100% Completion Checklist | Dungeon Defenders Progression Hub

How to Use This Checklist

Use this page while playing to track the major Dungeon Defenders completion achievements. Large achievements with multiple parts are split into tables so each required step can be checked off.

Master Checkbox Feature

Big achievement checkboxes can check connected items automatically. For example, clicking Catch 'em All checks the pet rows, and clicking Eternal Defender checks the Lost Quest map rows.

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Main Completion Goals
Campaign Checklist
Hero and Campaign Multi-Step Achievements
Challenge Checklist
Survival and Pure Strategy
Pet Drop Checklist
Shards and Summoner Checklist
Lost Quest / Eternal Defender
Extra Cleanup
Ruthless Progression

Main Completion Goals

Legendary Defender: Complete achievements 0 through 57. Ultimate Defender: Complete achievements 0 through 89, except Boss Rush and Anti-Cupid. Eternal Defender: After Ultimate Defender, complete the required Lost Quest maps on Nightmare. Ruthless Defender: Complete classic campaign and classic challenges on Ruthless.

Campaign Checklist

These are the main campaign maps. Try to stack achievements by doing higher difficulties, Hardcore, Flawless Victory, Team Effort, Gunslinger, and Master Strategist when possible.

Area 1

The Deeper Well: Complete required campaign clears. Foundries and Forges: Complete required campaign clears. Magus Quarters: Complete required campaign clears. Alchemical Laboratory: Complete required campaign clears and boss-related progress.

Area 2

Servants Quarters: Complete required campaign clears. Castle Armory: Complete required campaign clears. Hall of Court: Complete required campaign clears. The Throne Room: Complete required campaign clears and boss-related progress.

Area 3

Royal Gardens: Complete required campaign clears. The Ramparts: Complete required campaign clears. Endless Spires: Complete required campaign clears. The Summit: Complete required campaign clears, dragon boss, and A Matter of Perspective.

Bonus Campaign

Glitterhelm Caverns: Complete required campaign clears.

Suggested stacked goals: any difficulty, Hard, Insane, Nightmare, Nightmare Hardcore, Team Effort, Perfectionist, Gunslinger, Master Strategist, and Flawless Victory where possible.

Hero and Campaign Multi-Step Achievements

Group Hug

Group Hug: Raise one of each original hero type to level 70.

Done	Hero	Requirement
	Apprentice	Reach level 70
	Monk	Reach level 70
	Huntress	Reach level 70
	Squire	Reach level 70

A Matter of Perspective

A Matter of Perspective: Defeat The Summit with each original hero as player one.

Done	Hero	Requirement
	Apprentice	Defeat The Summit as player one
	Monk	Defeat The Summit as player one
	Huntress	Defeat The Summit as player one
	Squire	Defeat The Summit as player one

Basic Progress Achievements

Smithy: Upgrade your first piece of equipment. And This Is My Weapon: Fully upgrade one piece of equipment. To The Limit: Wear fully upgraded gear in all major slots. Divine Intention: Pick up a Godly weapon. O Mighty Smiter: Wear a full Godly armor set with the same material type. Obedience Training: Fully upgrade a pet. Master Banker: Store 15,000,000 mana in your mana bank.

Challenge Checklist

Complete the original challenges and their difficulty-based achievements. Nightmare Hardcore clears help cover several challenge goals at once.

Transcendent Challenge Champion: Complete every original challenge on Nightmare Hardcore.

Done	Challenge	Requirement
	No Towers Allowed	Complete challenge progress
	Unlikely Allies	Complete challenge progress
	Warping Core	Complete challenge progress
	Raining Goblins	Complete challenge progress
	Wizardry	Complete challenge progress
	Ogre Crush	Complete challenge progress
	Zippy Terror	Complete challenge progress
	Chicken	Complete challenge progress
	Moving Core	Complete challenge progress
	Death From Above	Complete challenge progress
	Assault	Complete challenge progress
	Treasure Hunt	Complete challenge progress
	Monster Fest	Complete challenge progress

Survival and Pure Strategy Checklist

Defense Is the Best Offense

Defense Is the Best Offense: Reach wave 10 on all original campaign maps in Pure Strategy on at least Medium.

Done	Map	Requirement
	The Deeper Well	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	Foundries and Forges	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	Magus Quarters	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	Alchemical Laboratory	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	Servants Quarters	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	Castle Armory	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	Hall of Court	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	The Throne Room	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	Royal Gardens	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	The Ramparts	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	Endless Spires	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	The Summit	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy
	Glitterhelm Caverns	Reach wave 10 in Pure Strategy

Survival Achievements

Iron Man: Reach Survival wave 10 on Insane. Survivalist: Reach Survival wave 15 on at least Medium. Tough Guy: Reach Survival wave 15 on at least Hard. Thick Skin: Reach Survival wave 20 on at least Medium.

Transcendent Survivalist

Transcendent Survivalist: Achieve Nightmare Survival Victory on every required campaign mission.

Done	Map	Requirement
	The Deeper Well	Nightmare Survival Victory
	Foundries and Forges	Nightmare Survival Victory
	Magus Quarters	Nightmare Survival Victory
	Alchemical Laboratory	Nightmare Survival Victory
	Servants Quarters	Nightmare Survival Victory
	Castle Armory	Nightmare Survival Victory
	Hall of Court	Nightmare Survival Victory
	The Throne Room	Nightmare Survival Victory
	Royal Gardens	Nightmare Survival Victory
	The Ramparts	Nightmare Survival Victory
	Endless Spires	Nightmare Survival Victory
	The Summit	Nightmare Survival Victory
	Glitterhelm Caverns	Nightmare Survival Victory
	City in the Cliffs	Nightmare Survival Victory

Pet Drop Checklist

Track pet-related achievement progress here. Pets are grouped by drop source when they come from the same place.

Pet Achievement Goals

46. Catch 'em All: Store all pet types in your item box or on heroes. 60. I've Got Monsters in My Pocket: Collect every required pet in Etheria.

Done	Map / Source	Pet Drops
	The Deeper Well	Griffon, Giraffe on Treadmill
	Foundries and Forges / Omenak	Steam Robot
	Magus Quarters / Infested Ruins	Serpent
	Alchemical Laboratory / The Throne Room	Laser Robot
	Servants Quarters / Glitterhelm Caverns / Lover's Paradise	Hamster
	Castle Armory	Tiger
	Hall of Court / Tavern Defense / Coastal Bazaar	Genie
	Royal Gardens / Temple of Water / The Striking Tree	Fairy
	The Ramparts	Hawk
	Endless Spires / Emerald City	Imp
	The Summit	Guardians, Animus, Dragon
	Magus Citadel	Guardians
	Palantir	Animus
	Mistymire Forest / Crystalline Resurgence Part 1	Shroomite
	Moraggo Desert Town / Crystalline Resurgence Part 2	Donkey
	Aquanos / Temple of Water	Seahorse
	Sky City	Propeller Cat
	City in the Cliffs	Djinnlet
	Karathiki Jungle / Akatiti Jungle	Cowboy Monkey
	Sky O' Love	Goblin Cupid
	Assault Pack Parts 1-3	Rainbow Unicorn
	Talay Mining Complex	Pet Rock
	Presidential Battle Royale	Democrat Donkey, Republican Elephant

Achievements That Can Overlap With Pet Hunting

Done	Achievement	Requirement
	Dungeon Raider	Complete the Assault Mission Pack
	Mythical Dungeon Raider	Complete the Assault Mission Pack on Nightmare
	Playin' Cupid	Complete Sky O' Love
	Playin' Mythical Cupid	Complete Sky O' Love on Nightmare

Shards and Summoner Checklist

Quest for Lost Eternia Shards

Quest for Lost Eternia Shards: Complete the main Shards achievement requirements.

Done	Map	Requirement
	Mistymire Forest	Complete Shard and Nightmare Shard progress
	Moraggo Desert Town	Complete Shard and Nightmare Shard progress
	Aquanos	Complete Shard and Nightmare Shard progress
	Sky City	Complete Shard and Nightmare Shard progress
	Crystalline Dimension	Complete Heroes to the Rescue and Nightmare Heroes to the Rescue

Real Time Strategist / Mythical Real Time Strategist

Real Time Strategist: Complete the required maps using summoned mobs and Overlord mode.

Done	Map	Requirement
	The Deeper Well through The Summit	Complete with Summoner requirements
	Glitterhelm Caverns	Complete with Summoner requirements
	Mistymire Forest	Complete with Summoner requirements
	Moraggo Desert Town	Complete with Summoner requirements
	Aquanos	Complete with Summoner requirements
	City in the Cliffs	Complete with Summoner requirements

Summoner Achievement Goals

Real Time Strategist: Required maps completed with Summoner rules. Mythical Real Time Strategist: Required maps completed with Summoner rules on Nightmare. Mastermind: Complete maps with only tower damage on the final wave where applicable.

Lost Quest / Eternal Defender Checklist

These maps are the main Eternal Defender cleanup after Ultimate Defender. Complete the required Lost Quest maps on Nightmare.

Eternal Defender: Complete all required Lost Quest maps on Nightmare.

Done	Map	Requirement
	Dread Dungeon	Complete on Nightmare
	Arcane Library	Complete on Nightmare
	Buccaneer Bay	Complete on Nightmare
	Pirate Invasion	Survive to at least wave 7 on Nightmare
	Coastal Bazaar	Complete on Nightmare
	Embermount Volcano	Complete on Nightmare
	Flames of Rebirth	Complete on Nightmare
	Temple of Water	Complete on Nightmare
	Temple of Polybius	Complete on Nightmare
	Spring Valley	Complete on Nightmare
	Tomb of Etheria	Complete on Nightmare
	Emerald City	Complete on Nightmare
	Crystalline Resurgence Part 1	Complete on Nightmare
	Crystalline Resurgence Part 2	Complete on Nightmare
	Crystalline Resurgence Part 3	Complete on Nightmare
	Crystalline Resurgence Part 4	Complete on Nightmare
	Wintermire	Complete on Nightmare
	Magus Citadel	Complete on Nightmare
	Omenak	Complete on Nightmare
	Infested Ruins	Complete on Nightmare

Extra Cleanup Checklist

These are extra maps and achievement groups. Some are optional for Ultimate Defender, while others are useful for later full account cleanup.

Boss Rush and Anti-Cupid are not required for Ultimate Defender. These extra achievements are not part of the main Eternal Defender requirement unless they are listed above in the Lost Quest section.

Done	Map / Group	Requirement
	Boss Rush	Boss Crusher and Nightmare Boss Crusher completed
	Temple O' Love	Anti-Cupid and Nightmare Anti-Cupid completed
	Halloween Spooktacular 2	Pumpkin Party and Nightmare Pumpkin Party completed
	Greater Turkey Hunt	Greater Turkey Hunter and Nightmare Greater Turkey Hunter completed
	Silent Night	Not So Silent Night and Nightmare Not So Silent Night completed
	Anniversary Pack	Anniversary Defender and Nightmare Anniversary Defender completed
	Winter Wonderland	Winter Wonderland and Nightmare Winter Wonderland completed
	Tinkerer's Lab	Tinkerer's Defender, EV Reprogrammer, and Nightmare versions completed
	Moonbase	Out of this World and Nightmare Out of this World completed
	Spooktacular Bay	Spooky Swashbuckler and Nightmare Spooky Swashbuckler completed
	The Striking Tree	Nature Enthusiast and Nightmare Nature Enthusiast completed
	Tavern Defense	Tavern Defender and Nightmare Tavern Defender completed
	Lover's Paradise	Love Defender and Nightmare Love Defender completed
	Crystal Escort	Heart Wanderer and Nightmare Heart Wanderer completed
	Lifestream Hollow	Lifestream Hollow Defender and Nightmare version completed
	Forest Ogre Crush	Forest Ogre Crusher and Nightmare Forest Ogre Crusher completed

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Ruthless Progression

Ruthless Defender is a separate late-game goal. It is not required for Legendary Defender, Ultimate Defender, or Eternal Defender. Save this section for after your Nightmare progression and major completion cleanup are in a good place.

Ruthless Defender: Complete the classic campaign and classic challenges on Ruthless.

Important Note

Ruthless Defender is separate from Eternal Defender. Checking Legendary, Ultimate, or Eternal should not automatically complete this section.

Classic Campaign on Ruthless

Done	Map	Requirement
	The Deeper Well	Complete on Ruthless
	Foundries and Forges	Complete on Ruthless
	Magus Quarters	Complete on Ruthless
	Alchemical Laboratory	Complete on Ruthless
	Servants Quarters	Complete on Ruthless
	Castle Armory	Complete on Ruthless
	Hall of Court	Complete on Ruthless
	The Throne Room	Complete on Ruthless
	Royal Gardens	Complete on Ruthless
	The Ramparts	Complete on Ruthless
	Endless Spires	Complete on Ruthless
	The Summit	Complete on Ruthless

Classic Challenges on Ruthless

Done	Challenge	Requirement
	No Towers Allowed	Complete on Ruthless
	Unlikely Allies	Complete on Ruthless
	Warping Core	Complete on Ruthless
	Raining Goblins	Complete on Ruthless
	Wizardry	Complete on Ruthless
	Ogre Crush	Complete on Ruthless
	Zippy Terror	Complete on Ruthless
	Chicken	Complete on Ruthless
	Moving Core	Complete on Ruthless
	Death From Above	Complete on Ruthless
	Assault	Complete on Ruthless
	Treasure Hunt	Complete on Ruthless
	Monster Fest	Complete on Ruthless