After such a long and cold winter, the citizens of Daggerford are eager to celebrate the Festival of Fools: a day of feasting, drinking, and general foolishness. People don brightly colored and garish clothing, dancing in the street like court jesters and competing with one another to see who can pull off the most foolish (yet harmless) pranks.

During the festivities, a concerned villager approaches the party and asks for help. She says that her husband's prank is to try and taunt a frost giant...

Festival of Fools 8 has arrived, and with it, a unique event: Beadle & Grimm have been separated and updated to become two separate Champions! For more information on this month's Featured Champions, read on -- but first, let's talk about an update we are making to Events!

Events Update: Choosing Your Path

When we introduced Events 2.0, players would pick from a range of Flex Champions for each event. However, if players picked the same Champion multiple times, that Champion's progress would continue where it left off. Moving forward, that need not be the case.

For those of you who were playing last year, you likely have a selection of Champions in each event with some level of Event progress. Starting with Festival of Fools, if you choose a Flex Champion who already has event tier progress, you will be presented with a choice: You can choose to maintain that progress and pick up where you left off (automatically triggering any Champion Event Buffs you unlocked last year), or you may choose to reset that progress and re-collect Gold Chests and Bonus rewards from Augments as you complete each variant tier again.

Featured Champions

Beadle

Learn more about Beadle in his Champion Spotlight.

Grimm

Learn more about Grimm 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:

Event Augments

• Boon XP!: The boon system has been reworked in this event! Eligible items purchased with Platinum now grant Boon XP, which unlocks boon levels. The boon level cap has also been removed. Check out all the details here.
• Extra Benefits: When the event ends, you'll earn Scales of Tiamat* based on what you completed within the event. You'll get 250 Scales for every event variant of tier 2 or above that you have completed and 250 Scales for each Boon XP you've obtained.
  *Scales of Tiamat are used in the Legendary Forge to craft Legendary Equipment.
• 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.
• Brothers in Arms: Completing tier 2+ variants for Beadle or Grimm awards double chests.

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

Festival of Fools Feedback Wanted

What do you think of the Festival of Fools Featured Champions? Will Beadle and Grimm work together - or apart - in your formations?

What do you think about Flex Champion Resets?

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Beadle may not have the strength of his best friend Grimm, but his quick wit and sharp instincts have saved the day more times than he can count. Whether managing the Giant’s Bane Tavern or outsmarting enemies, Beadle brings cunning to every adventure.

Beadle is a cunning Support, Gold Find, and Control Champion with powerful synergies when paired with his best friend, Grimm. He boosts nearby Champions' damage, steals extra gold from enemies while stunning them, and his support scales with a specialization choice tailored to your Champions' gear.

This month, we're taking the previously single Champion Beadle & Grimm, and moving them to different seats to create two separate Champions! Both Champions have been reworked, allowing you to now field powered-up versions of both Beadle and his buddy Grimm in your formation at the same time! There are some small housekeeping notes since this is such a unique rebalance:

• Existing skins will be separated and credited to both Champions Beadle and Grimm (once you unlock him).
• Equipment & Item Levels on the former Beadle and Grimm Champion will transfer to the new Beadle.
• Most feats on Beadle & Grimm will transfer to Beadle, with the exception of Tavern Brawler and Grappler, which move to Grimm.

To learn more about our Champion Update for Beadle, read on...

Beadle

Abilities

Basic Attack

• Magic Wand (melee/magic) - Beadle bonks a random enemy with a wand. This unleashes two magic missiles that fly out and hit two other random enemies.

Passive Abilities

• Inseparable - Beadle & Grimm are so inseparable that if either one qualifies for an adventure restriction based on their tags, ages, ability scores, etc., then both can be used.

Formation Abilities

• Brothers In Armors - If Grimm is in the formation, all of Beadle's equipment item levels are increased by Grimm's base average item level.
• In The Shadows - Beadle increases the damage of Champions within 2 slots of himself by 400%, and enemies that hit targets affected by this have a 20% chance to miss.
• Sticky Fingers - Whenever Beadle attacks an enemy, he causes it to immediately drop 20% of the gold it would award on death. The enemy then stops and checks its pockets, stunning it for 2 seconds. This can only occur to each enemy 5 times.
• Share The Glory - Most positional formation abilities that affect Beadle also affect Grimm if he is in the formation. If Grimm is already affected by the same ability, Beadle instead increases the effect of In The Shadows by 800%.
• Ultimate Tag Team - When Grimm uses his ultimate ability in the same party as Beadle, Beadle's ultimate ability goes on cooldown and he gains one Tag Team stack. For each Tag Team stack Beadle has, his ultimate cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds, and his next ultimate attack deals 200% more damage, stacking multiplicatively. Tag Team stacks cap at 10 and reset when Beadle uses his ultimate ability.

Specializations

• Epic Equipment - The effect of In The Shadows is increased by 20% for each piece of Epic or better equipment on Champions in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
• Premium Gear - The effect of In The Shadows is increased by 0.075% for every item level on your formation's Champions' equipment, stacking multiplicatively. Each individual Champion can contribute at most 1,800 stacks.
• Shiniest Loot - The effect of In The Shadows is increased by 30% for each piece of Shiny or Golden equipment on Champions in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

• Arcane Strike (magic) - Beadle teleports and blasts all enemies with arcane magic, dealing ultimate damage and stunning them.

Equipment

Feats

Beadle Feedback Requested

Beadle & Grimm have split! What do you think? Will Beadle have a role in your formations?

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Grimm’s immense strength and steadfast loyalty make him the perfect partner for Beadle’s clever schemes. A giant in both stature and courage, Grimm is as at home smashing through foes as he is keeping the Giant’s Bane Tavern running smoothly.

Grimm is a DPS, Tanking, and Breaker Champion who thrives alongside his best friend, Beadle. Grimm's damage and armor-breaking abilities intensify as the battle rages on, with specialization choices that let him taunt enemies, find gold, or slay giants.

This month, we're taking the previously single Champion Beadle & Grimm, and moving them to different seats to create two separate Champions! Both Champions have been reworked, allowing you to now field powered-up versions of both Beadle and his buddy Grimm in your formation at the same time! There are some small housekeeping notes since this is such a unique rebalance:

• Existing skins will be separated and credited to both Champions Beadle and Grimm (once you unlock him).
• Equipment & Item Levels on the former Beadle and Grimm Champion will transfer to the new Beadle.
• Most feats on Beadle & Grimm will transfer to Beadle, with the exception of Tavern Brawler and Grappler, which move to Grimm.

To learn more about our Champion Update for Grimm, read on...

Grimm

Abilities

Basic Attack

• Giant's Bane (melee) - Grimm cleaves through the nearest enemies with his two enormous greatswords.

Passive Abilities

• Inseparable - Beadle & Grimm are so inseparable that if either one qualifies for an adventure restriction based on their tags, ages, ability scores, etc., then both can be used.

Formation Abilities

• Brothers In Armors - If Beadle is in the formation, all of Grimm's equipment item levels are increased by Beadle's base average item level.
• Get Buff - Each time Grimm attacks an enemy, his base attack cooldown is reduced by 0.2 seconds and he deals 20% more damage, stacking up to 25 times. Damage bonus stacks multiplicatively, while the base attack cooldown stacks additively. Stacks reset upon changing areas unless Moving Right Along is triggered.
• Break Their Will - Each time Grimm attacks an enemy and breaks at least one armor or segmented health, he breaks 1 more on all subsequent attacks, stacking additively up to 5 times. Stacks reset upon changing areas unless Moving Right Along is triggered.
• Moving Right Along - If the party completes a new area within 15 seconds of entering it, Grimm's Get Buff and Break Their Will stacks do not reset upon entering the next area.
• Barbarian's Protection - Grimm increases the health of all other Champions by 25% of his max health and any healing effect on those Champions is increased by 25%.
• Ultimate Tag Team - When Beadle uses his ultimate ability in the same party as Grimm, Grimm's ultimate ability goes on cooldown and he gains one Tag Team stack. For each Tag Team stack Grimm has, his ultimate cooldown is reduced by 5 seconds, and his next ultimate attack deals 200% more damage, stacking multiplicatively. Tag Team stacks cap at 10 and reset when Grimm uses his ultimate ability.

Specializations

• Giant Hunter - Grimm gains the Hunter role, and Giants become his Favored Foe. Grimm deals 10000% more damage against his Favored Foe, and all boss enemies also count as Giants for the purposes of all abilities that care about such things.
• Giant Taunter - Grimm taunts all enemies he attacks, causing them to switch targets and attack him. For each enemy that has attacked him in the current area, his damage is increased by 20%, stacking multiplicatively up to 100 times.
• Giant Profits - Grimm gains the Gold Find role. Enemies that Grimm defeats drop 50% additional gold for each enemy he has defeated in the current area, stacking multiplicatively and capping at 20.

Ultimate Ability

• One-on-One (melee) - Grimm attacks the enemy with the most health and knocks back other enemies in a small area. In non boss areas, a Frost Giant spawns in revenge.

Equipment

Feats

Grimm Feedback Requested

Beadle & Grimm have split! What do you think? Will Grimm have a role as a DPS, Tank, or Breaker in your formation?

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Our quest to secure the Rod of Seven Parts takes us to a realm of legends: Oerth.

From the Isle of Serpents to a famous dungeon created by an infamous lich, the Champions will face growing danger as they fight to recover the sixth piece of the Rod of Seven Parts.

Note: You will need to have completed the previous two Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventures, The Peylon Tree and Three Moons Vault, in order to access these new adventures.

Campaign: Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Isle of Serpents

Travel to Oerth and slither along with a surplus of snakes!

• Complete Area 900

Tomb of Wayward Souls

Explore a disorienting dungeon in search of the next rod piece.

• Complete Area 950

Opening the Vault

The Vault is open! What golden wonders lie within?
Access to a special vault has been granted for a limited time. Click the notification or check the Shop to learn more.

Campaign Feedback

Are you enjoying the campaign? We want to know!
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Sheila is the compassionate heart of a group of young friends whisked away to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. She reluctantly took on the role of Thief, using her Cloak of Invisibility to move unseen. Sensitive and loyal, Sheila strives to keep her loved ones safe, especially her younger brother, Bobby. Her supportive spirit is a powerful force as they journey together in search of a way back home.

Sheila is a Support and Debuff Champion whose kind heart supports all Good-aligned Champions in the formation. Her magical Cloak of Invisibility allows her to attack unseen, weakening enemy coordination and increasing her allies' critical hit chance and damage. She occasionally collects Potion Reagents when bosses are defeated, allowing you to brew potions. The Apothecary system will be launching on March 12! We'll have more information about it in an upcoming blog.

For more information about The Thief, read on!

Sheila the Thief

Abilities

Basic Attack

• Unseen Strike (melee) - Sheila turns invisible and deals 1 hit to the closest enemy.

Formation Abilities

• Kind Heart - Sheila increases the damage of all Good Champions by 100%.
• Cloak of Invisibility - Every time Sheila attacks, the enemies become less coordinated, opening them up to more critical hits. For each attack, increase the Critical Hit Chance of all Champions by 2% and increase their Critical Hit Damage by 10%, stacking additively up to 10 times and resetting every time you change areas.
• Potion Reagent Scavenger - Sheila can help scavenge up to 2500 additional Potion Reagents when killing bosses. While this cap is not reached, Sheila has a 10% chance of scavenging 10 Potion Reagents each time a boss is defeated. The cap increases by 100 every day.

Specializations A

• Meekly Meeting - Sheila increases the damage bonus of Kind Heart by 100% for each Champion in the formation with a total ability score of 78 or less, stacking multiplicatively.
• Youthful Allies - Sheila increases the damage bonus of Kind Heart by 100% for each Champion in the formation with an age of 20 or less, stacking multiplicatively.
• A Rosy Outlook - Sheila increases the damage bonus of Kind Heart by 100% for each Female or Non-Binary Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Specializations B

• Frightening Strike - Sheila's base and ultimate attacks frighten her targets. Frightened enemies take 100% more damage from critical hits, stacking multiplicatively up to 8 times per enemy.
• Enraging Strike - Sheila's base and ultimate attacks enrage her targets. The damage enraged enemies take increases by 15% every 2 seconds, stacking multiplicatively up to 30 times. The stacks reset when the enemy takes out their anger by attacking a Champion.
• Confusing Strike - Sheila gains the Control role. Sheila's base and ultimate attacks confuse her targets for 3 seconds. Confused enemies are stunned, take 1000% additional damage, and face the other direction.

Ultimate Ability

• Ultimate Invisibility (melee) - Sheila turns invisible for a short while and attacks each enemy.

Equipment

Feats

Champion Feedback

What do you think of Sheila? Do you have any feedback about her design or abilities? We want to know!

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The party is recruited by one of Waterdeep's merchant guilds to look into a number of mysterious ship disappearances over the past year. Superstitious folk blame Umberlee, but the merchant guild isn't so sure, and as the Fair Seas Festival gets underway your party begins their investigation in the Dock Ward of Waterdeep...

Our most pirate-y event of the year is here, welcome to Fleetswake Year 8! This year's event introduces two new Featured Champions: Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm and Sheila the Thief. Expect to see some sea-faring skins this event!

Volo is available with the launch of the event today, while Sheila will become available to unlock next week on Wednesday, March 12 -- but don't worry, Sheila is worth the wait!

To learn more about Fleetswake 8, read on...

Featured Champions

Volo

Learn more about Volo in his Champion Spotlight!

Sheila

Learn more about Sheila in her Champion Spotlight coming this Friday, March 7th!

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:

Event Augments

• Augment 1: Free Rerolls (New Augment)
  Description: You gain five free rerolls to use on each set of your Weekly Offers during this event!

• Augment 2: Golden Offers (New Augment)
  Description: 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.

• Augment 3: Empowered Rewards (Returning Augment)
  Description: Tier 2 and higher event variants award Corrupted Gems in addition to their normal rewards.

• Augment 4: Worth The Wait (Returning Augment)
  Description: New Champion Sheila will unlock at the start of week two of this event, and completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!

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

Fleetswake Feedback Wanted

Praise Umberlee, it's time to enjoy the Fair Seas festival with our nautical-themed skins! Are you excited for Fleetswake, Volo, and Sheila? 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:

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