# Dungeon Defenders II The Fairy Tales Update - Chaos 11 - Product: Dungeon Defenders II (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeon-defenders-ii) - Vendor: Chromatic Games - Date: 2025-12-09 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/236110/view/490458677934819058 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeon-defenders-ii/releases/2025-12-09-the-fairy-tales-update-chaos-11 What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Added new hero The Jester with primary staff attacks and secondary hammer boomerang ability - **added** — Added Card Barrage ability that unleashes enchanted playing cards in a wide cone - **added** — Added Chattering Teeth ability that throws biting teeth dealing damage over time - **added** — Added Surprise Present ability that places a detonating present damaging and stunning enemies - **added** — Added Tell A Joke ability that heals allies and causes enemies to attack each other - **added** — Added Party Popper tower firing Magic Missile, Harpoon, Water Balloon, Poison Flask, and Oil Flask projectiles - **added** — Added Jack In The Box tower that summons a giant present dealing massive damage and knocking back enemies - **added** — Added Balloon Machine tower creating balloons that explode dealing magical fire damage - **added** — Added Confetti Cannon tower firing explosive energy bursts dealing magical damage - **added** — Added 17 Jester shards including 52 Pickup, Hammer Barrage, Encore, Gift Explosion, and others - **added** — Added 2 Jester mods including Colorful Chaos and Dodgeball - **added** — Added Chaos 11 difficulty level - **added** — Added new enemy The Witch that summons protective shields and reanimated bunnies - **added** — Added Haste Infusion C11 Hyper Shard increasing tower attack rate and defense damage - **added** — Added C11 shards including Withering Fountain, Grasping Stone, Arcane Barrage, Bewitching Hour, and others ##### **Fairy Tales of Dragonfall Update** We are very happy to launch the 'Fairy Tales' update for Dungeon Defenders 2. This update includes a lot of new content, such as C11, a new map with a boss fight, a new hero (The Jester), new skins for the Defender Pass, new shards, titles, pets, and more! ##### **The Jester** A trickster from a realm of pure chaos, the Jester wields enchanted cards, volatile toys, and carnival-born machinery that bends fate to her whims. Her arrival turns any battlefield into a dazzling, dangerous performance. - **Primary Attack** - Basic Staff Attacks - **Secondary Attack** – Hammer Boomerang: Throws a hammer in a straight line, piercing all enemies it hits. After reaching its max range, the hammer returns to the Jester, dealing increased damage on the way back. ##### **Jester Abilities:** - **Card Barrage** - Unleash a flurry of enchanted playing cards in a wide cone, slicing through enemies with magical force. - **Chattering Teeth** - Throws a pile of chattering teeth that bite nearby enemies, then latch onto their heads, dealing damage over time. - **Surprise Present** - Places a surprise present that detonates when triggered, damaging and stunning all nearby enemies. - **Tell A Joke** - The Jester tells a joke, healing nearby allies and driving enemies mad, causing them to attack each other for a short duration. ##### **Jester Towers** - **Party Popper** - Fires a range of projectiles a Magic Missile, Harpoon, Water Balloon, Poison Flask, and Oil Flask - **Jack In The Box** - Summon a giant jack-in-the-box present that pops out and punches enemies, dealing massive damage and knocking them back. - **Balloon Machine** - Build a Balloon Machine that creates Balloons that fly to and explode on contact dealing magical fire damage. - **Confetti Cannon** - Fires a burst of explosive energy that showers the area in confetti, dealing Magical damage to all enemies in range. ##### **Jester Shards** - **52 Pickup** - Increases the damage of Card Barrage by x%. - **Hammer Barrage** - Increases the number of hammers thrown by X. and the returning damage scalar by y%. - **Encore** - Increase the enrage duration of Tell a Joke by x seconds. - **Gift Explosion** - Increases the damage of Surprise Present by x%. - **Hammer Time!** - Your attacks have a 30% chance to spawn a Hammer that pierces enemies dealing x% of your Hero Damage as Magical damage. - **Laugh It Off** - Increases the effects of Tell a Joke heal by x%. - **Party Stockpile** - Increases max charges and active charges of Surprise Present by x the damage of Surprise Present by y%. - **Present Delivery** - When you throw Chattering Teeth on the ground, a Surprise Present is also placed at the center. When activated, it deals x% of Ability Power as magical damage. - **Punchline** - In addition to its healing effects, Tell a Joke restores x% of your mana per second for 8 seconds. - **Sharp Bite** - Increases the damage of Chattering Teeth by x%. - **Shrapnel Whirl** - Increases the damage of Boomerang Hammer by x%. - **Comedy Empowerment** - After using an Tell A Joke increase damage by x% for 6 seconds. - **Comedic Defense** - After using an Tell A Joke take x% less damage for 6 seconds. - **Trick Deck** - Increases the range of Card Barrage by x%. - **Bonus Surprise** - Whenever your Jack In The Box attacks, it explodes in a burst of confetti, dealing x% of your Tower’s Health as Magic Damage. - **Critical Miss** - Increases the Defense Power of the Confetti Cannon by x%, but it can no longer deal critical strikes. - **Concussive Pop** - Ballon Machine has a x% chance on hit to stun target for y seconds and deal +z% damage to crowd controlled enemies. - **Draining Punch** - Each time your Jack In The Box attacks, it heals for x% of its max health. - **Gummed Confetti** - Confetti Cannon now make enemies move at x% speed for y seconds. - **Burning Balloons** - Balloons have a x% chance on hit to Ignite targets, dea _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/236110/view/490458677934819058]_