The Crusaders have once again been pulled into a parallel universe overrun with hordes of demonic candy. It's 'eat or be eaten,' it's time for Nate's Candy Conundrum 6! This year, we have our own Confectionery Creature on our side: Marzimallow, the Delicious!

This year's event runs until Tuesday, April 6th at 12PM PDT, introducing Marzimallow, the Delicious and bringing back Dr. Almquist, Tusk Specialist, Bridget the Painter, Biff the Magic Rabbit, Baenarall, Angel of Hope, Sisaron the Dragon Sorceress, Alan the ArchAngel, and RoboRabbit!

New Tier 6 Crusader: Marzimallow, the Delicious

Tags: Event, Gold, Support, Magical, Good, Nonbinary, Supernatural, Dragon

From the sugary depths of creation arises a creature of magical wonder. Marzimallow looks sweet, and they are! Ruler of your yummiest dreams (and dentists' nightmares), this dragon, assembled of some of the best confectionery treats, is ready to help your crew by buffing their magical friends and adding some more gold (and candy) to their scrumptious hoard.

Marzimallow, the Delicious is a Support Crusader. When you want to add them to your formation, you can find them in slot 29.

New Tier 6 Objectives

• Recruit Marzimallow | Marzimallow takes up a slot in the formation. Alan the Archangel and RoboRabbit take up spots in the formation and can't be moved. Marzimallow disables the upgrades of Crusaders in either the odd number formation slots or the even number formation slots, changing every 50 areas. Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete. Reach area 600.


• Spirits Among Us | Baenarall, Angel of Hope, and Sisaron, the Dragon Sorceress take up spots in formation and can't be moved. Only Angel or Dragon Crusaders can be used. Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete. Reach area 650.


• Eat Your Carrots | Biff the Magic Rabbit takes up a spot in formation and can't be moved. Biff's carrot is the only thing that hurts enemies. The formation has been changed. Monsters spawn in larger waves. Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete. Reach area 675.


• Shards of Dawn | Bridget the Painter takes up a spot in formation and can't be moved. Only Crusaders with 750 personal EP or more can be used. Two rays of light beam down on random spots in the formation, allowing those spots to do DPS. Rays move every 50 areas. A crystal takes up a spot in the formation. Flame monsters spawn randomly. Crystal provides a 10% DPS buff per flame killed, stacking additively. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell on Ready Player Two to complete. Reach area 700.


• Unhealthy Teeth | Dr. Almquist, Tusk Specialist takes up a spot in formation and can't be moved. Teeth rain from the sky every 10 seconds and randomly disable 1 Crusader for 15 seconds. For every 1 million teeth Almquist has collected with his Wisdom Extraction ability, the objective grants a 1000% DPS All increase, stacking multiplicatively. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell on Ready Player Two to complete. Reach area 725.

More info

You'll have until Tuesday, April 6th at 12:00 PM Pacific Time to complete Nate's Candy Conundrum 6!

For more info on previous Nate's Candy Conundrum Crusaders and objectives check out the Nate's Candy Conundrum 5 blog post.

Equipment for event Crusaders can be found in Silver and Jeweled Easter Chests, which you can earn from objectives and the free play or buy in the shop. Each non-recruitment objective will drop a chest for its given tier of Crusaders, and free play will drop All Tier chests. Gear for Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4, Tier 5, and Tier 6 Crusaders will only appear in All Tier chests once you've unlocked the respective Crusaders. You can select the tier of chest you buy in the shop when you go to purchase chests with real money or event currency.

Today's update includes seven new Tier 5 Objectives in the Ghostbeard's Greed campaign! These objectives will really push you to your limits and hopefully not make you walk the plank.

Ghostbeard's Greed Tier 5 Objective Updates

PAARRRfection

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Crusaders adjacent to the one killed by the meteor strike lose 50% health.
  • Alivebeard randomly spawns, living a short time and firing projectiles.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
• Reach Area 500.
• Awards 600 rubies.

Ms. Fizzle's Field Trip

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • The kids rearrange every 50 areas.
  • Reminder: If any of the kids die, you fail the objective.
  • Alivebeard randomly spawns, living a short time and firing projectiles.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
• Reach Area 500.
• Awards 600 rubies.

Guy's Night Out

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Only Crusaders with 600 personal EP or more can be used.
  • Riff Raff occupies a slot in the formation.
  • Riff Raff reduces the Gold Find bonus by 25% for each adjacent Crusader.
  • Alivebeard randomly spawns, living a short time and firing projectiles.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
• Reach Area 500.
• Awards 600 rubies.

Beauties and the Beasts

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Only Crusaders with 600 personal EP or more can be used.
  • Magenta occupies a slot in the formation.
  • Magenta reduces the DPS of adjacent Crusaders by 25% for each adjacent Crusader to Magenta
  • Alivebeard randomly spawns, living a short time and firing projectiles.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
• Reach Area 500.
• Awards 600 rubies.

2,000 Levels For All

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • You must level ALL bench slots owned to level 2750.
  • Alivebeard randomly spawns, living a short time and firing projectiles.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
• Awards 600 rubies.

X Marks the Spot

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Captain Ghostbeard occupies a slot in the formation.
  • Ghostbeard provides a 25% DPS buff, stacking additively, for each Alivebeard killed on this objective.
  • Alivebeard randomly spawns, living a short time and firing projectiles.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
• Reach Area 500.
• Awards 600 rubies.

Cursed Treasure

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Only Undead, Evil or Demon Crusaders can be used.
  • Alivebeard randomly spawns, living a short time and firing projectiles.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
• Reach Area 500.
• Awards 600 rubies.

You'll notice that every objective mentions that Alivebeard, a new monster, spawns. There's also a new achievement being added today to Kill Alivebeard, that you can achieve from facing him on these new objectives or future higher tier versions. Completing it awards a 75% DPS bonus to your achievement DPS bonus.

Enjoy these new challenges!

Hermit is always extra excited at this time of year, though this year even he is surprised at how quickly it came!

As St. Patrick's Day approaches, the Washed-Up Hermit triples his efforts to provide the latest Premature Party, drawing the attention of a being ancient and wise. Inviting herself to this year's soiree is Gwendolyn, Daughter of Night, here to ring in St. Patrick's Day with a rousing and wild hunt!

This year's event runs until Tuesday, March 16th at 12PM PDT, introducing Gwendolyn, Daughter of Night and bringing back Tiernan, Ana Guinness, Saint Patrokia, Squiggles the Clown, Snickette the Sneaky, Kyle the Party Bro, and Larry the Leprechaun!

New Tier 6 Crusader: Gwendolyn, Daughter of Night

Tags: Event, Demon, Undead, Clicker, Supernatural, Female

Gwendolyn, Daughter of Night is a ghostly huntmistress accompanied by her faithful Hellhound here to haunt and hunt her enemies in a wild chase.

Gwendolyn, Daughter of Night is a clicker Crusader, buffing click damage all around with the help of her faithful Hellhound. When you want to add her to your formation, you can find her in slot 30.

New Tier 6 Objectives

• Recruit Gwendolyn |Gwendolyn takes up a slot in the formation. Larry the Leprechaun and Kyle the Party Bro take up spots in formation and can't be moved. Gwendolyn reduces your DPS by 95% multiplicatively per Taskmaster assigned to clicking monsters. Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete. Reach area 600.


• Reign of Squiggles | Squiggles the Clown and Snickette the Sneaky take up spots in formation and can't be moved. Only Humans or Leprechaun Crusaders can be used in formation. Only Squiggles does DPS. Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete. Reach area 650.


• Peaceful Scenery Tour | Saint Patrokia takes up a spot in formation and can't be moved. The formation has been changed. Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete. Reach area 2000.


• Snakes on the Isle | Ana Guinness takes up a spot in formation and can't be moved. Emerald Isle takes up a spot in formation. Snake monsters spawn randomly, for every snake killed, the Emerald Isle provides a 10% DPS buff, stacking additively. Only Leprechauns or Dwarfs can be used. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell on Ready Player Two to complete. Reach area 700.


• Magical Ruminations | Tiernan takes up a spot in formation and can't be moved. Only Magical Crusaders can be used. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell on Ready Player Two to complete. Reach area 725.

More info

You'll have until Tuesday, March 16th at 12:00 PM Pacific Time to complete Hermit's Premature Party 6!

For more info on previous Hermit's Premature Party Crusaders and objectives check out the Hermit's Premature Party 5 blog post.

Equipment for event Crusaders can be found in Silver and Jeweled St. Patrick's Chests, which you can earn from objectives and the free play or buy in the shop. Each non-recruitment objective will drop a chest for its given tier of Crusaders, and free play will drop All Tier chests. Gear for Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4, Tier 5, and Tier 6 Crusaders will only appear in All Tier chests once you've unlocked the respective Crusaders. You can select the tier of chest you buy in the shop when you go to purchase chests with real money or event currency.