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August 28th
Idle Champion Spotlight: Caramon Majere 
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Born strong of arm and broad of shoulder with a heart of gold, Caramon Majere is the Sword to his younger twin brother Raistlin's Sorcery. Loyal to a fault, Caramon gives his all to protect his beloved friends and family, even (and often) to his detriment. Together with his fellow Heroes of the Lance, Caramon wields his brute strength tempered with good morals against Takhisis, the Dragon Queen.
Caramon is a Tanking and Support Champion whose main buff (a versatile Specialization choice called Raise Spirits) can be duplicated by other Champions in the formation and applied multiple times. Once unlocked, you can find this Human Fighter in Seat 3 (Nayeli).

To learn everything you need to know about Caramon Majere in Idle Champions, read on!

Caramon

Caramon
name
3
seat
2.5%
crit chance
100%
crit damage
Male (He/Him)
gender
25
age
Lawful Good
alignment
25
overwhelm
Human
species
Fighter
class
Support / Tanking
roles
Heroes of the Lance
affiliation
19
str
11
dex
17
con
12
int
11
wis
15
cha
85
tot
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (until September 2nd, 2029)

Abilities

Basic Attack

  • Mighty Blow (melee) - Caramon attacks the nearest enemy for one hit.

Passive Abilities

Caramon has a passive ability that allows him to tag along whenever his brother is allowed in the formation. With Caramon's release, Raistlin will also gain a similar passive ability, ensuring the twins can stand together!
  • Brothers Majere (Caramon) - If Raistlin is in the formation, Caramon may be used as well, regardless of any active variant or patron restrictions.
  • Brothers Majere (Raistlin) - If Caramon is in the formation, Raistlin may be used as well, regardless of any active variant or patron restrictions.

Raise Spirits Specializations

  • Raise Spirits: Encirclement - Caramon increases the damage of all adjacent Champions by 100%.
  • Raise Spirits: Overwatch - Caramon increases the damage of all Champions in the same column as him and the column in front of him by 100%.
  • Raise Spirits: Spearhead - Caramon increases the damage of all Champions in the two columns behind him by 100%.

Formation Abilities

  • Protect the Weak - Caramon increases the health of all Champions targeted by his Raise Spirits Specialization by 10% of his max health. If a Champion is targeted multiple times (via his Allies Specialization), this ability applies multiple times.
  • Close Ranks - Whenever Caramon is attacked by an enemy, the effect of his Raise Spirits Specialization is increased by 100%, stacking multiplicatively. This can stack up to 25 times and loses half of its stacks when changing areas.
  • Brother's Keeper - Caramon increases the effect of his Raise Spirits Specialization by 100% for each Champion in the formation not affected by Raise Spirits.

Allies Specializations

  • Staunch Allies - Caramon recruits all other Tanking Champions in the formation. Caramon's Raise Spirits Specialization emanates from each eligible Champion as if each were a separate formation ability for the purposes of Champions that care about such things.
  • Sympathetic Allies - Caramon recruits all other Good Champions in the formation. Caramon's Raise Spirits Specialization emanates from each eligible Champion as if each were a separate formation ability for the purposes of Champions that care about such things.
  • Stalwart Allies - Caramon recruits all other Champions in the formation with a STR score of 16 or higher. Caramon's Raise Spirits Specialization emanates from each eligible Champion as if each were a separate formation ability for the purposes of Champions that care about such things.

Ultimate Ability

  • Endure All (magic) - Caramon's health is completely refilled, and the effect of his Raise Spirits Specialization is increased by 100% for every 10% of Caramon's health that was missing (rounding up), stacking multiplicatively and lasting for 30 seconds. This Ultimate ability triggers if Caramon would be knocked out by an incoming attack.

Equipment

Global DPS Buff
slot 1
Health Increase
slot 2
Buffs Raise Spirits Specializations
slot 3
Close Ranks Buff
slot 4
Brother's Keeper Buff
slot 5
Ultimate Cooldown
slot 6

Feats

Uncommon
  • Selflessness
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
  • Tough
    Increases the health of Caramon by 15%
  • Defensive Duelist
    Caramon takes 5 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed
  • Dig In
    Increases the effect of Caramon's Close Ranks ability by 20%
Rare
  • Inspiring Leader
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
  • Resilient
    Increases the health of Caramon by 30%
  • Calm Under Pressure
    Caramon takes 10 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed
  • Battle Cry
    Increases the effect of Caramon's Raise Spirits Specializations by 40%
  • Entrenched
    Increases the effect of Caramon's Close Ranks ability by 40%
  • His Brother's Sword
    Increases the effect of Caramon's Brother's Keeper ability by 40%
Epic
  • His Brother's Strength
    Increases the effect of Caramon's Brother's Keeper ability by 80%
    Available in the Caramon, Guardian of the Future Theme Pack
  • His Own Path
    Brother's Keeper now increases the effect of Caramon's Raise Spirits Specialization by 100% for each Champion in the formation affected by at least two instances of Raise Spirits.
    Unlockable as an Event Reward
  • Taunt
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
    Caramon's Attacks have a 50% chance to taunt enemies
    Unlockable as an Event Reward

Countdown to the 9th Anniversary!


Idle Champions turns NINE next week! We're celebrating with a huge week of FREE Champions, anniversary rewards, and a few surprises along the way!
  • MONDAY, Aug 31 (Noon PT):
      The brand-new Founder's Pack IX arrives, featuring the first of September's Back-to-School skins: Arcane Professor Makos!

  • TUESDAY, Sep 1 (11:30 AM PT):
      Ask us anything! Executive Producer Chris Dupuis takes over Reddit for a live Q&A, answering your questions about Idle Champions, and maybe dropping a tease or two along the way!

  • WEDNESDAY, Sep 2 (Noon PT): THE BIG DAY!
      Highharvestide begins with the release of Caramon Majere, and our 9th Anniversary Celebration kicks off with FREE rewards for ALL players!

      Just by logging in during the Celebration, you'll receive:
      • Raistlin, Laurana, and Caramon UNLOCKED!
      • 9 Platinum Champion Chests for EACH of them!
      • 1 Level 9 Legendary Equipment Potion!
      • 9 Epic Blacksmithing Contracts!

  • THURSDAY Sept 3 (2 PM PT):
      Dev Insights returns! Join David and Justin for a first look at the new Bastion system, and news on when the Beta will become available for PC players!

We Want YOUR Feedback

The Heroes of the Lance affiliation continues to grow with the release of Caramon! We hope you'll join us next week to celebrate 9 years of adventuring together!

The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially-supported platform:
August 27th
BW2: Bush Whacker Classic Mini-Event 2! 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

A Puzzly Woods Portal

While digging an unusually deep fire pit for her campsite in the commons event area, camper Betty found a portal to the Puzzling Woods! Help Betty find some souvenirs to take home from her trip.

The Puzzling Woods

Beyond the portal lies the Puzzling Woods! Here, as you might guess, are puzzles to be solved! Three fields are spread around this strange area, each with a jigsaw puzzle to solve.

The first puzzle is available right away, with another puzzle unlocking 24 hours after the last. Talk to Betty to start quests to solve each puzzle.

Puzzle Monsters

Puzzle Monsters are strange creatures lurking within the puzzles of the old lands! Which three will emerge this time?

These silhouettes are not accurate. Don't bother trying to guess what they are!

We don't know what they look like, but rumor has it they are called: Burlington, Derek, and Devin

A Classic Conundrum

Betty will pack up her campsite after the portal closes on Tuesday September 1st, so don't be late!

Discuss this mini-event on the forums!
August 27th
BW2: August 27th, 2026 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Bush Whacker Classic Mini-Event (August 27th, 2026)

- Updated the Bush Whacker Classic mini-event for its second year:
- 3 new puzzle monsters
- New event rewards
- New chest reward
August 26th
Idle Champions - Mastery Variants: August 2026 
Posted in Idle Champions.

As we prepare for our 9th Anniversary next week, we're back with the latest wave of Mastery Variants for August 2026! Today's batch of Mastery Variants is connected to the second adventures in each of the first 8 campaigns (all campaigns except for Vecna & Tales).

As a reminder from last month's Introducing Mastery Variants Blog, in order to see the Mastery Variants, you need to:
  1. Have all 10 campaigns unlocked.
  2. Have completed all three variants of the base adventure
Read on to learn more about this month's exciting Mastery Variants, our latest Legendary Feat, and the countdown to our 9th Anniversary on September 2nd!

August 2026 Mastery Variants

A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast: The Cursed Farmer

Variant: Mastery - This Formation is Cursed

Investigate the cursed farm you passed earlier with every curse imaginable.
  • A chicken takes up a slot in the formation. Champions adjacent to the Chicken must have at least one ability score that is 18 or higher.
  • A mad cow takes up a slot in the formation. Champions adjacent to the Cow must have a base attack speed higher than 5 seconds.
  • All slots in the formation are cursed, except for one. Champions placed in cursed slots cannot attack with their base attacks or use their ultimate abilities.
  • Complete Area 1,450

Tomb of Annihilation: Seeking Allies

Variant: Mastery - Thay It Ain't So

Attempt to get on the good side of some red-robed academic wizards.
  • Three Red Wizards join the formation. An Abjurer at the front, an Illusionist in the top left corner, and a Transmuter in the bottom left corner.
  • Champions placed between the Abjurer and another Red Wizard must be either dwarves or Small Champions (Small Champions are fairy, gnome, goblin, halfling, kender, kobold, and plasmoid Champions.)
  • Champions placed between the Illusionist and another Red Wizard must have a magic base attack.
  • Champions placed between the Transmuter and another Red Wizard must have a total ability score of 78 or lower.
  • These restrictions persist even if any or all of the Red Wizards are defeated.
  • Complete Area 1,550

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist: Building Trust

Variant: Mastery - Wizened Waterdeep Walkabout

Is it wise to escort a mysterious noble through a dangerous night out in Waterdeep?
  • No two Champions in the formation can share the same WIS score. If they do, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
  • Only Champions with an INT score of 12 or higher may be used.
  • A fancy red panda in a top hat riding a unicycle (don't ask) takes up a slot in the formation. You must have at least one core or evergreen Champion adjacent to the red panda, or else the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
  • Complete Area 1,650

Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus: The Dead Three

Variant: Mastery - Absolute Entourage

Patrol the streets of Baldur's Gate with some heroes from Baldur's Gate.
  • You may only use Champions from the Heroes of Baldur's Gate or Absolute Adversary affiliations.
  • Minsc starts in the formation.
  • Once a Champion is added to the formation they may not be removed or swapped out.
  • After a Champion has been in the formation for 500 areas, they are removed and can not be used for the rest of the adventure. Minsc is immune to this effect.
  • Complete Area 1,750

Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden: The Everlasting Rime

Variant: Mastery - Hallucinations of Mithral Hall

Continue to Ten-Towns with the Companions of the Hall while trying not to get distracted.
  • Wulfgar must be unlocked to start this variant.
  • Wulfgar starts in the formation and can not be removed or swapped out.
  • Only Champions from the Companions of the Hall affiliation can deal damage.
  • Chadwick joined the formation. He's still experimenting with some spell scrolls, so Champions adjacent to Chadwick deal 0 damage to normal enemies and bosses.
  • Three random Illusory Enemies from other campaigns appear with the first wave of each area. They do not drop gold nor count toward quest progress, but in addition to the normal quest, you must also defeat these enemies in order to advance. Only Champions adjacent to Chadwick can deal damage to Illusory Enemies.
  • Complete Area 1,850

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: The Witchlight Carnival

Variant: Mastery - Very Familiar

Uncover the mysteries of the Witchlight Carnival with Nat & several familiars.
  • Nat and Gale the Miniature Giant Seahorse take up slots in the formation
  • They must be distracted by more familiar friends or else the damage of your formation will suffer.
  • If you have fewer than 17 familiars assigned to your formation, the damage of all Champions is reduced by 99.9% for each unassigned familiar.
  • If you have fewer than 11 familiars assigned to your formation, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
  • Only Champions with a CHA score of 13 or higher may be used.
  • No two adjacent Champions in the formation may have a DEX score that is within one. If they do, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
  • Complete Area 1,950

Light of Xaryxis: The Evacuation of Waterdeep

Variant: Mastery - Squiddly Versus The Space Clowns

Get to the Dock Ward before the city is overrun and your Champions are burnt to a crisp.
  • Squiddly riding a rocket joins the formation.
  • Squiddly has figured out his fuse issues from the previous Mastery Variant and his rocket will not explode if you take too long to complete an area. Instead, the blast from the rocket damages Champions in the columns behind him for 25% of their max health every 5 seconds.
  • Only Champions with a WIS score of 12 or lower can be placed in the columns behind Squiddly, because... why would you stand there?
  • If Squiddly is defeated, his rocket explodes, instantly killing all the Champions in the columns behind him.
  • One Red Wizard Transmuter spawns with each wave. When it's defeated, it polymorphs into a Space Clown. The Space Clown has 5 hits-based health, moves 200% faster, and ignores all taunt abilities. This is why kids are afraid of clowns.
  • Complete Area 2,050

Turn of Fortune's Wheel: The End is the Beginning

Variant: Mastery - The Four Pillars

WWWW JJJJ HHHH HHHH?
  • Four slots in the formation have glowing, sparking, or pulsing pillars in them.
  • Each Champion in a slot with a glowing pillar must count as more than one species. If they don't, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
  • Each Champion in a slot with a sparking pillar must count as more than one alignment. If they don't, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
  • Each Champion in a slot with a pulsing pillar must count as more than one class. If they don't, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
  • All Champions with a positional formation ability must be adjacent to at least one Champion without a positional formation ability. If they're not, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
  • Complete Area 2,150


New Legendary Feat

With 8 new Mastery Variants available today, players can earn another Legendary Feat from the Mastery Shop, choosing from Drizzt, Pwent, and Wulfgar. Three more play-reward Legendary Feats will be added to the Mastery Shop in October. In the meantime, a new Legendary Feat for Shadowheart is available today via DLC!

Shadowheart

Astral-Touched Tadpole - Level 1: Shadowheart adds up the total Wisdom scores of all the Champions adjacent to her and increases the effect of Twilight Trickery by 100% for every 5 Wisdom she counts, stacking multiplicatively. If she has at least 20 stacks, your formation gains one additional Ceremorphosis stack.
  • Per Level Adjustment:

    • x2 damage buff per Feat level
    • -1 stacks required to activate additional Ceremorphosis
    • Caps at level 10
Please Note: Shadowheart's Legendary Feat will be exclusive to its DLC Pack for the first 6 months. Afterward, it will also be available through play as well.


Countdown to the 9th Anniversary!


Highharvestide returns NEXT WEEK alongside our in-game Anniversary Celebration, a new back to school collection of Skins, Founder's Pack IX release, and the arrival of our next Hero of the Lance: Caramon Majere!

Come back on Friday for Caramon's Champion Spotlight blog, and stay tuned to our Discord community to learn more about our week-long anniversary next week!


We Want YOUR Feedback

What do you think about today's update? Are you excited to challenge your skills and unlock your next Legendary Feat or Chromatic Skin? Join our community on one of our official platforms and let us know what you think!
August 21st
BW2: August 19th, 2026 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Feline Frenzy Community Mini-Event (August 21th, 2026)

- New community mini-event with unique rewards! (Aug 21 - 25):
- Find Old Marta's Cats wandering Bush Whackia!
- Work together to send them all!
- Unlock store items based on your community progress!
- Earn tokens based on your personal contributions!
- Build up a comfy cat enclosure in the Commons event area!

- Fixed a typo in Samsuthir's fledgling serpent quest text (thanks, icebergAK!)

- Fixed broken reward text in slot machine dialogs

- Fixed missing exclamation icon on Dog Days fishing quest npc

- Added Mount Bucks to "Currencies" inventory category

- Added sound hint sign to Simon Says puzzle in the Forsaken Pocosin

- Fixed the lobby field not showing if you leave and return in Kaine's mystery on Mount Olympus in Cloudland
August 21st
BW2: Feline Frenzy Community Quest! 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Feline Frenzy!

Old Marta's visiting the Commons event area with her enormous clowder of cats. The problem is, these cats have a tendency to get lost!

A Cat-astrophic Escape

No clowder of cats is more numerous than Old Marta's, which numbers in the tens of thousands!

The cats have a tendency to wander off, but you can help find lost cats wandering fields all over Bushwhackia and give them a firm budge back to Old Marta's cat corral in the Common's event area.

After every batch of cats you send back via her A Cat-astrophic Escape quest, check back every 8 hours to find another batch of cats.

Every cat you send back increases your individual progress for this mini-event, but also counts towards the collective goal for the community!

Ye Catnip Emporium

The more cats returned, the livelier her little kitty corner becomes, and the more she has to offer in thanks.

After finding some cats, talk to Old Marta and she'll count the cats you've sent back and reward you with Catnip to trade in her Ye Catnip Emporium store!

Not every special item is unlocked from the get-go, though. To unlock them, the community has to reach the goal of the corresponding day of her stay.

Kitty Corner Crisis

You have until Tuesday August 25th to make your contributions AND claim your rewards for this limited-time community quest!

Post your comments and questions here on the forum!
August 7th
BW2: August 7th, 2026 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Dog Days of Summer Event (August 7th, 2026)

- Updated Dog Days of Summer Event
- Added new customization and ranch items
- Added new ribbons and 100% reward
- Added new event mounts in Bush Bucks sale and mount packs, available the first weekend of the event
- Added 3 new pets available the second weekend of the event
- Updated tier 4 and 5 VIP event rewards
- Added new fishing quest in the pool
August 7th
BW2: Dog Days of Summer 2026 Edition 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer

The residents of the Commons want to close out summer with a blast! That big old event field sits there empty most of the time anyways. Help them build an awesome temporary pool to chill out beside. Once you've completed all three building quests, the residents will come in and there will be 3 turn-in stations where you can bring Towels, Sunscreen and Life Rings to get event tokens for buying this year's custom items!

Nate's New Puppies!

Plus, foster an adorable puppy for Nate. It seems he's accidentally ordered too many dogs (again!!) and needs your help to look after them temporarily. Choose one of the 3 to help him out! Once you equip your dog, Nate has some daily quests for you to do to keep the ball of energy that is your puppy occupied. Love the look of the dog? Permanently adopt it with a simple purchase! You can choose between the Cairn Newfoundland, Terrier, and Eurasier!

Puppy and Person Training

A professional dog trainer will help train your puppy AND you! As dog owners need to know how to care for their puppy.

Puppy Mill Protest

Miss Marbles is rooting out awful puppy mills this event, and could use your assistance! If you've helped her in the past, you'll help her feed many stray dogs wandering Bushwhackia.

Race Track

Check out the Companion Racing Track once it becomes available, and you'll be able to bet on pet races! You can only win the prizes once per day though.

The Next Race Track Champion

Later on in the event, you'll need to help an NPC train their unlikely companion to participate in the race!

New This Year

This year's update includes:

- new costume items in the store!
- new ranch items in the store!
- new tier 4 and 5 VIP rewards!
- new pet packs!
- new mount packs!
- new ribbons and 100% reward!
- new fishing quest!

Holiday Banners

If you can complete the event, you'll earn this awesome 100% reward: The Dog Days Banner! Collect them all!

Achievements

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

Returning Achievements

Pool Digger - Build the Pool for the Dog Days event.
Safety First! - Help at each pool-side station during the event.
Safety to the Max! - Help at each pool station 50 times - must first complete "Safety First!"
Doggy Daycare - Complete all the doggy dailies.
Man's Best Friend- Level your doggy pet up to level 10.
Training Day - Complete all the puppy training quests.
Dog Days Race Track - Successfully win 5 bets on the Companion Race Track.
Pro Racer Assesser - Buy all the racer assessment upgrades for the Companion Race Track.
Track Trainer - Help Shayla Sharker train a companion for the Companion Race Track.
Cats Teaching Dogs - Help School Cat complete her thesis
Call the Dogtor - Train your puppy with Nate while dressed like a dog
The Right Cat-itude - Show School Cat you can look like a cat

New Achievements


Splashy Spoils - Purchase all the custom items for 2026*

Retired Achievements

We have the following achievements from previous years, which may be earned by spending some Bush Bucks, if a player was not present/didn't earn it during the initial year:
Dog Days Sale - Buy all the custom items and pool items from 2013
Dog Days Outlet - Buy all the custom items for 2014
Summer Supplies - Purchase all the custom items for 2015
Summer Souvenirs - Purchase all the custom items for 2016
Pool Party Procurer - Purchase all the custom items for 2017
Good Dog Goods - Purchase all the custom items for 2018
Dog Toy Takehomes - Purchase all the custom items for 2019
Doggie Dabbler - Purchase all the custom items for 2020
Pool Procurer - Purchase all the custom items for 2021
Sunshine Keepsakes - Purchase all the custom items for 2022
Sunny Stockpile - Purchase all the custom items for 2023
Floating Fancy - Purchase all the custom items for 2024
Warm Weather Wealth - Purchase all the custom items for 2025

* The Mini Golf piece is NOT included in the achievement, and therefore it is not a required purchase.

Mount Packs

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

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

The Pink Poodle and Water Jetpack 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!

Get Ready!

Post your celebration plans on the forums!

The event will run until Friday August 21st at Noon PDT.

Check out the Release Notes here!
August 5th
Idle Champions: Ahghairon's Day 2026!  
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Ahghairon's Day commemorates the birthday of Ahghairon, the first Open Lord of Waterdeep and founder of the Lords of Waterdeep. In his name, Lords toast Ahghairon and the Watchful Order, while guildmasters toast the Lords in Ahghairon's name, and common folk leave violets at the base of Ahghairon's Tower, the Plinth, and atop the altars of the House of Wonder.

    As part of the festivities, the party is tasked with seeking out a Lord of Waterdeep who stepped down long ago. It seems like an easy request – but if it were easy, it wouldn't have come directly from the Open Lord of Waterdeep herself...
Ahghairon's Day returns with one New Champion and three fresh rebalances! Flint Fireforge, the cantankerous companion who is afraid of lakes and 'allergic' to horses, and the latest Heroes of the Lance Champion to come to the game, is available to unlock today with the launch of the event.

Instead of a single reworked Champion this month, THREE of this event's Champions have had targeted rebalances, pumping up their numbers to make them more effective in your formations. You'll find updates to Jim, Omin, and Prudence available for flex slots now!

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

Featured Champions

Flint

Learn more about Flint in his Champion Spotlight.

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 the following Champions, three of which have been rebalanced:
Voronika
seat 1
Lae'zel
seat 2
Omin
REBALANCED!
seat 3
Ishi
seat 4
Prudence
REBALANCED!
seat 5
Valentine
seat 5
Shandie
seat 6
Jim
REBALANCED!
seat 7
Beadle
seat 8
Ellywick
seat 10
Baldric
seat 12

Jim Darkmagic Rebalance

  • We've buffed Jim's main Fan Club ability by a small amount, which, considering it's a pre-stack ability, should grant a few more areas of progress if Jim's your main DPS.
  • Magical Mystery Tour has been buffed and adjusted to make it easier to maintain stacks. The base effect is much higher, and only 20% of stacks are lost when changing areas instead of all of them.
  • Fashion Week was intentionally quite underpowered because it required (mostly paid) skins to max out. Considering how many more skins are available for gems in the modern game, we're switching it from additive to multiplicative and replacing Jim's Ultimate Damage equipment buff with a buff that targets it.
  • We also added a new feat for Fashion Week.
  • These combined changes, plus an updated set of upgrades, should provide an exciting boost to Jim!

Omin Dran Rebalance

  • Omin has been given his long-awaited pre-stack!
  • The base effect of Champion of Tymora has been buffed.
  • Adventuring Capital now scales up slowly as more stacks are gained.
  • Omin's specialization choices are now buffed pre-stack.
  • In order to make the above work, we have tweaked the effect of Long Term Investments so it gains stacks slower, but since they're buffed pre-stack, the overall effect is much higher!
  • The effect on Omin's gear that buffed Ultimate Damage now buffs all his Specialization choices.

Prudence Rebalance

  • Prudence has received a number of powerful buffs to her old but still solid kit.
  • Glee's base damage bonus and base stacks have been increased, and it now stacks multiplicatively and is buffed pre-stack by feats and equipment.
  • Delight now buffs the base damage of Glee, and its base effect has been increased.
  • The number of Glee stacks granted by Resolve has been lowered due to Glee now stacking multiplicatively.
  • Frustration hasn't received any changes, but due to some tweaks to her base attack, it now has a chance to add or remove multiple stacks per attack, shortening the frequency of its yo-yo effect.
  • The She Hungers spec has had its chance increased.
  • Added a new set of Specializations that increase the post-stack effect of Glee based on the number of Champions in the formation.
  • Changed her Ultimate Damage gear to instead buff Spec B. This should be more than offset by increases to Prudence's BUD potential.
  • Added new feats that buff Spec B.
  • Added new feats that increase the number of Eldritch Blast beams she fires with her base attack.

Hobbycraft Skins!

Flint Fireforge has arrived, and he's bringing more than just his legendary axe! Inspired by the master craftsman's passion for woodworking, this month's skins celebrate the hobbies that make each Champion unique. Ever wondered what your favorite Champions get up to when they're not saving the Sword Coast? Discover their creative side with a collection of all-new hobbycraft skins arriving throughout the month in Idle Champions!

Event Augments

We have four returning Augments this month, including the Supercharged Damage Boon, which grants 2 MILLION % additional damage per level (stacking multiplicatively). Use these Augments to help supercharge your Ahghairon's Day Variants & Mastery Challenges!
  • Golden Offers: One of your weekly offers will be Golden during this event. Golden offers provide an additional 10% discount! The Golden tag persists when an offer is rerolled.
  • 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.
    Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!
  • Challenge Week: A Mastery Challenge will start on the third week of the event, providing opportunities to prove your formation building skills and earn unique rewards.
  • Supercharged Damage Boon: The Global Damage Boon is supercharged, granting 2,000,000% additional damage per level, instead of 200% (stacking multiplicatively).
You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.

Feedback on Ahghairon's Day

Our final Year 9 Event is here, and with it, the latest Hero of the Lance: Flint! What do you think about him and the rebalances to Jim, Omin, and Prudence? Are you excited for the first Year 10 event next month?! Let us know!

The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially-supported platform:
August 4th
BW2: August 4th, 2026 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Quality of Life Update (August 4th, 2026)

- Added fix if you're stuck on the Seeking the Showdown quest in the Halflight Haven quest hub but the entrance to the Specular Corridor is closed. Enter Halflight Haven and it should open again.

- Fixed broken quest state in Nurturing Native Nature where you could interact with plants before getting seeds from NPC

- Updated fishing NPC in Commons with new Wetlands fishing items

- Fixed issue where players could get to Wetlands SBA 1 without completing required quest

- Fixed issue where mud boots wouldn't work until reloading an area

- Fixed some dialog typos in Wetlands

- Fixed issue where players could get stuck when interacting with Swamp Deity Altars

- Fixed some SBAs fields not showing up on Area Progress dialog

- Inventory changes:
- Added a new inventory category "Currencies", including
- General currencies
- Quest hub tokens
- Event tokens
- Quarry fragments
- Added a search bar to inventory
- Updated inventory item popup
- Added new feature to use multiple inventory items at once

- Friend request changes:
- Updated friend request dialog to show total number of requests beyond 100
- Updated friend request dialog to get next requests beyond 100 when accepting/clearing requests
- Added friend request counter to friend request dialog button

- Fixed the interact point of the Whack-a-Nate ranch item

- Added Cranberry and Rice crops to Farmer MacDonald's "Farmer's Market - Big Energy" and "Farmer's Market - Big Gold" quests

- Fixed requirement for "Nate's Rock" achievement