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August 30th
Idle Champion Spotlight: Bobby 
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Bobby is the youngest of the group that was transported to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. As a brave and loyal Barbarian, he wields a powerful magical club that enhances his strength. Bobby has close ties to his sister Sheila and his pet unicorn, Uni. Despite his impulsiveness, Bobby's courage and determination are key assets in the search to find the way back home.

Bobby is a DPS and Support character who prefers to be on the front-line. Regardless of whether he's used as a damage dealer or to buff your formation, his abilities are increased for each column behind him. He can also help your formation find more Scales of Tiamat. Once unlocked, you can find this daring Human Barbarian in Seat 12 (Arkhan).

Read on to learn more...

Bobby the Barbarian

Bobby
NAME
12
SEAT
Male (He/Him)
GENDER
8
AGE
Chaotic Good
ALIGNMENT
5
OVERWHELM
Human
SPECIES
Barbarian
CLASS
DPS / Support
ROLES
Saturday Morning Squad
AFFILIATION
18
STR
15
DEX
12
CON
9
INT
8
WIS
10
CHA
72
TOT
Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Elminster (until September 4th, 2027)

Abilities

Basic Attack

  • Thunder Club (Melee) - Bobby swings his club at the closest enemy.

Formation Abilities

  • Critical Hit - Bobby's base chance to Critical Hit is 20%.
  • Charge Into Battle - Bobby increases his damage by 100% for each column behind him, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Uni, the Unicorn - Uni takes her place next to Bobby. Uni (in Bobby's slot) increases the damage of Bobby and all other Champions next to her by 100%. If Uni is in Dungeon Master's formation slot, this is further increased by 400%.
  • Now We're Talking - Whenever Bobby lands a Critical Hit, the effect of Charge Into Battle is increased by 100%, stacking multiplicatively up to 10 times and resetting when changing areas.
  • Scales of Tiamat Scavenger - Bobby can help scavenge up to (5,000 + 150/day) additional Scales of Tiamat when killing bosses. While this cap is not reached, Bobby has a 10% chance of scavenging 10 Scales of Tiamat each time a boss is defeated. The cap increases by 150 every day.

Specializations A

  • Stunning Strength - Bobby increases his damage by 100%. When Bobby scores a Critical Hit, the enemies are also knocked back and stunned for 5 seconds.
  • Group Charge - Bobby's Charge Into Battle now also increases the damage of all Champions behind Bobby by 100% of the buff it provides to Bobby.

Specializations B

  • Not So Low - Bobby increases the effect of his first Specialization choice by 100% for each Champion in the formation with a total ability score of 78 or less, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Still Growing Up - Bobby increases the effect of his first Specialization choice by 100% for each Champion in the formation that is 20 years old or younger, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Strong Armed - Bobby increases the effect of his first Specialization choice by 100% for each Champion in the formation with a Strength of 15 or higher, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

  • Bobby-quake - Bobby strikes the ground with his club, knocking all enemies up and back and stunning them for 5 seconds.

Equipment

Global DPS Buff
SLOT 1
Charge Into Battle Buff
SLOT 2
Uni, the Unicorn Buff
SLOT 3
Buffs Specialization A
SLOT 4
Buffs Specialization B
SLOT 5
Ultimate Cooldown Buff
SLOT 6

Feats

Uncommon
  • Tavern Brawler
    Increases the damage of Bobby by 30%
  • Tactical Prowess
    Additively increases the Crit Chance of Bobby by 5%
  • Selflessness
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
  • Lead the Party
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Charge Into Battle ability by 20%
  • Oh, Uni!
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Uni, the Unicorn ability by 20%
Rare
  • Grappler
    Increases damage of Bobby by 60%
  • Battle Expertise
    Additively increases the Crit Chance of Bobby by 10%.
  • Cataclysmic Strike
    Increases the Crit Damage of Bobby by 60%
  • Inspiring Leader
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
  • Lead the Charge
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Charge Into Battle ability by 40%
  • Uni, Watch Out!
    Increases the base damage of of Bobby's Uni, the Unicorn ability by 40%
  • A Magical Friend
    Increases damage boost Bobby's Uni, the Unicorn ability receives when Uni is in Dungeon Master's slot by 40%
  • Barbarian Confidence
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Now We're Talking ability by 40%
  • Rage!
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Stunning Strength and Group Charge specializations by 40%
  • Playground Rules
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Not So Low, Still Growing Up, and Strong Armed Specializations by 40%
Epic
  • Lead the Unicorns
    Increases the effect of Bobby's Charge Into Battle ability by 80%
    Available in the Harvestguard Bobby Theme Pack
  • Barbarian Strength
    Increases the max stacks of Now We're Talking by 100%
    Unlockable as a Tier 3 Event Reward

We Want YOUR Feedback

What do you think of our Saturday Morning Squad so far? Are you as excited as we are to add Bobby the Barbarian to your formations?

Join the discussion on the official Idle Champions Discord or the Idle Champions Subreddit!
August 29th
Idle Champions: September Augments Preview 
Posted in Idle Champions.

Welcome to our preview for the Highharvestide Event Augments!

Our first Year 8 Event launches on Wednesday, September 4, and we've got an exciting week planned around the release, which will include our 7th Anniversary Celebration!!! Highharvestide will feature two returning Augments, and two new Augments. For more information about which Event Augments will be active, read on!

Highharvestide Year 8 Event Augments

  • Augment 1: M-M-M-ulti-Tier
    Description: Completing an event variant in a high enough area will award multiple tiers of progress.

  • Augment 2: Boon Enhancements
    Description: Boons obtained during this event last until the beginning of the next event (October 2nd), rather than expiring when the event ends.

  • Augment 3: Future Boons
    Description: If you obtain an event boon in this event, you'll start the next event (Liar's Night) with a level 1 event boon and supporter flex slot unlocked as well.

  • Augment 4: Worth The Wait
    Description: Rebalanced Champion Rosie will unlock at the start of week two, and completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!


Note: Similar to our rollout in August, the spotlight blogs for the two Featured Champions next month will also be spread out, with Bobby the Barbarian's releasing tomorrow, August 30th, and Rosie Beestinger's releasing next Friday, September 6th.


We hope you enjoy these Event Augments and will be joining us in celebrating the 7th Anniversary of Idle Champions!

We would love to hear about your experiences in Idle Champions! Join our community and start a conversation:
August 28th
Turn of Fortune's Wheel Part 7 & New Blessings! 
Posted in Idle Champions.

This week, the Turn of Fortune's Wheel campaign continues as the Champions find themselves in the Mausoleum of Chronepsis. They must help Eonstaryx clear out the undead infestation and clear the dragon gods mind! After that, they make their way to Glorium - the final gate-town - and face off against the the Giant Whirlwyrm!

Additionally, today's update includes Tier 4 Blessings for Fortune's Favor! Read on to learn more!

Note: You will need to have completed the previous two Turn of Fortune's Wheel adventures, Soul's Mirage and Titan on the Town, in order to access these new adventures.

Dungeons & Dragons Turn of Fortune's Wheel Variants

Time's Mausoleum

Help Eonstaryx with dragon memory problem while you face an old foe.

As the Walking Castle continues its trek across the Outlands and, possibly by chance, it passes the Mausoleum of Chronepsis. Eonstaryx says he remembers something bad happening there and asks the Champions to go with him to check it out. As they cross the dunes leading up to the mausoleum, the sands begin to move, and the dead begin to rise! The Champions must clear out the undead and traverse the memories of dragons if they are to save the Mausoleum of Chronepsis!

    Variant

    Chronepsis's Legacy - Help Eonstaryx with a dragon memory problem using your draconic heroes.

    • You may only use (True) Neutral Champions and/or Dragonborn Champions.
    • Dragonborn Champions attack more often as their (normal) attack cooldown is 2 seconds faster.
    • Complete area 950

Heroes of the Day

The Champions venture into the mountains of the Outlands and discover what being a hero really means.

The Champions have finally reached the last of gate-town the need to visit in order to restore the Mosaic Mimir's memory. As they make their way there, Wren questions if she really knows what it means to be a hero because of recent revelations. Freely and Orkira do their best to help her figure this out, but nothing seems to work. Luckily, the gate-town of Glorium is in need of heroes! And the Champions are ready to answer the call.

    Variant

    Glory to Glorium - The Champions venture into the mountains of the Outlands and discover what it means to be a free spirit.

    • You may only use Chaotic Good, Chaotic Neutral and/or Neutral Good Champions.
    • All non-boss area requirements are increased by 25%. If Freely is in the formation, this restriction does not apply.
    • Complete area 1000


Turn of Fortune's Wheel Tier 4 Blessings

  • The Forge of Mount Celestia - Local: Increase the damage of all Human, Gnome, and Dwarf Champions by 100%.
  • Favor of the Wheel - Local: Increase the favor gained from Fortune's Wheel adventures by 100%.
  • Recruit Wren - Local: Increase the damage of all Champions by 100% and Wren by an additional 100%.
  • The Great Lords - Global: Increase the damage of all Champions by 2% for each Patron Variant completed, stacking additively.


We would love to hear about your experiences in the Outlands! Join our community and start a conversation:
August 23rd
BW2: August 2024 Bubble Buddies Mini-Event! 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

A Visitor From the Far Far Ranch

The Far Far Ranch is far far away, but there's a visitor that's brought a piece of it to the Commons!

Bea's visiting from the Far Far Ranch and has brought three Bubble Buddies to see if they'll thrive in Bushwhackia.

Bubble Buddies

Bubble Buddies are cute bouncy critters that come in an array of looks and abilities! Let's see the three Bea's brought with her:



Buddies eat Bushy Carrots and output Blorts, which Bea will trade you for in her Ye Bouncy Buddy Boutique store. Watch the buddies get bigger and bigger as you feed them!

Buddies will also eat the more rare Spicy Tofu to output Blorts AND a resource unique to that buddy. Here are the buddies and their unique yields:

Bee Buddy - Gold
Bunny Buddy - Gems
Deer Buddy - Mana/Power

During Bea's visit, Bushy Carrots and Spicy Tofu can be found in bushes all over Bushwhackia.

Help feed their bouncy bodies, earn Blorts, and redeem prizes! The saying goes, 'Big Buddies have bottomless bellies!'

Instant Egg Incubation!

Bea's brought a machine that can instantly hatch a basic pet egg! You'll need to whack up a lot of fuel to get it working, via a challenging collection quest. Should you manage it quickly, you can even attempt it a couple more times at the cost of some Bush Bucks to repair the egg machine.

A Feeding Frenzy!

Bea and her buddies leave on Wednesday August 28th, so make the most of the opportunity while you can!

Discuss this mini-event on the forums!
August 23rd
BW2: August 23rd, 2024 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Bubble Buddies Mini-Event (August 23rd, 2024)

- Bubble Buddies mini-event update 4 (Aug 23-26)
- 3 new bubble buddies and pet packs
- 3 new buddy plush ranch items

- Reduced the number of topiary obstacles on the Topiaries Mini Golf Piece to 1 so they do not cover each other. (Thanks Flybaby)

- Fixed being unable to place items on the Magenta Towel ranch item

- Fixed the collision passability on some towels and carpet ranch items

- Water ranch items can now be placed in the Hot Tub ranch item

- Added Beach Towel Stack to the ranch store after you unlock it

- Fixed a typo in Nate's adventure in the snowy mountains (thanks SilverW0lf!)
August 13th
A Difficult Day 
Posted in Codename News.
Tags: codename.

I regret to announce that given the continually challenging economic environment, we've had to lay off 6 team members. I've always believed that leaders are defined by how they respond to difficult times. As leaders of the company, David, Justin, and I have already reduced our salaries.

These layoffs are difficult news, especially for our departing team members. Each of them have made important contributions to Codename and our goal is to compassionately and respectfully support them through this transition. If you are looking for talented people to join your team, please reach out so we can make an introduction.

While the coming days will be challenging as we adjust our plans and move forward, I want to reassure our players that our commitment to Idle Champions and Bush Whacker 2 remains strong. I also want to thank you for your continued support. Your passion inspires all of us.

Eric
August 9th
BW2: Dog Days of Summer 2024 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 Scotia Puppy, Kimat Puppy, and Crocotta Puppy!

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 for 2024

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!
- Rebalanced turn-in progress. You can get 100% by completing all the quests and turning in station items found while whacking a minimum of 3 energy bars worth of bushes
- Added a new challenging quest for those who completed Miss Marble's Puppy Mill quest series last year
- An optional quest to have Wally switch your Dog Days trinket bonuses (if at max level: magnificent)
- Two new achievement to dress-up achievements!

Holiday Trees

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

New Achievements


Floating Fancy - Purchase all the custom items for 2024*
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

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

* 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 9th to 12th!

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

The Guang Tiangou and Shi Tiangou 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 23rd at Noon PDT.

Check out the Release Notes here!
August 9th
BW2: August 9th, 2024 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Dog Days of Summer Event (August 9th, 2024)

- 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
- Rebalanced turn-in progress. You can get 100% by completing all the quests and turning in station items found while whacking a minimum of 3 energy bars worth of bushes - Added a new challenging quest for those who completed Miss Marble's Puppy Mill quest series last year
- An optional quest to have Wally switch your Dog Days trinket bonuses
- Added new achievement to dress like a dog. Requires: Hats: Huskey Mask, Poodle Hat, Doggy Ears, Dog Mask, Dalmatian Hair, Doberman Mask, Spaniel Ears, Scampy Ears, Fluffy Dog Eared Hood, Chocolate Lab Mask, Patterned Husky Mask, Doggy Visor, German Shepherd Mask; Gloves: Dog Paw Gloves, Chocolate Lab Gloves, German Shepherd Paws; Capes: Wolf Tail, Spiked Dog Collar, Dog Tail, Doberman Tail, Dog Collar, Fluffy Dog Tail, Chocolate Lab Tail, German Shepherd Tail
- Added new achievement to dress like a cat. Requires: Cat Ears - Swamp, Goofy Cat Mask - Dog Days event, Pink Cat Ears - Valentine's event, Bobcat Mask - Jr. Bush Whacker event

- Broom mount now has an idle animation when you're not moving

- Moved the Rose Bouquet Stand ranch item from Gold to Plants category (Thanks Bartimaeus)

- Moved the Easter Hedge Bush ranch item from Fences to Plants category (Thanks Bartimaeus)

- Moved the Candy Canes Post and Carnival Post ranch items from Fences to Misc Outdoor category (Thanks Bartimaeus)

- Moved the Stove, White Stove, and Teal Stove ranch items from Tables to Misc Indoor category (Thanks Bartimaeus)

- Moved the Coffin ranch item from Beds to Misc Outdoor category. Sorry vampires. (Thanks Bartimaeus)

- Permitted the Strength Game and Whack-a-Nate ranch items on the mini golf course
August 9th
Idle Champion 2024 Spotlight: Ellywick Tumblestrum 
Posted in Idle Champions.

Ellywick Tumblestrum is the greatest bard in the multiverse, and joined Idle Champions back in year 4 with her triumphant song! But every performer needs to adjust their shows to make them better for the next tour. So this year Ellywick is getting an update to her set list during Ahghairon's Day!

I. Ellywick Tumblestrum

Dungeons & Dragons Ellywick

    Thanks to a lucky draw from the notorious Deck of Many Things, Ellywick Tumblestrum is now the Greatest Bard in the Multiverse! Her magnificent music has dazzled beings across many planes, including royalty from the Feywild. The Summer Queen and the Queen of Air and Darkness were so moved by her performance that they gifted the bard her exquisite instrument, the beautiful lute Morningmist. She tells tales of her amazing adventures at the Witchlight Carnival, aided by her frog companion Groak.


Ellywick is a Support, Gold Find, and Healing Champion who uses the Deck of Many Things to augment her abilities. When you want her bardic skills to inspire your formation, she can be swapped out with Tyril in seat 10.

Check out our Champion Spotlight Video embedded below for a quick overview of Ellywick's abilities, and read on to get all of the details!

II. Ellywick's Stats

Race: Gnome Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Gender: Female Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 125 Affiliation: None Class: Bard

STR: 12 DEX: 17 CON: 14
INT: 13 WIS: 12 CHA: 20

Role: Support, Gold Find, Healing
Eligible for Patrons: Vajra, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until August 7th 2027)
Seat: 10 (Tyril)


Dungeons & Dragons Ellywick Key Art

III. Ellywick's Abilities

Basic Attack

  • Quick Strum - Ellywick strums her lute three times in quick succession, sending out three streaks of magical musical energy that damages random enemies; a single enemy can be affected by multiple streaks.

Formation Abilities

  • Powerful Following - Ellywick increases the damage of Champions in the column behind her by 100%.
  • Fortunate Soul - Gold Find is increased by 50%.
  • The Deck Of Many Things - Ellywick draws a random card from the Deck of Many Things after every 25th enemy kill or after 60 seconds, whichever comes first. She can draw up to 5 cards at once and most duplicate card effects stack multiplicatively. Cards are discarded when she uses her ultimate ability, Call Of The Feywild. Her card options are:
    • Knight - Powerful Following +100%
    • Moon - Fortunate Soul +100%
    • The Fates - Other active card effects +5%
    • Flames - Enemies move 100% faster and deal 100% more damage.
    • Gem - Bosses drop 10% more gems
  • Greatest Song In The Multiverse - Ellywick counts the total number of cards she has drawn in the adventure. She increases the effect of Powerful Following by 3% for each card she has drawn, stacking multiplicatively and capping at 1,000 cards.
  • Call Of The Feywild - Ellywick unlocks her ultimate ability and, when she uses it, discards her current hand of cards. There is an instant effect based on each card discarded:
    • Knight - All enemies currently spawned take 500% more damage from all attacks, stacks multiplicatively.
    • Moon - Instantly drop 10% of the gold from all currently spawned enemies but enemies do not die, stacks multiplicatively
    • The Fates - Champions gain temporary hit points for 50% of their max health, stacks additively.
    • Flames - All currently spawned enemies move 50% slower and deal 50% less damage, stacks multiplicatively.
    • Gem - The next X bosses you fight has their max health reduced by 50%, where X is equal to the number of gem stacks.

Specializations

  • For The Fans - Additively increase the odds of Knight cards by 20% (additively reducing the odds of each other card by 5%)
  • Faster Tempo - Additively increase the odds of Moon cards by 20% (additively reducing the odds of each other card by 5%)
  • All That Sparkles - Additively increase the odds of Gem cards by 20% (additively reducing the odds of each other card by 5%)

Ultimate Ability

  • Call Of The Feywild - Ellywick draws six fey creatures to her; they appear on the right side of the screen and dash towards her across the enemies, dealing damage as they pass by. Once they are gathered, Ellywick plays a short solo riff in celebration and then they dash off again to the right, dealing damage to any remaining or newly spawned enemies.


IV. Ellywick's Epic Equipment



Slot 1: Greatest Song in the Multiverse
Slot 2: Deck of Many Things
Slot 3: Powerful Following
Slot 4: Fortunate Soul
Slot 5: Ultimate Damage
Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

V. Ellywick's Achievement and Adventure Variants

Achievement:

  • Stack The Deck - Have Ellywick draw an entire hand with all 5 of the same cards.

Adventure Variants:

Pixie Trickery -
  • One Slot is taken up in the formation by a Pixie riding an intellect devourer, who is along to watch Ellywick do her thing.
  • Each time a boss arrives on screen, all Champions are stunned for 5 seconds. If Ellywick is in the formation, the stun does not take effect.
  • Area Goals:
    • Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
    • Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
    • Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
    • Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.

Fey Harmonies -
  • Ellywick starts in your formation. She can be moved.
  • Every area, 2 Satyrs arrive to harmonize. While any Satyrs are on screen, all enemies can only be damaged by bards.
  • Only Champions with CHA 14 or higher can be used.
  • Area Goals:
    • Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
    • Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
    • Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
    • Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.

Draconic Dissonance -
  • Every area (including boss areas), 5 chromatic Dragon Wyrmlings spawn with the second wave. Each type of Dragon buffs the Dragons on screen in a unique way:
    • White - When a Dragon attacks, it heals 20% of its health.
    • Blue - Increase the normal attack cooldown of Champions by .5 seconds.
    • Black - When a non-boss Dragon dies, there's a 25% chance that it immediately respawns.
    • Red - Dragons move 100% faster.
    • Green - Dragons deal 100% additional 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

Ellywick's new tour is in full swing! Let us know how much you are enjoying the show:
August 7th
Idle Champions: Ahghairon's Day 7 
Posted in Idle Champions.

It's that time of year again when the citizens of Waterdeep come together to celebrate Ahgairon - the first Open Lord of Waterdeep. But this year the Champions don't have time to join in the festivities. The current Open Lord of Waterdeep has an important mission for them, and when Laeral Silverhand calls - the Champions will always answer!

Ahghairon's Day 7 has arrived and we're doing things a little differently this time around! Today, you can unlock a reworked Rust on the Harbour, the Tabaxi Rogue from the Oxventurers, played by Johnny Chiodini. Then, next week on August 14th, you'll be able to unlock a reworked Ellywick Tumblestrum, the Gnome (greatest) Bard (in the multiverse), from Wild Beyond and Witchlight and Magic: The Gathering. Both of these Champions received updates to their mechanics to better fit your formations. You can learn more about Rust in his Champions Spotlight linked below and Ellywick's Champion Spotlight that will go live this Friday, August 9th.

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Rust

Dungeons & Dragons Rust

    Rust on the Harbour is a former pirate who gave up a life at sea because it was far too wet. His deadly skills are in contrast to his sweet nature and short attention span, and he enjoys seeing others succeed even if they are supposed to be antagonists. Now trying life as an adventurer on land, he'll lend his roguish skills to anyone who can give him that which his heart desires most: one gold piece.


Rust is a Support and Gold Find Champion whose excitement to find coin helps the rest of the formation increase their gold find. When you need his assistance in the formation, he'll be counting his one gold piece in seat 11, opposite Jamilah.

We are fortunate to get to work with a huge variety of actual play D&D series, but it's a rare treat to be able to include the Dungeon Master as one of the Content Creators who bring a Champion to our game. So we're very happy that this Champion from the Oxventurers Guild from Outside Xbox and Outside Xtra comes from DM Johnny Chiodini! They created Rust as their character for a Saltmarsh campaign, and brought the supportive tabaxi in as an NPC for the Oxventurers to enjoy. Along with their impressive DM skills, Johnny has made content for Eurogamer, GameSpot, and Dicebreaker, and currently creates videos about tabletop and video games for their Patreon.

Learn more about Rust on the Harbour in our Champion Spotlight!

Ellywick Tumblestrum

Dungeons & Dragons Ellywick

    Thanks to a lucky draw from the notorious Deck of Many Things, Ellywick Tumblestrum is now the Greatest Bard in the Multiverse! Her magnificent music has dazzled beings across many planes, including royalty from the Feywild. The Summer Queen and the Queen of Air and Darkness were so moved by her performance that they gifted the bard her exquisite instrument, the beautiful lute Morningmist. She tells tales of her amazing adventures at the Witchlight Carnival, aided by her frog companion Groak.


Ellywick is a Support, Gold Find, and Healing Champion who uses the Deck of Many Things to augment her abilities. When you want her bardic skills to inspire your formation, she can be swapped out with Tyril in seat 10.

Learn more about Ellywick Tumblestrum when her Champion Spotlight goes live this Friday, August 9th, at 10am PDT!

Flex Champions

Flex Slots allow players to unlock additional Champions and earn chests during events by 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 (1)
  • Lae'zel (2)
  • Omin (3)
  • Ishi (4)
  • Prudence (5)


  • Valentine (5)
  • Shandie (6)
  • Jim (7)
  • Beadle & Grimm (8)


Event Theme: Masquerade Ball

Throughout the event, we release new Packs for the featured & flex Champions everyone is unlocking & gearing up. Continuing with Ahghairon's Day, the skins included in these packs will share a new theme!

This month the Champions are getting fancy and going to a Masquerade Ball! Each week you'll find new Masquerade Ball versions of the featured Champions, Rust today and Ellywick next week, as well as select Flex Champions. Adventuring is a dirty job - but that doesn't mean your Champions can't be dressed in their best for it!

Dungeons & Dragons Masquerade Ball

Starting today you can find the Masquerade Ball Rust Theme Pack and the Avatar of Azuth Familiar Pack in the in-game store. More Masquerade Ball Skins are coming on August 14th and 21st.

Event Augments

Augment 1: Daily Rewards!
Description: Check back every day to claim daily event rewards!

Day Reward
August 7 (Wed)
5,000 Event Currency
August 8
1x Rust Gold Chest
August 9
5,000 Event Currency
August 10 (Sat)
2x Rust Gold Chest
August 11 (Sun)
500 Corrupted Gems
August 12
5,000 Event Currency
August 13
2x Supply Chests
August 14 (Wed)
3x Time Gate Pieces
August 15
2x Supply Chests
August 16
5,000 Event Currency
August 17 (Sat)
1x Ellywick Gold Chest
August 18 (Sun)
2x Ellywick Gold Chest
August 19
5,000 Event Currency
August 20
1,000 Corrupted Gems
August 21 (Wed)
3x Time Gate Pieces
August 22
3x Modron Component Chests
August 23
5,000 Event Currency
August 24 (Sat)
3x Ellywick Gold Chest
August 25 (Sun)
3x Rust Gold Chest
August 26
5,000 Event Currency
August 27
1,500 Corrupted Gems


Augment 2: M-M-M-ulti-Tier
Description: Completing an event variant in a high enough area will award multiple tiers of progress



Augment 3: Boon Enhancements
Description: An additional boon buff at each level increases gems dropped from bosses.

Buff Tier 1 Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 4
Gem Drops 20% 40% 70% 100%



Augment 4: Worth The Wait
Description: Rebalanced Champion Ellywick releases at the start of week two of this event. Completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!.

Ahghairon's Day 7 will be the first Events 2.0 where we are focusing on two Reworked Champions. With this, we are trying out the Worth The Wait Augment, which will see one of these Reworked Champions (Rust on the Harbour) released on August 7th and the second (Ellywick Tumblestrum) released on August 14th. Completing Ellywicks tier 2+ variants will award double chests!

The Champion Spotlights for these reworks will also be spread out, with Rust's releasing tomorrow, August 2nd, and Ellywick's next Friday, August 9th.

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We hope you enjoy these Event Augments and look forward to what future augment possibilities could be!

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