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Celebrations are underway to commemorate the founding of the Free City of Waterdeep. Founders Day attracts huge crowds to the Field of Triumph, where audiences watch illusory shows about Waterdeep's history and martial exhibitions by notable Champions and the renown city guard.
Festivities have also brought an ancient power from Avernus, first layer of the Nine Hells. A fallen angel has arrived to collect souls for the Blood War...
Featured Champions
Tess
Tess grew up in a small village where she wreaked havoc as an amateur thief (she stole to see if she could, not because she wanted to keep the items - mostly), before her parents sent her to be trained by an aging halfling rogue named Mel. Under Mel’s mentorship, Tess became a professional infiltrator, using her skills for good. Now she’s formed her own adventuring party and is actively molding them into the heroes she knows they can be.
Curious, affable, and morbid, the drow heretic K'thriss Drow'b seeks the insane god-truth behind the veil of reality. As the "C" Team's hoardsperson, he keeps an eye out for occult relics that could aid him in his unearthly quest.
Learn more about K'thriss in his Champion Spotlight when it arrives on July 4th!.
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:
Deekin
seat 1
Nahara
seat 3
Xander
seat 5
Sgt. Knox
seat 6
Freely
seat 7
Umberto
seat 7
Vin Ursa
seat 7
Walnut
seat 8
Aeon
seat 10
Strongheart
seat 11
Event Augments
Free Rerolls: You gain five free rerolls to use on each set of your Weekly Offers during this event!
Auto-Blacksmith: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots, if they don't already have better.
Worth Waiting For: Completing tier 2+ variants for the reworked Champion and Champions in the flex slots unlocked with Time Gate Pieces or Boon Levels awards double Chests.
Boon Enhancements: An additional boon buff at each level increases global damage based on the number of unique roles fulfilled by Champions in the formation, stacking additively.
You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.
Founder's Day Feedback
Are you as excited as we are for Tess? What about the K'thriss Champion Update? We'd love to hear what you think!
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Tess grew up in a small village where she wreaked havoc as an amateur thief (she stole to see if she could, not because she wanted to keep the items - mostly), before her parents sent her to be trained by an aging halfling rogue named Mel. Under Mel’s mentorship, Tess became a professional infiltrator, using her skills for good. Now she’s formed her own adventuring party and is actively molding them into the heroes she knows they can be.
Tess is a Support Champion who leads by example, buffing the damage of all Champions behind her. This expert in traps has a plan for everything, increasing your formation's damage if she is given companions with a diverse set of roles. Tess can always be found with the Fallbacks' Otyugh companion Uggie nearby.
For more information about the leader of the Fallbacks, read on...
Tessalynde "Tess" Halendria
Tess
name
8
seat
2.5%
crit chance
100%
crit damage
Female
gender
120
age
Chaotic Good
alignment
5
overwhelm
Elf (Wood)
species
Rogue
class
Support
roles
The Fallbacks
affiliation
12
str
17
dex
12
con
15
int
13
wis
13
cha
82
tot
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until July 2nd, 2028)
Abilities
Basic Attack
Hand Crossbow
(ranged)
-
Tess attacks the closest enemy for 1 hit.
Passive Abilities
Uggie! - Uggie joins the party, starting next to Tess unless they're already in the formation next to another Fallbacks Champion. Uggie increases the damage of all non-adjacent Champions by 100%.
Formation Abilities
Lead The Way - Tess increases the damage of all Champions in the columns behind her by 400%.
Unleash Uggie - Uggie's buff is increased by 400% when Tess is in the formation
Snack Attack - When Uggie is with Tess, Uggie attacks a random target whenever Tess attacks or disarms a trap. Uggie's attack deals 5 seconds of BUD-based damage.
A Plan For Everything - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 400% for each different role in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Trap Expert - There's a 5% chance when an enemy dies that they drop a Trap that Tess immediately spots. During Tess's next attack, rather than attacking, she leaps out and disarms the Trap before it can harm any of her friends. For each Trap disarmed in this way, Lead The Way is increased by 25%, stacking additively. Stacks persist through resets.
Specializations
The Fallback Plan - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 150% for each unaffiliated Champion or Fallbacks Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Eyes on the Horizon - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 200% for each Champion in the formation with a ranged attack, stacking multiplicatively.
Rogues' Gallery - Tess increases the effect of Lead The Way by 250% for each Rogue Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Ultimate Ability
Deadly Dance
-
Tess throws her dagger at the enemy with the most health for 1 ultimate hit, then teleports and deals another ultimate hit to all nearby foes.
Equipment
Lead The Way Buff
slot 1
Unleash Uggie Buff
slot 2
A Plan For Everything Buff
slot 3
Trap Expert Buff
slot 4
Buffs all Specializations
slot 5
Ultimate Cooldown
slot 6
Feats
Uncommon
Selflessness
Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
Looking Ahead
Increases the effect of Tess' Lead The Way ability by 20%
Tess Person
Increases the effect of Tess' Unleash Uggie ability by 20%
Gather Up
Increases the effect of Tess' A Plan For Everything ability by 20%
Rare
Inspiring Leader
Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
Eyes on the Horizon
Increases the effect of Tess' Lead The Way ability by 40%
Tess Friend
Increases the effect of Tess' Unleash Uggie ability by 40%
Gourmand
Increases the effect of Tess' Snack Attack ability by 40%
Ready for Anything
Increases the effect of Tess' A Plan For Everything ability by 40%
Deft Hands
Increases the effect of Tess' Trap Expert ability by 40%
Strategic Adjustment
Increases the effect of Tess' specializations by 40%
Epic
Great Things Ahead
Changes Lead The Way to affect Champions in columns in front of her instead of behind.
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Tenacious
Increases the Constitution score of Tess by 2
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Sleeping Toxin
Tess gains the Control role and 25% of her attacks stun her targets for 5 seconds
Available in the Fortune Hunter Tess Theme Pack
Champion Feedback
What do you think of Tess? 'Are you excited to add the first Fallbacks Champion into your formations? We want to know!
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The imposing presence of Sergeant Knox came to Neverwinter when the Mintarn mercenaries were hired to retake the city following the eruption of Mount Hotenow. Soon he became a daily presence and mentor for new Adventurers in the city. Celeste reached out to her old friend following the catastrophic events at Elturel, hoping the veteran mercenary would join the Champions as they face the greatest foe the Sword Coast has ever seen!
Sergeant Alphonse Knox has received a moderate rework to improve his core theme of being an excellent early game party member for Celeste and Makos. For details on the Sgt. Knox Rebalance, read on...
Sgt. Knox
Sgt. Knox
NAME
6
SEAT
2.5%
CRIT CHANCE
100%
CRIT DAMAGE
Male
GENDER
50
AGE
Neutral Good
ALIGNMENT
25
OVERWHELM
Human
SPECIES
Fighter
CLASS
Tanking / Support
ROLES
None
AFFILIATION
19
STR
12
DEX
15
CON
12
INT
10
WIS
14
CHA
82
TOT
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (until November 13th, 2027)
Abilities
Basic Attack
Battleaxe
(melee)
-
Sgt. Knox swings his enormous Battleaxe through a random group of enemies.
Formation Abilities
Rallying Cry - Increases the damage of Champions in all the columns behind Sgt. Knox by 100% for each positional formation ability affecting them, stacking multiplicatively and including this one.
Defense of Neverwinter - When Sgt. Knox is in the formation, Celeste and Makos become eligible for the current adventure, even if a Patron, Variant, or other restriction would say otherwise.
Squad Leader - If they are in the formation, Sgt. Knox increases the effect of Celeste's Crusader's Mantle and Makos' Specialization Choice by 100% for each completed base Grand Tour adventure, stacking multiplicatively.
Hero of Neverwinter - Increases the Health of all other Champions by 25% of Sgt. Knox's Max Health. If affected by Celeste's Mass Cure Wounds, Sgt. Knox takes 25% less damage from all attacks, excluding attacks that instantly kill him.
Master Defender - Sgt. Knox keeps track of the highest number of enemies that have been attacking him at one time and the highest number of enrage stacks there have been in the current area. The effect of Squad Leader is increased by 100% for each enemy and enrage stack, stacking additively.
Specializations
Impromptu Allies - The effect of Celeste's Crusader's Mantle is increased by 100% for each unaffiliated Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
For The Greater Good - Makos completes his quest to become a lich and gains the Undead tag. His damage is increased by 400% and his critical hit damage is increased by 100%. His base attack now targets up to 5 enemies at once, and he has a 20% higher chance to critically hit.
Shield Wall - Increases the max health of Sgt. Knox by 200%. His base attack now taunts enemies he hits to target him.
Ultimate Ability
Break The Line
(melee)
-
Sgt. Knox swings his axe in an arc, knocking nearby enemies back, damaging, and stunning them for 2 seconds. He then leaps at a random enemy and swings his axe in an overhead blow, dealing even more damage and stunning enemies in the area for 5 seconds.
Equipment
Global DPS Buff
SLOT 1
Squad Leader Buff
SLOT 2
Buffs all Specializations
SLOT 3
Rallying Cry Buff
SLOT 4
Master Defender Buff
SLOT 5
Ultimate Cooldown
SLOT 6
Feats
Uncommon
Selfless
Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%.
Tough
Increases the health of Sgt. Knox by 15%.
Mintarn Chant
Increases the effect of Sgt. Knox's Rallying Cry ability by 20%.
Defensive Duelist
Sgt. Knox takes 5 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed.
Rare
Inspiring Leader
Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%.
Resilient
Increases the health of Sgt. Knox by 30%.
Neverwinter Anthem
Increases the effect of Sgt. Knox's Rallying Cry ability by 40%.
Keen Mind
Increases the Intelligence score of Sgt. Knox by 1.
Calm Under Pressure
Sgt. Knox takes 10 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed.
Sergeant's Call
Increases the effect of Sgt. Knox's Squad Leader ability by 40%.
Master at Arms
Increases the effect of Sgt. Knox's Master Defender ability by 40%.
Adaptable Leadership
Increases the effect of Sgt. Knox's Impromptu Allies, For The Greater Good, and Shield Wall specializations by 40%
Epic
Rally of the Protectors
Increases the effect of Sgt. Knox's Rallying Cry ability by 80%.
Prodigal Leader
Increases the damage of all Champions by 50%.
Siege Breaker
Increases the effect of Sgt. Knox's Master Defender ability by 80%.
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Singular Focus
Increases the effect of Sgt. Knox's Impromptu Allies, For The Greater Good, and Shield Wall specializations by 80%
Available for 50,000 Gems or in the Herald of Neverwinter Sgt. Knox Theme Pack
We Want YOUR Feedback
What do you think about the new and improved Sgt. Knox? Will he help your formations and synergize well with Celeste and Makos?
Your feedback is important to us, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:
Mastery required skill, and skill required patience and training. Whenever she would spend time working on an invention or deceiving folks in the local tavern, she thought of it as praying at the Temple of Knowledge. And she was a frequent attendant.
It's impossible to ignore this grinning goliath with extravagant style. Aeon's performances are dazzling, and her conversations are filled with wit and charm. But her true genius is what she accomplishes behind the scenes, gathering a wealth of knowledge and secrets all while deceiving her patrons with distracting displays!
I. Aeon
Aeon, a Goliath of exceptional intellect and charm, masterfully intertwines her skills as an Artillerist Artificer and Bard of the College of Whispers. Operating under the guise of a master tinkerer, she is, in truth, a cunning spy and manipulative puppet master. Aeon owns the renowned Greenhow, a unique tavern where patrons are served by her intricate automata, while she sells mechanical devices and curios embedded with Sending Stones and other surveillance tools; her ‘gifts’ have managed to make their way into some of the most powerful homes in the North Ward of Waterdeep. Her strategy is brilliantly deceptive; she portrays herself as a flamboyant performer and entertainer, so vivid and engaging that none suspect her of orchestrating a grand network of espionage, controlling events from the shadows.
Aeon is a Support and Debuff Champion who infiltrates the inner circle of one Patron each week to become eligible for all their adventures. She was created by B. Dave Walters, who the Idle Champions community already knows as the DM for many of our Idle Champions Presents livestreams and the creator behind Freely! He is also a published writer for comic books, graphic novels, and screenplays as well as a lead developer on many major TTRPGs. We're thrilled to bring another one of his characters into our formations!
Check out our Champion Spotlight Video embedded below for a quick overview of Aeon's abilities, and read on to get all of the details!
II. Aeon's Stats
Race: Goliath
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Gender: Female
Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 32
Affiliation: None
Class: Artificer/Bard
STR: 10
DEX: 10
CON: 12
INT: 20
WIS: 14
CHA: 18
Role: Support, Debuff
Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until July 3rd, 2027)
Seat: 10 (Tyril)
III. Aeon's Abilities
Basic Attack
Cane Wand - Aeon fires an energy bolt from her cane at the closest enemy for one hit.
Passive Abilities
Network of Espionage - Every week, Aeon targets one Patron for infiltration. Aeon can be used in any Patron adventure or variant for her current Patron target, even if she would not normally be available to be used due to variant or patron restrictions.
Formation Abilities
Inner Circle - Aeon increases the damage of adjacent Champions by 100% for each Champion in the formation that is eligible for the Patron she is infiltrating this week, stacking multiplicatively.
Uncover Weakness - Each enemy that Aeon damages gains a Stolen Secrets stack. Enemies with a Stolen Secrets stack take 100% more damage from all sources, stacking multiplicatively up to 5 times.
Challenge Accepted - Aeon increases the effect of Inner Circle by 100% for each completed Patron challenge for her current Patron target, stacking multiplicatively.
Specializations
First Specialization
Immediate Infiltration - Increase the effect of Inner Circle by 100% each time Uncover Weakness applies a Stolen Secrets stack, stacking additively up to 10 times per area and resetting when changing areas.
Play the Long Game - Increase the effect of Inner Circle by 0.1% each time Uncover Weakness applies a Stolen Secrets stack, stacking additively up to 1,000,000 times and persisting until you reset the adventure.
Second Specialization
Artificer's Arsenal - Cane Wand can now pierce through the targeted enemy, dealing one hit to all enemies in a line. Additionally, it deals 5 seconds of BUD-based damage to all enemies it hits.
Spy Network - Inner Circle now affects all Champions within two slots of Aeon and its pre-stack effect is increased by 75%.
Powerful Patronage - Increase the pre-stack effect of Challenge Accepted by 150% while on a Patron variant for the week's chosen Patron.
Ultimate Ability
Deuce - Aeon's mechanical monkey Deuce fires a barrage at all enemies, dealing one ultimate hit to each one and knocking them back a short distance.
IV. Aeon's Epic Equipment
Slot 1: Global DPS
Slot 2: Inner Circle
Slot 3: Uncover Weakness
Slot 4: Challenge Accepted
Slot 5: Immediate Infiltration and Play the Long Game
Slot 6: Ultimate Attack Cooldown
V. Aeon's Achievement and Adventure Variants
Achievement:
Scheming Strategist - Gain 10,000 stacks of Stolen Secrets with Aeon's Uncover Weakness ability. (Accumulates over multiple adventures.)
Adventure Variants:
Mechanical Mayhem - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with Aeon!
Aeon starts in the formation. She can't be moved or removed.
1-2 Iron Defenders spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
Only Champions next to Aeon can deal damage.
Area Goals:
Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.
Spy's Strategy - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with Champions that work with a particular Patron.
Aeon starts in the formation. She can't be moved or removed.
You may only use core Champions and/or Champions eligible for Aeon's current Patron.
Area Goals:
Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.
Discovered Secrets - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with your best debuffers.
Aeon starts in the formation. She can't be moved or removed.
Only monsters that have a debuff can take damage.
Area Goals:
Tier 1: Complete Area 175.
Tier 2: Complete Area 450.
Tier 3: Complete Area 1000.
Tier 4: Complete Area 1600.
VI. Conclusion
Has Aeon charmed or manipulated her way into your roster? Tell us what secrets she's found out about your formations:
"I have solved more cases than you have years in this world, I have faced more villains than you could dream of, and I am here to find this murderer and stop them before they kill again.”
When tragedy strikes and a mystery unfolds, there's no better investigator on the Sword Coast than Umberto Thornheart. He finds joy in detecting clues, and is an expert at solving even the most dastardly of puzzles!
I. Umberto
Umberto Thornheart is the orphaned child of two infamous thieves, and saw his parents executed for their crimes. Rather than live on the streets, he was taken in by the very detective who arrested his parents, and eventually became a detective himself, hoping to protect the innocent and (perhaps) reform the guilty.
Umberto Thornheart is a Tanking, Support, and Debuff Champion who employs his detective prowess to aid his allies. He was created by award-winning writer Gail Simone, who you may recognize from her work for DC, Marvel, WB, and many more! She has an extensive history crafting thrilling and emotional stories for a variety of comics, and we're thrilled to work with her to create this new Champion!
Check out our Champion Spotlight Video embedded below for a quick overview of Umberto's abilities, and read on to get all of the details!
II. Umberto's Stats
Race: Human
Alignment: Lawful Good
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Age: 42
Affiliation: None
Class: Druid
STR: 15
DEX: 9
CON: 16
INT: 11
WIS: 17
CHA: 14
Role: Tanking, Support, Debuff
Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (until July 3rd, 2027)
Seat: 7 (Minsc)
III. Umberto's Abilities
Basic Attack
Umberto has two attacks. A magic attack when he is in human form, and a Bear melee attack when he is in his ultimate Bear form.
Swarmstaff - Umberto magically unleashes a small swarm of angry bees at the nearest foe, dealing 1 hit. If Beehive Barrage is unlocked, this adds one swarming bee to the enemy after Umberto's damage is applied.
Bear Claw - Umberto moves up to the nearest foe and slashes them, dealing 1 ultimate hit.
Formation Abilities
Detective's Entourage - Umberto increases the damage of all Champions in the two columns behind him by 100%.
Beehive Barrage - Every second, Umberto's staff spawns a swarming bee, which buzzes around the staff, up to a maximum of 10 swarming bees. When an enemy attacks Umberto, he unleashes a swarming bee from the staff (if one exists) onto that enemy. When an enemy with one or more swarming bees is hit by any Champion, all their bees stings them, dealing 1 second of BUD-based damage for each bee. A maximum of 5 swarming bees can swarm a single enemy. Bees persist until the enemy is defeated, or until Umberto is removed from the formation.
Ongoing Investigation - Pick an Investigation to pursue. Umberto gains stacks of Clue, and can start another Investigation after the Investigation concludes. Each Clue stack increases Detective's Entourage by 50%, stacking multiplicatively. Caps at 100 stacks. Once you are capped, additional Investigations are not offered. Clue stacks persist between areas and reset when the adventure ends.
Rapid Reconnaissance: 2 hour duration, 10 stacks are awarded right away, but all but 1 are removed when the investigation ends (1 total)
Steadfast Search: 8 hour duration, 1 stack awarded after every 2 hours, plus 2 stacks when the investigation ends (6 total)
Thorough Inquiry: 24 hour duration, 1 stack awarded after every 3 hours, plus 16 stacks when the investigation ends (24 total)
Protective Presence - Umberto increases the health of all other Champions by 25% of his max health, and any healing effect on those Champions is increased by 25%.
Specializations
First Specialization
Law's Alliance - Umberto increases the effect of Detective's Entourage by 125% for each Lawful Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Family of Orphans - Umberto increases the effect of Detective's Entourage by 100% for each unaffiliated Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Call of the Wardens - Umberto increases the effect of Detective's Entourage by 300% for each Ranger or Druid Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Second Specialization
More Bees - Umberto's Beehive Barrage increases the number of swarming bees spawned each second by 400% (to 5/sec), and when an enemy hits Umberto the maximum number of bees (if available) are unleashed. Finally, the damage per bee is increased by 100%.
More Clues - Umberto increases the maximum number of Ongoing Investigation'sClue stacks by 50%.
More Damage - Increase the effect of Detective's Entourage by 200%.
Ultimate Ability
Brown Bear Bash - Umberto transforms into a bear for 15 seconds, resetting the base attack cooldown of all Champions in the formation. For the duration, Umberto's base attack changes to Bear Claw and the attack cooldown of all Champions in the formation is reduced by 2 seconds, causing them to attack more often.
IV. Umberto's Epic Equipment
Slot 1: Global DPS
Slot 2: Increase Health
Slot 3: Detective's Entourage
Slot 4: Ongoing Investigation
Slot 5: Specializations
Slot 6: Ultimate Attack Cooldown
V. Umberto's Achievement and Adventure Variants
Achievement:
Not The Bees! - Have Umberto unleash 10,000 bees with his Beehive Barrage ability.
Adventure Variants:
Guardian of the Wilds - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with Umberto!
Umberto starts in the formation. He can't be moved or removed.
Only Umberto and Champions in the two columns behind him can deal damage.
Area Goals:
Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.
Investigation Time - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with a detailed investigation!
Umberto starts in the formation. He can't be moved or removed.
His assistant bees, Sherlock Combs and Dr. Buzz Watson, take up two slots in the formation, and assist Umberto with his investigations.
Area Goals:
Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.
Umberto's Friends - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with Umberto's friends!
Umberto starts in the formation. He can't be moved or removed.
You may only use Lawful, Unaffiliated, Druid, and/or Ranger Champions.
Area Goals:
Tier 1: Complete Area 175.
Tier 2: Complete Area 450.
Tier 3: Complete Area 1000.
Tier 4: Complete Area 1600.
VI. Conclusion
How has Umberto helped you solve the mystery of the most difficult formations? Let us know how this detective has helped:
