Skill Spheres

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IMPORTANT

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This article is about an OBSOLETE game mechanic. Skill Spheres are no longer used in the current version update of Dungeon Defenders II. They have been removed from the game, along with passives, and replaced with Shards

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Description

Skill Spheres is a system which replaced the former Specs system. Skill Spheres improve your Hero's stats and abilities. The first Sphere can be acquired at level 5 and more Spheres can be used as the Hero levels further.

Slots and types

Slots

There are seven slots for Spheres in the 'Character' window. These slots are free to unlock

• Three Small slots unlocked at levels 10, 18 and 27.
• Two Medium slots unlocked at levels 15 and 30.
• A Large slot unlocked at level 40.
• An Uber slot unlocked at level 50.

Types

Every type of the Skill Spheres has its own specialty:

• Small Spheres increase stats and some minor Defense changes like range.
• Medium Spheres increase passives.
• Large Spheres give you a hero-specific bonus.
• Uber Spheres modify the way a certain skill or defense building works.

Small Slot

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Defense Crit Chance Sphere I	Increases Defense Crit Chance by 2%	1500	3	10
	Defense Crit Chance Sphere II	Increases Defense Crit Chance by 3%	3000	1	10
	Defense Crit Damage Sphere I	Increases Defense Crit Damage by 25	1500	3	10
	Defense Crit Damage Sphere II	Increases Defense Crit Damage by 50	6000	3	10
	Defense Crit Damage Sphere III	Increases Defense Crit Damage by 75	12000	1	10
	Hero Critical Chance Sphere I	Increases Hero Crit Chance by 2%	1500	3	10
	Hero Critical Chance Sphere II	Increases Hero Crit Chance by 3%	?	1	10
	Hero Critical Damage Sphere I	Increases Hero Crit Damage by 25	1500	3	10
	Hero Critical Damage Sphere II	Increases Hero Crit Damage by 50	6000	3	10
	Hero Critical Damage Sphere III	Increases Hero Crit Damage by 75	?	1	10
	Defense Power Sphere I	Increases Defense Power by 10	1500	1	5
	Defense Power Sphere V	Increases Defense Power by 42	?	1	25
	Hero Damage Sphere I	Increases Hero Damage by 10	?	1	5
	Hero Damage Sphere V	Increases Hero Damage by 42	?	1	25
	Hero Health Sphere III	Increases Hero Health by 26	?	1	15
	Defense Speed Sphere V	Increases Defense Speed by 20	?	1	25
	Defense Health Sphere III	Increases Defense Health by 26	?	1	15
	Defense Health Sphere V	Increases Defense Health by 42	?	1	25

Medium Slot

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Defense Critical Chance Sphere	Increases Defense Crit Chance by 5%	?	1	10
	Hero Critical Chance Sphere I	Increases Hero Crit Chance by 5%	?	1	10
	Cooldown Sphere I	Reduces the cooldown of your abilities by 10%	7000	2	12
	Attack Stun Sphere I	5% chance on hit for basic attacks to stun targets for 0.5 seconds	?	1	15
	Experience Bonus Sphere I	Increases experience gained by 10%	7000	2	12
	Experience Bonus Sphere II	Increases experience gained by 20%	?	2	20
	Mana Regen Sphere I	Increases your ability mana by 1 per second	7000	2	12
	Mana Regen Sphere II	Increases your ability mana by 1.5 per second	14000	2	20
	Gold Bonus Sphere I	Increases gold gained by 10%	7000	2	12
	Gold Bonus Sphere II	Increases gold gained by 20%	14000	2	20
	Gold Bonus Sphere III	Increases gold gained by 30%	20000	2	20
	Hero Gold Bonus Sphere I	15% chance for enemies defeated by Heroes to drop 100 extra gold	?	1	25
46px	Movement Speed Sphere I	Increases Movement Speed by 40	7000	2	12
46px	Movement Speed Sphere II	Increases Movement Speed by 80	14000	2	15
46px	Movement Speed Sphere III	Increases Movement Speed by 120	28000	2	20
46px	Movement Speed Sphere IV	Increases Movement Speed by 300	56000	1	25
46px	Movement Speed Sphere V	Increases Movement Speed by 400	112000	1	35

Large Slot

Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
Chilling Strikes Sphere I	10% Chance To Chill Target For 2 Seconds, Slowing Them By 20%	125000	1	30
Oiling Strikes Sphere I	10% Chance To Oil Target For 2 Seconds, Slowing Them By 20%	125000	1	30
Panic Fire Sphere I	15% When Defenses Damaged To Increase Defense Speed By 100% For 5 Seconds	125000	1	30
Press Your Luck Sphere I	30% When Defenses Damaged To Increase Defense Crit Chance By 30% For 5 Seconds	125000	1	30

Uber Slot

Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
Shielding Guard Sphere	5% When Defenses Damaged To Shield For 100% Of Defense Health For 3 Seconds	125000	1	50
Explosive Guard Sphere	30% When Defenses Damaged To Explode Dealing 350% Defense Power In Magical Fire Damage	125000	1	50

Small

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	EarthShatter Range Sphere I	Increases EarthShatter Tower range by 2%	24000	3	5
	EarthShatter Range Sphere II	Increases EarthShatter Tower range by 4%	48000	1	5
	Flameburst Range Sphere I	Increases Flameburst Tower range by 2%	24000	3	5
	Frostbite Range Sphere I	Increases Frostbite Tower range by 2%	24000	3	5

Medium

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Apprentice Cooldown Sphere II	Reduces the cooldown of your abilities by 20%	14000	2	20
	Apprentice Cooldown Sphere III	Reduces the cooldown of your abilities by 25%	28000	1	25
	Frostbite Range Sphere I	Increases Frostbite Tower range by 25%	24000	2	21

Large

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Earthy Knockup Sphere I	15% chance for EarthShatter Tower attacks to knockup enemies	125000	1	24

Uber

Picture	Name	Description	Medal Cost	Limit	Level Required

Small

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Explosive Trap Range Sphere I	Increases Explosive Trap effect range by 2%	24000	3	5
	Blaze Balloon Range Sphere I	Increases Blaze Balloon effect range by 2%	24000	3	5
	Poison Dart Range Sphere I	Increases Poison Dart Tower range by 2%	24000	3	5

Medium

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required

Large

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Poisonous Fangs I	Increases the damage of poison dart tower's poison by 30%	?	1	25
	Fire For Effect Sphere I	25% chance for Explosive Trap and Elemental Chaos Trap to detonate second time, without consuming a charge, and deal 40% damage	?	1	24
	Lucky Blaze I	Blaze Balloon's Crit Chance increased by 10% and Crit Damage increased by 200	?	1	25

Uber

Picture	Name	Description	Medal Cost	Limit	Level Required

Small

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Boost Aura Range Sphere I	Increases Boost Aura range by 2%	24000	3	5
	Lighting Aura Range Sphere I	Increases Lighting Aura range by 2%	24000	3	5
46px	Serenity Aura Range Sphere I	Increases Serenity Aura range by 2%	24000	3	5
	Skyguard Range Sphere I	Increases Skyguard Tower range by 2%	24000	3	5

Medium

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required

Large

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Boost Blockade Health Sphere I	Boost Aura increases blockade health by 25%	125000	1	15
	Lighting Damage Sphere I	15% chance for Lighting Aura or Lighting Strikes Aura to deal 25% more damage	?	1	24
46px	Serenity Range Gambit Sphere I	Serenity Aura range increased by 25% but health decreased by 25%	?	1	25

Uber

Picture	Name	Description	Medal Cost	Limit	Level Required

Small

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Cannonball Range Sphere I	Increases Cannonball Tower range by 2%	24000	3	5
	Ballista Range Sphere I	Increases Ballista range by 2%	24000	3	5

Medium

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Ballista Pierce Sphere I	Increases Ballista pierce by 3%	150000	1	30
	Ballista Range Sphere I	Increases Ballista range by 20%	150000	1	15

Large

Picture	Name	Description	Gold Cost	Limit	Level Required
	Oily Harpoon Sphere I	On hit, Ballista oils enemies for 1.5 seconds, reducing their movement speed by 40%	?	1	25

Uber

Picture	Picture	Name	Description	Medal Cost	Limit	Level Required

Large

Picture	Name	Description	Medal Cost	Limit	Level Required

Large

Picture	Name	Description	Medal Cost	Limit	Level Required

Large

Picture	Name	Description	Medal Cost	Limit	Level Required

Large

Picture	Name	Description	Medal Cost	Limit	Level Required

Large

Picture	Name	Description	Medal Cost	Limit	Level Required