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November 5th

Idle Champions: Feast of the Moon 9

Tags: idle, champions, event, new content, update, skylla, havilar, feast of the moon.

The party descends into an infamous crypt filled with the tombs of local heroes to pay homage to their deeds during the Feast of the Moon. Unfortunately, the dead are restless, rising from their slumber as undead and gathering deep in the crypt for some unknown nefarious purpose...

Fight your way through the risen heroes of yore as your party descends into the dark depths of

. Seek out whatever is responsible for this undead uprising, and put an end to it for good!

Feast of the Moon has returned, and with it, a new Evil Magic-User Champion in the form of Skylla the Warlock, whom you may remember from the League of Malevolence and the Wild Beyond the Witchlight campaign!

The second Featured Champion for Feast of the Moon 9 is Havilar, the Battlemaster Fighter and twin sister of Farideh. Players will be able to learn more about the Havilar Champion Update when the blog goes live on Thursday, November 6.

Learn more about today's update below...

Featured Champions

Skylla

The evil magic user Skylla borrows her terrible power from none other than the infamous Arch-hag and Mother of Witches, Baba Yaga. An ally of convenience, Skylla lives only for the pursuit of power and acclaim, seeing even her fellow members of the League of Malevolence as tools to be used and discarded when it suits her needs. Skylla confounds her foes with magical trickery, wielding the unpredictable chaos of the Feywild to hypnotize and incapacitate those who stand between her and her goals.

Learn more about Skylla in her Champion Spotlight.

Havilar

Havilar's twin sister Farideh has always been 'the smart one' and 'the responsible one'—but that's all right, Havilar is definitely 'the tough one,' 'the funny one' and the 'pretty one' (despite being identical twins). Plus, Havilar has a hellhound! Even if it means she's a sort-of-but-not-quite Chosen of Asmodeus, too, not that anyone asked Havi about that. But he should know her glaive is as good as her right hand, and she can slice a devil just as well as an orc, a zombie, or any other villain!

Learn more about Havilar when her blog post goes live on Thursday, November 6th.

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:

Turiel

seat 1

Widdle

seat 2

Gromma

seat 3

Minthara

seat 3

Sentry

seat 4

Jang Sao

seat 8

Vlahnya

seat 8

Lazaapz

seat 9

Virgil

seat 10

Penelope

seat 12

Event Augments

Golden Weekly Offers: One of your weekly offers will be Golden during this event. Golden offers provide an additional 10% discount! The Golden tag persists when an offer is rerolled.
Auto-Blacksmith: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots, if they don't already have better.
Worth Waiting For: Completing tier 2+ variants for the reworked Champion and Champions in the flex slots unlocked with Time Gate Pieces or Boon Levels awards double Chests.
Boon Enhancements: An additional boon buff at each level increases the damage of your formation for each Debuff or Control Champion in it, stacking additively.

You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.

Event Feedback

What do you think about Feast of the Moon 9? What about Skylla? We want to know what you think!

The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially-supported platform:

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October 31st

New Champion: Skylla

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Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, skylla, feast of the moon.

The evil magic user Skylla borrows her terrible power from none other than the infamous Arch-hag and Mother of Witches, Baba Yaga. An ally of convenience, Skylla lives only for the pursuit of power and acclaim, seeing even her fellow members of the League of Malevolence as tools to be used and discarded when it suits her needs. Skylla confounds her foes with magical trickery, wielding the unpredictable chaos of the Feywild to hypnotize and incapacitate those who stand between her and her goals.

Skylla is a Support and Debuff Champion who channels the power of Baba Yaga to empower the allies in front of her. She debuffs enemies with Faerie Fire, with her power growing stronger as these marked foes fall. For a unique twist, she has a specialization that switches her allies' ability scores around.

To learn about our latest warlock, read on...

Skylla

name

4

seat

2.5%

crit chance

100%

crit damage

Female

gender

32

age

Chaotic Evil

alignment

5

overwhelm

Human

species

Warlock

class

Support / Debuff

roles

None

affiliation

9

str

11

dex

14

con

12

int

15

wis

17

cha

78

tot

Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Elminster (until November 5th, 2028)

Abilities

Basic Attack

Eldritch Staff (melee/magic) - Skylla attacks a random enemy with her staff for 1 hit, and zaps another random enemy for 1 hit.

Formation Abilities

Whispers of Baba Yaga - Skylla increases the damage of all Champions in the column in front of her by 400% for each Champion affected by this ability, stacking multiplicatively.
Faerie Fire - When Skylla attacks an enemy but doesn't defeat it, she casts Faerie Fire on it. Champions deal 200% additional damage to enemies affected by Faerie Fire.
Fae's Flicker - Whenever an enemy that is debuffed by Faerie Fire is defeated, Skylla gains a Shimmer stack. Skylla increases the effect of Whispers of Baba Yaga by 100% for each Shimmer stack she has, stacking additively. Shimmer stacks persist for the entire adventure and reset when you complete it.

Specializations A

Witch's Switch - Other Champions in the party have their ability scores switched: STR with CHA, DEX with INT, and CON with WIS. The effect of Whispers of Baba Yaga is increased by 100% each time the difference between the switched scores is 5 or more, stacking multiplicatively.
League of Malevolence - Skylla increases the effect of Whispers of Baba Yaga by 100% for each evil Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Withering Ward - Increases the effect of Whispers of Baba Yaga by 33% for each debuff that has been applied to an enemy in the current area, stacking multiplicatively and capping at 50.

Specializations B

Green Fire - Skylla's Faerie Fire remains green, but increases the effect of the debuff by 100%.
Blue Fire - Skylla's Faerie Fire turns blue. Champions attacking enemies affected by Faerie Fire have a 40% additional chance to deal a critical hit.
Violet Fire - Skylla gains the Breaker role and her Faerie Fire turns violet. Enemies affected by Faerie Fire lose an additional armor or segmented health piece when they are attacked and at least 1 segment was broken.

Ultimate Attack

Hypnotic Pattern (magic) - Skylla creates a twisting pattern of colors above the enemies for 15 seconds. All enemies take 5 seconds of BUD-based damage when hit by any Champion for the duration. Additionally, all enemies, including any that spawn, are Stunned for the duration or until they take damage, whichever is shorter.

Equipment

Global DPS Buff

slot 1

Whispers of Baba Yaga Buff

slot 2

Faerie Fire Buff

slot 3

Fae's Flicker Buff

slot 4

Buffs the first set of Specializations

slot 5

Ultimate Cooldown

slot 6

Feats

Uncommon

Selflessness Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
Flickering Fire Increases the effect of Skylla's Faerie Fire ability by 20%
Hag's Apprentice Increases the effect of Skylla's Fae's Flicker ability by 20%
Toil Increases the effect of Skylla's first set of specializations by 20%

Rare

Inspiring Leader Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
Dissonant Whispers Increases the effect of Skylla's Whispers of Baba Yaga ability by 40%
Focused Fire Increases the effect of Skylla's Faerie Fire ability by 40%
Hag's Disciple Increases the effect of Skylla's Fae's Flicker ability by 40%
Trouble Increases the effect of Skylla's first set of specializations by 40%

Epic

Whispers of the Grave Increases the effect of Skylla's Whispers of Baba Yaga ability by 80% Available in the Action Figure Skylla Theme Pack
Hag's Pride Increases the effect of Skylla's Fae's Flicker ability by 80% Unlockable as an Event Reward

Skylla Feedback

Another evil Champion has arrived! What do you think? Will you find a use for Skylla?

The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially-supported platform:

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October 30th

Idle Champions: November Augments Preview

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Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, augments, feast of the moon.

Welcome to the Event Augment preview for Feast of the Moon!

Feast of the Moon returns on Wednesday, November 5th. The third event of Year 9 introduces a follower of the Arch-hag Baba Yaga Skylla, brings a rework to Farideh's sister, Havilar, and features these returning Event Augments:

Feast of the Moon 9 Event Augments

Augment 1: Golden Weekly Offers (Returning Augment)
Description: One of your weekly offers will be Golden during this event. Golden offers provide an additional 10% discount! The Golden tag persists when an offer is rerolled.

Augment 2: Auto-Blacksmith (Returning 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. Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!

Augment 3: Worth Waiting For (Returning Augment)
Description: Completing tier 2+ variants for the reworked Champion and Champions in the flex slots unlocked with Time Gate Pieces or Boon Levels awards double Chests.

Augment 4: Boon Enhancements (Returning Augment)
Description: An additional boon buff at each level increases the damage of your formation for each Debuff or Control Champion in it, stacking additively.

Augment Feedback

What do you think?

Tell us about your experiences with Augments in Idle Champions. The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially-supported platform:

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August 8th

Champion Update: Lazaapz

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Posted in Idle Champions.

Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, lazaapz, feast of the moon.

Born in The Cogs beneath Sharn's Lower City, Lazaapz's remarkable intellect elevated her to the Tradefair district, where her mechanical genius became highly sought after by the Dragonmarked Houses. Lazaapz's first invention was a functional mechanical arm to replace the one she was born without; now she leads an elite team of engineers in cutting-edge research and development.

Following the discovery of a mysterious Eldritch Machine, Lazaapz was brought in by House Cannith to ascertain the purpose of the device. Shortly after, both Lazaapz and the machine disappeared, never to be seen again.

Lazaapz has received a rework, which arrives on August 13! Learn all about the update below...

Lazaapz

name

9

seat

2.5%

crit chance

100%

crit damage

Female

gender

19

age

Neutral Evil

alignment

25

overwhelm

Goblin

species

Artificer

class

Tanking / Support / Control

roles

None

affiliation

8

str

16

dex

16

con

18

int

10

wis

8

cha

76

tot

Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Elminster (until August 13, 2028)

Abilities

Basic Attack

Stunning Gauntlet (melee) - Lazaapz attacks and stuns the nearest enemy. Every fifth attack, she uses her Grappling Fist to pull an enemy closer to her instead.

Formation Abilities

Fury of the Small - Lazaapz's posse is Champions that are from smaller species: dwarves, fairies, gnomes, goblins, halflings, kobolds, and/or plasmoids. Lazaapz increases the damage of her posse by 100% for each posse member in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Power Armor - Lazaapz has a set of Artificer Power Armor. She starts each area with 100 stacks of Power Armor. Damage taken by Lazaapz is decreased by a percentage equal to her current Power Armor stacks, but the armor consumes 1 stack of Power Armor each time she would take damage. Can not be decreased below 0.
Contingency Plan - When Lazaapz's Power Armor stacks reach 0, her armor sends out a massive shockwave, dealing 120 seconds of BUD damage to all enemies and pushing them back to the far side of the screen. Lazaapz then drops her shield and retreats to behind the formation, her armor shuts down, and she begins to repair it, taking 10 seconds for each time the armor has shut down in the current area (including this time). Upon finishing her work, she leaps back to her original location, knocking back any enemies that she encounters on her way, grabbing her shield, and refilling her Power Armor stacks to full.
Artificer Infusion - Lazaapz infuses the equipment of other Champions in the formation with her Artificer powers. Infused equipment has its item level increased by 125. The equipment slot that is affected is equal to each Champions' exact distance from Lazaapz, so for example adjacent Champions (1 slot away) have their slot 1 equipment infused, while Champions 2 slots away have their slot 2 equipment infused, and so on.
Shield of Sharn - Lazaapz increases the max health of all other Champions by 25% of her base max health and healing effects on all Champions are increased by 25%.

Specializations A

Fury of the Brawl - Lazaapz's posse now also includes Champions with a melee base attack and is buffed by 100% (post-stack).
Fury of the Cabal - Lazaapz's posse now also includes Evil Champions and is buffed by 150% (post-stack).
Fury of the Stall - Lazaapz's posse now also includes Champions with the Control role and is buffed by 150% (post-stack).

Specializations B

Guardian - Lazaapz gains the Debuff role and increases Power Armor's max stacks by 25. Lazaapz fires her gauntlet in a line each time she loses 25 Power Armor stacks. Enemies hit take 15 seconds of BUD damage, gain a debuff, and are knocked back. The debuff causes enemies to take 1000% extra damage from all sources, and stacks multiplicatively up to 5 times.
Infiltrator - The effect of Fury of the Small is increased by 5% for each missing stack of Power Armor, stacking multiplicatively, and when an enemy is defeated, Lazaapz regains one stack of Power Armor. She cannot exceed her maximum stacks this way.

Ultimate Ability

Flash of Genius (magic) - For a short duration, Lazaapz increases her equipment buff and deals ultimate damage with her attacks.

Equipment

Global DPS Buff

slot 1

Buffs all Specializations B

slot 2

Fury of the Small Buff

slot 3

Health Increase

slot 4

Artificer Infusion Buff

slot 5

Buffs all Specializations A

slot 6

Feats

Uncommon

Selflessness
Increases the damage to all Champions by 10%.
Tough
Increases the health of Lazaapz by 15%
Towering Height
Increases the effect of Lazaapz's Fury of the Small ability by 20%
Friendly Fury
Increases the effect of Lazzapz's first set of Specializations by 20%.

Rare

Inspiring Leader
Increases the damage to all Champions by 25%
Resilient
Increases the health of Lazaapz by 30%
Arcane Heights
Increases the effect of Lazaapz's Fury of the Small ability by 40%
Panic Button
Increases the effect of Lazaapz's Contingency Plan ability by 50%
Enhanced Infusion
Increases the effect of Lazaapz's Artificer Infusion ability by 40%
Reinforced Fury
Increases the effect of Lazzapz's first set of Specializations by 40%.
Artificial Improvisation
Increases the effect of Lazzapz's second set of Specializations by 40%.

Epic

Heavily Armored
Increases the health of Lazaapz by 60%
Kneecapper
Increases the effect of Lazaapz's Fury of the Small ability by 80%
Overclock
Increases Lazaapz's maximum Power Armor stacks by 25.
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Taunt
Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%. Lazaapz's attacks have a 50% chance to taunt enemies.
Available in the Seven Heavens Lazaapz Theme Pack

Lazaapz Feedback

What do you think of the Lazaapz rework? Will you be building formations capitalizing on the Fury of the Small?

The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially supported platform:

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November 6th, 2024

Idle Champions: Feast of the Moon 8

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Tags: idle, champions, event, new content, update, minthara, sgt. knox, feast of the moon.

The party descends into an infamous crypt filled with the tombs of local heroes to pay homage to their deeds during the Feast of the Moon. Unfortunately, the dead are restless, rising from their slumber as undead and gathering deep in the crypt for some unknown nefarious purpose...

Fight your way through the risen heroes of yore as your party descends into the dark depths of The Crypt of Legends. Seek out whatever is responsible for this undead uprising, and put an end to it for good!

Feast of the Moon is here with another Absolute Adversary: Minthara Baenre! This former Lolth-Sworn Drow Paladin was sent from Menzoberranzan to investigate the Cult of the Absolute, only to end up becoming a True Soul of the Absolute herself.

Our first Featured Champion for Feast of the Moon, Minthara, launches with the event today. Our second Featured Champion arrives next week when Sergeant Alphonse Knox receives his Rebalance on Wednesday, November 13. For more information on Feast of the Moon 8, read on...

Featured Champions

Minthara

Minthara, once a House Matron from the esteemed House Baenre in Menzoberranzan, was cast aside by the Absolute after failing to recover a powerful and mysterious artifact. Having broken free from the Absolute's control, she now harbors an intense hatred for her former master. Fueled by vengeance and a desire to reclaim her lost honor, Minthara channels her dark powers and cunning to oppose the Absolute and any who stand in her way.

Minthara Baenre is a Support, Debuff, and Tanking Champion who excels in formations with other Evil Champions. She provides resilience to other Champions and amplifies damage dealt to enemies. For details on this Nightwarden of House Baenre, read on!

Learn more about Minthara in her Champion Spotlight.

Sgt. Knox

The imposing presence of Sergeant Knox came to Neverwinter when the Mintarn mercenaries were hired to retake the city following the eruption of Mount Hotenow. Soon he became a daily presence and mentor for new Adventurers in the city. Celeste reached out to her old friend following the catastrophic events at Elturel, hoping the veteran mercenary would join the Champions as they face the greatest foe the Sword Coast has ever seen!

Learn about Sgt.Knox's upcoming rebalance in his 2024 Champion Spotlight launching on Thursday, November 7th. The Sgt.Knox Rebalance arrives on Wednesday, November 13th at the beginning of Feast of the Moon 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:

Turiel

SEAT 1

Widdle

SEAT 2

Gromma

SEAT 3

Sentry

SEAT 4

Jang Sao

SEAT 8

Vlahnya

SEAT 8

Lazaapz

SEAT 9

Virgil

SEAT 10

Penelope

SEAT 12

Event Augments

Refreshing Boons: Event boons obtained during this event last for 21 days and don't expire when the event ends. Obtaining another boon at any point during the event refreshes this timer. If your boon persists into the next event, it will stack with that event's boon until it expires, however it will not unlock the supporter slot.
Boon Enhancements: The power of most Event Boon buffs is increased by up to eight times!
Empowered Rewards: Tier 2 and higher event variants award Corrupted Gems in addition to their normal rewards!
Worth The Wait: Rebalanced Champion Sgt. Knox releases at the start of week two of this event. Completing his 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 Minthara Baenre? Does she help you build new and interesting or exciting formations? What about Sgt. Knox's rebalance? Your participation and feedback are invaluable, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:

The Official Idle Champions Discord.
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November 1st, 2024

Idle Champion Spotlight: Minthara

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Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, minthara, absolute adversaries, feast of the moon.

Minthara, once a House Matron from the esteemed House Baenre in Menzoberranzan, was cast aside by the Absolute after failing to recover a powerful and mysterious artifact. Having broken free from the Absolute's control, she now harbors an intense hatred for her former master. Fueled by vengeance and a desire to reclaim her lost honor, Minthara channels her dark powers and cunning to oppose the Absolute and any who stand in her way.

Minthara Baenre is a Support, Debuff, and Tanking Champion who excels in formations with other Evil Champions. She provides resilience to other Champions and amplifies damage dealt to enemies. For details on this Nightwarden of House Baenre, read on!

Minthara

NAME

3

SEAT

2.5%

CRIT CHANCE

100%

CRIT DAMAGE

Female

GENDER

150

AGE

Neutral Evil

ALIGNMENT

25

OVERWHELM

Elf (Drow)

SPECIES

Paladin

CLASS

Support / Debuff / Tanking

ROLES

Absolute Adversaries

AFFILIATION

16

STR

15

DEX

14

CON

10

INT

12

WIS

17

CHA

84

TOT

Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (until November 6th, 2027)

Abilities

Basic Attack

Double Maces (melee) - Minthara dashes toward the healthiest enemy and damages nearby foes with a swing of her maces.

Formation Abilities

Noble of Menzoberranzan - Minthara gains a Strife stack for each Evil Champion in the formation, including herself. Minthara increases the damage of these Champions by 100% for each Strife stack, stacking multiplicatively.
Soul Branding - When Minthara damages an enemy, they take 100% additional damage from all subsequent attacks, stacking multiplicatively up to the number of Strife stacks Minthara has.
Oath of Vengeance - Minthara provides benefits based on the number of Strife stacks she has.
3+ Strife stacks: Unyielding: Minthara increases her health by 10% for each Strife stack she has, stacking additively.
5+ Strife stacks: Piercing: Enemies affected by at least two Soul Branding stacks lose an additional armor or segmented health piece when they are attacked.
7+ Strife stacks: Scarring: When Minthara damages an enemy, she immediately applies the maximum possible number of Soul Branding stacks.
9+ Strife stacks: Nobility: Increases the base value of Noble of Menzoberranzan by 400%.
Ceremorphosis - Your formation gains one Ceremorphosis stack due to the mind flayer tadpole in Minthara's brain. Minthara increases the health of all other Champions by 20% of her max health, plus 2% for each Ceremorphosis stack the formation has, stacking additively.

Specializations

House Matron - Noble of Menzoberranzan now also grants Strife stacks for Neutral Champions in the formation (on the Good/Evil axis).
True Soul - Your formation gains 2 additional Ceremorphosis stacks.
Soul Destroyer - The maximum number of Soul Branding stacks is doubled.

Ultimate Ability

Spider's Lyre (melee) - Minthara summons Kar'niss the Drider to attack all enemies. In a non-boss area, the Champions advance to the next area if no enemies remain after the attack.

Equipment

Global DPS Buff

SLOT 1

Global DPS Buff

SLOT 2

Health Increase

SLOT 3

Noble of Menzoberranzan Buff

SLOT 4

Soul Branding Buff

SLOT 5

Ultimate Cooldown

SLOT 6

Feats

Uncommon

Selflessness
Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%.
Tough
Increases the health of Minthara by 15%.
Defensive Duelist
Minthara takes 5 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed.
Drow Noble
Increases the effect of Minthara's Noble of Menzoberranzan ability by 20%.

Rare

Inspiring Leader
Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%.
Resilient
Increases the health of Minthara by 30%.
Calm Under Pressure
Minthara takes 10 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed.
Drow Survivor
Increases the effect of Minthara's Noble of Menzoberranzan ability by 40%.
Compelling Strife
Increases the effect of Minthara's Soul Branding ability by 40%.

Epic

Daughter of House Baenre
Increases the effect of Minthara's Noble of Menzoberranzan ability by 80%.
Available for 50,000 Gems or in the Herald of the Absolute Minthara Theme Pack
Nightwarden's Oath
Increases the effect of Minthara's Oath of Vengeance ability by 80%.
Unlockable as an Event Reward

We Want YOUR Feedback

We want to hear about your experiences in Idle Champions! Your participation and feedback have brought us this far, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:

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November 8th, 2023

Idle Champions: Feast of the Moon 7

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Tags: idle, champions, event, feast of the moon, sentry, high rollers, penelope half-pint, widdle, heroes of the planes, Virgil, Rivals of Waterdeep.

During Feast of the Moon, residents of the Sword Coast pay homage to the deeds of legendary heroes by visiting their crypts and graves.

When the Champions arrive at The Crypt of Legends, they find hordes of undead crawling up from the depths. Something is making the dead heroes rise, and the answer will require a descent into the depths to discover the cause...

Feast of the Moon 7 introduces Jang Sao, the Satyr Druid/Wizard from Idle Champions Presents: Fatebreaker! This event also brings back Virgil, the aasimar storm sorcerer and member of the Rivals of Waterdeep as well as Penelope "Half-Pint", the Circle of the Moon Druid/Warlock from Heroes of the Planes! Players have until Monday, November 20th at 12PM Pacific to complete your Feast of the Moon 7 unlocks and objectives.

New Champion: Jang Sao

This celestial voyager traveled the Astral Planes for centuries collecting stars and painting galaxies with her cherished companion, Kwin. When Kwin departed, Jang Sao carried on her wishes of painting the cosmos. Now a wonderful artist, she immortalizes the heavens, reality, and most important of all, her friend.

Jang Sao is a Support and Healing Champion who collects stars and moons and stores them in her star map lantern. Her support abilities focus on isolated formation slots and she uses her druidic healing powers to protect her allies. Once unlocked, you can find this Satyr Druid/Wizard in Seat 8 opposite Delina. Find out more about her and and her abilities by checking out his full Champion Spotlight!

Year Seven Variants

The Circle of Stars - Pay respects to the heroes of olde during the Feast of the Moon with Jang Sao!

Jang Sao joins the formation. (slot 4) She can't be moved or removed.
Only Champions in formation slots with 2 or fewer adjacent slots can deal damage.
Getting to know Jang Sao: Jang Sao increases the damage of Champions in formation slots with 2 or fewer neighboring slots. Place your Champions to take advantage of this!
Reach Area 75.

Wise and Otherwise - Pay respects to the heroes of olde during the Feast of the Moon with Jang Sao's preferred Champions.

Jang Sao joins the formation. (slot 5) She can be moved, but not removed.
You may only use Champions with a DEX of 15+ or a WIS of 13+.
Getting to know Jang Sao: Jang Sao's specialization choice encourages you to build a formation with high DEX or high WIS. Build your best formation with these restrictions!
Reach Area 125.

Stars and Moons - Pay respects to the heroes of olde during the Feast of the Moon with a stellar performance!

Jang Sao joins the formation. (slot 5) She can be moved, but not removed.
2-3 Astral Elves spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor do they count towards quest progress.
A Star and Moon each fill a slot in the formation. (slots 2 & 6)
Getting to know Jang Sao: Jang Sao travels the cosmos collecting stars. Her star collection persists between adventures, strengthening her powers the more she journeys!
Reach Area 175.

We would love to hear about your experiences in Idle Champions on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!

November 9th, 2022

Idle Champions: Feast of the Moon 6

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Tags: idle, champions, event, feast of the moon, sentry, high rollers, penelope half-pint, widdle, heroes of the planes, Virgil, Rivals of Waterdeep.

During Feast of the Moon, residents of the Sword Coast pay homage to the deeds of legendary heroes by visiting their crypts and graves.

When the Champions arrive at The Crypt of Legends, they find hordes of undead crawling up from the depths. Something is making the dead heroes rise, and the answer will require a descent into the depths to discover the cause...

Feast of the Moon 6 introduces Virgil, the aasimar storm sorcerer and member of the Rivals of Waterdeep. This event also brings back two Heroes of the Planes: Penelope "Half-Pint", the Circle of the Moon Druid/Warlock, and Widdle, the dhampir gnome wizard! Players have until Monday, November 21st at 12PM Pacific to complete your Feast of the Moon 6 unlocks and objectives.

New Champion: Virgil

With unexpected and unwelcome Celestial heritage, Virgil was always trying to get away from both his past and a disapproving family. He put his talents to work on the sea, traveling with crews who he hoped would ask nothing more than that he earn his keep by way of his magic. Eventually he grew tired of wandering and ended up in the quiet lakeside town of Caradoon, thinking he might put down roots. But that all changed when he met and fell for a kindred spirit in the form of a charming and witty Tiefling named Kent. After some over-enthusiastic handling of the local tavern's rat problem, they found themselves on the move again. Fortunately they met Selise Astorio of the Rivals of Waterdeep, and while quickly becoming entangled in the group's adventures they discovered a new family and a new home.

Virgil is a support and speed Champion who is the master of lightning speeds! He makes the attacks of adjacent Champions faster, and speeds up progress if the formation is quickly dispatching enemies. Find out more about him and and his abilities by checking out his full Champion Spotlight!

Year Six Variants

Eye of the Storm - Virgil begins in the formation and can't be moved or removed. Only Champions next to Virgil can deal damage.
Reach Area 75

An Inseparable Bond - Virgil begins in the formation and can't be removed, but can be moved. You may only use Champions with a Wisdom of 12 or higher.
Reach Area 125

Freak Weather Conditions - Virgil begins in the formation and can't be removed, but can be moved. Every 5 areas the weather drastically changes. While snowing, all Champions' normal attack cooldown speeds are increased by 5 seconds. While thundering, a bolt of lightning strikes a random Champion every 5 seconds dealing damage equal to 50% of their max health and stunning them for 5 seconds. While foggy, Champions deal no damage with ranged attacks.
Reach Area 175

If you have feedback, let us know in a Community Q&A or Champion feedback post on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!

November 4th, 2022

Idle Champion Spotlight: Virgil

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Tags: idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, rivals of waterdeep, Virgil, Feast of the Moon.

Storms can be beautiful displays of raw energy, or dangerous heralds of destruction. It takes someone calm, cool, and collected to harness and wield that power.

Virgil is a friendly, easy going aasimar who is happy to work together and peacefully avoid a fight. But don't be fooled by his calm demeanor, with a snap of his fan he is ready to summon a storm! He joins the rest of the Rivals of Waterdeep in the Champion roster during the Feast of the Moon!

I. Virgil

With unexpected and unwelcome Celestial heritage, Virgil was always trying to get away from both his past and a disapproving family. He put his talents to work on the sea, traveling with crews who he hoped would ask nothing more than that he earn his keep by way of his magic. Eventually he grew tired of wandering and ended up in the quiet lakeside town of Caradoon, thinking he might put down roots. But that all changed when he met and fell for a kindred spirit in the form of a charming and witty Tiefling named Kent. After some over-enthusiastic handling of the local tavern's rat problem, they found themselves on the move again. Fortunately they met Selise Astorio of the Rivals of Waterdeep, and while quickly becoming entangled in the group's adventures they discovered a new family and a new home.

Virgil is a support and speed Champion who is the master of lightning speeds! He makes the attacks of adjacent Champions faster, and speeds up progress if the formation is quickly dispatching enemies. Once unlocked, Virgil and his storm sorcerer powers can be found with Tyril in Slot 10.

II. Virgil's Stats

Race: Aasimar	Alignment: Neutral Good
Gender: Male	Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Sorcerer	Age: 32
Affiliation: Rivals of Waterdeep

STR: 9	DEX: 13	CON: 14
INT: 13	WIS: 12	CHA: 18

Role: Support and Speed
Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Vajra, and Strahd
Slot: 10 (Tyril)

Dungeons & Dragons Virgil

III. Virgil's Design

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As a Storm Sorcerer, Virgil is all about offering lightning quick buffs, causing adjacent Champions to do more damage as well as attack faster. If enemies are being defeated quickly, he'll be impressed by the Rapid Fire and increase the chance that those creatures drop double quest items or count for double quest progress. Virgil also harnesses the energy to Weather Control, increasing Champion damage every time the weather changes. All of these buffs are intended to help keep the formation alive, but if a Champion is knocked out, Virgil has a Surprise Mood: Angry! That anger bleeds into his attacks, making his normal Magic Missiles turn red, and causing any enemy he hits to take a lot more damage! He's especially protective of his partner Kent, and since the two of them are Inseparable, where one goes the other can follow.

Virgil's mood can be seen in the color of his attacks, and changing his Specialization also changes the power he is focusing on. If his mood is Relaxed, his Magic Missile and Chain Lightning attacks turn green as he increases Storm Sorcerer's damage bonus, as well as helping Champions attack even faster. Amber colored attacks means he's Anxious, increasing the number of Magic Missiles he fires and adding a chance to stun an enemy he hits. If there are plenty of other Rivals of Waterdeep Champions in the formation he will feel Determined, and his violet attacks indicate that his Weather Control damage boost is greatly increased.

If Virgil has had enough of being attacked, the weather will change to thunder as he summons a fearsome bolt of Chain Lightning! This powerful electric discharge forks as it strikes multiple enemies, laying waste to anyone attacking the formation.

Dungeons & Dragons Spelljammer Virgil

IV. Virgil's Abilities

Basic Attack

Magic Missile - Virgil summons 3 magic missiles and fires them at random targets.

Formation Abilities

Storm Sorcerer - Virgil increases the damage of all adjacent Champions by +100%, and decreases their normal attack speed cooldown by 1 second.

Weather Control - Virgil gains a Weather stack each time the weather changes when advancing to a new area or when it's changed by an ultimate attack or other ability. Virgil tracks each type of weather in a separate stack. Each stack is multiplied by 10% and then all stacks are multiplied together to get a total value which increases the damage of all Champions. Each stack caps at 500.

Rapid Fire - Enemies that are defeated within 2 seconds of being on screen have a 5% chance to drop double quest items or count for double quest progress for each Rivals of Waterdeep Champion in the formation, stacking additively.

Surprise Mood: Angry - While a Champion in the formation is knocked out, Virgil's magic missile and chain lightning attacks turn red and any enemy he hits with his base attack takes an additional 1000% damage for the next 5 seconds. If an enemy is hit again, the timer is reset but doesn't otherwise stack.

Inseparable - If Kent qualifies for an adventure restriction based on his tags, age, ability scores, etc., Virgil may be used as well.

Specializations

Mood: Relaxed - Virgil's Magic Missile and Chain Lightning attacks turn green, and he further increases Storm Sorcerer's damage boost by 100% and increases the attack cooldown reduction by a further 1 second.

Mood: Anxious - Virgil's Magic Missile and Chain Lightning attacks turn amber, he increases the number of Magic Missile's he fires by one, and there is a 25% chance he stuns an enemy struck by a Magic Missile for 5 seconds.

Mood: Determined - Virgil's Magic Missile and Chain Lightning attacks turn violet, and Virgil increases Weather Control's damage boost by 33% for each Rivals of Waterdeep Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

Chain Lightning - Virgil attacks a random enemy with a bolt of lightning dealing ultimate damage. Every 0.10 seconds, the lightning bolt attacks another random enemy until 20 enemies are struck or no enemies remain. In addition, the area's weather changes to thunder.

V. Virgil's Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: Global DPS	Slot 3: Storm Sorcerer
Slot 4: Weather Control	Slot 5: Rapid Fire	Slot 6: Ultimate Attack Cooldown

VI. Conclusion

It's good to see Virgil joining Kent and the rest of the Rivals of Waterdeep in our formations! Let us know how much you enjoy Virgil and his storm sorcery in a Community Q&A or Champion feedback post on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!

November 30th, 2021

ICP: The Trials of Mount Tiamat Recap

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Tags: idle, champions, idle champions presents, trials of mount tiamat, liar's night, feast of the moon, b dave walters.

WARNING SPOILERS. This blog contains spoilers for the final episode of Idle Champions Presents: The Trials of Mount Tiamat.

Idle Champions Presents: The Trials of Mount Tiamat

Thank you for joining us for Idle Champions Presents: The Trials of Mount Tiamat. Dungeon Master B Dave Walters (Black Dice Society, A Darkened Wish, Into the Mother Lands) took our three brave parties of Champions through a harrowing campaign across seven episodes, leading them into a direct confrontation against Tiamat with the fate of the Forgotten Realms hanging in the balance.

For a full recap of the adventure check out the Idle Champions Presents: Trials of Mount Tiamat Synopsis blog post In case you missed any episodes or want to rewatch the adventure, check out our YouTube channel. If you want to play through the adventure at home, we will be releasing a PDF of the adventure soon!

We had an exciting seven weeks filled with voting and rewards! As a reminder, all in-game rewards must be claimed before the start of our Year's End Festival, so claim your voting rewards before 12 PM Pacific on Wednesday, December 1st!

As part of voting and with a little Champion rebalancing we had four new feats for our Champions become available - the winners of the votes were unlocked in-game with the conclusion of their votes, but all four will be available for 12,500 gems as of 12 PM Pacific on Wednesday, December 1st.

Idle Champions Presents: The Trials of Mount Tiamat, The Underground Trial B Dave Walters Erin M Evans Mark Meer Tanya DePass Jason Charles Miller

Party One

Party Two

Party Three

November 30th Update: Party 3 Champion Rebalance

These changes will be live in-game as of 12 PM Pacific, on Tuesday, November 30th.

Strix will receive the following changes:

Additional self DPS buffs at level 160 and 1090
Reduction in attack cooldown from 6.5s to 5s

Evelyn Marthain will receive the following changes:

Increase base health and health upgrades by 20%

Steadfast Might

Increase Divine Prayer base effect by 100% (to 200%)

Vlahnya Um'vairar will receive the following changes:

Breaking Out Solo - if Vlahnya is in a column by herself or with only one other Champion, her Enthralling Performance effect is increased by 200%.
Enthralling Performance stacks now reduce by 10% every 7.5 seconds (down from 20% every 10 seconds)
When Vlahnya uses her ultimate, Plane Shift her Enthralling Performance stacks are set to max.

Walnut Dankgrass will receive the following changes:

Increase Documancer base effect by 100% (10% instead of 5%)
Increase Pen-Paws base effect by 100% (200% instead of 100%)
Increase her overwhelm point by 5

Melf will receive the following changes:

Increase Melf's Adaptive Support Spell per race effect to 25% per race (up from 10%)
Increase Melf's Augmented Support Spell bonuses to 100% each (up from 50%)
Triple ultimate damage multiplier

Ascendant Reinforcement Skins DLC

The Ascendant Reinforcements are here! This new DLC is available as Skin & Feat Packs for Strix, Evelyn, Walnut, Vlahnya, & Melf, or bundled all together at a discount!

The Ascendant Strix Skin & Feat Pack contains an unlock for Strix, the new Ascendant Strix Skin, an Epic Feat for Strix, and 7 Gold Strix Chests with 1 Guaranteed Shiny Equipment Card.
The Ascendant Evelyn Skin & Feat Pack contains an unlock for Evelyn, the new Ascendant Evelyn Skin, an Epic Feat for Evelyn, and 7 Gold Evelyn Chests with 1 Guaranteed Shiny Equipment Card.
The Ascendant Walnut Skin & Feat Pack contains an unlock for Walnut, the new Ascendant Walnut Skin, an Epic Feat for Walnut, and 7 Gold Walnut Chests with 1 Guaranteed Shiny Equipment Card.
The Ascendant Vlahnya Skin & Feat Pack contains an unlock for Vlahnya, the new Ascendant Vlahnya Skin, an Epic Feat for Vlahnya, and 7 Gold Vlahnya Chests with 1 Guaranteed Shiny Equipment Card.
The Ascendant Melf Skin & Feat Pack contains an unlock for Melf, the new Ascendant Melf Skin, an Epic Feat for Melf, and 7 Gold Melf Chests with 1 Guaranteed Shiny Equipment Card.

Idle Champions Presents will return next year with Idle Champions Presents: Court of the Raven Queen.