Rift Mode Guide

In this guide i will show you everything you need to know about rift mode to get you started

What is Rift Mode?

Rift Mode makes it where the enemy count is reduced by 50% but enemies have a Chance to spawn rifted, having more HP & damage. Also all rifted enemies have their own mechanics.

• Goblins are larger, potentially absorbing hits for other enemies.
  
• Dark Elf Archers shoot homing arrows that chase down their targets.
  
• Dark Elf Mages have an increased healing radius, and summon skeletons that EXPLODE on death.
  
• Dark Elf Warriors are invisible to non-Fusion towers and drain mana on hit.
  
• Kobolds have an increased explosion radius.
  
• Orcs are tankier and take reduced damage.
  
• Rifted ogres snot ball ensnares. Also the first snot ball isn’t a snot ball, but is a Rifted kobold. Also they deal increased damage to towers.
  
• Spiders no longer shoot webs, but they jump all over. They also apply a web on melee hit that acts like normal webs with an added damage over time effect.
  
• Sharkens enrage when their charge is interrupted, increasing their damage and movement speed while becoming IMMUNE to crowd control effects.
  
• Djinn’s apply an Onyx buff to enemies, a much stronger gold buff. They also take less time to destroy towers, with an increased range, and decreased cooldown to do so.
  
• Goblin Copters drop Rifted ogres, Copters have an increased missile and crashing explosion radius.
  
• Sirens are the same
  
  
  

What is Fusion Damage?

All your Rifted Towers that do damage, deal Fusion damage now. Fusion damage is a combination of all elements making it where enemies cant be immune to your rifted towers.

Rifted Weapons

With the addition of Rifted weapons, they are now best in slot over non-rifted weapons. Doing some testing, i found that Rift weapons have a 1:1 dmg ratio with non-rifted weapons if you have the same stats on both. The only difference is rifted weapons do 2x dmg to Rifted enemies and the fusion dmg makes it where you can kill anything with ease regardless of the enemies immunities. Upgrading weapons is the same as before. Any non-elemental weapon, you upgrade the Ranged dmg, and any elemental weapon, you upgrade the Fusion dmg. Some people may find it tricky at first because both damages on the weapon say fusion, but the top fusion dmg is the physical/ranged dmg, and the bottom fusion dmg number is the elemental dmg, same as before still.

Which Gear To Get First?

I'm able to beat Mass HC Rift Mode glitterhelm Survival Solo, and in my opinion, the best rifted sets to get to beat Rift Mode easily are:

• Primitive Set - DST'S
  
• Guard Set - Lightning Aura
  
• Guard Set - Poison Gas Trap
  
• Ancient Set - Ensare Aura
  
• Militia Set - Healing Aura (for boss maps)
  
  
  Since all Rifted towers and traps are fusion now, no enemies can run through your traps or be immune to your towers, which makes clearing maps a lot easier.
  
  

Where to Farm for Rift Gear

Ancient Set (Tower 1)

Helmet
• Tornado Highlands Wave 25
  
• Ramparts Wave 25
  
• Throne Room Wave 25
  
• Any Act II Campaign Map Wave 5

Chest
• Arcane Library Wave 15
  
• Arcane Library Wave 25
  
• Any Act III Campaign Map Wave 5

Gloves
• Deeper Well Wave 15
  
• Deeper Well Wave 25
  
• Any Act I Campaign Map Wave 5

Boots
• Tornado Valley Wave 15
  
• Tornado Valley Wave 25
  
• Any Act II Campaign Map Wave 5

Guard Set (Tower 2)

Helmet
• Promenade Wave 25
  
• The Summit Wave 25
  
• Glitterhelm Wave 25
  
• Any Act III Campaign Map Wave 5

Chest
• Royal Gardens Wave 15
  
• Royal Gardens Wave 25
  
• Any Act III Campaign Map Wave 5

Gloves
• Ancient Mines Wave 15
  
• Ancient Mines Wave 25
  
• Any Act I Campaign Map Wave 5

Boots
• Tornado Highlands Wave 15
  
• Tornado Highlands Wave 25
  
• Any Act II Campaign Map Wave 5

Militia Set (Tower 3)

Helmet
• Alchemical Labs Wave 25
  
• Magus Quarters Wave 25
  
• Tornado Valley Wave 25
  
• Any Act I or Act II Campaign Map Wave 5

Chest
• Promenade Wave 15
  
• Promenade Wave 25
  
• Any Act III Campaign Map Wave 5

Gloves
• Lava Mines Wave 15
  
• Lava Mines Wave 25
  
• Any Act I Campaign Map Wave 5

Boots
• Ramparts Wave 15
  
• Ramparts Wave 25
  
• Any Act II Campaign Map Wave 5

Miner Set (Tower 4)

Helmet
• Endless Spires Wave 25
  
• Arcane Library Wave 25
  
• Royal Gardens Wave 25
  
• Any Act II or Act III Campaign Map Wave 5

Chest
• The Summit Wave 15
  
• The Summit Wave 25
  
• Any Act III Campaign Map Wave 5

Gloves
• Alchemical Labs Wave 15
  
• Alchemical Labs Wave 25
  
• Any Act I Campaign Map Wave 5

Boots
• Throne Room Wave 15
  
• Throne Room Wave 25
  
• Any Act II Campaign Map Wave 5

Primitive Set (Tower 5)

Helmet
• Deeper Well Wave 25
  
• Ancient Mines Wave 25
  
• Lava Mines Wave 25
  
• Any Act I Campaign Map Wave 5

Chest
• Glitterhelm Wave 15
  
• Glitterhelm Wave 25
  
• Any Act III Campaign Map Wave 5

Gloves
• Magus Quarters Wave 15
  
• Magus Quarters Wave 25
  
• Any Act I Campaign Map Wave 5

Boots
• Endless Spires Wave 15
  
• Endless Spires Wave 25
  
• Any Act II Campaign Map Wave 5

Rifted Tower Effects

Apprentice

Magic Missile Tower
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Magic Blockade
• Armor increased by 30% against Rifted enemies.

Fireball Tower
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Lightning Tower
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Deadly Striker Tower
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Huntress

Explosive Trap
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Gas Trap
• Causes Fusion to do 10% more damage to affected Rifted enemies.
  
• This effect stacks with other similar effects.

Inferno Trap
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Darkness Trap
• Causes Fusion to do 10% more damage to affected Rifted enemies.
  
• This effect stacks with other similar effects.

Thunder Spike Trap
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Monk

Ensare Aura
• Causes Fusion to do 10% more damage to affected Rifted enemies.
  
• This effect stacks with other similar effects.

Lightning Aura
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Healing Aura
• Increases heroes armor against Rifted enemies by 50%.

Strength Drain Aura
• Causes Fusion to do 10% more damage to affected Rifted enemies.
  
• This effect stacks with other similar effects.

Enrage Aura
• Increases chance to enrage by 5% against Rifted enemies.

Series EV-A

Proton Beam
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Blocking Field
• Armor increased by 30% against Rifted enemies.

Reflect Field
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Shock Beam
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.
  
• Increased stun effect by 50% against Rifted enemies.

Overclock Beam
• Gives towers that are buffed 50% armor against Rifted enemies.

Squire

Spiked Blockade
• Armor increased by 30% against Rifted enemies.
  
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Ballista
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Bouncer Blockade
• Armor increased by 30% against Rifted enemies.
  
• Damage increased 100% against Rifted enemies.

Bowling Ball Tower
• Damage increased by 100% against Rifted enemies.

Slice and Dice Tower
• Armor increased by 30% against Rifted enemies.
  
• Damage increased 100% against Rifted enemies.

[Knights of Metal]

There will be no more updates as i'm not going to be playing this game anymore. Hopefully someone else will step up and make a newer guide for the new content. If i decide to come back, i will update this guide further. Thank you.

[Knights of Metal]

@Sono unfortunately not, I've stopped playing the game.

[Sono]

Any update coming for what rifted items drop in the new maps?

[Knights of Metal]

@Valthejean yes some towers you use wont be rifted, but they can still work. it just depends on the defense layout you're using for the map to see which rift towers take priority and which don't. i cant tell you what to replace instead of a gas or healing, or whatever you're using because theres so many variables and options depending on youre layout and how you wanna play. A quick example would be that i use rift healing aura on alch labs instead of posion trap. i have 5 sets listed in the guide because there are no 4 best sets to use for all maps. you need to mix and match and find strategies that work. Hope that answers your question

[Valthejean]

I get that, I just mean that the rifted buff only applies to characters in your deck. So if you took out the huntress, for example, your gas traps wouldn't be rifted any more.

[Knights of Metal]

@Valthejean yes, your active hero deck has 4 slots, but you can have as many characters as you want in reserve. It just depends on what map you're playing to decide which rifted sets to use for your active deck

[Valthejean]

I'm a little confused here. The hero deck only has 4 slots, but you have 5 rifted towers. I know that he healing aura is just for boss maps, but then which tower to do replace for it?

[Knights of Metal]

@Kjeldgaard sure it doesn't say it in the patch notes either. We just had to figure it out. It's not in my guide because I don't recommend doing campaign for the gear, it's a waste, just do survival.

[Boo]

then its still wrong dosent say that in the guide

[Knights of Metal]

@Kjeldgaard guide isn't wrong, if you're doing campaign, its chance based to get a rifted piece.