# Dungeons & Dragons Online Update 78.1 Release Notes

- Product: Dungeons & Dragons Online (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeons-dragons-online)
- Vendor: Standing Stone Games
- Date: 2026-03-11
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/206480/view/535503548435136562
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- **fixed** — The maximum caster level for Magic Missile is now correctly set to level 20
- **fixed** — Enemy versions of Magic Missile, Chain Missile, Force Missiles, Scorching Ray, and Frost Lance now scale correctly when they damage players
- **fixed** — Chaos Hammer, Unholy Blight, Order's Wraith, Produce Flame, Great Shout, Shout, and SunBurst now use correct damage progressions against players
- **fixed** — Fixed graphical artifacts in No Refunds related to stencil shadows
- **fixed** — Ruinous Schemes does not let warlocks block quest progression
- **fixed** — Locked Away Part 2 does not let warlocks block quest progression
- **fixed** — A Cry For Help no longer blocks quest progression if both levers are pulled simultaneously
- **fixed** — Wrath of the Flame succubus is less of a public nuisance after losing her invincibility
- **fixed** — The Arcane Trickster Past Life Icon has been corrected
- **fixed** — Fixed the cooldown being reversed between Salt Ray and Soundburst stolen spells
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the DC for the stolen spell Soundburst was not properly calculating based off of your Disable Device
- **changed** — Extra Hand now correctly reduces Metamagic costs for all spells, rather than only affecting spells in the Arcane Trickster's spell book
- **added** — Sound VFX have been added to several of the Mage Hand animations
- **fixed** — Fixed Disable Construct being mislabeled in the Mechanic tree
- **fixed** — The passive Dodge bonus for Slippery Magic now works
- **fixed** — Arcane Ambush now works with snow ball swarm
- **fixed** — Core 6 now grants its Imbue Dice correctly
- **changed** — The Damage Reduction of certain monsters in Time Flies has been reduced on heroic difficulties
- **changed** — Aussircaex now has a more dragon-worthy maximum hit point score
- **fixed** — The mind flayer in the level 1 version of Time Flies now has a cold that prevents him from using most of his mind flayer crowd control abilities

##### **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.