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May 9th

Champion Update: Yorven

Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, yorven, simril.

When Yorven came across the Witchlight Carnival he managed to convince the owners to bring him on board. When the Witchlight Carnival returned to the Feywild years later, Yorven moved on, seeking his childhood home - and the hags who banished him.

The ever grimdark Yorven Springpaw has received a major update to modernize his design, give him a special Witchlight-focused niche, and a stronger Support role.

Learn all about this Yorven update below!

Yorven

NAME

SEAT

2.5%

CRIT CHANCE

100%

CRIT DAMAGE

Male

GENDER

AGE

Chaotic Neutral

ALIGNMENT

OVERWHELM

Harengon

SPECIES

Barbarian / Druid

CLASS

DPS / Support / Control

ROLES

None

AFFILIATION

STR

DEX

CON

INT

WIS

CHA

TOT

Patron Eligibility: Vajra, Elminster (until May 14th, 2028)

Abilities

Basic Attack

Ferocious Maul (melee) - Yorven leaps at the nearest enemy, pinning it in place and attacking it once every second for 5 seconds.

Passive Abilities

Witchlight Hand - Yorven can be used in any Wild Beyond the Witchlight campaign adventure or variant, even if he would not normally be available to be used due to variant or patron restrictions.

Formation Abilities

Rag Tag Team - Yorven increases the damage of all Champions in the formation by 100% for each unique species in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Blood Fury Tattoo - Yorven gains a Blood Fury stack for each enemy that has been damaged in the current area. His damage is increased by 100% for each Blood Fury stack, stacking multiplicatively. Bosses provide 15 stacks when they are damaged. Caps at 25 stacks.
Danger Sense - All Champions take 5 less damage from all attacks, and Rag Tag Team is increased by 500% each time Yorven's max health is doubled, stacking multiplicatively.
Down The Rabbit Hole - Yorven increases the effect of Rag Tag Team by 20% for each adventure, variant, and Patron variant you have completed in the Wild Beyond the Witchlight campaign, stacking multiplicatively.

Specializations

Hunger For Blood - Yorven's damage is increased by 1000% and if an enemy dies while he is attacking it with Ferocious Maul, he immediately leaps to another enemy and begins attacking that one. This adds one additional attack to Ferocious Maul each time it triggers.
Eldritch Claw Tattoo - Each time Yorven Springpaw attacks during Ferocious Maul, an inky tendril of Eldritch energy shoots out and zaps a different random enemy, dealing 1 second of BUD-based damage. The amount is increased by 400% if Yorven is the BUD-setting Champion. If no other enemies are on screen, this ability does nothing.
Follow The Mad Rabbit - Yorven's Rag Tag Team is increased by 50% for each Blood Fury stack Yorven has.
Infectious Fury - Yorven gains the Debuff role and any enemy he has attacked takes 100% additional damage from all Champions each time it attacks a member of the formation, stacking multiplicatively up to 25 times.

Ultimate Ability

Fey Wild Shape - Yorven Springpaw wild shapes into a shadow mastiff-like creature for 30 seconds. During this time his attack cooldown is reduced by 2.5 seconds, and their damage is increased by 400%.

Equipment

Global DPS Buff

SLOT 1

Rag Tag Team Buff

SLOT 2

Danger Sense Buff

SLOT 3

Buffs Hunger For Blood, Eldritch Claw Tattoo, Follow The Mad Rabbit, and Infectious Fury

SLOT 4

Down The Rabbit Hole Buff

SLOT 5

Ultimate Cooldown

SLOT 6

Feats

Uncommon

Keeping Time
Increases the effect of Yorven's Down The Rabbit Hole ability by 20%.
The Hero Returned
Increases the effect of Hunger For Blood, Eldritch Claw Tattoo, Follow The Mad Rabbit, and Infectious Fury by 20%.

Rare

Bump in the Night
Increases the Rag Tag Team damage of Yorven's Danger Sense ability by 100%.
Survivor's Alacrity
Increases the damage reduction of Yorven's Danger Sense ability by 100%.
Hardened Heart
Increases the effect of Yorven's Down The Rabbit Hole ability by 40%.
At What Cost
Increases the effect of Hunger For Blood, Eldritch Claw Tattoo, Follow The Mad Rabbit, and Infectious Fury by 40%.
Different Strokes
Increases the effect of Yorven's Rag Tag Team ability by 40%.
Ink of Rage
Increases the effect of Yorven's Blood Fury Tattoo ability by 40%.

Epic

Shadowtouched
Increases the effect of Hunger For Blood, Eldritch Claw Tattoo, Follow The Mad Rabbit, and Infectious Fury by 80%.
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Motley Crew
Increases the effect of Yorven's Rag Tag Team ability by 80%.
Available in the Nomad Yorven Theme Pack
Furry Fury
Increases the effect of Yorven's Blood Fury Tattoo ability by 80%.

Yorven Feedback Requested

What do you think about these changes to Yorven? Will you be taking him on your Witchlight adventures or variants?

The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially supported platform:

The Official Idle Champions Discord.
The Official Idle Champions Subreddit.
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May 7th

Idle Champions: Great Modron March 8

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Posted in Idle Champions.

Tags: idle, champions, event, new content, update, vlithryn, yorven, the great modron march.

Several times each century, the clockwork plane of Mechanus mobilizes a vast wave of modrons and sends them on a tour of the cosmos. Known as "The Great Modron March", this unstoppable tide of lawful constructs journeys across the material plane on the exact same route each time. However, this time something has changed -- the modrons are marching on Waterdeep.

The Great Modron March returns once again, and while the many constructs of Mechanus march upon Waterdeep, the latest new Champion arrives: Vlithryn, Cleric of Persana!

Keen eyes may recognize Vlithryn - and her banshee-like scream - from the web series 1 For All, where she is played by the amazing Soylent Cosplay. Vlithryn is the first Featured Champion for Great Modron March this year.

The second Featured Champion for Great Modron March 8, Yorven Springpaw, arrives next week on May 14. Players will be able to learn all about Yorven's changes in the Yorven Champion Update blog on Friday, May 9th.

For more information about this year's event, read on!

Featured Champions

Vlithryn

Ever since she was a hatchling in her kingdom under the sea, Vlithryn has dreamt of helping the less fortunate land dwellers and spreading the good word of her God, Persana. She’s always willing to lend a helping hand, or a healing word, to those who need it, for the right price, of course. She is usually cool, calm, and collected, but don’t get on her bad side, or her banshee scream and lightning attacks will leave you begging for a revivify that you can’t afford.

Learn more about Vlithryn in her Champion Spotlight.

Yorven

When Yorven came across the Witchlight Carnival, he managed to convince the owners to bring him on board. When the Witchlight Carnival returned to the Feywild years later, Yorven moved on, seeking his childhood home - and the hags who banished him.

Learn more about Yorven when his spotlight releases next week on May 9th!

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:

Nixie

SEAT 1

Krydle

SEAT 2

Mehen

SEAT 3

Evandra

SEAT 5

Qillek

SEAT 5

Evelyn

SEAT 6

Diana

SEAT 9

Jaheira

SEAT 9

Nordom

SEAT 9

Melf

SEAT 12

Event Augments

Boon XP: The Boon system has been reworked in this event! Eligible items purchased with Platinum now grant Boon XP, which unlocks Boon Levels. The Boon Level cap has also been removed.

Extra Benefits: When the event ends, you'll earn Scales of Tiamat based on what you completed within the event. You'll get 250 Scales for every event variant of tier 2 or above that you have completed, and 250 Scales for each Boon XP you've obtained. Scales of Tiamat are used in the Legendary Forge to craft Legendary Equipment.

Free Rerolls: You gain five free rerolls to use on each set of your Weekly Offers during this event!

Worth the Wait: Reworked Champion Yorven will unlock at the start of week two of this event, and completing his tier 2+ variants awards double chests!

You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.

Boon XP & Boon Level Changes

As always, your feedback is incredibly important to us. Since announcing the return of Boon XP as an Augment last week, we've heard concerns that your platinum does not go as far when this augment is active compared to the standard boon system. We'd like to provide some additional clarity to show the increased rewards between the Boon XP Augment and the standard boon system.

Our intent for the Boon XP Augment is to amp up the rewards for players who choose to purchase items that grant event boons. While the pricing of each boon level differs from the standard system, the rewards are greatly increased. This ultimately yields a substantial overall increase in the power of the buffs players gain for each platinum they spend on event packs. Here is a comparison of boon levels in the standard system vs the Boon XP Augment.

Standard Boon System

Boon XP Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Global DPS	100%	300%	500%	900%
Gold Find	100%	300%	500%	900%
Health	50%	100%	200%	300%
Click Damage	60s	150s	300s	600s
Game Speed	1.25x	1.75x	2.25x	2.75x
Supporter Slot	Unlocked	-	-	-

Boon XP Augment

Boon XP Level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5
Global DPS	200%	800%	2600%	8000%	24200%
Gold Find	100%	300%	700%	1500%	3100%
Health	50%	125%	237.5%	406.3%	659.4%
Click Damage *	~~60s~~ 75s	~~120s~~ 150s	~~240s~~ 300s	~~480s~~ 600s	~~960s~~ 1200s
Game Speed	1.25x	1.75x	2.25x	2.75x	3.25x
Supporter Slot	Unlocked	-	-	-	-

* Note: We have tweaked the Click Damage buff in May as noted above.

Buff Difference

Boon XP Level	1	2	3	4	5+
Global DPS	+100% (100% more)	+500% (167% more)	+2100% (420% more)	+7100% (789% more)	+24200% and more
Gold Find	-	-	+200% (40% more)	+600% (67% more)	+3100% and more
Health	-	+25% (25% more)	+37.5% (19% more)	+106.3% (35% more)	+659.4% and more
Click Damage	+15s (25% more)	-	-	-	+1200s and more
Game Speed	-	-	-	-	-

Great Modron March Feedback Wanted

What do you think of the Great Modron March Featured Champions? Are you excited about Vlithryn?

Your feedback is important to us, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:

The Official Idle Champions Discord.
The Official Idle Champions Subreddit.
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky, or Instagram.

November 29th, 2023

Idle Champions: Simril 7

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Posted in Idle Champions.

Tags: idle, champions, event, simril, videogame, game, dungeons, dragons, shadowheart, BG3, Baldur's Gate, warduke, yorven.

Someone outside Luskan has been pillaging the food stores in advance of this year's Simril celebration. Residents are becoming worried that there may not be enough to last the long Sword Coast winter to come!

Simril 7 introduces Shadowheart, the half-elf Cleric of Shar from Baldur's Gate 3! Simril also brings back Warduke, the legendary mercenary for hire human fighter, and Yorven Springpaw, the resident murder bunny Harengon Barbarian Druid! Players have until Monday, December 11th at 12PM Pacific to complete their Simril 7 unlocks and objectives.

Shadowheart

A devoted cleric of Shar, Shadowheart agreed to have her memories wiped as part of a holy mission. Now its sole survivor, she must deliver a powerful relic back to her kin in order to win Shar's love and have her memories restored – but all the while, she is tormented by strange, painful magic that she struggles to understand.

Shadowheart is a Support and Healing Champion who joins her fellow Baldur's Gate 3 companions in fighting the transformation into a Mind Flayer. Once unlocked, you can find this Half-Elf Cleric in seat 6 opposite Asharra. Learn more about Shadowheart in her Champion Spotlight!

Year Seven Variants

Witness Our Adoration - Simril is ruined! Shadowheart is mad that someone has pilfered the food supplies!

Shadowheart joins the formation (Slot 4). She can't be moved or removed.
Only Shadowheart and Champions within two slots of her can deal damage.
Getting to know Shadowheart: Shadowheart increases the damage of all Champions within two slots of her. Place your damage dealing Champions to take advantage of this!
Reach Area 75.

Childhood Fears - Simril is ruined! A wolf has pilfered the food supplies!

Shadowheart joins the formation (Slot 4). She can be moved, but not removed.
A wolf also joins the formation. It's so scary that Champions next to it deal no damage with their normal attacks.
Every 5 seconds, the wolf bites a Champion directly in front of it, dealing damage equal to 20% of the Champion's total health.
Getting to know Shadowheart: Shadowheart heals Champions in the two columns ahead of her. Place her to protect your tanks and anyone else that might be getting hurt!
Reach Area 125.

Duplicity without Duplicates - Simril is ruined! Someone has requests all the Champions have unique Dexterity scores!

Shadowheart joins the formation (Slot 4). She can be moved, but not removed.
Each Champion in the formation must have a unique DEX score.
Getting to know Shadowheart: Shadowheart summons an Illusionary Duplicate in the same slot as the Champion with the highest DEX. The Duplicate buffs and heals nearby Champions similar to Shadowheart herself.
Reach Area 175.

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

December 3rd, 2021

Idle Champion Spotlight: Yorven Springpaw

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Posted in Idle Champions.

Tags: idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, yorven.

There are many stories of people disappearing into the Feywild, only to reappear later vastly changed by the experience. But even creatures native to the fey realm can become lost, and must embrace less colorful skills to survive.

Yorven Springpaw disappeared from the Feywild as a child after an encounter with a malicious coven of hags. He ended up lost in the Shadowfell, where he embraced his innate primal spirit to survive. The power of this ancient feral beast helped Yorven do more than survive the dangers of the Shadowfell -- he thrived. He brings those new powers to the Champion roster this Simril!

I. Yorven Springpaw

As a barbarian druid, Yorven has plenty of muscle and power to bring to the Champion roster, and he uses his massive harengon legs to leap into battle with speed and ferocity! He's a DPS and Support Champion covered in magical tattoos and scars and is ready to scrap when you swap him with Tyril (Slot 10) to add him to your formation!

II. Yorven's Stats

Race: Harengon	Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Gender: Male	Pronouns: He/Him
Class: Barbarian/Druid	Age: 39

STR: 20	DEX: 14	CON: 14
INT: 8	WIS: 13	CHA: 12

Role: DPS, Support

Eligible for Patrons: Vajra, can become eligible for Zariel with a feat

Slot: 10, (Tyril)

III. Yorven's Design

When the Harengon became a playable race in Dungeons & Dragons, our Stream Executive Producer Dylan Wilks was inspired by the powerful bonus action jump ability to find out how dangerous he could make a hopping tank. Drawing on some of the newest character building options available, he crafted a beastial barbarian who could cross entire battlefields in one giant leap! With a physical description and a loose bio, he handed the character over to the rest of the team, who ran with the idea and built a Champion who quickly gained the infamous title 'murder bunny'.

Once the Champion stats and basic backstory were created, our Content Designer Erin M. Evans began crafting the voice of Yorven. This dark and dramatic seeker of vengeance has an endless flurry of epic monologues at the ready, but he is earnest in his desire to use the darkness inside him as the power to protect those who cannot take care of themselves.

IV. Yorven's Abilities

Basic Attack

Ferocious Maul â€” Yorven leaps out at the nearest enemy, pinning it in place and attacking it once a second for 5 seconds for 5 total attacks. If the enemy dies this attack ends immediately, and for the duration of the attack, Yorven is invulnerable.

Formation Abilities

Blood Fury Tattoo â€” Each time Yorven Springpaw attacks during Ferocious Maul the enemy gains a stack of Blood Fury. Each stack causes them to take 100% more damage from all sources, stacking multiplicatively. The debuff lasts for 2 seconds but the timer refreshes when it is reapplied. This ability is buffed by upgrades, feats, and equipment.

Infectious Fury â€” Enemies that Yorven Springpaw has attacked take 100% more damage from all Champions when they are attacking the formation.

Danger Sense â€” Champions adjacent to Yorven Springpaw take 5 less damage from all attacks, and Yorven gains a 100% damage boost for 10 seconds when this ability effectively lowers the damage of an enemy attack.

Specializations

Hunger For Blood â€” If an enemy dies while Yorven Springpaw is attacking it with Ferocious Maul, Yorven immediately leaps to another enemy and begins attacking it. This also adds one additional attack to Ferocious Maul each time it triggers.

Eldritch Claw Tattoo â€” Each time Yorven Springpaw attacks during Ferocious Maul, an inky tendril of Eldritch energy shoots out and zaps a different random enemy, dealing damage based on the amount of health Yorven's target currently has, with a maximum value equal to your current BUD. If no other enemies are on screen, this ability does nothing.

Ultimate Ability

Fey Wild Shape â€” Yorven Springpaw shape shifts into a shadow mastiff-like creature for 30 seconds. During this time their attack cooldown is reduced by 50% and their damage is increased by 400%.

V. Yorven's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: Global DPS	Slot 3: Blood Fury Tattoo
Slot 4: Infectious Fury	Slot 5: Danger Sense	Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

VI. Conclusion

It's always a special joy to craft a homegrown character for Idle Champions, and we can't wait to see Yorven hopping into your formations this Simril! 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!