It's the day before Shieldmeet and the Open Lord of Waterdeep has gone missing. Nobody has seen Laeral Silverhand in days, and it is imperative that she be found before the meeting with the Masked Lords begins.

At the behest of the Blackstaff, the Champions are sent to discover what happened...

Midsummer 6 introduces Vin Ursa, a Plasmoid Fighter/Rogue Bounty Hunter - and CNE Original! It also brings back Valentine, the Reborn Half-Elf Sorcerer from The Black Dice Society, and Ellywick Tumblestrum, the Gnome Planeswalker and Greatest Bard in the Multiverse. Players have until Monday, August 7th at 12PM PDT to complete their event unlocks and objectives.

New Champion: Vin Ursa

Vin Ursa is one of the deadliest bounty hunters in Wildspace. Raised by a community of Autognome thieves and trained by a former Xaryxian assassin, Vin is an expert at completing dangerous jobs. To keep her skills honed, she spends much of her off time in the Arena of Blood. If there's one thing you should hope for in Wildspace, it's to avoid ending up on the wrong side of her L.A.S.E.R. sight.

Vin Ursa is a Support and Gold Find Champion who builds up a ledger of Favored Foes as you progress through an adventure. She supports the formation in capturing her Favored Foes and makes sure the extra reward is worth it. Once unlocked, her skills can be hired into slot 7 opposite Minsc.

For more information on Vin Ursa and all of her mental powers, check out her Champion Spotlight!

Year Six Variants

• A New Hope - Search for the absent Open Lord of Waterdeep with Vin Ursa!
  
  • Vin Ursa starts in the formation (Slot 4). She can be moved, but not removed.
• Only Champions in the front two columns can deal damage.
• Complete Area 75.

• The Menagerie - Search for the absent Open Lord of Waterdeep against foes of every type.
  
  • Vin Ursa starts in the formation (Slot 5) with her Bounty Hunter and ultimate abilities unlocked. She can be moved, but not removed.
• Each wave, an extra monster with a random monster type spawns. It drops no gold nor does it count towards quest progress.
• Every 10 areas, all monster health is increased by an additional 100%, stacking multiplicatively.
• Complete Area 125.

• Journey's End - Search for the absent Open Lord of Waterdeep with the Good, the Bad, or the Neutral.
  
  • Vin Ursa starts in the formation (Slot 5). She can be moved, but not removed.
• Only Champions from the most represented alignment(s) on the good/evil axis can deal damage.
• Complete Area 175.

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"Did anyone see how cool that was?!"

Some of the most deadly folk in Wildspace are also the most knowledgeable about the dangers travelers could encounter. That's why having a bounty hunter like Vin Ursa on your side is extremely helpful. If you need someone with the skills and information needed to get any job done, then this Plasmoid is the one you want to hire!

I. Vin Ursa

Vin Ursa is one of the deadliest bounty hunters in Wildspace. Raised by a community of Autognome thieves and trained by a former Xaryxian assassin, Vin is an expert at completing dangerous jobs. To keep her skills honed, she spends much of her off time in the Arena of Blood. If there's one thing you should hope for in Wildspace, it's to avoid ending up on the wrong side of her L.A.S.E.R. sight.

Vin Ursa is a Support and Gold Find Champion who builds up a ledger of Favored Foes as you progress through an adventure. She supports the formation in capturing her Favored Foes and makes sure the extra reward is worth it. Once unlocked, her skills can be hired into slot 7 opposite Minsc.

II. Vin Ursa's Stats

Race: Plasmoid	Alignment: Lawful Evil
Gender: Female	Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 27	Class: Fighter/Rogue

STR: 8	DEX: 20	CON: 12
INT: 13	WIS: 17	CHA: 10

Role: Support/Gold

Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Strahd

Slot: 7 (Minsc)

III. Vin Ursa's Design

Creating a new CNE original character is an opportunity to stretch our D&D muscles, while also crafting someone who can help fill the gaps in our roster. Our Content Designer, Treavor Bettis, knew that we needed more evil and female Champions as well as races that have not appeared in our formations yet. With those specifications in mind, he crafted a plasmoid fighter/rogue who tries her best to be cool and suave. While her skills and abilities make her appear composed and effortlessly awesome, her personality is more exuberant and bubbly.

As a renown bounty hunter, Vin Ursa has traveled all across Wildspace, and is so comfortable among the stars that she can be used in any Light of Xanyxis adventure or variant. Being successful at this job requires knowing as much about your target as possible, so she'll study the monsters in the current adventure to add them to her roster of Favored Foes. This means everyone in the formation does extra damage against them, and they drop more gold when defeated. Vin Ursa's first Specialization increases the damage of Champions in either the Front Deck or the Rear Deck. Those in the Deck she has chosen will get an extra bonus to damage the more Favored Foes Vin Ursa is tracking. And because she's excellent at Contract Negotiations, using a Bounty Contract while she's in the formation will increase her Deck Specialization damage bonus even more!

A lone hunter can be dangerous, and Vin Ursa's L.A.S.E.R. attack skills are formidable. But she knows that working with a team can bring down even more dangerous prey. Her second Specialization decides what kind of team she will support with a damage bonus, either Good, Neutral, or Evil Champions. With her Ultimate she blasts an enemy, and if she crits she'll make that enemy type one of her Favored Foes so the rest of the team can help take the target down!

Vin Ursa has built her renown fighting some of the most terrifying creatures this side of the Abyss, and has a long list of Favored Foes to help your formation do the same!

IV. Vin Ursa's Abilities

Basic Attack

• L. A. S. E. R. - Vin Ursa fires a shot from her relay and deals one hit to a random enemy.

Passive Abilities

• Wildspace Lover - Vin Ursa can be used in any Light of Xaryxis campaign adventure or variant, even if she would not normally be available to be used due to variant or patron restrictions.

Formation Abilities

• Bounty Hunter - Vin Ursa picks a random monster type from a monster in the current adventure as her Favored Foe for the current adventure. Favored Foes drop 100% extra gold and all Champions deal 100% damage to them.

• Vicious Vantage - Vin Ursa increases the effect of your Deck specialization by 100% for each Favored Foe she has, stacking multiplicatively.

• Contract Negotiations - Whenever you use a Bounty Contract with Vin Ursa in the formation, Vin Ursa increases the effect of your Deck specialization by 25% until the end of the current adventure, stacking multiplicatively. Caps at 100 stacks.

First Specialization

• Front Deck - Vin Ursa increases the damage of all champions in the front two columns by 400%.

• Rear Deck - Vin Ursa increases the damage of all champions in the rear two columns by 400%.

Second Specialization

• Friends in Low Places - Vin Ursa increases the damage of Evil Champions by 400%.

• Friends in Meh Places - Vin Ursa increases the damage of Neutral (on the Good/Evil axis) Champions by 400%.

• Friends in High Places - Vin Ursa increases the damage of Good Champions by 400%.

Ultimate Ability

• Target Acquisition - Vin Ursa fires at a random enemy dealing one hit of ultimate damage with a 20% chance to crit, increases additively by buffs to crit chance. She preferentially fires at enemies that aren't already one of her Favored Foes. If she scores a critical hit, Vin Ursa adds the target creature's type(s) to her list of Favored Foes for the rest of the adventure.

V. Vin Ursa's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: Bounty Hunter	Slot 3: Vicious Vantage
Slot 4: Front Deck and Rear Deck	Slot 5: Specializations	Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

VI. Conclusion

Hiring Vin Ursa into your formation can help bring you fame and fortune! You can tell us stories about the bounties you've collected in several places:

• The Idle Champions Subreddit or Steam forums.
• The Official Idle Champions Discord.
• Our YouTube Channels: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms and CNEGames.
• Our social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok!

With the Rock of Bral behind them, Krux tells the Champions about an old friend of his who is hiding out in Doomspace and who very much wants to stop the Xaryxian Empire. They'll need some help getting to Doomspace though. But, before they can do that Xedalli has gone missing! The Champions will have to find her before making their way to Krux's friend!

This week's update brings two new adventures and adventure variants to our Light of Xaryxis campaign. It's time to get back into Wildspace!

Note: you will need to complete the previous two Light of Xaryxis adventures, Rocky Reception and Rock and Roll, in order to access these new adventures.

Also in this week's update is an extra Variant! Completing it will unlock our newest Evergreen Champion - Commodore Krux!

Commodore Krux is a soldier who believes his glory days are behind him. This Giff has spent the last few years working as a mercenary on and around the Rock of Bral, but lately he has been spending more time in his cups as new jobs have become fewer and farther between.

Commodore Krux is a DPS, Tanking, and Support Champion who is determined to protect your formation from the threats of Xaryxis. He's our next Evergreen Champion, so starting on July 19th 2023 you can unlock him by first completing the Topolah's Tower adventure and its variant Krux's Speed Run in the Light of Xaryxis campaign. That will unlock that adventure's second variant called Animated Giff, and when you complete that adventure the reward will include the unlock of Commodore Krux! Once unlocked, he'll be battle ready for you in Slot 4 opposite Jarlaxle.

Learn more about Commodore Krux in his Champion Spotlight!

Flight of the Kindori Pod

Join Krux's crew, and navigate an asteroid field.

• Variant: 3,720 to 1 - Join Krux's crew, and navigate where they'd be crazy to follow you.
  • An asteroid spawns with each wave. If it reaches a Champion, it explodes dealing 50% of the Champion's max health in damage to that Champion. The asteroid drops no gold nor counts toward quest progress.
  • Only Chaotic champions can deal damage.
  • Complete area 650

Topolah's Tower

Visit Krux's friend to collect a Wildspace navigation tool.

• Adventure Variant: Krux's Speed Run - Visit Krux's friend to collect a Wildspace navigation tool with Krux!
  • Commodore Krux joins the formation (Slot 5) as an escort.
  • Every 240 seconds of real time play, a random Champion is transported away, removing them from the formation. They are unavailable for the rest of the adventure.
  • Champions can't otherwise be removed from the formation once they've been added.
  • Complete area 700

• Adventure Variant: Animated Giff - Visit Krux's friend to collect a Wildspace navigation tool while trying to impress Krux!
  • Requires you to have completed variant 1, Krux's Speed Run.
  • Commodore Krux joins the formation (Slot 5). He doesn't interfere, and seems to be testing you.
  • Every 120 seconds of real time play, a random Champion is transported away, removing them from the formation. They are unavailable for the rest of the adventure.
  • Champions can't otherwise be removed from the formation once they've been added.
  • Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
  • Complete area 750

You can find all this information and even more details in-game!

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

Giff are experienced spacefaring mercenaries and renowned fighters, and Commodore Krux is one of the best Giff you can have at your side on adventures in Wildspace. With his commanding presence and flintlock pistols, Commodore Krux brings purpose and authority to your formation!

I. Commodore Krux

Commodore Krux is a soldier who believes his glory days are behind him. This Giff has spent the last few years working as a mercenary on and around the Rock of Bral, but lately he has been spending more time in his cups as new jobs have become fewer and farther between.

Commodore Krux is a DPS, Tanking, and Support Champion who is determined to protect your formation from the threats of Xaryxis. He's our next Evergreen Champion, so starting on July 19th 2023 you can unlock him by first completing the Topolah's Tower adventure and its variant Krux's Speed Run in the Light of Xaryxis campaign. That will unlock that adventure's second variant called Animated Giff, and when you complete that adventure the reward will include the unlock of Commodore Krux! Once unlocked, he'll be battle ready for you in Slot 4 opposite Jarlaxle.

II. Commodore Krux's Stats

Race: Giff	Alignment: Lawful Good
Gender: Male	Pronouns: He/Him
Age: 52	Class: Fighter

STR: 18	DEX: 14	CON: 17
INT: 11	WIS: 12	CHA: 12

Role: DPS, Tanking, Support

Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Vajra

Slot: 4 (Jarlaxle)

III. Commodore Krux's Design

As the captain of the Second Wind, Commodore Krux has spent many years proudly traversing Wildspace as a fighter and mercenary. He's made many friends and connections, as well as had multiple clashes with astral elves, throughout all of his travels. While he's worried that his glory days are long behind him, he's still enthusiastic about sailing his ship towards adventure!

Most of Commodore Krux's efforts are focused on boosting All Hands On Deck! He increases the damage of all Champions in his column and in the rear-most column, and raises that bonus the longer you spend in an area. This well traveled Giff is an expert on Wildspace, so he can be used in any Light of Xaryxis campaign adventure or variant despite any restrictions. For every adventure, variant, and Patron variant you have completed in Light of Xaryxis, he increases the effect of his damage boost, as well as raising the health of all Champions in the formation. Plus he will keep an eye on incoming enemies with his Starfarer's Spyglass, making an enemy type in the next area his Favored Foe so they take more damage from all sources!

Commodore Krux can lead an assortment of formations, so his Specializations help him tailor his support depending on his crewmates. If he wants to focus on his column and the rear-most column, he can knock back his targets while boosting the effects of All Hands On Deck! With a formation filled with magic users, he will increase the damage of those with a magic base attack. Or he can offer damage boosts every time a Favored Foe is defeated. Commodore Krux has a pair of Flintlock Pistols always ready to fire, and when a bigger boom is needed he'll toss a Force Grenade into the fray for an explosion of ultimate damage!

This burly, hippopotamus-headed Giff is impossible to ignore in your formation, both because of his size and his support!

IV. Commodore Krux's Abilities

Basic Attack

• Flintlock Pistols - Commodore Krux fires a pistol at random targets, dealing 1 hit.

Passive Abilities

• Wildspace Lover - Commodore Krux can be used in any Light of Xaryxis campaign adventure or variant, even if he would not normally be available to be used due to variant or patron restrictions.

Formation Abilities

• All Hands On Deck! - Commodore Krux increases the damage of all Champions in his column and the rear-most column of the formation by 100%. This does not apply twice if that is the same column.

• Battle Stations! - Commodore Krux increases the damage bonus of All Hands On Deck! by 20% for each second the Champions are in the current area, stacking multiplicatively up to a maximum of 100 stacks.

• Batten Down the Hatches! - Commodore Krux increases the health of all other Champions by 0.1% of his max health for each adventure, variant, and Patron variant you have completed in the Light of Xaryxis campaign, stacking additively. Any healing effect on those Champions is increased by the same amount.

• Starfarer's Spyglass - Upon completing a new area, Commodore Krux raises a spyglass to his eye and spots an enemy from the next area. All enemies of that type become his Favored Foe until another area is completed, and they take 100% more damage from all sources.

• An Experienced Sailor - Commodore Krux increases the effect of All Hands On Deck! by 20% for each adventure, variant, and Patron variant you have completed in the Light of Xaryxis campaign, stacking multiplicatively.

Specializations

• Nautical Knockback - Commodore Krux increases the effect of All Hands On Deck! By 200% and his base attack knocks back his targets a short distance.

• Take the Helm - Commander Krux increases the damage of Champions with a magic base attack by 400%.

• Foe of Xaryxis - Each time any favored foe is defeated, Commodore Krux increases the damage of All Hands On Deck! by 25%, stacking additively up to 25 times, until the area is changed.

Ultimate Ability

• Force Grenade - Commodore Krux throws a grenade at the enemy with the most health, which explodes dealing ultimate damage to all enemies in a medium radius and knocking them all back a short distance.

V. Commodore Krux's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Increase Health	Slot 2: All Hands On Deck!	Slot 3: Battle Stations!
Slot 4: An Experienced Sailor	Slot 5: Specializations	Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

VI. Conclusion

Commodore Krux is excited to find glory and valor in your formation! Let us know how much you enjoy this Giffs explosives 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!

Now that we're situated on the Rock of Bral, it's time to part ways with Elaina and Flapjack. But before they depart they suggest finding a giff named Commodore Krux to help us on our journey. We need to head back to the Happy Beholder and keep a low profile on the way!

This week's update brings two new adventures and adventure variants to our Light of Xaryxis campaign. It's time to get back into Wildspace!

Note: you will need to complete the previous two Light of Xaryxis adventures, No One Can Hear You Scream and Welcome To The Rock, in order to access these new adventures.

Rocky Reception

Search for Commodore Krux while keeping a low profile.

• Variant: Luigi After Hours - Search for Commodore Krux while keeping a low profile with Large Luigi.
  • Three Wildspace Patrons join the formation. Starting with area 16, they leave and are replaced with Large Luigi, the bartender.
  • Every 5 seconds, Large Luigi uses his telekinesis eye ray to propel a tankard of ale at the enemy with the most health. This enrages the enemy, causing them to take +100% more damage, but they deal +100% more damage, both stacking multiplicatively.
  • Complete area 550

Rock and Roll

Escape the rock before your luck runs out!

• Adventure Variant: Electric Mayhem - Escape the rock during an electrical disturbance.
  • Only Champions with a magic base attack can deal damage.
  • Every 5 seconds, a bolt of lightning strikes the Champion that dealt the most damage in the last 5 seconds. This bolt deals 20% of the champion's total health in damage and stuns them for 12 seconds. The stun duration is reduced by 1 second for each Bard in the formation.
  • Complete area 600

You can find all this information and even more details in-game!

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

Summer Carnival Event 2023

The Carnival has returned to town! Get ready to play some games, help some Bushwhackian residents and win carnival tokens which you can exchange for cool prizes at the Carnival Event Vendor!

The Carnival Games

A staple of any summer carnival or fair, are those devilish carnival games. There are four different games which will unlock over the course of the event and they include "Balloon Popper," "Whack-A-Mole," "Baseball Throw," and "Duck Shoot." Don't worry, there's no skill involved with these games, you play them automatically when you interact with them.

- It costs 4 carnival tickets to play each game, and you can whack those tickets out of the bushes, or purchase them from Timmy in the Event area for Bush Bucks (30 Salvaged Tickets for 30 Bush Bucks)

- You receive Carnival Tokens based on how well you do. Now, we're not saying they're rigged in the Carnival's favour or anything, but you'll definitely want to ask your friends to help you rig these games to help you!

To get started, the Balloon Popper game is unlocked! As well, it seems William needs your help to satisfy his sweet-tooth!

A Teleporter to Somewhere...

The Pandaclaw was wandering around here somewhere....build the teleporter and complete all the quests and get your very own!

The Dunk Tank

The dunk tank returns! Can you dunk all 8 helpless Bushwhackian residents? NPCs you haven't dunked yet will have a yellow exclamation mark above their heads, to let you know you still need to send them plunging into the icy waters of the tank! It'll help them all cool off. Plus, the tank is always in need of cleaning, so try to keep up with Katherine's daily Dunk Tank Cleaning quests!

Clowning Around

Peat Bog, Pete the Carney's brother has some tasks for you to help him put on a show!

Testing Your Power

And how are your Power collection skills? Are you strong enough to win all the bonus prizes? There are 7 strength settings to beat, unlocking as the event goes on as Strong-Whacker Sabine continuously tries to increase the difficulty of her Strong-Whacker Strength Machine Game.

New for 2023

This year's update includes:

- new pet and costume VIP rewards!
- new costume items in the store!
- new ranch items in the store!
- new pet packs!
- new mount packs!
- new 2023 holiday 100% reward!
- Rebalanced turn-in progress. Station turn-ins are worth less event progress, but you can get 100% by completing all the quests and turning in station items found while whacking a minimum of 3 energy bars worth of bushes.

Holiday Rubber Duckies

If you can complete the event, you'll earn this awesome 100% reward: The Carnival Rubber Ducky! Collect them all to fill out the holiday duck pond, released later this year!

A new Pandaclaw Skin!

Once you complete the teleporter quest line and capture a Pandaclaw, Taban the Teleporter Engineer will offer to transmogrify your Pandaclaw companions, changing their appearance, with science! There are now SIX Pandaclaw skins to choose from, each yielding a type of pet DNA.

VIP Rewards!

Active VIP members can claim unique rewards based on their event progress! If you don't have an active membership, you have the entire event to consider becoming one! You can earn and claim these rewards until the end of the event.

And more!

And there's some minor fixes and improvements which you can check out on the Release Notes, which are linked at the bottom of the page!

Achievements

-- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT
There are up to TWENTY FOUR possible achievements that can be picked up during this Summer Carnival event, depending on your game history.

Returning Achievements

Step Right Up - Win a Prize Token gaming at the Carnival!
We have a Winner - Win 8 Prize Tokens at once at the Carnival.
Carnival Ace - Win 8 Prize Tokens at all 4 Carnival Games.
Gotta Try 'Em All! - Play all four games offered at the Carnival!
Big Time Bonus Buyer - Purchase 10 Bonus Prize Packs from the Carnival!
Sweet Tooth - Help William satisfy his Sweet Tooth. Or not.
Nostalgic Whacker - Repair the teleporter and fulfill your duty…
Dunk-a-Thon! - Dunk all eight unique Carnival Event dunk-ees!
Scuba Dunk - Dunk yourself while wearing a hefty diving helmet. (Helmet is found from fishing in the Windy Crest fishing hole.)
Daredevil Darer - Make Peat Bog risk his life for entertainment 5 extra times. Dunking Devs! - Dunk the four developer Carnival Event dunk-ees!

New Achievements

Carny Chique - Purchase all the 2023 Carnival Event items.*

Retired Achievements

We have 12 achievements from previous years, which may be earnable by spending some Bush Bucks, if a player was not present during the initial year:

Carnival Customization - Buy all 6 player items from the 2012 Carnival
Party at My Place - Buy all 6 house items from the 2012 Carnival!
Carnival Collector - Purchase all of the 2013 Carnival event items.
Carnival Connoisseur - Buy all the 2014 Carnival event items.
Carni-Value! - Purchase all the 2015 Carnival Event items.
Carnival Compulsion - Purchase all the 2016 Carnival Event items.
Cashed Carnival - Purchase all the 2017 Carnival Event items.
Prized Prizes - Purchase all the 2018 Carnival Event items.
Prize Proprietor - Purchase all the 2019 Carnival Event items.
Material Menagerie - Purchase all the 2020 Carnival Event items.
Hippodrome Haggler - Purchase all the 2021 Carnival Event items.
Amateur Amphitheater - Purchase all the 2022 Carnival Event items.*
* The Mini Golf Piece is NOT included in the Carny Chique achievement, and therefore it is not required to purchase it.

Mount Packs

All new bear mounts are available this weekend, from July 7th to 10th!

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

The Harlequin Hyena and Striped Hyena are in packs containing 100 Bush Bucks, 10 Pristine Feed Vouchers, and a VIP Voucher! These two mounts leave a sparkling trail when you ride them!

Pet Packs

Three new pets can be picked up July 14th to 17th in Pet Packs bursting with goodies! Want them all? Grab them all for less in the bundle! From left-to-right they are the Painted Dragon, Performer Poodle, and Grandstand Giraffe!

Get Ready!

Post your celebration plans on the forums!

The event will run until Friday July 21st at Noon PDT!

Check out the Release Notes here!

Frequently Asked Questions

• When will the last quest unlock?
  All quests will be unlocked by the 10th day of the event.


• Where can I buy Last Year's items?
  There are two vendors. The one in the tent has this year's items. The other is the one with the party hat and will have all previous year items for Bush Bucks.


• What contributes to my 100% progress?
  You need 200 plays of any combo of the games to get 100%. Just whack up tickets to play the games, and turn in quests to get tickets as well.
  


• Why do I want to ask friends for help?
  It helps you rig the game and improve your chances of getting 8 tokens.


• 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.


• Where can I see progress on the Dunking Achievement?
  Click on the inventory icon and then click on the Achievements list (gold star). Look for the ones listed above in that list.