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September 27th, 2023
Idle Champions: Highharvestide 7 
Posted in Idle Champions.

The Savage Frontier of the Sword Coast can be a dangerous place. At the junction of the Long Road and Evermoor Way, the town of Triboar seeks the aid of heroes. Bandits have begun to assail the small town while the citizens are meant to prepare for the Highharvestide Festival...

Highharvestide 7 sees the beginning of Year 7 Events in Idle Champions and the introduction of Certainty Dran from Acquisitions Incorporated!

This event also brings back D'hani, the aarakocra monk from Rivals of Waterdeep, and the intimating Minotaur Barbarian Torogar Steelfist. Players have until Monday, October 9th at 12 PM Pacific to complete your Highharvestide 7 unlocks and objectives.

I. Certainty



    Certainty Dran, the heiress apparent of Acquisitions Incorporated, is endowed with knowledge surpassing even her father, Omin Dran, and privileged with access to the finest schools and resources. With a fusion of martial skill, clever magic, and unwavering self-belief, Certainty is certainly an unstoppable force.

Certainty is a support and gold find champion that increases the damage of Champions in the column in front of her. As an expert at rebooting timelines, her support abilities increase the more she completes long adventures. She can be found in Slot 5 opposite Calliope once you've hired her services.

For more information on Certainty and her abilities, check out his Champion Spotlight Blog!

Year Seven Variants



The Veil of Certainty - Bandits are attempting to pilfer the harvest during Highharvestide and must be stopped with Certainty!
  • Certainty Dran joins the formation. (slot 7) She can't be moved or removed.
  • Only Certainty and Champions in the row in front of her can deal damage.
  • Getting to know Certainty: Certainty increases the damage of Champions in the column in front of her. Place your damage dealers in front of her to make the most of her abilities!
  • Reach Area 75.

The Bonds of Acquisition - Bandits are attempting to pilfer the harvest during Highharvestide and must be stopped by Acq Inc!
  • Certainty Dran joins the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
  • Quest requirements are doubled.
  • Enemies defeated by Acquisition Incorporated and "C"-Team affiliation members drop double quest items and count for double quest progress.
  • Getting to know Certainty: Certainty's damage buff and gold find increases as you level members of Acq Inc and the "C"-Team.
  • Reach Area 125.

The "Genius" Gambit - Bandits are attempting to pilfer the harvest during Highharvestide and must be stopped with charming and clever Champions!
  • Certainty Dran joins the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
  • You may only use Champions with an Intelligence and/or Charisma of 12 or higher.
  • Getting to know Certainty: Certainty's specialization choice makes her work better with Champions with a high Intelligence or Charisma. Which stat will you focus on?
  • Reach Area 175.

We would love to hear about your experiences in Idle Champions on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!



September 26th, 2023
Idle Champions: Season Bonus Quests 
Posted in Idle Champions.

As we continue to improve Seasons in Idle Champions and listen to our community feedback one thing has become clear. There needs to be more quests for players to either progress through a season faster, to catch up, or to just unlock additional bonus tokens. That is why starting Wednesday, September 27th, we are adding Bonus Quests to our Idle Champions Seasons.

Read on to learn more about these additional quests!

Season 5: Acquisitions Incorporated

Bonus Quest FAQ

  • What Are Bonus Quests?

    Bonus Quests are a new type of Season Quest that appear during Seasons in the Seasons dialog. These extra quests award additional Season XP which can be used to speed up your progress through a season or earn additional Bonus Tokens. The additional Season XP from Bonus Quests is not required to complete the Season Reward Track (aka. reach level 60) and therefore you do not need to do any Bonus Quests to complete a season if you don't want to.

  • When Do Bonus Quests Start?

    Bonus Quests will come to Season 5 during its fifth week starting on September 27th.

  • What Goals Will Bonus Quest Have?

    You can expect to complete these Bonus Quests in the following ways:
    • Completing new Adventures, Variants, and Patron Variants
    • Completing limited time Events
    • Doing deep runs (high area/gold/damage targets)
    • Gearing up Champions
    • Unlocking/Completing the Trials of Mount Tiamat
    • Collecting unique unlocks (Evergreen Champions/Split the Party/etc.)
    The biggest difference between Bonus Quest goals and Core Quest goals is that not all the goals will be necessarily obtainable by all players. Some goals may push players to perform better than they have ever done before, or unlock content they may have not even known existed.

  • Will All Bonus Quests Unlock at the Same Time?

    No, new Bonus Quests will unlock over time throughout the remainder of Season 5.

  • How Long Will Bonus Quests Be Available?

    Each Bonus Quest is available for a fixed amount of time; generally 5-10 days, with some exceptions. All Bonus Quests will end before the end of the season.

  • Will All Bonus Quests Have the Same Goals For All Players?

    No, some Bonus Quests will have different goals depending on what you have completed before. For example, a quest might ask for you to deal a certain amount of damage during an adventure. The first time you complete one of these it might be e50 damage, but the next time it will go up to e100. These types of quests have a number of tiers for players to work through. Players will start at two tiers under the highest tier they have completed. Some Bonus Quests may not be offered to players who have already completed all the applicable content.

  • Where Can I Find Bonus Quest?

    Bonus Quests can be found in the updated Quest Tab (which you can see below). Bonus Quests will fall into categories that best match the goal of the quest. For example, in the image below, there is a Highharvestide category that has all quests that reward seasonal progress connected to that event.



  • Can We Get Any Spoilers?

    Sure. Here is a list of bonus quest categories that will appear in Season 5: Highharvestide, Oooh Shiny, Tiamat Must Die, Adventure Time, Split the Party, Gear Up, Keep Going, Time Gates, Liar's Night, Feats, Mirt the Moneylender, The Road to 100%, Let's Get Epic, Patron Callenges, Let's Get Legendary, Earning Mystra's Favor, Rare Accoutrements, and Expand Your Roaster.


  • We would love to hear about your experiences with Seasons on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!

    September 22nd, 2023
    BW2: September 22nd, 2023 Release Notes 
    Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

    New Limited-Time Content & Updates (September 22, 2023)

    - Yellow Brick Road limited-time quest and packs (Sept 22-25)

    - Dino Dig mini-event update (Sept 27 - Oct 4). Includes:
    - New mount & pets for sale
    - New ranch and custom items in store
    - Cheaper alternative to Dino Dig Starter Pack
    - Energy from fossil turn-ins now scales with your level
    - Rebalanced fossil community goal
    - View Dino Dig Blog

    - Re-named one of the Armor Rack ranch items to "Cuirass Armor Stand", the blue Badge Sash to "Navy Badge Sash", and the second Black Bear Hat to "Grey Bear Hat".

    - Corrected the quest reward name "Jewelery Box" to "Jewellery Box" for Nate's Evergreen Adventure.

    - Changed the bush levels to dynamic for the following zones: The Picnic Grounds, The Old Mountain, The Desert Temple Ruins, The Dense Forest, The Witch Doctor's Retreat, Ice Cave, The Mausoleum, Brawl Island, Agrabush Prison, Cave of Lost Time, Cretaceous Park.

    - Fixed starter packs sometimes not crediting properly.

    - Updated the description of the "Great Stone Keys" quest to add clarity.

    - Fixed the Cornucopia mini golf piece being impassable when rotated vertically.
    September 21st, 2023
    Idle Champion Spotlight: Certainty Dran 
    Posted in Idle Champions.

    "I'm kind of an expert on the temporal thing now."

    Certainty Dran has spent her whole life preparing to take over Acquisitions Incorporated. Years of study and training has honed her business acumen as well as made her an adept and creative wielder of magic. Her charismatic presence and unwavering belief that failure is never an option make people want to help her. And when all that isn't enough, Certainty has the tools necessary to get what she wants with ruthless efficiency.

    I. Certainty



      Certainty Dran, the heiress apparent of Acquisitions Incorporated, is endowed with knowledge surpassing even her father, Omin Dran, and privileged with access to the finest schools and resources. With a fusion of martial skill, clever magic, and unwavering self-belief, Certainty is certainly an unstoppable force.

    Certainty is a support and gold find champion that increases the damage of Champions in the column in front of her. As an expert at rebooting timelines, her support abilities increase the more she completes long adventures. She can be found in slot Slot 5 opposite Calliope once you've hired her services.



    II. Certainty's Stats

    Race: Half-Elf, Aasimar Alignment: Neutral Good
    Gender: Female Pronouns: She/Her
    Age: 19 Affiliation: Acquisitions Incorporated Class: Wizard, Bard

    STR: 14 DEX: 12 CON: 12
    INT: 16 WIS: 13 CHA: 16

    Role: Support, Gold Find

    Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Strahd, Zariel

    Slot: 5 (Calliope)


    Dungeons & Dragons Certainty Dran Marketing Gif

    III. Certainty's Design

    Idle Champions fans will remember the wonderful Jasmine Bhullar as the creator of our March charity familiar, Isra the Infernal Horned Toad. Now we have the pleasure of working with her again on a full Champion! She's an accomplished actress, content creator, Twitch livestreamer, TTRPG performer and Game Master. The most recent PAX West showcased her skills performing for Acquisitions Incorporated and Seattle By Night, and she passes along TTRPG tips and musings in her new show Bronze Dragon Inn.

    The Secretarian fills an important interpersonal role in any Acquisitions Incorporated franchise. They are a master of assessing the strengths and weaknesses of others, and then using that information to gain the most value out of them for the company. No one is better at convincing others to do what they want than Certainty Dran. The expert Secretarian's Advice she offers gives Champions in front of her the confidence to do more damage, and if she's working with other Acq Inc or "C" Team Champions then that damage as well as their gold find will be even bigger. Keep her around as she'll increase her effectiveness as you thoroughly finish adventures with her, and when she completes her Employee Evaluations she'll give bonuses if your team has high marks!

    Certainty has an obvious soft spot for her father Omin Dran, so she'll help him recruit more Champions of Tymora in the formation. She also loves to support her "Uncle" Jim Darkmagic, and will use the royalty payments from using Jim's Magic Missile as her basic attack to help boost his damage. People who collaborate with Certainty are inspired by her to work smarter and harder, and her Specialization choice will focus that development time into either Intelligence or Charisma. Finally it's not uncommon to need to deal with angry customers, which is why her toy airship is always ready to enlarge and strafe across the battlefield with a barrage of canon fire!

    With the force of personality to convince anyone to follow her brilliant tactical advice, Certainty is the ideal employee in any franchise!

    IV. Certainty's Abilities

    Basic Attack

    • Jim's Magic Missile - Certainty fires two magic missiles at random targets.

    Formation Abilities

    • Secretarian's Advice - Certainty increases the damage of Champions in the row in front of her by 100%.
    • Reboot Expert - Certainty increases the effect of Secretarian's Advice by 100% each time she has been in an adventure for at least 250 areas when it is reset. This stacks additively and persists through resets.
    • Financing Rounds - Certainty increases the effect of Secretarian's Advice and your Gold Find by 1% for each level on Acquisitions Incorporated or "C" Team Champions in the formation, stacking additively. Each Champion's contribution caps at 1000 levels after their last available upgrade.
    • Dad and Uncle Jim - Certainty helps her father Omin by increasing the damage of Champions of Tymora adjacent to her by 200%, and she helps her "uncle" Jim Darkmagic by increasing his damage by 200% due to royalty payments for using his spell.
    • Employee Evaluations - Certainty assesses the average score of her preferred ability (INT or CHA) of the Champions in the column in front of her and increases the damage effect of Secretarian's Advice by 200% for each full point over 13, stacking multiplicatively.

    Specializations

    • Best And The Brightest - Certainty's preferred ability is Intelligence and she grants a +1 INT bonus to all Champions in the column in front of her.
    • Smooth Negotiators - Certainty's preferred ability is Charisma and she grants a +1 CHA bonus to all Champions in the column in front of her.

    Ultimate Ability

    • Airship Attack - Certainty manifests a toy Airship which launches into the air and transforms into a larger version. The airship strafes the enemies with multiple shots from a big cannon sticking out the bottom, dealing a massive hit to all the enemies and blasting up to 10 random non-boss non-static enemies off the screen. These monsters don't count towards quest progress or drop gold.

    V. Certainty's Epic Equipment



    Slot 1: Global DPS
    Slot 2: Secretarian's Advice
    Slot 3: Reboot Expert
    Slot 4: Financing Rounds
    Slot 5: Employee Evaluations
    Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

    VI. Conclusion

    You certainly need Certainty in your formation! Share your thoughts on her acquisition in several places:
    September 20th, 2023
    Idle Champions: Light of Xaryxis, Part 7 
    Posted in Idle Champions.

    The Champions have finally made it to Doomspace! They'll travel to Aruun - a forest moon orbiting a glowing gas giant - to find Warwyck and the coalition. After that it's on to the Arena of Blood to meet with Vocath as the Champions attempt to negotiate for more Spelljammer ships to help in the fight against the Xaryxian Empire!

    This week's update brings two new adventures and adventure variants to our Light of Xaryxis campaign, as well as Tier 4 Blessings! It's time to get back into Wildspace!

    Note: you will need to complete the previous two Light of Xaryxis adventures, The Hunt for the Last Breath and Infinity's and Beyond, in order to access these new adventures.



    The Jungles of Doomspace

    Explore the jungles of Aruun and try not to get eaten by a Tarrasque!
    • Variant: Slow Down Showdown - Explore the jungles of Aruun with characters that are too busy talking to actually fight.
      • You may only use Champions with a CHA of 14+.
      • Whenever a Champion defeats an enemy, their base attack cooldown is increased by 1 second, up to a total of 10 seconds. This increase lasts until the area is changed.
      • Complete area 850

    The Arena of Blood

    Travel to the Arena of Blood in an attempt to secure a fleet!
    • Variant: Entrance of the Gladiators - Travel to the Arena of Blood and face the greatest gladiators of all time!
      • You may only use Champions with a WIS of 13 or less.
      • 1 Space Clown spawns at the start of each (non-boss) area. The number of clowns increases by 1 for every 50 areas completed. They don't drop gold nor do they count towards quest progress.
      • Complete area 900

    Xaryxis Tier 4 Blessings

    With the release of Part 7 of The Light of Xaryxis campaign, the fourth tier of blessings have also been added to the game:
    • Because Good Is Dumb - Local: Increase the damage of non-Good Champions by 100%
    • Spelljammin' Socialites - Local: Increase the damage of Champions with a CHA score of 14 or higher by 100%
    • Recruit Krux - Local: Increase the damage of all Champions by 100% and Commodore Krux by an additional 100%
    • Great Shot, Kid! - Global: Increase Critical Hit Damage by 400%
    You can find all this information and even more details in-game!

    We would love to hear about your experiences in wildspace on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!

    September 8th, 2023
    Idle Champions: Psyche Charity Familiar 
    Posted in Idle Champions.

    We are thrilled to collaborate with Doctor B for the release of Psyche the Amethyst Pseudodragon Familiar, coming to Idle Champions on September 13th, 2023! The net proceeds of all Psyche sales from the first week of launch will be donated to Take This!

    Psyche the Amethyst Pseudodragon

    Dungeons & Dragons Psyche and Doctor B

    “It always depends; Semper dependet!”

    It was a joy to get to work with Doctor B for this charity familiar. For those unfamiliar with him, Doctor B is the Clinical Director for Take This and a frequent contributor to the YouTube channel How to ADHD. He also co-hosts for Champions of Psychology on our Twitch Channel. Doctor B doesn't just enjoy playing Dungeons & Dragons - he's an expert in the applied use of tabletop role-playing games in clinical and learning settings! Tabletop games mean a lot to him, and his love for them and Idle Champions shines through in Psyche the Amethyst Pseudodragon.

    Together our goal is to raise money for Take This, whose mission is to decrease the stigma and increase the support for mental health in the game enthusiast community and inside the game industry. Help them continue their efforts this year by purchasing Psyche the Amethyst Pseudodragon and by visiting their site right now!

    Psyche the Amethyst Pseudodragon Familiar will be available in-game starting on Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 at 12pm Pacific! Afterward, all net proceeds from the first week of Psyche sales will be donated to Take This.

    Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is available on PC and Mac on Steam, Epic, the web, Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS and on all Android devices!

    September 8th, 2023
    BW2: Jr. Whacker Event 2023 Edition 
    Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

    Teach Me How to Whack!

    It's time to put your knowledge of whacking bushes to good use as you help educate the next generation! Take a trip to the Event Area of the Commons and get helping!

    The Junior Whackers

    Help three aspiring young ones learn how to whack bushes, mana whack, and power whack! Bring the Jr. Whackers some Cardboard Swords to use, found in bushes throughout the world, and they'll share the spoils of their training with you. As you help them, they gain experience, "leveling up" and will award more items with each turn-in. Each of the determined young padawans will have a daily quest to power up the spoils from their next turn-in.

    Badges!

    Another Jr. Whacker is pursuing their Capitalism badge. After you help them achieve that, perhaps they'll try their hand at Socialism?

    What's more fun than to earn than your Baking badge? Nothing of course! Help one Jr. Whacker get theirs later on in the event.

    Help Keisha get her camping badge again this year! Check back daily for her quest unlocks.

    Another aspiring whacker seeks their environmental conservation badge! Help them plant saplings and unlock their unique Ye Environmental Conservator's Equipage store!

    Target Practice

    A young student of the bush whacking arts challenges you to whack more than 100 cardboard bushes before the end of the event! This is a challenging quest, and we hope you enjoy it. Note: Quest Odds will not increase the likelihood of these cardboard bushes to appear.

    Nate?

    One Jr. Whacker appears to have suffered a head injury, since they are idolizing Nate. Talk to them and see what's going on.

    Nate's Minions

    If you've kept up with Nate's saga in this event, Nate has collected a gaggle of jr treasure hunters, or minions, as he likes to call them. Unsurprisingly, Nate's minions still aren't happy with their working conditions. Help Nate with a daily quest to meet his minions demands.

    New for 2023

    This year's update includes:

    - new pet and sword VIP rewards!
    - new costume items in the store!
    - new ranch items in the store!
    - new pet packs!
    - new mount packs!
    - new 2023 holiday 100% reward!
    - new conservation items!
    - Rebalanced turn-in progress. Station turn-ins are worth less event progress, but 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.

    Holiday Rubber Duckies

    If you can complete the event, you'll earn this awesome 100% reward: The Jr Whacker Ducky! Collect them all to fill out the holiday duck pond, which you can purchase in the event store and prior items store!

    Ye Environmental Conservator's Equipage

    There's a new ranch item and sword item to collect in this year's Ye Environmental Conservator's Equipage store, available after helping a junior whacker get their conservation badge!

    VIP Rewards!

    Active VIP members can claim unique rewards based on their event progress! If you don't have an active membership, you have the entire event to consider becoming one! You can earn and claim these rewards until the end of the event.

    And more!

    And there's some minor fixes and improvements which you can check out on the Release Notes, which are linked at the bottom of the page!

    Achievements

    -- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT
    There are an incredible TWENTY SIX possible Achievements to earn in this Jr. Bush Whacker event:

    Returning Achievements

    • Working Harder - You've helped a Jr. Bush Whacker level up.
    • Power to the People - You've helped each Jr. Bush Whacker power up.
      • Working Better - You've helped each Jr. Bush Whacker level up to 5.
      • Working Faster - You've helped each Jr. Bush Whacker level up to 10.
      • Working Stronger - You've helped each Jr. Bush Whacker level up to 15.
    • Honorary Jr. Whacker - You completed all 8 enthusiastic Jr. Whacker quests!
    • Won a 'Diamond!' - You got a cardboard diamond. Isn't that awesome? No?
    • Fashion Badge - Help the Jr. Whacker earn their Fashion badge.
    • Capitalism Badge - Help the Jr. Whacker earn their Capitalism badge. (Cookie selling quest-line)
    • Cooking Badge - You helped Jaidee earn her Cooking Badge.
    • Camping Badge - Help Keisha set up a demo campsite to help other Jr. Whackers get their Camping badges!
    • Tree Planter - You planted 100 trees for Julia during the Junior Bush Whacker event!
    • Cardboard Crusher - Whack all the Cardboard Bushes.

    New Achievements

    • Scout's Scavenges - Buy all the 2023 Jr. Bush Whacker items. *

    Retired Achievements

    We have 12 achievements from previous year's events, which may be earned by spending some Bush Bucks, if a player was not present during the initial years:
    • Putting on the Uniform - You got all the player items from the Jr. Bush Whacker Event!
    • Junior Decorating Award - You got all the house items from the Jr. Bush Whacker Event!
    • Jr. Merchandiser - You bought all 11 items from the 2013 Jr. BW Event!
    • Supporting the Cause - Buy all the 2014 Jr. BW Event items.
    • Jr. Shopaholic - Buy all the 2015 Jr. Bush Whacker custom items.
    • Jr. Patron - Buy all the 2016 Jr. Bush Whacker items.
    • Jr. Whacker Wares - Buy all the 2017 Jr. Bush Whacker items.
    • Jr. Acquisitions - Buy all the 2018 Jr. Bush Whacker items.
    • Jr. Benefactor - Buy all the 2019 Jr. Bush Whacker items.
    • Dedicated Donor - Buy all the 2020 Jr. Bush Whacker items.
    • Whacker Welfare - Buy all the 2021 Jr. Bush Whacker items.
    • Guide's Gadgets - Buy all the 2022 Jr. Bush Whacker items.

    *The Mini Golf piece is NOT included in the Scout's Scavenges achievement, and therefore it is not required to purchase it.

    Mount Packs

    To kick off the event, we're having a sale! Get 30% more on purchase of 50 Bush Bucks or more! Plus, all new mounts are available the first weekend of the event!

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

    The Autumn Owl and Haunting Owl are in packs containing 100 Bush Bucks, 10 Pristine Feed Vouchers, and a VIP Voucher! These two mounts produce their own unique sparkly particles when you ride them!



    Pet Packs

    Three new Junior Bush Whacker pets can be seen in the event area! You can pick them the second weekend of the event, September 15th to 18th, in Pet Packs bursting with goodies! Want them all? Grab them all for less in the bundle!


    Get Ready!

    Share your mentoring success on the forums!

    The event will run until Friday, September 22nd at Noon PDT!

    Check out the Release Notes here!
    September 8th, 2023
    BW2: September 8th, 2023 Release Notes 
    Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

    Jr Bush Whacker Event (September 8th, 2023)

    - Updated Jr Bush Whacker 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
    - Added Ranger Badge ranch item and Ranger Knife sword to the Ye Environmental Conservator's Equipage
    - 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 the Security Camera ranch item to the Mechanic's store

    - Added the Stone Spear sword to the Pawn Stars store

    - Added the Gemmed Spear sword to the VIP store
    September 6th, 2023
    Idle Champions: Brightswords 6 
    Posted in Idle Champions.

    Seeking rest and respite from a year of adventure, the Champions arrive in the tranquil town of Longsaddle - only to find it under siege! Drow from the Underdark are on the hunt in Longsaddle for a Harpell artifact, and it's a race against time to find it before they do...

    Brightswords 6 introduces Astarion, the vampire rogue from the recently released Baldur's Gate 3, and brings back Dob the upbeat, half-orc bard from The Oxventure crew, as well as Dob's teammate Corazón de Ballena, the dashing Human Pirate. Players have until Monday, September 18th at 12PM PDT to complete their event unlocks and objectives.

    I. Astarion



      Astarion prowled the night as a vampire spawn for centuries, serving a sadistic master until he was snatched away by the Mind Flayers. Now he can walk in the light and has the chance at a new life, but how long can he keep his past buried?

    Astarion is a support and gold find Champion who likes to sink his teeth into tough problems. As a rogue, he knows how to outflank his foes, increasing the damage of Champions on the edge of the formation. If that includes him, he'll help the rest of your formation recharge their ultimates just a bit faster. Once unlocked, you can find this high elf in Slot 10 opposite Tyril. For more information on Dob and his abilities, check out his Champion Spotlight!

    Year Six Variants

    Grab a Quick Bite - Help the Harpells track down a lost artifact with Astarion!!
    • Astarion joins the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
    • Only Champions in the top or bottom slot of each column can deal damage.
    • Getting to know Astarion: Astarion's specialization can increase the damage of Champions on the top or bottom edge of the formation. Make the best choice for your formation!
    • Reach Area 75.

    Fangs and Fortune - Help the Harpells track down a lost artifact with your oldest Champions.
    • Astarion joins the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
    • You may only use Champions that are 50 years old or older.
    • Getting to know Astarion: Astarion's gold find bonus increases as you include older Champions. Use your oldest Champions to get the biggest boost!
    • Reach Area 125.

    Fangs for the Memories - Help the Harpells track down a lost artifact with Champions with long ultimate cooldowns.
    • Astarion joins the formation with The Ultimate Outflank ability unlocked. He can be moved, but not removed.
    • You may only use Champions with a base Ultimate cooldown duration of 300 seconds or longer.
    • Getting to know Astarion: When Astarion is buffed by his own Outflank ability, he can reduce the ultimate cooldown duration of other Champions in the formation.
    • Reach Area 175.

    We would love to hear about your experiences in Idle Champions on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!



    September 1st, 2023
    BW2: Creature Collector - Joey Pets! 
    Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

    Coppers of the Creature Collector

    The eccentric Creature Collector has returned to the Commons, this time with a trio of joey pets!



    Head to the event area and choose one to train. You have until noon on Wednesday September 6th to complete the collector's four daily quests, level up your chosen creature, earn Creature Coppers to spend in their store, and get another page to your Creature Collector's Compendium!

    The Compendium Page will be given after the event ends. If you don't have the Creature Collector's Compendium ranch item, you'll get it when you get your first page.

    After the event, the collector will be taking their creature back unless you adopt it by purchasing its corresponding mount pack, available starting Monday September 4th.

    Train hard, Bush Whackers!

    The training quests unlock at noon on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Those busy on the weekends can still catch up!

    Notes
    - The VIP "Quest Reset" power does not reset these mini event quests, and they are not affected by the Time Turner and Timey Whimey Watch.
    - These three pets earn double the experience compared to other pets for the duration of this mini-event!

    Ye Olde Creature Collector's Galleria - Pets

    When you speak to Tanela Tiva in the event area, you can select the "What past pets are for sale?" chat option.

    This will open a new store, which will contain 3 non-event premium pets you have never owned! They cost Bush Bucks, like in event stores. The selection will change next time Tanela Tiva visits to event area.

    We've done this in response to players asking to see old premium pets they've missed out on, to help you fill out your pet collection. Snag those old-school pets you're missing out on!