What's the quickest way to farm mana in dungeon defenders?
What’s the fastest way to earn mana
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You can change the language by going in to the configuration option, while starting the game.
If you start the game via Steam, a splash screen should popup congaing a "Configure" button. Press that, and it will take you to the configuration option.
If the splash screen doesn't popup, you can navigate to "\Steam\steamapps\common\dungeon defenders\Binaries\DunDefConfig.exe", and launch the config from there.
For the non-steam users navigate to "<Installation path>\dungeon defenders\Binaries\DunDefConfig.exe"
Here's from the wiki:
- It is possible to bank mana during the building phase using the forge. (Only after first wave.)
- Items left on the ground at the start of a wave get turned into mana and split between the players.
- End of Level - At the successful completion of a level, you will receive some mana back for your towers.
- Upon leaving a level - Items on the ground are sold and split between the players
- Extra items can be sold for mana based on their quality.
- Mana can be traded between heroes in the tavern by dropping it.
- Access the Hero menu and choose "Drop Mana".
- Mana has a maximum of 100,000 per Drop.
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Best Answer
The following is the best guide I've found to get to the point where you can reliably farm the higher difficulties. I've moved most of it over to protect against link rot.
Source: Loot Progress path for dummies
Getting the Gear
Suggested heroes: Adept/Apprentice (tower focus), Initiate/monk (tower focus), huntress/ranger (tower focus)
Starting build for each char:
Class: Hero stats - skills - Tower stats - resists
Adept: 0/0/0/0 - 0/0 - 65/120/26/120 - 0/0/0/0
Initiate: 0/0/0/0 - 0/0 - 91/120/120/0 - 0/0/0/0
Huntress: 0/0/0/0 - 0/0 - 120/120/91/0 - 0/0/0/0
Start the map with initiate/monk and play during combat phase with adept/apprentice. Focus on gearing up adept the most, but don't leave initiate left behind too much. OPEN ALL CHEST EVERY TIME.
Do each map as many times as you need to get enough gear to do the next suggested map. Also note, failing for the first time on a map doesn't mean you don't have enough gear, maybe you need to refine your tactic, build order. The original thread contains a diary post showing his gear progression (Here).
Here are some alternate tactics from the same guide.
Map #1: Medium Hall of Court (Pure Strategy or Survival)
GENIE IS REQUIRED. NOT OPTIONAL.
Build from starting mana.
Build before second wave.
Note: Start on wave 8, you finish faster, and if you choose medium PS, then it should be very easy, even naked. If you don't have any gear, just pick up whatever you find during the map. Don't forget to upgrade auras when they are at low health. Some info about Genie. When you are upgrading genie, upgrade the attack!
Map #2: Insane Glitterhelm Caverns (campaign)
Build from starting mana.
Build before second wave.
Optional build with huntress.
The following video is using somewhat modified tactic, because run speed and casting speed is low to play with two chars first wave. The characters are NAKED in this video. (2x speed, so you don't fall asleep)
Note: You can level the genie up very fast here without spending millions of mana on it.
Map #3: Nightmare Endless Spires (campaign)
Note: Chests can contain 90+ upgrade weapons and 60+ upgrade armors even after the first wave. The gear can exceed even ramparts.
Note#2: You can keep farming this in HC NM MM survival mode, and progress towards Map #6 and skip #4,#5.
Map #4: Nightmare Ramparts (campaign)
Start build.
Final build.
Note: The loot of this map doesn't exceed Endless Spires, but wanted to leave it here as a possible alternative.
Map #5: Nightmare Über Lifesteram Hollow MonsterFest
cubicleninja is missing the map, so can't provide layout. Check out the vid!
Note: Can be skipped
Map #6: Nightmare Mistmyre Forest
Idea for this as next step, and tactic by: Mirradin
Video by me:
Part 1
Part 2
As you may have guessed, the best way to get mana is to sell the numerous items that drop during each wave. Remember to pick up items to sell since there is a cap on how many items can exist on a map at a time. This mainly becomes an issue when the waves consist of over 500 monsters.
Once you can farm Nightmare Mistmyre you should be set to get 60+ million mana every 30 minutes. Here is a more detailed guide for farming mana there: How to farm mythic gear & mana (60+mil 30 mins)