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May 17th
Idle Champions: Vecna Returns! 
Posted in Idle Champions.

Somehow, Vecna has returned.

The lich is back! But he's not the only Vecna in town anymore. Evil forces from across the infinite multiverses are flooding into Idle Champions - and your formations are all that can stop them!

Vecna: Eve of Ruin officially releases next Tuesday in your FLGS and the next day in Idle Champions! We are thrilled to introduce the next exciting campaign into Idle Champions, and this time your formations will travel across the multiverse!

The Story Continues


Dungeons & Dragons Venca Eve of Ruin

In the tabletop adventure, it is most likely the adventurer's first time facing off against the legendary lich - but in Idle Champions, we have already fought him in several forms! Our Vecna has been building back his power since his defeat, but he's still in no place to try and take over the multiverse. He plans to bide his time, wait for the Champions to die out, and then strike when the moment is right.

Unfortunately for him, he's not the only Vecna in town anymore...

Dungeons & Dragons Venca Eve of Ruin

In another multiverse, in another time, Vecna succeeded in reshaping reality to his will. But one multiverse was not enough for him. There are more worshippers to gain, more planes to conquer, and more Champions to kill. This is a Vecna that has not known defeat. He defeated Kas before his rival could take his eye and hand. He conquered the Sword Coast in a matter of days. Nothing that has stood in his way has survived.

In our story, this new Vecna is known as Emperor Vecna. He is the greatest threat our multiverse has ever faced, and it is up to the Champions to stop him.

Vecna: Eve of Ruin sees the return of Reya and Blooshi, continuing their stories from the last time they faced off against the lich. Joining them this time around is Sgt. Knox from the Neverwinter MMORPG, as well as Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3! They'll need to team up with Kas and the Wizards Three to hunt down the lost pieces of the fabled Rod of Seven Parts if they have any hope of stopping Emperor Vecna from destroying everything they know and love.

...But where is our multiverse's Vecna in all of this? He wouldn't just hide from his multiversal self, would he? You'll have to find out when Vecna: Eve of Ruin releases in Idle Champions on May 22nd, 2024 at Noon PT!

Vecna Emergence

Vecnas (or, as he prefers - Vecnae) are emerging from other multiverses! We have faced several forms of Vecna, and ALL OF THEM are invading the Forgotten Realms! Vecnae that appear in Free Play Adventures, as well as their original boss forms (found in the adventures: Vecna Loots!, The Castle of a Thousand Vecnas, The Sanctum of the Sword, Get Back in the Castle, Vecna Out!, and The Fortune's Wheel) will drop Corrupted Gems that can be spent in the Thayan Enclave.

The Vecna Emergence starts on May 22nd alongside the release of Vecna: Eve of Ruin and runs until May 31st at Noon PT.

Dungeons & Dragons Venca Eve of Ruin

New Items Added to the Thayan Enclave!

  • Two Golden Epics
    • Azaka Slot 3 - Magical Coin Pack (20,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Diana Slot 5 - Weavebound Staff (20,000 Corrupted Gems)
  • Four Feats
    • Diana - Scholar (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Drizzt - Courage in Battle (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Evelyn - Quick Friends (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Krydle - Heavily Armored (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
  • Two Skins
    • Pirate Azaka(10,000 Corrupted Gems)
    • Pirate Diana (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
  • 10x Marvelous Support Pigments (7,000 Corrupted Gems)
  • 8x Modron Component Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems)
  • 8x Supply Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems)
  • Unlimited Vecna Emergence Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems)
    • Contains gear for: Azaka, Diana, Drizzt, Evelyn, and Krydle

  • You can find all this information and even more details in-game when Vecna: Eve of Ruin & the Vecna Emergence launch on May 22nd, 2024!

    We would love to hear about your experiences out in the multiverse! Join our community and start a conversation:
    May 10th
    BW2: Spring Garden Event 2024! 
    Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

    Flowers In Bloom!

    The annual Grow-A-Thon has returned to the Commons! Whack the bushes and gather their bounty so that you can plant flowers and trees in the Event area to make yourself a gorgeous garden. Impress the judges every 20 hours to earn Spring tokens to buy this year's Custom Items. You need to impress the previous judge to get a rating from the next one.

    Plus, fill your magnificent garden with critters! There are 5 to get throughout the event, starting with the Squirrel today! You can send out requests for a free one.

    Many Quests!

    George has such a terrible green thumb, he'll be looking for you to help him out trying to grow a plant for the first (or fourth) time.

    Spring usually means spring cleaning, right? Freddy needs some help cleaning up his house. It's gotten a little bit spooky. Cleaning items can only be whacked in his house.

    Timmy wants to wake his turtle up from its hibernation after that long, cold winter. Aid him in finding things to tempt it back to consciousness.

    Help Farmer McDonald splice together some special Spring Seeds! For players level 400+, Farmer McDonald will reward you with Tier 2 Spring Fruit and Spring Vegetable seeds! These crops will yield energy and gold balanced for your higher level.

    Joel has various species of bees for you to choose from after you complete his bee helping quests! They are:

    - Leafcutter Bee
    - Red-tailed Bumblebee
    - Tawny Mining Bee
    - Blue Banded Bee
    - Neon Cuckoo Bee
    - Green Carpenter Bee
    - Golden Tail Bee
    - Green Sweat Bee
    - Purple Orchid Bee

    A Seed Surplus

    Have too many seeds? There are things you can spend them on:
    - 10 Fertilizer, once daily
    - The Spring Gift Bouquet, once daily (alternatively to buying for Spring Tokens)
    - Resetting the cooldown on the critic's judging of your garden

    Gorgeous Garden Contest

    Returning is the Gorgeous Garden contest, where each Bush Whacker submits a screenshot of their garden for all to judge! Check back next week for more details.

    New for 2024

    This year's update includes:

    - 2 new tier 4 and 5 VIP rewards!
    - new costume items in the store!
    - new ranch items in the store!
    - 3 new garden flowers: Bluegrass, Golden Trumpet Flower, and Wood Squill
    - 5 new garden decorations: Red Flower Pot, Large Dirt Pot, Barrel, Water Barrel, Blossom Petal Pile
    - new pet packs!
    - new mount packs!
    - new holiday 100% reward!

    Holiday Trees

    If you can complete the event, you'll earn this awesome 100% reward: The Spring Garden Tree!

    More Decorations!

    Three new growable decorations have been added: Bluegrass, Golden Trumpet Flower, and Wood Squill! Plant seeds for these in your garden boxes in the event area. These can also be bought permanently from Joel at the left of the event area.

    Five new garden items can be bought for seeds:
    - Red Flower Pot
    - Large Dirt Pot
    - Barrel
    - Water Barrel
    - Blossom Petal Pile

    Achievements

    -- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT There are a total of TWENTY THREE possible achievements to earn in this year's Spring Garden event.

    Returning Achievements

    Flower Master- You've grown 1 of each common plant in the Spring Event!
    Beast Master- You've gotten every animal in the Spring Event.
    Spring Decorator- You've bought 3 of each planter and 1 Watering Can.
    Impressive- You impressed all of the Gardening Judges in the Spring Event.
    Most Impressive- You got the highest mark from the final Gardening Judge in the Spring Event!
    Five Days at Freddy's - Complete all of Freddy's Spring Daily Quests!
    Spring Botanist - You collected flowers for all the Spring Garden judges.
    Beekeeper - You completed the Spring Garden beehive quests.
    Bee Buddy - Help Joel make Bushwhackia a better place for the bees.
    Bug Collector - Help Satoshi expand his bug collection. Garden Critic - Vote 50 times in the Gorgeous Garden Photo contest.
    Onionling Sheperd - Round up all 100 Onionlings during the Spring Garden event.

    New Achievements

    Gardener's Garments - You bought all the 2024 Spring Garden event items!*

    Retired Achievements

    We also have 10 achievements from previous years which may be earnable by spending Bush Bucks if you missed getting them the first time around.

    Dewy Duds - You bought all the 2023 Spring Garden event items!
    Blossom Buyer - You bought all the 2022 Spring Garden event items!
    Planter Purchases - You bought all the 2021 Spring Garden event items!
    Flowery Frills - You bought all the 2020 Spring Garden event items!
    Ripe Raiments - You bought all the 2019 Spring Garden event items!
    Garden Gatherer - You bought all the 2018 Spring Garden event items!
    Organic Acquisitions - You bought all the 2017 Spring Garden event items!
    Spring Token Trader - You bought all the 2016 Spring Garden event items!
    Garage Sale Connoisseur - Purchase all the 2015 Spring Event items!
    Spring Spender- Purchase all the 2014 Spring Event items!
    Fresh Year Round- Purchase all the 2013 Spring Event items!

    *The mini-golf piece is not required for the Gardener's Garments achievement.

    A Growing Companion!

    Mount Packs

    To kick off the event, we're having a sale! Get 30% more on purchase of 50 Bush Bucks or more! Plus, all new mounts are available this weekend, from May 10th to 13th!

    The Lionfly mount comes free with your first purchase of 100 Bush Bucks or more!

    The Floral Lionfly and Venomous Lionfly are in packs containing 100 Bush Bucks, 10 Pristine Feed Vouchers, and a VIP Voucher! These two mounts produce their own unique sparkly particles when you ride them!

    Pet Packs

    Three new pets can be picked up May 17th to 20th in Pet Packs bursting with goodies! Want them all? Grab them all for less in the bundle! From left-to-right they are the Lavender Lamb, Floral Bunny, and Violet Velociraptor!



    Post your green thumb adventures and questions on the forum!

    The event will run until Friday May 26th at 12 PM PDT!

    View the full Change Log

    Frequently Asked Questions

    • How can I find the seeds?
      Just keep whacking. The Holiday Item runes and pets will help attract them as well.

    • How do I grow plants?
      There are the planters outside the garden to grow flowers in. If you click on them, you can see the plant store. Each plant has a different cost and grow time to get you your event progress points. You start with 4 free planters.

    • Is it good to buy extra planters for growing the plants?
      If you have the seeds to spare and prefer to plant long-growing plants, then yes, it's worth it.

    • How do I get the Decorator achievement?
      If you go into the gardening area, the store button ($) has a selection of garden decorating items, where you can find the planter styles and watering can. These items also cost seeds.

    • What are the possible seed combinations for Farmer MacDonald's quest?
      You can choose seeds that grow either Energy or Gold, and then choose between 20, 15, 4, and 3 hours of growth time.

    • Why do my custom seeds cost Gold to plant?
      You created the combination, which is unlocked until they expire. Just like normal plants, they cost Gold for planting. We don't award a flat number of seeds, because not all players have the same amount of farm plots. This way, you get to choose how many you end up growing. :)
    • Why don't my custom seeds last longer?
      Because they're OP! Enjoy them while they last. :)

    • How do I please the judges?
      Just keep growing plants. As your event progress increases, you will impress the judges more and more. You DO NOT need to place them in your garden if you don't wish to. The plants still count for progress.

    • Does the Timey-Wimey watch or Time Turner affect the judges?
      No, judges do not have quest cooldowns, so trinket effects that work for quests will not apply to them.

    • What adds to my event progress?
      Growing plants worth points and completing the side quests. To get the points from your plants, you don't even need to place them in your garden! Just grow them!

    • Do I have to do the achievements?
      No. Completing the goals for the achievements is totally optional. You get either a large energy pack or a title for your character from them, no event progress.

    • Where can I see all the achievements available and how to get them?
      Either on the holiday dialog, the achievements dialog, or on the blog.

    May 3rd
    Idle Champions: Jack the Pumpkin Sprout Charity Familiar 
    Posted in Idle Champions.

    We are excited to announce our collaboration with Mark Meer for the release of Jack the Pumpkin Sprout Familiar, coming to Idle Champions on May 6th, 2024! The net proceeds of all Jack the Pumpkin Sprout sales from the first week of launch will be donated to Take This!

    Jack the Pumpkin Sprout

    Dungeons & Dragons Jack and Mark Meer

    “Gourd to meet you!”

    The incredible Mark Meer returns to Idle Champions to create our newest charity familiar. For those unfamiliar with him, Mark Meer is a prolific voice actor with credits such as Mass Effect, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, and MythForce. His character from Black Dice Society, Brother Uriah, came to Idle Champions last year and Mark played him in Idle Champions Presents: Fatebreaker. As the voice of Baeloth Barrityl in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Mark also played as Baeloth in several Idle Champions Presents and even acted as the Dungeon Master for Idle Champions Presents: The Black Pits!

    Together, our goal is to raise funds for Take This, whose mission is to decrease the stigma and increase the support for mental health in the game enthusiast community and inside the game industry. Help them continue their efforts this year by purchasing Jack the Pumpkin Sprout and by visiting their site right now!

    Jack the Pumpkin Sprout Familiar will be available in-game starting on Monday, May 6th, 2024 at 12pm Pacific! Afterward, all net proceeds from the first week of Jack's sales will be donated to Take This.

    Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is available on PC and Mac on Steam, Epic, the web, Xbox One, Playstation 4, iOS and all Android devices!

    May 1st
    Idle Champions: The Great Modron March 7 
    Posted in Idle Champions.

    Something isn't right in the Outlands! The Great Modron March is only supposed to happen every 289 years - but the modrons are marching out of Mechanus right now!

    Worst of all, they've found a way onto the Material Plane. Modrons have already been spotted in the forest! They're heading for Waterdeep!

    The Great Modron March 7 has arrived! It introduces Diana, the Human Monk from the Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon. This speed/support Champion is ready to leap into your formations and power up the Saturday Morning Squad! It also reintroduces Gromma, the Grandmotherly Tortle Druid, from the minds at Codename Entertainment. You can learn more about Diana and the rework to Gromma below. Also, you can choose three of eight previous Champions to unlock over the course of The Great Modron March 7!

    Table of Contents


    Diana

    Dungeons & Dragons Diana the Acrobat

      Diana was already a formidable gymnast when she and her friends were transported to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. Diana wields her Javelin Staff with determination and courage, harnessing its potent magic to triumph over countless obstacles. The confidence of this outspoken athlete propels her friends forward in their quest to return home.

    Diana is a Support and Speed Champion who comes from the Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon from the 1980s. Diana’s flexible support ability provides the choice to buff Dexterous champions, young Champions, or Champions with low ability score totals. She also speeds up your progress by increasing the transition speed between areas. Once unlocked, she's a quick swap with Makos in seat 9!

    Learn more about Diana in our Champion Spotlight!

    Gromma

    Dungeons & Dragons Gromma Nander

      Extremely elderly for a Tortle, Gromma Nander grew discontent with her secluded life after giving birth to her offspring. Once they were old enough to fend for themselves, she ventured back out into the world to learn as much as she could about the strange creatures that inhabit it. Gromma is a wise and inquisitive Tortle who is quick to friendship but slow to trust. She carries a pouch of smooth colored stones that she has collected on her journey and walks with the aid of a battle-worn spear.

    Gromma is a DPS, Support and Tanking tortle who has learned how to be flexible enough to take on almost any role in the formation. She has a soft spot for "the youngins" and does her best to assist anyone younger. She's found a comfy spot in Seat 3 opposite Nayeli.

    Learn more about the changes coming to Gromma in our Reintroduction Spotlight!

    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 pool 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:

    • Nixie (Seat 1)
    • Krydle (Seat 2)
    • Mehen (Seat 3)
    • Evandra (Seat 5)



    • Qillek (Seat 5)
    • Evelyn (Seat 6)
    • Jaheira (Seat 9)
    • Nordom (Seat 9)


    Events 2.0

    Event Changes

    Events 2.0 is a significant update to the events system in Idle Champions. Because players will now be able to unlock more Champions, content, and rewards through Events 2.0, we are increasing the duration of events from 12 days to 21 days. Events will typically begin on the first Wednesday of each month and run for three weeks. Content updates for Idle Champions will occur on the Wednesdays outside events.

    Along with the Event duration change we are reducing the number of annual events, shifting from 17 annual events down to 12. Long term, we plan to retire the Midwinter, Greengrass, The Running, Midsummer, and Brightswords events. However, as we transition over to the new Event 2.0 schedule, there will be a Greengrass event in April 2024.

    Quality of Life Updates

    As part of the Events 2.0 update, we are also making several quality of life updates:
    • Bounty Contracts used outside of events will award Event Tokens for the next event.
    • Event adventures, variants, and free plays no longer cost Event Tokens to start.
    • Event Tokens are now only used to purchase Event Chests directly (free plays no longer need to be grinded to obtain extra chests).
    • Event Tokens left over once an event ends will automatically be converted to Champion chests.
    • Retired Champions may come out of retirement.
    • Event Boons are granted to players who purchase specially marked event-related DLC during an event. There are four tiers of Event Boons that offer buffs to Champion Damage, Gold Find, Champion Health, Click Damage, and Speed. These buffs increase with each tier of Event Boon. Additionally, the first purchase that grants an Event Boon will also unlock the Supporter Slot.

    To learn more about what is changing with Events 2.0 check out our Blog Post! Join our amazing community with any of the links below: