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Patch 6/30/26

Greetings Defenders, A new Map of the Week rotation has arrived! This week we're heading to Glitterhelm Caverns, featuring double Rune rewards, boosted challenge rewards, and another opportunity to earn a variety of spe

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Greetings Defenders,

What changed

0 fixes6 additions21 changes0 removals
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  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Events
addedA new Map of the Week rotation has arrived! This week we're heading to Glitterhelm Caverns, featuring double Rune rewards, boosted challenge rewards, and another opportunity to earn a variety of special pets and fused gear.
changedNew Map of the WeekThis week's Map of the Week is Glitterhelm Caverns.
changedCampaignCompleting the Map of the Week on Nightmare or Massacre difficulty awards double Rune drops.
changedChallengeMonster Fest now awards double end-of-map rewards.
addedSurvivalMust be completed with the Rifted Mode difficulty modifier enabled.
changedNightmare Difficulty RewardsFused Guard Armor

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened changes

addedA new Map of the Week rotation has arrived! This week we're heading to Glitterhelm Caverns, featuring double Rune rewards, boosted challenge rewards, and another opportunity to earn a variety of special pets and fused gear.
changedThis week's Map of the Week is Glitterhelm Caverns.
changedCompleting the Map of the Week on Nightmare or Massacre difficulty awards double Rune drops.
changedMonster Fest now awards double end-of-map rewards.
addedMust be completed with the Rifted Mode difficulty modifier enabled.

A new Map of the Week rotation has arrived! This week we're heading to Glitterhelm Caverns, featuring double Rune rewards, boosted challenge rewards, and another opportunity to earn a variety of special pets and fused gear.

New Map of the Week

This week's Map of the Week is Glitterhelm Caverns.

Campaign

  • Completing the Map of the Week on Nightmare or Massacre difficulty awards double Rune drops.

Challenge

  • Monster Fest now awards double end-of-map rewards.

Survival

  • Must be completed with the Rifted Mode difficulty modifier enabled.

Nightmare Difficulty Rewards

  • Fused Guard Armor

  • Fused Royal Blade

  • Dice Pet

Massacre Difficulty Rewards

  • Arcanist Boots

  • Dice Pet (all variants have the potential to drop)

  • Fused Left-Over Peace Offering

Mixed Mode

  • Must be completed with the Rifted Mode difficulty modifier enabled.

Nightmare Difficulty Rewards

  • Fused Guard Armor

  • Fused Royal Blade

  • Dice Pet

Massacre Difficulty Rewards

  • Arcanist Boots

  • Overload Dice Pet

  • Fused Left-Over Peace Offering

Pure Strategy

  • Must be completed with the Rifted Mode difficulty modifier enabled.

Nightmare Difficulty Rewards

  • Left-Over Peace Offering

  • Tower Dice Pet

  • Fused Guard Armor

Massacre Difficulty Rewards

  • Left-Over Peace Offering

  • Tower Dice Pet (all variants can drop)

  • Fused Ancient Monocle

Pet Updates

  • Emerald Barron is now available as a rare drop from the Promenade Challenge.

Thank you for your continued support, Defenders. We're continuing to work on new content, rewards, balance improvements, and quality-of-life updates. As always, we appreciate the feedback and passion from the community and look forward to hearing your thoughts as we continue working together to make DD:A the game it deserves to be.

Happy Defending,

CoolGamer

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Steam News / 1 July 2026

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