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Incursions are The Incursion game mode contains special versions of standard maps that can be played after a Chaos Trials map has been completedwith additional unique challenges and [[Mutators]]. Upon completing Completing a Chaos tier in [[Expeditions]] for the first time (Chaos 1-7), one or two incursions are unlocked for that Chaos tier. Each map has unique playing conditions that are found only on that map, and in will unlock a set of Incursion mode. All enemies found on the applicable Chaos level may spawn in lanesmaps each time. [[Enemies#Minibosses|Minibosses ]] will drop less gear upon defeat, but and will drop more than normal amounts of [[Pets|pet supplies]] consumables and eggs. On all incursion Incursion maps, the 'Replay from Wave ' function is disabled.
Upon completing On some Incursion maps, the incursion you permanently unlock enemies in a lane and the miniboss will randomly be assigned [[Weapons#Unique_Weapon|special weaponMutators]], which can be purchased from the [[Tavern#Wayfarer|Wayfarer]] for 500 [[Defender_Medals|defender medals]]. Special weapons may have a chance to drop in the victory chest on the Incursion map that unlocked itfollowing pool of six possible choices: 1) '''Speedy''', +15% movement speed; 2) '''Trollblood''', +3% HP regen every 5 sec; 3) '''Tenacious''', each time it is played. Each special weapon is a legendary drop+35% crowd control resilience; 4) '''Healthy''', for the Chaos level it is earned on. Each one will have the first MOD slot locked with a special MOD that only comes on that weapon+15% health; 5) '''Grounded''', and cannot be moved off of it or replaced. The special MOD can be rerolled though. They will also come with a second MOD that is normal and can be movedknocked up; 6) '''Mighty''', replaced or rerolled+15% attack damage.
On some incursion maps, each lane will randomly be assigned mutators from the following pool of six possible choices: 1) '''Speedy''', +15% movement speed; 2) '''Trollblood''', +3% HP regen every 5 sec; 3) '''Tenacious''', +35% crowd control resilience; 4) '''Healthy''', +15% health; 5) '''Grounded''', cannot be knocked up; 6) '''Mighty''', +15% attack damage.
==* '''<u>Map</u>''' - [[Chaos#Chaos_I|Chaos 1Forest Crossroads]] Incursions==(The Liferoot).
<u>Special Weapon</u> - Each wave starting with wave 2, a poacher will appear on a random lane. They do not get separate mutators from the lane they spawn in. When they first spawn, their icon will appear as a purple question mark, until they pass the spawn point. All 4 are enlarged versions of normal enemies with large health amounts and unique skin flairs. The lane they spawn on will blink red, and you can see them on the schedule. '''Terra BladeSammie the Trapper''' spawns on Wave 2 as a [[Goblins_(light Bomb)|Bomb Goblin]] whose attacks inflict Oiled status. '''Statch the Stalker''' spawns on Wave 3 as a [[Weapons#SwordsJavelin_Throwers|swordJavelin Thrower]] for whose attacks inflict Poisoned status. '''Steiner the Hunter''' spawns on Wave 4 as an [[SquireOrcs|SquireOrc]]/. '''Sturgis the Falconer''' spawns on Wave 5 as a [[DryadLady_Orcs|DryadLady Orc]]/. The only additional miniboss that spawns is [[BarbarianThorc_the_Terrible|BarbarianThorc]]). Although two different versions of this sword He can dropspawn on multiple waves, and more than one lane at a time, with but his spawn rate is low. On Wave 4 only the Squire or Dryad listed as usable, all three sword using heroes can use either one. Up to two special weapons can drop in one victory chestthere are no air lanes. </div></div>|}
===Griblok* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - No cores are destroyed and Eye of Cthulhu is defeated on the last wave. * '''<u>Special Weapon Reward</u>''' - [[File:Celebration_Canister_Icon.png|25px]] '''Celebration!!!''' ''(Chance from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.)''s Horde===
<u>Victory Condition</u> - all enemies * 3 spawn points are on Wave 5 are defeatedthe North end of map, in the front of each of the cottage doorways on the path that goes off to the East.
<u>Special Weapon</u> - '''Lunar Portal''' ([[Weapons#Staves|staff]] for [[Apprentice|Apprentice]]/[[Adept|Adept]]). Staff has 4 spread, 3 speed* One is found inside the cave on the second floor between the previous point and the triple spawn lane, next to the some treasure chests and "diamondshot" which is in the shape of a tight square pattern turned 45 degreesskeleton.
<u>Special Weapon MOD</u> - '''Lunar Caller''', "secondary attacks summon Lunar Portals that deal XX% Ability Power as magical damage per second for XX seconds. Up If you decide to X portals." Chaos 1 values [56-155%build in a turtle strategy, 9.65-17then these spawn points might not be a problem.5s, 1-6 portals], Chaos 7 values [116-215%, 18.65-33.5s, 4-9 portals]. The portal is a stationary star with wide range that If you place with the secondary fire button. It then fires 're building in a single continuous beam spread out from itway or even spawn-camping, attacking a singular enemy until while there are chokepoints which are very useful, always make sure to allocate some defense to take care of those spawn points that enemy dies. Each portal can only attack one separate enemy at doesn't lead to a time, and chokepoint since they do not stack attackscan occasionally be deadly if left unchecked.
==[[Chaos#Chaos_II|Chaos * In addition to these minibosses there is also 4 special hero skeleton minibosses, one for each of the 4 starting heroes '''(Skeleton Apprentice, Skeleton Squire, Skeleton Huntress & Skeleton Monk)''' at normal size, and each will have a unique purple skeleton tint. They spawn with only a purple question mark as their icon on the screen. They mostly only spawn from the North spawn point and the 3 skeleton points by the cottages, although they sometimes spawn from the South as well. Multiples ones often spawn on each wave, from Waves 2]] Incursions==-4. These 4 skeleton minibosses are special because they each have a low probability of dropping a unique weapon. Each class only drops one weapon for their class, so only the Skeleton Squire drops the sword weapon. There are 4 special weapons, each with a unique skin, but no special MODs. MOD slot one will be empty and has no effect, even though it shows a MOD level, and slot two will have a random normal MOD. MOD slot 1 can be tinkered, and the level currently shown on it plays no part in that process. All shot styles are "spooky" flair.
===Wyvern Enthusiast===''(In the Order of - Skeleton Apprentice, Skeleton Squire, Skeleton Huntress & Skeleton Monk.)''
<u>Map</u> - [[Forest_CrossroadsFile:Raven%27s_Claw_Icon.png|Forrest Crossroads35px]] '''Raven's Claw''' [[Weapons#Staves|staff]], [[File:Iron_Reaper_Icon.png|35px]] '''Iron Reaper''' [[Weapons#Swords|sword]] (The Liferoot), 5 waves[[File:Bow_O%27Lantern_Icon.png|35px]] '''Bow O'Lantern''' [[Weapons#Bows|bow]] & [[File:Wailing_Glaive_Icon.png|35px]] '''Wailing Glaive''' [[Weapons#Polearms|polearm]].
<u>Playing Condition</u> - this incursion is very similar to a Chaos 2 expedition of Forrest Crossroads* In its ''first phase'', where the four ground lanes are the same but it slowly follows the air lanes have greatly increased numbers, and player keeping a 3rd air lane is added on the north end of the map. This incursion assigns one mutator to each lane very short distance away while spawning demon eyes from the common pool middle of mutators. Air lanes will have up to three different types of enemies ([[Wyverns|Wyverns]], [[Kobolds_(Flying)|Flying Kobolds]], and [[Lightning_Bugs|Lightning Bugs]]) and number from 30-50 in each lane as waves progress. On Wave 4, one air lane will drop to only 12 enemies, and on Wave 5 all three drop to only 12. On Wave 5, three different [[Ogre|Ogres]] with 3 unique armor flairs will spawn as minibosses, each with a separate mutator. If you look at the schedules, you can see where and in what order they spawn, as the first type Ogre (Timothy, Wyvern Fan) spawns first, and second type (Jimothy, Wyvern Enthusiast) second, and the third (Gregory, Wyvern Aficionado) spawns last. The Ogre spawns are delayed to be spread out. No Ogres will come from the West spawn point. The only additional miniboss that spawns is [[Thorc_the_Terrible|Thorc]], the large [[Cybork|Cyborc]]. He can spawn on multiple waves, and more than one lane at a time. His spawn rate is lowits iris.
===Forrest Poachers===[[File:The_Bling_King_Platform_2nd_ver.png|The Kobold Bling King's platform, where you will give the gold crystals/nuggets.|thumb]] [[File:Golden_Whiterbeast.png|A Golden Crystal Beast and a gold crystal/nugget that it drops.|thumb]]'''Gold Nuggets and The Kobold Bling King.'''
<u>Map</u> - [[Liferoot_Forest|Liferoot Forrest]] Gold is hidden around the stage and it is also dropped from a new miniboss called the '''Golden Crystal Beast'''. Once a nugget is given to '''The Kobold Bling King''' at a lit up circle near his feet, a small brown gold bag will appear to represent that completed nugget (image above). The Liferoot)map is dark, so the gold nuggets can be hard to see, but they do sparkle. You can only hold 1 gold nugget at a time, and must return it to the Kobold King within 20 seconds, or you will lose that nugget. If you switch heroes or die while you have a nugget, 5 wavesyou will lose it.
Poacher Minibosses: Sammie the Trapper spawns on Wave 2 as a ==[[Goblins_(Bomb)Expeditions#Chaos_IV|Bomb GoblinChaos IV]] whose attacks inflict Oiled status, Sach the Stalker spawns on Wave 3 as a [[Javelin_Throwers|Javelin Thrower]] whose attacks inflict Poisoned status, Steiner the Hunter spawns on Wave 4 as an [[Orcs|Orc]], and Sturgis the Falconer spawns on Wave 5 as a [[Lady_Orcs|Lady Orc]].Incursions==
==[[Chaos#Chaos_IIIFile:Cleansing_Swords_and_Spectral_Knights_%26_Icons.png|Chaos 3Cleansing Swords with the needed flame colors to cleanse its matching Spectral Knights. Icons on the left indicates a specific cleansing buff in use while the icons on the right indicates a Spectral Knight.|thumb]] Incursions==
===Dawn Once each wave begins, at some point during the wave a Spectral Knight will spawn from any of the Blood Moon===ground lanes. Spectral Knights are large, floating [[Squire]]-like transparent ghosts that cannot be damaged by any weapons or stopped by any defense or barricade. They slowly move on the enemy path they spawn from directly towards the crystal, and do not stop until they get there. Once there, they attack the crystal doing 500 points of damage a second, which is a relatively small amount. They do not harm any defenses or heroes. Each Knight is either colored Red, Green or Purple, and when they spawn the game message will tell you what color they are in text, and the message text itself will also be in that same color as well. The Knights are not shown on the mini-map, but are represented on the actual map by a skull and crossbones icon of the same color that they are. Keep this in mind as you cannot tell by looking at the minimap how close they are to the crystal.
<u>Map</u> To cleanse the Knights from the stage, you must use an environmental mechanism found on only this incursion. Under the center of the map, there is a lower level in the shape of a horseshoe that exits out at each of the 3 major spawn sections. On either side of each exit inside the lower level, you will find an altar with a sword, with 4 total altars. You can interact with the altar, which will cause it to change color from red, to green, and then purple - [[Forest_Biome|Forrest Biome]] (always in that sequence, and only one color change per an interaction. To cleanse a knight, you must set all four altars to the same color as the knight you want to cleanse. Once all 4 are the same color, approach any of the 4 altars to receive a color debuff, as shown on the screen as an attack symbol in the color of the altar, and it will last 45 seconds. You should get it automatically when you set the 4th altar, but you can reset the 45 sec timer at any time by just approaching any of the 4 altars, as long as they are all still the same color. Each knight floats in the air, but has an aura underneath it shown as a large colored circle. To cleanse the Knight, simply place your hero inside of that circle, or jump into the Knight, while you have a debuff that matches the same color. If successful, the Knight will vanish and a message will say "The Liferoot)Spectral Knight has been cleansed". You will lose the debuff once a Knight is cleansed, so if you have another Knight of the same color you also want to also cleanse, you will need to approach one of the 4 altars again to get the debuff, and then approach that Knight. You can only carry one color debuff at a time, so if another Knight of a different color is also on the map, you must set all 4 altars to that color, get the debuff, 5 wavesand go inside its aura to cleanse it. You will lose your current debuff if you switch heroes or die after acquiring it.
<u>Playing Condition</u> - this is a ===The Demon's Lair===[[httpsFile://terrariaThe_Demon%27s_Lair_Banner_ver_2.org/ Terraria] crossover map, with a big red moon added in the night sky, making the color of the level mostly dark pink/purple, and torches can be found all around. No mutators are found on any lanes for this incursion. All ground lanes are the same as in Chaos 3 expedition. In addition, there are new spawn points that are added that are not marked on the map that generate 3 types of [[Skeletonspng|600px|Skeletonright]] enemies. There are 7 in total, and there is no way <span style="color:#FFFFFF"> '''''The Demon Lord threatens to know how many enemies it produces or if any minibosses will spawn from one. There are no air lanes on Wave 1. On Wave 2 one of erupt the two air lanes will randomly activate, and from Wave 3 and on both will be active. All air enemies are Demon Eyes (mini eyeballs) that track and attack only Embermount Volcano! Stop him by loading the hero. They do not attack any type of tower or the crystal. Waves 1, 3, and 5 have infinite building timers, however Waves 2 and 4 start automatically after 30 seconds unless you ready-up before then. Wave 5 is a Boss round and enemies will infinitely spawn until the Boss is defeated, which will then end the stage immediately. The Boss is Eye of Cthulhu (giant eyeball) catapult with burning stones that tracks and attacks the hero while spawning Demon Eyes as well. It spawns randomly drop from either air spawn point, and it can be seen on the schedule before the wave startshis army of Lava Guardians. ''''' </span>
Skeleton Spawn Points (7 total) * '''<u>Map</u>''' - a map can be found below (pic coming soon). 3 spawn points are on the North end of map, in the front of each of the cottage doorways on the path that goes off to the East. One spawn point is just inside the lower Southwest cave entrance [[Molten Citadel]] (single enemy pathLost Dungeons), next to the crystal. One is found inside the cave on the second floor between the previous point and the triple spawn lane, next to the some treasure chests and a skeleton. The final two are midway down the triple spawn lane, next to a group of sunflowers on either side of the lane.
Minibosses* '''<u>Victory Condition</Special Weapon Drops u>''' - on Waves 2-4, the only normal minibosses that spawn No cores are [[Slekeleon|Slekeleons]], destroyed and then on Wave 5 one [[Geode_Prime_-_Leader_of_the_Shield_Geodes|Geode Prime]] will also randomly spawn. Keep track of all the Slekeleons, as they will regenerate Demon Lord boss is defeated on the beginning of the next last wave where they died, and by Wave 5 they can stack up. There is also a [[Orcs|Orc]] miniboss named Treet (i.e. Halloween theme, as in Trick or "Treet") that may spawn randomly and has a unique zombie skin flair. In addition to these minibosses there is also 4 special hero skeleton minibosses, one for each of the 4 starting heroes (Monk/Huntress/Apprentice/Squire) at normal size, and each will have a unique purple skeleton flair. They spawn with only a purple question mark as their icon and are named "Skeleton X", where X is the name of the class (e.g. Skeleton Monk). They mostly only spawn from the North spawn point and the 3 skeleton points by the cottages, although they sometimes spawn from the South as well. Multiples ones often spawn on each wave, from Waves 2-4. These 4 skeleton minibosses are special because they each have a low probability of dropping a unique weapon. Each class only drops one weapon for their class, so only the Skeleton Squire drops the sword weapon. There are 4 special weapons, each with a unique skin, but no special MODs. MOD slot one will be empty and has no effect, even though it shows a MOD level, and slot two will have a random normal MOD. MOD slot 1 can be tinkered, and the level currently shown on it plays no part in that process. All shot styles are "spooky" flair.
Skeleton Miniboss Weapon Drops: * '''Wailing Glaive<u>Special Weapon Reward</u>''' - [[Weapons#PolearmsFile:Bone_Glove_Icon.png|polearm25px]], '''Bow O'Lantern''' [[Weapons#Bows|bowBone Glove]], '''Raven's Claw''' [[Weapons#Staves|staff]], and '''Iron Reaper'(Chance from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.)'' [[Weapons#Swords|sword]].
<u>Victory Condition</u> - Eye of Cthulhu on Wave 5 is defeated[[File:Demon_Lord. png|The Demon Lord|thumb]]
<u>Special Weapon</u> - '''Celebration!!!''' ([[Weapons#CanistersFile:Lava_Guardians_and_Lava_Ball.png|canister]] for [[Series_EV2A Lava Guardian and a lava ball that it drops.|EV2thumb]]). It has 2 spread, 2 speed, and fires "Celebration!!!" shots. This weapon does not drop in the victory chest and can only be gotten from the Wayfarer.
<u>Special Weapon MOD</u> - '''Celebration!!!''', "fires two homing projectiles that detonate in a festive explosion dealing 72% Hero Damage as magical damage over a small area[[File:Catapult_Location_with_a_loaded_catapult." png|The values are fixed, so it does not matter what level the weapon is or what level route to the MOD iscatapult from spawn point. The explosion flair is fireworks, and hits for a very limited AOE attack. The projectiles are two homing rockets that fire in separate horizontal arcs, making It then has to be loaded with a oval pattern, with the size of the arc is based on how far away the target you are aiming at when you fire. If it misses, the rocket will spin around the target and attempt lava ball to hit it again, and eventually explode. Since the projectiles arc, there is a void spot directly in front of EV2 that it cannot hit at very close range, so this weapon is best used at any distance. stun The projectile will apply any crowd control or elemental values of the hero upon contact with the enemyDemon Lord. |thumb]]
===Kobold Bling King===Once you have the debuff, return to the area where your hero spawned when the map started and where you spawn when your hero dies. In that room, there is a hallway on the side that leads up some stairs to a long rampart that oversees most of the map. On that rampart you will see a catapult. If you approach the catapult while you have the lava ball debuff, the debuff will be removed from you and a lava ball will then become loaded onto the catapult for use. When the catapult is loaded with the lava ball and the debuff is removed, all other existing lava balls on the map or held by other heroes are also removed at that time. Before you use the loaded catapult, jump onto it. You cannot stand on the actual lava ball, but you can stand on the catapult where the ball is, and the graphics will just overlap. You can then activate the catapult, which will also launch you with it.
<u>Map</u> - [[Little-Horn_ValleyFile:Demon_Lord_Stunned_cropped.png|The Demon Lord stunned and is now able to be attacked.|Little-Horn Valleythumb]] (Dragonfall Town), 5 waves.
<u>Playing Condition</u> - this map is a gather and collect mission where you collect gold nuggets from around the stage and bring it to the Kobold King found in the center of the map. The map is dark, so the gold nuggets can be hard to see, but they do sparkle. Once a nugget is given to the King at a lit up circle near his feet, a small brown gold bag will appear to represent that completed nugget. Each wave has a gold amount that must be collected to end the stage, and enemies will infinitely spawn. Each wave has a time limit that the gold amount must be collected and returned to the King by or you will fail the incursion. You can only hold 1 gold nugget at a time, and must return it to the Kobold King within 20 seconds, or you will lose that nugget. If you switch heroes or die while you have a nugget, you will lose it. Gold can be found in 12 or so hidden locations on the map, see the below map (pic coming soon), of which about 2-4 are generated at the beginning of the wave at random and a couple more nuggets will generate as the stage progresses. On Wave 5, up to 7 hidden nuggets can randomly spawn as the stage progresses. Gold is also dropped by special minibosses that constantly spawn from lanes called Golden Crystal Beasts (a large gold flair ==[[WitherbeastsExpeditions#Chaos_V|WitherbeastChaos V]]). Each of these minibosses will drop one gold nugget. Once the required amount of nuggets has been given to the Kobold King, that wave will end. All dropped, held, and hidden gold nuggets will vanish at the end of each wave. Complete all 5 waves to win the incursion. All of the ground and air lanes will spawn normal Chaos 3 expedition enemies. This incursion assigns one mutator to each lane from the common pool of mutators. All normal minibosses can spawn, and will have a separate mutator, but will not drop any gold. Be careful not to place or aim defenses too close to a spawn point so that when the Golden Crystal Beasts drops the nugget, it falls outside of the spawn point and you can reach it. Incursions==
Wave Requirements: Wave 1) 7 nuggets, 245 seconds; Waves 2-4) 9 nuggets, 270 seconds; Wave 5) 10 nuggets, 300 seconds.
==[[Chaos#Chaos_IVFile:Altar_Assassins_differences.png|Chaos 4Left - Invulnerable Altar Assassins. ''(Before beating the ritual)'', Right - Vulnerable Altar Assassins. ''(After beating the ritual)''|thumb]] Incursions==
===Spectral Assault===On Wave 1, 3 Altar Assassins will spawn. On Wave 2, 4 Altar Assassins will spawn. On Wave 3, 6 Altar Assassins will spawn. On Wave 4, 8 Altar Assassins will spawn.
<u>Map</u> - [[Unholy_Catacombs|Unholy Catacombs]] (Lost Dungeons)As play commences on the first wave, 5 wavesthe ground spawns will all commence with their schedules and the air lanes will produce a set number of Altar Assassins each wave. Altar Assassins are a version of the Dark Assassin with a unique flair that are invulnerable to any attacks. Altar Assassins will hunt down and attack the hero, and will follow them the entire wave. They do not latch onto the hero, like Dark Assassins do. After they spawn, they follow their air lane to the crystal, and then seek out the hero the rest of the wave. If you come near one that just spawned, it will begin following you right away. They do not attack the crystal, so there is no need to try and stop them. They do not intentionally attack any defenses, however they will sometimes possibly attack a barricade on their path, so all you need to do is come near one and it will then chase you the rest of that wave. When attacking you, Altar Assassins can damage you along with what you are next to, so be mindful about standing on the crystal or next to a defense. They are covered in a dark skin flair while they are invulnerable, and they can be seen on the minimap as an air enemy. While you cannot damage then, you can still attack them and all crowd control effects will work. Slow, Stun, and Freeze can be applied and will have an effect. Defenses do not target these enemies, but Altar Assassins will be affected by any attack they are in the path of. This means that Tower based defenses are hard to hit them with, but Aura and AOE based ones are much easier to use against them. They move slow, and their attacks also push your hero slightly, moving them. You cannot pass under or jump through them. That can make getting around them a tad tricky at times, especially in large numbers that all follow you constantly throughout the wave. Be careful not to stand in a corner or next to a ledge when they find and attack you, as they can push you over the side or you can get trapped in a corner. To lead them away, just go stand anywhere else and wait for them to follow you.
<u>Playing Condition</u> - this There are also stage is very similar to a Chaos 4 expedition of the same map, however a new enemy and stage mechanic involving Spectral Knights mechanics that have been added. All air and ground lanes are the same as normal play. This to this incursion assigns two mutators to each lane from assist you. On the common pool East end of mutators. All normal minibosses can spawn, and with separate mutators. Once each wave begins, at some point during the wave a Spectral Knight will spawn from any of map in the ground lanes. Spectral Knights are large, floating Squire-like ghosts long horseshoe shaped hallway that cannot be damaged by any weapons or stopped by any defense or barricade. They slowly move on the enemy path they heroes first spawn from directly towards the crystalin, and do not stop until they get there. Once there, they attack is the crystal doing 500 points of damage a second, '''Assassin's Potion''' which is a relatively small amounttable with a blue flask on it. They do not harm any defenses or heroesYou can interact with this flask to receive a blue potion debuff and gain invulnerability for 20 seconds. Each Knight is either colored Red, Green or PurpleDark Assassins can still attach to you, and when they spawn the game message will tell you what color they arecan still not jump through Altar Assassins, and the message text but you will also be in that color as welltake no damage from any enemy attacks. The Knights are not shown If you switch heroes or fall down a hole on the mini-map, but are represented you will lose the debuff. Also found in the hallway on the actual map by a skull North and crossbones icon of the same color that they South ends area single bell (Known as '''Assassin's Bell''') in both locations. Keep this in mind as you cannot tell by looking at Interact with the map how close they are bell or attack it to ring it. Ringing the crystalbell will stun all Altar Assassins on the stage for a few seconds. You can ring each bell once every 20 seconds.
To get rid of the Knights, you must use an environmental mechanism found on only this stage[[File:HbryKcX. Under the center jpg|First part of the map, there is a lower level in the shape of a horseshoe, that exits out at each of the 3 major spawn sections. On either side of each exit inside the horseshoe, you will find an altar with a sword, with 4 total altars. You can interact with the altar, which will cause it to change color from red, to green, and then purple ritual - always in that sequence, and only one color change per an interaction. To cleanse a knight, you must set all four altars to Collect the same color as the knight you want to cleanse. Once all 4 are the same color, approach any of the 4 altars to receive a color debuff, as shown on the screen as an attack symbol in the color of the altar, and it will last 45 seconds. You should get it automatically when you set the 4th altar, but you can reset the 45 sec timer at any time Ritual Items (left) dropped by just approaching any of the 4 altars, as long as they are all still the same color. Each knight floats in the air, but has an aura underneath it as a large colored circle. To cleanse the Knight, simply place your hero inside of that circle, or jump into the Knight, while you have a debuff that matches the same color. If successful, the Knight will vanish and a message will say "The Spectral Knight has been cleansed". You will lose the debuff once a Knight is cleansed, so if you have another Knight of the same color you also want to also cleanse, you will need to approach one of the 4 altars again to get the debuff, and then approach that Knight. You can only carry one color debuff at a time, so if another Knight of a different color is also on the map, you must set all 4 altars to that color, get the debuff, and go inside its aura to cleanse it. You will lose your current debuff if you switch heroes or die after acquiring itdefeating Dark Prophets (right). |thumb]]
The amount of Knights that spawn, when they spawn, and what color they spawn as are all random, but spawn rates do increase in frequency as you advance to each next wave[[File:ScreenShot03608. At the end of each wavepng|Next, all 4 altars reset back to no color. You can interact with altars on place the building phase, so it can be helpful to set one color before Ritual Item at the wave startsDark Realm Altar. Each wave ends when Defeat Dark Prophets, collect the total amount of scheduled enemies are destroyeditem, place again and there is no requirement to cleanse any knights. All Knights on the map will vanish when repeat until the wave ends. Slow spawning enemies, slow moving minibosses, or stuck units can make the wave continue on, so ensure to clean-up all enemy units quickly to bring the wave to an end. It can be faster to clean up units, rather than adjusting altar has 4 altars and cleansing a knight, so plan a strategy to finish each wave accordingly. The Knights do not damage the crystal very much, but several Knights can multiply the effect, so keep an eye on them. A Knight may spawn after the map is over, but it is of no consequence if it doesRitual Items. |thumb]]
<u>Victory Condition</u> - all enemies on Wave 5 are defeated[[File:ScreenShot03618.png|When ready, which does not include you may activate the Spectral Knightsritual. |thumb]]
<u>Special Weapon</u> - '''Molten Tome''' ([[Weapons#BooksFile:Dark_Realm_Statues_Boss_Phases.png|tome]] for The Phases of the Dark Realm Statue: Left - Dormant, Middle - Ritual Activated, Right - Destroyed. Defeat the statue when the ritual is active to render the [[Abyss_LordAltar Assassins vulnerable.|Abyss Lordthumb]])
===The Demon* 's Lair===''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - On Wave 5, the main crystal core still has health, and all enemies are defeated.
<u>Playing Condition</u> - this stage is very similar to a Chaos 4 expedition of the same map, however a new Boss, enemy, and stage mechanic have been added[[File:Power_Surge_boom. All air and ground lanes are the same as normal playpng|Defenses disappears 35 seconds after placement. This incursion assigns two mutators to each lane from the common pool of mutators. All normal minibosses can spawn, and with separate mutators. Gnash the Flame Lance (large [[Berserker_Orc|Berserker500px|thumb]] miniboss) will often spawn at The timer defenses disappears by starts from when the beginning of any wave. This defense is placed, no matter what phase it is, so it is a Boss recommend to ready-up the stage fight against the Demon Lordas quickly as you can on each build phase. Each wave will spawn infinite enemies until If you sell a third of his health has been taken away. There are 3 wavesdefense before it disappears, and you get the stage is won when mana back. If the Demon Lord is defeated. At defense disappears due to the start of a wavetimer, you cannot attack the Demon Lord, but he will attack younot get any mana from it. He will ignite You can still upgrade defenses if you, causing fire damage over time, and this attack hits all heroes and is unavoidable. The Demon Lord will also repeatedly throw lava balls at or near each hero, that have a slight homing quality choose to them, and do splash damage when they hit. This attack will hurt your towers and but the crystal, so mana may be mindful of where you are standing, and be prepared better saved to dodgebuild more towers with instead. The lava balls he throws at you can also snap you out of a jump animation, increased power and can cause you to fall to your death if you are over a lava pool when you are hit by onespeed make it so that upgrading is not really necessary.
In order to damage the Demon LordDryad Trees do not ever disappear, you must first stun him. Once each wave begins, at some point during the wave a Lava Guardian will spawn from any of the ground lanes at random. A white exclamation mark will so that all Dryad defenses can be shown above the area he will spawn from, but will vanish once he actually spawns, and no icon showing their location will exist after that. These units will spawn repeatedly over time, but are spaced out in frequency. Upon defeating a Lava Guardian, it will drop a lava ball on the groundused. This is a Hero debuff the only defense that you does not disappear. You can acquire by having your hero touch it. Once you touch a lava ball, it will vanish spam this blockade and you will see a lava ball debuff icon on your screen, and the hero will have a red glow to build many of them. There is no timer on this debuff, and you can only carry one lava ball debuff at in every lane as a time. More than one lava ball can be on the ground at one time. If you swap heroes once you have the debuff or die, you will lose it and need way to get another lava ballblock enemies. The lava balls the Demon Abyss Lord throws do not end up as debuffs on the ground in any way. Once you defenses still have the debuff, return to the area where your hero spawned when the map started, also where you spawn when your hero dies. In that room, there is a hallway on the side that leads up some stairs to a long rampart that oversees most of the map. On that rampart you will notice a catapult. If you approach the catapult while you have the lava ball debuff4 second lag from placement until activation, the debuff will so these defenses may not be removed from you and a lava ball will then become loaded into the catapult good choice for usethis incursion. When the debuff is removed, all existing lava balls on the map or held by other heroes are also removed EV2 Reflect Beams fire constantly at that time. Before you use the loaded catapulta fixed rate, jump onto it. You cannot stand on no matter what size the actual lava ball, but you can stand on the catapult where the ball beam is, and the graphics will just overlap. You can then activate node only travels along the catapult, which will also launch you with it. The lava ball will stun bottom of the Demon Lordbeam. When So if you activate the catapult, a lightning debuff symbol will appear on the screen for 20 secondsuse EV2, representing the total time the Demon Lord is stunned for, however, he must first fall down in range to be hit, and you cannot do any damage to him until his health bar shows up on the top of the screen. The actual time you don't have to damage him once he is in range is worry about 13 seconds. This is why you want to stand on the catapult, as it will launch you at the Demon Lord, and put what size you quickly within range. When you get launched, you can move make your hero in mid-airnodes. Try aiming to land Don't forget to defend the left of the Demon lord, near the Western double spawn point, so that you do not land on any lava patches and die. The Demon Lord will always fall over in the same location, and he can be damaged the Hero air lanes as well as by any defenses you build that are within range. Once the debuff timer is up, the Demon Lord will rise up again, and you will need to get another lava ball and stun him again. This process will continue until you lower his health by a total of one third of his total health. Once you lower his health by that much, that wave will end. When the wave ends, all lava balls and debuffs will be removed. On Wave 2, repeat the exact same process until you lower his health by another third, to end that wave. On Wave 3, you must then get his health to zero to end the wave and win the stage.
<u>Victory Condition</u> - the Demon Lord's health is brought down to zero on Wave 3. ==[[Expeditions#Chaos_VI|Chaos VI]] Incursions==
===Altar of the Athame===[[File:Malthius_Stage_Mechanics_Locations.png|Malthius Incursion's stage mechanics locations.|thumb]]
<u>Map</u> - Crumbled Bulwark (Lost Dungeons)Chaos six enemies add Hex Throwers to schedules. These units have very long range and target towers and barricades. It is best to try and kill them with traps, 4 wavesnodes, and auras before they get in range of anything they target. If you need to protect a defense against them, the best way is to use EV2's Reflect beam. Set one up in front of the defense you want to protect, with about one hero length away from it as the spears they throw penetrate the shield slightly and will hit your defense if it is placed too close. Dark Assassins also spawn, so be prepared to remove those as necessary.
<u>Playing Condition</u> - this stage is similar to a Chaos 5 expedition of the same map, however a new miniboss, enemies, and stage mechanic have been added[[File:Malthius_the_Learned. This incursion uses no mutators. All ground lanes are the same as normal play, but with higher Dark Assassin spawn rates, along with periodic Dark Prophet spawns. All normal air lane enemies have been eliminated and have been replaced by Altar Assassins, who are initially invulnerable. Normal minibosses will also spawn in lanes with png|Malthius the [[Goblin_Siege_RollerLearned|Goblin Siege Rollerthumb]] and Skarnash the Terrible (large version of a Dark Assassin) being the most common ones. In the West center of the map there is a raised rectangular area with a coffin surrounded by 4 pillars. This is the Altar and the pillars are each hiding a Dark Realm Statue miniboss. The Altar will be motionless and does not do anything at first. You must summon a Dark Realm Statue miniboss by collecting 4 Ritual Items (purple books) dropped by defeating Dark Prophets. After a Dark Realm Statue miniboss has been summoned and defeated, the the Altar Assassins can then be damaged. You must defeat all of the Altar Assassins on the map to end that wave. The stage has 4 waves, and each wave goes on infinitely until all Altar Assassins on that wave have been defeated.
On All normal minibosses may spawn, but typically just one spawns on Wave 1, 3 Altar Assassins will from the "Gazebo Tower" spawnin the NW corner. On Sniper Warbleed (large version of a [[Hex_Throwers|Hex Thrower]]) also commonly spawns on Wave 25 from any lane. A miniboss named Malthius (large version of a [[Dark_Mages|Dark Mage]]) is present as an NPC in the center of the map, hovering above the skeleton spawn point, right where the two lanes merge. He does not do anything on Waves 1-4 Altar Assassins , but on Wave 5, he will spawndrop down and become a miniboss about mid-way through the battle. Once he is killed, all Healing Marks dissapears. On Also on Wave 35, 6 Altar Assassins 2 [[Ogre|Ogres]] will spawnfrom the 2 lanes on either side of Malthius. On Wave 4, 8 Altar Assassins The Orges will spawnfirst, and then Malthius drops soon after that. There are no air lanes for Waves 1 and 2, and then both air lanes are active for Waves 3-5.
As play commences on the first wave, the ground spawns will all commence with their schedules and the air lanes will produce a set number of Altar Assassins each wave. Altar Assassins are a version of the Dark Assassin with a unique flair that are invulnerable to any attacks. Altar Assassins will hunt down and attack the hero, and will follow them the entire wave. They do not latch onto the hero, like Dark Assassins do. After they spawn, they follow their air lane to the crystal, and then seek out the hero the rest of the wave. If you come near one that just spawned, it will begin following you right away. They do not attack the crystal, so there is no need to try and stop them. They do not intentionally attack any defenses, however they will sometimes possibly attack a barricade on their path, so all you need to do is come near one and it will then chase you the rest of that wave. When attacking you, Altar Assassins can damage you along with what you are next to, so be mindful about standing on the crystal or next to a defense. They are covered in a dark skin flair while they are invulnerable, and they can be seen on the minimap as an air enemy. While you cannot damage then, you can still attack them and all crowd control effects will work. Slow, Stun, and Freeze can be applied and will have an effect. Defenses do not target these enemies, but Altar Assassins will be affected by any attack they are in the path of. This means that Tower based defenses are hard to hit them with, but Aura and AOE based ones are much easier to do so with. They move slow, and their attacks also push your hero slightly and will move them. You cannot pass under or jump through them. That can make getting around them a tad tricky at times, especially in large numbers that all follow you constantly throughout the wave. Be careful not to stand in a corner or next to a ledge when they find and attack you, as they can push you over the side or you can get trapped in a corner. To lead them away, just go stand anywhere else and wait for them to follow you[[File:Malthius_Incursion_stages_vertical. png|750px]]</div></div>|}
There are also stage mechanics that have been added to this incursion to assist you. On the East end ===Return of the map in the long horseshoe shaped hallway that the heroes first spawn in, there is a table with a blue flask on itMaldonis===[[File:Return_of_Maldonis. You can interact with this flask png|600px|right]]<span style="color:#FFFFFF"> '''''The Heroes make their way back to receive a blue potion debuff and gain invulnerability for 20 seconds. Dark Assassins can still attach the Temple to you, and you can still not jump through Altar Assassins, but you will take no damage from any enemy attacks. If you switch heroes or fall down a hole on find Maldonis the map, you will lose the debuffDark has returned. Also found in Cleanse the hallway on the North Dark Marks and South ends are a single bell in both locations. Interact with the bell or attack it to ring it. Ringing the bell will stun all Altar Assassins on the stage for a few seconds. You can ring each bell once every 20 seconds. vanquish Maldonis!''''' </span>
To stop and ultimately kill a Altar Assassin, you must first defeat one of the Dark Realm Statue miniboss at the Altar to remove their invulnerability. As play commences on the first wave, the ground spawns will also intermittently produce Dark Prophets (an enlarged version of a [[Warboars|Warboar]], with light grey skin flair) on random lanes, but usually a different one each time cycling through the 4 ground lanes. A white exclamation mark will be shown above the area each will spawn from, but will vanish once it actually spawns, and no icon showing their location will exist after that apart from a regular enemy on the minimap. Once defeated, the Dark Prophets will drop a purple book on the ground called a Ritual Item. Be careful not to place or aim defenses too close to a spawn point so that when the Dark Prophets drops the Ritual Item, it falls outside <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Return of the spawn point and you can reach it. When you collect the Ritual Item by touching it, it will disappear and then show as a light grey debuff icon on your screen, and your hero will glow purple. Once you have a Ritual Item debuff, give it to the altar by touching the coffin anywhere with your hero. The Ritual Item debuff has no timer, but if you switch heroes or die, it will be lostWizard. You can only hold one Ritual Item debuff at a time. You must collect and bring 4 Ritual Items to the altar to activate the summoning Ritual. There is no time limit for getting all 4 Ritual Items, and they will remain there until all four are collected. The altar will display a message after each Ritual Item is given successfully, and you can also see them placed on each corner of the coffin as you progress. The game will announce when the Ritual can be used to summon the Dark Realm Statue ('' <span style="Dark Realm Ritual is Readycolor:#e1a07d"), which will be immediately after the 4th Ritual Item is placed. Once the 4th Ritual Item is placed, all other Ritual Items currently on the map or in the possession of a hero will disappear, although more may spawn after this event as Dark Prophets continue to spawn. To activate the Ritual, you must interact with the coffin. When you do this, you will call forward a single Dark Realm Statue miniboss that is located in place of one of the 4 pillars, with the Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, and Southeast pillars always activating in that order, with only one being summoned on each of the 4 waves. The Dark Realm Statue does not move from its location, but will attack you. The ritual only lasts 10 seconds. When the ritual is activated, the entire altar area is covered in a purple glow. If the Dark Realm Statue is not defeated during the ritual, it will vanish and any heroes inside the altar area will be killed instantly, no matter your defense or health level. You will then need to collect 4 more Ritual Items to summon it once again. If you summon it again, the Dark Realm Statue will have the same remaining health as when it disappeared. When the Dark Realm Statue has been defeated, all of the Altar Assassins on the stage will lose their dark skin flair and they can then finally be damaged and killed. Each wave is over once all Altar Assassins on the map have been defeated. Defeated Dark Realm Statue pillars will be shown as broken in half afterwards. Once Wave 1 is over, repeat the whole process over again on each remaining wave. The incursion is won when all Altar Assassins on Wave 4 have been defeated>'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Etheria Strikes Back. ''
<u>Special Weapon MOD</u> - '''Shadowflame Knife'''What makes this incursion unique are the Death Marks that Maldonis summons throughout each wave, "Secondary Attucks fire placed randomly on the map. Maldonis will do an animation, and then somewhere on the map, a small green area on the ground will light up, and that small area will then be a Shadowflame Knife dealing XX% Hero Damage as Magical DamageDeath Mark for the rest of that wave. Daggers bounce up Death Marks cause hero damage over time when you stand upon them, similar to X timeshow poison or fire might damage you." Chaos 5 values [25-61%, 3-? times], Chaos 7 values [31-67%, 3-8 times]They do not damage defenses or cores. Primary attacks are unaffectedThe damage will cease as soon as you step outside of the mark area. The dagger is a slow projectile that shoots mark only does damage if you are standing on the ground, and does not affect those who are standing on elevated objects within the mark or those in the air above one at a time. Maldonis continues to summon marks as long as play continues on each wave, straight forwardand the frequency of the summons increases on each wave. It is slowOn Wave 1 you may see 6 or more marks, and with a quick Hero Speed by Wave 5 you can outrun itsee 18 or more. Marks can overlap, and do only minor damage. When it hits an enemymarks are summoned, they are not visible on the minimap, it but a white skull and crossbones icon will then bounce to show on the next random enemy that is within close proximityscreen for each one, as long it exists. The daggers do not reflect off All current marks on the map vanish at the end of surfaces or pierceeach wave. The projectile On Wave 5, Maldonis summons a huge amount of Marks all at once, right before he descends as a miniboss, and no more Marks will apply any crowd control or elemental values of the hero upon contact with the enemyspawn after that.
===Power Surge===
<u>Special Weapon MOD</u> - '''Storm Rider'''This incursion also introduces a new miniboss, "Ride the Bastille Master. This is a cloud that changes your attacks unique miniboss to lightning dealing XXX% Ability Power the game, and can spawn as Storm Damage for XX secondsa miniboss in other game modes. Enemies under get drenched and are hit for XXX% The Bastille Master appears as a NPC on the North end of Ability Power as Storm Damage every 2 seconds." Chaos 5 values [132the long bridge on Waves 1-190%4, 15-15s, 264-?%], Chaos 7 values [172-230%, 15-15s, 344-460%]. This MOD deals both drench and Storm Attackthen on Wave 5 she disappears and then spawns from the North spawn point, so it has usually along with another normal miniboss near the same time. What makes this miniboss unique is her ability to stun summon shield around her and any surrounding enemiesthat reflects all damage back to its source and instantly kill it. It has no Secondary attack, but instead gives the hero the ability If one of flight. On the groundyour defenses attacks her while this shield is up, the Primary attack is unaffected by the MODit will be lost. When the cloud is activated, the Same for your hero will raise up a small amount vertically, even after a double jump, which allows the hero to reach some hard to get to locations on maps. Your Primary if you attack while on the cloud changes to a stream of lightning that fires to where you aim itany enemy with this shield active, and you can hold down the fire button for will lose a continuous attacklife. The projectile will apply any crowd control shield is not affected by traps, auras or elemental values of the hero upon contact with the enemynodes though. Your Secondary attack button The shield can still be activated while on the cloud ends your flight right awayBastille Master is stunned.</div></div>|}
==[[Chaos#Chaos_VI|Chaos 6]] Incursions==* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - This map has all new frost enemy ground schedules for all lanes on this map. Only Yeti minibosses will spawn. No mutators are applied to any lanes.
===Malthius Incursion===* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - On Wave 5, all main crystal cores still have health, and all enemies are defeated. * '''<u>Special Weapon Reward</u>''' - [[File:ScreenShot01065.png|25px]] '''[[Demon Scythe]]''' ''(This special weapon is only unlocked for purchase by completing THIS incursion map. It does not drop on THIS map. See [[Incursions#Bastille_Master|Bastille Master]] for more info.)''
<u>Playing Condition</u> - the schedules on this map will produce enemies similar to a Chaos 5 expedition of the same map. The ground lanes are the same, except that one additional lane has been added as a ===Dark Awakening===[[SkeletonsFile:Dark_Awakening_Banner.png|600px|skeletonright]] spawn point in the north of the map under Malthius. There are no air lanes for Waves 1 and 2, and then both air lanes are active for Waves 3-5. No mutators are applied to any lanes. All normal minibosses may spawn, but typically just one spawns on Wave 3 from the <span style="Gazebo Towercolor:#FFFFFF" spawn in the NW corner. Sniper Warbleed (large version of a [[Hex_Throwers|Hex Thrower]]) also commonly spawns on Wave 5 > '''''Stop Dreadbones and his crew from any lane. A miniboss named Malthius (large version of a [[Dark_Mages|Dark Mage]]) is present as an NPC in completing the center of the map, hovering above the skeleton spawn point, right where the two lanes merge. He does not do anything on Waves 1-4, and you can actually jump on top of him. On Wave 5, he will drop down and become a miniboss about mid-way through ritual to awaken the battle. Also Old One locked away on Wave 5, 2 [[Ogre|Ogres]] will spawn from the 2 lanes on either side. The Orges will spawn first, and then Malthius drops soon after thatisland. ''''' </span>
What makes this incursion unique are the healing pads placed on the map. There are red auras placed on the map that heal enemy units at a rate of 100% every 1 second. Each wave, the number of auras will increase in predesignated locations on the map. See the picture below for the locations (pic coming soon). On Wave 1, only 1 aura is present, on the north double lane right where the two upper staircases end. On Wave 2, 2 more auras are added (3 total) just outside each <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Isle of the archways on either side of the doorway control crystals. On Wave 3, 2 more auras are added (5 total) part of the way down on both the West and East lanes. On Wave 4, 2 more auras are added (7 total) near the control crystals, at the bottom of each staircase. On Wave 5, no more additional auras are added. The auras heal the enemies, but do not cure ailments or statuses. They have no effect on the hero or your defensesDread. This map has 2 different Special Weapons it unlocks and also have a chance to drop in the victory chest, and at the same time is possible'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''A Dreadly Encounter. ''
<u>Special Weapon MOD</u> A new miniboss has been added - '''Meteor Bullets'''Capt. Dreadbones. He charges forward quickly once he spawns. All normal minibosses can spawn on this map, "Rapidly fires Meteor Bullets that pierce one additional enemy target or reflect off of one surface for 50% damagewhich can include Capt. Dreadbones as well." The values are fixedOne miniboss will spawn from the Southeast corner on Waves 2 and 3, so it does not matter what level and then in addition another will spawn on Wave 4 from the weapon is or what level the MOD is. The projectile central Southwest point (2 total), and on Wave 5 a third will apply any crowd control or elemental values of spawn from the hero upon contact with top drawbridge in the enemy. This attack pierces, but that does not include Chaos enemy's defenses such Southwest as [[Shield_Geode|Geode]] or [[Vanguard|Vanguard]] shieldswell (3 total).
<u>Special Weapon 2</u> - '''Tsunamic ===Jester''' (s Revenge===[[Weapons#BowsFile:Jesters_Revenge_Banner.png|bow]] for [[Huntress600px|Huntressright]]). Has 5 spread, 2 speed, and fires "Jester Arrows" which is in the shape of a vertical straight line.
<u>Map</u> - Since this incursion is in Chaos 7 difficulty which features [[Temple_Of_The_Necrotic|Temple of the NecroticKobolts]] (Rotting Ravine), 5 wavesyou'll need to spawn-camp with some aura-type defenses to deal with them. However, it is best to not use all Defense Units for spawn camping as you'll also need to allocate some defenses around the crystal core to defend it from enemies unleashed from Jester Boxes which are spawned from areas that spawn-camped defenses won't be able to reach.
<u>Playing Condition</u> - the schedules on this map will produce enemies similar to a Chaos 6 expedition of the same map. All air and ground lanes are the same. No mutators are applied to any lanes. All normal minibosses may spawn from any lane, and they spawn at a high rate on each wave. There is a [[Slekeleon|Slekeleons]] miniboss named Trikk that spawns on the left side of Maldonis on Wave 3, then regenerates at the beginning of each subsequent wave, and has a unique purple flair. There is also a [[Orcs|Orc]] miniboss named Treet (i.e. both are a Halloween theme, as in "Trikk" or "Treet") that spawns on Wave 4 to the right of Maldonis, and has a unique zombie skin flair. A new miniboss named Maldonis the Dark (large version of a [[Dark_Mages|Dark Mage]]) is present as an NPC in the North center of the map, in front of the Temple entrances. He does not do anything as a miniboss on Waves 1-4, and on Wave 5 he will drop down and become a miniboss you must defeat mid-way through the wave. Sniper Warbleed (large version of a [[Hex_Throwers|Hex Thrower]]) also commonly spawns on any wave, from any lane, and more than one lane at a time is possible. On Wave 5, you will often face 3 random miniboss spawns, Trikk regenerating, Maldonis the Dark, and possibly one or more Sniper Warbleeds. Stage is won when all enemies on Wave 5 have been defeated.
What makes this incursion unique are the Death Marks that Maldonis summons throughout each wave, placed randomly on the map. Maldonis will do an animation, and then somewhere on the map, a small green area on the ground will light up, and that small area will then be a Death Mark for the rest of that wave. Death Marks cause hero damage over time when you stand upon them, similar to how poison or fire might damage you. They do not damage defenses. The damage will cease as soon as you step outside of the mark area. The mark only does damage if you are standing on the ground, and does not effect those who are standing on elevated objects within the mark or those in the air above one. Maldonis continues to summon marks as long as play continues on each wave, and the frequency of the summons increases on each wave. On Wave 1 you may see 6 or more marks, and by Wave 5 you can see 18 or more. Marks can overlap, and do only minor damage. When marks are summoned, they are not visible on the minimap, but a white skull and crossbones icon will show on the screen for each one, as long it exists. All current marks on the map vanish at the end of each wave. On Wave 5, Maldonis summons a huge amount of Marks all at once, right before he descends as a miniboss, and no more Marks will spawn after that. '''Jester Boxes'''
A stage mechanic has been added to The first main gimmick of this incursion so . There are 7 different spots that you Jester Boxes can remove Death Marks. In appear during the Southeast part start of the map, the Subcore is called the Holy Artifact. Touching the Subcore with your hero will gain you a sparkling golden glow debuff around your hero, known as the Holy Auracombat phase. The debuff first and second wave will last 45 seconds, but no icon will show it on the screen apart from the cosmetic. To vanquish a Death Mark, have your hero walk anywhere on always start with 3 boxes while the ground inside a Death Mark while you third wave have the Holy Aura4 boxes, 5 for fourth wave and it will then instantly disappear. You cannot do this from 6 for fifth wave - if any of the air. You boxes are destroyed, they will not lose the debuff when you vanquish a mark, and you can eliminate as many Death Marks as you can touch be replaced in the 45 second time framenext combat phase. If you swap heroes while you have the debuff or die, you will lose it. To get the debuff again, touch the Holy Artifact for another 45 second debuff. There Jester Boxes are quite tanky but can be destroyed when enough damage is no requirement dealt to remove them. They will also be invulnerable during build phase but any marks apart from damage sustained during the fact that it last combat phase will make gameplay easier for those playingcarry over to the next combat phase.
<u>Victory Condition</u> Here's the list of enemy Squads Jester Boxes can spawn;* '''Carnival Goblins''' and '''Carnival Bomb Goblins''' - These carnival goblins are bigger variants of their regular counterparts. However aside from size, there isn't any other notable differences.* '''Pie Throwers''' - Javelin Throwers wielding pies instead of javelins. The pies applies Ogre's Snot Ball slow effect when a hero is struck by it.* '''Elemental Mages''' (with regular [[Goblins_(Regular)|Goblins]] and [[Bomb_Goblin|Bomb Goblins]] or [[Orcs]]) - Dark Mages imbued with an element. There are four variant of them (''Fire Mage, Poison Mage, Frost Mage'' and ''Electric Mage''). The most notable aspect of them are the mages sometimes applying crowd control effect on themselves and their enemy allies. * '''Tiny (tier 1) Kobolds''' - These tiny kobolds spawns in squads and when all enemies on Wave 5 Jester Boxes spawns these, their numbers can be frightening. And since they are defeatedin tier 1 form, these kobolds can be quite fast too.* '''Tiny (tier 3) Ogres''' - While these ogres may be small, it still might be a good idea to watch out and try not to trigger their stomp attacks when engaging them near the core.
<u>Special Weapon</u> - '''MeowmereAir lanes: Carnival Kobold Fliers''' (light [[Weapons#Swords|sword]] for [[Squire|Squire]]/[[Dryad|Dryad]]/[[Barbarian|Barbarian]]). Although two different versions of this sword can drop, with only the Squire or Dryad listed as usable, all three sword using heroes can use either one. Up to two special weapons can drop in one victory chest.
<u>Special Weapon MOD</u> - '''Master of Cats''', "Primary Attacks fire a piercing Meowmere projectile dealing XX% Ability Power as Magical Damage and bounces off three surfaces. Projectiles fire once per second and explode dealing XX% Ability Power as Magical Damage." Chaos 6 values [96-125%, 96-125%], Chaos 7 values [106-135%, 106-135%]. The projectile is a small cat head with a long trailing rainbow and cat "meow" sound that fires out at chest level horizontally and bounces forward in an upper arc motion on melee swings. The projectile will apply any crowd control or elemental values of the hero upon contact with the enemy. This attack pierces, but that does not include Chaos enemy's defenses such as [[Shield_Geode|Geode]] or [[Vanguard|Vanguard]] shields.
===Revenge of the Yeti===<big>'''What are they?'''</big>
<u>Map</u> - Drakenfrost Resort (Drakenfrost)[[Prime Incursions]] are the next tier of Incursions after Chaos VII Incursions. This tier consists of harder versions of all the current Incursions from previous Chaos difficulty tiers, 5 wavesalong with a few maps from [[Adventures]], like [[The_Wyvern_Den|Wyvern's Den]], and [[Harbinger's Warship]]. Some of these incursions have a boss fight at the end. The Prime Incursions are divided into seven groups with each group getting harder than the last.
<u>Playing Condition</u> - this stage has the same number of ground and air lanes, however the ground enemy schedules are all completely new'''1. Air lanes are still the same, and have no new enemy types. No mutators are applied to any lanes. Five new enemy units have been added and one new miniboss. All new enemy additions are frost based and can cause heroes and defenses to be chilled if their attacks connect (or are within the Frost OrcVictory Chest loot'''s aura). Chilled status causes attack speed to drop, and can stack all the way to zero speed. They are all immune to slow and freeze effects, as well as bubble and petrify attacks. Frost enemies will not target auras and traps, but anything inside the frost aura will be hit.
The new enemies include Aside from the following. The Frost Goblin, which is a frost skin version of a [[Goblins_(Regular)|Goblin]] who uses melee attacks up close. The Frost Goblin Bomber, which is Victory Chest having a frost skin version of a [[Goblins_(Bomb)|Goblin Bomber]], who uses bombs from range. The Frost Orc, which is a frost skin version of a [[Orcs|Orc]] who emits a cold aura around them (similar chance to drop the [[Drakenlord|Drakenlord]] ice shield) that slows any hero or defense it comes in contact with and the auras can stack. The Frost Mage, which is a frost skin version of a [[Dark_Mages|Dark Mage]]incursion's respective special weapon, who attacks towers from a distance, heals enemies, and summons regular [[Skeletons|skeletons]]. The Frost Drakin, a frost skin version of a [[Drakins|Drakin]], who fires frost balls from range. The Frost Goblin Bombs, Frost Mage attacks, and the Drakin Ice Balls can all be reflected by the [[Reflect_Beam|Reflect Beam]] without becoming slowed. The new miniboss is the Yeti. He is the only miniboss that will spawn on this incursion on all waves. He throws snowballs that hit with chest also has a splash and chill anything it hits in the area, and he will target all defenses. 1 will spawn on Wave 2. 2 will spawn on Wave 4. 3 will spawn on Wave 5. He will randomly spawn only from 3 lanes - the lane under the bridge, and the 2 lanes in the Southwest. chance to drop one more item:
<u>Victory Condition</u> '''2. Hyper Shards - all enemies on Wave 5 are defeated. '''
<u>Special Weapon</u> - '''Demon Scythe''' ([[Weapons#Books|tome]] for the [[Abyss_Lord|Abyss Lord]]). This weapon does not drop in the victory chest and can only be gotten from the Wayfarer. == History ==
<u>Special Weapon MOD</u> - * '''Demonic Scythes[Early Access 19.0]''', "Secondary Attacks summon Demon Scythes that deal XXX.X% Ability Power as Magical Damage : Removed Nightmare difficulty and pierce up to 5 targetsleaving Incursions only on Hard difficulty. Charged Attacks deal XXX% Ability Power as Magical Damage and pierce up to 10 targetsAlso removed special weapons from Incursions's loot table." Chaos 7 values * '''[143Early Access 17.31-1920]''' : Added Dawn of the Blood Moon Incursion and the Wayfarer.9%, 425* '''[Early Access 16.2-518%3]. Primary Attacks are unaffected. ''' : The scythe is 2015 Spooky Event have returned as a cross shaped projectile that shoots one at a time, straight forward at chest levelpermanent incursion - Return of Maldonis. * '''[Early Access 15. You can rapid fire the scythes by quickly pressing 4]''' : Added Altar of the secondary attack buttonAthame Incursion. The charged version is bigger in size* '''[Early Access 14. 4]''' : Added The projectile will apply any crowd control or elemental values of the hero upon contact with the enemyDemon's Lair Incursion. This attack pierces, but that does not include Chaos enemy* '''s defenses such as [Early Access 14.2]''' : Added Power Surge Incursion.* '''[Shield_Geode|GeodeEarly Access 13.5]''' : Added Bastille Master Incursion.* '''[Early Access 13.3] or ''' : Added The Kobold Bling King Incursion.* '''[[Vanguard|VanguardEarly Access 12.0]] shields''' : Added Spectral Assault Incursion.
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Upon completing the Incursion you permanently unlock an [[Weapons#Unique_Weapon|Incursion weapon]], which can be purchased from the [[Tavern#Wayfarer|Wayfarer]] for 500 [[Defender Medals]]. Most Incursion weapons have a chance to drop in the victory chest on the Incursion map that unlocked it, each time it is played. Incursion weapons are Legendary rarity weapons that come with a unique locked [[Mods|Mod]] that can only be rerolled and cannot be replaced or transferred to other weapons.
==[[Expeditions#Chaos_I|Chaos I]] Incursions==
===Chrome Enemies===
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<span style="color:#FFFFFF"> '''''A pack of Chrome-sprayed enemies have mistaken the ruins for Valhalla! Be the witness to their end!''''' </span>
<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Shiny and Chrome.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Bore Witness.''
* '''<u>Map</u>''' - [[Forgotten Ruins]] (Ancient Ruins).
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - 5 waves; all lanes have the 'Chrome' mutator "cannot be stopped"; no other lane mutators are applied; ground and air lane enemies and minibosses are similar to Chaos 1 Expedition.
* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - No cores are destroyed and all enemies are defeated on the last wave.
* '''<u>Special Weapon Reward</u>''' - [[File:Terra_Blade_Icon.png|25px]] '''Terra Blade''' ''(Chance from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.)''
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<u>'''''Playing Tips for Chrome Enemies'''''</u>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> Chaos One enemies have hefty defenses against projectile attacks, so unless you have Piercing MODs on your Relics, try using AOE based attacks such as auras, traps, and nodes. Barricades on each lane are highly recommended while your AOE defenses whittle down their HP.
[[File:Chrome_Mutator.png|The Chromed enemies and the "Chrome" Mutator in an enemy schedule below.|thumb]]
The Chrome mutator means that no crowd control effects will work. This includes stun, freeze, and slow. There is no need to use any crowd control abilities on this stage, as they will not work here. If crowd control attacks are used, the animations will still be applied (e.g. frozen enemies are encased in ice) but it will have no effect on the enemy movement. All spawned enemies will also have a silver-ish chromed look. Summoned enemies (i.e. [[Dark_Mages|Dark Mage]] skeletons) will not have chrome skin, but the Chrome mutator is still applied.
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===Griblok's Horde===
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<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Griblok's Demise.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Goblin B Gone.''
* '''<u>Map</u>''' - [[The Gates of Dragonfall]] (Dragonfall Town).
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - 5 waves; one lane will be designated as the Griblok Horde lane each wave; each lane has one mutator from the common pool of mutators; ground and air lane enemies and minibosses are similar to Chaos 1 Expedition.
* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - No cores are destroyed and all enemies are defeated on the last wave.
* '''<u>Special Weapon Reward</u>''' - [[File:Lunar_Portal_Staff_Icon.png|25px]] '''Lunar Portal Staff''' ''(Chance from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.)''
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<u>'''''Playing Tips for Griblok's Horde'''''</u>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> Chaos One enemies have hefty defenses against projectile attacks, so unless you have Piercing MODs on your Relics, try using AOE based attacks such as auras, traps, and nodes. These work especially well on the Horde lane as enemies are packed so closely together. Keep in mind that the Horde lane moves, so don't overbuild on only one lane. Barricades on each lane are highly recommended while your AOE defenses whittle down their HP, but place them back as far as you can.
[[File:Borderless_GH.png|A Horde lane consist of a hefty amount of mini-Gribloks & Quiblys and Tier 2 Kobolds.|thumb]]
Each wave one of the three ground lanes will be designated as the Griblok's Horde lane, and will blink red on the schedule. This is assigned at random, and may change lanes each wave. The Horde lane will consist of large numbers of three enemy types - [[Kobolds_(Regular)|Kobolds]] (Tier 2 - skate version), mini versions of [[Quibly]], and mini versions of [[Griblok]]. This map has no air lanes on any waves. The Horde comes in groups of tight packs with Kobolds in front, mini-Gribloks next, and followed by mini-Quiblys. Enemy types in each group typically number from 3-12 of each class, with about 15-20 total in each group. Groups are separated by small packs of 3-6 mini-Quiblys. The Horde lane will last longer than the other two lanes with larger numbers and spread out groups. On wave 5, the Horde lane will change to 39 Kobolds and 140 mini-Quiblys. Griblok may also spawn as a large miniboss named '''Griblok the Razor''' on any red schedule lane, on any wave, and can spawn on more than one lane on a single wave. Wave 5 can have zero miniboss spawns.
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==[[Expeditions#Chaos_II|Chaos II]] Incursions==
===Wyvern Enthusiast===
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<span style="color:#FFFFFF"> '''''Some Wyvern Enthusiasts are up to no good! Time to put a stop to their fanatic fandom!''''' </span>
<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Overly Enthusiastic.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Wyvern Detractor.''
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - 5 waves; air lanes have greatly increased numbers and enemy types; a 3rd air lane is added; several Ogre minibosses spawn on the final wave; each lane has one mutator from the common pool of mutators ground and air lane enemies and minibosses are similar to Chaos 2 Expedition.
* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - No cores are destroyed and all enemies are defeated on the last wave. * '''<u>Special Weapon Reward</u>''' - [[File:North_Pole_Icon.png|25px]] '''North Pole''' ''(Chance from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.)'' {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"|-| <div class=Chrome Enemies"mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><u>'''''Playing Tips for Wyvern Enthusiast'''''</u><div class="mw-collapsible-content"> [[File:Wyvern_Enthusiast_extra_air_lane.png|The highlighted air enemy spawn icon signifies the 3rd air lane.|thumb]]The key to this map is to counter Cyborks in each lane and having plenty of air defenses against the large amount of fliers that will come from 3 directions. A 3rd air lane is added on the north end of the map (Birch Path - above Ruin Cave lane). Each air lane has up to three different types of enemies ([[Wyverns]], [[Kobolds_(Flying)|Flying Kobolds]], and [[Lightning Bugs]]). Cyborks will target auras, nodes, and traps but do not target towers. The more range your towers have, the better. Air lanes will number from 30-50 in each lane as waves progress, and typically all spawn late in the wave. On Wave 4, one air lane will drop to only 12 enemies, and on Wave 5 all three drop to only 12. This means you can readjust your air defenses on the last waves, and possibly move some towers into position to help with minibosses instead. [[File:Wyvern_Enthusiasts.png|600px|From left to right - '''Timothy, Wyvern Fan''' , '''Jimothy, Wyvern Enthusiast''' and '''Gregory, Wyvern Aficionado'''.|thumb]] On Wave 5, three [[Ogre|Ogres]] with unique armor flairs will spawn as minibosses. You can see where and in what order the ogres will spawn on the lane schedules, as the first type Ogre ('''Timothy, Wyvern Fan''') spawns first, and second type ('''Jimothy, Wyvern Enthusiast''') second, and the third ('''Gregory, Wyvern Aficionado''') spawns last. The Ogre spawns are delayed to be spread out. No Ogres will come from the Middle West spawn point (Spooky Woods lane). The only additional miniboss that spawns is [[Thorc_the_Terrible|Thorc]]. He can spawn on multiple waves, and more than one lane at a time, but his spawn rate is low.</div></div>|} ===Forest Poachers===[[File:Forest_Poachers_Banner.png|600px|right]]<span style="color:#FFFFFF"> '''''The forest wildlife has been threatened by poachers! Jump in to the forest and save all the fluffy critters!''''' </span> <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Eywa Has Heard You.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Game Warden.''
* '''<u>Map</u> ''' - [[Forgotten Ruins|Forgotten RuinsLiferoot Forest]] (Ancient RuinsThe Liferoot), 5 waves.
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - 5 waves; four Poacher minibosses appear throughout the waves; each lane has one mutator from the common pool of mutators; ground and air lane enemies and minibosses are similar to Chaos 2 Expedition.
* '''<u>Playing Victory Condition</u> - this map will be the same enemy schedules for all lanes as found in a Chaos 1 expedition of this map. All map enemies will only have the 'Chrome' mutator, "cannot be stopped", which means that no slowdown effects will work. This includes stun, freeze, ' - No cores are destroyed and slow. All normal minibosses may spawn. All spawned enemies and minibosses will also have a chrome skin flair applied, but lose it on their death animation. Summoned enemies (i.e. [[Dark_Mages|Dark Mage]] skeletons) will not have chrome skin, but the mutator is applied. Slowdown animations will still be applied (e.g. frozen all enemies are encased in ice) but it will have no effect defeated on the enemy other than a cosmeticlast wave.
'''<u>Special Weapon Reward</u>''' - [[File:Tsunami_Icon.png|25px]] '''Tsunamic (Chlorophyte)''' ''(Chance from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.)''
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[[File:Forest_Poachers.png|500px|From left to right - '''Sammie the Trapper''', '''Statch the Stalker''', '''Steiner the Hunter''' and '''Sturgis the Falconer'''|thumb]]
==[[Expeditions#Chaos_III|Chaos III]] Incursions==
===Dawn of the Blood Moon===[[File:Dawn_of_the_Blood_Moon_Banner_II.png|600px|right]]<uspan style="color:#FFFFFF">Special Weapon MOD</u> - '''Terra Wisp''', "fire a wisp The Blood Moon calls forth an all-seeing menace that deals XX-XX% Hero Damagethreatens all worlds. It pierces up to X-X enemies and fires once per a second." Chaos 1 values [17.7-38%, 2-5 enemies], Chaos 7 values [59.7-80%, 8-11 enemies]. The wisp is a short projectile that fires out Stop the corrupted terror at chest level horizontally on melee swingsall costs. This attack pierces, but that does not include Chaos enemy's defenses such as [[Shield_Geode|Geode]] or [[Vanguard|Vanguard]] shields.'''' </span>
<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Blood Moon.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Lunar Eclipse.''
* '''<u>Map</u>''' - [[Forest Biome]] (The Liferoot).
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - 5 waves; normal air lanes are removed and replaced with air lanes containing only Demon Eye enemies; 4 additional unmarked lanes added containing [[Skeletons]]; Skeleton Hero minibosses spawn from marked lanes throughout the waves; special miniboss Treet spawns during wave 4; special boss Eye of Cthulhu spawns on wave 5; no lane mutators are applied; ground lane enemies and minibosses are similar to Chaos 3 Expedition.
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All air enemies are [https://terraria.wiki.gg/Demon_Eye Demon Eyes] (A unique type of enemies from the world of Teraria.) which are mini eyeballs that tracks and attack only the hero. They do not attack any type of tower or the crystal. Waves 1, 3, and 5 have infinite building timers, however Waves 2 and 4 start automatically after 30 seconds unless you ready-up before then.
<u>Playing Condition</u> - this map has three ground lanes, two of which will spawn normal Chaos 1 enemy schedules. There are no air lanes on any waves. All normal minibosses may spawn. This incursion assigns one mutator In order to survive to each lane from the common pool of mutators. Each wave one of the three lanes will be designated as the Griblok Horde lane5, and will blink red on the schedule. This is assigned at random, and may change lanes each wave. Minibosses can also spawn each wave, on any lane, at random. The Horde lane will consist of large numbers of three enemy types - [[Kobolds_(Regular)|Kobolds]] (skate version), mini versions of [[Quibly|Quibly]] (high health version of [[Goblins_(Bomb)|Bomb Goblins]] with bright purple skin flair), and mini versions of [[Griblok|Griblok]] (high health version of [[Goblins_(Regular)|Goblins]] with bright purple skin flair added). The Horde comes in groups of tight packs with Kobolds in front, mini-Gribloks next, and followed by mini-Quiblys. Enemy types in each group typically number from 3-12 of each class, with about 15-20 total in each group. Groups two points are separated by small packs of 3 or so mini-Quiblys. The Horde lane will last longer than something that the other two lanes with larger numbers and spread out groups. On wave 5, the Horde lane will change players have to 39 Kobolds and 140 minibe aware of -Quiblys. Griblok may also spawn as a large miniboss named Griblok the Razor on any red schedule lane, on any wave, and can spawn on more than one lane on a single wave. Wave 5 can have zero miniboss spawns. </u>
[[File:DotBM-Secret-Skelly-Spawn-Areas.jpg|The Location of the Skeleton Spawn Points.|thumb]]
'''Secret Skeleton Spawn Points -''' There are 7 in total, and there is no way to know how many enemies it produces or if any minibosses will spawn from one. A map can be found beside to show the secret spawn points.
* One spawn point is just inside the lower Southwest cave entrance (single enemy path), next to the crystal.
* The final two are midway down the triple spawn lane, next to a group of sunflowers on either side of the lane.
[[File:Slekeleon_%26_Treet.png|Slekeleon and Treet.|thumb]]
[[File:Spooky_Skeleton_Minibosses.png|The skeleton hero minibosses. Left to right - Skeleton Apprentice, Squire, Huntress and Monk.|thumb]]
'''Minibosses/Special Weapon Drops -''' Aside from the Geode Prime Miniboss spawning on wave 5 due to this being on Chaos 3 difficulty, there are 6 other types of minibosses that spawns. They can only spawn either at the north or southeast lanes (And also only the north skeleton spawn points too.) No other types will spawn.
* On Waves 2-4, the only normal minibosses that spawn are '''[[Slekeleon|Slekeleons]]''', Keep track of all the Slekeleons, as they will resurrect on the beginning of the next wave where they died, and by Wave 5 they can stack up which can be deadly.
* There is also a [[Orcs|Orc]] miniboss named '''Treet''' (i.e. Halloween theme, as in Trick or "Treet") that may spawn randomly and has a unique zombie skin flair.
<u>Skeleton Heroes Miniboss Weapon Drops:</u>
[[File:Eye_of_Cthulhu_forms.png|Left - The Eye of Cthulhu's form in it's first phase. Right - The Eye of Cthulhu's form in it's second phase.|thumb]]
'''<u>Wave 5 : The Eye of Cthulhu -</u>''' The final wave is a Boss round and enemies will infinitely spawn until the Boss is defeated, which will then end the stage immediately. The Boss is The [https://terraria.wiki.gg/Eye_of_Cthulhu Eye of Cthulhu] which is a giant eyeball that's also a unique enemy from Terraria alongside [https://terraria.wiki.gg/Demon_Eye Demon Eyes]. It spawns randomly from either air spawn point, and it can be seen on the schedule before the wave starts.
This boss has two phases -
* When it's damaged to the point of half health, it changes to its ''second phase'', morphing to a more grotesque form, having a giant maw instead an iris. During this phase, its speed is increased and will start to physically charge at players.
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===Kobold Bling King===[[File:True_Bling_King_Banner.png|600px|right]]<uspan style="color:#FFFFFF">Victory Condition'''''The Kobold King has setup a giant catapult facing Little Horn Inn. Give him the gold he demands to keep him from blowing the inn sky high.''''' </uspan> - all enemies on Wave 5 are defeated.
<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Bling's Demise.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Got Dat Swagga.''
* '''<u>Special WeaponMap</u> - '''North Pole''' (light - [[Weapons#Polearms|polearm]] for the [[Monk|Monk]]/[[Initiate|InitiateLittle-Horn Valley]](Dragonfall Town). It has 1 spread and 2 speed. This weapon does not drop in the victory chest and can only be gotten from the Wayfarer.
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - 5 waves; enemies infinitely spawn until wave is complete; gather gold crystals that drop from golden crystal beasts or spawn randomly around the map and return them to the Kobold King found in the center of the map; each wave has a time limit; each lane has one mutator from the common pool of mutators; ground and air lane enemies and minibosses are similar to Chaos 3 Expedition.
* '''<u>Special Weapon MODVictory Condition</u> - '''Pole Launcher''', "Secondary Attacks fire additional North Poles that deal XXX-XXX% Hero Damage as Frost Damage, pierce 2 enemies and slows them by 40% for X-XX seconds". Chaos 2 values [?-?, ?-?], Chaos 7 values [303-390%, 8.1-11s]. This attack fires in an upwards arc path No cores are destroyed and has a short range. You must aim high or jump to increase its range to hit enemies further away. Attacks hit with Frost, so they have a chance to chill all gold crystal requirements at met before the enemy on contacttimer runs out.
* '''<u>Special Weapon Reward</u>''' - [[File:Bling-O-Midas_Icon.png|25px]] '''Bling-O-Midas''' ''(Chance from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.)''
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Chaos Three enemies have hefty defenses against projectile attacks with reflective shields, so unless you have Piercing MODs on your Relics, try using AOE based attacks such as auras, traps, and nodes on ground lanes.
There is also a unique enemy called an '''Explodinator''' which spawns in certain lanes during certain waves. They are a more powerful version of kobolds which also have the ability to fire rockets everywhere in a medium radius around them. The rockets are very deadly as they could result in a one hit death to a hero. However despite their power, Explodinators are quite tiny, roughly a tad bit smaller than a regular goblin though their presence can be known through rockets firing everywhere from them which are also very visible through sparks flaring from rockets flying and exploding.
[[File:Bling_Crystal_Locations.png|The 12 known hidden locations that gold nuggets can spawn from. The center of the map shows the Bling King's location.|thumb]]
Gold can be found in 12 or so hidden locations on the map (see the map beside), of which about 2-4 are generated at the beginning of the wave at random and a couple more nuggets will generate as the stage progresses. On Wave 5, up to 7 hidden nuggets can randomly spawn as the stage progresses. Gold is also dropped by special minibosses that constantly spawn from lanes called Golden Crystal Beasts (a large gold flair [[Witherbeasts|Witherbeast]]). Each of these minibosses will drop one gold nugget. The dropped nuggets can stack on the ground in the same wave. Once the required amount of nuggets has been given to the Kobold King in a wave, that wave will end. All dropped, held, and hidden gold nuggets will vanish at the end of each wave. Be careful not to place or aim defenses too close to a spawn point so that when the Golden Crystal Beasts drops the nugget, it falls outside of the spawn point and you can reach it.
'''Wave Requirements to clear each wave:''' Wave 1) ''<u>Playing Condition7 nuggets in 245 seconds</u> ;'' Waves 2- this incursion is very similar to a Chaos 2 expedition of Liferoot Forrest, where the four ground lanes are the same but the air lanes have increased numbers and only a single enemy type. On Wave 4, there are no air lanes. This incursion assigns one mutator to each lane from the common pool of mutators. 4 Poachers inhabit this map and spawn as minibosses, once per a wave, starting on ) ''<u>9 nuggets in 270 seconds</u>;'' Wave 2. They can spawn on any lane at random. All 4 are enlarged versions of normal enemies with large health amounts and unique skin flairs. The lane they spawn on will have a red blinking schedule. They do not get separate mutators from the lane they spawn 5) ''<u>10 nuggets in300 seconds</u>''. When they first spawn, their icon will appear as a purple question mark, until they pass the spawn point. The only additional miniboss that spawns is [[Thorc_the_Terrible|Thorc]], the large [[Cybork</div></div>|Cyborc]]. He can spawn on multiple waves, and more than one lane at a time. His spawn rate is low. }
===Spectral Assault===[[File:Spectral_Assault_Banner_Ver_2.png|600px|right]]<uspan style="color:#FFFFFF">Victory Condition'''''The Unholy Catacombs is being haunted by Spectral Knights! Cleanse these spirits from the catacombs to keep these crystal safe.''''' </uspan> - all enemies on Wave 5 are defeated.
<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Grave Defense.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Crypt Keeper.''
* '''<u>Special WeaponMap</u> - '''Tsunamic Chlorophyte''' (- [[Weapons#Bows|bow]] for [[Huntress|HuntressUnholy Catacombs]](Lost Dungeons). Has 5 spread, 2 speed, and "Chlorophyte Arrows" which is in the shape of a vertical straight line.
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - 5 waves; purple, red, and green Spectral Knights spawn during waves; each lane has two mutators from the common pool of mutators; ground and air lane enemies and minibosses are similar to Chaos 4 Expedition.
* '''<u>Special Weapon MODVictory Condition</u> - '''Chlorophyte Chip''', "fires a column of Chlorophyte Arrows that deal XX% bonus magical earth damage and may reflect off of one surface." Chaos 2 values [14.4-26%], Chaos 7 values [34.4-46%]. All 5 arrows can uniquely reflect off of surfaces, No cores are destroyed and that does not include all enemies and does not pierce. The projectile will apply any crowd control or elemental values of the hero upon contact with are defeated on the enemy. This attack does not piercelast wave.
* '''<u>Special Weapon Reward</u>''' - [[File:Molten Tome Icon.png|25px]] '''[[Scorched Tome of Molten Brimstone]]''' ''(Chance from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.)''
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Chaos Four enemies have hefty defenses against attacks that cause slow, so be sure to adjust your layout to account for the [[Berserker_Orc|Berserker Orcs]] that will rush out from the ground lanes. They can be stunned, frozen, and launched into the air though, so those are good tactics to stall them. Well placed barricades will also help to keep them from the crystal.
[[File:Cleansing_Swords_and_Location.png|A Cleansing Sword and their locations.|thumb]]
The amount of Knights that spawn, when they spawn, and what color they spawn as are all random, but spawn rates do increase in frequency as you advance to each next wave. At the end of each wave, all 4 altars reset back to no color. You can interact with altars on the building phase, so it can be helpful to set one color before the wave starts. Each wave ends when the total amount of scheduled enemies are destroyed, and there is no requirement to cleanse any knights. All Knights on the map will vanish when the wave ends. Slow spawning enemies, slow moving minibosses, or stuck units can make the wave continue on, so ensure to clean-up all enemy units quickly to bring the wave to an end. It can be faster to clean up units, rather than adjusting 4 altars and cleansing a knight, so plan a strategy to finish each wave accordingly. The Knights do not damage the crystal very much, but several Knights can multiply the effect, so keep an eye on them. A Knight may spawn after the map is over, but it is of no consequence if it does.
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<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Chaos Sanctuary.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Exorcist.''
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - 3 waves; enemies infinitely spawn until wave is complete; during all waves the Demon Lord boss spawns; Lava Guardians randomly spawn during all waves; each lane has one mutator from the common pool of mutators; ground and air lane enemies and minibosses are similar to Chaos 4 Expedition.
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Chaos Four enemies have hefty defenses against attacks that cause slow, so be sure to adjust your layout to account for the [[Berserker_Orc|Berserker Orcs]] that will rush out from the ground lanes. They can be stunned, frozen, and launched into the air though, so those are good tactics to stall them. Well placed barricades will also help to keep them from the crystal. Remember that you do not need to defeat any enemies on this map apart from the Demon Lord, so plan accordingly.
This is a stage fight against the boss - Demon Lord. Each wave will spawn infinite enemies until a third of his health has been taken away, on each wave. At the start of a wave, you cannot attack the Demon Lord, but he will attack you. He will ignite you, causing fire damage over time, and this attack hits all heroes and is unavoidable. The Demon Lord will also repeatedly throw lava balls at or near each hero, and do splash damage when they hit. This attack will hurt your towers and the crystal, so be mindful of where you are standing, and be prepared to dodge. The lava balls he throws at you can also snap you out of a jump animation, and can cause you to fall to your death if you are over a lava pool when you are hit by one. Gnash the Flame Lance (large [[Berserker Orc]] miniboss) will often spawn at the beginning of any wave.
In order to damage the Demon Lord, you must first stun him. Once each wave begins, at some point during the wave a Lava Guardian will spawn from any of the ground lanes at random. A white exclamation mark will be shown above the area he will spawn from, but will vanish once he actually spawns, and no icon showing their location will exist after that. These units will spawn repeatedly over time, but are spaced out in frequency. Upon defeating a Lava Guardian, it will drop a lava ball on the ground. This is a Hero debuff that you can acquire by having your hero touch it. Once you touch a lava ball, it will vanish and you will see a lava ball debuff icon on your screen, and the hero will have a red glow to them. There is no timer on this debuff, and you can only carry one lava ball debuff at a time. More than one lava ball can be on the ground at one time. If you swap heroes once you have the debuff or die, you will lose it and need to get another lava ball. The lava balls the Demon Lord throws do not end up as debuffs on the ground in any way.
The lava ball will then stun the Demon Lord. When you activate the catapult, a lightning debuff symbol will appear on the screen for 20 seconds, representing the total time the Demon Lord is stunned for. However, he must first fall down in range to be hit, and you cannot do any damage to him until his health bar shows up on the top of the screen. The actual time you have to damage him once he is in range is about 13 seconds. This is why you want to stand on the catapult, as it will launch you at the Demon Lord, and put you quickly within range. When you get launched, you can move your hero in mid-air. Try to land to the left of the Demon lord, near the Western double spawn point, so that you do not land on any lava patches and die. The Demon Lord will always fall over in the same location, and he can be damaged the Hero as well as by any defenses you build that are within range. Once the debuff timer is up, the Demon Lord will rise up again, and you will need to get another lava ball and stun him again. This process will continue until you lower his health by a total of one third of his total health. Once you lower his health by that much, that wave will end. When the wave ends, all lava balls and debuffs will be removed. On Wave 2, repeat the exact same process until you lower his health by another third, to end that wave. On Wave 3, you must then get his health to zero to end the wave and win the stage.
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===Altar of the Athame===
[[File:Altar_of_the_Athame_banner.png|600px|right]]
<span style="color:#FFFFFF"> '''''The restless souls of traitorous assassins are bound to the fortress by a dark ritual. Stop the ritual and purge the evil spirits.''''' </span>
<uspan style="color:#e1a07d">Victory Condition'''Daily Mission'''</uspan> - all 10 nuggets on Wave 5 are brought to the Kobold King before the timer expires''Those Without Faces. '' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Martyrdom Denied.''
* '''<u>Map</u>''' - Crumbled Bulwark (Lost Dungeons).
* '''<u>Special WeaponPlaying Condition</u> - '''Bling King Bow''', which shows up in inventory as "Bling-O-Midas" ([[Weapons#Bows|bow]] for [[Huntress|Huntress]])4 waves; This is a miniboss battle against Dark Realm Statues and Altar Assassins. Has 1 spreadCollect Ritual Items to perform the ritual that will summon the Dark Realm Statues, 2and then kill of all Altar Assassins.This map has the same enemy schedules for all ground lanes as found in a Chaos 5 speedexpedition of this map but with higher Dark Assassin spawn rates, and Single II typethe addition of Dark Prophets. Air lanes spawn only Altar Assassins. Primary attacks are lava ball flair that burst on impact, but have All normal minibosses may spawn. This incursion uses no AOE effect and do not Ignite. It is only cosmeticmutators.
* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - On Wave 4, all main crystal cores still have health, and all Altar Assassins are defeated.
* '''<u>Special Weapon MODReward</u> - '''Bling Blast- [[File:Shadowflame_Knife_Icon.png|25px]] ''', "charged shots fire a stream burning enemies for XX% Hero Damage twice per second for X.XX seconds. The stream is XX degrees wide and XXXX units long." Chaos 3 values [45.5-60%, 6.61-8.22s, 40-50 degrees, 1465-1900 units[Shadowflame Knife], Chaos 7 values [65.5-80%, 8.83-10.44s, 53-63 degrees, 2065-2500 units]. Hold the charge button down until this fires, and keep the button pressed for it ''' ''(Chance from Victory Chest or unlocked to continue firing the stream for be purchased from the full time length. Let the button go and hold it again to fire another time. It fires out in a wide, continuous, horizontal fan pattern. This hits with Fire damage, so it will ignite any oiled enemies. This attack also piercesWayfarer. )''
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<u>'''''Playing Tips for Altar of the Athame'''''</u>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> Chaos Five enemies see the return of Cyborks once again and then the addition of Dark Assassins. Be sure the defenses you select can combat both of these units. Dark Assassins can be instantly removed by Huntress Geyser Traps and Mystic Viper Fangs. They are also susceptible to stun attacks, so after they latch on, just stand in front of or near any defense that stuns to remove them. Having a high hero HP value is also advantageous to surviving their attacks. Normal minibosses will spawn in lanes with the [[Goblin Siege Roller]] and Skarnash the Terrible (large version of a Dark Assassin) being the most common ones.
[[File:ScreenShot03578.png|The Dark Realm Altar|thumb]]
In the West center of the map there is a raised rectangular area with a coffin in the middle of it surrounded by 4 pillars. This is the Altar and the pillars are each hiding a Dark Realm Statue miniboss. The Altar will be motionless and does not do anything at first. You must summon a Dark Realm Statue miniboss by collecting 4 Ritual Items (purple books) dropped by defeating Dark Prophets. After a Dark Realm Statue miniboss has been summoned and defeated, the the Altar Assassins can then be damaged. You must defeat all of the Altar Assassins on the map to end that wave, and enemies will spawn infinitely until then.
[[File:Altar_of_the_Athame_Mechanic_Locations.png|The Locations of the stage mechanics - (Clockwise) I. Dark Realm Altar, II. North Assassin's Bell, III. Assassin's Potion Table & IV. South Assassin's Bell.|thumb]]
To stop and ultimately kill an Altar Assassin, you must first defeat one of the Dark Realm Statue miniboss at the Altar through a ritual to remove their invulnerability. As play commences on the first wave, the ground spawns will also intermittently produce Dark Prophets (an enlarged version of a [[Warboars|Warboar]], with light grey skin flair) on random lanes, but usually a different one each time cycling through the 4 ground lanes. A white exclamation mark will be shown above the area each will spawn from, but will vanish once it actually spawns, and no icon showing their location will exist after that apart from a regular enemy on the minimap. Once defeated, the Dark Prophets will drop a purple book on the ground called a Ritual Item. Be careful not to place or aim defenses too close to a spawn point so that when the Dark Prophets drops the Ritual Item, it falls outside of the spawn point and you can reach it. When you collect the Ritual Item by touching it, it will disappear and then show as a light grey debuff icon on your screen, and your hero will glow purple.
Once you have a Ritual Item debuff, give it to the altar by touching the coffin anywhere with your hero. The Ritual Item debuff has no timer, but if you switch heroes or die, it will be lost. You can only hold one Ritual Item debuff at a time. You must collect and bring 4 Ritual Items to the altar to activate the summoning Ritual. There is no time limit for getting all 4 Ritual Items, and they will remain there until all four are collected. The altar will display a message after each Ritual Item is given successfully, and you can also see them placed on each corner of the coffin as you progress. The game will announce when the Ritual can be used to summon the Dark Realm Statue ("Dark Realm Ritual is Ready"), which will be immediately after the 4th Ritual Item is placed. Once the 4th Ritual Item is placed, all other Ritual Items currently on the map or in the possession of a hero will disappear, although more may spawn after this event as Dark Prophets continue to spawn. To activate the Ritual, you must interact with the coffin. When you do this, you will call forward a single Dark Realm Statue miniboss that is located in place of one of the 4 pillars, with the Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, and Southeast pillars always activating in that order, with only one being summoned on each of the 4 waves. The Dark Realm Statue does not move from its location, but will attack you. The ritual only lasts 10 seconds. When the ritual is activated, the entire altar area is covered in a purple glow. If the Dark Realm Statue is not defeated during the ritual, it will vanish and any heroes inside the altar area will be killed instantly, no matter your defense or health level. You will then need to collect 4 more Ritual Items to summon it once again. If you summon it again, the Dark Realm Statue will have the same remaining health as when it disappeared.
When the Dark Realm Statue has been defeated, all of the Altar Assassins on the stage will lose their dark skin flair and they can then finally be damaged and killed. Each wave is over once all Altar Assassins on the map have been defeated. Defeated Dark Realm Statue pillars will be shown as broken in half afterwards. Once Wave 1 is over, repeat the whole process over again on each remaining wave.
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===Power Surge===[[File:Power_Surge_Banner.png|600px|right]]<u>Special Weapon MOD</uspan style="color:#FFFFFF"> - '''Volcanic Command'''Powered Up Towers build instantly, "Secondary Attack summons meteors that deal XXX% Ability Power as fire damage. Charge to summon a lava fissure dealing XXX% Ability Power as fire damage in a path and burning but they only last for XX% Ability Power per second for 5 seconds." Chaos 4 values [965-1400%, 323-410%, 91-120%], Chaos 7 values [1415-1850%, 413-500%, 121-150%]. This does not have any effect on Primary attacks. Meteors fire out at chest level, one at a limited time, as a small projectile, and they do not cause ignite. You can rapid fire the meteors by quickly pressing the secondary attack button. The projectile will apply any crowd control or elemental values of the hero upon contact with the enemy. The fissure fires out in a straight vertical line along the ground. The fissure will ignite enemies, even if no oiled status is present. !''''' </span>
<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Voltage Regulator.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Surge Protector.''
* '''<u>Map</u>''' - [[Dragonfall Bazaar]] (Dragonfall Town), 5 waves.
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - All defenses are built with zero build time, with increased attack and speed stats, but disappear from the map after 35 seconds. This map has the same enemy schedules for all lanes as found in a Chaos 5 expedition of this map. All normal minibosses may spawn from any lane. No mutators are applied to any lanes.
* '''<u>MapSpecial Weapon Reward</u> ''' - [[Molten_CitadelFile:Glaive_of_the_Storm_Icon.png|Molten Citadel25px]]'''[[Glaive of the Storm] ]''' ''(Lost DungeonsChance from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.), 3 waves.''
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> Chaos Five enemies see the return of Cyborks once again and then the addition of Dark Assassins. Be sure the defenses you select can combat both of these units. Dark Assassins can be instantly removed by Huntress Geyser Traps and Mystic Viper Fangs. They are also susceptible to stun attacks, so after they latch on, just stand in front of or near any defense that stuns to remove them. Having a high hero HP value is also advantageous to surviving their attacks.
This incursion is one of the hardest ones to play solo. If you are not in a coordinated team, you may consider waiting to play this incursion until you have chaos 7 gear. Playing in a team of 4 has the best chance at success as 3 players can DPS support each of the three lanes, and one hero can be the designated builder. The supporting heroes should give all mana to the builder each round. Be mindful not to let the Subcore go down if you can, so that you are not facing 4 ground lanes then.
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===Malthius Incursion===[[File:Malthuis_Incursion_Stage_Banner.png|600px|right]]<uspan style="color:#FFFFFF">Special Weapon</u> - '''Bone Glove''' (fist for the [[Lavamancer|Lavamancer]]). This weapon does not drop in The terrible Dark Mage Malthius is attacking the victory chest Ramparts! His powerful healing spells and can only be gotten from summoned skeletons will prove quite the Wayfarerchallenge to overcome. ''''' </span>
<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Wizard from the Moon.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Malthius Busted.''
* '''<u>Special Weapon MODMap</u> - '''Fist of Bones''', "Attacks fire piercing bones that deal XX.X% Hero Damage as Magical Damage. Bones can hit for XX times and reflect off of surfaces." Chaos 4 values - [?-?%, ?-? times], Chaos 7 values [42.45-55.5%, 10-13 times]. Lavamancer's primary melee attack pattern still plays out, along with the fire attack, but while doing his combo, these cross shaped bones will shoot out, one at a time, in a linear horizontal path. The bones will pierce quite a lot of enemies and reflect off of most surfaces. Some surfaces are dead zones though, and will stop the bones from reflecting. The projectile will apply any crowd control or elemental values of the hero upon contact with the enemy. This attack pierces, but that does not include Chaos enemy's defenses such as [[Shield_Geode|GeodeRamparts]] or [[Vanguard|Vanguard]] shields(Dragonfall Castle), 5 waves.
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - Each wave, marks are placed on the map that heal enemies. You will also face the miniboss Malthius on the final wave. This map has the same enemy schedules for all ground lanes as found in a Chaos 6 expedition of this map, and one additional lane has been added as a [[Skeletons|skeleton]] spawn point under Malthius. Air lanes spawn on less waves. All normal minibosses may spawn. No mutators are applied to any lanes.
* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - On Wave 5, all main crystal cores still have health, and all enemies are defeated. This map has 2 different Special Weapons it unlocks and getting them both in the victory chest at the same time is possible.
* '''<u>Special Weapon Rewards</u>''' - [[File:Megashark_Icon.png|25px]] '''[[Megashark]]''' and [[File:Tsunami_Icon.png|25px]] '''[[Tsunami (Jester)]]''' ''(Chance to drop from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.)''
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What makes this incursion unique are the enemy healing marks placed on the map. There are red and purple auras that heal enemy units at a rate of 100% every 1 second. Each wave, the number of auras will increase in predesignated locations on the map. '''(See the pictures to the right and below for the locations.)''' On Wave 1, only 1 aura is present, on the north double lane right where the two upper staircases end. On Wave 2, 2 more auras are added (3 total) just outside each of the archways on either side of the doorway control crystals. On Wave 3, 2 more auras are added (5 total) part of the way down on both the West and East lanes. On Wave 4, 2 more auras are added (7 total) near the control crystals, at the bottom of each staircase. On Wave 5, no more additional auras are added. The auras heal the enemies, but do not cure ailments or statuses. They have no effect on the hero or your defenses.
* '''<u>Map</u>''' - [[Temple Of The Necrotic]] (Rotting Ravine), 5 waves.
* '''<u>Victory Playing Condition</u> ''' - Each wave Death Marks are placed on the map by Maldonis. You will face the miniboss Maldonis on the final wave. This map has the same enemy schedules for all Altar Assassins lanes as found in a Chaos 6 expedition of this map. All normal minibosses may spawn. No mutators are defeated on Wave 4applied to any lanes.
* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - On Wave 5, all main crystal cores still have health, and all enemies are defeated.
* '''<u>Special WeaponReward</u> - '''Shadowflame- [[File:Meowmere_Icon.png|25px]] ''' (dagger for the [[Mystic|MysticMeowmere]]). Has 1 spread, 2 speed, and can ''' ''(Chance to drop from Victory Chest or unlocked to be Medium or Light typepurchased from the Wayfarer. )''
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> Chaos six enemies add Hex Throwers to schedules. These units have very long range and target towers and barricades. It is best to try and kill them with traps, nodes, and auras before they get in range of anything they target. If you need to protect a defense against them, the best way is to use EV2's Reflect beam. Set one up in front of the defense you want to protect, with about one hero length away from it as the spears they throw penetrate the shield slightly and will hit your defense if it is placed too close. Dark Assassins also spawn, so be prepared to remove those as necessary.
A stage mechanic has been added to this incursion so that you can remove Death Marks. In the Southeast part of the map, the Subcore is called the Holy Artifact. Touching the Subcore with your hero will gain you a sparkling golden glow debuff around your hero, known as the Holy Aura. The debuff will last 45 seconds, but no icon will show it on the screen apart from the cosmetic. To vanquish a Death Mark, have your hero walk anywhere on the ground inside a Death Mark while you have the Holy Aura, and it will then instantly disappear. You cannot do this from the air or on an elevated surface. You will not lose the debuff when you vanquish a mark, so you can eliminate as many Death Marks as you can touch in the 45 second time frame. If you swap heroes while you have the debuff or die, you will lose it. To get the debuff again, touch the Holy Artifact for another 45 second debuff. There is no requirement to remove any marks apart from the fact that it will make playing the stage easier.
All normal minibosses may spawn from any lane, and they spawn at a high rate on each wave. There is a [[Slekeleon]] miniboss named Trikk that spawns on the left side of Maldonis on Wave 3, then regenerates at the beginning of each subsequent wave, and has a unique purple flair. There is also a [[Orcs|Orc]] miniboss named Treet (i.e. both are a Halloween theme, as in "Trikk" or "Treet") that spawns on Wave 4 to the right of Maldonis, and has a unique zombie skin flair. A new miniboss named Maldonis the Dark (large version of a [[Dark_Mages|Dark Mage]]) is present as an NPC in the North center of the map, in front of the Temple entrances. He does not attack as a miniboss on Waves 1-4, and on Wave 5 he will drop down and become a miniboss you must defeat mid-way through the wave. Sniper Warbleed (large version of a [[Hex_Throwers|Hex Thrower]]) also commonly spawns on any wave, from any lane, and more than one lane at a time is possible. On Wave 5, you will often face 3 random miniboss spawns, Trikk regenerating, Maldonis the Dark, and possibly one or more Sniper Warbleeds.
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==[[Expeditions#Chaos_VII|Chaos VII]] Incursions==
===Bastille Master===[[File:True_Bastille_Master_Banner.png|600px|right]]<span style="color:#FFFFFF"> '''''The Bastille Master has taken hold of the Buried Bastille. Complete her challenge to protect the remaining Crystal Core.''''' </span> <uspan style="color:#e1a07d">Map'''Daily Mission'''</uspan> - [[Dragonfall_Bazaar|Dragonfall Bazaar]] (Dragonfall Town), 5 waves''Let Them Eat Cake.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Cake Eater. ''
* '''<u>Map</u>''' - [[Buried Bastille]] (Lost Dungeons), 5 waves.
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u> ''' - the schedules All players/heroes on this map will produce enemies similar to share a Chaos 5 expedition pool of the same maplives. No mutators are applied to any lanes. All normal minibosses may spawn from any lane. On this The map all defenses are built with zero build time, with increased attack has only 1 crystal and speed stats, but disappear from the map after 35 secondsis timed once combat begins. The timer starts from when You will face the defense is placed, no matter what phase it is, so it is recommend to ready-up miniboss the stage as quickly as you can Bastille Master on each build phase. Dryad Trees do not ever disappear, so that all Dryad defenses can be usedthe final wave. This is map has the only defense that does not disappear. Abyss Lord defenses still have same enemy schedules for all lanes as found in a 4 second lag from placement until activation. EV2 Reflect Beams fire constantly at a fixed rate, no matter what size the beam is, and the node only travels along the bottom Chaos 7 expedition of the beamthis map. If you sell a defense before it disappears, you get the mana backAll normal minibosses may spawn. If the defense disappears due No mutators are applied to the timer, you will not get any mana from it. You can still upgrade defenses if you choose to. You will begin with 1200 mana, and the stage has 5 waveslanes.
* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - On Wave 5, the main crystal core still has health, all enemies are defeated before the timer reaches zero, and all heroes do not lose all lives.
* '''<u>Victory ConditionMain Special Weapon Reward</u> ''' - all enemies on Wave 5 are defeated[[File:Ghastly_Halberd_Icon.png|25px]] '''[[Haunted Halberd]]''' ''(Chance to drop from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer. )''
* '''<u>Second Special Weapon Reward</u>''' - [[File:ScreenShot01065.png|25px]] '''[[Demon Scythe]]''' ''(This special weapon is not unlocked for purchase from completing THIS incursion map, it is instead unlocked from the [[Incursions#Revenge_of_the_Yeti|Revenge of the Yeti]] incursion map. It can however be dropped from the THIS incursion map.)''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"|-|<udiv class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">Special Weapon</u> - '''Glaive of the Storms''Playing Tips for Bastille Master''''' ([[Weapons#Polearms|polearm]] for the [[Monk|Monk]]</u><div class="mw-collapsible-content"> Chaos seven enemies add [[Initiate|InitiateKobolts]])to schedules. Has 1-5 spreadThese are flying units that spawn from ground lanes and follow those paths. They target towers, 2-4 speedand will fly quickly forward once attacked, and explode on impact disabling everything in the explosion area for almost a half minute. It is recommended not to build any towers near spawn points. You can build a Weapon Manufacturer near the spawn point, as the Kobolt will dive to attack it, but will not disable it. Auras work very well to damage them as they are nor targeted or disabled. You can be Heavy also put up high health towers or Medium typebarricades between the spawn point and your towers to protect them. Mystic Obelisks work very well for this task.
What makes this incursion unique is that you are given a pool of 4 lives that all heroes on the map share. A Life Counter is shown in the center of the screen at all times so that you know how many lives you have left. If any hero dies during combat phase, that number will be reduced by one, for each death. Deaths on build phase or after the map is complete do not subtract from this total. If the last hero on the map dies during combat and the life counter is set to zero, you will fail the incursion. You begin Wave 1 with only 1500 Defense Units, whereas on Expedition you start with 2400. All normal minibosses may spawn. 1 will spawn on Wave 2, 2 on Waves 3 and 4, and 3 will spawn on Wave 5. The minibosses on Waves 2-4 all come from the Southeast and Southwest spawn points, and then on Wave 5 those two locations spawn again as well as the North spawn point will also spawn an additional normal miniboss along with the Bastille Master. No minibosses will come from the Central Southeast and Central Southwest spawn points. When you begin Wave 1 you will have infinite building time. However, once you begin combat phase on Wave 1, a timer begins with 1300 seconds (a little over 21 min) on it. This timer continuously counts down from that point forward, and includes all of the following build and combat phases until the stage is over. This stage only has 1 crystal to defend in the center of the map, close to where you spawn, as opposed to the expedition version that has 4 crystals.
===Revenge of the Yeti===
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<span style="color:#FFFFFF"> '''''Etheria's local onsen is under siege by a group of yetis! Save the baths from their frosty rampage!''''' </span>
<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Spa Day.'' <span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Challenge Collection'''</span> - ''Summer Is Coming.''
* '''<u>Map</u>''' - Drakenfrost Resort (Drakenfrost), 5 waves.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"|-|<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><u>Map'''''Playing Tips for Revenge of the Yetis'''''</u> <div class="mw-collapsible- [[The_Ramparts|The Ramparts]] content"> This stage has the same number of ground and air lanes, however the ground enemy schedules are all completely new. Air lanes are still the same, and have no new enemy types. Five new enemy units have been added and one new miniboss. All new enemy additions are frost based and can cause heroes and defenses to be chilled if their attacks connect (Dragonfall Castleor are within the Frost Orc's aura). Chilled status causes attack speed to drop, and can stack all the way to zero speed, at which point your Hero will become Frozen, and can be killed by the next attack. Frost units are all immune to slow and freeze effects, as well as bubble and petrify attacks. Frost enemies will not target auras and traps, 5 wavesbut anything inside the frost aura will be hit. Frost enemies will take double damage from any flame element attacks.
The new enemies include the following. The Frost Goblin, which is a frost skin version of a [[Goblins_(Regular)|Goblin]] who uses melee attacks up close. The Frost Goblin Bomber, which is a frost skin version of a [[Goblins_(Bomb)|Goblin Bomber]], who uses bombs from range. The Frost Orc, which is a frost skin version of a [[Orcs|Orc]] who emits a cold aura around them (similar to the [[Drakenlord]] ice shield) that slows any hero or defense it comes in contact with and the auras can stack. The Frost Mage, which is a frost skin version of a [[Dark_Mages|Dark Mage]], who attacks towers from a distance, heals enemies, and summons regular [[skeletons]]. The Frost Drakin, a frost skin version of a [[Drakins|Drakin]], who fires frost balls from range. The Frost Goblin Bombs, Frost Mage attacks, and the Drakin Ice Balls can all be reflected by the [[Reflect Beam]] without becoming slowed. The new miniboss is the Yeti. He is the only miniboss that will spawn on this incursion on all waves. He throws snowballs that hit with a splash and chill anything in the area, and he will target all defenses. 1 will spawn on Wave 2. 2 will spawn on Wave 4. 3 will spawn on Wave 5. He will randomly spawn only from 3 lanes - the lane under the bridge, and the 2 lanes in the Southwest.
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* '''<u>Map</u>''' - Plunderer's Paradise (The High Seas), 5 waves.
* '''<u>Victory Playing Condition</u> ''' - The miniboss Capt. Dreadbones periodically respawns during waves randomly in designated spots . This map has the same enemy schedules for all enemies on Wave 5 lanes as found in a Chaos 7 expedition of this map. All normal minibosses may spawn. No mutators are defeatedapplied to any lanes.
* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - On Wave 5, all main crystal cores still have health, and all enemies are defeated - which does not include the respawning version(s) of Capt. Dreadbones.
* '''<u>Special Weapon 1Reward</u> - '''Megashark''' (- [[Weapons#RiflesFile:The_Last_Word_Icon.png|gun25px]] for the '''[[Gun_Witch|Gun WitchThe Last Word]]''' ''(Chance to drop from Victory Chest or unlocked to be purchased from the Wayfarer.). Has 1 spread, 8 speed, and fires "Meteor Bullets". ''
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<u>'''''Playing Tips for Dark Awakening'''''</u>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content"> Chaos seven enemies add [[Kobolts]] to schedules. These are flying units that spawn from ground lanes and follow those paths. They target towers, and will fly quickly forward once attacked, and explode on impact disabling everything in the explosion area for almost a half minute. It is recommended not to build any towers near spawn points. You can build a Weapon Manufacturer near the spawn point, as the Kobolt will dive to attack it, but will not disable it. Auras work very well to damage them as they are nor targeted or disabled. You can also put up high health towers or barricades between the spawn point and your towers to protect them. Mystic Obelisks work very well for this task.
What makes this map unique is how Capt. Dreadbones spawns. At the beginning of Wave 1, Capt. Dreadbones will spawn randomly as a normal miniboss on the map from one of about 12 designated locations, see the below map (pic coming soon). This does not include any of the lane schedules and cannot be seen on the enemy list there. Once defeated, he will respawn after some time passes. He will continue to respawn as long as the wave continues. To end a wave, defeat all enemies on the map, which does not include the respawning version(s) of Capt. Dreadbones. When the last enemy is defeated, Capt. Dreadbones will vanish. Be aware that if Capt. Dreadbones also spawns from a scheduled lane as a miniboss (as shown on the enemy list for that lane), then that version of Capt. Dreadbones must be defeated as well to end the wave. The rate that Capt. Dreadbones respawns after being defeated will increase as the wave count increases. It is not necessary to defeat the respawning Capt. Dreadbones on any wave. You can even put up a barricade/tower in front of him, and just keep healing the defense, instead of fighting him. One respawn point is on the deck of the ship, right next to the main mast and right next to the main Crystals, so be ready to defend that possibility or he will quickly end the map. During each wave, right before Capt. Dreadbones spawns, a red "X" will show up on the ground (but not on the map or any screen icon) denoting that he is about to appear. That red "X" may still be on the ground at the end of a wave, but that does not mean that Capt. Dreadbones will respawn from that point in the next wave. No icon on the screen or minimap appears before he spawns, and when he does spawn his miniboss and screen icon will be visible as a normal miniboss would appear. Occasionally, Capt. Dreadbones can double spawn at once from the same location.
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<span style="color:#e1a07d">'''Daily Mission'''</span> - ''Jester's Fun House.''
* '''<u>Special Weapon MODMap</u> - '''Jester Arrows''', "fires a column of Jester Arrows that pierce up to 5 targets." The values are fixed, so it does not matter what level the weapon is or what level the MOD is. The projectile will apply any crowd control or elemental values of the hero upon contact with the enemy. This attack pierces, but that does not include Chaos enemy's defenses such as - [[Shield_Geode|GeodeWild Westival]] or [[Vanguard|Vanguard]] shields(The Wild West), 6 waves.
* '''<u>Playing Condition</u>''' - Each wave spawns Jester Boxes that unleashes unique carnival mobs while Air lane schedules consist of only Carnival Kobold Fliers. There is also a 6th Boss wave where players will face MR. SKWISH'N SMASH.
* '''<u>Victory Condition</u>''' - Clear all 6 wave with Crystal Core intact.
* There is no special weapon reward. ''(Unique loot drop is near-identical to the map's expedition counterpart)''
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It is also possible to use full-on turtle strategies around the crystal core but a good amount of crowd control effects will be required to mitigate the risk of Kobolts being agrroed to the core.
Being additional enemy spawn points, the enemies these boxes randomly spawns are between a roster of carnival variants of certain enemies and other common enemies too. Some are near-harmless and will be easy to deal with while others may require a certain degree of wariness. They are quite tanky but can be destroyed when enough damage is dealt to them.
A side gimmick of this incursion feature all air lanes to only consist of Carnival Kobold Flier. This Kobold Fliers variant are quite the scarier version of their regular counterpart pretty much because they are extremely easier to be aggroed from further distance and these fliers are much faster in diving to their target too. Anti-air defenses will need to be placed in proper location and as well be strong enough to take these kobold fliers down before they get agrroed by the core or other defenses and start diving.
'''Wave 6'''
The second main gimmick of this incursion features a boss wave. Once all 5 waves has been cleared, the major miniboss called ''MR. SKWISH'N SMASH'' will be introduced, a giant clown ogre with a high health pool (about 269 Million HP for C7) that is spawned outside of the main stage which in quite a short distance from the core. All active Jester Boxes will despawn in this boss fight.
The main strategy is to delay the miniboss from getting to the core as much as possible with crowd control effects or blockades while your defenses or hero does the dps. This wave also spawns witherbeasts that drops large orange crystals that grant damage buffs to the hero (which could assist with taking down the giant ogre) and Carnival Kobold Fliers (which altogether makes about 13 enemies). Once Mr. SKWISH'N SMASH and all spawned enemies are defeated, you have won this incursion.
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==[[Chaos#Chaos_VII|Chaos 7]] Prime Incursions==
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<big>'''Rewards'''</big>
<u> ''Prime Weapons'' </u> -
These weapons with unique new models drops with Chaos VIII or Chaos IX stats fully upgraded, depending on which difficulty you do. Furthermore, they are also rolled with curated "fan-favorites" shot/swing types and M.O.D.S. Each Prime group would have a pool of 4 different prime weapons.
Each Prime Incursion group cleared for the first time would reward a [[Shards#Hyper_Shards|Hyper Shard]]. And after clearing all seven groups, you'll earn the seventh Hyper Shard as a capstone reward. These hyper shards are identical to the ones earned from [[Mastery#Rewards|Mastery]], meaning you'll be able to have two sets of them when you complete both Mastery and Prime Incursions.
* [[File:DD2_Splash_Logo.png|35px]] '''August 28th, 2019''': First Prime Incursions added.
* [[File:Isle_of_Dread_Logo_Splash.png|35px]] '''4.0''': Dark Awakening Incursion added.
* [[File:Protean_Shift_Logo_Splash.png|35px]] '''3.0''': Some Incursion have been added to Adventures.
* [[File:DD2_Splash_Logo.png|35px]] '''1.1''': Revenge of the Yeti Incursion added.
* [[File:DD2_Splash_Logo.png|35px]] '''1.0''': Incursions and its special weapons added to Chaos difficulties, separated into tiers with a slightly different loot roster.
