Changes

===Chrome Enemies===

<u>Playing 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, 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 enemies are encased in ice) but it will have no effect on the enemy other than a cosmetic.

===Griblok's Horde===

<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 to each lane from the common pool of mutators. Each wave one of the three lanes will be designated as the Griblok Horde lane, 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 are separated by small packs of 3 or so 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.

===Wyvern Enthusiast===

<u>Playing Condition</u> - this incursion is very similar to a Chaos 2 expedition of Forrest Crossroads, where the four ground lanes are the same but the air lanes have greatly increased numbers, and a 3rd air lane is added on the north end of the map. This incursion assigns one mutator to each lane from the common pool 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 low.

===Forrest Poachers===

Poacher Minibosses: Sammie the Trapper spawns on Wave 2 as a [[Goblins_(Bomb)|Bomb Goblin]] 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]].

===Dawn of the Blood Moon===

Skeleton Miniboss Weapon Drops: '''Wailing Glaive''' [[Weapons#Polearms|polearm]], '''Bow O'Lantern''' [[Weapons#Bows|bow]], '''Raven's Claw''' [[Weapons#Staves|staff]], and '''Iron Reaper''' [[Weapons#Swords|sword]].

===Kobold Bling King===

Wave Requirements: Wave 1) 7 nuggets, 245 seconds; Waves 2-4) 9 nuggets, 270 seconds; Wave 5) 10 nuggets, 300 seconds.

===Spectral Assault===

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.

===The Demon's Lair===

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. Once you 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 debuff, the debuff will be removed from you and a lava ball will then become loaded into the catapult for use. When the debuff is removed, all 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. The lava ball will 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 aiming 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.

===Altar of the Athame===

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 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. The incursion is won when all Altar Assassins on Wave 4 have been defeated.

===Power Surge===

<u>Playing Condition</u> - the schedules on this map will produce enemies similar to a Chaos 5 expedition of the same map. No mutators are applied to any lanes. All normal minibosses may spawn from any lane. On this map all defenses are built with zero build time, with increased attack and speed stats, but disappear from the map after 35 seconds. The timer starts from when the defense is placed, no matter what phase it is, so it is recommend to ready-up the stage as quickly as you can on each build phase. Dryad Trees do not ever disappear, so that all Dryad defenses can be used. This is the only defense that does not disappear. Abyss Lord defenses still have 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 of the beam. If you sell a defense before it disappears, you get the mana back. If the defense disappears due 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 waves.

===Malthius Incursion===

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 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. 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.

===Return of Maldonis===

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. You will not lose the debuff when you vanquish a mark, and 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 gameplay easier for those playing.

===Revenge of the Yeti===

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|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|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 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.