Update 74 Release Notes

Update 74 Release Notes

Here are the release notes for Update 74, released on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025.

Of Special Note:

Return to the Mists of Horror!

Step back into the haunting mists of Ravenloft in the chilling new Dungeons & Dragons Online expansion. Venture to Lamordia, a land forever bound by ice and shrouded in darkness. Amidst bleak alleys, derelict factories, and grotesque laboratories, sinister secrets fester beneath the surface; mysterious disappearances, grisly murders, and ghastly experiments gone awry. Confront the scientific horrors crafted by the brilliant but terrifying Dr. Viktra Mordenheim. Perhaps your courage will unravel the curse gripping Lamordia… if you live long enough to see the truth!

Learn more about The Chill of Ravenloft on DDO.com!

• Embrace the Darkness as a Dhampir

  • Step into shadows with the all-new Dhampir playable race! Utilize your dark heritage to wield vampiric powers and unique abilities to dominate foes, channeling the sinister strength of your cursed lineage.

• Unravel Lamordia’s Horrors

  • Explore a nightmarish land steeped in sinister mysteries and perpetual winter. Navigate shadowy streets, derelict Victorian architecture, and secret laboratories filled with monstrous experiments and twisted creations.

• Battle Monstrous Creations

  • Face grotesque enemies born from Dr. Viktra Mordenheim’s twisted imagination. Steel your nerves against relentless, unnatural foes unlike any encountered before in DDO!

• Thrilling New Adventures

  • Brave challenging new dungeons filled with horrors both mortal and monstrous. Experience intense combat and haunting storylines in CR 8 Heroic and CR 36 Legendary quests at full release.

• Discover a Frozen Nightmare

  • Traverse the stark beauty and chilling menace of Lamordia’s expansive wilderness area. Every frozen step reveals more secrets of this forsaken realm.

• Get More with Collector’s or Ultimate Fan Bundles

  • Instantly unlock powerful items, eerie cosmetics, and exclusive bonuses with the Collector’s or Ultimate Fan Bundles. Choose your edition and fully embrace The Chill of Ravenloft!

News and Notes:

Dhampir Race:

• Dhampir are characters with innate connections to death and undeath. Many are half-Vampires one way or another, and have a life-draining bite.

• Starting Features:

  • +2 Strength

  • Dhampir do not need to breathe while underwater.

  • Feat: Vampiric Bite

    • Single Target Action: You bite target creature at touch range, dealing 1d4 Piercing Damage per Character Level. This scales with 200% Melee or Ranged Power, though is not a weapon attack and cannot critically hit. If that creature is a living and corporeal creature, you heal for 20 + (Total Character Level x Constitution Modifier) number of Hit Points from Positive energy. 15 second cooldown.

  • Note: Dhampir cannot use class Paths, you must choose Customize.

• Dhampir Racial Enhancement Tree:

  • Cores:

    • Dark Past: +1 Attack when performing Sneak Attacks.

    • +1 STR/CON/CHA

    • Dark Present: +2 Attack when performing Sneak Attacks, +1 Sneak Attack Die, and +20 Negative Amplification.

    • +1 STR/CON/CHA

    • Dark Future: +3 Attack when performing Sneak Attacks, +2 Sneak Attack Dice, and +20 Negative Amplification.

  • Tier 1

    • Draining Bite: Your Vampiric Bite now applies 1 Negative Level. This increases by 1 for every 5 Character Levels you have.

    • Skills: +1/2/3 to Hide, Move Silently, and Jump

    • Energy (Multiselector):

      • Drink in Life: +20 Positive Amplification

      • Drink in Death: +20 Negative Amplification

    • Tenuous Relationship With Death

      Your range of unconsciousness extends by 5/10/20 Hit Points.

      Rank 3

      You automatically stabilize when Unconscious.

    • Innate Protection: +1/2/3 to Saves vs Spells

  • Tier 2

    • Lifeblood: When you successfully use your Vampiric Bite on a living target in corporeal form, you gain +1/2/3 to all Ability Scores for 60 seconds.

    • Dominate Animal SLA

      As per the spell.

      SP cost

      0, 30 second cooldown, DC (15 + Highest of INT/WIS/CHA Mod + Enchantment Bonuses)