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October 30th, 2024
Idle Champions: October 30th Adventure Variants 
Posted in Idle Champions.

Time to dial things up to 15!

Today's update brings 15 spooky new Adventure Variants (and some special rewards) to Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms across six campaigns, including Grand Tour of the Sword Coast, Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Spelljammer: Light of Xaryxis, and Turn of Fortune's Wheel.

Each of these campaigns will be receiving two new Adventure Variants, with Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus receiving five(!) new Adventure Variants including the capstone variant which has bonus rewards!

Read on to learn more!

A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast

The Sanctum of the Sword

Variant: Find a Wooden Stake

Fight your way across Tovag to recover the Sword of Kas as vampires try to stop you!
  • Only Champions with Melee base attacks can deal damage.
  • 1-2 Vampires spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
  • Complete Area 575

Get Back In The Castle

Variant: Kas the Betrayer

Reclaim the Hand of Vecna and impress Kas enough to claim a new look!
  • You must have Kas unlocked.
  • Kas starts in the formation.
  • Every 100 areas, all Champions are removed (other than Kas) and can't be used again during this adventure.
  • Champions can't be removed from the formation once they have been added.
  • Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
  • Complete Area 575
    • Additional Reward: Unlocks the Classic Kas skin

Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus

The Bleeding Citadel

Variant: Strong and Healthy

Climb the stinking scab and enter the Bleeding Citadel while facing foes hungry for blood.
  • You may only use Champions with a STR and CON of 14+.
  • 1-2 Vampires spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
  • Undead monsters deal 100% more damage and have 100% more health for every 100 areas completed, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Complete Area 650

Idyllglen

Variant: A Rider's Time to Shine

Relive history while taking on devilish foes with Champions on the straight and narrow path.
  • You may only use Champions that are either Good or Lawful.
  • 1-2 Spined Devils attack with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
  • Devil monsters deal 100% more damage and have 100% more health for every 100 areas completed, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Complete Area 675

The Battle of High Hall Tower

Variant: The Pumpkins from High Hall Tower

Return to Elturel for the final battle, facing the worst pumpkins that Avernus has to offer.
  • Two Pumpkin Sprouts join the formation.
  • Every 5 seconds, a thrown pumpkin hits a random Champion in the formation, requiring a DEX save or their next attack is delayed by 5 seconds.
  • Complete Area 700

Elturel's Last Stand

Variant: Lulu's Last Stand

Face off against Archduke Zariel of Avernus with a Hollyphant friend.
  • Lulu the Hollyphant joins the formation. Only Champions adjacent to Lulu can deal damage.
  • You may only use Champions with a STR of 10+ and a CHA of 13+.
  • Complete Area 675

Elturel's Last Stand

Variant: Reya's Last Stand

Face off against Archduke Zariel of Avernus with Reya!
  • Must have completed all other Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus adventures and variants.
  • Every 25 areas, a random champion with the lowest Dexterity will be sucked into a portal and removed from the formation. They cannot be added back for the duration of the adventure.
  • Reya starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed. (She also can't be sucked into a portal.)
  • You may only use Champions that are either Good or Lawful.
  • Champions can't be removed from the formation once they have been added.
  • Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
  • Complete Area 725
    • Additional Rewards:
      • 5 Modron chests
      • An exclusive feat for Reya which allows her to be used in any Descent into Avernus Patron adventure or variant.
      • 1,250 Corrupted Gems.

Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

Tekeli-li's Hunt

Variant: Run Away!

Continue to explore the Caves of Hunger, with a bunch of mad vampire gnolls on your tail.
  • You may only use Champions with a DEX of 18 or higher.
  • 1-2 Gnoll Vampires attack with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
  • Complete Area 625

The Rite of the Arcane Octad

Variant: Eight for the Octad

Explore the ancient city of Ythryn with a Champion of OUR choice!
  • A random Champion from seat 8 is immediately unlocked, added to the formation, and can't be removed.
  • Champions from the first four bench seats cannot be used.
  • Professor Orb and Aspix start in the formation. They just get in the way.
  • Complete Area 650

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight

The Court of Storms

Variant: Forever Wounded

Enter the Palace of Heart's Desire and face those hungry for blood.
  • Enemy speed is increased by 300%.
  • 1-2 Vampires spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
  • Champions don't recover health when moving to a new area.
  • Champions resurrect at half health when changing areas instead of full health.
  • Complete Area 1050

Beware the Jabberwock

Variant: Snicker-Snack

The Jabberwock is ready for a brawl. Time to hack, snicker-snack!
  • You may only use Champions with a melee base attack.
  • Champions' critical hit chances get a +20% additive bonus and critical damage get a 1000% multiplicative bonus.
  • Complete Area 1100

Light of Xaryxis

To Infinity's and Beyond

Variant: You're My Favorite Fighter

Travel to the tavern of Infinity's with your favorite deputies.
  • You may only use Fighter Champions.
  • 1-2 constructs that are confused as Toys attack with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
  • Complete Area 850

The Jungles of Doomspace

Variant: Night Knight

Explore the jungles of Aruun with those tough enough to survive being eaten by a Tarrasque!
  • You may only use Tanking Champions.
  • 1-2 Vampires spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
  • Complete Area 900

Turn of Fortune's Wheel

Fast Food

Variant: Necessary Evil

Elude the Harmonium Peacekeepers with a group of professional evil doers!
  • You may only use Evil Champions.
  • 1-2 additional Harmonium Peacekeepers spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold or count towards quest progress.
  • When a Champion is defeated, they are captured by the guard, removed from the formation and can't be used for the rest of the adventure.
  • Complete Area 550

The Fortune's Wheel

Variant: Fortune's Folly

The Champions deal with the chaos of the Fortune's Wheel casino with their own chaotic good luck!
  • You may only use Chaotic Good Champions.
  • Morte joins the formation. Champions adjacent to Morte don't deal damage.
  • Complete Area 600

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October 23rd, 2024
Vecna: Eve of Ruin, Part 4 & Emergence 
Posted in Idle Champions.

After venturing deep into The Mournland of Eberron to secure a third piece of the Rod of Seven Parts, the Champions are moving on to another dangerous destination: Barovia, the domain of Count Strahd von Zarovich.

The next piece of the Rod of Seven Parts is held inside the Village of Barovia within a magically sealed manor. Unfortunately for the Champions, this domain of dread has a Darklord who takes keen interest in visitors...

For the next Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventures, the Champions will venture into Barovia's infamous Death House.

Note: You will need to have completed the previous two Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventures, A Cause for Kas and The Ruined Colossus, in order to access these new adventures.

Campaign: Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Death House

Make your way to Barovia to find the next piece of the Rod of Seven Parts.

    Variant

    Above Average - Make your way to Barovia to find the next piece of the Rod of Seven Parts while fighting Strahd's allies!
    • You may only use Champions with all ability scores at 11 or higher.
    • 1-2 Vampires sent by Strahd spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
    • Complete Area 750

Sacrifice

Survive the night in Strahd's twisted nightmare… If you dare!

    Variant

    Oh, the Humanity! - Survive the night with only humans in Strahd's twisted nightmare… If you dare!
    • You may only use Human Champions.
    • A random Champion takes damage equal to a percentage of their max health every second (in real time). The percentage starts at 10% and increases by 10% (additively) every 100 areas. Damage does not trigger for the first 5 (real time) seconds in every area.
    • 1-2 Vampires sent by Strahd spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
    • Complete Area 800


Vampire Emergence

Our Spooky October continues with the Vampire Emergence! Vampire Spawn have made their way into Idle Champions and are chomping at the bit to take you down! Defeat Vampires in any Free Play to collect Corrupted Gems that can be used in the Thayan Enclave section of the in-game shop! The Vampire Emergence starts today and runs through Friday, November 1st.

Dungeons & Dragons Planescape Emergence

New Items Added to the Thayan Enclave!

  • Golden Epics
    • Kas Slot 3 - Eye of Vecna (20,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Commodore Krux Slot 2 - Muskets of Precision (20,000 Corrupted Gems)
  • Feats
    • Briv - Strategic Stride (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Ellywick - Gem (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Nahara - Make Undead (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Voronika - Prodigal Leader (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Widdle - Make Undead (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
  • Skins
    • Nosferatu Widdle (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Vampire Nahara (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
  • Chests
    • Unlimited Vampire Emergence Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems each)
      • Contains gear for Briv, Commodore Krux, Ellywick, Kas, Nahara, Voronika, and Widdle
    • 8x Gold Supply Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems each)
    • 8x Modron Component Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems each)
  • Buffs
    • 10x Marvelous Support Pigments (7,000 Corrupted Gems each)


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October 4th, 2024
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%

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October 2nd, 2024
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.

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