[p]Greetings Defenders,[/p][p]We’ve been hard at work improving your experience across all game modes! This patch brings a variety of updates to Core Transmogs, Mixed Mode rewards, Hero-stated gear, Rift accessories, pets, and maps. You’ll see fixes to core unlock paths, new progression opportunities, enhanced loot, and updated Map of the Week bonuses to keep every run exciting. Dive in to see what’s new and how your defenses can shine even brighter!

Core Transmog Updates[/p][p]• Completing all maps on Massacre Pure Strategy now properly awards the Golden Core transmog instead of the Golden Crystal Core pet
• Golden Crystal Core now has the correct unlock conditions and will no longer be awarded from completing individual Pure Strategy maps on Massacre (intended unlock remains Survival Wave 350)
• Golden Crystal Core transmog name corrected to “Golden Core” instead of “Rifted Core”
• Floating Castle Core is now awarded for beating The Summit and all other Act 3 maps on Campaign Massacre[/p][p] • Training Dummy Core is now awarded for beating Monster Fest on Nightmare[/p][p] • Fused Training Dummy Core is now awarded for beating Monster Fest on Massacre[/p][p] • Dune Eater in a Jar animations updated to use idle swaying animation [/p][p]• Ancient Dragon in a Jar now properly awarded for completing Survival Wave 200 on Massacre • Fused Ancient Dragon in a Jar now properly awarded for completing Wave 250 on The Summit after Wave 250 is completed on all other Act 3 maps [/p][p]• Demon Lord in a Jar now properly awarded for completing Wave 200 on Alchemical Laboratory • Fused Demon Lord in a Jar now properly awarded for completing Wave 250 on Alchemical Laboratory after Wave 250 is completed on all other Act 1 maps [/p][p] • Lycan King in a Jar now properly awarded for completing Survival Wave 200 on Massacre [/p][p] • Fused Lycan King in a Jar now properly awarded for completing Wave 250 on The Keep after Wave 250 is completed on all other Act 4 maps • Updated core ordering in the Transmog menu for easier access[/p][p][/p][p]New Core Transmog Unlocks (Mixed Mode – Massacre)[/p][p]• Waystone Core — Complete Ancient Mines after all Act 1 maps are completed in Mixed Mode
• Turkey in a Jar — Complete Tornado Valley after all Act 2 maps are completed in Mixed Mode
• Coin Core — Complete Royal Gardens after all Act 3 maps are completed in Mixed Mode
• Big Money Core — Complete The Outpost after all Act 4 maps are completed in Mixed Mode
• Armor Statue Core — Complete Castle Armory after all Act 5 maps are completed in Mixed Mode[/p][p][/p][p]Loot Updates[/p][p]Mixed Mode
• Mixed Mode Massacre loot cap increased by 5%
• The top-end loot difference between Mixed Mode and Survival is now 11%[/p][p]Hero Stated Gear (Mixed Mode Focus)[/p][p]Based on community feedback, Hero-stated accessories have been added to Mixed Mode. Hero-stated armor will come in a future patch once hero set bonuses are fully tested.[/p][p]New Hero-Stated Accessories (Roll with Attack, Hero Health, Ability, and Power):[/p][p]• Sapphire Brooch — Drops from Alchemical Laboratory
Note: Power roll supports Rogue devices. Currently dropping in Massacre; lower difficulties coming next patch[/p][p]• Soldier’s Bracers — Drops from Throne Room
• Ancient Monocle — Drops from The Summit
• King’s Face — Drops from The Bazaar
• Seal of the Forsaken — Drop location unchanged
• Clearly Not PPE — Drops from The Keep
• Kringler’s Cap — Drops from Yuletide Village
• Birthday Hat — Drops from King’s Game[/p][p]Rift Accessory Updates[/p][p]Fused accessories now fuse specific defenses to give more player choice:[/p][p]• Fused Clearly Not PPE now fuses Defense 4
• Fused Kringler’s Cap now fuses Defense 3
• Fused Sapphire Brooch now fuses Defense 2
• Fused Soldier’s Bracers now fuses Defense 1[/p][p][/p][p]Map Updates[/p][p]Halloween Spooktacular is now playable in Survival, Campaign, Mixed Mode, and Pure Strategy.[/p][p]Halloween Spooktacular also now pulls from Act 5 loot events (excluding boss weapons).[/p][p]Campaign Rewards
• Chance to drop runes:
– Second Chance (weight 10)
– Heal Master (weight 5)
– Sludge Pool (weight 5)
• Awards Tower-Stated Hallow’s Evil Grin[/p][p]Massacre Survival
• 10% chance for random Gold accessory
• Tower-Stated Hallow’s Evil Grin
• Genie Pet
– Fused in Rift Mode
– Gold at Wave 100[/p][p]Massacre Mixed Mode
• 10% chance for random Gold accessory
• Hero-Stated Hallow’s Evil Grin
• Genie Pet
– Fused in Rift Mode[/p][p]Massacre Pure Strategy
• 10% chance for random Gold accessory
• Tower-Stated Hallow’s Evil Grin
• Rifted version of Hallow’s Evil Grin is awarded in Rift Mode and fuses Defense 3
• Tower-Stated Genie Pet (all difficulties)
– Fused in Rift Mode
• Random Tower Sword
– Fused if completed in Rift Mode
[/p][p]Pet Updates[/p][p]Genie’s Lamp
• Fused variant now properly deals fusion damage
• Golden variant damage scalar increased to 250 (up from 200)[/p][p]Gold Pet Damage Scalar Increases
• Griffin: 250 (from 200)
• Steam Robot: 275 (from 225)
• Paddle Ball: 280 (from 230)
• Little Wizard: 500 (from 450)
• Etherian Ancient: 275 (from 225)
• Monkey King: 240 (from 190)
• Ramster: 270 (from 220)
• Baby Dragon: 235 (from 185)
• Happy Hera: 75 (from 50)
• Angry Zeus: 235 (from 185)
• Mini Demon Lord: 260 (from 210)
• Hammel: 365 (from 315)
• Zypher: 210 (from 160)
• Ogre: 400 (from 350)
• Dice: 340 (from 290)
• Penguin: 205 (from 155)
• Lil’ Bomber: 220 (from 170)[/p][p]• Animus pets now have a 0.05 weighted chance to spawn with the Fused element[/p][p][/p][p]Map of the Week[/p][p]Massacre difficulty with Rift Mode toggled is required for Survival and Mixed Mode bonuses.[/p][p]Each Monday, a random map will be selected as Map of the Week. That map will receive additional loot in its pool for the duration of the week.[/p][p]Campaign
• Victory Chest awards double runes[/p][p]Mixed Mode & Survival (Rifted)
• Awards a rotating Arcanist piece (starting with Boots)
• Awards a Rift Weapon of the Week
• Awards a random pet with all 3 variants inside of it’s loot pool[/p][p]Last weekend of each month
• Double Arcanist drops (includes Map of the Week)
• The Keep and Forsaken Temple are currently excluded[/p][p]This Week’s Map of the Week
• Arcane Library
• Weapon of the Week: Fused Bubble Blaster 9000
• Pet of the Week: Squire Animus
• Arcanist Piece: Arcanist Boots[/p][p]Looking Ahead
We plan to expand Map of the Week rewards into additional game modes in the next patch so more playstyles can participate in the weekly rotation.[/p][p]Closing[/p][p]This update focuses on correcting core unlock paths, expanding Mixed Mode rewards, improving pet balance, and adding meaningful progression incentives through Map of the Week. We will continue refining rewards, progression, and balance as we move forward.Thank you for your continued support.[/p][p]Happy Defending,[/p][p]The Community Development team[/p][p]
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