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'''''==Overview==Onslaught is one of the gamemodes in Dungeon Defenders 2, which features stronger [[enemies]] as you progress. <ubr>NOTE : THIS PAGE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS NOT FINAL. THERE WILL BE UPDATES EVENTUALLY Onslaught is available as soon as you complete the [[Campaign]]. </u>''''You'll start on floor 1, begining your journey to floor 999!

* The further you progress through floors in Onslaught , the higher level [[enemies]] will become. <br> :The [[Enemies|enemy]] level scaling of onslaught is one of rather low at 172.5 levels per floor (floor 36-945). <br>:After completing floor 945 the gamemodes in Dungeon Defenders 2scaling starts to go up exponentially at 402, which features stronger enemies as you progress500 levels per floor (floor 946-999). It is available as soon as you complete <br>:Shortly into the exponential scaling, all [[Campaignenemies|enemies']]health gradually reaches the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32-bit_computing 32bit Interger limit]and decides to cap at a flat 2 billion HP.

=== Rule 1 ===* Every lane has special conditions as to which [[enemies|monsters]] can spawn from it. The further you progress through floors in Onslaught, name of the higher level enemies lane will also change as well to indicate what will becomespawn there. This seems straightforward <br>:Lanes will have set prefixes, suffixes, or names that will appear on the surfacea lane and determine what spawns from it. e.g. '''Cy =''' [[Cybork|cyborks]], but you can end up with enemies far stronger than in '''Frost =''' [[Chaos|chaos 7Frost Enemies]] difficulty on floors above 30.: '''Main Article:''' '''[[Onslaught Lane Schedules]]'''

=== Rule 3 ===* [[Enemies ]] can be affected by [[Mutators|lane mutators]]. You will probably encounter your first [[Mutators|lane mutator ]] at floor 3. :[[Mutators|Lane mutators ]] can be viewed by [[Controls|holding shift ]] and will appear below the list of [[enemies]]. The further you go in Onslaught, the more [[mutators ]] that will appear in each game. :Each lane is limited to 2 [[mutators ]] at a time, and which [[Mutators|double mutators appear is completely random (re]] start at floor 22. Re-rolling an onslaught floor will re-roll the [[mutators again). A list of lane mutators can also be found below]], lanes and [[Maps|map]].: '''Main Article:''' '''[[Mutators]]'''

'''The first category Each floor has a difficulty associated with it that determines what type [[chaos]] [[enemies]] can spawn, as well as what kinds of rewards can drop in terms of non-equipment, [[shards]], [[ChaosCrafting Materials|chaoscrafting materials]], and [[mods]] monsters will spawn.<br>'''Note:''' Completing an [[Expeditions|expedition]] will automatically set your floor to the minimum floor in it's range. This does not apply to [[Expeditions|Chaos 10 expeditions]]. <br> In order to access a specific chaos tier to skip some Onslaught floors through [[expeditions]], a minimum [[Champion Score|champion score]] must be met.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"|-! Chaos Level !! Floor Equivalent !! Floor Unlock !! Champion Score|-| Campaign || 1~2 || 1 || 0|-| Chaos 1 || 3~4 || 3 || 335|-| Chaos 2 || 5~8 || 5 || 580|-| Chaos 3 || 9~11 || 9 || 1,050|-| Chaos 4 || 12~16 || 12 || 1,740|-| Chaos 5 || 17~21 || 17 || 2,750|-| Chaos 6 || 22~27 || 22 || 3,800|-| Chaos 7 || 28~98 || 28 || 5,300|-| Chaos 8 || 99~299 || 99 || 7,850|-| Chaos 9 || 300~699 || 300 || 9,850|-| Chaos 10 || 700~999 || N/A || 12,750|}

=== Fodder =Map Pools==Any monsters Onslaught has a [[Maps|map]] pool system per floor. Each floor's pool can spawn be identified with the last digit of the floor number. <br>e.g. floor 105 will be one of the [[maps]] in this laneit's category below. <br>The last digit rule applies floor 33+, groups stay the same always but before then the last digit rule doesn't work.

=== Wompers ===Only melee monsters can spawn here, like [[Warboars]] and [[Orcs]]. === Throwers ===Only ranged monsters can spawn here, like [[Javelin Throwers]] and [[Drakins]]. === Healers ===[[Dark Mages]] will spawn here. === Crippling ===[[Witherbeasts|Wither Beasts]] will spawn here.   '''The following will determine what [[Chaos{|chaos]] monsters will spawn. The prefixes/suffixes/names must be listed in a lane in order for said monster to spawn:''' class="wikitable" style== Vanguard / "text-Guard ===align:center;" [[Vanguards]] will spawn from this lane. [[Cannonball Tower|Cannonball Towers,]] [[Poison Dart Tower|Poison Dart Towers,]] and other projectile-based towers will not be very effective against them in these lanes. Consider using traps, auras, AOE towers, or even [[Earthshatter Tower|Earthshatter Towers]] if you need long-range targeting. ! style=== Cy"text- align:center;" colspan===[[Cyborks]] will appear. Auras, traps, and nodes used in this lane are at risk of being disabled. If you wish to use any of them, a tenacity [[Mods"4" |servo]] can help mitigate stuns. === Geo- ===[[Geodes]] will spawn here. They protect all enemies within its barrier from projectile attacks. Counter them in a similar way that you would deal with [[Vanguards|vanguards.]] === Zerker- ===Onslaught Map Reroll List[[Berserker Orcs]] will charge out of the lane and will usually run in front of the pack. It is fairly common for them to escape crowd control builds and leak through your defenses. [[Cannonball Tower|Cannonball Towers]] are a great method for dealing with leaks. === Stabby- ===This only appears in a flyer lane. [[Assassins|Dark Assassins]] will spawn and try to assassinate you. They never appear alone in a flyer lane, so don't ignore anti-air defenses! === Hex- ===[[Hex Throwers]] will appear. These guys are great at sniping your towers''Ones, and in some mapsTwos, can even snipe a core or sub-objective from the spawn. A [[Reflect Beam]] is great at protecting anything vulnerable to snipersSixes, and can also cause them to waste time trying to pick off their target. === EMP- ===These guys also only appear in flyer lanes. Just like [[Kobold FlierSevens''' ||Kobold Flyers'''Threes,]] [[Kobolts]] will attempt to dive-bomb any nearby defenses or anything if their health drops too low. TrapsEights, auras, and nodes cannot be stunned by kobolts, but multiple [[Sky Guard Tower|Sky Guard Towers]] can take them out before they have the chance to dive-bomb. Extra range on your sky guards can reduce the chance of a successful dive-bomb attempt. === Frosty- ===[[Frost Enemies]] can be seen here. This will only appear at [[Chaos]] 7 difficulty or higher (floor 28+). The Yeti [[IncursionsNines''' |incursion]] will introduce you to these mobs. === Lava- ===[[Lava Guardians]] will spawn here. This also only appears at [[Chaos]] 7+ difficulty (floor 28 or higher). If you are having trouble dealing with these guys, they can also be found in the Demon Lord [[Incursions|incursion]].   '''The third category contains names that appear in flyer lanes:Zeros and Fives''' === Dargons ===[[Wyverns]] will spawn here. If the name were corrected to "dragons", these lanes would probably be a lot scarier. === Zappers ===[[Lightning Bugs]] will appear. They prefer to destroy your towers and blockades rather than head straight for your cores. === Kami- / Kamikaze ===[[Kobold Flier|Kobold Flyers]] will spawn and attempt to dive-bomb your defenses.   | '''The last category has special names that heavily change spawning conditions for the lane. None of the names above will be combined with any of these names:Fours''' === Floppy Arms and Pig Bois ===Only Goblin enemies and [[Warboars]] will appear here. This name is usually only present in lower|-level floors of Onslaught. === Air Raid ===Hence the name, this will only appear in flyer lanes. This causes all types of enemies to spawn - usually in a larger quantity than usual. Heavy anti-air is highly recommended, but careful not to spend too many Defense Units! === The Front Line ===| [[VanguardsForgotten Ruins]] will spawn here in huge quantities along with a few || [[GeodesCrumbled Bulwark]], making projectile-based towers essentially useless, possibly even with a piercer [[Mods|servo.]] This lane can easily be dealt with by using [[Flame Aura|Flame Auras]] or by crowd-controlling enemies with nodes. === Sparks And Shields ===This lane specializes with [[VanguardsThe Gates of Dragonfall]] and || [[CyborksThe Lost Temple]], but unlike The Front Line, vanguards won't appear in as big of quantities. This lane can be tricky, since vanguards will block projectiles from towers, and cyborks will disable and traps, auras, and nodes they come across.|-One strategy is to try and pick off the cyborks with towers; then, use an aura/node setup behind your towers to deal with the vanguards. Alternatively, [[Earthshatter Tower|Earthshatter Towers]] can bypass shields while not attracting the attention of cyborks and getting disabled. Also unlike The Front Line, this lane won't solely spawn vanguards and cyborks. Support troops like [[Dark MagesGreystone Plaza]] and || [[KoboldsForest Biome]] may also be seen, especially in later rounds. === Orcish Horde ===Any assortment of mobs can spawn here, but only if they're orcs. This ranges from [[Orcs|regular orcs]] to | [[CyborksThe Ramparts]] to [[Berserker Orcs]]. The anti-orc or orc-boom [[Mods|servos]] are great counters for these lanes.||- === Omega Squad X ===Omega Squad lanes specialize in spawning | [[ChaosSiphon Site D]] monsters. The types of chaos enemies that spawn in omega squad lanes depends on what greek letter replaces "X" in the name (e.g. Alpha, Beta, Epsilon, etc.). Plan accordingly to what spawns. === Dreadbones' Crew ===A random assortment of monsters will spawn with pirate outfits. || [[Captain DreadbonesDragonfall Sewers]] will also spawn here every wave. === Timmy's Revenge ===A random assortment of monsters will spawn. || [[TimmyDragonfall Bazaar]] also spawns once every wave. === Game Ogre ===||Only [[Ogres]] will spawn in this lane. Unlike most ogres, these guys can range from smaller ogres to regular-sized ogres. Because nothing else spawns in this lane, [[Cannonball Tower|Cannonball Towers]] or other single-targeting defenses work well. === Just Timmy ===| [[TimmyThe Throne Room]] spawns multiple times. Just like with Game-Ogre, single-targeting defenses are great for handling this lane. === High Roller ===Only [[Goblin Siege Roller|Goblin Siege Rollers]] will spawn. Unlike Game Ogre, there are no miniature seige rollers that will appear. Goblin Siege Rollers move very slowly, so don't worry about them making huge progress to your core(s) if another lane needs your attention. If you want to use defenses against this lane, you will need to use ones that can specifically target the back of rollers. Siege Rollers take double damage when hit from behind, but they can absorb 90% damage dealt to them when hit anywhere else. If you can't find a good spot for a | [[Cannonball TowerBuried Bastille]] or a || [[Poison Dart TowerLiferoot Forest]], consider using [[Reflect Beam|Reflect Beams]] as their explosions can hit the roller's weak point once the roller passes the node.||-Alternatively, you can actively defend in this lane. Keep in mind that siege rollers will shoot rockets at you, so don't stop moving unless you like to explode. Don't accidentally move in front of a roller either, because their roller attacks deals heavy damage and can kill you in seconds. == Lane Mutators =='''Lane mutators can change enemy mechanics, such as health, resistances, and even immunities. Lane mutators usually don't appear until floor 3, but the further you go in Onslaught, the more mutators you will see. Each lane may have a maximum of 2 mutators altering it.''' '''Here is a list of the possible mutators that can be found:''' === Proximity ===The closer your hero or your defense is to an enemy with this mutator, the more damage said hero/defense deals. Traps are extremely effective in these lanes due to most of them requiring close proximity, but auras and nodes can do some decent work, too. If you're in an earlier onslaught floor, blockades also work well. === Long Shot ===This is the opposite of Proximity - the farther you or your defense is from an enemy, the more damage the enemy will take. Towers benefit most from this mutator. | [[Poison Dart Tower|Poison Dart TowersAssault on Throne Room]] and [[Earthshatter Tower|Earthshatter Towers]] make a great combo for Long Shot lanes as you can [[Petrify|petrify]] enemies while hitting them from a long distance. === Armored ===This mutator causes enemies to take less physical damage, but more magical damage. You will want to avoid using any of the [[Squire|SquirePlunderer'sParadise]] defenses as they all deal physical damage. || [[Explosive Trap|Explosive TrapsForest Crossroads]] will also be less effective. All of the [[Apprentice|Apprentice's]] and [[Monk|Monk's]] defenses deal magical damage, so consider using them when building this lane.|-If you wish to use a tower that normally deals physical damage, you can apply an elemental | [[Mods|servoThe Dead Road]] to convert the tower to magical damage. All elements will do the trick. If you want to know whether or not your tower deals physical or magical damage, look at the damage numbers that appear when enemies take damage. While numbers are physical damage, purple numbers are magical, and red numbers are critical hits (can be physical or magical). === Spellbreaker ===Just like how the Armored mutator reduces physical damage and increases magical damage, this mutator does the opposite. The || [[Squire'sNimbus Reach]] defenses are highly recommended, but || [[Explosive Trap|Explosive TrapsMolten Citadel]] are great source of AOE damage while still dealing physical damage.|||-Because the | [[Sky Guard TowerWild Westival]] shoots magical bolts, this mutator can be a nightmare on air lanes, as you're essentially to use [[Cannonball Tower|Cannonball Towers]] or [[Ballista|Ballistas]] to effectively deal any considerable damage to flyers with this mutator. === Power Block ===Enemies with this mutator are immune to hero abilities. However, they take extra damage from your weapons. If you are actively defending in a lane with this mutator, you will want to use a hero with high Hero Damage but low Ability Power. === Brittle ===Brittle enemies spawn with more health, but receive a resistance debuff when hit by any of your hero abilities. It is ideal for you to actively defend in this lane, so your defenses don't have to deal with the extra health. However it won't be really useful if you don't use active abilities very often or abilities that can be toggled. Don't ignore your other lanes, either! === Soft Spot ===Enemies receive less damage from all sources, except when they're attacked from their weak point. Unfortunately, there aren't many enemies that have weakpoints, making this mutator rather annoying. If you're lucky enough to have a [[Goblin Siege RollerThe Jacked Sparrow]] spawn with this mutator, however, you can utilize it's weak point to destroy it very quickly. === Unstoppable ===Unstoppable enemies are immune to [[Slow|slow]] debuffs. This does not affect | [[Berserker OrcsUnholy Catacombs]] or [[Frost Enemy|Frost Enemies]] as they are already immune to slow effects. While unstoppable enemies cannot be slowed, they are still vulnerable to [[Stun|stuns.]]|-=== Headstrong ===Instead of being immune to [[Slow|slows,]] Headstrong enemies are immune to [[Stun|stuns.Embermount Volcano]] You will want to use [[Frostbite Tower|Frostbite Towers,]] [[Proton Beam|Proton Beams,]] or [[Boost Aura|Boost AurasDrakenfrost Resort]] with a [[Shards|Boosted Grasp shard]] to help control these monsters. Air lanes usually don't benefit from being headstrong, as most flyers move very slowly. However, should you encounter a headstrong [[Dark Assassin|assassin,]] taking them off of you can be extremely difficult. Without the ability to stun, your only options are to either kill the assassin quickly with high DPS, or wait out the bind. If you have a [[BarbarianRamparts Siege]] in your deck, Turtle Stance can prevent assassins from binding you in the first place.|||-If you're unlucky enough to end up with a headstrong | [[Berserker OrcTornado Highlands]] or || [[Frost EnemyTemple of the Necrotic]] on a high-level floor, it essentially becomes impossible to control the lane, because the enemies will be too strong for any blockades to handle. || You can try to distract these enemies with a melee hero, but at a high level, they can easily kill you with a single blow. If you aren't confident that you can defend against headstrong beserkers or frost mobs, your best option is to intentionally lose and re-roll the level. === Pain Aura ===||Enemies will emit a pain aura that constantly damages nearby heroes. It is best to not actively defend in this lane unless necessary, and let your defenses handle the job, as these auras cannot damage any of your defenses. === Maximum Effort ===Enemies start with more health, but lose resistance every time they are hit with a different defense. In these lanes, it's best to use a variety of defenses than to stick to a single type. For example, spamming [[Flame Aura|Flame Auras]] will only count as 1 type of defense, so it won't be very effective. === Bullet Sponge ===This gives monsters a shield that reflects any projectiles that hit it, essentially giving all monsters in that lane the same properties that [[Geodes]] have. However, unlike Geodes, these shields will break in a single hit from a non-projectile attack - either from your hero or from a defense. Traps, auras, and nodes are all great for removing bullet sponges. AOE towers like the | [[Flamethrower TowerTornado Canyon]] and the || [[Skeletal RamsterLittle-Horn Valley]] are also capable of removing bullet sponge. || Once this mutator is removed from an enemy, it becomes vulnerable to all projectile attacks.|||-=== Detonator ===Enemies in this lane explode upon death. Blockades, and short-range towers like the | [[Flamethrower TowerLava Caverns]] are not recommended, as this mutator can cause such defenses to take massive damage. Traps, auras, and nodes don't take damage from these explosions, but be wary about using them if || [[CyborksThe Wildest West]] are spawning from this lane.|| || === Toxi|-kaze ===Any | [[KoboldsCrystal Mine]] that are killed (doesn't matter if they successfully kamikaze their target) release a patch of red mushrooms that damage any heroes standing on them. Be cautious about using melee heroes to defend in this lane. === Cursi-kaze ===Instead of releasing mushrooms that damage heroes, cursi-kaze causes || [[KoboldsDrakenfrost Keep]] to curse nearby defenses. || Cursed defenses have their attack damage and range reduced. Cursi-kaze can affect any defense, including traps, auras, and nodes. Therefore, long-range towers are the best way to deal with them.|| Cursi|-kaze is capable of stacking, should multiple kobolds be defeated at the same time. This can result in nonexistent damage and range on your defenses, effectively rendering them useless. Be careful! If you boost a defense's range far past its range cap, it can become resistant to this mutator and reduce (or even completely nullify) the range debuff. However, your defense's range can still be easily overwhelmed should multiple curse zones stack, so it's not a permanent solution to this mutator. === Controlled Burn ===This is arguably the scariest lane mutator in Onslaught, as enemies are completely invincible if they don't have status effect. Any status effect works, so crowd control builds won't suffer from this mutator. If you want to be able to damage these enemies with your hero, [[Shards|Drenching Strikes]] will allow you to damage them (this also sets up the [[ElectrocuteMalakai's Manor]] combo should enemies take storm damage afterwards). If you do not have a decent crowd control build, consider using [[Poison Dart Tower|Poison Dart Towers.]] [[Geyser Trap|Geyser Traps]] can also be used to apply [[Drenched|drench]] to enemies. However, geyser traps have one of the smallest ranges in the game and a very long recharge, so it is not a reliable way to deal with controlled burn. Water Servo also has a 100% chance to drench at any mod level and any chaos tier so it is one of the better ways to deal with Controlled Burn if you use a defense that can be elementally attuned.| |||-[[Frostbite Tower|Frostbite Towers]] will chill enemies, which also counts as a status effect. However, frostbite towers alone cannot deal damage, so be sure to pair it with another defense while the frostbite is focused on a group of enemies. == History ==Onslaught used to be much harder before it was temporarily removed in the Trials update. Each floor required you to beat multiple maps to pass it - usually around 3 per floor. Additionally, should one of your main cores get destroyed, Onslaught was much less forgiving. Instead of being able to restart at the wave you lost to, you had to start back on the first wave AND on the first map! [[ModsMalakai's Sewer]] weren't featured in the game at that time either, meaning it was much harder to attune a defense to a specific element and use said defense to apply elemental combos.|| || || From the 19.0 [https://dungeondefenders.com/2/blog/142955/trials-the-endgame-update-out-now-full-patch-notes Patch notes], "Onslaught is finally taking the rest we’ve been talking about. In the future, we have plans for an Onslaught revamp or for a new system to take its place. It shall be reborn!"|}