PTR Update 12/23/25: The Christmas Update — Dungeon Defenders: Awakened Steam update #947871

Happy holidays, Defenders!We’re bringing a Christmas-flavored PTR update your way, packed with new loot, returning fan-favorite pets, Arcanist armor adjustments, and some love for Challenge and Pure Strategy modes. Think of this as a stocking full of toys for your builders and min-maxers to dig into over the break. As always, all of this is on the PTR first so we can gather your feedback and tune things before it hits live.Pure Strategy Loot Scaling - Pure Strategy has had its loot scaling to be inline with mixed mode. - This brings its rewards more in line with other high-end modes and makes it more rewarding to push.- The victory chest awarded for completing waves other than wave 15 and 25 is now awarded in pure strategy modified with a bonus difficultyKringler’s Cap and Boss Accessories - Kringler’s Cap now drops in Yuletide. -It’s scalars are equivalent to a boss accessory. - Boss ...