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 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
This announcement was originally published by Chromatic Games on Steam on Jul 1, 2026.
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