# Dungeons & Dragons Online changelog > Enter a world of danger and adventure with Dungeons & Dragons Online® based on the beloved RPG that started it all. - Vendor: Standing Stone Games - Category: Games - Official site: https://signup.ddo.com/ddo.php?ftui=DDOSteam&abrs=1 - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online) - Harvested from: Steam (app 206480) - Entries below: 25 of 30 (newest first; the rest are on https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online) 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. ## Releases ### Update 81: Terror of Demogorgon Release Notes - Date: 2026-07-22 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/668371786222534886 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-668371786222534886 - **added** — Terror of Demogorgon expansion with new Underdark regions including Gravenhollow, Mantol-Derith, and Menzoberranzen - **added** — Level cap increased to 36 - **added** — Twelve new quests at CR 11 Heroic and CR 37 Legendary difficulty, with a thirteenth quest debuting August 19th, 2026 - **added** — New raid content - **added** — Wilderness Area supporting quest difficulty - **added** — Essence Crafting now supports level 36 items - **added** — Maximum Essence Crafting level increased from 400 to 500 - **added** — More than 100 new Split-Prefix recipes between Essence Crafting levels 400 and 500 that apply two effects to the Prefix slot - **added** — New tier of collectibles added in content above level 31 for Essence Crafting recipes - **added** — Insightful Spell Power Shard can now be used as an Extra slot affix for Rings - **added** — Insightful Spell Focus Mastery Shard now available as an Extra slot for Headgear and Trinkets - **added** — Nine new feats added including Legendary Spell Focus, Epic Precision, Epic Resilience, Epic Power Attack, Legendary Martial Arts, Legendary Sneak Attack, Improved Inspiration Melody: Excellence, Legendary Trick Shot, Strength of Arms, and Legendary Strength of Arms - **changed** — Dissolve window redesigned with Add Junk, Clear, and Dissolve buttons for faster operation - **changed** — Dissolve function now charges platinum based on item minimum level instead of requiring Dissolvers - **changed** — Sorcerer's Awaken Weakness enhancement now has a two-second cooldown with updated animation - **changed** — Tiefling's Tree Scorch now applies its strip before its damage - **changed** — Duergar Mindcleaver's Mind's Edge attack deals +20% damage with adjusted sound and visual effects - **changed** — Duergar Mindcleaver's Imbue with Mind weapon visual overlay now consistently overrides other visual effects - **fixed** — Split-Prefix recipes only apply to craftable blanks created after Update 81 release ##### **Update 81: Terror of Demogorgon Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 81: Terror of Demogorgon, released on Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026. ##### **Of Special Note:** ##### **Terror of Demogorgon has arrived!** Descend into the depths of the Underdark in the newest Dungeons & Dragons Online expansion. Explore Gravenhollow, an ancient Stone Giant library turned last refuge against the madness consuming the deep. Demon Lords roam freely, spreading ruin and insanity wherever they go, and the factions that once held this realm together are tearing each other apart. Rally unlikely allies and gather the components for a desperate ritual to banish the fiends. Confront Demogorgon himself before his rampage tears the world apart from below! - Navigate sprawling grottos, fungal forests, and ancient ruins across the Underdark. - Broker uneasy truces in the madness-stricken trading post of Mantol-Derith. - Infiltrate the Drow city of Menzoberranzen to pull off a daring heist inside the wizard tower of Sorcere. - Survive encounters with Baphomet, Yeenoghu, Graz'zt, Zuggtmoy, and the two-headed terror himself: Demogorgon. Terror of Demogorgon brings the level cap of Dungeons & Dragons Online to 36! Twelve quests are currently available that are CR 11 on Heroic Difficulty and CR 37 on Legendary difficulty. A thirteenth quest will debut on August 19th, 2026, and our next raid will debut in the near future. Terror of Demogorgon also includes a Wilderness Area that supports quest difficulty. [Get more information about Terror of Demogorgon on DDO.com!](https://www.ddo.com/terror-of-demogorgon) Terror of Demogorgon is available to purchase in the DDO Market, and a purchase is required for access. Begin your journey by speaking with Edimar the Gravenhollow Guide in Eveningstar, northeast of the burned Temple of Amaunator. ##### **News and Notes:** ##### **Essence Crafting:** - Essence Crafting now supports up to level 36 items. - The Dissolve window has been updated to be much faster. The new flow works similar to a Shop window, with three buttons at the bottom: Add Junk, Clear, and Dissolve. - **Add Junk** adds all items eligible to be dissolved that have been marked as Junk to the Dissolve window, much like the Add All button works for regular selling. Items are eligible to be Dissolved if they are not Sentient, have no slotted Augments, and have no Mythic or Reaper bonuses. - **Clear **removes any items in your Dissolve shopping cart. - **Dissolve** consumes all items in your Dissolve cart and grants you Essence Crafting XP and Magic Item Essences. Instead of requiring Dissolvers, the new Dissolve will simply charge you platinum based on the minimum level of the item being Dissolved. - Items can also be double-clicked or added to the Dissolve list box the same way you can in any Sell window. - The maximum Essence Crafting level has been increased from 400 to 500. - More than 100 new recipes are available between levels 400 and 500. These recipes are Split-Prefix, meaning they apply two effects to the Prefix slot. These prefixes have a minimum level of 20. A new tier of collectibles has been added in content above level 31 to support these new recipes. **NOTE: These recipes can only be applied to craftable blanks that were created AFTER the release of Update 81.** A blank that is already keyed for crafting will need to be Disjuncted again for it to be eligible for these recipes. - The Insightful Spell Power Shard has been adjusted to be able to be used as an Extra slot affix for Rings. - An Insightful Spell Focus Mastery Shard is also now available which can be an Extra slot for Headgear and Trinkets. ##### **Enhancements:** - The Sorcerer’s Awaken Weakness enhancement in Tier 5 of their trees now have a cooldown of two seconds, and their animation has been updated to match the new Piercing feats. - Tiefling’s Tree Scorch will now apply its strip before its damage, similar to the Iconic Eladrin enha _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/668371786222534886]_ ### Update 80 Release Notes - Date: 2026-06-17 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/678501715215911358 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-678501715215911358 - **added** — Add Duergar playable race with unique enhancement trees and past lives - **added** — Add Mindcleaver Iconic class for Duergar that conjures Mindcleaver axes - **added** — Add Underdark expansion area featuring Gravenhollow, Mantol-Derith, and Menzoberranzen - **added** — Add thirteen new dungeons across CR 11 Heroic and CR 37 Legendary difficulties - **added** — Add new raid encounter against Demon Lords including Demogorgon, Baphomet, Yeenoghu, Graz'zt, and Zuggtmoy - **added** — Add Cosmetic Teleportation system allowing players to toggle different teleportation animations via a Feat - **changed** — Raise level cap to 36 - **changed** — Adjust Dwarf race Tier 3 enhancement to contain Multiselector for Favored Enemy: Vermin, Giant, or Monstrous Humanoid - **changed** — Reduce Child of the Mountain to 1 Action Point per rank - **changed** — Reduce Stand Like Stone movement speed penalty from 50% to 20% - **changed** — Change Hands of Stone to use Stun DCs instead of Transmutation with base DC starting at 14 - **changed** — Add +1 Competence Bonus to Critical Threat Range with Dwarven Waraxes to Dwarven Axe Training 4 - **changed** — Add +1 Competence Bonus to Critical Threat Range with Warhammers and Heavy Picks to Dwarven Pick & Hammer Training 4 - **changed** — Make Teleport spells standing inductions with 2.5 second duration that can be interrupted by movement and can no longer be Quickened - **changed** — Set all teleportation items and expansion teleportation items to 20 second cooldown - **changed** — Move Use Magic Device checks on scrolls much earlier in the animation cycle - **changed** — Increase spell DC values on random loot, crafted loot, and named loot to boost DC caster progression, with larger increases after level 30 ##### Update 80 Release Notes Here are the release notes for Update 80, released on Wednesday, June 17th, 2026. ##### Of Special Note: ##### The Underdark, a World Beneath the World ##### The Abyss Has Come to Claim It Descend into the depths of the Underdark in the newest Dungeons & Dragons Online expansion. Explore Gravenhollow, an ancient Stone Giant library turned last refuge against the madness consuming the deep. Demon Lords roam freely, spreading ruin and insanity wherever they go, and the factions that once held this realm together are tearing each other apart. Rally unlikely allies and gather the components for a desperate ritual to banish the fiends. Confront Demogorgon himself before his rampage tears the world apart from below! Harness the resilience of the new Duergar race, brave thirteen deadly dungeons and a brutal new raid as you face the dark beneath the surface. Pre-purchase Terror of Demogorgon now to gain immediate access to the Duergar race, the Mindcleaver Iconic, and exclusive cosmetics! **[Get more information about Terror of Demogorgon here!](https://www.ddo.com/terror-of-demogorgon)** ##### Key Features - **Forge Your Path as a Duergar** - Unlock the all-new Duergar playable race! Born in the sunless caverns beneath the world, the Duergar are as tough and unyielding as the stone around them. Play as the Mindcleaver Iconic and conjure devastating Mindcleaver axes that shatter the will of your enemies on every strike. - **Explore the Underdark's Hidden Caverns** - Navigate sprawling grottos, fungal forests, and ancient ruins across the Underdark. Broker uneasy truces in the madness-stricken trading post of Mantol-Derith. Infiltrate the Drow city of Menzoberranzen to pull off a daring heist inside the wizard tower of Sorcere. Every shadow hides danger and discovery. - **Face the Demon Lords** - Battle legendary fiends ripped straight from the Abyss. Survive encounters with Baphomet, Yeenoghu, Graz'zt, Zuggtmoy, and the two-headed terror himself: Demogorgon. The Demon Lords have brought madness to the Underdark, and only you can send them back. - **Level Cap Raised to 36** - The Demon Lords won't fall to the unprepared. Push your characters to new heights of power to match the horrors waiting in the dark. - **Thirteen Dungeons and a Thrilling Raid** - Take on a gauntlet of new adventures across CR 11 Heroic and CR 37 Legendary quests as you hunt down the components to banish the Demon Lords back to the Abyss. Will your party survive what waits below? - **Get More with Collector's or Ultimate Fan Bundles** - Instantly unlock powerful items, sinister cosmetics, and exclusive bonuses with the Collector's or Ultimate Fan Bundles. Choose your edition and plunge into the Terror of Demogorgon! Once purchased, you can claim your in-game items by speaking with a Dragonborn NPC named Naarell, who is located in the Eberron Hall of Heroes and in Eveningstar in the Forgotten Realms near the burned temple. You may speak with Naarell at any time to claim your items. ##### News and Notes: ##### Duergar and Iconic Duergar Mindcleaver: - We have created an article on DDO.com that delves into the enhancement trees, Past Lives and more for both the Duergar and Iconic Duergar Mindcleaver. [Find our guide on DDO.com.](https://www.ddo.com/guides/ddo-the-duergar) - Dwarf Race Adjustments: In conjunction with the new Duergar, we're also making the following changes to the base Dwarf's tree: - Tier 3: The hole here now contains Multiselector: Favored Enemy: Vermin / Giant / Monstrous Humanoid. - Child of the Mountain is now 1 Action Point per rank. - The movement speed penalty on Stand Like Stone is now 20% (was 50%). - Hands of Stone now uses Stun DCs instead of Transmutation. - The base DC of Hands of Stone now starts at 14 (was 10). - Dwarven Axe Training 4 now also adds a +1 Competence Bonus to Critical Threat Range with Dwarven Waraxes. - Dwarven Pick & Hammer Training 4 now also adds a +1 Comp _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/678501715215911358]_ ### Update 79.1 Release Notes - Date: 2026-05-13 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/690883443579421010 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-690883443579421010 - **fixed** — Shard Storm enhancement in the Primal Avatar tree now properly requires the upgrade enhancement in Tier 3 in order to grant its hit point buff - **fixed** — Quick Cutter now properly works with handwraps - **fixed** — The message "You have attained the Highest level in the Game" no longer displays when reaching level 30 - **fixed** — Invasive Fey Flowers now have a hit box more appropriate for their size to make ranged weapons hit them more reliably ##### **Update 79.1 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 79.1, released on Wednesday, May 13th, 2026. ##### **News and Notes:** - Back end system changes have been implemented to assist in server maintenance. - The Shard Storm enhancement in the Primal Avatar tree now properly requires the upgrade enhancement in Tier 3 in order to grant its hit point buff. - Quick Cutter now properly works with handwraps. - The message "You have attained the Highest level in the Game" no longer displays when reaching level 30. - Invasive Fey Flowers now have a hit box more appropriate for their size to make ranged weapons hit them more reliably. ### Update 79.0.1 Release Notes - Date: 2026-04-16 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/742672395815354629 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-742672395815354629 - **fixed** — Legendary difficulty dungeons now properly drop Sun/Moon Augments and Rare items - **fixed** — Copies of the Legendary Drysvayla's Axe that did not have their Returning property now do - **fixed** — The Ruin card is no longer being described as the Rogue card - **fixed** — Searing Servants in Wish Upon a Card can now be properly hit by projectiles - **fixed** — One of the optional chests in Savaran's Fortress now gives the correct treasure - **fixed** — An issue in Thrall of Duty has been corrected that could break completion if one player was by the dragon when another player was in the House of Cards - **fixed** — Fixed an issue in Thrall of Duty where you could get the blue dragon to die in the fight against the Ogre Mage by not helping him - **fixed** — Fixed an issue in Thrall of Duty where the quest could be blocked by injuring the Ogre Mage too quickly - **fixed** — Invasive Fey Flowers now have a more appropriate hit box for their size to make range weapons hit more reliably - **fixed** — The Arcane Trickster enhancement My Favorite Bauble now supports throwing daggers with no orb required - **fixed** — Corrected an issue where the Lifeshaper would train you as a monk instead of a rogue when performing a Lesser Reincarnation ##### **Update 79.0.1 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 79.0.1, released on Thursday, April 16th, 2026. ##### **News and Notes:** ##### **The Dragons' Hand** - Legendary difficulty dungeons now properly drop Sun/Moon Augments and Rare items. - Copies of the Legendary Drysvayla's Axe that did not have their Returning property now do. - Various typos and string table errors have been corrected. - The "Ruin" card is no longer being described as the "Rogue" card. - Searing Servants in "Wish Upon a Card" can now be properly hit by projectiles. - One of the optional chests in Savaran's Fortress now gives the correct treasure. - An issue in "Thrall of Duty" has been corrected that could break completion if one player was by the dragon when another player was in the House of Cards. - Fixed an issue in "Thrall of Duty" where you could get the blue dragon to die in the fight against the Ogre Mage by not helping him. - Fixed an issue in "Thrall of Duty" where the quest could be blocked by injuring the Ogre Mage too quickly. - Invasive Fey Flowers now have a more appropriate hit box for their size to make range weapons hit more reliably. ##### **Bug Fixes:** - The Arcane Trickster enhancement "My Favorite Bauble" now supports throwing daggers with no orb required. - Corrected an issue where the Lifeshaper would train you as a monk instead of a rogue when performing a Lesser Reincarnation. ### Update 79 Release Notes - Date: 2026-04-08 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/538883784384185187 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-538883784384185187 ##### **Update 79 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 79: The Dragon's Hand, released on Wednesday, April 8th, 2026. ##### **New Quest Pack: The Dragon's Hand!** _A new quest pack is available: FREE to VIPs and available in the DDO Store! _ What's more powerful than a Dragon? A Dragon with a Deck of Many Things, one of the most powerful magic artifacts around. Several different Dragons have acquired Decks, and it's up to you to deal with the resulting chaos. Can you stack the deck in your favor, or will you end up folding? The Dragons' Hand Adventure Pack is level 10 on Heroic and level 36 on Legendary and contains five quests. The NPCs to acquire the quests can be found in the House Kundarak enclave in Eberron - just look for the Dragon in the plaza near the House Kundarak bank. ##### **News and Notes:** ##### **Balance Changes and Small Features:** - Cannith Crafting has been renamed to "Essence Crafting". - Essence Crafting is now available in Eveningstar. - Essence Crafting now supports the creation of items level 33 and 34. - All previously-released Patron Coffers and Expansions that have a cosmetic claim NPC now have the option to reclaim a mount or pet certificate. ##### **Bug Fixes:** - Fixed an issue with monster AI where certain monsters would sometimes go brain dead after being hit by a confusion effect. - Two Weapon Defense now provides its +1 AC to Handwraps users. - Lieutenant Rauva in Strike Back now requires the listed Diplomacy DC in her dialogue. - Obscuring Mist in Dragon Disciple now lasts its intended duration. - The Level 28 Topaz of Spell Penetration and the Level 32 Topazes of Melee and Ranged Power now properly drop from random loot. - Paladin Vanguard's Action Boost: Power now triggers abilities that care about Action Boosts. - Storm's Harness now has its correct border color and flavor text. - The Icewalkers boots are now property Bound to Account. - Legendary Experimental Rocket Boots (Minor Artifact Boots) are now properly Bound to Character. - Fixed a typo in Black and Blue's DM text. - Follow Up in Vanguard now lasts its intended duration of 30 seconds. - The Elder's Knowledge set bonus now has its proper description in the buff bar. - Fixed a bunch of tooltips in Lahar's Recipes. - Fixed a string table error in Radiant Servant for both Cleric and Sacred Fist. - The Legendary Gem of Many Facets now rolls for its correct Mythic boost. - Snowslide now properly takes Stunning DC bonuses. - Jaws of Winter now properly takes Stunning DC bonuses. - Fixed a typo in Snowslide's description. - Fixed the icons and names of a few Essence Crafting recipe related stacks of 15 collectibles. - The items Nightforge Stiletto, Bloodletter's Knife, Threnalian Wardagger, Grievous Blade, Tenebrous Stiletto, Thunderforged Dagger, and Greensteel Daggers all now properly allow for Dexterity for to-hit and damage. - Fixed some typos in the Eladrin and Chaosmancer racial tree. - Fixed some typos in the Wild Mage enhancement tree. - Scion of the Shadowfell's Negative Amplification no longer falls off on death. - Nightshield now has a max caster level of 20. - Healing Lore now has its proper name mutation for randomly generated items. - Ameliorate now reliably applies its debuff to non-undead enemies and undead enemies that succeed on their saving throws. - Elemental Weapons and Greater Elemental Weapons are now properly Crimsonite alchemist spells. - The Double Daggers buff to offhand strike chance in Vistani Knife Fighter no longer falls off on death. - Fixed a bunch of typos in Ravenloft quests. - Epic Tinder now has its correct augment slots. - Magic Missile cast from the Wizard past life feat does damage again. - Arcane Trickster - Presto will no longer break certain quests if a critical monster that is normally immortal is presto'd. - Dhampir's Jewelry Color and Aasimar's skin reflection color now properly save through character creation instead of returnin _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/538883784384185187]_ ### Update 78.1 Release Notes - Date: 2026-03-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/535503548435136562 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-535503548435136562 ##### **Update 78.1 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 78.1, released on Wednesday, March 11th, 2026. ##### **News and Notes:** ##### **Bug Fixes:** - The maximum caster level for Magic Missile is now correctly set to level 20. - Enemy versions of Magic Missile, Chain Missile, Force Missiles, Scorching Ray, and Frost Lance now scale correctly when they damage players. - Certain spells were using damage progressions against players that were higher than they should be. This has been fixed. - Chaos Hammer (if you are Lawful) - Unholy Blight (if you are Good) - Order's Wraith (if you are Chaotic) - Produce Flame - Great Shout - Shout - SunBurst (especially if you are Undead) - Fixed graphical artifacts in No Refunds related to stencil shadows. - Ruinous Schemes does not let warlocks block quest progression. - Locked Away Part 2 does not let warlocks block quest progression. - A Cry For Help no longer blocks quest progression if both levers are pulled simultaneously. - Wrath of the Flame succubus is less of a public nuisance (lost her invincibility). ##### **Arcane Trickster:** - The Past Life Icon has been corrected. - Fixed the cooldown being reversed between Salt Ray and Soundburst stolen spells. - Fixed an issue where the DC for the stolen spell Soundburst was not properly calculating based off of your Disable Device. - Extra Hand now correctly reduces Metamagic costs for all spells, rather than only affecting spells in the Arcane Trickster's spell book. - Sound VFX have been added to several of the Mage Hand animations. - Fixed Disable Construct being mislabled in the Mechanic tree. - The passive Dodge bonus for Slippery Magic now works. - Arcane Ambush now works with snow ball swarm. - Core 6 now grants its Imbue Dice correctly. ##### **Time Flies:** - The Damage Reduction of certain monsters in Time Flies has been reduced on heroic difficutlies. - Aussircaex now has a more dragon-worthy maximum hit point score. - The mind flayer in the level 1 version of the quest now has a cold that prevents him from using most of his mind flayer crowd control abilities. ### Update 78.0.1 Release Notes - Date: 2026-03-05 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/530999318271754611 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-530999318271754611 ##### Update 78.0.1 Release Notes Here are the release notes for Update 78.0.1, released on Thursday, March 5th, 2026. ##### News and Notes: - An initial process has been implemented to mitigate poor game performance in public areas and guild airships during higher population times. - Level 36 items placed into Shared Banks, Character Banks, and Reincarnation Caches now display in list results. ### Update 78 Release Notes - Date: 2026-02-25 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/534376383746408557 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-534376383746408557 ##### Update 78 Release Notes Here are the release notes for Update 78: Natural 20, released on Wednesday, February 25th, 2026. ##### Of Special Note: ##### Celebrating 20 Years! Dungeons & Dragons Online is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with free gifts, a new Anniversary dungeon, a new Anniversary public area, bonuses and boosts, the return of the 10th Anniversary event, Sterling's Remnant Rush, a new class archetype available for FREE for a limited time and more! Learn more about how we are celebrating 20 years with you on DDO.com: [DDO.com/20th-anniversary](https://www.ddo.com/20th-anniversary) The Anniversary event begins February 25th and continues through March 31st, 2026. Sterling's Remnant Rush continues through March 2nd, 2027. Get started by speaking to Fred in either House Phiarlan by the Phiarlan Chapterhouse or in House Jorasco near...the other Fred? Find Fred in House Jorasco near the entrance into the Mists of Ravenloft. ##### The Arcane Trickster has arrived! The Arcane Trickster is a new rogue class archetype that is free to everyone for a limited time! Find the Giver of Gifts on Anniversary Island to add the Arcane Trickster to your game account. You can claim Arcane Trickster for free through March 31st, 2026! The Arcane Trickster will be available afterwards in the DDO Store for points. [Read more about the Arcane Trickster on DDO.com.](https://www.ddo.com/guides/ddo-arcane-trickster) ##### Get your free 20th Anniversary Cloak! To pick up your first 20th Anniversary Cloak, speak to Weaver, Master of Cloaks, located just around the corner clockwise from Sterling the Strongbox. Once you acquire a cloak by speaking with Weaver, you can pick up additional cloaks for your account by interacting with Weaver In Training, Apprentice of Cloaks on the lower floor of the Hall of Heroes. ##### News and Notes: ##### Small features & balance changes: - Force damage now interacts with Magic Resistance Rating normally. - Sweeping Strikes for Thief Acrobat now uses the highest of STR/DEX/INT. - Dark Ascendant Bite in Dhampir and Dark Bargainer now has a standardized DC (DC 16 + Highest of STR/CON/INT/CHA Mod + Stunning Bonuses + Enchantment Bonuses) - Chain Missile Update: - The Chain Missile spell has been revamped to fire 3 mini AOE blasts instead of a long chain of single target hits. - New Spell Description: "Fires a cluster of three magical energy darts that unerringly strikes its target inflicting 4 to 5 force damage. Each missile striking your target explodes outwards, striking other creatures near the primary target in a small radius. D&D Dice: Each missile deals 1d2+3 force damage." - Scorching Ray's bolts for players (not enemies) has been updated to do 7-12 damage per two caster levels, and its Max Caster Level has been set to 20. Scorching Ray's bolt progression has not changed. - Frost Lance bolts for players (not enemies) has been updated to do 9-16 damage per two caster levels and its Max Caster Level has been set to 20. Frost Lance's bolt progression has not changed. - Magic Missile and Chain Missile damage per missile for players now increases by 1 ever 2 caster levels, with a Max Caster Level of 20. - Force Missile's damage is now 1d4+1 damage every 2 caster levels per missile. Force Missile's Max Caster Level is 20. - Mantle of Invulnerability (used by liches and a few demons) no longer blocks spells by level, but instead grants 25 MRR. This effect is able to be dispelled. - A fix has been implemented to prevent Thorn Bloom from sometimes failing. However, repro has been difficult for this bug, so let us know if you continue to encounter this issue. ##### Engineering Changes: - The Doubleshot bonus from Shuriken Expertise and Advanced Ninja Training is now visible on your character sheet. - Items in Barter Boxes now properly display their minimum levels. - The buff bar now extends all the way across your screen regardless of screen resolution. ##### General Bug Fixes: - The _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/534376383746408557]_ ### Update 77.2.1 Release Notes - Date: 2026-02-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/512983017210249269 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-512983017210249269 ##### **Update 77.2.1 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 77.2.1, released on Wednesday, February 11th, 2026. ##### **News and Notes:** - This update corrects an issue with the Vow of Glory effect that was causing characters with the effect to not be able to properly acquire loot when the Symphony of the Fey event was inactive. The Symphony of the Fey event has now been disabled following its re-introduction last week. Characters will no longer retain the Vow of Glory effect. ### Update 77.2 Release Notes - Date: 2026-01-21 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/498344415661654473 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-498344415661654473 ##### **Update 77.2 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 77.2, released on Thursday, January 22nd, 2026. ##### **News and Notes:** - Bosses and Raid Bosses are now immune to most movement speed reduction debuffs that they were not already immune to, to prevent issues it can cause with quest progression. - Symphony of the Fey: If a music note spawns near the edge of water and its spawned enemies fall into deep water they will now self-terminate, allowing you to claim the mote once other mote enemies are defeated. - The end chest in The Chill of Ravenloft raid "Relentless" now generates the proper amount of loot to all participants. - Mists of Ravenloft Ultimate Edition owners can now claim the Barovian Mist Weapon Aura from Rex'nall, the Mists of Ravenloft Cosmetic NPC in the Eberron Hall of Heroes. - The Chill of Ravenloft's Guest Pass now properly accessed The Chill of Ravenloft. - Ghost Worlds - The Ghost worlds will now provide more feedback to users to remind them that they are on a Ghost World, such as giving an alert when you attempt to interact with the mailbox, auctions, or quests and displaying "Ghost World" at the top of the character selection screen. - Characters who were still on the beach on a Ghost World should now be able to get through the Grotto quest - It is no longer possible to create brand new characters on a Ghost World ### Update 77.1 Release Notes - Date: 2025-12-17 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/503970744821089019 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-503970744821089019 ##### **Update 77.1 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 77.1, released on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025. ##### **News and Notes:** - We have corrected issues with re-summoning and dismissing the North Wind Wolf Pup Creature Companion in the Patron's Coffer of the North Winds. - The North Wind Wolf Pup Creature Companion no longer appears as the Black Rose Pup Creature Companion. - The new Update 77 free quest "Body and Mind" now has its proper end chest. ### Update 77 Release Notes - Date: 2025-12-10 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/496088811717001574 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-496088811717001574 ##### **Update 77 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 77: Presents and Pain, released on Wednesday, December 10th, 2025. ##### **Of Special Note:** ##### **A new free dungeon is available!** _You hear a voice calling for help from the mists, then plunge into the frigid fog to investigate..._ "Body and Mind" is a new free quest that is level 8 on Heroic difficulty and level 36 on Legendary difficulty! This quest takes place in Lamordia, the location of our newest expansion [The Chill of Ravenloft](https://www.ddo.com/chill-of-ravenloft), but access to The Chill of Ravenloft is not required. Get started by going to the places where Ravenloft's mists are found: House Jorasco in Stormreach or Eveningstar in the Forgotten Realms. You will find new mist leading to the quest that will take you into the quest. ##### **Festivult is now underway (starts Wednesday)!** Festivult has returned with updated cookies! During Festivult Copper, Silver, and Gold Festivult Coins appear in chests, and you can trade them with the Jester of Festivult for fun cookies! This year ten cookies are getting adjustments to provide new or different benefits! The Jester of Festivult has arrived to trade your coins! Coins will appear through January 6th, and the Jester will stick around to collect your coins through January 13th, 2026. [Learn more about Festivult in our guide on DDO.com!](https://www.ddo.com/guides/ddo-festivult-guide) ##### **News and Notes:** ##### **Events:** - Symphony of the Fey: - Motes will now "ping" a player with a message when they spawn. - The "too high level" limit on harvesting Motes is now +6 in Epic level quests from base quest level (twice the +3 from Heroic difficulty). For example, Catacombs 3 and 23 now allows players of up to level 6 on Heroic difficulty and up to level 29 on Epic difficulty to harvest their Motes. - Issues have been corrected with some thrown weapons not properly getting their "Vow of Glory" designation. - Lord Arden now references the proper reward for the Lute of the Summer Flight. - The lute "spell" used to activate and harvest Motes no longer has a line of sight check, which could fail under certain conditions. - The Symphony of the Fey NPCs in Korthos have been moved to the other side of the square. - Mote spawn frequency has been increased. - Motes are now less likely to spawn in objects. - Baronness Hilda Bitterspine will now award the proper Winter Court Fairy Wings when acquired for a second or further time. - An issue has been corrected that could allow reincarnated characters to acquire their first Winter lute inappropriately. - An issue with Golden Mote completion has been corrected for characters who are of a lower level than the minimum lute requirement level, but who are in a quest at the correct level. ##### **Items:** - Huge and Gargantuan Cookie Jars are now available in the DDO Store to hold your Festivult cookies! - Weapon Finesse now gives its proper amount of Fortification bypass, and its description no longer falsely states that its bonus only applies to certain weapons. - Scimitars now properly display as a light weapon in their tool tip. - The following crossbows now properly apply Dexterity to damage when they qualify for it: - Heroic, Epic, and Legendary Hellfire Crossbow - Heroic and Legendary Moonlight Slinger - Needle - Slaver's Hand Crossbow - Heroic and Legendary The Renovator. - The following items now properly apply Strength or Dexterity to hit and damage when they qualify for it: - Agony, the Knife in the Dark - Alchemical Dagger - Ancient Vulkoorim Dagger (Heroic, Epic, Legendary) - Assassin's Kiss (Heroic, Epic) - Balizarde, Protector of the King - Bejeweled Letter Opener (Heroic, Epic, Legendary) - Blade of the High Priestess - Brigand's Cutlass (all levels) - Celestia, Brightest Star of Day - Coffin Nail - Cutthroat's Smallblade (all levels) - Dagger from veteran status 4 and 7 - Dice (Heroic, Epic) - Dro _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/496088811717001574]_ ### Update 76 Release Notes - Date: 2025-11-19 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/613180506112000072 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-613180506112000072 ##### **Update 76 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 76: Symphony of the Fey, released on Wednesday, November 19th, 2025. ##### **Of Special Note:** ##### **The Symphony of the Fey event has arrived!** Hyrsam has been corrupted, cursed by the Fomorian King now residing in the Shadowfell following his defeat. This curse has scattered Hyrsam’s power across all worlds, and it is up to you to gather this power back in order to put an end to the Fomorian King’s threat. Align with the Summer or Winter Court, equip one of five special Lutes, discover musical Motes, complete special encounters, and earn cosmetic and musical rewards! [Read more about the Symphony of the Fey event in our guide on DDO.com.](https://www.ddo.com/guides/ddo-symphony-of-the-fey-guide) The event begins on Wednesday, November 19th and continues through February 3rd, 2026, ending when we bring the game worlds down for their expected downtime at 9:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) on Wednesday, February 4th, 2026. ##### **News and Notes:** ##### **Balance Update:** - Update 76 includes a series of balance changes with a particular focus for earlier heroic gameplay. Please read below for more information. - **Finesse Changes:** - All weapons that benefit from the Finesse feat now innately use the higher of Dexterity or Strength for to-hit and damage, just like more recent versions of Dungeons & Dragons. Scimitar is now a light weapon with a lower off-hand penalty and is now included as benefitting from the Finesse feat. - Crossbows now innately use Dexterity for to-hit and damage. - Dagger/Dart/Shuriken Thrown Weapons now innately use the higher of Strength or Dexterity. - Throwing Axes/Hammers now use Strength for to-hit and damage. - The Brutal Throw Feat is changing and is now +1 damage while using a Throwing Axe or Hammer for every 8 points of Strength. - **Specific Feat Changes**: - Weapon Finesse: Now grants +2 to-hit and 10% Fortification bypass - Ranger Tempest Core 2 and 3: Grants Dexterity to-hit and damage with all one-handed weapons respectively. Prior text about scimitar has been removed. - Assassin core 1 and 2: Core 1 has had its text adjusted. Core 1 continues to grant the kukri feat, core 2 provides +1 damage and 10% Fortification bypass - Tabaxi (both types): Base Core 1 has had its description adjusted, Blazer gets quarterstaff compatibility, Improved Instincts is now quarterstaff-only, and the Improved Nimble Cat enhancement has been removed from Tabaxi since it no longer serves a purpose. - Deepwood Stalker Improved Weapon Finesse: Changed to 15% Fortification bypass and +3 to hit. - Bard Swash a Buckle - Swift Strikes: Removed since it no longer serves a purpose. General changes have been made throughout Swashbuckler text to support this adjustment. - Wood Elf Forest Finesse: Allows Dexterity for to-hit and damage with all weapons, and no longer has pre-requisites. - Halfling Skillful Thrower: +2 to-hit and damage when using a Thrown Weapon instead of its previous purpose. - Elf Graces: Allows Dexterity for to-hit and damage with all weapons, and no longer has pre-requisites. - **General Feat Changes:** - Cleave gains a +1 Critical Threat range and a +1 Critical Multiplier Bonus. - Great Cleave gains a +1 Threat range and a +2 Critical Multiplier Bonus. - Sunder gets +10 to its attack roll. - Improved Sunder gets 20 to its attack roll and gains a +60% damage bonus. - Hamstring's cooldown has been reduced from 15 seconds to 6 seconds, and now gains a +50% damage bonus. Hamstring no longer requires a rank of sneak attack. - Slicing Blow's cooldown has been reduced from 15 seconds to 6 seconds, and now gains a 40% damage bonus. - Stunning Blow's and Sap's cooldowns have been decreased from 15 seconds to 10 seconds, and their base DC has been increased from 10 to 14. Sap still has no Saving Throw. - Spring Attack gains a 20% damage bonus. - Improved Precise Shot now passively increases the Ability Score _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/613180506112000072]_ ### Update 75.6 Release Notes - Date: 2025-10-22 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/503965668093198715 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-503965668093198715 ##### **Update 75.6 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 75.6, released on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025. ##### **News and Notes:** - VIP Crafting Material Tokens have been renamed to VIP Rare Crafting Material Tokens to help differentiate them from the new VIP Uncommon Crafting Material Tokens. - Further work has been done to change the way wilderness areas are loaded to make their handling more efficient. The changes in Update 75.6 bring the work done in 75.5 to most of the remaining wilderness areas in the game. - As a result of the changes, objects created and left unattended fully out of sight in some wilderness regions now expire after approximately 2 minutes, such as Bigby's Guiding Hands, Dimension Door entrances, or Hirelings left guarding an area by themselves. In the case of Hirelings, the Hireling will disappear from the party but can be re-summoned if you still have their contract available. ### Update 75.5 Release Notes - Date: 2025-10-15 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/521979431357513753 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-521979431357513753 ##### **Update 75.5 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 75.5, released on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025. ##### **News and Notes:** - This game update includes a change to the way some landscapes are loaded to make their handling more efficient. - As a result of the changes, objects created and left unattended fully out of sight in some landscape regions now expire after approximately 2 minutes, such as Bigby's Guiding Hands, Dimension Door entrances, or Hirelings left guarding an area by themselves. In the case of Hirelings, the Hireling will disappear from the party but can be re-summoned if you still have their contract available. - An issue has been corrected that prevented characters from reaching Zardanarith, the green dragon in the Isle of Dread wilderness area. ### Update 75.4 Release Notes - Date: 2025-09-24 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/516348030198218919 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-516348030198218919 ##### **Update 75.4 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 75.4, released on Wednesday, September 24th, 2025. ##### **News and Notes:** - An issue has been corrected with hireling pathing that could cause significant server performance issues if they could not path to their players. - A bug has been corrected that could allow more hirelings to be summoned than intended. - This update includes preparation for this year's Night Revels event, which begins on Wednesday, October 1st and runs through Tuesday, November 3rd. In addition to the returning slate of rewards this year's Night Revels includes a new version of the Night Revels cloak, hat, and robe called the Hag Queen's Attire. - 2024 Night Revels candies and other expiring ingredients are now expired. See Known Issues. - Some frills and rocks in Isle of Dread and Myth Drannor have been adjusted as part of the followup work to a recent change on procedural frill generation. - This update includes preparatory work for the delivery of the Armor of the Red Dragon Set! This reward debuts after October 1st as a VIP Loyalty Reward Program benefit. You can read more about the VIP Loyalty Reward Program on [DDO.com](https://DDO.com). - An issue has been corrected in the quest "The Body Snatchers" that could cause players to get stuck in a room with a cookbook if everyone in the room dies. - An issue has been corrected in the quest "Locked Away Part 2" that could cause some of the bomb ingredients to not register properly. - The icon and focus orb of the Lamordia Bottle of Mist has been adjusted to help differentiate it from the Mists of Ravenloft Bottle of Mist. - Various polish has taken place in the Lamordia wilderness area. - Kobold Warriors now attack properly under certain conditions. ##### **Known Issues:** - 2024 versions of Night Revels ingredients are no longer in data. Copies currently in banks may be dragged into your inventory to delete them and free up the slots again. Copies of the 2024 Night Revels ingredients in Crafting Storage may leave behind stuck entries. These stuck entries will be fixed in a future patch. ### Update 75.3 Release Notes - Date: 2025-09-11 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/518598560814465508 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-518598560814465508 ##### **Update 75.3 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 75.3, released on Thursday, September 11th, 2025. ##### **News and Notes:** - Extensive work has been done to clean up incorrectly flagged decorative objects which were being tracked by the server and causing our garbage collection processes to back up when under heavy load conditions. These objects are mostly things like bones, flowers, bushes, and grass. Other then improving server performance these adjustments should have no impact on game play. - Certain rock formations and walkable trees have had their physics simplified. These objects were found to be excessively complex and were taxing the server. More of these affected objects were found in the Myth Drannor and Isle of Dread landscapes. - Fixed some windows that were floating up in the air of the Lamordia landscape. - Quest XP in Heroic difficulty quests in The Chill of Ravenloft has been increased, and several quests which were incorrectly set up as "Medium" are now correctly flagged as "Long", which also boosts their XP and Favor on all difficulties. - A barrier issue has been corrected in the quest "A Miner Sacrifice". - The waypoint out of the graveyard in the Lamordia wilderness now spawns consistently. - Treewalker, the rare spider in The Keep on the Borderlands wilderness area, is no longer stuck inside of a wall and can be defeated. ### Update 75.2 Release Notes - Date: 2025-09-03 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/507338927350219278 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-507338927350219278 ##### **Update 75.2 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 75.2, released on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2025. ##### **News and Notes:** - This game update focuses on the first of several phases of game performance improvement work planned in the coming weeks. - This update addresses some of the more frequent objects that impact a cleanup process known as "entity destruction", or more commonly called "garbage collection", that games like ours use to clean up no-longer-necessary information while you play. - This update adjusts the system to no longer need to pay attention to these objects, thus optimizing the way the game handles decorative landscape and other environmental features. - This update will provide temporary improvement to the "garbage collection" system while we work on addressing this issue more widely with objects throughout the game. We expect the next phase of this work to take place in the next game update. - You may see some trees, bushes, or other decorative objects in a different location then expected as a result of this change. ### Update 75.1 Release Notes - Date: 2025-08-28 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/507338294049112519 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-507338294049112519 ##### **Update 75.1 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 75.1, released on Thursday, August 28th, 2025. ##### **News and Notes:** ##### **The Chill of Ravenloft:** - A frost giant rare in Lamordia no longer gets stuck in a cave. - Rejecting a Dark Gift feat now has a debuff that lasts for five minutes. - Various polish has taken place in the Lamordia landscape to deal with some floating objects and other issues. - Typos have been corrected in NPC dialog in The Chill of Ravenloft. - Viktranium Picks no longer list a minimum level of 26. - All Gravekeeper armor-slot items (from Lamordia) now have 3 Lamordia Augment Slots. (Items in this category that had 4 slots no longer have a Woeful slot). Banked copies of these items may not reflect this change until removed from the Bank. - All Downcast armor-slot items (from Lamordia) now have 4 Lamordia Augment Slots. Banked copies of these items may not reflect this change until removed from the Bank. - Bleak Transformers now drop from purple-name bosses in the Lamordia Wilderness Area. - Chests in the Lamordia wilderness now drop the correct number of Bleak Wires. - The Dhampir Dark Bargainer's Mist-Touched Cloak can now be equipped properly. - Heroic Lamordia's Sentinel Constructs and several similar low-to-mid level constructs in the game now deal less Force damage. - The Bottle of Freezing Mist will now properly teleport you to House Jorasco if you have not finished the quest The Body Snatchers. - When a player is removed from a guild or the guild disbands while on an airship they now appear at the air ship tower in the market (instead of reaaallly high up in the air.) - Warlock: Fixed an issue where Eldritch Blasts could break quests by breaking objects that were set to be unbreakable. - Warlock: Root walls in "The Trouble with Tar Pits" and "The Thornwright" now break correctly from Eldritch Blasts and other spells. - An issue has been corrected with The Chill of Ravenloft's Saga Reward lists to prevent an issue that could cause rewards to be unable to be selected. - Lamordia's wilderness area now awards its intended experience on Legendary difficulty. - Rare purple named wilderness enemies now drop their proper ingredients in their intended amount. ##### **Spells:** - The Monster Manual category Living Spell now properly has a creature companion deed again. If you already qualified for this deed, you will need to kill one more Living Spell for the system to register you qualify to receive the reward. - The Slow spell cast by both players and enemies now has a maximum duration of 25 seconds when targeting players. - The monster spell "Ego Wipe" now scales 50% less from Spell Power and only inflicts 1 point of Charisma damage on a successful saving throw instead of the half damage it was doing. Adjustments including Spell Power and modifiers for Reaper difficulty continue to apply to that point of Charisma damage. ### Update 75: The Chill of Ravenloft Release Notes - Date: 2025-08-20 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/507337659552628805 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-507337659552628805 ##### **Update 75: The Chill of Ravenloft Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 75, The Chill of Ravenloft, released on Wednesday, August 20th, 2025. ##### **Of Special Note:** ##### **Return to the Mists of Horror! The Chill of Ravenloft has been released!** Step back into the haunting mists of Ravenloft in the chilling new Dungeons & Dragons Online expansion The Chill of Ravenloft. Venture to Lamordia, a land forever bound by ice and shrouded in darkness. Amidst bleak alleys, derelict factories, and grotesque laboratories, sinister secrets fester beneath the surface; mysterious disappearances, grisly murders, and ghastly experiments gone awry. Confront the scientific horrors crafted by the brilliant but terrifying Dr. Viktra Mordenheim. Perhaps your courage will unravel the curse gripping Lamordia… if you live long enough to see the truth! Brave 13 terrifying new quests, explore a hauntingly atmospheric wilderness area, and more! A new raid will be released soon that is also available with your purchase. Dare to uncover the dark secrets lurking in every corner of these twisted lands. Get started with your adventure by speaking with Olkresh in the Eberron Hall of Heroes to collect your purchased cosmetics and other items. Then travel to House Jorasco (or Eveningstar) and look for the snowy mists to enter the land of Lamordia! The Chill of Ravenloft quests are CR 8 on Heroic Difficulty and CR 34 on Legendary Difficulty. Learn more about The Chill of Ravenloft on [DDO.com!](https://DDO.com!)** ** ##### **News and Notes: ** ##### **Transfers:** - Your Reincarnation Cache will now be included in packing when using the /transfer pack command rather than needing to be emptied before packing. It is no longer necessary to remove items from your Reincarnation Cache prior to transfer. - Adjustments have been made to allow characters with a larger data footprint to make it through the Transfer Wizard. ##### **Classes:** - The following character paths now work correctly for players who select Wood Elf: Stalwart Defender (Fighter), The Mighty Protector (Paladin), Elementalist (Wizard), and Dark Blade (Rogue). ##### **Game Performance:** - Fixed an issue that caused some quest givers to lock up and become unusable. - Applied a fix to non-tower guild airship access points so that they also will not lock up over time. - Fixed a crashing issue with crafting devices. ##### **Feats:** - NOTE: Dhampir Dark Bargainers who took an incomplete Enhanced Dark Gift feat during level-up prior to Update 75 have had those feats removed. A Feat Respec Token has been provided in place of those feats for impacted characters. - Players can find a Shrine to the Mists in the Lamordia Landscape. This shrine allows **any **player the possibility of acquiring a Dark Gift temporary feat, or for legendary players, the ability to upgrade their Dark Gift. The rules of the bargain: - To gain a dark gift you must provide an offering to the shrine. The item called "Offerings to the Dark Powers" appears in the Saga Reward table in both Heroic and Legendary difficulty. - You can only have one Shrine Dark Gift at a time. - The Shrine's Dark Gifts are considered a temporary Feat and do not interact with Fred. - You are free to swap to another Gift at any time but it requires another offering. You will lose any upgrade to that feat you may have acquired. - You may reject your Gift (remove it) at any time at the shrine. The Dark Powers will not be happy with you. - Once a player is level 30+ they may upgrade their Gift with a "Great Offering to the Dark Powers" found in the Legendary Saga Reward table. - Dark Bargainers may use the shrine to take an additional Gift, but they may only upgrade the Gift granted by the Shrine, not the one they take in character creation. - True incarnation will remove the Gift, and a new offering will be needed to restore it. - Legendary Dark Gift Upgrades: - Living Shadow: Shadow Weakness becomes Sha _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/507337659552628805]_ ### Update 74.1.2 Release Notes - Date: 2025-07-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/507335756658770008 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-507335756658770008 ##### **Update 74.1.2 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 74.1.2, released on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025. ##### **Of Special Note:** - Packing and Unpacking is now restricted to the inside of the Lordsmarch Bank in The Marketplace of Eberron. If you are not focused on packing or unpacking, we strongly recommend performing normal banking activity at one of the other banking locations throughout the game. Attempting to issue the "/transfer pack" or "/transfer unpack" command from outside of the Lordsmarch Bank now returns a messaging telling you how to complete the command. ### Update 74.1.1 Release Notes - Date: 2025-07-24 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/507335122931941573 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-507335122931941573 ##### Update 74.1.1 Release Notes Here are the release notes for Update 74.1.1, released on Thursday, July 24th, 2025. ##### News and Notes: - The Lifeshaper no longer allows a character to start a Reincarnation process that is destructive to that character's Packed data. Players should unpack their character(s) prior to reincarnation. - Guild members who experienced an issue unpacking due to a change in guild leadership after they packed should now be able to unpack and re-join their guild. - We have developed a solution for customer support to assist players who disconnected during the packing process and now cannot transfer due to the state of their packing character. This work will allow customer support to assist these players. - An issue has been corrected with the portal inside of the Snapping Line Inn in Saltmarsh to allow more people to use the portal at the same time. - New text has been added to the initial display text when a character runs the "/transfer pack" command. The line now reads, "Packing data for world transfer ... Please wait until you receive the message "This character was packed for transfer" with a time stamp before logging out of this character." - New text has been added to the initial display text when a character runs the "transfer unpack" command. The line now reads, "Unpacking data for world transfer ... Please wait until you receive the message "Unpacking complete." - If a character is the in the process of packing or unpacking it will no longer be able to log out through our in-game menus. Logout will instead present the message, "Your character is currently packing or unpacking for transfer, please remain logged in." - Base Character Bank slots have been increased from 20 to 80. - The Alabaster Lioness and Saltmarsh VIP tickets now deliver their expected benefits on Thrane, Shadowdale, and Moonsea. ### Update 74.1 Release Notes - Date: 2025-07-15 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/833845096900198976 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-833845096900198976 ##### **Update 74.1 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 74.1, released on Tuesday, July 15th, 2025. ##### **Of Special Note:** Transfers to our 64-bit Game Worlds begin at 2:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) July 15th! THE LATEST (Tuesday, July 15th: Our 32-bit game worlds and Cormyr have reopened with Transfers and Packing disabled. We will have further guidance on the opening of our 64-bit game worlds and free transfers soon.) Read more about free transfers and new servers on [DDO.com](https://DDO.com). We will open the game worlds and enable transfers to our 64-bit game worlds starting at 2:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) on July 15th. ##### **News and Notes:** - Work has taken place to implement the packing and unpacking functions that begins on July 15th. This update includes changes related to that work. [See the transfer guide for more information](https://www.ddo.com/news/ddo-64-bit-transfer-instructions). - Hit Point totals of enemies are now visible to everyone, and their display is no longer gated through Monster Manual progress. Monster Manual also no longer makes reference to it. - Coupon Codes have been created to assist transferring players with pet renames and guild airship cosmetic replacements. [Please see the transfer guide for more information](https://www.ddo.com/news/ddo-64-bit-transfer-instructions). - The display of the game worlds in the game launcher has been adjusted. Our 32-bit game worlds currently display (OLD) to help guide new and returning players to select a 64-bit game world instead during this transition period, and to help players find our 32-bit game worlds during this transition. ### Update 74 Release Notes - Date: 2025-06-18 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/507331952079011886 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-507331952079011886 ##### **Update 74 Release Notes** Here are the release notes for Update 74, released on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025. ## ##### **Of Special Note:** ##### **Return to the Mists of Horror!** Step back into the haunting mists of Ravenloft in the chilling new Dungeons & Dragons Online expansion. Venture to Lamordia, a land forever bound by ice and shrouded in darkness. Amidst bleak alleys, derelict factories, and grotesque laboratories, sinister secrets fester beneath the surface; mysterious disappearances, grisly murders, and ghastly experiments gone awry. Confront the scientific horrors crafted by the brilliant but terrifying Dr. Viktra Mordenheim. Perhaps your courage will unravel the curse gripping Lamordia… if you live long enough to see the truth! [Learn more about The Chill of Ravenloft on DDO.com!](https://www.ddo.com/chill-of-ravenloft) - **Embrace the Darkness as a Dhampir** - Step into shadows with the all-new Dhampir playable race! Utilize your dark heritage to wield vampiric powers and unique abilities to dominate foes, channeling the sinister strength of your cursed lineage. - **Unravel Lamordia’s Horrors** - Explore a nightmarish land steeped in sinister mysteries and perpetual winter. Navigate shadowy streets, derelict Victorian architecture, and secret laboratories filled with monstrous experiments and twisted creations. - **Battle Monstrous Creations** - Face grotesque enemies born from Dr. Viktra Mordenheim’s twisted imagination. Steel your nerves against relentless, unnatural foes unlike any encountered before in DDO! - **Thrilling New Adventures** - Brave challenging new dungeons filled with horrors both mortal and monstrous. Experience intense combat and haunting storylines in CR 8 Heroic and CR 36 Legendary quests at full release. - **Discover a Frozen Nightmare** - Traverse the stark beauty and chilling menace of Lamordia’s expansive wilderness area. Every frozen step reveals more secrets of this forsaken realm. - **Get More with Collector’s or Ultimate Fan Bundles** - Instantly unlock powerful items, eerie cosmetics, and exclusive bonuses with the Collector’s or Ultimate Fan Bundles. Choose your edition and fully embrace The Chill of Ravenloft! ##### **News and Notes:** ##### **Dhampir Race:** - Dhampir are characters with innate connections to death and undeath. Many are half-Vampires one way or another, and have a life-draining bite. - Starting Features: - +2 Strength - Dhampir do not need to breathe while underwater. - Feat: Vampiric Bite - Single Target Action: You bite target creature at touch range, dealing 1d4 Piercing Damage per Character Level. This scales with 200% Melee or Ranged Power, though is not a weapon attack and cannot critically hit. If that creature is a living and corporeal creature, you heal for 20 + (Total Character Level x Constitution Modifier) number of Hit Points from Positive energy. 15 second cooldown. - Note: Dhampir cannot use class Paths, you must choose Customize. - Dhampir Racial Enhancement Tree: - Cores: - Dark Past: +1 Attack when performing Sneak Attacks. - +1 STR/CON/CHA - Dark Present: +2 Attack when performing Sneak Attacks, +1 Sneak Attack Die, and +20 Negative Amplification. - +1 STR/CON/CHA - Dark Future: +3 Attack when performing Sneak Attacks, +2 Sneak Attack Dice, and +20 Negative Amplification. - Tier 1 - Draining Bite: Your Vampiric Bite now applies 1 Negative Level. This increases by 1 for every 5 Character Levels you have. - Skills: +1/2/3 to Hide, Move Silently, and Jump - Energy (Multiselector): - Drink in Life: +20 Positive Amplification - Drink in Death: +20 Negative Amplification - Tenuous Relationship With Death: Your range of unconsciousness extends by 5/10/20 Hit Points. Rank 3: You automatically stabilize when Unconscious. - Innate Protection: +1/2/3 to Saves vs Spells - Tier 2 - Lifeblood: When you successfully use your Vampiric Bite on a living target in corporeal form, you gain +1/2/3 to all Ability Sc _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/507331952079011886]_ ### Update 73.4 Release Notes - Date: 2025-06-04 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/507330675369574964 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/steam-507330675369574964 ##### Update 73.4 Release Notes Here are the release notes for Update 73.4, released on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025. ##### News and Notes: ##### Ranged Meta Balance: - Attack Speed Modifiers will no longer function for Inquisitive crossbow styles when No Holds Barred and Endless Fusillade are active. - We estimate a typical Legendary character displaying a 50% attack speed modifier in the stats+ page after this pass going from a bolt firing every 0.25 seconds to a bolt firing every 0.3 seconds, which will match how these skills operate for other crossbow styles like Repeating Crossbows. The end result is about a 20% adjustment in attack speed. Heroic characters with less attack speed modifiers will feel the impact of this change less. A fire rate of 0.3 seconds for a projectile is probably going to be a bit of a "floor" for us, since the engine starts to reach limits when attack speed gets much faster. - Your fire rate outside of when No Holds Barred or Endless Fusillade are active should be unaffected. - Precise Shot now grants all bows (long and short) a 50% stat mod adjustment, much like two handed weapons. - Bows will hit harder per projectile and be a little like the 2 handers of the ranged meta. - This is a passive function and does not care what toggles you have on. ##### General changes: - Various monster and henchmen AI adjustments have been made to address expensive behaviors: - Monsters when Feared will now only go up to 15 meters away from the player, and will in general behave in a much more "panicking in place" fashion. - Monsters who would flee when perched also panic in place more instead of trying to find a location far away. - This fix really applies to what happens when a fear spell or character ability is used; quest makers typically make such monsters flee in more controlled ways. - We've fixed or improved several things with the hirelings Teal, Darling, and Rana. - This aims to correct "expensive" behaviors during situations when they could not reach their owner. - This applies to situations like swimming, ledge jumping, teleporting, or struggling to path. - Cosmetic toggle feats now have their own feat category called Cosmetics. - All Hardcore season cosmetic reward toggles granted by Mortality now bestow a permanent feat on the player that persists through Reincarnation. Players who currently have temporary feats can speak to Mortality to upgrade to the new permanent version. This also affects Year of the Dragon Cosmetics and VIP cosmetic rewards. It does not include the reaper wings/eyes because those use a different delivery/purchase method. - The VIP Cloud Mount now appears correctly in the focus orb. - Players can now speak to Violet Peregrine in the Eberron Hall of Heroes to acquire the Storm Cloud mount on any game world. - THE OTHER IMPOSSIBLE CASE IS NOW LESS POSSIBLE. - The Precise Shot feat now also passively increases the ability score modifier to damage of Longbows and Shortbows by 50%. - Arcanist Kiton will now only speak to one adventurer at a time in the quest "Covered Culvert". - An issue has been corrected in the quest "Sleeping with the Fishes" that could cause the quest to be unable to be completed during the final boss fight. - Interacting with a Relay Mirror while holding your Block button now rotates the mirror in the opposite direction.