# Dungeons & Dragons Online Update 76 Release Notes - Product: Dungeons & Dragons Online (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online) - Vendor: Standing Stone Games - Date: 2025-11-19 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/613180506112000072 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online/releases/2025-11-19-update-76-release-notes 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** — Symphony of the Fey event has arrived with alignment choices between Summer or Winter Court, five special Lutes, musical Motes, and cosmetic and musical rewards - **changed** — All weapons that benefit from the Finesse feat now innately use the higher of Dexterity or Strength for to-hit and damage - **changed** — Scimitar is now a light weapon with a lower off-hand penalty and benefits from the Finesse feat - **changed** — Crossbows now innately use Dexterity for to-hit and damage - **changed** — Dagger, Dart, and Shuriken thrown weapons now innately use the higher of Strength or Dexterity - **changed** — Throwing Axes and Hammers now use Strength for to-hit and damage - **changed** — Brutal Throw Feat now grants +1 damage while using a Throwing Axe or Hammer for every 8 points of Strength - **changed** — Weapon Finesse now grants +2 to-hit and 10% Fortification bypass - **changed** — Ranger Tempest Core 2 and 3 now grant Dexterity to-hit and damage with all one-handed weapons - **changed** — Assassin core 1 text has been adjusted to continue granting the kukri feat, and core 2 provides +1 damage and 10% Fortification bypass - **changed** — Cleave gains a +1 Critical Threat range and a +1 Critical Multiplier Bonus - **changed** — Great Cleave gains a +1 Threat range and a +2 Critical Multiplier Bonus - **changed** — Sunder gets +10 to its attack roll - **changed** — Improved Sunder gets +20 to its attack roll and gains a +60% damage bonus - **changed** — Hamstring cooldown has been reduced from 15 seconds to 6 seconds and now gains a +50% damage bonus - **changed** — Slicing Blow cooldown has been reduced from 15 seconds to 6 seconds and now gains a 40% damage bonus - **changed** — Stunning Blow and Sap cooldowns have been decreased from 15 seconds to 10 seconds and their base DC has been increased from 10 to 14 - **changed** — Spring Attack gains a 20% damage bonus - **changed** — Improved Precise Shot now passively increases the Ability Score Modifier bonus to damage for Longbows and Shortbows by +50% when the stance is off and stacks with Precise Shot - **changed** — Mechanic Bomb spells now use Disable Device plus a 1d20 roll for their DC, and bomb damage values have been adjusted across Tanglefoot, Thunder Stone, Ooze Flask, and Time Bomb with Time Bomb now scaling with 200% Ranged Power ##### **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]_