
Changed Damage type to Fire
8% Damage buff
125% Damage buff on each swing
Goblin Wrench (Omenak)
375% Damage buff on first swing
395% Damage buff on second swing
485% Damage buff on third swing
Honey Sword (Infested Ruins)
100% Damage buff on each swing
Jewel Encrusted Sword (Magus Citadel)
50% Damage buff
95% Damage buff on first swing
105% Damage buff on second swing
200% Damage buff on third swing
Kraken Fang (Ruthless Riddle of the Deep)
5% Damage buff
50% Damage buff for first and second swing
100% Damage buff for third swing
Leaf Blade (Striking Tree)
55% Damage buff
125% Damage buff on first and second swing
175% Damage buff on third swing
Light / Dark Knight (King's Game)
Ult++ Rates buffed
Reworked into a projectile sword
22% Damage buff
Obsidian Gladius (Akatiti Jungle)
Reworked into a projectile sword
100% Damage buff
Patellar Hammer (Ruthless Portal Defense)
12.5% Damage buff
250% Damage buff on first swing
320% Damage buff on second swing
435% Damage buff on third swing
Roger's Revenge (Buccaneer Bay)
10% scale buff
14% Damage buff
150% Damage buff on each swing
Spiderling Cleaver (CR1)
17% Damage buff
185% Damage buff on first and second
285% Damage buff on third swing
Steam Saw (Ruthless Sky City)
3.5% melee Damage buff
200% Damage buff on each swing
Sword of Embers (Flames of Rebirth)
Reworked into a fire only projectile sword
30% Damage buff
Sword of Hearts (Wandering Heart)
100% Damage increase on each swing
Sword of Masters (Ruthless Volcanic Eruption)
700% ranged Damage buff
Splash Damage added
The Heretic (Ruthless Challenge: Wizardry)
25% Damage buff
150% Damage buff on each swing
Tinkerer's Perfection (Tinker's Workshop)
5% scale buff
36% Damage buff
250% Damage buff on each swing
Triton's War Glaive (Ruthless Aquanos)
110% Damage buff
75% Damage buff on first swing
90% Damage buff on second swing
230% Damage buff on third swing
Undertow (Temple of Water)
15% scale buff
30% Damage buff
150% Damage buff on each swing
Webbing Untangler (Ruthless Mistymire)
25% Damage buff
150% Damage buff on first swing
100% Damage buff on second swing
200% Damage buff on third swing
Woodland Sword (Lifestream Hollow)
25% Damage buff
175% Damage buff on first and second swing
200% Damage buff on third swing
Xiphos blade (Return to Aquanos) / Constellation Blade (Return to Crystalline Dimension)
300% Damage increase on each swing
[h3]Huntress[/h3]
BF Drill (Ruthless: Volcanic Eruption)
100% Damage buff
Increased damage fall-off with distance
Black Death (Ruthless: Mistymire)
110% Damage buff
Crystal Gun (CR1)
10% Damage buff
Crystal Tracker (Ruthless: Warping Core)
50% Damage buff
Depth Charge (Ruthless Aquanos)
277% Damage buff
Egganator
15% damage buff
Ember Flame (Embermount Volcano)
66% Damage buff
Emerald Thrower (Emerald City)
120% Damage buff
Eternian Energy Cannon (Ruthless: Crystalline Dimmension)
14% Damage nerf
Flame Buffet (Ruthless: Glitterhelm Caverns)
60% Damage buff
Gartner (CR4)
5% Damage buff
Genie and Star Blunderbuss
Increased damage by 5% and movement speed to x1.1 from x1.05
Increased Bunderbuss fire rate from 2 shots per second to 3 per second
Hastat's Recurve (CR1)
10% Damage buff
Hyper Rife (Moonbase)
12% Damage buff
Kobold Douser (Ruthless Challenge: Zippy Terror)
85% Damage buff
Krytkal Stryke (Ruthless: Sky Ciy)
54% Damage buff
M-32 (Ruthless: Throne Room)
300% Damage buff
100% slower firing rate
Magma Furnace (Ruthless: The Summit)
75% Damage buff
Pawn Shot (King's Game)
ult++ rates buffed
10% Damage buff
Pressurized Energy Core (CR3)
5% Damage buff
Samiel the Flayer (CR2)
10% Damage buff
Scarab Bow (Tomb of Etheria)
60% Damage buff
Shai Hulud (Ruthless War of the Djinn)
10% Damage buff
Sorcerer's Lamp (Coastal Bazaar)
Slightly tighter spread
150% Damage buff
Soul Focuser (Ruthless: Alchecmical Lab)
78% Damage buff
Soul Dissolver
10% Damage buff
Removed projectile speed bonus rolls since the projectile already is capped on speed by default
Web Gun (Ruthless Halloween Spooktacular! 2)
Tightened Spread
30% Damage buff
[h3]Pets[/h3]
Bachelor/Bachelorette Seahorse (Valentine's Citadel)
5% Damage buff
Cowboy Monkey (Karathiki Jungle, Akatiti Jungle)
Ult++ Rates buffed
Djinnlet (CR3, Coastal Bazaar)
50% range buff
40% mana generation buff
Ult++ Rate buffed
Donkey (CR2, Moraggo Desert Town)
25% Damage buff
Ult++ Rate buffed
Fluffy Dragon (Lover's Paradise)
5% Damage buff
Jade Serpent (Striking Tree)
6% Damage buff
Mini Snowman (Wintermire)
8% Damage buff
Shroomite (CR1, Mistymire)
25% Damage buff
Ult++ Rate buffed
Nutcracker
Increased melee damage momentum by 20x since the pet doesn't have knockback
Increased nightmare melee damage multiplier by 15%
Mini Kraken
Increased nightmare melee damage multiplier by 10%
Talay Forge Robot
Increased attack range to be on par with other melee pets
Changed damage type to force knockback
Mr. Owl, Etherian Ancient and Mr. Peckers
Increased damage by 10%. Doesn't affect event Owls
[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
- Fixed oversight with Invisibility Field and Invisibility interaction when turning one of them off
- Made crystal core Player Stats UI show the enemy archetype instead of ??? when the enemy is not registered on a list
- Added a lot of enemy names and portraits to the crystal core Player Stats UI. This will be fully finalized in an incoming patch
- Fixed hermit callout not doing any sounds
- Updated the particle effect for the active lamp on genie king/djinns/etc to be brighter, to make it more visible for audio impaired people.
- Made cloud bracers cosmetic set bonus color a little brighter
- Fixed broken animations on Monk Guardian
- Fixed an issue where barbarian would deal less damage with hawk stance when under the effect of turtle stance while also being affected by hero boost
- Fixed a bug where Jester Guardian time refference for last buff application was persisting throughout map loads
- Fixed The Summit Ruthless giving the wrong huntress weapon
- Fixed minigun movement speed being instantly reset on reload