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October 10th
Idle Champions: Introducing Platinum 
Posted in Idle Champions.

On Wednesday, October 16, 2024 we will introduce a new unique currency, Platinum, to Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Moving forward, Platinum will be the primary way to purchase items from the in-game Shop.

Introducing Platinum will dramatically increase efficiency and flexibility behind the scenes. It allows us to bring in new features like Daily Rewards, where players can claim Platinum and other rewards by playing the game, and Weekly Offers, which will give players more freedom to purchase individual items normally bundled into packs.

With this update we are also introducing Platinum Chests, a new tier of Chests only available through Platinum purchases that grants significantly increased item levels. Platinum Chest Packs also contain double the number of chests compared to Gold Chest Packs. Due to the significance of this change, we will be retroactively crediting additional Platinum Chests to eligible purchases made since September 1, 2024 when this update goes live.

As part of these exciting changes, all of our in-game shop items and platform DLC have had their pricing reviewed and updated. It was important to us that the switch to Platinum did not increase individual item prices - in fact, many items now come in at a slightly lower cost overall than before. For example, Theme Packs and Renown Packs have had their prices reduced 17% and 20%, respectively*. While the switch to Platinum applies to most in-game shop items, a select number of packs will remain as real money purchases on individual platform stores.

Overall, your money will go much further in this new system, and as an added bonus, your first purchase of each Platinum Pack option will reward double Platinum!

For additional information, please read the FAQs for each topic below.


* Prices for Theme Packs and Renown Packs reduced 17% and 20%, respectively when purchasing an equivalent platinum pack as the original $27.99 Theme Packs and $59.99 Renown Packs.

Please note that screenshots in this blog reflect a work in progress version of the Platinum, Daily Rewards, Weekly Offers, and Platinum Chest update. The finalized versions may differ in layout or appearance.



Table of Contents


Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Platinum Work In Progress

Platinum FAQ

What is Platinum?

Platinum is a unique currency that can be used to purchase items in the shop.

How do I get Platinum?

Platinum is primarily purchased for real money in the in-game shop, but small amounts can also be earned in-game. You can claim free Platinum every day from your Daily Rewards. Small amounts of Platinum also occasionally appear as a free item in the Weekly Offers shop.

What can I buy for Platinum?

Platinum can be used in the Shop to purchase Chests, Champions, Packs, Wild Offers, and items in the Weekly Offers shop.

What is the Weekly Offers shop?

The Weekly Offers shop offers five unique items each week for a variety of discounts. The items can include Familiars, Golden Epic equipment, Skins, and Epic Feats from retired packages (otherwise known as the wild offer pool), as well as chests, Champions, Potions, Rare Feats, and more. Most items in the Weekly Offers shop cost Platinum, but some cost gems, and some items are even free! If you want to get more offers each week, you can reroll individual offers for a small amount of Platinum. Check back every week to see what items are available for you!

How do Daily Rewards work?

Each day you can claim free Platinum and other items from your Daily Rewards. If you miss a day, you miss those rewards, so make sure to play the game and claim the rewards every day!

What is Daily Boost?

For a small amount of real money, you can unlock Daily Boost. This grants a moderate amount of Platinum upfront and then increases all of the Platinum rewards you claim from Daily Rewards for 30 days.

Why use Platinum instead of real money?

Platinum as an in-game currency offers several key advantages over only using real money:

  • Earn Platinum for Free: This allows us to reward our players in-game with currency that can be used to purchase items in the shop that would otherwise be sold for real money. All you have to do is play the game!
  • More Flexibility: Not only does this allow us to easily align sales across platforms, but with the added Weekly Offers system, it allows more freedom to purchase individual items that are normally bundled together.
  • More Efficiency: This will allow us to reduce the amount of DLC we create on various platform storefronts, saving significant time behind the scenes. Instead, items will go directly into the in-game shop.

Why are there some DLC packs only available for real money?

Some packs are available for real money so that Idle Champions can continue to be included in platform sales events and promotions. These packs and their unique contents will not be available for Platinum until after they are retired and their items enter the Wild Offer pool.

Do items cost more with Platinum than they did with real money?

All existing items are either equal in cost or cheaper than they were previously due to the bonuses you can get by purchasing larger denominations of Platinum at once. There are some cases where, due to the Platinum pack sizes, you may need to buy a pack that contains more Platinum than you currently need in order to make a purchase. However, the leftover Platinum can still be used to purchase additional items - and if it is not enough to purchase something else, it can be saved up and combined with free Platinum from Daily Rewards until it is enough.

Current Cost (USD)
New Platinum Cost
$5.99 Familiar Pack
840
$11.99 Packs (Familiar, Skin & Feat)
1,680
$16.99 Familiar Pack
2,380
$27.99 Theme Pack
3,830
$59.99 Champions of Renown Pack
8,000

What do Platinum Packs cost?

Please see the chart below. Additionally, as a bonus for players dipping their toes into the new Platinum Shop, the first purchase of Platinum at each of the price tiers will reward DOUBLE Platinum!

Platinum Pack Cost (USD)
Platinum Awarded
First Purchase Platinum Awarded
$5.99
840
1,680
$11.99
1,760
3,520
$24.99
3,833
7,666
$49.99
8,000
16,000
$99.99
17,333
34,666


Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Daily Rewards Work In Progress

Daily Rewards FAQ

What are Daily Rewards?

Each day, you can claim free Platinum and other items from your Daily Rewards. There are seven days per reward set, and if you miss a day then you miss out on that reward.

What is Daily Boost?

For a small amount of real money, you can unlock Daily Boost. This grants a moderate amount of Platinum up front and then increases all of the Platinum rewards you claim from Daily Rewards for 30 days. You can retroactively claim your additional Platinum on the day you purchase Daily Boost even if you've already claimed that day's rewards.


Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Weekly Offers Work In Progress

Weekly Offers FAQ

What are Weekly Offers?

Your Weekly Offers shop offers five unique items each week for a variety of discounts. The items can include Familiars, Golden Epic equipment, Skins, and Epic Feats from retired packages (otherwise known as the wild offer pool), as well as Chests, Champions, potions, Rare Feats, and more. Most items in the Weekly Offers shop cost Platinum, but some cost gems, and some items are even free!

What do the rarity colors mean?

The rarity of each offer indicates how big the discount is relative to the largest Weekly Offer discount you could see for that item. Different items have different discount rates, so a rare (blue) discount on one item could be different from a rare discount on another.

How do rerolls work?

If you want to get more offers each week, you can reroll individual offers for a small amount of Platinum. Each reroll will generate a new offer for a random item with a rarity at least as high as the old offer.

What are these "free" offers? What's the catch?

They're free! Enjoy! Be sure to check your offers every week in case there's a free item for you!


Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Platinum Chests Work In Progress

Platinum Chests FAQ

What are Platinum Chests?

Platinum Chests refer to Platinum-level Chests, a new more powerful tier of chests above Gold-level chests.

How do I get Platinum Chests?

When you purchase chests with Platinum, you will now, in most cases, receive a pack of Platinum-level chests instead of Gold-level chests. Platinum Chest Packs contain twice as many chests as Gold Chest Packs, so a purchase that used to award 7 Gold-level chests now awards 14 Platinum-level chests. As an example, buying an Artemis Skin & Feat Pack will now award 14 Platinum Artemis Chests, instead of 7 Gold Artemis Chests. Platinum Chests can not currently be obtained without spending Platinum.

What do Platinum Chests contain?

Platinum chests contain the same items at the same odds as Gold chests, and they even share an epic pity timer with Gold-level chests, but they have one important distinction: duplicate equipment found in Platinum Chests awards 30 additional item levels. When combined with the increased number of chests awarded in packs, this means that Platinum Chest Packs increase a Champion's average item level by considerably more than Gold Chest Packs, granting far more power and progression.

Are there chests that do not have a Platinum level?

Yes. Supply Chests, Modron Component Chests, and Glory of Bahamut Chests do not have Platinum-level versions, as they do not contain Champion equipment.


Feedback Wanted

We understand that changes like this can seem scary. We invite you to check out Developer Insights on twitch.tv/cnegames at 2:00 PM Pacific Time on October 10 where our two co-founders, David and Justin, will be discussing and answering questions related to the changes. Don't forget to check back on October 16th to start collecting Platinum from your Daily Rewards!

Before you go, we want you to know that your feedback is very important to us. We would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:

October 4th
2024 Champion Spotlight: Voronika 
Posted in Idle Champions.

    A young Eladrin woman, raised to be the Queen of Koshmarr, what was meant to be an idyllic life took a dark turn on the night of her wedding. Pulled into the machinations of greater powers, she found herself in Mordent, now one of the many wandering ghosts. A person of great interest both to Azalin Rex and Strahd, she sought to negotiate her freedom from these dread domains. Her longtime companions and their newfound friends wanted the same and imbued her soul into Desmond’s sword. As they traveled in search of returning her soul to her body, Voronika took matters into her own hands and used the Crown of the Raven Queen to defeat Zybilna and cause the fall of Prismeer. This action drew the mists to Voronika and soon she discovered herself a new darklord in her domain of Koshmarr.
Voronika has received a significant rework to help streamline and simplify her overall design. For details about Voronika's updated design, read on...

Voronika

Voronika
NAME
1
SEAT
2.5%
CRIT CHANCE
100%
CRIT DAMAGE
Female (she/her)
GENDER
31
AGE
Chaotic Evil
ALIGNMENT
5
OVERWHELM
Elf (Eladrin)
SPECIES
Druid
CLASS
Support
ROLES
Black Dice Society
AFFILIATION
10
STR
18
DEX
18
CON
12
INT
23
WIS
17
CHA
98
TOT
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (until October 9th, 2027)

Abilities

Basic Attack

  • Produce Flame (magic) - Voronika creates a flame in her hand which she fires at a random enemy. If Voronika has achieved her Darklord form, the target is lit on fire and takes 1 second of BUD damage every second for 5 seconds.

Passive Abilities

  • Wed, then Undead - After being killed on her wedding night, Voronika became a ghost. The following rules apply:
    • Voronika can be attacked like normal and she can be "killed", at which point it stops granting all effects like any dead Champion would.
    • Voronika counts as "undead" for the purposes of effects that care about dead Champions (Desmond), but "alive" for all other purposes. She still counts as undead even after reaching her Darklord form.

Formation Abilities

  • Puppet Master - Voronika claims the BUD-setting Champion as her Puppet. The damage of her chosen Puppet is increased by 100%. Voronika only changes her Puppet if a different Champion is the BUD-setting Champion for more than 30 seconds in a row. Voronika's Puppet gains the Black Dice Society affiliation.
  • Calculating Guidance - Voronika increases the damage of all Champions in one column in front of her by 100%. Voronika's key allies are members of the Black Dice Society. The effect of this ability is increased by 100% for each key ally in the formation. This stacks additively until Voronika completes her Search for the Crown, when it changes to stack multiplicatively.
  • Search for the Crown - Voronika's search for the Crown of the Raven Queen requires her to complete 3 goals. When Voronika completes all 3 goals, she acquires the crown, transforms into her Darklord Form, unlocks her ultimate attack, and improves her base attack. Her goals include:
    • Voronika reaches level 750
    • Use 50 Ultimate Attacks with other Champions
    • One additional goal unlocked by her first Specialization choice.
  • Speed Run - The effect of Puppet Master is increased by 10,000%. This value multiplicatively decreases by 10% five minutes after the adventure starts and decreases by another 10% for every minute after that, but doesn't decrease after Voronika has completed her Search for the Crown.
  • Ultimate Power - Voronika increases the effect of Calculating Guidance by 0.1% for each use of an Ultimate while she is in the formation, stacking multiplicatively. Caps at 100,000 stacks. These stacks persist until reset.

Specializations A

  • Embrace Evil - For the third Quest for the Crown goal, Calculating Guidance's key allies must kill 2,500 enemies. The key allies for Calculating Guidance now also include Champions who have the Evil alignment.
  • Hunt The Favored - For the third Quest for the Crown goal, you must kill 500 enemies who are the Favored Foe of any Champion in the formation. The key allies for Calculating Guidance now also include Champions who have a Favored Foe.
  • Weaken The Fools - For the third Quest for the Crown goal, you must apply 1750 Debuffs to enemies. The key allies for Calculating Guidance now also include Champions who have the Debuff role.

Specializations B

  • Battle Magic - Voronika's Puppet additionally casts an explosive magic missile at a random target after each attack which deals 1000% of their normal damage to all enemies in a small area.
  • Powerful Focus - Voronika's Puppet has all of their incoming positional damage effects increased by 75%, and their basic attack now knocks back any enemies it hits a short distance.
  • Strike First, Strike Hard - Voronika's Puppet attacks 1.0 seconds faster and their damage is increased by 150% for each Champion adjacent to them, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

  • Horrifying Visage - Voronika moves in front of the party, magically pushing back all monsters a short distance, especially the ones in front. All enemies take ultimate damage, and then all surviving enemies deal 90% less damage for 30 seconds. In addition, the boss/enemy enrage timer fills 200% slower for 30 seconds.

Equipment

Global DPS buff
SLOT 1
Puppet Master buff
SLOT 2
Calculating Guidance buff
SLOT 3
Ultimate Power buff
SLOT 4
Speed Run buff
SLOT 5
Ultimate Cooldown
SLOT 6

Feats

Uncommon
  • Selflessness
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
  • Explorer of Nightmares
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Puppet Master ability by 20%
  • A Finger on the Scale
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Calculating Guidance ability by 20%
  • Dreamscape Walk
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Speed Run ability by 20%
Rare
  • Inspiring Leader
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
  • Koshmarr's Embrace
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Puppet Master ability by 40%
  • Shaped By My Will
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Calculating Guidance ability by 40%
  • Nightmarish Sprint
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Speed Run ability by 40%
  • Strength of Will
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Ultimate Power ability by 40%
  • Skilled Puppeteer
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Battle Magic, Powerful Focus, and Strike First, Strike Hard abilities by 40%
  • Keen Mind
    Increases the Intelligence score of Voronika by 1
Epic
  • Calculated Movements
    Increases the base effect of Speed Run by 900%, increases the reduction to 20%, and the effect amount starts reducing at 1 minute.
    Available in the new Vampire Hunter Voronika Theme Pack or for 50,000 Gems.
  • Master Puppeteer
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Battle Magic, Powerful Focus, and Strike First, Strike Hard abilities by 80%
    Unlockable as an Event Reward
  • Kindred Allies
    Adds Elves to Calculating Guidance's key allies.
    Unlockable as an Event Reward
  • Prodigal Leader
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 50%
  • Dark Lady
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Calculating Guidance ability by 80%
  • Extended Support
    Changes Calculating Guidance to target the next two columns.
  • Unlimited Potential
    Increases the effect of Voronika's Ultimate Power ability by 80%

We Want YOUR Feedback

What do you think about Voronika's rework? Will you find a place for this Darklord of Koshmarr in your formations?

Your feedback is important to us, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:



October 2nd
Idle Champions: Liar's Night 8 
Posted in Idle Champions.

    The Champions are celebrating together at a Liar's Night party at the Wayside Inn when suddenly a masked pickpocket crashes the festivities, stealing magical items and escaping into the night...

Liar's Night has returned to Idle Champions, and this year players can look forward to two Darklords as Featured Champions: the legendary vampire and Darklord of Tovag, Kas, and the dreaded Darklord of Koshmarr, Voronika.

The latest New Champion, Kas, launches with Liar's Night today, while Voronika's Rebalance will launch in one week on Wednesday, October 9th. For more information about Liar's Night 8, read on...

Featured Champions

Kas

    Once the Lieutenant of Vecna, Kas betrayed his former master in a fight resulting in the dreaded artifacts, the Hand and Eye of Vecna. Kas is a vampire, legendary swordfighter, and ruthless warlord, and he is driven primarily by one thing: his hatred for Vecna.

Learn more about Kas in his Champion Spotlight. Kas arrives today with the launch of Liar's Night!

Voronika

A young Eladrin woman, raised to be the Queen of Koshmarr, what was meant to be an idyllic life took a dark turn on the night of her wedding. Pulled into the machinations of greater powers, she found herself in Mordent, now one of the many wandering ghosts. A person of great interest both to Azalin Rex and Strahd, she sought to negotiate her freedom from these dread domains. Her longtime companions and their newfound friends wanted the same and imbued her soul into Desmond’s sword. As they traveled in search of returning her soul to her body, Voronika took matters into her own hands and used the crown of the Raven Queen to defeat Zybilna and cause the fall of Prismeer. This action drew the mists to Voronika and soon she discovered herself a new darklord in her domain of Koshmarr.

Learn about Voronika's upcoming rebalance in her 2024 Champion Spotlight launching on Friday, October 4th. The Voronika Rebalance arrives on Wednesday, October 9th at the beginning of Liar's Night Week 2!

Flex Champions

Flex Slots allow players to unlock additional Champions and earn chests during events, choosing from a pool of retired Champions associated with the event. This collection of retired Champions includes the Champions from previous years of the event as well as some Champions whose events have been retired. This event's Flex Slot pool includes:
Ezmerelda
SEAT 1
Thellora
SEAT 1
Donaar
SEAT 2
Brig
SEAT 3
Kent
SEAT 4
Krond
SEAT 6
Astarion
SEAT 10
Avren
SEAT 11
Dob
SEAT 12

Event Augments

  • Boon Enhancements: An additional boon buff at each level increases gems dropped from bosses.
  • Auto-Equip: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots, if they don't already have better.
  • Auto-Blacksmith: Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!
  • Worth The Wait: Rebalanced Champion Voronika releases at the start of week two of this event. Completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!
You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.

We Want YOUR Feedback

We want to hear about your experiences in Idle Champions! What do you think about Kas? Are you excited for the legendary vampire to come to the game? Your participation and feedback are invaluable, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:
September 27th
Idle Champion Spotlight: Kas 
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Once the Lieutenant of Vecna, Kas betrayed his former master in a fight resulting in the dreaded artifacts, the Hand and Eye of Vecna. Kas is a vampire, legendary swordfighter, and ruthless warlord, and he is driven primarily by one thing: his hatred for Vecna.
Kas is a DPS and Healing Champion that excels when used with Evil Champions. In addition, this Vampire Lord can turn living Champions into his thralls, granting the ability to recover lost hit points with every attack they make. Once unlocked, you can find this Human Fighter in Seat 6 (Asharra).

Read on to learn more...

Kas the Bloody Handed

Dungeons & Dragons Kas Bloody Handed Vecna D&D Eve of Ruin
Kas
NAME
6
SEAT
2.5%
CRIT CHANCE
100%
CRIT DAMAGE
Male (He/Him)
GENDER
976
AGE
Neutral Evil
ALIGNMENT
5
OVERWHELM
Human
SPECIES
Fighter
CLASS
DPS / Healing
ROLES
None
AFFILIATION
26
STR
20
DEX
22
CON
24
INT
19
WIS
26
CHA
137
TOT
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until October 2nd, 2027)

Abilities

Basic Attack

  • Vengeful Swing (melee) - Kas moves up to the closest enemy and swings his sword, dealing one hit to all enemies in a small area.

Formation Abilities

  • Vampire Lord - Kas is Undead and counts as "dead" for the purposes of effects that care about dead Champions, but "alive" for all other purposes. Via his abilities, Kas may cause one or more other Champions in the formation to become his Vampire Spawns, which are also Undead.
  • Born Into Evil - Kas increases his damage by 100% for each Evil Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Mortal Pawns - Every time an area is completed, Kas gains Pawn stacks equal to the number of Champions in the formation that are not one of his Vampire Spawns. Each Pawn stack increases the effect of Born Into Evil by 0.5%, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Life Drain - When an Undead Champion in the formation attacks, they regain 50 Hit Points.
  • Spawn of Kas - When a Champion that is not already Undead dies, they immediately resurrect at full health as a Vampire Spawn, counting as Undead for the rest of the adventure. The effect of Born Into Evil is increased by 100% for each Undead Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Specializations

  • Kas the Bloody Handed - Kas increases the effect of Life Drain by 100% and Evil Champions attack faster as their base attack cooldown is reduced by 0.5 seconds.
  • Kas the Betrayer - Kas' damage against Boss enemies is increased by 100%, and the effect of Born Into Evil is increased by 100% for each Undead Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively
  • Kas the Destroyer - Increase the effect of Born Into Evil by 100%. In addition, Champions adjacent to Kas gain the Evil tag. This does not affect their other alignment tags, and doesn't affect whether they are eligible for the adventure.

Ultimate Ability

  • Rise, Fallen Soldier! (magic) - Kas summons two specters that move towards enemies, dealing ultimate damage each second for 15 seconds.

Equipment

Born Into Evil Buff
SLOT 1
Mortal Pawns Buff
SLOT 2
Life Drain Buff
SLOT 3
Spawn of Kas Buff
SLOT 4
Buffs all Specializations
SLOT 5
Ultimate Cooldown
SLOT 6

Feats

Uncommon
  • Tavern Brawler
    Increases the damage of Kas by 30%
  • Born in Darkness
    Increases the effect of Kas' Born Into Evil ability by 20%
  • Familiars
    Increases the effect of Kas' Mortal Pawns ability by 20%
  • Life From Death
    Increases the effect of Kas' Life Drain ability by 20%
Rare
  • Grappler
    Increases the damage of Kas by 60%
  • Evil Begets Evil
    Increases the effect of Kas' Born Into Evil ability by 40%
  • Followers
    Increases the effect of Kas' Mortal Pawns ability by 40%
  • Sanguine Wine
    Increases the effect of Kas' Life Drain ability by 40%
  • Live Again
    Increases the effect of Kas' Spawn of Kas ability by 40%
  • Dark Powers' Embrace
    Increases the effect of Kas' Kas the Bloody Handed, Kas the Betrayer, and Kas the Destroyer specializations by 40%
Epic
  • My Creatures
    Increases the effect of Kas' Spawn of Kas ability by 80%
    Unlockable as an Event Reward
  • The Sword of Kas
    Kas' damage is increased by 400% and his base attack cooldown is reset at the start of every area.
    Available in the Darklord Kas Theme Pack, or for 50,000 Gems
  • Stake to the Heart
    Increases the damage of Kas by 400%. Kas' attacks prevent the target from healing for 10 seconds.
    Unlockable as an Event Reward

We Want YOUR Feedback

We have been excited to bring Kas the Bloody Handed to Idle Champions for a long time, and that day is almost here. What do you think about his design? Will you be using this legendary vampire in your formations?

Your feedback is important to us, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:

September 26th
Idle Champions: October Augments Preview 
Posted in Idle Champions.

Welcome to our preview for the Liar's Night Event Augments!

Our second Year 8 Event launches on Wednesday, October 2nd, and marks the debut of our first Augment to become a permanent Event feature! Liar's Night 8 will feature two returning Augments and two new Augments. For more information about which Event Augments will be active, read on!

Event Augment Graduation Ceremony

Event Augments are unique modifiers to each event that can enhance almost any aspect. When M-M-M-ulti-Tier hit the scene on Ahghairon's Day, it was clear that this upgrade was exactly what the Augment system was made for. Player sentiment reinforced our gut feeling that M-M-M-ulti-Tier was an Augment that needed to stay. It remained as an Augment in Highharvestide, and as of Liar's Night next week, it has graduated to become a permanent Event feature!
  • Permanent Event Feature: M-M-M-ulti-Tier
    Description: Completing an event variant in a high enough area will award multiple tiers of progress.

Liar's Night Year 8 Event Augments

  • Augment 1: Boon Enhancements (Returning Augment)
    Description: An additional boon buff at each level increases gems dropped from bosses.

Buff Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
Gem Drops 20% 40% 70% 100%


  • Augment 2: Auto-Equip (New Augment)
    Description: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots, if they don't already have better.

  • Augment 3: Auto-Blacksmith (New Augment)
    Description: Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!

  • Augment 4: Worth The Wait (Returning Augment)
    Description: Rebalanced Champion Voronika will unlock at the start of week two of this event, and completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!


Note: Similar to our rollouts in August and September, the spotlight blogs for the two Featured Champions next month will also be spread out, with Kas the Bloody Handed releasing tomorrow, September 27th, and Voronika's releasing next Friday, October 4th.


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September 25th
Idle Champions: Vecna: Eve of Ruin Part 3 
Posted in Idle Champions.

After braving the dangers of sailing the Astral Sea and exploring the floating corpse of a dead god, the Champions have managed to find and secure a second piece of the Rod of Seven Parts.

For the next Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventures, the Champions will help a Vecna find a 'new' hand and eye(!) before traveling to one of the most dangerous and cursed regions in the multiverse in search of another piece of the Rod of Seven Parts: the former nation of Cyre, better known as The Mournland...

Note: You will need to have completed the previous two Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventures, Havock's Zenith and The Heart of Havock, in order to access these new adventures.

Dungeons & Dragons Vecna: Eve of Ruin Variants

A Cause for Kas

Help Vecna find a new hand and eye, even if Kas thinks it's a bad idea!

The Champions have some time while the Wizards Three attune to the most recent piece of the Rod of Seven Parts - and Vecna has a quest for them! He's tired of not having an eye and hand since they were destroyed the last time they fought, and he wants "new" ones...

    Variant

    Lend a Hand - Help Vecna find a new hand and eye while overrun by hands.

    • Only Champions with a Melee base attack can be used.
    • Every time an enemy is defeated a Crawling Claw spawns in its place.
    • These Crawling Claws can not be slowed or stunned. The also don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
    • Complete area 650

The Ruined Colossus

Travel to Eberron to find a piece of the rod inside a ruined warforged colossus!

The Wizards Three have located the next piece of the rod. It's in Eberron! Specifically in the Mournland. More specifically, in the rotting remains of a ruined Warforged Colossus...

    Variant

    No Good Options - Travel to Eberron to find a piece of the rod with a custom set of evil Champions!

    • Only Evil Champions can be used.
    • Each Chaotic Champion in the formation increases enemy health by 100%.
    • Each Neutral Champion in the formation increases enemy speed by 100%.
    • Each Lawful Champion in the formation increases enemy damage by 100%.
    • Each of the above effects stack multiplicatively.
    • Complete area 700


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September 6th
2024 Champion Spotlight: Rosie 
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Weighing in at just under 30 pounds and with a grandmotherly demeanor befitting her advanced age, Rosie Beestinger is easily mistaken for someone on the wrong side of the 'aggressor/victim' relationship. But this is a mix-up that few people make more than once.

Originally released in March 2019, Rosie Beestinger is a sassy Halfling Shadow Monk created by Kate Welch for Acquisitions Inc: The "C" Team. And now it is time for a Rosie rework!

Rosie has been significantly reworked to better lean into her niches - adventures with ranged enemies, and formations with younger Champions. In addition, she has been given a new niche as the first Champion who can affect the BUD decay rate. For more information about Rosie's updated design, read on...

Rosie Beestinger

Dungeons & Dragons Rosie Beestinger Acquisitions Incorporated The C Team Kate Welch
Rosie
NAME
10
SEAT
2.5%
CRIT CHANCE
100%
CRIT DAMAGE
Female (She/Her)
GENDER
110
AGE
Chaotic Good
ALIGNMENT
5
OVERWHELM
Halfling
SPECIES
Monk
CLASS
DPS
ROLES
Acq Inc "C" Team
AFFILIATION
8
STR
16
DEX
12
CON
12
INT
14
WIS
14
CHA
76
TOT
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Elminster (until September 11th, 2027)

Abilities

Basic Attack

  • Shadow Step - Rosie Shadow Steps behind one of the three closest enemies at random and hits them with a flurry of blows.

Formation Abilities

  • Sassy - Rosie deals +400% increased damage for every Champion in the formation younger than she is, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Deflect Missiles - Rosie gains a deflect stack every time she attacks. She can store up to 100 deflect stacks at once. Whenever an enemy attacks the formation with a ranged/magic attack, Rosie consumes a deflect stack and reflects it back at the attacker. The reflected attack deals Rosie's damage with a 100% additively increased chance of dealing a critical hit. This effect can trigger as often as necessary, as long as Rosie has deflect stacks available.
  • Timeless Body - Rosie gains a Timeless Body stack every time she successfully deflects a ranged/magic attack with Deflect Missiles. For each Timeless Body stack she has, Rosie increases the effect of Sassy by 1%, stacking additively. Stacks persist between adventures.
  • Slow Decay - Whenever Rosie is your BUD-setting Champion, the rate of BUD decay is decreased by 50%.
  • Shadow Arts - Rosie's critical hit damage is increased by 100% for every 100 levels she has been leveled up, stacking multiplicatively. Additionally, for every 4th attack, Rosie makes a Shadow Arts attack that deals 10 seconds worth of BUD damage to all enemies in a small area.

Specializations A

  • Matriarch - Increases the effect of Sassy by 100% for every Female or Nonbinary Champion in the formation who is younger than Rosie, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Familiar Friends - Increases the effect of Sassy by 100% for every Champion in the formation that belongs to the "C"-team, Acquisitions Incorporated, or Wafflecrew affiliations, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Grandmother Night - Increases the effect of Sassy by 100% for every Champion in the formation that is a Halfling, Rogue, or Monk, stacking multiplicatively.

Specializations B

  • Grandma-Bod - The damage bonus provided by Timeless Body stacks is increased by 200%, and whenever she deflects a ranged/magic attack with Deflect Missiles she gains 4 stacks of Timeless Body instead of 1.
  • Busy Beestinger - Rosie's attack speed cooldown is lowered by 0.5 seconds (stacking additively) and her damage is increased by 400% (stacking multiplicatively) for each member of the "C"-Team in the formation, including herself.
  • Slower Decay - Increases Rosie's critical hit damage by 600% and the effect of Slow Decay is set to 75%.

Ultimate Ability

  • Grammamancy - Rosie roots all enemies in place for 5 seconds and becomes a blur of movement, pummeling up to 10 enemies on screen for ultimate damage, and refilling her deflect stacks to max.

Equipment

Self DPS
SLOT 1
Specializations A
SLOT 2
Sassy
SLOT 3
Timeless Body
SLOT 4
Specializations B
SLOT 5
Ultimate Cooldown
SLOT 6

Feats

Uncommon
  • Tavern Brawler
    'Increases the damage of Rosie by 30%
  • Grandmother Night
    Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 20%
  • Halfling from Toril
    Increases the effect of Rosie's Timeless Body ability by 20%
  • Best Damn Grandma
    Increases the effect of Rosie's Matriarch, Familiar Friends, and Grandmother Night abilities by 20%
  • Tactical Prowess
    Additively increases the Crit Chance of Rosie by 5%
  • Devastating Impact
    Increases the Crit Damage of Rosie by 30%
Rare
  • Grappler
    Increases the damage of Rosie by 60%
  • Sassiest Grandma
    Increases the effect of Rosie's Sassy ability by 40%
  • These Hands Catch
    Increases max stacks of Deflect Missiles by 50
  • Shadow Routine
    Increases the effect of Rosie's Timeless Body ability by 40%
  • Beestinger Reunion
    Increases the effect of Rosie's Matriarch, Familiar Friends, and Grandmother Night abilities by 40%
  • Not Your Grandma's Grandma
    Increases the effect of Rosie's Grandma-Bod, Busy Beestinger, and Slower Decay abilities by 40%
  • Keen Mind
    Increases the Intelligence score of Rosie by 1
  • Battle Expertise
    Additively increases the Crit Chance of Rosie by 10%
  • Cataclysmic Strike
    Increases the Crit Damage of Rosie by 60%
Epic
  • G-Ma Workout Routine
    Increases the bonus Timeless Body stacks provided by Grandma-Bod by 100%
    Unlockable in the Harvestguard Rosie Theme Pack
  • Tenacious
    Increases the Constitution score of Rosie by 2
    Unlockable as a Tier 3 Event Reward
  • Heavy Lifter
    Increases the Strength score of Rosie by 2
    Unlockable as a Tier 4 Event Reward

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September 4th
Idle Champions: Highharvestide 8 
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Faerûn's Savage Frontier has no shortage of dangers, but that hasn't stopped the citizens of Triboar from carving out a living in this picturesque stretch of fertile northern farmland.

    This year, however, the people of Triboar are in need of aid. As the Highharvestide Festival approaches, bandits have begun causing trouble for farmers attempting to bring in their harvests, and it's up to the Champions to put an end to it!

Highharvestide 8 marks the beginning of Year 8 Events in Idle Champions and the beginning of Idle Champions 7th Anniversary Celebration! That's not confusing, is it?

But wait, there's more -- today also marks the launch of our latest Saturday Morning Squad member: Bobby the Barbarian!

Bobby is the first of the Featured Champions for Highharvestide 8, with the second, Rosie Beestinger, launching on Wednesday, September 11. Rosie's rework has been a long time coming, and we are excited to finally share with you what we've done.

Read on to learn more about Highharvestide 8 and the 7th Anniversary Celebration!


7th Anniversary Celebration

Dungeons & Dragons 7th Anniversary Celebration Harvestguard Presto

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

We are excited to be celebrating the 7th Anniversary of Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms along with the launch of our first Year 8 Event. Huge thanks to everyone who has helped Idle Champions along the journey so far - and be sure to log in daily for the next week to unlock your free daily rewards!

Players who unlock at least four of the daily rewards during the 7th Anniversary Celebration will unlock Presto (if he hasn't been unlocked yet) along with the Harvestguard Presto Skin, 3 Gold Presto Chests, and an Epic Feat!


Featured Champions

Bobby the Barbarian

Dungeons & Dragons Bobby the Barbarian Saturday Morning Squad

    Bobby is the youngest of the group that was transported to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. As a brave and loyal Barbarian, he wields a powerful magical club that enhances his strength. Bobby has close ties to his sister Sheila and his pet unicorn, Uni. Despite his impulsiveness, Bobby's courage and determination are key assets in the search to find the way back home.

Learn more about Bobby in his Champion Spotlight. Bobby arrives today with the launch of Highharvestide!

Rosie Beestinger

Dungeons & Dragons Rosie Beestinger Acquisitions Incorporated The C Team Kate Welch

    Weighing in at just under 30 pounds and with a grandmotherly demeanor befitting her advanced age, Rosie Beestinger is easily mistaken for someone on the wrong side of the 'aggressor/victim' relationship. But this is a mix-up that few people make more than once.

Learn about Rosie's upcoming rebalance in her 2024 Champion Spotlight launching on Friday, September 6. The Rosie Rebalance arrives on Wednesday, September 11 at the beginning of Highharvestide Week 2.


Flex Champions

Flex Slots allow players to unlock additional Champions and earn chests during events, choosing from a pool of retired Champions associated with the event. This collection of retired Champions includes the Champions from previous years of the event as well as some Champions whose events have been retired. This event's Flex Slot pool includes:
D'hani
SEAT 1
Stoki
SEAT 4
Certainty Dran
SEAT 5
Pwent
SEAT 5
Egbert
SEAT 7
Farideh
SEAT 7
Corazón
SEAT 8
Torogar
SEAT 10
Wulfgar
SEAT 10

Event Augments

  • Augment 1: M-M-M-ulti-Tier
    Description: Completing an event variant in a high enough area will award multiple tiers of progress.
  • Augment 2: Boon Enhancements
    Description: Boons obtained during this event last until the beginning of the next event (October 2nd), rather than expiring when the event ends.
  • Augment 3: Future Boons
    Description: If you obtain an event boon in this event, you'll start the next event (Liar's Night) with a level 1 event boon as well.
  • Augment 4: Worth The Wait
    Description: Rebalanced Champion Rosie will unlock at the start of week two, and completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!

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August 30th
Idle Champion Spotlight: Bobby 
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Bobby is the youngest of the group that was transported to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. As a brave and loyal Barbarian, he wields a powerful magical club that enhances his strength. Bobby has close ties to his sister Sheila and his pet unicorn, Uni. Despite his impulsiveness, Bobby's courage and determination are key assets in the search to find the way back home.

Bobby is a DPS and Support character who prefers to be on the front-line. Regardless of whether he's used as a damage dealer or to buff your formation, his abilities are increased for each column behind him. He can also help your formation find more Scales of Tiamat. Once unlocked, you can find this daring Human Barbarian in Seat 12 (Arkhan).

Read on to learn more...

Bobby the Barbarian

Bobby
NAME
12
SEAT
Male (He/Him)
GENDER
8
AGE
Chaotic Good
ALIGNMENT
5
OVERWHELM
Human
SPECIES
Barbarian
CLASS
DPS / Support
ROLES
Saturday Morning Squad
AFFILIATION
18
STR
15
DEX
12
CON
9
INT
8
WIS
10
CHA
72
TOT
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Elminster (until September 4th, 2027)

Abilities

Basic Attack

  • Thunder Club (Melee) - Bobby swings his club at the closest enemy.

Formation Abilities

  • Critical Hit - Bobby's base chance to Critical Hit is 20%.
  • Charge Into Battle - Bobby increases his damage by 100% for each column behind him, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Uni, the Unicorn - Uni takes her place next to Bobby. Uni (in Bobby's slot) increases the damage of Bobby and all other Champions next to her by 100%. If Uni is in Dungeon Master's formation slot, this is further increased by 400%.
  • Now We're Talking - Whenever Bobby lands a Critical Hit, the effect of Charge Into Battle is increased by 100%, stacking multiplicatively up to 10 times and resetting when changing areas.
  • Scales of Tiamat Scavenger - Bobby can help scavenge up to (5,000 + 150/day) additional Scales of Tiamat when killing bosses. While this cap is not reached, Bobby has a 10% chance of scavenging 10 Scales of Tiamat each time a boss is defeated. The cap increases by 150 every day.

Specializations A

  • Stunning Strength - Bobby increases his damage by 100%. When Bobby scores a Critical Hit, the enemies are also knocked back and stunned for 5 seconds.
  • Group Charge - Bobby's Charge Into Battle now also increases the damage of all Champions behind Bobby by 100% of the buff it provides to Bobby.

Specializations B

  • Not So Low - Bobby increases the effect of his first Specialization choice by 100% for each Champion in the formation with a total ability score of 78 or less, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Still Growing Up - Bobby increases the effect of his first Specialization choice by 100% for each Champion in the formation that is 20 years old or younger, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Strong Armed - Bobby increases the effect of his first Specialization choice by 100% for each Champion in the formation with a Strength of 15 or higher, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

  • Bobby-quake - Bobby strikes the ground with his club, knocking all enemies up and back and stunning them for 5 seconds.

Equipment

Global DPS Buff
SLOT 1
Charge Into Battle Buff
SLOT 2
Uni, the Unicorn Buff
SLOT 3
Buffs Specialization A
SLOT 4
Buffs Specialization B
SLOT 5
Ultimate Cooldown Buff
SLOT 6

Feats

Uncommon
  • Tavern Brawler
    Increases the damage of Bobby by 30%
  • Tactical Prowess
    Additively increases the Crit Chance of Bobby by 5%
  • Selflessness
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
  • Lead the Party
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Charge Into Battle ability by 20%
  • Oh, Uni!
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Uni, the Unicorn ability by 20%
Rare
  • Grappler
    Increases damage of Bobby by 60%
  • Battle Expertise
    Additively increases the Crit Chance of Bobby by 10%.
  • Cataclysmic Strike
    Increases the Crit Damage of Bobby by 60%
  • Inspiring Leader
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
  • Lead the Charge
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Charge Into Battle ability by 40%
  • Uni, Watch Out!
    Increases the base damage of of Bobby's Uni, the Unicorn ability by 40%
  • A Magical Friend
    Increases damage boost Bobby's Uni, the Unicorn ability receives when Uni is in Dungeon Master's slot by 40%
  • Barbarian Confidence
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Now We're Talking ability by 40%
  • Rage!
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Stunning Strength and Group Charge specializations by 40%
  • Playground Rules
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Not So Low, Still Growing Up, and Strong Armed Specializations by 40%
Epic
  • Lead the Unicorns
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Charge Into Battle ability by 80%
    Available in the Harvestguard Bobby Theme Pack
  • Barbarian Strength
    Increases the max stacks of Now We're Talking by 100%
    Unlockable as a Tier 3 Event Reward

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What do you think of our Saturday Morning Squad so far? Are you as excited as we are to add Bobby the Barbarian to your formations?

Join the discussion on the official Idle Champions Discord or the Idle Champions Subreddit!
August 29th
Idle Champions: September Augments Preview 
Posted in Idle Champions.

Welcome to our preview for the Highharvestide Event Augments!

Our first Year 8 Event launches on Wednesday, September 4, and we've got an exciting week planned around the release, which will include our 7th Anniversary Celebration!!! Highharvestide will feature two returning Augments, and two new Augments. For more information about which Event Augments will be active, read on!

Highharvestide Year 8 Event Augments

  • Augment 1: M-M-M-ulti-Tier
    Description: Completing an event variant in a high enough area will award multiple tiers of progress.

  • Augment 2: Boon Enhancements
    Description: Boons obtained during this event last until the beginning of the next event (October 2nd), rather than expiring when the event ends.

  • Augment 3: Future Boons
    Description: If you obtain an event boon in this event, you'll start the next event (Liar's Night) with a level 1 event boon and supporter flex slot unlocked as well.

  • Augment 4: Worth The Wait
    Description: Rebalanced Champion Rosie will unlock at the start of week two, and completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!


Note: Similar to our rollout in August, the spotlight blogs for the two Featured Champions next month will also be spread out, with Bobby the Barbarian's releasing tomorrow, August 30th, and Rosie Beestinger's releasing next Friday, September 6th.


We hope you enjoy these Event Augments and will be joining us in celebrating the 7th Anniversary of Idle Champions!

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