[[fileFile:Defender Medal Icon.png|74px|right]]* Defender Medals are earned from [[Missions|Daily and Weekly Missions]] and completing [[maps]]. The amount is typically 25 per [[Maps|map]] and 25 for each highest [[Onslaught|onslaught floor]] completed. <br>:You'll gain 26 instead of 25 if the [[Maps|map]] consists of 6 waves. * Defender Medals launched with the Calling All Heroes patch, replacing the [[Wyvern Tokens]]. They are used to buy items from the [[Colonel]], the [[Non Playable Characters#Black Market Dealer74px|Black Market Dealer]], and several other [[Non Playable Characters|NPCs]].* Defender Medals have a cap of 2,000 Defender Medals per day that a player can obtain, not including [[MissionsMedal Icon]].* A single account can hold up to 12,000 medals at a time, if a map is completed and a player is at cap then they '''will not''' gain any.==Rewards==* If you'd like you can use Defender Medals to buy the following items.
'''Defender Medals''' are one of the primary currencies in Dungeon Defenders II, alongside [[Gems]] and [[Gold]]. Introduced with the [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/236110/view/2890704230764684761 Calling All Heroes] patch, [[Defender Medals]] replaced the previous [[Wyvern Tokens]]. They are used to purchase items from [[Non Playable Characters|NPCs]], upgrading your equipment, and more. == Earning Defender Medals == * [[Defender Medals]] can be obtained through [[Missions|Daily and Weekly Missions]], the [[Defender Pass|Defender Pass rewards]], and completing [[maps]]. Typically, you earn 25 Medals per [[map]] and an additional 25 for completing the highest [[Onslaught|onslaught floor]].<br>:If a [[map]] consists of 6 waves, you'll gain 26 Medals instead of 25.* There is a daily cap of 2,000 [[Defender Medals]] per player, excluding [[Missions]].* The maximum number of medals a single account can hold is 12,000; if a map is completed and a player is at the cap, they will not gain any more. == Usage == * '''Defender Medals can be used to purchase various items, including:'''<br> <tabber>Shards={|* The following can be purshased from the [[Non_Playable_Characters#Gran_Ma.27ster.27s_Shop|Gran Ma'ster's Shop]]:{| class="wikitablecurrency-included" style="text-align: center;"|-! Icon !! Item !! Price |-| N/A || Any Shard of your choice || 1,000 defender medal|-| [[File:Campaign Standard Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Campaign Shard Pack || 500 defender medal|-| [[File:Chaos 1 Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Chaos I Shard Pack || 500 defender medal|-| [[File:Chaos 2 Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Chaos II Shard Pack || 500 defender medal|-| [[File:Chaos 3 Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Chaos III Shard Pack || 500 defender medal|-| [[File:Chaos 4 Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Chaos IV Shard Pack || 500 defender medal|-| [[File:Chaos 5 Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Chaos V Shard Pack || 500 defender medal |-| [[File:Chaos 6 Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Chaos VI Shard Pack || 500 defender medal |-| [[File:Chaos 7 Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Chaos VII Shard Pack || 500 defender medal|-| [[File:Chaos 8 Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Chaos VIII Shard Pack || 500 defender medal |-| [[File:Chaos 9 Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Chaos IX Shard Pack || 500 defender medal
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! Item !! Price | [[File:Chaos 10 Shard Pack Icon.png|50px]] || Chaos X Shard Pack || 500 defender medal |}|-|Colonel's Treasure Shop={|* The following can be purshased from the [[Colonel| Colonel's Treasure Shop]]:{| class="wikitable currency-included" style="text-align: center;"
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| Standard Shard Pack ||500 Medals ! Icon !! Item !! Price
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| Chaos I Shard Pack [[File:Small Affection Booster.png|50px]] |500 Medals | Pet Affection Booster || 250 defender medal
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| Chaos II Shard Pack [[File:Unbound Bearkira Icon.png|50px]] || Unbound Bearkira Egg || 7,500 Medals defender medal
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| Chaos III Shard Pack [[File:Tainted Sword.png|50px]] || Tainted Sword Egg || 7,500 Medals defender medal
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| Chaos IV Shard Pack [[File:Blighted Dragon2.png|50px]] || Blighted Dragon Egg || 7,500 Medals defender medal
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| Chaos V Shard Pack [[File:Drago DM.png|50px]] || Terror Dragolich Egg || 7,500 Medals defender medal
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| Chaos VI Shard Pack [[File:Left Narwhagon.png|50px]] || Left Narwhagon Egg || 7,500 Medals defender medal
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| Chaos VII Shard Pack [[File:Reforged Thunder-O Icon.png|50px]] || Reforged Thunder-O Egg || 7,500 Medals defender medal
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| Chaos VIII Shard Pack [[File:Amber Dino Icon.png|50px]] || Amber Dino Dragon Egg || 7,500 Medals defender medal
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| Chaos IX Shard Pack [[File:Itsy-Betsy Fully Evolved Icon.png|50px]] |500 Medals | Betsy Dragon Egg || 10,000 defender medal
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| Chaos X Shard Pack [[File:Ghost Cat Icon.png|50px]] || Ghost Cat Egg || 7,500 Medals defender medal
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* The following can be purshased from the [[Wayfarer]]:
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! Icon !! Weapon !! Cost
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| [[File:Aerial Bane Icon.png|50px]] || Aerial Bane || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Betsy's Wrath Icon.png|50px]] || Betsy's Wrath || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Bling-O-Midas Icon.png|50px]] || Bling King Bow (Bling-O-Midas) || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Bone Glove Icon.png|50px]] || Bone Glove || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Celebration Canister Icon.png|50px]] || Celebration!!! || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:ScreenShot01065.png|50px]] || Demon Scythe || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Flying Dragon Icon.png|50px]] || Flying Dragon || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Ghastly Halberd Icon.png|50px]] || Haunted Halberd (Ghastly Halberd) || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Lunar Portal Staff Icon.png|50px]] || Lunar Portal Staff || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Megashark Icon.png|50px]] || Megashark || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Meowmere Icon.png|50px]] || Meowmere || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Molten Tome Icon.png|50px]] || Molten Tome (Scorched Tome Of Molten Brimstone) || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:North Pole Icon.png|50px]] || North Pole || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Dark Ritual Blade Icon.png|50px]] || Shadowflame Knife || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Sky Dragon's Fury Icon.png|50px]] || Sky Dragon's Fury || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Glaive of the Storm Icon.png|50px]] || Glaive Of The Storms || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Terra Blade Icon.png|50px]] || Terrablade || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:The Last Word Icon.png|50px]] || The Last Word || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Tusnami Icon.png|50px]] || Tsunami Chlorophyte (Tsunami) || 500 defender medal
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| [[File:Tusnami Icon.png|50px]] || Tsunami Jester (Tsunami) || 500 defender medal
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[[Defender Medals]] have multiple uses, including:
* [[Tinkering]] Mods: Spend [[Defender Medals]] to move a [[mod]] to another item, instead of [[gems]]. '''Main article : [[Tinkering]]'''
* [[Devolving]] Items: Use [[Defender Medals]] to revert items to the previous chaos level, instead of [[gems]].
* [[Rerolling]] Godly Stats: Instead of using [[Gems]], you can invest [[Defender Medals]] to alter the [[Weapons#Quality|godly]] stat on your equipment at the [[Non_Playable_Characters#The_Blacksmith|Blacksmith]].
* Material Conversion with the [[Enchantress]]: Utilize [[Defender Medals]] to convert materials into a different [[Crafting Materials|quality material]].
* [[Upgrading]], [[Evolving]], [[Advancing]]: Spend [[Defender Medals]] to imcrease the levels, chaos level and rarity of your equipment. '''Main article : [[Upgrade]]'''
* [[Rerolling]] : Rather than using [[gold]], you can use Defender Medals to reroll the primary stat of an item, or the quality level of a mod. '''Main article : [[Rerolling]]'''
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