Dungeon Defenders - The Striking Tree Nightmare Survival Armor Farm

Why I Farm The Striking Tree Survival (wave 22-35, combat ~45m, total ~1h)
The Striking Tree is one of the least chill armor farm maps I run. There is a lot that can happen on any given run, Darkness Traps getting sold, spiders getting stuck (as shown in the video at the end of almost every wave), harbs hanging just outside the Strength Drain Aura (which is why the 2nd Summoner stands where they stand during waves), and ogres from the middle span walking in circles. Plus the chest path is pretty treacherous to take during combat so I open the chests in between the waves which isn't efficient, but a lot safer since I tend to die on this map a lot when trying to open chests during combat. The run I recorded for this video was one of the smoothest runs I've had on this map.

Even with all that I said above, this map is still a must for farming. Armor, weapons, pets, and accessories are all great on this map.

• Armor on this map rolls at the same quality as Infested Ruins.
• The Turtle Shell Polearm (monk) is considered the 2nd best DPS weapon behind the Mischief Maker. Its ranged attack has a nice projectile spread and has neutral splash damage. It also comes with +10% movement speed. This is the weapon I prefer over the MM because I don't like all the extra fire that spreads around the ground when using the MM. Just a personal preference.
• Forest Rifle (huntress) is a good dps weapon with move speed bonus.
• Leaf Blade (squire) is a good builder weapon with a move speed bonus of 1.15, which is higher than any other weapon.
• Staff of Flowers (app) is a pretty decent builder weapon, but there are generally better choices. (Jewelled Bident - Obsidian Clava - Honey Staff - Emerald Staff - Staff of Hearts - Serpent Staff)
• Jade Serpent is a decent DPS pet.
• Jade Island! Islands are considered to be the best builder pets due to high stats and Ult++ Islands having a 999 stat cap. Granted, Ult++ Islands are quite rare.

Honestly, armor farming is pretty uneventful. I do the exact same thing every wave. Move to my starting point, start the wave, go through my chest route and open all chests during combat, stand next to towers until wave ends, check map for drops, pickup drops, repeat the process.


This video is made for myself to reference as I often forget builds. I do take my time so that I can actually see what I'm doing. This is the build that I use that was created by Meshak and altered by Martin. Both are far better, faster, and more skilled players than me. Lastly, the build does use tower stacking. A link to a video on setting up tower stacking is below in the description.

Martin's Build: https://dundefplanner.com/map.php?loa...


Timestamps
00:00 - Wave 22 Build
05:20 - Wave 22 Start
08:20 - Wave 23
11:57 - Wave 24 (extra heroes brought in during wave)
15:26 - Wave 25 (Jade Serpent pet reward)
19:27 - Wave 26
23:05 - Wave 27
26:53 - Wave 28
30:36 - Wave 29 (extra heroes brought in during wave)
34:33 - Wave 30 (Fairy pet reward)
39:01 - Wave 31
42:55 - Wave 32
46:51 - Wave 33
51:13 - Wave 34
55:35 - Wave 35 (Jade Island pet reward)
01:02:17 - Item Box and Hero Stats
01:03:41 - Completion Times


The stats I have in the video aren't hard requirements, but completing this map with less than 6k main stat heroes may be difficult. When I first started farming this map, I had a lot of difficulty with it. My stats were all in the 6k range. The thing that really helped make this map more consistent was getting my auras to 7k range. I feel that was the single biggest contributor to making the map easier to complete.

What’s Needed for Build (130/130 DU | 128/130 MU)
• Builders
• Apprentice - 6k dmg
• Huntress - 6 range
• Monk - 7k range
• Series EV - 6k dmg
• Summoner - 6k hp
• Heroes During Waves
• Guardian Summoner with Huntress/Monk Guardians

Survival Notes
• At the start of combat, move your Summoner with Huntress/Monk guardians to each of your auras to ensure they are boosted onto the buff beam
• The second Summoner with Huntress/Monk guardians is placed by the mushroom to ensure she boosts the 5 LTs and the Strength Drain Aura. If the aura is not boosted, harbingers will stall just outside of range and cause waves to take longer as you wait for it to be desummoned.
• Bring out additional Summoners during combat on waves 24 and 29
• Bring out the heroes you want for weapon drops on the final wave
• I bring out Monks/Hermits for Turtle Shell Polearms.


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