November 1st
Idle Champion Spotlight: Minthara
Minthara, once a House Matron from the esteemed House Baenre in Menzoberranzan, was cast aside by the Absolute after failing to recover a powerful and mysterious artifact. Having broken free from the Absolute's control, she now harbors an intense hatred for her former master. Fueled by vengeance and a desire to reclaim her lost honor, Minthara channels her dark powers and cunning to oppose the Absolute and any who stand in her way.
Minthara Baenre is a Support, Debuff, and Tanking Champion who excels in formations with other Evil Champions. She provides resilience to other Champions and amplifies damage dealt to enemies. For details on this Nightwarden of House Baenre, read on!
Minthara
Support / Debuff / Tanking
ROLES
Absolute Adversaries
AFFILIATION
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (until November 6th, 2027)
Abilities
Basic Attack
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Double Maces
(melee)
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Minthara dashes toward the healthiest enemy and damages nearby foes with a swing of her maces.
Formation Abilities
- Noble of Menzoberranzan - Minthara gains a Strife stack for each Evil Champion in the formation, including herself. Minthara increases the damage of these Champions by 100% for each Strife stack, stacking multiplicatively.
- Soul Branding - When Minthara damages an enemy, they take 100% additional damage from all subsequent attacks, stacking multiplicatively up to the number of Strife stacks Minthara has.
- Oath of Vengeance - Minthara provides benefits based on the number of Strife stacks she has.3+ Strife stacks: Unyielding: Minthara increases her health by 10% for each Strife stack she has, stacking additively.5+ Strife stacks: Piercing: Enemies affected by at least two Soul Branding stacks lose an additional armor or segmented health piece when they are attacked.7+ Strife stacks: Scarring: When Minthara damages an enemy, she immediately applies the maximum possible number of Soul Branding stacks.9+ Strife stacks: Nobility: Increases the base value of Noble of Menzoberranzan by 400%.
- Ceremorphosis - Your formation gains one Ceremorphosis stack due to the mind flayer tadpole in Minthara's brain. Minthara increases the health of all other Champions by 20% of her max health, plus 2% for each Ceremorphosis stack the formation has, stacking additively.
Specializations
- House Matron - Noble of Menzoberranzan now also grants Strife stacks for Neutral Champions in the formation (on the Good/Evil axis).
- True Soul - Your formation gains 2 additional Ceremorphosis stacks.
- Soul Destroyer - The maximum number of Soul Branding stacks is doubled.
Ultimate Ability
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Spider's Lyre
(melee)
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Minthara summons Kar'niss the Drider to attack all enemies. In a non-boss area, the Champions advance to the next area if no enemies remain after the attack.
Equipment
Noble of Menzoberranzan Buff
SLOT 4
Soul Branding Buff
SLOT 5
Feats
Uncommon
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Selflessness
Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%.
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Tough
Increases the health of Minthara by 15%.
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Defensive Duelist
Minthara takes 5 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed.
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Drow Noble
Increases the effect of Minthara's Noble of Menzoberranzan ability by 20%.
Rare
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Inspiring Leader
Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%.
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Resilient
Increases the health of Minthara by 30%.
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Calm Under Pressure
Minthara takes 10 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed.
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Drow Survivor
Increases the effect of Minthara's Noble of Menzoberranzan ability by 40%.
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Compelling Strife
Increases the effect of Minthara's Soul Branding ability by 40%.
Epic
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Daughter of House Baenre
Increases the effect of Minthara's Noble of Menzoberranzan ability by 80%.
Available for 50,000 Gems or in the Herald of the Absolute Minthara Theme Pack
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Nightwarden's Oath
Increases the effect of Minthara's Oath of Vengeance ability by 80%.
Unlockable as an Event Reward
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October 30th
Idle Champions: October 30th Adventure Variants
Time to dial things up to 15!
Today's update brings 15
spooky new Adventure Variants (and some special rewards) to Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms across six campaigns, including
Grand Tour of the Sword Coast,
Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus,
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden,
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight,
Spelljammer: Light of Xaryxis, and
Turn of Fortune's Wheel.
Each of these campaigns will be receiving two new Adventure Variants, with
Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus receiving five(!) new Adventure Variants including the capstone variant which has bonus rewards!
Read on to learn more!
A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast
The Sanctum of the Sword
Variant: Find a Wooden Stake
Fight your way across Tovag to recover the Sword of Kas as vampires try to stop you!
- Only Champions with Melee base attacks can deal damage.
- 1-2 Vampires spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
- Complete Area 575
Get Back In The Castle
Variant: Kas the Betrayer
Reclaim the Hand of Vecna and impress Kas enough to claim a new look!
- You must have Kas unlocked.
- Kas starts in the formation.
- Every 100 areas, all Champions are removed (other than Kas) and can't be used again during this adventure.
- Champions can't be removed from the formation once they have been added.
- Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
- Complete Area 575
- Additional Reward: Unlocks the Classic Kas skin
Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
The Bleeding Citadel
Variant: Strong and Healthy
Climb the stinking scab and enter the Bleeding Citadel while facing foes hungry for blood.
- You may only use Champions with a STR and CON of 14+.
- 1-2 Vampires spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
- Undead monsters deal 100% more damage and have 100% more health for every 100 areas completed, stacking multiplicatively.
- Complete Area 650
Idyllglen
Variant: A Rider's Time to Shine
Relive history while taking on devilish foes with Champions on the straight and narrow path.
- You may only use Champions that are either Good or Lawful.
- 1-2 Spined Devils attack with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
- Devil monsters deal 100% more damage and have 100% more health for every 100 areas completed, stacking multiplicatively.
- Complete Area 675
The Battle of High Hall Tower
Variant: The Pumpkins from High Hall Tower
Return to Elturel for the final battle, facing the worst pumpkins that Avernus has to offer.
- Two Pumpkin Sprouts join the formation.
- Every 5 seconds, a thrown pumpkin hits a random Champion in the formation, requiring a DEX save or their next attack is delayed by 5 seconds.
- Complete Area 700
Elturel's Last Stand
Variant: Lulu's Last Stand
Face off against Archduke Zariel of Avernus with a Hollyphant friend.
- Lulu the Hollyphant joins the formation. Only Champions adjacent to Lulu can deal damage.
- You may only use Champions with a STR of 10+ and a CHA of 13+.
- Complete Area 675
Elturel's Last Stand
Variant: Reya's Last Stand
Face off against Archduke Zariel of Avernus with Reya!
- Must have completed all other Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus adventures and variants.
- Every 25 areas, a random champion with the lowest Dexterity will be sucked into a portal and removed from the formation. They cannot be added back for the duration of the adventure.
- Reya starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed. (She also can't be sucked into a portal.)
- You may only use Champions that are either Good or Lawful.
- Champions can't be removed from the formation once they have been added.
- Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
- Complete Area 725
- Additional Rewards:
- 5 Modron chests
- An exclusive feat for Reya which allows her to be used in any Descent into Avernus Patron adventure or variant.
- 1,250 Corrupted Gems.
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Tekeli-li's Hunt
Variant: Run Away!
Continue to explore the Caves of Hunger, with a bunch of mad vampire gnolls on your tail.
- You may only use Champions with a DEX of 18 or higher.
- 1-2 Gnoll Vampires attack with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
- Complete Area 625
The Rite of the Arcane Octad
Variant: Eight for the Octad
Explore the ancient city of Ythryn with a Champion of OUR choice!
- A random Champion from seat 8 is immediately unlocked, added to the formation, and can't be removed.
- Champions from the first four bench seats cannot be used.
- Professor Orb and Aspix start in the formation. They just get in the way.
- Complete Area 650
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
The Court of Storms
Variant: Forever Wounded
Enter the Palace of Heart's Desire and face those hungry for blood.
- Enemy speed is increased by 300%.
- 1-2 Vampires spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
- Champions don't recover health when moving to a new area.
- Champions resurrect at half health when changing areas instead of full health.
- Complete Area 1050
Beware the Jabberwock
Variant: Snicker-Snack
The Jabberwock is ready for a brawl. Time to hack, snicker-snack!
- You may only use Champions with a melee base attack.
- Champions' critical hit chances get a +20% additive bonus and critical damage get a 1000% multiplicative bonus.
- Complete Area 1100
Light of Xaryxis
To Infinity's and Beyond
Variant: You're My Favorite Fighter
Travel to the tavern of Infinity's with your favorite deputies.
- You may only use Fighter Champions.
- 1-2 constructs that are confused as Toys attack with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
- Complete Area 850
The Jungles of Doomspace
Variant: Night Knight
Explore the jungles of Aruun with those tough enough to survive being eaten by a Tarrasque!
- You may only use Tanking Champions.
- 1-2 Vampires spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
- Complete Area 900
Turn of Fortune's Wheel
Fast Food
Variant: Necessary Evil
Elude the Harmonium Peacekeepers with a group of professional evil doers!
- You may only use Evil Champions.
- 1-2 additional Harmonium Peacekeepers spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold or count towards quest progress.
- When a Champion is defeated, they are captured by the guard, removed from the formation and can't be used for the rest of the adventure.
- Complete Area 550
The Fortune's Wheel
Variant: Fortune's Folly
The Champions deal with the chaos of the Fortune's Wheel casino with their own chaotic good luck!
- You may only use Chaotic Good Champions.
- Morte joins the formation. Champions adjacent to Morte don't deal damage.
- Complete Area 600
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October 23rd
Vecna: Eve of Ruin, Part 4 & Emergence
After venturing deep into The Mournland of Eberron to secure a third piece of the Rod of Seven Parts, the Champions are moving on to another dangerous destination: Barovia, the domain of Count Strahd von Zarovich.
The next piece of the Rod of Seven Parts is held inside the Village of Barovia within a magically sealed manor. Unfortunately for the Champions, this domain of dread has a Darklord who takes keen interest in visitors...
For the next
Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventures, the Champions will venture into Barovia's infamous Death House.
Note: You will need to have completed the previous two
Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventures,
A Cause for Kas and
The Ruined Colossus, in order to access these new adventures.
Campaign: Vecna: Eve of Ruin
Death House
Make your way to Barovia to find the next piece of the Rod of Seven Parts.
Variant
Above Average - Make your way to Barovia to find the next piece of the Rod of Seven Parts while fighting Strahd's allies!
- You may only use Champions with all ability scores at 11 or higher.
- 1-2 Vampires sent by Strahd spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
- Complete Area 750
Sacrifice
Survive the night in Strahd's twisted nightmare… If you dare!
Variant
Oh, the Humanity! - Survive the night with only humans in Strahd's twisted nightmare… If you dare!
- You may only use Human Champions.
- A random Champion takes damage equal to a percentage of their max health every second (in real time). The percentage starts at 10% and increases by 10% (additively) every 100 areas. Damage does not trigger for the first 5 (real time) seconds in every area.
- 1-2 Vampires sent by Strahd spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
- Complete Area 800
Vampire Emergence
Our Spooky October continues with the Vampire Emergence! Vampire Spawn have made their way into Idle Champions and are chomping at the bit to take you down! Defeat Vampires in any Free Play to collect Corrupted Gems that can be used in the Thayan Enclave section of the in-game shop! The Vampire Emergence starts today and runs through Friday, November 1st.
New Items Added to the Thayan Enclave!
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Golden Epics
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Kas Slot 3 - Eye of Vecna (20,000 Corrupted Gems)
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Commodore Krux Slot 2 - Muskets of Precision (20,000 Corrupted Gems)
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Feats
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Briv - Strategic Stride (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
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Ellywick - Gem (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
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Nahara - Make Undead (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
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Voronika - Prodigal Leader (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
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Widdle - Make Undead (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
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Skins
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Nosferatu Widdle (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
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Vampire Nahara (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
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Chests
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Unlimited Vampire Emergence Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems each)
- Contains gear for Briv, Commodore Krux, Ellywick, Kas, Nahara, Voronika, and Widdle
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8x Gold Supply Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems each)
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8x Modron Component Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems each)
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Buffs
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10x Marvelous Support Pigments (7,000 Corrupted Gems each)
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October 4th
2024 Champion Spotlight: Voronika
A young Eladrin woman, raised to be the Queen of Koshmarr, what was meant to be an idyllic life took a dark turn on the night of her wedding. Pulled into the machinations of greater powers, she found herself in Mordent, now one of the many wandering ghosts. A person of great interest both to Azalin Rex and Strahd, she sought to negotiate her freedom from these dread domains. Her longtime companions and their newfound friends wanted the same and imbued her soul into Desmond’s sword. As they traveled in search of returning her soul to her body, Voronika took matters into her own hands and used the Crown of the Raven Queen to defeat Zybilna and cause the fall of Prismeer. This action drew the mists to Voronika and soon she discovered herself a new darklord in her domain of Koshmarr.
Voronika has received a significant rework to help streamline and simplify her overall design. For details about Voronika's updated design, read on...
Voronika
Black Dice Society
AFFILIATION
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (until October 9th, 2027)
Abilities
Basic Attack
- Produce Flame (magic) - Voronika creates a flame in her hand which she fires at a random enemy. If Voronika has achieved her Darklord form, the target is lit on fire and takes 1 second of BUD damage every second for 5 seconds.
Passive Abilities
- Wed, then Undead - After being killed on her wedding night, Voronika became a ghost. The following rules apply:
- Voronika can be attacked like normal and she can be "killed", at which point it stops granting all effects like any dead Champion would.
- Voronika counts as "undead" for the purposes of effects that care about dead Champions (Desmond), but "alive" for all other purposes. She still counts as undead even after reaching her Darklord form.
Formation Abilities
- Puppet Master - Voronika claims the BUD-setting Champion as her Puppet. The damage of her chosen Puppet is increased by 100%. Voronika only changes her Puppet if a different Champion is the BUD-setting Champion for more than 30 seconds in a row. Voronika's Puppet gains the Black Dice Society affiliation.
- Calculating Guidance - Voronika increases the damage of all Champions in one column in front of her by 100%. Voronika's key allies are members of the Black Dice Society. The effect of this ability is increased by 100% for each key ally in the formation. This stacks additively until Voronika completes her Search for the Crown, when it changes to stack multiplicatively.
- Search for the Crown - Voronika's search for the Crown of the Raven Queen requires her to complete 3 goals. When Voronika completes all 3 goals, she acquires the crown, transforms into her Darklord Form, unlocks her ultimate attack, and improves her base attack. Her goals include:
- Voronika reaches level 750
- Use 50 Ultimate Attacks with other Champions
- One additional goal unlocked by her first Specialization choice.
- Speed Run - The effect of Puppet Master is increased by 10,000%. This value multiplicatively decreases by 10% five minutes after the adventure starts and decreases by another 10% for every minute after that, but doesn't decrease after Voronika has completed her Search for the Crown.
- Ultimate Power - Voronika increases the effect of Calculating Guidance by 0.1% for each use of an Ultimate while she is in the formation, stacking multiplicatively. Caps at 100,000 stacks. These stacks persist until reset.
Specializations A
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Embrace Evil - For the third Quest for the Crown goal, Calculating Guidance's key allies must kill 2,500 enemies. The key allies for Calculating Guidance now also include Champions who have the Evil alignment.
- Hunt The Favored - For the third Quest for the Crown goal, you must kill 500 enemies who are the Favored Foe of any Champion in the formation. The key allies for Calculating Guidance now also include Champions who have a Favored Foe.
- Weaken The Fools - For the third Quest for the Crown goal, you must apply 1750 Debuffs to enemies. The key allies for Calculating Guidance now also include Champions who have the Debuff role.
Specializations B
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Battle Magic -
Voronika's Puppet additionally casts an explosive magic missile at a random target after each attack which deals 1000% of their normal damage to all enemies in a small area.
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Powerful Focus
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Voronika's Puppet has all of their incoming positional damage effects increased by 75%, and their basic attack now knocks back any enemies it hits a short distance.
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Strike First, Strike Hard
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Voronika's Puppet attacks 1.0 seconds faster and their damage is increased by 150% for each Champion adjacent to them, stacking multiplicatively.
Ultimate Ability
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Horrifying Visage
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Voronika moves in front of the party, magically pushing back all monsters a short distance, especially the ones in front. All enemies take ultimate damage, and then all surviving enemies deal 90% less damage for 30 seconds. In addition, the boss/enemy enrage timer fills 200% slower for 30 seconds.
Equipment
Puppet Master buff
SLOT 2
Calculating Guidance buff
SLOT 3
Ultimate Power buff
SLOT 4
Feats
Uncommon
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Selflessness
Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
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Explorer of Nightmares
Increases the effect of Voronika's Puppet Master ability by 20%
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A Finger on the Scale
Increases the effect of Voronika's Calculating Guidance ability by 20%
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Dreamscape Walk
Increases the effect of Voronika's Speed Run ability by 20%
Rare
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Inspiring Leader
Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
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Koshmarr's Embrace
Increases the effect of Voronika's Puppet Master ability by 40%
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Shaped By My Will
Increases the effect of Voronika's Calculating Guidance ability by 40%
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Nightmarish Sprint
Increases the effect of Voronika's Speed Run ability by 40%
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Strength of Will
Increases the effect of Voronika's Ultimate Power ability by 40%
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Skilled Puppeteer
Increases the effect of Voronika's Battle Magic, Powerful Focus, and Strike First, Strike Hard abilities by 40%
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Keen Mind
Increases the Intelligence score of Voronika by 1
Epic
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Calculated Movements
Increases the base effect of Speed Run by 900%, increases the reduction to 20%, and the effect amount starts reducing at 1 minute.
Available in the new Vampire Hunter Voronika Theme Pack or for 50,000 Gems.
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Master Puppeteer
Increases the effect of Voronika's Battle Magic, Powerful Focus, and Strike First, Strike Hard abilities by 80%
Unlockable as an Event Reward
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Kindred Allies
Adds Elves to Calculating Guidance's key allies.
Unlockable as an Event Reward
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Prodigal Leader
Increases the damage of all Champions by 50%
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Dark Lady
Increases the effect of Voronika's Calculating Guidance ability by 80%
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Extended Support
Changes Calculating Guidance to target the next two columns.
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Unlimited Potential
Increases the effect of Voronika's Ultimate Power ability by 80%
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October 2nd
Idle Champions: Liar's Night 8
The Champions are celebrating together at a Liar's Night party at the Wayside Inn when suddenly a masked pickpocket crashes the festivities, stealing magical items and escaping into the night...
Liar's Night has returned to Idle Champions, and this year players can look forward to two Darklords as Featured Champions: the legendary vampire and Darklord of Tovag, Kas, and the dreaded Darklord of Koshmarr, Voronika.
The latest New Champion, Kas, launches with Liar's Night today, while Voronika's Rebalance will launch in one week on Wednesday, October 9th. For more information about Liar's Night 8, read on...
Featured Champions
Kas
Once the Lieutenant of Vecna, Kas betrayed his former master in a fight resulting in the dreaded artifacts, the Hand and Eye of Vecna. Kas is a vampire, legendary swordfighter, and ruthless warlord, and he is driven primarily by one thing: his hatred for Vecna.
Learn more about Kas in his
Champion Spotlight. Kas arrives today with the launch of Liar's Night!
Voronika
A young Eladrin woman, raised to be the Queen of Koshmarr, what was meant to be an idyllic life took a dark turn on the night of her wedding. Pulled into the machinations of greater powers, she found herself in Mordent, now one of the many wandering ghosts. A person of great interest both to Azalin Rex and Strahd, she sought to negotiate her freedom from these dread domains. Her longtime companions and their newfound friends wanted the same and imbued her soul into Desmond’s sword. As they traveled in search of returning her soul to her body, Voronika took matters into her own hands and used the crown of the Raven Queen to defeat Zybilna and cause the fall of Prismeer. This action drew the mists to Voronika and soon she discovered herself a new darklord in her domain of Koshmarr.
Learn about Voronika's upcoming rebalance in her 2024 Champion Spotlight launching on Friday, October 4th. The Voronika Rebalance arrives on Wednesday, October 9th at the beginning of Liar's Night Week 2!
Flex Champions
Flex Slots allow players to unlock additional Champions and earn chests during
events, choosing from a pool of retired Champions associated with the event.
This collection of retired Champions includes the Champions from previous years of the
event as well as some Champions whose events have been retired.
This event's Flex Slot pool includes:
Event Augments
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Boon Enhancements: An additional boon buff at each level increases gems dropped from bosses.
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Auto-Equip: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots, if they don't already have better.
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Auto-Blacksmith: Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!
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Worth The Wait: Rebalanced Champion Voronika releases at the start of week two of this event. Completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!
You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.
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