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Dungeon Defenders II (2017)

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Game: Dungeon Defenders II
Port: PC
Mastery Diff: M2
Map: Nimbus Reach

This map took 7 retries before I finally beat it, 2 of which I lost on Wave 5 to Flying Kobolds divebombing at once, 1 to a Slekleon and the rest were lucky shots on my anti-air defenses. As you probably can see from the objectives, the worst is making sure no defense falls. Other than this, this is a relatively easy Diversity map with a tedious setup.

5 STAR REQUIREMENTS
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- Survive all 5 waves
- You must have at least 10 different types of defenses during all Battle Phases
- Both Relic Lens must stay above 90% health at all times
- No defenses can be destroyed or sold at any time
- Do all the above in 1 run

PLAN
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The Obelisk and Volcano can take up multiple lanes and solve 2 of your Diversity Quota. Diversifying your walls also helps, especially if you use Dryad defenses like I did.. The Viper's Fangs are good for areas where Anti-Air defenses are in range.

- Check the contents of the air lanes before you hit the Go button. The lanes to watch out for are anything with Flying Kobolds and Beetles. Both of these in large numbers can be catastrophic towards your defenses. Make sure you upgrade your Anti-Air defenses as soon as possible.

- The biggest boss threats are Ogres (make sure they never reach the wall. If they do, use ranged heroes and don't trigger a buttslam), Quibly (make sure you have the Blockade or Defense under constant repair) and especially the Skeletons. The Skeletons splash attack can wreck defenses if they are behind Blockades and Slekleon can come back to life on the next wave. Dispatch them ASAP.

For your DPS hero(es), make sure it can handle groups and bosses, but also have some form of anti-air offense to kill Flying Kobolds and Beetles if you don't trust your Anti-Air Defenses to do it for you. Mobility around the map (double jump or movement skills) also helps.

HYPER SHARD RECOMMENDATION
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Mass Destruction - Any tower you setup across more than one lane.
Vicious Strikes - The Volcano with this can cover all the lanes if placed correctly. The Earthshatter with this can cover multiple lanes in certain spots or have enough reach to slay anything.

CHARACTERS
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Tsumiko Kuri - Initiate (AP DPS)
Yojimbo - Squire (Hero DPS, Blockade)
Arohongui - Lavamancer (Hero DPS, Volcano)
Kasuti - Mystic (AP DPS, Obelisk, Sand Viper)
Apophis - Mystic (Hero DPS, Seprent's Coil, Viper's Fangs)
Yojimbo - Squire (Hero DPS, Spiked Blockade)
Mishera - Adept (AP DPS, Earthshatter Tower, Hailstorm Tower)
Lenneth - Dryad (AP DPS, World Tree, Angry Nimbus)
Shilf - Huntress (AP DPS, Poison Dart Tower, Geyser Trap, Explosive Trap)
Jenocres - Abyss Lord (AP DPS, Ramster)

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