# Dungeon Defenders II The Festival of Hearts - Hotfix Patch

- Product: Dungeon Defenders II (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeon-defenders-ii)
- Vendor: Chromatic Games
- Date: 2026-03-09
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/236110/view/516362619486994839
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeon-defenders-ii/releases/2026-03-09-the-festival-of-hearts-hotfix-patch

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- **added** — Added a feature that hides bundles and items you already own in the Emporium
- **added** — Added new Etheria Essentials Pack bundle including All Heroes, 4 Hero Slots, Max Bag Slots, Max Vault Slots, Shard Vault, and Material Vault
- **fixed** — Fixed missing enemy schedules for lane spawners on Western Carnival (C11, Wave 3)
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where Defense Upgrades were not correctly downgraded by the Protective Downgrade Servo on the Physical Wall defense
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Haste Infusion shard was tanking server performance
- **fixed** — Fixed a visual bug where the equipment icon would not appear in the Advance UI screen when the item was Ancient
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Nimbus Reach map was unplayable on consoles
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Frostweaver secondary attack was using an incorrect damage type
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Empowered Arcane Mark shard was not appearing in the Shard Shop or dropping from Shard Packs
- **added** — Empowered Arcane Mark shard can now be used with the Adept
- **changed** — Reworked Winter's Edge shard to deal X% of your Hero Damage as Frost damage, with this effect occurring only every 0.5 seconds

##### **SHOP**

- Added a feature that hides bundles/items you already own in the Emporium.

- **New Etheria Essentials Pack bundle**!: This bundle includes All Heroes, 4 Hero Slots, Max Bag Slots, Max Vault Slots, Shard Vault, and Material Vault.

- The new **Etheria Essentials Pack** is on sale (25% off) for 24 hours after you complete the campaign. This 24-hour sale also applies to players who have already completed the campaign.

##### **BUG FIXES**

- Fixed missing enemy schedules for lane spawners on Western Carnival (C11, Wave 3).

- Fixed an issue where Defense Upgrades were not correctly downgraded by the Protective Downgrade Servo on the Physical Wall defense.

- Fixed an issue where the Haste Infusion shard was tanking server performance.

- Fixed a small visual bug where the equipment icon wouldn’t appear in the Advance UI screen when the item was Ancient.

- Fixed an issue where the Nimbus Reach map was unplayable on consoles.

- Fixed an issue where the Frostweaver secondary attack was using an incorrect damage type.

- Fixed an issue where the Empowered Arcane Mark shard was not appearing in the Shard Shop or dropping from Shard Packs. This shard can now also be used with the Adept.

- Reworked Winter's Edge shard: Your attacks deal X% of your Hero Damage as Frost damage. This effect can only occur every 0.5 seconds.