Weapons

The various weapons of Dungeon Defenders II

Weapons are hero-specific gear that focuses on hero damage as it's primary stat. Most heroes wields a single weapon but there are some who are able to wield two.

Weapons can be Standard (normal types of stats and features) or Unique (Having unique shot types or M.O.D.S.). Most Standard weapons can be obtained through normal loot drops while Unique weapons are acquired through specific locations or vendors though there are some exceptions.

There are a variety of weapons for each heroes to use for combat. And also cosmetic purposes.

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Weapon Uses

Alongside the primary stat of 20px Hero Damage, the secondary stat could either be 20px Hero Health or 20px Ability Power. While a weapon's primary uses is in its Hero Damage stat which allows gear loadouts that focuses on hero DPS, there are also gear loadouts that only uses it's secondary stats such as Ability Power, disregarding the need for Hero Damage as the loadouts only focuses on the heroes' abilities.

It's certainly possible to have loadouts that focus on utilizing both primary and secondary stat. By which Hero Health and Hero Damage is a loadout most utilized.

Types of Weapons

Magic Staff

Magic Staffs may be equipped by the Apprentice. They have a Hero Damage that is 160% of their Hero Power.

• Primary Attack: A Ranged Magical Projectile Attack as Hero Damage. Applies the Mark Effect.
• Secondary Attack: A Charged Ranged Magical Projectile Attack that Pierces through multiple enemies at full charge. Deals between 100% - 150% of regular Hero Damage.

Swords

Swords may be equipped by the Squire, alongside a shield, or by the Dryad by themselves, or by the Barbarian, alongside with an axe or another sword. They have a Hero Damage that is 140% of their Hero Power.

• Primary Attack: A Melee Physical Slash Attack as Hero Damage.

Shields

Shields may be equipped by the Squire, as an offhand item. Unlike normal weapons, Shields have a Primary Stat of Hero Health.

• Secondary Attack: A Shield Block Action which reduces incoming damage by 35%.

Bows

Bows may be equipped by the Huntress. They have a Hero Damage that is 180% of their Hero Power.

• Primary Attack: A Ranged Physical Projectile Attack as Hero Damage.
• Secondary Attack: A charged ranged physical projectile attack that applies knockback. Deals between 440% - 1750% of regular Hero Damage.

Polearms

Polearms are equipped by the Monk. They have a Hero Damage that is 140% of their Hero Power.

• Primary Attack: A Melee Physical Slash Attack as Hero Damage.
• Secondary Attack: A Ranged Magical Projectile Attack dealing 100-149% of regular Hero Damage.

Tomes

Tomes are equipped by the Abyss Lord. They have a Hero Damage that is 135% of their Hero Power.

• Primary Attack: A Close Range Magical Drain Attack as Hero Damage.
• Secondary Attack: A Range Charged Magical Projectile Attack that Pierces through multiple enemies at full charge. Deals between 100% - 500% of regular Hero Ability Power.

Canisters

Canisters are equipped by Series EV2.

• Primary Attack: A Variable attack dependent on the Canister equipped (Sword, Bow, Staff, etc.)
• Secondary Attack: A Variable charged attack dependent on the Canister equipped (Sword, Bow, Staff, etc.)

Guns

Guns are equipped by the Gun Witch.

Lava Arms

Lava Arms are equipped by the Lavamancer.

Daggers

Daggers are equipped by the Mystic.

Axes

Axes are equipped by the Barbarian alongside with another axe or with a sword.

Weapon Details

Properties

Weapons have a number of stats that effect how they work.

• Attack Speed
• Number of projectiles
• Stance/Shot Type

Standard Melee Properties

Melee weapons have different attack swings and its swing rate.

• Light - Each swing deals less damage but the weapon will be swung in a rapid rate.
• Medium - Moderate damage and rate per swing.
• Heavy - Deals heavy damage per swing but in a slower rate.

Standard Ranged Properties

Magic Staffs and Bows

Shot Type	Speed	Number of Projectiles	Description
Single	I - 2/s II - 2.5/s III - 4/s	1 projectiles	Fires a single projectile per shot.
Triple	I - 2/s II - 2.5/s III - 4/s	3 Projectiles	Fires three projectiles spread in a horizontal line per shot.
Penta	I - 2/s II - 2.5/s III - 4/s	5 projectiles	Fires five projectiles spread in a horizontal line per shot.
Burst Shot	I - 2/s II - 2.5/s III - 4/s	4 projectiles	Fires four projectiles in a single line per shot.
Scatter Shot	I - 2/s II - 2.5/s III - 4/s	10 Projectiles	Fire ten projectiles in a short-ranged spread burst per shot.

Guns

Shot Type	Speed	Number of Projectiles	Description	Weapon
Hammer	I - 1/s II - 1.1/s III - 1.3/s	1 projectile	Fires snipe projectiles (A primary attack version of snipe).	Besom Rifle
Rail Round	I - 1.3/s II - 1.4/s III - 1.7/s	1 projectile	A faster version of the Hammer shot type.	Bristle Broom
Controlled Burst	I - 1.3/s II - 1.7/s III - 2.5/s	1 projectile	Single projectile shot per click. Rapid projectile shots when continuously fired.	Wheeled Whisk-er Multi-Lens Brush Rifle
Double Tap	I - 1.3/s II - 1.5/s III - 2/s	3 projectiles	Fires 3 projectiles in a shotgun burst rate.	Blunderbuss Duster Sweeper Cannon

Canisters

Shot Type	Speed	Number of Projectiles	Description	Weapon
Staff Canister	I - II -	Example	Example	Example
Sword Canister	I - II -	Example	Example	Example
Bow Canister	I - II -	Example	Example	Example
Polearm Canister	I - II -	Example	Example	Example
Tome Canister	I - II -	Example	Example	Example
Meg'Manus Projector	Example	Example	Example	Example
Tinker's Mirvatronic Burster	Example	Example	Example	Example
McDooger's Rapid Shooter	Example	Example	Example	Example
Gibler's 45th Gridlocker	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example
Tinkerer's Protonic Diffuser	Example	Example	Example	Example	Example

Quality

Items Quality is represented by colors shown below from the worst to the best.

• Worn
  
• Sturdy
  
• Powerful
  
• Epic
  
• Mythical
  
• Legendary
  

Passives

Weapons, can have no passives (Worn), one passive (Powerful), two passives (Epic and Mythic), or three passives (Legendary). http://wiki.dungeondefenders2.com/wiki/Passives

Bonus Elemental Effects

Weapons can have their own Elemental Effects, which act as bonus damage for that weapon. This also allows the attacks from that weapon to trigger combos based upon the element they are using. The additional damage is displayed as an extra line of purple numbers during attacks. Having an Element on a weapon also gives it a particle effect. This particle effect is based off the element on the weapon.

Unique Weapon

Updated Weapon Drops (Devstream #60)

Table is missing Besty drops from Wyvern Den and Malthius drops from Rampart's Incursion

1. Spooky III shoots in a triangle. Spooky IV shoots in a vertical line. Spooky VI shoots in a V shape.
2. Spooky V shoots in a V shape

Weapon Name	Hero	Attack Pattern	Weapon Speed	Number of Projectiles	Unique Passives	Drop Locations
Chilling Touch	Apprentice	Diamond Shot	1-4/s	x 4	Frost Fire - Frostbite Tower's chill increases the Defense Speed of affected defenses by +X	Any Endgame Mode Map (NM1+ difficulty?)
Infernal Combuster	Monk	Heavy	?	-	Purge Evil - Enemies defeated inside Serenity Aura explode dealing X% of defense power magical damage to nearby enemies. Enemies killed by Purge Evil also explode.	Any Endgame Mode Map (NM1+ difficulty?)
Summoner's Grasp	Apprentice	Standard	1-4/s	x 1-5	Dark Mage Slayer - Defeating a Dark Mage grants a charge. Fully-charged Secondary Attacks consume charges and summon skeletons to stun enemies for 5s.	Wave 15+10n (Endgame?) Onslaught if chosen reward is weapon
Mauled Cleaver	Huntress	Standard	1-4/s	x 1-5	Lady Orc Slayer - Defeating a Lady Orc grants a charge. Fully-charged Secondary Attacks consume a charge, unleashing a cleaver dealing 300% of your Hero Damage Stat as physical Damage.	Wave 15+10n (Endgame?) Onslaught if chosen reward is weapon
Jurassic Revenge	Squire	-	-	-	Drakin Slayer - Defeating a Drakin grants a charge. Blocking with your shield consumes charges, unleashing fireballs dealing 150% of your Hero Heath Stat as magical fire damage each.	Wave 15+10n (Endgame?) Onslaught if chosen reward is weapon
Toxic Shock	Huntress	Dart Shot	1-4/s	x 6	Explosive Poison - Enemies defeated while poisoned explode dealing X% of Defense Health in magical damage to nearby enemies.	Bazar- Nightmare 1+
Impaling Cutter	Squire	Medium	?	-	Splody Harpoon - Ballista projectiles detonate on each enemy hit dealing X% of Defense Health as damage around it.	Griblok's Horde
Phantom Pheonix	Huntress	Double Shot	1-4/s	x 6	Phoenix's Call - 3 seconds after the Blaze Balloon detonates a phoenix emerges from the flames dealing an extra X% of your Defense Power as damage.	The Gates of Dragonfall - Nightmare 1+
Wailing Glaive	Monk	Medium	?	-	Haunting - Melee attacks add Ghost Stacks. Ghost Stacks increase Hero Damage by 0.5%. At 10 stacks, fires Ghosts dealing X% physical Hero Damage for 3 seconds. Ghosts spawn once per 5 seconds.	Any difficulty on "The Dead Road" map and "Temple of the Necrotic"
Iron Reaper	Squire	Heavy	?	-	Howling - Attacks add Feast Stacks. Each Feast Stack increases Hero Damage by 0.5%. At 10 stacks, Howls, changing weapon speed and multiplying Hero Damage by X% until a stack falls off.	Any difficulty on "The Dead Road" map and "Temple of the Necrotic"
Bow o'Lantern	Huntress	Spooky III / Spooky IV / Spooky VI 1	1-4/s	?	Pumpkinator - Targets hit with basic attacks are pumpkined. Defeating a pumpkined enemy causes a physical explosion dealing X% Hero Damage. Hitting a pumpkined enemy with a melee attack increase Hero Critical Chance by 5% for 5s.	Any difficulty on "The Dead Road" map and "Temple of the Necrotic"
Raven's Claw	Apprentice	Spooky III / Spooky V 2	1-4/s	?	Ravenhost - Attacks add a Raven Stack. At 10 stacks, spends all stacks to fire a magical Raven dealing X% Hero Damage that bounces between 5 targets.	Any difficulty on "The Dead Road" map and "Temple of the Necrotic"
Scarlet Enforcer	Squire	Heavy	?	-	Inspirational - Nearby defenses gain + X Defense Power.	Incursion "The Ramparts" dropped by Malthius
Armageddon	Apprentice	Quad Shot	1-4s	?	Weaver - Apprentice Defenses that cause damage now mark their targets.	Incursion "The Ramparts" dropped by Malthius
Armored Cleanser	Huntress	One Shot	1-4s	?	Breaker - Reduces target's resistances by -X on hit.	Incursion "The Ramparts" dropped by Malthius
Betsy Uniques (to be added)	?	?	?	?	?	?
Harbinger Uniques (to be added)	?	?	?	?	?	?