What changed in Dungeon Defenders II in 2026

Includes party leader persistence.

Loot progression now based on current floor number instead of Power-Rating.

Default cap set to 6/10 to prevent maxed-out upgrades.

Tags now match the floor's equivalent tier.

Codes less likely to disappear on session switch.

Allows players to redeem codes more efficiently.

Fixed pings showing the wrong node-type name.

Fixed an issue where unequipping and re-equipping shards on a node-based tower caused its effects to multiply.

Fixed controllers selling items when transferring to the shard vault.

Fixed an issue where multiple nodes on a node-type tower were causing it to multiply the output.

Fixed a controller navigation issue that would cause menu selection to skip.

5 second cooldown implemented

Fixed an issue where waves would lose their /5 indicator, preventing progression to the Build Phase and effectively bricking the lobby.

Fixed fallen knight Aquarion display being fallen.

Fixed Divine Surge shard now works properly.

The Mana Shortfall fix is still in place

Abbreviated the item-tooltip stat bonus number so large values stop clipping.

Each rolled stat's now shows exact roll % on the item ALT/detail hover.

Fixed templar crit chance.

Fixed descriptions for Golden Reckoning, Gilded Bane, Lingering Luxury, Executing Smite, and Aegis Aid

The Damage Done Last Wave tooltip when retrying a failed wave now correctly displays the damage dealt instead of always showing 0.

Air Burst shard: increased exposition range from 600 to 1000.

Pylons now emit their buffs from all nodes instead of just one.

Divine relic now has the proper damage type it no longer procs Hero Effects.

Fixed display value on Golden Blessing.

Storm Set now has the proper 5 second cooldown.

Tower-inspect SETUP panel now is sized to its content instead of the tower's main-stat content.

Controllers can now look up and down while placing a tower.

A knight blessed with divine power and arcane magic, featuring unique abilities and defenses.

New search tool to locate items across all containers.

Resolved issue where the button to collapse the UI was not displayed.

Easier shard management with direct equipping from vault.

Face the new boss on Promenade Golden Dawn.

Browse and sell items while a wave is in progress.

Timer may display incorrect values, but does not affect gameplay.

Hosts can switch match type without restarting.

Items with 100%+ roll now have an animated rainbow border.

Various abilities and shards for the Jester received damage increases.

Host cannot be kicked and can pass host status if they leave.

Cooldown reduced from 8s to 5s and damage increased by 56.3%.

Leveled shards retain their level when stored in the vault.

Visual issues with weapons and cosmetics will be fixed in a future hotfix.

Introducing Golden and Poison Elementals with unique damage characteristics.

Game now recovers and rejoins if stuck on loading screen.

Cooldown reduced from 15s to 1s for player-shop purchases.

Shard picker now sorted alphabetically for easier access.

Resolved negative crit chance display as +100%.

New feature to view complete tower setups.

Resolved issue where the equipment icon wouldn’t appear in the Advance UI screen.

Shard now appears in the Shard Shop and drops from Shard Packs; can be used with the Adept.

Addressed issue with lane spawners on C11, Wave 3.

Includes All Heroes, 4 Hero Slots, Max Bag Slots, Max Vault Slots, Shard Vault, and Material Vault.

Corrected the Protective Downgrade Servo functionality on the Physical Wall defense.

Your attacks deal X% of your Hero Damage as Frost damage, effect occurs every 0.5 seconds.

Reduced armor shred of Bio Metric Scanner from 25% to 15%.

Limited the number of towers of the same type that can be spawned in Town to 8.

Increased max range of Flame Aura & Water Aura from 1850 to 2500 and range scaling by 10%.

New cosmetics available for purchase including Hunter Cupid Hunter Costume and Valentine's Accessory Bundle.

Increased damage scaling of Boomerang by 25%.

Fixed an issue where towers placed outside the boss arena would cause the Jester to attack them instead of teleporting back into the arena.

Fixed Werewolf general being usable on all heroes.

Fixed a problem where escalation damage stacking would stack more than intended.

Increased health scaling of Jack in the Box by 9%.

Increased max range of Puffer Fish from 3750 to 4250.

Fixed a problem with the drone defense system scaling with upgrades too much when drone overdrive is activated.

Increased range of Surprise Present from 650 to 750.

Bunnies no longer spawn from Dark Mages.

Fixed an issue where the Siege Roller would not die when stuck inside spawn areas.

Ruins maps no longer use the winter theme.

The Festival of Hearts event has returned, running through March 11.

Increased damage scaling of Volcano by 21% and updated upgrade scaling.

Tweaked material values of the Golden Jaderagon pet for better appearance.

Added back audio hot swapping for Windows PC, no need to relaunch the game anymore.

Dark Mages and Witches no longer heal bosses.

Primary attacks now have a 50–70% (75%) chance to deal 5–29% (35%) of hero damage as Frost damage.

Increased defense damage of Party Popper by 8%.

Fixed struck by inspiration and inspiring strikes not being usable by the Cyborg.

Increased damage scaling of Crystal Hammer by 25%.

Changed elemental rumble drop rates back to x2 for armor pieces and pets.

Increased defense damage of Balloon Machine by 8% and balloon movement speed from 1000 to 1300.

Reduced Defense Units of Earth Shatter from 60 to 50 and updated damage scaling.

Reduced boomerang spread of Hammer Barrage by 50%.

Performance and stability improvements for the Aquarion Throne Room map.

Increased damage of Dragon Nest by 11%.

Fixed enemy pathing issues on The Wildest West and Tornado Canyon.

Increased damage scaling of Chattering Teeth by 25%.

Increased damage of Confetti Cannon by 15%.

Introducing a new pet, Angry Cutie, available on all expedition maps.

Increased range of Card Barrage from 2000 to 2500.

Fixed an issue where players were not able to obtain 'the ramparts defender' and 'carnival town defender' after reaching wave 100.

Fragile crit Damage chip now correctly displays the % symbol.

Fixed Healing Talisman shard not healing at all.

Witch curse projectile no longer goes through reflect beam.

Fixed Draining Punch shard not being Jester-exclusive.

Fixed an issue where the Haste Infusion shard 60% rate was wrong and the damage stacks were not working correctly.

Fixed an issue where Assault on throne room had C10 enemies in C11.

Ring of wind now penetrates shields.

Christmas pets are no longer obtainable.

Fixed Unicorn pet cooldown issues; in some cases, abilities were not working at all.

Updated Shadow Flame Knife HD back to 190%.

Fixed an issue where the Earth Set would cause the wearer to lose half their health when switching heroes.

Fixed an issue where the Boiling Blood shard was showing up as a c6 shard at the shop.

Fixed an issue where players were able to finish Embermount without killing the Phoenix.

Reduced ATK DMG Multiplier from 13,875 to 11,875 and number of targets reduced from 3 to 2.

Removed Christmas deco from town & tavern maps.

Fixed Escalation shard stacking issues.

Fixed Hardcore shard not reducing tower health by 99%.

Fixed an issue where abyss lord grasping stone shard was affecting the player.

Fixed an issue where the last word axe was reducing HD instead of increasing it.

Fixed weak enemies on Elemental Rumble Hard Mode on the Liferoot Forest map.

Fixed chaos 11 expedition not unlocking floor 300.

Updated Storm set cooldown and damage back to 8s and 800% damage.

Fixed an issue where DrakenFrost resort had C11 enemies in C10.

Fixed call of the Kobold chaos tier and corrected it to use HD instead of AP.

Fixed an issue where the Comedy Empowerment Shard was equippable on every hero.