Gazrick Nomrad is an ice druid by birth, businessman by choice, and now a member of the Rivals of Waterdeep. While he's more comfortable talking trade than fighting monsters, he'll use his considerable cold powers to put the chill on anyone threatening his friends! He joins his fellow Rivals Shaka, Selise, and D'hani in the Champion roster during Greengrass!
I. Gazrick
- Hailing from the bitter cold of Icewind Dale, Gazrick is at home in the snow. But he was happy to be done with the cold as a traveling merchant, and he headed for the warmer climates of Waterdeep. There he fell into the company of the Rivals, joining them on adventures despite his insistence that he is just a simple entrepreneur. He may not think of himself as a hero, but he's done plenty of heroic deeds!
Gazrick is a member of the Rivals of Waterdeep, and is a Support and Gold Find Champion. He thrives in snowy environments and uses his cold-based attacks to slow and stun enemies. His attacks also reduce how much damage you need to deal to damage armor-based enemies! When you want to add him to your formation you can swap him with Minsc (Slot 7)
II. Gazrick’s Stats
| Race: Gnome (Rock) | Alignment: Neutral Good |
| Gender: Male | Pronouns: He/Him |
| Class: Druid | Age: 130 |
| Affiliation: Rivals of Waterdeep |
| STR: 8 | DEX: 10 | CON: 13 |
| INT: 16 | WIS: 20 | CHA: 14 |
Role: Support and Gold Find
Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Strahd
Slot: 7 (Minsc)
III. Gazrick's Design
Comedian, actor, voice over artist, writer, and graduate of Second City's Advanced Directing Program, Masood Haque has extensive performance experience. He appeared as a special guest on two special Rivals one shots before joining the cast as a full time member in Season 7. And now we are excited to have him join the Rivals as our latest Champion!Harnessing the magic of all things cold, Gazrick Nomrad brings a wealth of frost-based spells to the formation. He'll defend himself by attacking enemies with Frostbite, while forming a Frosty Friendship with all Champions in a snowflake shape around his position to increase their damage. His chilly attacks cause Armor Ablation, helping reduce how much damage is needed to harm armor-based enemies. And he'll use his druidic powers to Control Weather causing enemies to take additional damage when it's snowing. But Gazrick is more comfortable as a Travelling Merchant, using his business skills to help his friends find more gold as they are out on an adventure! It may seem strange for a Champion to travel with a portable merchandise stall, but Gazrick insists that it's not weird.
Gazrick's three specializations allow him to boost either his gold find, armor ablation stack duration, or the damage caused by snow. If there isn't enough cold, his Ultimate will summon a Sleet Storm that changes the weather in that area to snow, causing enemies to take massive damage and making the terrain difficult with a coating of slick ice!
IV. Gazrick's Abilities
Basic Attack
- Frostbite — Gazrick attacks the closest enemy with a magic attack that causes one hit, and a 50% chance that the enemy is stunned for 2 seconds.
Formation Abilities
- Frosty Friendship — Gazrick increases the damage of all Champions in a snowflake shape. (His column and in the 2 diagonal lines intersecting his formation slot.) The damage bonus depends on how far away they are from Gazrick, with the effect increasing for each slot.
- Travelling Merchant — Gazrick now travels with a portable stall to sell his merch. Increase the gold find bonus by 100% for each Rivals of Waterdeep member in the formation, including himself
- Armor Ablation — Gazrick's cold attacks lowers an enemy's armor threshold by 15% for 30 seconds. This only applies to armored enemies. Multiple hits stack (up to 60 times), but each stack tracks its own duration.
- Control Weather — Gazrick causes enemies to take an additional +200% damage in areas where it is snowing.
Specializations
- Genius with Gold — Gazrick increases the effect of Travelling Merchant by +200%.
- Aim Around Armor — Gazrick increases the duration of Armor Ablation by +100%.
- Finesse with Frost — Gazrick increases the effect of Control Weather by +200%.
Ultimate Ability
- Sleet Storm — Gazrick attacks with sleet falling from the sky. The attack is centered on the closest enemy, dealing ultimate AOE damage in a large radius and creating an area of slick ice that lasts for 30 seconds. Enemies that encounter the difficult terrain have their movement slowed by 50% while they travel through it. A second after the attack the area's weather changes to snow until the area changes.
V. Gazrick’s Equipment
| Slot 1: Global DPS |
Slot 2: Global DPS |
Slot 3: Frosty Friendship |
| Slot 4: Travelling Merchant |
Slot 5: Control Weather |
Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown |
VI. Conclusion
The Rivals of Waterdeep company continue to join our Champion roster, and we're very excited for Gazrick to help you get all your Idle Champions business done! If you want to find out more about all the Rivals of Waterdeep you can check out their shows as livestreams or podcasts!What do you think about Gazrick? If you have feedback, let us know in a Community Q&A or Champion feedback post on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!
Updates:
The Archdruid Gazrick Skin & Feat pack is available in the in-game store starting April 6th!