Mastery is 1 of the 6 a game modes in Dungeon Defenders 2mode designed to challenge players by imposing certain restrictions. It functions similarly to Expeditions however each map Each [[Maps|Map]] has a specific sets set of 5 challenges to complete. Gear Score is Mastery mode also capped based restricts your gear, stats, and Ascension according to the Chaos tier you are playing. Any [[Mods]] you have on your gear will be set to the Chaos level tier of the map [[Maps|Map]] you chooseare playing, even if those [[Mods]] were originally a lower tier.
== Challenges ==
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==== General ====
* '''Victory''': Survive all waves
* '''Perfectionist''': Earned all stars in the same attempt
* '''Immortal:''' No hero deaths
==== Core Health ====
* '''Not Even a Scratch:''' No cores fall below 90% health
* '''Protect Your Jewels:''' No Main core(s) fall below 90% health
==== Time Pressure ====
* '''Think Fast:''' Complete each build phase in under 30 seconds
* '''Under Pressure:''' Finish each combat phase in under 180 seconds
==== Diversity ====
* '''Diversity:''' Complete all phases with 10 or more different defenses
* '''Equal Opportunity:''' Don't build more than one of a specific defense
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==== Tower Type ====
* '''Base Builder:''' Build only tower type defenses
* '''You're Grounded:''' Build no tower type defenses
* '''All Lanes Open:''' Build no blockade type defenses
* '''Goodbye Blue Sky:''' Build no anti-air defenses
* '''Broken Links:''' Build no node type defenses
* '''EMP Active:''' Build no aura type defenses
* '''Entrapment:''' Build no traps
==== Defense Interaction ====
* '''Budget Cuts:''' No defenses are upgraded
* '''Careful Planning:''' No defenses are destroyed
* '''Master Strategist:''' No defenses are sold or destroyed
* '''State of Decay:''' No defenses are repaired
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== Rewards ==
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|+Tier 1
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! Stars !! Reward
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|10 || 1 Hero Slot
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|20 || Pet Power Pack
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|30 || Random Shard Pack
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|40 || 120,000 Gold
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|50 || [[Shards#Hyper_Shards | Mass Destruction]]
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|60 || 120,000 Gold
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|70 || 1,000 Defender Medals
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|80 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|90 || Golden Gato Egg
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|105 || Ancient's Rune Belt
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|+Tier 2
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! Stars !! Reward
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|115 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|125 || Pet Power Pack
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|135 || Random Shard Pack
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|145 || 156,000 Gold
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|155 || [[Shards#Hyper_Shards | Vicious Strikes]]
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|165 || 156,000 Gold
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|175 || 1,000 Defender Medals
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|185 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|195 || Golden Creeper Egg
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|210 || Ancient's Aura
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|+Tier 3
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! Stars !! Reward
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|220 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|230 || Pet Power Pack
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|240 || Random Shard Pack
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|250 || 192,000 Gold
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|260 || [[Shards#Hyper_Shards | Radiant Critical Power]]
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|270 || 192,000 Gold
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|280 || 1,000 Defender Medals
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|290 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|300 || Golden Dragon Egg
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|315 || Ancient's Mark of Wisdom
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|+Tier 4
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! Stars !! Reward
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|325 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|335 || Pet Power Pack
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|345 || Random Shard Pack
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|355 || 228,000 Gold
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|365 || [[Shards#Hyper_Shards | Explosive Shielding Guard]]
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|375 || 228,000 Gold
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|385 || 1,000 Defender Medals
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|395 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|405 || Golden Gato Egg
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|420 || Ancient's Rune Wings
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|+Tier 5
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! Stars !! Reward
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|430 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|440 || Pet Power Pack
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|450 || Random Shard Pack
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|460 || 264,000 Gold
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|470 || [[Shards#Hyper_Shards | Thunderstruck]]
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|480 || 264,000 Gold
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|490 || 1,000 Defender Medals
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|500 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|510 || Golden Creeper Egg
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|525 || Hero's Waistguard of Valor
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|+Tier 6
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! Stars !! Reward
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|535 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|545 || Pet Power Pack
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|555 || Random Shard Pack
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|565 || 300,000 Gold
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|575 || [[Shards#Hyper_Shards | Destructive Pylon]]
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|585 || 300,000 Gold
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|595 || 1,000 Defender Medals
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|605 || 5 Ascension Levels
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|615 || Golden Dragon Egg
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|630 || Hero's Valorous Aura
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|+Tier 7
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! Stars !! Reward
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|640 || 1 Hero Slot
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|650 || Pet Power Pack
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|660 || Random Shard Pack
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|670 || 336,000 Gold
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|680 || [[Shards#Hyper_Shards | Automation]]
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|690 || 336,000 Gold
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|700 || 1,000 Defender Medals
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|715 || Golden Gato Egg
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|735 || Hero's Valor Crown<br>Hero's Prestigious Wings
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|+Tier 8
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! Stars !! Reward
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|745 || 1 Hero Slot
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|755 || Pet Power Pack
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|765 || Random Shard Pack
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|775 || 372,000 Gold
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|785 || [[Shards#Hyper_Shards | Juggernaut]]
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|795 || 372,000 Gold
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|805 || 1,000 Defender Medals
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|815 || Golden Gato Egg
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|830 || Living Cactus Head
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{| class="wikitable" style= Base Challenges =="display: inline-table; width: 250px"|+Tier 9|-! Stars !! Reward'''Victory''': Survive all waves<br />|-'''Perfectionist''': Earned all stars in the same attempt<br />|840 || 1 Hero Slot'''Not Even a Scratch:''' No cores fall below 90% health<br />|-'''Under Pressure:''' Finish each combat phase in under 180 seconds<br />|850 || Pet Power Pack'''State of Decay:''' No defenses are repaired<br />|-'''Base Builder:''' Build only tower type defenses<br />|860 || Random Shard Pack'''Master Strategist:''' No defenses are sold or destroyed<br />|-'''Protect Your Jewels:''' No Main core(s) fall below 90% health<br />|870 || 5,000,000 Gold'''EMP Active:''' Build no aura type defenses<br />|-|880 || [[Shards#Hyper_Shards | Genie King'''Broken Links:''' Build no node type defenses<br />s Blessing]]'''Careful Planning:''' No defenses are destroyed<br />|-'''Immortal:''' No hero deaths<br />|890 || 5,000,000 Gold'''Equal Opportunity:''' Don't build more than one of a specific defense<br />|-'''Budget Cuts:''' No defenses are upgraded<br />|900 || 1,000 Defender Medals'''Think Fast:''' Complete each build phase in under 30 seconds<br />|-'''All Lanes Open:''' Build no blockade type defenses<br />|910 || Golden Gato Egg'''Diversity:''' Complete all phases with 10 or more different defenses<br />|-'''You're Grounded:''' Build no tower type defenses<br />|925 || Corrupted Ancient Mask'''Entrapment:''' Build no traps<br />|}
== Rewards =={| class="wikitable" style="display: inline-table; width:99%250px"|+Tier 10|-! Stars !! Reward|-|935 || 1 Hero Slot|-|945 || Pet Power Pack
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! Reward Tier !! Accension Levels !! Pet Affection Booster !! |955 || Random Shard Pack !! Gold !! Hyper Shard !! Gold !! 1000 Medals !! Accension Levels !! Golden Pet Egg !! Flair
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|1 965 || 10 || 20 || 30 || 40 || 50 || 60 || 70 || 80 || 90 || 105,000,000 Gold
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|2975 ||115[[Shards#Hyper_Shards ||125||135||145||155||165||175||185||195||210Tandem Strike]]
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|3985 ||220||230||240||250||260||270||280||290||300||31510,000,000 Gold
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|4995 ||325||335||345||355||365||375||385||395||405||4201,000 Defender Medals
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|51005 ||430||440||450||460||470||480||490||500||510||5255 Ascension Levels
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|61015 ||535||545||555||565||575||585||595||605||615||630Golden Gato Egg
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|71030 ||640||650||660||670||680||690||700||710||720||735Corrupted Ancient Wings
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== Restrictions ==
=== Ascension Talent Caps ===
The second main restriction of Mastery will have hard caps for the amount of talent points used in each skill stat. The cap can be considered invisible to players as no visible changes could be seen in the Ascension tab.
''Credits to community member [[User:Arti|Arti]] for finding the numbers''
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! Chaos Difficulty Tier !! Talent Points used|-| '''Stars RequiredChaos I''' || 50 0|-| 155 '''Chaos II''' || 260 0|-| 365 '''Chaos III''' || 470 0|-| 575 '''Chaos IV''' || 0|-| '''Chaos V''' || 5|-| '''Chaos VI''' || 10|-| '''Chaos VII''' || 68010
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| '''Hyper ShardChaos VIII''' || Mass Destruction ||Vicious Strikes ||Radiant Critical Power ||Explosive Shielding Guard ||Thunderstruck ||Destructive Pylon || Automation 50
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| '''Stars RequiredChaos IX''' || 105 || 210 || 315 || 420 || 525 || 630 || 735100
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| '''FlairChaos X''' || || || || || || || 200
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