Take a little magic, add a little (or a lot) of idols ground up into a mysterious gel for science, and out comes a new batch of talents.

Today's update fills in the last Tier 8 talent and adds 12 new Tier 9 talents for you to acquire with your plethora of idols!

New Tier 8 Passive Talent

This talent requires clearing area 3000 to unlock.

• Enchanted Outings - For every 100 personal EP from all Crusaders, buff the DPS of the formation by 25%, stacking additively. Max levels: 500.

New Tier 9 Talent Additions

These talents require clearing area 3500 to unlock.

4 New Active Talents

• Pump it Up - Increase the power of buff cards by 50%. Max levels: 500.
  
  
• The Biggest Saw Blade - Power Saw buff cards last 5% longer. Max levels: 60.
  
  
• All For One - Based on the highest number of Crusaders in formation who share a non-propagated tag, increase the DPS of those Crusaders by 1000%. Max levels: 150
  
  
• Flaming Water - With at least 3 Splash Damage cards active, increase the DPS of all Crusaders by 1.00e5%. Max levels: 400.
  
  

4 New Passive Talents

• Runic Bosses - When a boss may drop a Silver chest, there's a 1% chance that it will be a Runic chest instead of a Jeweled chest drop from bosses. Max levels: 25.
  
  
• Challenge Hoards - Increase the DPS of all Crusaders by 1e10% for every 1000 challenge tokens in inventory, stacking additively. Max levels: 500.
  
  
• Completionist - Increase the DPS of all Crusaders by 25% for every completed permanent campaign objective, stacking multiplicatively. Max levels: 1000.
  
  
• Runic Friendship - Increase the DPS of Crusaders by 1000% for each rune level equipped on other Crusaders in the same bench seat, stacking multiplicatively. Max levels: 500.
  
  

4 New Utility Talents

• Sprint for the Stars - Increases your maximum Sprint level by 25 areas. Requires having at least 30 levels of Hustle Master purchased before you can start buying this talent. Max levels: 75.
  
  
• The Idol Singularity - Increases the maximum Crusader level by 50. Requires having at least 100 levels of Olympian Training purchased before you can start purchasing this talent. Max levels: 500.
  
  
• The Stone That Never Came Down - Increases the maximum number by a factor of 1e20. Requires having at least 40 levels of Arithmagician Newts purchased because you can start purchasing this talent. Max levels: 580.
  
  
• Vitamin Idols - Increase the amount of Bonus Boss idols dropped from a boss kill by 25%. Max levels: 100.
  
  

Other Items In Today's Update

• The Magical Training talent has been updated with a level 825 cap.
  
  
• The Respec button in the talents dialog will now be disabled for a second after buying or canceling the purchase of talents to help avoid double clicking causing it to trigger.
  
  
• Added stats for Mega/Ultimate chests opened to the stats panel.
  
  
• Started the sunset sale, which runs from today, Thursday, March 24th until next Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at 12pm Pacific Time.

Merci is nothing if not tenacious. After six years of trying to find a match for a Valentine's Day outing, he's still game to try and try again with help from his ever-growing collection of friends.

This year Merci's new friend is Audre DeLarveie!

It's time for Merci's Mix-Up 7!

Merci's Mix-Up 7 runs until Tuesday, February 22nd, introducing Audre DeLarveie and bringing back Rosoideae, Alacrity the Matchmaker, Rocky the Rockstar, Sally the Succubus, Warwick the Warlock, Katie the Cupid, Frankie the Demon Crooner, and Ishtar!

New Tier 7 Crusader: Audre DeLarveie

Tags: Event, Dwarf, Elf, Female, Support, Gold

A long time ago, and just around the corner in a cozy little cottage, a dwarf and an elf loved each other very much and they had a daughter, whom they named Audre. They raised her with love and taught her to be kind and polite, but polite doesn't mean agreeing with everything people ask of her. She also developed a backbone.

One day, you're walking along the street and past the cottage where Audre is sitting outside with a table and a stack of pamphlets.

"Could I talk to you about people's rights?" she asks, holding out a pamphlet to you.

Intrigued, you read the pamphlet a bit. "This is really well-thought-out. What's the catch?"

She grimaces. "What do you mean, catch? Everyone deserves fair treatment, no matter their background or views, but we're not there yet. There's still more work to do."

You think about it for a second. "That makes sense. We could use your spirit," you say. "Wanna come with us? We travel through a lot of universes, you could get your message spread pretty far."

Audre crosses her arms and thinks for a minute, looking at her cottage. "March with pride across the multiverse? Count me in. Hannah, I'm going on an adventure!"

Hannah stepped out of the cottage and walked over to Audre and you. "Of course you are," she said, giving Audre a hug and kiss. "But come back from time to time, all right? I'll miss you."

"A herd of stampeding alien trash pandas couldn't keep me away," Audre smirked. "I'll come back in my downtime." Turning to you, she said, "Let's go!"

Audre has joined the party.

New Tier 7 Objectives

Recruit Audre DeLarveie | Audre DeLarveie takes up a slot in the formation. Rocky the Rockstar and Sally the Succubus take up spots in formation and can't be removed. Only 3 Crusaders at a time can do DPS. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell on Ready Player Two to complete. Beat area 650.

Big Game Meet and Greet | Warwick the Warlock and Katie the Cupid take up spots in formation and can't be removed. Truck occupies a spot in the formation. If there's an equal number of male and female Crusaders in the formation, the formation gets a 2e5% DPS boost. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Washed Up on World's Wake to complete. Beat area 750.

The Heart's Flames | Frankie the Demon Crooner and Ishtar take up spots in formation and can't be removed. Ishtar's Fire and Rain upgrade starts as purchased. All non-boss area quest requirements are now "Kill 10 of Ishtar's Fire Sprites." Note: This will require having cleared the objective Washed Up on World's Wake to complete. Beat area 800.

Chasms of Emotion | Alacrity the Matchmaker takes up a spot in formation and can't be removed. The formation has been changed. Note: This will require having purchased the max level of the Arithmagician Talent to complete. Beat area 850.

The Road to Self Care | Rosoideae takes up a spot in formation and can't be removed. Taskmasters can't be placed to click monsters. Four self-doubt golems spawn, each with an annoying ability. A life coach occupies a slot in the formation and provides a 100% gold buff for each golem killed, stacking additively. Note: This will require having purchased the max level of the Arithmagician Talent to complete. Beat area 900.

More info

You'll have until Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time to complete Merci's Mix-Up 7!

For more info on previous Merci's Mix-Up Crusaders and objectives check out the Merci's Mix-Up Tier 6 blog post.

Equipment for event Crusaders can be found in Silver and Jeweled Valentine'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, Tier 6, and Tier 7 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.

Mount the stairs and mind the gears as you explore the clocktower once again.

Changes for Season 6

Dungeon Points, Dungeon Coins and Idol Bonus limit Extended - The cap on the Dungeon rewards has been increased from area 20,000 to area 35,000.

Changes to the base Dungeon Points and Coins drops - We've adjusted the base points and coins that drop from completing areas on the dungeon objectives, to hopefully give you a rest from sprinting constantly.

More Awesome Rewards! - Both the free and the Mysterious Benefactor's pass route have had their rewards tweaked again for season 6, including a new Crusader reward and more Rune-related items! See the "Introducing Zephoralei, the Eventide" section for more information on the new Crusader!

Infinite Rewards! - Once you've got all 40 of the normal rewards, you can keep earning points and unlocking levels of rewards. If you don't have the season pass, claiming the base reward on these bonus levels will cause the level to disappear, just so you have less to scroll. When you do purchase the pass, all the unclaimed pass rewards will be visible until you claim them.

Difficulty Scaling - This season sees the return of the difficulty scaling, and whatever difficulties you had unlocked for each objective last season should still be available at the start of this season.

Formation Change - Based on player feedback, we've changed the Playing it Old School formation to have 15 slots and a Mindy-friendly space.

Season 5 Rewards Now Available! - If you missed getting any of the major rewards during the previous season, you can now purchase them for Dungeon Coins!

Zephoralei, the Eventide
Tags: Dungeon, Female, Dragon, Animal, DPS

Introducing Zephoralei, the Eventide

For reaching level 4 on the free rewards track this season, or from the Dungeon Depot in future seasons, you can welcome your new multi-headed friend Zephoralei, the Eventide.

From the depths of time and born of the stars, Zephoralei has seen it all and enjoyed being with themselves. Sure, some pesky heroes tried to put a stop to them because they were monstrous, but it just gave them the knowledge of how to stave off the boredom.

As Zephoralei powers up from fellow Crusaders using Savage Strikes, their other heads emerge (and talking to yourself can be handy over eons), with their Me, Myself and I ability. And what's a little poison between friends? With A Dash of Poison and Extra Deadly, Zephoralei gets extra DPS based on your current Critical Click chance.

When you want to use them, you can find them in seat 40 on the bench.

You can gear up Zephoralei from earning the various rewards on the reward tracks, and from spending Dungeon Coins on their chests in the Dungeon Depot. Zephoralei's recipes are also available from the rewards track or the Dungeon Depot as well.

We hope you enjoy Season 6 of the Dungeons! Good luck!

O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree -- how angry are thy branches...!
O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree -- how much you embody the rage of nature and bring the wrath of the elements down upon us all!

Once again The Nate Before Christmas blesses our doors, and this year we are visited by a bouncy bundle of joy: Springy, the Patchwork Plush.

The Nate Before Christmas Tier 7 introduces Springy, the Patchwork Plush and brings back Odile, Snowflake Defender, Frosty the Snowman, RoboSanta, The Dark Helper, RoboRudolph, Xander the Xmas Dragon, Wrena the Fair and Kris, the Enraged Elemental!

New Tier 7 Crusader: Springy, the Patchwork Plush

Tags: Event, Support, Gold, Animal, Male, Supernatural

A new day, a new planet. You've been trekking through the tangled weeds, grasses and trees from the portal opening when you almost trip on a hard flat object in the ground. Glancing around, you see the foliage isn't as dense and you can make out a structure in the distance. As you approach, you note a sign that says " G M L" on it mounted on the side of the structure.

You see a door and step inside, smelling an oddly familiar cinnamon and popcorn scent on the stale air. It's an alien mall! And some franchises are just that powerful. You walk in further, eyes adjusting to the gloom of dirty skylights.

A rustling noise draws your attention. Something seems to be approaching you. As it gets closer you hear a rhythmic thumping and the tinkle of something metal hitting the tile floor. It thumps into a brighter patch of light and you see a kangaroo plushie made of assorted fabrics just before it jumps on you and you thud to the floor.

"Friend?" the creature asks.

"If I say yes, will you get off me?"

The kangaroo ducks their head and carefully steps off you. "Sorry. It's been ages since someone visited."

"You're here all alone?"

The kangaroo hops. "There's the occasional mouse that I stomp on, but they don't talk, so they don't count."

You scratch your head. "My friends and I are travellers, and we're a pretty large band. In the spirit of the season, would you like to join us?"

"Would I still get to stomp things?" they ask.

You smile. "Definitely."

Springy, the Patchwork Plush has joined your party.

New Tier 7 Objectives

Recruit Springy | Springy takes up a slot in the formation. RoboSanta and Frosty the Snowman start in the formation, and can't be removed. For every cast of Storm Rider, up to 500 casts, Frosty gets a 15% DPS boost, stacking multiplicatively. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell on Ready Player Two to complete. Beat area 650.

Island of Misfit Presents | RoboRudolph and The Dark Helper start in the formation and can't be removed. The formation has been changed. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Washed Up on World's Wake to complete. Beat area 750.

Krampus is Watching | Xander the Xmas Dragon and Wrena the Fair start in the formation and can't be removed. Krampus spawns randomly on non-boss areas and marks 3 random Crusaders with coal, disabling their DPS for 6 seconds. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Washed Up on World's Wake to complete. Beat area 800.

Carpet of Pine Needles | Kris, the Enraged Elemental starts in the formation and can't be removed. Pine spirits randomly spawn. For every spirit exorcised, Kris provides a 10% gold buff, stacking additively. Note: This will require having purchased the max level of the Arithmagician Talent to complete. Beat area 850.

My Snowman and Me | Odile, Snowflake Defender starts in the formation and can't be removed. Monsters drop less gold. A snowman occupies a slot in the formation. The snowman freezes every Crusader except for Odile. Frozen Crusaders don't contribute upgrades. A hot chocolate monster spawns on every non-boss area, the first time you enter the area. For every 88 hot chocolate monsters killed, the snowman freezes one less Crusader. Note: This will require having purchased the max level of the Arithmagician Talent to complete. Beat area 900.

More info

You'll have until Wednesday, Dec 29th, 2021 at 12:00 PM Pacific Time to complete The Nate Before Christmas 7!

For more info on previous The Nate Before Christmas Crusaders and objectives check out the The Nate Before Christmas 6 blog post.

Equipment for event Crusaders can be found in Silver and Jeweled Christmas 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, Tier 6, and Tier 7 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.

Ready for some new challenges that will test your formation building skills all over again? Craving some more power? Then read on to learn more about the latest Tier 5 11th objectives!

The Stars of the Show: New Tier 5 11th Objectives

• Watery Demise - On the World's Wake campaign.
  
  Complete all Tier 5 World's Wake objectives. Requires having purchased the max level of the Arithmagician Talent to complete. Human tagged Crusaders cannot be used. Only Crusaders with 600 or more personal EP can be used. Evie occupies a slot in the formation. If you don't clear the area within 20 seconds, she wipes the formation back an area. Areas become difficult much quicker. Beat area 1100.
  
  Rewards: Adds 5 more slots for EP missions.



• The Memory Remains - On the Descent Into Darkness campaign.
  
  Complete all Tier 5 Descent Into Darkness objectives. Requires having completed the Watery Demise objective from the World's Wake campaign. Evil tagged Crusaders cannot be used. Only Crusaders with 650 or more personal EP can be used. When killed, monsters come back to life as ghosts. Ghosts live at least 3 seconds and don't drop quest items when killed. Areas become difficult much quicker. Beat area 1150.
  
  Rewards: Bigger Numbers: Increase maximum number cap by e300.



• The Wellerman - On the Ghostbeard's Greed campaign.
  
  Complete all Tier 5 Ghostbeard's Greed objectives. Requires having completed the The Memory Remains objective from the Descent Into Darkness campaign. Animal tagged Crusaders cannot be used. Alivebeard randomly spawns, living at least 1.5 seconds. Alivebeard has a projectile attack. Only Crusaders with 700 or more personal EP can be used. Crusaders' level and upgrade costs are increased. Every non-boss area is now either: collect 75 tea crates, collect 75 sugar crates or collect 1 rum cask. Areas become difficult much quicker. Beat area 1275.
  
  Rewards: Add 1 more slot for ruby missions and 5 more missions for Rubies.



• The Writing Desk - On the Grimm's Idle Tales campaign.
  
  Complete all Tier 5 Grimm's Idle Tales objectives. Requires having completed the The Wellerman objective from the Ghostbeard's Greed campaign. Supernatural tagged Crusaders cannot be used. Only Crusaders with 750 or more personal EP can be used. A raven occupies a random slot in the formation and rotates every 100 areas. Writing desk monsters randomly spawn. For every desk killed, the raven buffs adjacent Crusaders by 100%, stacking additively. Areas become difficult much quicker. Beat area 1250.
  
  Rewards: Bigger Numbers: Increase maximum number cap by e300.



• Crest of Manci - On the Mischief at Mugwarts campaign.
  
  Complete all Tier 5 Mischief at Mugwarts objectives. Requires having completed the The Writing Desk objective from the Grimm's Idle Tales campaign. Magical tagged Crusaders cannot be used. Bog Mother randomly spawns, living for at least 1.5 seconds. Can only be killed by projectile damage. Only Crusaders with 800 or more personal EP can be used. All bosses are now the famed wizard Manci, who has nine lives and a projectile attack. All boss areas require killing the boss 9 times. Areas become difficult much quicker. Beat area 1275.
  
  Rewards: Receive a permanent 1e20 gold find buff.



• For Whom the Bell Tolls - On the Ready Player Two! campaign.
  
  Complete all Tier 5 Ready Player Two objectives. Requires having completed the Crest of Manci objective from the Mischief at Mugwarts campaign. Superhero tagged Crusaders cannot be used. Only Crusaders with 850 or more personal EP can be used. Every Crusader is an island actually. Crusaders only provide DPS and upgrades if not adjacent to any other Crusaders. A bell occupies a spot in the formation. It tolls every 10 seconds and kills a random Crusader. Areas become difficult much quicker. Beat area 1300.
  
  Rewards: Free Play Sprint: Double the amount you can sprint for free plays (permanent and event) only.



• The One - On the Idols Through Time campaign.
  
  Complete all Tier 5 Idols Through Time objectives. Requires having completed the For Whom the Bell Tolls objective from the Ready Player Two campaign. Flora tagged Crusaders cannot be used. Only Crusaders with 900 or more personal EP can be used. Eon occupies a space in the formation. Drone monsters spawn randomly and live for at least 15 seconds. Every 100 areas completed, deja vu empowers Eon in the fight against the machines and the drone monsters live 1 second less. Areas become difficult much quicker. Beat area 1325.
  
  Rewards: Receive a permanent base 1 e50 DPS boost.



• Boulders of Space Hill - On the Amusement Park of Doom campaign.
  
  Complete all Tier 5 Amusement Park of Doom objectives. Requires having completed the The One objective from the Idols Through Time campaign. Good or Evil tagged Crusaders cannot be used. Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet. Only Crusaders with 950 or more personal EP can be used. Asteroids spawn with each wave of monsters and require 3 projectile hits to be killed. Areas become difficult much quicker. Beat area 1350.
  
  Rewards: Bigger Numbers: Increase maximum number cap by e500



• Taken - On the Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge campaign.
  
  Complete all Tier 5 Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge objectives. Requires having completed the Boulders of Space Hill objective from the Amusement Park of Doom campaign. Robot tagged Crusaders cannot be used. The formation has been changed. Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage. Only Crusaders with 1000 or more personal EP can be used. Thugs with annoying abilities spawn. Neel Leeson occupies a spot in the formation and buffs the DPS by 10% for each thug killed, stacking additively. Areas become difficult much quicker. Beat area 1400.
  
  Rewards: Unlocks a new Arcane Geode mission and a new Runic Chest mission.

You can check out the change log in the game for additional information about this update.

What's better to brighten up your November than 14 all-new objectives to tackle? That's right, Amusement Park of Doom and Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge both get their Tier 5 objectives in today's update!

Amusement Park of Doom Tier 5 Objectives


Roller Coaster

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • Your DPS and Gold find stay at 0 for four times as long.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

Carousel

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • Carousel seats now change every 50 areas.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

Log Ride

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • Towel monsters now have annoying abilities as well as being invincible.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

Ferris Wheel of Doom

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

The House of Horrors

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • The random effects are even stronger than ever.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

Mauled by Mascots

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • Each Mascot also reduces Gold find by 50% (stacks multiplicatively.)
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

Couples Day

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds, but can be killed faster if hit by a projectile first.
  • Crusader levels and upgrades now cost more, and monsters drop less gold.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.





Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge Tier 5 Objectives


The Journey of the Ring

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • The Ring monsters now spawn more frequently.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

Call in the Eagles!

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Bird seed monsters now spawn more frequently.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

Let's Dial In

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Crusaders levels and upgrades cost more, and monsters drop less gold.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

It's the Climb

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Your DPS spends even longer at 0.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

It's Getting Hot in Here

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Mollug monsters count as 10 monster kills for the volcano's death count.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

Vertical Limits

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Only Male Supernatural Crusaders may be used.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

Dead Snow

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • When a lesser zombie is killed, they damage the formation by 35% of the Crusaders' max health.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.




New Achievements!

Unlock the two new in-game achievements fore these campaigns!


• Doors to the Stars - Kill 10,000 Sluggos in Tier 5 or higher Amusement Park of Doom objectives.
  
  
• Game of Riddles - Kill 10,000 Mullogs in Tier 5 or higher Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge objectives.

It's close to midnight, and something Emo's lurking in the dark...
Under full moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart!

Wait — this thriller night has happened six times before! And it's back again tonight! Emo's New Moon has returned, bringing ghosts and ghouls to the neighborhood schools where Crusaders fight for their lives from now until November 9th at noon Pacific!

Emo's New Moon 7 introduces Xochitl, La Llorona the latest Tier 7 Crusader and brings back Crooked Crow, The Evanescent, Trixie the Treater, Viktor the Vampire, Henry, the Scaredy-Ghoul, Fright-o-Tron 4000, Wendy the Witch, and Jack O'Lantern!

New Tier 7 Crusader: Xochitl, La Llorona

Tags: Event, Female, Demon, Supernatural, Support, Gold, Evil

Rayna, Snickette and Morrigan were off hiking in a forest they'd found on the edge of a desert, exploring the interesting foliage and chatting away. The sun, still visible through the canopy, bathed the trees in a warm glow.

As they ventured further down the path, Rayna started getting an eerie feeling and glanced around, but all she noted was that the light seemed a little less bright. She watched as Snickette and Morrigan ran forward to investigate a stream that ran alongside the path and her feeling of wrongness grew stronger.

Right before Rayna's eyes, Snickette was suddenly dragged under the water. Morrigan tried to grab her friend's feet but Snickette was already gone. Rayna raced up to the water and pulled Morrigan behind her, readying a Fire Storm charge, which she directed at the spot where she could still see Snickette's cloak.

Nothing immediately happened. 5 heartbeats...10 heartbeats….20 heartbeats, and then the water erupted, revealing a ghostly figure.

"Give me the other child," it rasped. Rayna and Morrigan exchanged puzzled looks. The ghost pointed at Morrigan.

"Oi, I ain't no child ghostie," Morrigan said. "I'm a leprechaun, thank ye very much. And so's my friend you got there. Give her back!"

"I'm not a ghost, I'm Xochitl, La Llorona!" the ghost announced. Rayna and Morrigan looked at her blankly. The ghost hissed and tears started flowing down her cheeks. "Surely you must have heard of me?"

"Sorry dearie, but we've been lots of places and can't learn the myths of all of 'em," Morrigan replied. "Now, give back my friend!" Rayna readied another Fire Storm charge and gestured toward the ghost.

The ghost clenched her fists and the river splashed around her, but then she let out a sigh. With a flick of her wrist, a drenched Snickette was thrown from the river and started choking out water on the bank. "Fine, have her back. Just no more fire." She started to drift back down into the water.

Sucking in a breath of air, Snickette gasped "Treasure!" and Xochitl paused. More coughs racked her small frame, but Snickette managed to say, "the ghost had a lot of treasure down there."

Xochitl raised an eyebrow. "Those trinkets? They just happen to collect around me."

The three crusaders exchanged looks. Treasure was always handy. "Say, how about you come with us for a little while?" Rayna asked as she dismissed her Fire Storm. "I think you might have some fun."

Xochitl looked at the river and the tranquil forest. It had been getting a bit quiet lately, as the rumours had started to spread. "I'm in."

Xochitl, La Llorona is a Support and Gold Crusader. When you want to add her to your formation, you can find her in slot 24.

New Tier 7 Objectives

• Recruit Xochitl, La Llorona | Xochitl, La Llorona takes up a slot in the formation. Wendy the Witch and Jack O'Lantern start in the formation, and can't be removed. Only Wendy can do DPS. Xochitl, La Llorona damages all Crusaders in formation by 10% of their max health every second. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell on Ready Player Two to complete. Beat area 650.


• Ghost Story | Henry, the Scaredy-Ghoul and Fright-o-Tron 4000 start in the formation, and can't be removed. Aside from locked-in crusaders, only Demon, Evil or Magical Crusaders can be used. Three old ladies occupy slots in the formation, telling ghost stories. They shift positions every 100 areas. Ghostbeard is curious if he stars in any of the stories and spawns randomly, scaring the old ladies and causing them to disable the DPS of adjacent Crusaders for 10 seconds. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Washed Up on World's Wake to complete. Beat area 750.


• Malignant | Viktor the Vampire and Trixie the Treater start in the formation, and can't be removed. Aside from locked-in crusaders, only Demon, Evil or Magical Crusaders can be used. The play area randomly goes pitch black, and a random effect occurs before light returns. A camera monster spawns to take your picture to commemorate the moment. While the camera is alive, your gold find is reduced to 0. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Washed Up on World's Wake to complete. Beat area 800.


• Hex | The Evanescent starts in the formation, and can't be removed. Aside from the locked-in crusader, only Demon, Evil or Magical Crusaders can be used. The formation has been changed. A witch occupies a slot in the formation. If you take longer than 20 seconds to clear the area, she wakes up and wipes your formation. Note: This will require having purchased the max level of the Arithmagician Talent to complete. Beat area 850.


• Tooth Fairy | Crooked Crow starts in the formation, and can't be removed. Aside from the locked-in crusader, only Demon, Evil or Magical Crusaders can be used. One lucky kid occupies a slot in the formation. The evil witch spawns randomly and scares the kid, causing the upgrades and formation abilities of adjacent Crusaders to be disabled for 10 seconds. Note: This will require having purchased the max level of the Arithmagician Talent to complete. Beat area 900.

More info

You'll have until Tuesday, November 9th at 12:00 PM Pacific Time to complete Emo's New Moon 7!

For more info on previous Emo's New Moon Crusaders and objectives check out the Emo's New Moon 6 blog post.

Equipment for event Crusaders can be found in Silver and Jeweled Halloween 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, Tier 6, and Tier 7 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.

Down once more, into the dark and creepy crypts. What world are you on? Who knows, but you've got some new friends to unlock from the rewards track this season!

Changes for Season 5

Dungeon Points, Dungeon Coins and Idol Bonus limit Extended - The cap on the Dungeon rewards has been increased from area 17,500 to area 20,000.

Changes to the base Dungeon Points and Coins drops - We've adjusted the base points and coins that drop from completing areas on the dungeon objectives, in order to encourage choosing the points or coins buff if you want to stock up on your currencies.

More Awesome Rewards! - Both the free and the Mysterious Benefactor's pass route have had their rewards tweaked again for season 5, including a new Crusader reward and more Rune-related items! See the "Introducing Matt Spacewalker" section for more information on the new Crusader!

Missions to Earn Dungeon Points - We've added some difficult missions to the mission system, that will help you in your quest for points this season. You can have at most two missions active at once. The missions will stop showing up a week before the season ends.

Updated Dungeon FAQ - The Dungeon FAQ has been updated with questions and answers about how the Dungeon Points Missions work.

Difficulty Scaling - This season sees the return of the difficulty scaling, with a new difficulty 4 setting and highest area reached stats for each difficulty, so you know how far you've gotten on each difficulty.

Season 4 Rewards Now Available! - If you missed getting any of the major rewards during the previous season, you can now purchase them for Dungeon Coins!

Matt Spacewalker
Tags: Male, Human, DPS, Good, Dungeon

Introducing Matt Spacewalker

For reaching level 8 on the free rewards track this season, or from the Dungeon Depot in future seasons, you can welcome your new marshmallow floaty friend Matt Spacewalker.

Found floating somewhere in space, and telling you he's Human, Matt joins your team and refuses to remove his helmet. Matt will grow stronger the more you use him, converting XP into a permanent DPS buff, as well benefiting from his personal EP and gold missions that you've completed.

When you want to use him, you can find him in seat 38 on the bench.

You can gear up Matt from earning the various rewards on the reward tracks, and from spending Dungeon Coins on his chests in the Dungeon Depot. Matt's recipes are also available from the rewards track or the Dungeon Depot as well.

We hope you enjoy Season 5 of the Dungeons! Good luck!

Today's update includes seven new Tier 5 Objectives in the Mischief at Mugwarts campaign! Head back to school and test your mettle against some new foes...

Mischief at Mugwarts Tier 5 Objective Updates

Invisibility Cloak

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Bog Mother randomly spawns, living for at least 1.5 seconds. Can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 550.
• Awards 650 rubies.

Broom Game

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Bog Mother randomly spawns, living for at least 1.5 seconds. Can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 550.
• Awards 650 rubies.

No Muggles Allowed

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Bog Mother randomly spawns, living for at least 1.5 seconds. Can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 550.
• Awards 650 rubies.

Accio Monsters

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Bog Mother randomly spawns, living for at least 1.5 seconds. Can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 550.
• Awards 650 rubies.

Teacher's Pet

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Bog Mother randomly spawns, living for at least 1.5 seconds. Can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 550.
• Awards 650 rubies.

The Final Battle

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Bog Mother randomly spawns, living for at least 1.5 seconds. Can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • If the front line of the formation has 3 Crusaders with Tank tags in it, then you gain an increase to the DPS of all Crusaders.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 550.
• Awards 650 rubies.

Fantastic Beasts

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Bog Mother randomly spawns, living for at least 1.5 seconds. Can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • The familiars now move around the formation every 75 areas.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 550.
• Awards 650 rubies.

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

Test your mettle against these crafty magical additions!

We've been down, we've gone up, we've gotten wet and now it's time to get toasty!

Season 4 debuts the Abyssal Chasm theme and some new rewards from the reward tracks! Mind the lava and take a peak at these scorching updates!

Changes for Season 4

We've changed up the following formation this season:


Fun and Games

Dungeon Points, Dungeon Coins and Idol Bonus limit Extended - The cap on the Dungeon rewards has been increased from area 15,000 to area 17,500.

Changes to the base Dungeon Points and Coins drops - We've adjusted the base points and coins that drop from completing areas on the dungeon objectives, in order to encourage choosing the points or coins buff if you want to stock up on your currencies.

Changes to the Dungeon Points and Coins Buffs - The buffs that increase the Points or Coins that you'll get from your current dungeon objective have been increased to 300%.

More Awesome Rewards! - Both the free and the Mysterious Benefactor's pass route have had their rewards tweaked again for season 4, including a new Crusader reward and more Rune-related items! See the "Introducing Torakichi, the Greedy Tengu" section for more information on the new Crusader!

Updated Dungeon FAQ - The Dungeon FAQ has been updated with questions and answers about how the Dungeon Crusaders and difficulty scaling work.

Difficulty Scaling - This season we're trying out the difficulty scaling mechanic, to test your levels of power but keep the time spent on a reset in a manageable range. See the "Dungeon Scaling" section for more information.

Season 3 Skins Now Available! - If you missed getting these skins during the previous season, you can now purchase them for Dungeon Coins!

Dungeon Scaling

In addition to the normal difficulty level of the Dungeons, which is the same as the difficulty of the World's Wake campaign, there are two additional difficulty levels for the Dungeon objectives this season.


Sample Start Objective Screen

You can see the new Difficulty Level section under the flavour text for the objective. When you've cleared area 10,000 on difficulty 1 and reset the world, then the objective will default to difficulty 2. Clearing area 10,000 on difficulty 2 will unlock difficulty 3. Don't worry: if it's too hard to make progress on a higher difficulty, you can toggle it back to a lower difficulty level.

By getting past area 10,000 on difficulty level 2, you'll start earning more rewards for your efforts. And if you get high enough you can earn up to 4% bonus idols. By getting past area 7,500 on difficulty level 3, your rewards will start going up, and you can earn up to 4.5% bonus idols if you have the power. The dungeon points and coins drops also increase up to area 17,500 on both higher difficulty levels.

Don't forget to check what difficulty you're using before you start the objective!

Introducing Torakichi, the Greedy Tengu

For reaching level 8 on the free rewards track this season, or from the Dungeon Depot in future seasons, you can welcome your new clever friend Torakichi, the Greedy Tengu. Blending tengu with a myna bird, Torakichi is the Mindy contender you've been waiting for, with his Serial Copycat ability allowing you to copy most abilities of Crusaders in two random formation spots. The chosen formation spots change on every reset of the world.

When you want to use him, you can find him in seat 4 on the bench.


Torakichi, The Greedy Tengu - Normal look

Tags: Support, Animal, Male, Evil, Gold, Demon, Dungeon


Crusaders in formation spots Torakichi is copying will sport a random speech bubble icon near the top of their sprites.


Hover the Serial Copycat icon from Torakichi's bench information to see what spots in formation he's marked.


If Torakichi is in one of the randomly marked spots, then there will only be 1 green arrow leaving him.


Torakichi, The Greedy Tengu - Traditional Tengu skin

Effect: The Tradition effect removes the Animal tag and adds the Supernatural tag.

You can unlock Torakichi's skin from reaching level 18 on the rewards track and having the Mysterious Benefactor's pass purchased, or after season 4 is over by spending Dungeon Coins in the Dungeon Depot.

You can gear up Torakichi from earning the various rewards on the reward tracks, and from spending Dungeon Coins on his chests in the Dungeon Depot. Torakichi's recipes are also available from the rewards track or the Dungeon Depot as well.

We hope you enjoy Season 4 of the Dungeons! Good luck!