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August 29th
New Champion: Cazrin  
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Cazrin is the ray of sunshine in the party, the eternal optimist, the friendly ear or the shoulder to cry on. She is passionate about magic, knowledge, and learning, always experimenting or testing new theories. Growing up, Cazrin’s family feared and forbade the study of magic because of an ancestress who misused her power, so Cazrin was forced to teach herself and eventually leave her family behind to pursue her dreams. Intelligent but inexperienced, she has embraced a life of adventuring to gather the thrills and experiences that as a child she could only read about in books.
Cazrin is a Support and DPS Champion that collects books as she adventures with the Fallbacks' faithful companion, Uggie. Her Sunny Disposition increases the damage of Champions in her column and the columns in front of her, and she's always ready to protect herself with Mage Armor.

To learn about the Fallbacks DPS champion arriving on September 3rd, read on!

Cazrin

Cazrin
name
10
seat
2.5%
crit chance
100%
crit damage
Female
gender
22
age
Chaotic Good
alignment
5
overwhelm
Human
species
Wizard
class
DPS / Support
roles
The Fallbacks
affiliation
8
str
13
dex
14
con
18
int
13
wis
13
cha
79
tot
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Elminster (until September 3rd, 2028)

Abilities

Basic Attack

  • Magic Missile (magic) - Cazrin fires 2 magic missiles at random enemies, preferring different targets if possible

Passive Abilities

  • Uggie! - Uggie joins the party, starting next to Cazrin unless she's already in the formation next to another Fallbacks Champion. Uggie increases the damage of all non-adjacent Champions by 100%.

Formation Abilities

  • Library of Lore - Whenever a boss is defeated for the first time in an adventure, it drops a Book that Cazrin collects. Subsequent kills of the same boss have a 10% chance of dropping an additional Book. The maximum number of Books that can be collected during a single adventure is the highest area reached divided by 5, rounded down. Cazrin keeps track of both the number of Books she has collected in the current adventure, as well as the size of her Library, which is the number of Books she has collected across all adventures. Cazrin's damage is increased by 10% for each book in her Library, stacking additively. Each time her Library reaches a new order of magnitude, the base buff is multiplicatively increased by 100%.
  • Sunny Disposition - Cazrin increases the damage of all Champions in her column (including herself) and the columns in front of her by 100%.
  • Unctuous Uggie - Uggie's buff is increased by 400% when Cazrin is in the formation.
  • Mage Armor - The first time anyone in the formation takes damage in each area, Cazrin casts Mage Armor on herself. Champions affected by Mage Armor decrease the damage they take by 25%.
  • In Search of Knowledge - Cazrin's attacks and abilities gain additional effects based on the number of Books that she has collected in the current adventure.
    • 10+ Books: Cazrin fires an additional Magic Missile with her base attack.
    • 40+ Books: Increase the effect of Sunny Disposition by 5% for each Book she has collected in the current adventure, stacking multiplicatively.
    • 80+ Books: Cazrin fires an additional Magic Missile with her base attack.
    • 120+ Books: When triggered, Mage Armor is now cast on all Champions in the formation instead of just Cazrin.
    • 160+ Books: Increase the effect of Unctuous Uggie by 1% for each Book Cazrin has collected in the current adventure, stacking additively.
    • 200+ Books: Support Champions affected by Mage Armor have a 40% chance to deal an additional 5 seconds of BUD damage with each normal attack hit.
    • 240+ Books: Mage Armor's damage prevention is increased to 50%.
    • 300+ Books: For each Tanking Champion affected by Mage Armor, the effect of Sunny Disposition is increased by 400%, stacking multiplicatively.

Specializations A

  • Self Taught - Cazrin increases the damage bonus of Sunny Disposition by 100% for each Fallbacks Champion and/or Champions with a Melee and/or Ranged base attack in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Ancestor's Shadow - Cazrin increases the damage bonus of Sunny Disposition by 100% for each Fallbacks Champion and/or Good Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Lost in the Library - Whenever a boss drops a Book, Cazrin collects 3 Books. The maximum number of Books she can collect during this adventure is tripled, but In Search of Knowledge's per Book damage boost to Sunny Disposition is reduced from 5% to 1.65%.

Specializations B

  • Signature Smell - When Uggie is with Cazrin, each damage increase that Uggie! would normally apply to other members of the formation instead applies to Cazrin herself, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Smell Mastery - When Uggie is with Cazrin, In Search of Knowledge's per-Book bonus for Sunny Disposition is increased by 100%.

Ultimate Ability

  • Fallback Fireball (magic) - Cazrin attacks all enemies with her version of a fireball.

Equipment

Global DPS Buff
slot 1
Library of Lore Buff
slot 2
Sunny Disposition Buff
slot 3
Unctuous Uggie Buff
slot 4
Buffs Self Taught & Ancestor's Shadow (Spec A).
slot 5
Ultimate Cooldown
slot 6

Feats

Uncommon
  • Selflessness
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
  • Adept
    Increases the damage of Cazrin by 30%
  • Bright Side
    Increases the effect of Cazrin's Sunny Disposition ability by 20%
  • Cazrin Person
    Increases the effect of Cazrin's Unctuous Uggie ability by 20%
Rare
  • Inspiring Leader
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
  • Elementalist
    Increases the damage of Cazrin by 60%
  • Friend to Books
    Increases the effect of Cazrin's Library of Lore ability by 40%
  • Optimistic Outlook
    Increases the effect of Cazrin's Sunny Disposition ability by 40%
  • Cazrin Friend
    Increases the effect of Cazrin's Unctuous Uggie ability by 40%
  • Dangerous Magic
    Increases the effect of Cazrin's Self Taught and Ancestor's Shadow specialization choices by 40%.
Epic
  • Rapid Analysis
    Increases the effect of Cazrin's Library of Lore ability by 80%
    Unlockable as an Event Reward
  • Forbidden Magic
    Increases the effect of Cazrin's Self Taught and Ancestor's Shadow specialization choices by 80%.
    Available in the Mythic Cazrin Theme Pack
  • Heavy Lifter
    Increases the Strength score of Cazrin by 2
    Unlockable as an Event Reward

Cazrin Feedback

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August 28th
Idle Champions: September Augments Preview  
Posted in Idle Champions.

Welcome to the Event Augment preview for Highharvestide!

Highharvestide returns on Wednesday, September 3. The first event of Year 9 introduces the latest Fallbacks Champion, Cazrin Varaith, brings a rework to the Year 4 Champion, Alyndra Sarrbarand, and features these new and returning Event Augments:

Highharvestide 9 Event Augments

  • Augment 1: Platinum Benefits (New Augment)
    Description: To celebrate the 8th anniversary of Idle Champions, this event's Extra Benefits include Platinum in addition to Scales of Tiamat! You'll get 5 Platinum for every event variant of tier 2 or above that you have completed, and 10 Platinum for each Boon XP you've obtained.

  • Augment 2: Auto-Blacksmith (Returning Augment)
    Description: 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!

  • Augment 3: Boon Enhancements (Returning Augment)
    Description: An additional boon buff at each level increases the effect of Uggie's buff! Isn't he just the cutest little Otyugh!


  • Augment 4: Worth Waiting For (Returning Augment)
    Description: 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.

Note: Similar to our rollout in August the spotlight blogs for the two Featured Champions will also be spread out, with Cazrin's tomorrow, August 29th, and Alyndra's releasing next Friday, September 5th.

Augment Feedback

What do you think?

Tell us about your experiences with Augments in Idle Champions. The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially-supported platform:
August 28th
BW2: Bush Whacker Classic Mini-Event! 
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: Skippy, Schnelly, and Cookie

A Classic Conundrum

Betty will pack up her campsite after the portal closes on Tuesday September 2nd, so don't be late!

Discuss this mini-event on the forums!
August 27th
Idle Champions: Introducing Tales of the Champions 
Posted in Idle Champions.

Well met!

Since Idle Champions first launched in Early Access, we have released a new campaign every year, starting with Tomb of Annihilation in 2017 and most recently with Vecna: Eve of Ruin in 2024.

For our 2025 campaign, we want to do something different. We went back to the drawing board, looking to make monthly campaign updates more exciting and eagerly anticipated. What we've created is more than a new campaign -- it's a celebration of Idle Champions and a way for us to show gratitude to our players by offering a plethora of new play rewards!

Introducing Tales of the Champions: a new original campaign of epic one-shot adventures dedicated to Champions that you will be able to unlock, gear up, and earn exclusive new rewards for, outside of Events! This campaign will unlock in the early game, at the same time as Tomb of Annihilation.

With Tales of the Champions, each adventure has a Focus Champion. Focus Champions are Event Champions who are key to the story and unlocked as part of these unique adventures (if you don't already own them). After their adventure is complete, three new variants will immediately become available. These variants are designed to teach - and challenge - mastery of that Champion. Completing them will earn unique rewards, from Champion Chests to new exclusive Feats and Skins that can only be earned through playing!

Now, let's talk about the first two adventures and their respective Focus Champions: Ezmerelda d'Avenir and Catti-brie!

Campaign: Tales of the Champions

An Acquired Taste

Focus Champion: Ezmerelda

Ezmerelda d'Avenir suffers the company of the one and only Volothamp Geddarm on an ill-advised trip to the mist-shrouded land of Barovia. Find out what surprises await them on this comedic romp through a deadly serious realm.

Complete Area 50
  • Reward: Ezmerelda Champion Unlock

  • Variant: Hunting For A Good Meal

    Ezmerelda and Volo travel to Barovia with a band of hunters.
    • Ezmerelda starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
    • Only Champions with the Hunter role (like Ezmerelda or Minsc) can deal damage. You can still use other Champions to tank, support, or heal, they just won't deal damage.
    • 1-2 Zombies loyal to Strahd spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
    • Enemies have 1000% more health, but enemies that are a Favored Foe for any Champion take 400% additional damage.
    • Getting to know Idle Champions: Champions with the Hunter role usually have Favored Foes, granting your Champions an advantage against enemies of specific types.
    • Complete Area 250
    • Rewards: 4 Gold Ezmerelda Chests & 250 Corrupted Gems

    Variant: Swimming in Debuff

    Ezmerelda and Volo travel to Barovia with some Debuff Champions.
    Must have completed a Tier 2 Variant in an Event
    • Ezmerelda starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
    • You may only use Champions with the Debuff role.
    • Enemies without a debuff applied to them only take 1 damage from all attacks, move 400% faster, and deal 800% more damage.
    • Complete Area 600
    • Rewards: Ezmerelda's Monster Tracker Feat & 250 Corrupted Gems

    Variant: Breaker Breaker

    Ezmerelda and Volo travel to Barovia for a critical quest to break something with an ogre
    Must have completed a Tier 3 Variant in an Event
    • Ezmerelda starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
    • Champions without the Breaker role have their base damage permanently set to 1.
    • An ogre carrying a battering ram takes up 3 slots in the formation.
    • All boss enemies have 25 armored health if they don't have segmented or armored health already.
    • Strahd spawns as an extra boss in every boss area. He must also be defeated to progress.
    • Complete Area 1200
    • Rewards: Empyrean Ezmerelda Skin & 250 Corrupted Gems


    The Ties That Bind

    Focus Champion: Catti-brie

    Catti-brie and her fellow heroes of Icewind Dale must save Ten-Towns from draconic devastation! Drizzt, Bruenor, and the other legendary Companions of the Hall feature in this story about family, rivalry, misunderstandings, and vacations gone awry.

    Complete Area 50
  • Reward: Catti-brie Champion Unlock

  • Variant: The Pugilists That Push

    Catti-brie and the other Companions of the Hall must save Ten-Towns from a wrathful dragon while knocking back foes.
    • Catti-brie starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
    • Enemies take significantly less damage the closer they get to the formation. Use Champions that knock back enemies to get around this problem!
    • Enemies have 1000% more health, but this buff is decreased by 100% for each Control Champion you have in your formation, stacking additively.
    • Getting to know Idle Champions: Some Champions with the Control role can push enemies away from the formation, protecting your front line.
    • Complete Area 250
    • Rewards: 4 Gold Catti-brie Chests & 250 Corrupted Gems

    Variant: The Champions That Crit

    Catti-brie and the other Companions of the Hall must save Ten-Towns with some critical allies.
    Must have completed a Tier 2 Variant in an Event
    • Catti-brie starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
    • Champions have an additional 20% critical hit chance.
    • Champions' normal attacks only deal damage when they are Critical Hits.
    • Two local residents join the formation to experience life as adventurers. They're a little battle-shy and don't attack or assist in any way.
    • Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 50.
    • Complete Area 600
    • Rewards: Catti-brie's Master's Precision Feat & 250 Corrupted Gems

    Variant: The Fodder That Fights

    Catti-brie and the other Companions of the Hall must save Ten-Towns with some expendable helpers.
    Must have completed a Tier 3 Variant in an Event
    • Catti-brie starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
    • You may only use unaffiliated Champions and/or Companions of the Hall Champions.
    • Each unaffiliated Champion in the formation adds 1 Mithral Hall stack.
    • Every 75 areas, up to two random Champions are removed from the formation. They can't be used for the rest of the adventure. Champions from the Companions of the Hall affiliation are unaffected by this.
    • Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 75.
    • Complete Area 1200
    • Rewards: Solar Scion Catti-brie Skin & 250 Corrupted Gems


    Tales of the Champions Tier 1 Blessings

    • Fight Song - Local: Increase the damage of Bard & Fighter Champions by 100%
    • Champions, Role Out! - Local: Increase the damage of all Champions by 20% for each unique role in the formation
    • Lawfully Acquired Loot - Local: Increase your gold find by 20% for each Lawful Champion in the formation
    • Tales of Damage - Global: All Champion Damage x2

    Campaign Feedback

    We want to hear YOUR feedback about Tales of the Champions! What do you think of the Adventures? The themes? The Rewards? Join our community on one of our official platforms and let us know what you think!


    August 8th
    BW2: August 8th, 2025 Release Notes 
    Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

    Dog Days of Summer Event (August 8th, 2025)

    - 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
    August 8th
    BW2: Dog Days of Summer 2025 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 Wolfhound, Golden Basset Hound, and German Shepherd!

    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!

    Holiday Plushie

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

    Achievements

    -- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT
    There are up to TWENTY FOUR 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.
    The Plodding Blob - Help Shayla Sharker train her blobfish 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


    Warm Weather Wealth - Purchase all the custom items for 2025*

    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

    * 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 8th to 11th!

    The Dragon Floatie mount comes free with your first purchase of 100 Bush Bucks or more!

    The Unicorn Floatie and Pony Floatie 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 22nd at Noon PDT.

    Check out the Release Notes here!
    August 8th
    Champion Update: Lazaapz  
    Posted in Idle Champions.

      Born in The Cogs beneath Sharn's Lower City, Lazaapz's remarkable intellect elevated her to the Tradefair district, where her mechanical genius became highly sought after by the Dragonmarked Houses. Lazaapz's first invention was a functional mechanical arm to replace the one she was born without; now she leads an elite team of engineers in cutting-edge research and development.

      Following the discovery of a mysterious Eldritch Machine, Lazaapz was brought in by House Cannith to ascertain the purpose of the device. Shortly after, both Lazaapz and the machine disappeared, never to be seen again.
    Lazaapz has received a rework, which arrives on August 13! Learn all about the update below...

    Lazaapz

    Lazaapz
    name
    9
    seat
    2.5%
    crit chance
    100%
    crit damage
    Female
    gender
    19
    age
    Neutral Evil
    alignment
    25
    overwhelm
    Goblin
    species
    Artificer
    class
    Tanking / Support / Control
    roles
    None
    affiliation
    8
    str
    16
    dex
    16
    con
    18
    int
    10
    wis
    8
    cha
    76
    tot
    Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Elminster (until August 13, 2028)

    Abilities

    Basic Attack

    • Stunning Gauntlet (melee) - Lazaapz attacks and stuns the nearest enemy. Every fifth attack, she uses her Grappling Fist to pull an enemy closer to her instead.

    Formation Abilities

    • Fury of the Small - Lazaapz's posse is Champions that are from smaller species: dwarves, fairies, gnomes, goblins, halflings, kobolds, and/or plasmoids. Lazaapz increases the damage of her posse by 100% for each posse member in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
    • Power Armor - Lazaapz has a set of Artificer Power Armor. She starts each area with 100 stacks of Power Armor. Damage taken by Lazaapz is decreased by a percentage equal to her current Power Armor stacks, but the armor consumes 1 stack of Power Armor each time she would take damage. Can not be decreased below 0.
    • Contingency Plan - When Lazaapz's Power Armor stacks reach 0, her armor sends out a massive shockwave, dealing 120 seconds of BUD damage to all enemies and pushing them back to the far side of the screen. Lazaapz then drops her shield and retreats to behind the formation, her armor shuts down, and she begins to repair it, taking 10 seconds for each time the armor has shut down in the current area (including this time). Upon finishing her work, she leaps back to her original location, knocking back any enemies that she encounters on her way, grabbing her shield, and refilling her Power Armor stacks to full.
    • Artificer Infusion - Lazaapz infuses the equipment of other Champions in the formation with her Artificer powers. Infused equipment has its item level increased by 125. The equipment slot that is affected is equal to each Champions' exact distance from Lazaapz, so for example adjacent Champions (1 slot away) have their slot 1 equipment infused, while Champions 2 slots away have their slot 2 equipment infused, and so on.
    • Shield of Sharn - Lazaapz increases the max health of all other Champions by 25% of her base max health and healing effects on all Champions are increased by 25%.

    Specializations A

    • Fury of the Brawl - Lazaapz's posse now also includes Champions with a melee base attack and is buffed by 100% (post-stack).
    • Fury of the Cabal - Lazaapz's posse now also includes Evil Champions and is buffed by 150% (post-stack).
    • Fury of the Stall - Lazaapz's posse now also includes Champions with the Control role and is buffed by 150% (post-stack).

    Specializations B

    • Guardian - Lazaapz gains the Debuff role and increases Power Armor's max stacks by 25. Lazaapz fires her gauntlet in a line each time she loses 25 Power Armor stacks. Enemies hit take 15 seconds of BUD damage, gain a debuff, and are knocked back. The debuff causes enemies to take 1000% extra damage from all sources, and stacks multiplicatively up to 5 times.
    • Infiltrator - The effect of Fury of the Small is increased by 5% for each missing stack of Power Armor, stacking multiplicatively, and when an enemy is defeated, Lazaapz regains one stack of Power Armor. She cannot exceed her maximum stacks this way.

    Ultimate Ability

    • Flash of Genius (magic) - For a short duration, Lazaapz increases her equipment buff and deals ultimate damage with her attacks.

    Equipment

    Global DPS Buff
    slot 1
    Buffs all Specializations B
    slot 2
    Fury of the Small Buff
    slot 3
    Health Increase
    slot 4
    Artificer Infusion Buff
    slot 5
    Buffs all Specializations A
    slot 6

    Feats

    Uncommon
    • Selflessness
      Increases the damage to all Champions by 10%.
    • Tough
      Increases the health of Lazaapz by 15%
    • Towering Height
      Increases the effect of Lazaapz's Fury of the Small ability by 20%
    • Friendly Fury
      Increases the effect of Lazzapz's first set of Specializations by 20%.
    Rare
    • Inspiring Leader
      Increases the damage to all Champions by 25%
    • Resilient
      Increases the health of Lazaapz by 30%
    • Arcane Heights
      Increases the effect of Lazaapz's Fury of the Small ability by 40%
    • Panic Button
      Increases the effect of Lazaapz's Contingency Plan ability by 50%
    • Enhanced Infusion
      Increases the effect of Lazaapz's Artificer Infusion ability by 40%
    • Reinforced Fury
      Increases the effect of Lazzapz's first set of Specializations by 40%.
    • Artificial Improvisation
      Increases the effect of Lazzapz's second set of Specializations by 40%.
    Epic
    • Heavily Armored
      Increases the health of Lazaapz by 60%
    • Kneecapper
      Increases the effect of Lazaapz's Fury of the Small ability by 80%
    • Overclock
      Increases Lazaapz's maximum Power Armor stacks by 25.
      Unlockable as an Event Reward
    • Taunt
      Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%. Lazaapz's attacks have a 50% chance to taunt enemies.
      Available in the Seven Heavens Lazaapz Theme Pack

    Lazaapz Feedback

    What do you think of the Lazaapz rework? Will you be building formations capitalizing on the Fury of the Small?

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    August 6th
    Idle Champions: Ahghairon's Day 8  
    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 another Champion Update. Baldric Goodhand, the dwarven cleric who makes deals with the gods and the latest Fallbacks Champion to come to the game, is available to unlock today with the launch of the event. Lazaapz, the goblin artificer from Sharn originally released during the Brightswords event in 2020, has received a major rework and will be available starting on August 13. More information about the changes to Lazaapz will become available on Friday with the launch of her blog.

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

    Featured Champions

    Baldric

    Baldric left his position as a prominent member of his family’s mercantile empire to seek his fortunes elsewhere. He’s a unique cleric that often confounds other clerics because he refuses to pledge his service or faith to a single deity. He prefers to bargain with any and all of them, depending on the situation, to receive his magic. This has lent him a cocky confidence that has landed him in his share of trouble. But now he’s with the Fallbacks, and over the course of their adventures, his faith in them has become unshakable.


    Learn more about Baldric in his Champion Spotlight.

    Lazaapz

    Born in The Cogs beneath Sharn's Lower City, Lazaapz's remarkable intellect elevated her to the Tradefair district, where her mechanical genius became highly sought after by the Dragonmarked Houses. Lazaapz's first invention was a functional mechanical arm to replace the one she was born without; now she leads an elite team of engineers in cutting-edge research and development...


    Learn more about Lazaapz in her Champion Spotlight when it launches this Friday, August 8th.

    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:
    Voronika
    seat 1
    Lae'zel
    seat 2
    Omin
    seat 3
    Ishi
    seat 4
    Prudence
    seat 5
    Valentine
    seat 5
    Shandie
    seat 6
    Jim
    seat 7
    Beadle
    seat 8
    Ellywick
    seat 10

    Idle Champions Permanent Feature Update

    We have some exciting Augments to feature this month - including a fan-favorite Augment elevating to permanent game status!

    • Free Weekly Offer Rerolls are here to stay! No longer limited to Event weeks, you'll now get five FREE rerolls every week in the Weekly Offer Shop. That’s right - each time the shop refreshes, you can use your five free rerolls (plus up to ten Platinum rerolls) to chase down the perfect pick from our Wild Offer pool!

    The in-game FAQ has been updated to reflect this system change. Now let's get into the Augments we've lined up for Ahghairon's Day!

    Event Augments

    • Epic Platinum Chests: Opening Champion-specific Platinum Chests for any of the Ahghairon's Day event Champions will upgrade all the cards inside them to Epic rarity!
    • Empowered Rewards: Tier 2 and higher event variants award Corrupted Gems in addition to their normal rewards.
    • Golden Weekly 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.
    • Boon Enhancements: An additional boon buff at each level increases global damage based on the number of Champions in the formation that are from smaller species, stacking additively.
      The small species are: Dwarves, Fairies, Gnomes, Goblins, Halflings, Kobolds, and Plasmoids
    You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.

    Ahghairon's Day Feedback

    What do you think about Baldric? Are you excited for the Lazaapz rework? Let us know!

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



    August 6th
    BW2: August 6th, 2025 Release Notes 
    Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

    Generation 5 Horses (August 6th, 2025)

    - Three new horses to tame with Clint: Fjord Horse, Black Forest Horse, Akhal Teke Horse
    - Horse armors to buy for the Fjord Horse, Black Forest Horse, Akhal Teke Horse at Ye Cloud King's Cumulonimbus Menagerie Cloudland store

    - Visitors can now interact with the Strength Game ranch item on a friend's ranch

    - Fixed typos in the text for the Hermit, the Summer Carnival store NPC, Haunted Forest rebuilding items, Super Blueberry Seeds, The Bush Award And Glasses, Swim Suit, Lightbulb items descriptions (thanks jacketofdiamonds!)

    - Fixed being able to walk behind a wall in the Mausoleum (thanks jacketofdiamonds!)

    - Can no longer redeem Small and Large Feed Voucher for feeds you have 100 of (thanks Bartimaeus!)

    - Fixed the Town Crier's "what daily quests are available today?" list only showing the last page if you have 10+ available

    - Updated the Mythical Mount Management community quest for its second run (July 25th)
    - 3 new mounts: Alicanto, Cockatrice, Wampus Cat
    - 3 new costume items to earn
    - 3 premium mount packs

    - Fixed being able to click the Zombie Goats obstacle without first completing the puzzle to clear the trees in the Settler's Thicket in the Haunted Forest region (thanks jacketofdiamonds and Ariana!)

    - Fixed the difficulty in clicking the entrance to Secret Bonus Area 24 (thanks jacketofdiamonds and Ariana!)

    - Fixed being able to walk out of bounds in the Corroded Tunnels (thanks ESKOOF!)

    - Added surfaces to Carnival Coffee Table and Pink Blossom Couch ranch items (Thanks Flybaby and Ariana!)

    - Renamed "Turkey Balloon" ranch item to "Turkey Parade Float"

    - Added a Port. Co teleporter to Halflight Haven

    - Fixed Flux 21.0 teleporter robot referencing the wrong location name

    - The Minion Token for the corresponding ranch item in your Key Items item inventory is now hidden

    - Updated the Combine Runes dialog:
    - changed rune and sphere layout
    - reduced wait time when combine fails
    - clear wait time if a sphere is added during combine fail wait time

    - Added '...' to inventory items names when the text overflows instead of having it abruptly cut off (can still see full name in mouse-over tooltip)

    - Corrected typos in the Fashion Mogul and model texts (thanks jacketofdiamonds!)

    - Sensational Slots limited-time quest re-run (Aug 1-4)

    - Added items to stores:
    - Casino: Fancy Readers, Red Orb Wand, Tooth Brush & Paste, Wall Shield Artifact
    - VIP: Aquarium
    August 1st
    New Champion: Baldric  
    Posted in Idle Champions.

      Baldric left his position as a prominent member of his family’s mercantile empire to seek his fortunes elsewhere. He’s a unique cleric who often confounds other clerics because he refuses to pledge his service or faith to a single deity. He prefers to bargain with any and all of them, depending on the situation, to receive his magic. This has lent him a cocky confidence that has landed him in his share of trouble. But now he’s with the Fallbacks, and over the course of their adventures, his faith in them has become unshakable.
    Baldric is a Support and Healing Champion who helps his affiliation members and those with high Charisma. He heals Champions in the columns in front of him, and his specialization choices grant him diverse abilities from assorted deities.

    For more information about the second Fallbacks Champion coming on August 6, read on!

    Baldric

    Baldric
    name
    12
    seat
    2.5%
    crit chance
    100%
    crit damage
    Male
    gender
    80
    age
    Lawful Neutral
    alignment
    5
    overwhelm
    Dwarf
    species
    Cleric
    class
    Healing / Support
    roles
    The Fallbacks
    affiliation
    14
    str
    10
    dex
    12
    con
    13
    int
    17
    wis
    15
    cha
    81
    tot
    Patron Eligibility: Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until August 6th, 2028)

    Abilities

    Basic Attack

    • Two-Handed Mace (melee) - Baldric attacks the closest enemy, dealing 1 hit.

    Passive Abilities

    • Uggie! - Uggie joins the party, starting next to Baldric unless she's already in the formation next to another Fallbacks Champion. Uggie increases the damage of all non-adjacent Champions by 100%

    Formation Abilities

    • Bargaining Power - Baldric's bargaining partners are Fallbacks Champions and/or Champions with Charisma of 15 or higher. Baldric increases the damage of his bargaining partners by 100% for each bargaining partner in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
    • Undeniable Uggie - Uggie's buff is increased by 400% when Baldric is in the formation.
    • Healing Word - Baldric heals the Champions in all the columns in front of him for 20 health per second.
    • Shield of Filth - When Uggie is with Baldric, any Champion that is being targeted by Baldric's Healing Word can't take more than 33% of their max health in one hit.
    • Healing Lantern - When any Champion drops to or below 50% of their maximum health, Baldric lights his lantern for the rest of the current area, and all healing received by Champions in the formation is increased by 100% for each Healing Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

    Specializations A

    You will pick from this specialization choice set twice. When presented with the second set of specializations, the choice you made the first time is replaced with the associated Dark Bargain, which has a different effect based on the option it is replacing. There are effectively 15 different combinations of specialization choices you can choose. (Tyr + Moradin is the same as Moradin + Tyr)
    • Bargain With Tyr - Baldric increases the pre-stack bonus of Bargaining Power by 50%.
    • Bargain With Moradin - You may use any Dwarf Champion in the current adventure, even if the Patron, Variant, or other restrictions would say otherwise. Additionally, Dwarf Champions also count as Baldric's bargaining partners.
    • Bargain With Tymora - Baldric gains the Gold Find role and increases the party's gold find by 100% for each bargaining partner, stacking multiplicatively. Additionally, Champions with the Gold Find role also count as Baldric's bargaining partners.
    • Bargain With Mystra - Baldric's base attack also deals 5 seconds of BUD-based damage and counts as a magic attack. Additionally, Champions with a magic base attack also count as Baldric's bargaining partners.
    • Bargain With Eldath - Baldric increases the effect of Healing Word by 100%. Additionally, Champions with the Healing role also count as Baldric's bargaining partners.

    Specializations B

    These five options are the Dark Bargains that you are offered in the second round of specialization choices. You are only offered one of these, based on the specialization you chose in the first set. You can pick the Dark Bargain you are offered, or pick one of the four Bargain With... specs that you didn't pick in the first round.
    • Dark Bargain (When Tyr was chosen) - Baldric increases the pre-stack bonus of Bargaining Power by an additional 50%, but the effect of Healing Word is reduced by 99%.
    • Dark Bargain (When Moradin was chosen) - The damage of Dwarf Champions is increased by 100% for each Dwarf in the formation, stacking multiplicatively, but you may only have one of each non-Dwarf species in the formation.
    • Dark Bargain (When Tymora was chosen) - Bosses have a 10% chance to drop twice as many gems, but non-boss area quest requirements are increased by 100%.
    • Dark Bargain (When Mystra was chosen) - All Champions with magic base attacks deal an additional 5 seconds of BUD-based damage with each attack, but all Champions without a magic base attack no longer deal any damage with their base attacks.
    • Dark Bargain (When Eldath was chosen) - Champions are immune to damage for 15 seconds after the first instance of damage that they would take in every area (including that damage), but take 100% additional damage from all sources after that.

    Ultimate Ability

    • Faith Aflame - Baldric's mace ignites with radiant light, preventing Champions from being stunned and empowering his attacks for the duration it is aflame

    Equipment

    Global DPS Buff
    slot 1
    Global DPS Buff
    slot 2
    Bargaining Power Buff
    slot 3
    Undeniable Uggie Buff
    slot 4
    Healing Word Buff
    slot 5
    Ultimate Cooldown
    slot 6

    Feats

    Uncommon
    • Selflessness
      Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
    • Low Stakes
      Increases the effect of Baldric's Bargaining Power ability by 20%
    • Baldric Person
      Increases the effect of Baldric's Undeniable Uggie ability by 20%
    • A Good Word
      Increases the effect of Baldric's Healing Word ability by 20%
    Rare
    • Inspiring Leader
      Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
    • Raise the Stakes
      Increases the effect of Baldric's Bargaining Power ability by 40%
    • Baldric Friend
      Increases the effect of Baldric's Undeniable Uggie ability by 40%
    • High Praise
      Increases the effect of Baldric's Healing Word ability by 40%
    • Trash Taste
      Lowers the max damage per hit of Baldric's Shield of Filth ability to 20% of target's max health.
    • Lighthearted
      Increases the effect of Baldric's Healing Lantern ability by 40%
    Epic
    • Onerous Odor
      Lowers the max damage per hit of Baldric's Shield of Filth ability to 10% of target's max health.
      Unlockable as an Event Reward
    • Tenacious
      Increases the Constitution score of Baldric by 2
      Unlockable as an Event Reward
    • Resolute
      Grants Baldric immunity to stun effects
      Available in the Ascended Baldric Theme Pack

    Baldric Feedback

    What do you think of Baldric and the growing Fallbacks affiliation? We want to know!

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