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November 25th, 2021
Idle Champions: Black Friday & Cyber Monday Sale 
Posted in Idle Champions.

It's time for another Sale! Our Black Friday Sale is now live on all platforms!

The sale has slightly different timing across all platforms. On the Epic Games Store the sale runs from 8 AM Nov 23 - 8 AM Nov 30th, on PlayStation the sale runs from midnight Nov 17th - 4 PM Nov 30th, on Steam and all other platforms, the sale runs from 10 AM Nov 24 - 10 AM Dec 1st. All times Pacific.

Read on for more details about what's on sale...

Starter Packs

  • Celeste Starter Pack, get an AWESOME boost to your power with a full set of rare items and an exclusive Golden Epic for Celeste! We'll also toss in 10 Gold Chests to power you up even more! This pack is on sale at a discount of 90% and includes:
    • Ornate Headband of Faith (Golden Epic)
    • Golden Gauntlet (Rare)
    • Thick Scalemail Belt (Rare)
    • Copper Amulet (Rare)
    • Chainmail Boots (Rare)
    • Ornate Holy Symbol (Rare)
    • 10 Gold Chests

  • Nayeli Starter Pack, Get a boost to your power with a full set of rare items and an exclusive Golden Epic for Nayeli! We'll also toss in 20 Gold Chests to power you up even more! This pack is on sale at a discount of 90% and includes:
    • Figurine of Wondrous Power (Golden Epic)
    • Ornate Breastplate (Rare)
    • Dwarven Mithral Shirt (Rare)
    • Paladin's Gauntlets (Rare)
    • Devoted Holy Symbol (Rare)
    • Strong Magical Greatsword (Rare)
    • 20 Gold Chests

  • Bruenor Starter Pack, Get a boost to your power with a full set of rare items and an exclusive Golden Epic for Bruenor! We'll also toss in 5 Gold Chests to power you up even more! This pack is on sale at a discount of 75% and includes:
    • Gold Beard Clips of the Clan (Golden Epic)
    • Well Used Axe (Rare)
    • Thick Sturdy Belt (Rare)
    • Dark Iron Ring (Rare)
    • Strong Shield (Rare)
    • Mithral Helm (Rare)
    • 5 Gold Chests

    Familiars

    • Slink, the Gremishka Familiar Pack is on sale at a discount of 50% and includes not only the Slink, the Gremishka Familiar, but also 2 Epic Potions of Speed, 2 Epic Potions of Giant's Strength, and 2 Epic Potions of Clairvoyance!

    • Grant the Baby Blue Dragon Familiar Pack is on sale at a discount of 40% and includes not only the Grant the Baby Blue Dragon Familiar, but also 4 Epic Potions of Speed, 4 Epic Potions of Giant's Strength, 4 Epic Potions of Clairvoyance, and 1 Potion of Polish!

    • Zoonie the Hell Hound Pup Familiar Pack is on sale at a discount of 40% and includes not only the Zoonie the Hell Hound Pup Familiar, but also 6 Epic Potions of Speed, 6 Epic Potions of Giant's Strength, 6 Epic Potions of Clairvoyance, 6 Epic Potions of Fire Breath, and 1 Potion of Polish!

    Skin & Feat Packs:

    • The Pirate Havilar Skin and Feat Pack is on sale at a discount of 40%. This pack will unlock Havilar if you don't already have her and includes Havilar's Pirate Skin & her Connoisseur of Fancy Things Epic Feat. This pack also includes 7 Gold Havilar Chests with one guaranteed Shiny Equipment card.

    • The Red Panda Orisha Skin and Feat Pack is on sale at a discount of 40%. This pack will unlock Orisha if you don't already have her and includes Orisha's Red Panda Skin and her Wings of Tails Epic Feat. This pack also includes 7 Gold Orisha Chests with one guaranteed Shiny Equipment card.


    Theme Packs

    • Pirate Alyndra & Griff Theme Pack, is on sale at a discount of 40%. This pack will unlock Alyndra if you don't already have her, and includes Alyndra's Pirate Skin and her Pirate Crew Epic Feat. This pack also includes the Pirate Griff Familiar, 16 Gold Alyndra Chests with two Shiny Equipment cards, 1 Epic Potion of the Gold Hunter.

    • Pirate Briv & Phlo Theme Pack, is on sale at a discount of 40%. This pack will unlock Briv if you don't already have him, and includes Briv's Pirate Skin and his Pirate Plating Epic Feat. This pack also includes the Pirate Phlo Familiar, 16 Gold Briv Chests with two Shiny Equipment cards, 1 Epic Potion of the Gold Hunter.

    All Star Packs

    • The Champions of Renown Year 2 All-Star Pack is on sale at a discount of 40%. This pack unlocks the following event Champions if you haven't already unlocked them in-game: Aila, Paultin, Shandie, Spurt, and Walnut. This pack includes the exclusive Clone Walnut Skin, as well as 16 Aila Gold Chests, with two guaranteed Shiny Equipment cards, 16 Paultin Gold Chests with two guaranteed Shiny Equipment cards, 16 Shandie Gold Chests with two guaranteed Shiny Equipment cards, 16 Spurt Gold Chests, with two guaranteed Shiny Equipment cards, and 16 Walnut Gold Chests, with two guaranteed Shiny Equipment cards.

    Cyber Monday Wild Offer Flash Storm

    The Cyber Monday Wild Offer Flash Storm starts at Noon Pacific and goes through December 1st at Noon Pacific.
    • Wild Offers will be available every 3 hours.
    • You'll need to do an in-game action (change party, load the game, reset an adventure) to get a new offer triggered, and it won't start until the current offer expires.
    • We've added feats, and some wild offers may include a combination of a feat/skin/champion.
    • There will only be one wild offer at a time, and in-game the timer will count down from 3 hours.


    You can find more information and details in the in-game store when the sales are live!
November 24th, 2021
Idle Champions: November 2021 Adventure Variants 
Posted in Idle Champions.

Warning: There be Dragons ahead!

Today's update brings 11 new adventure variants across 5 campaigns! Each campaign has one or more variants themed around different chromatic dragons, these new adventure variants will test the mettle of your formations!

Also joining us today in the fight against dragons is Idle Champions Presents: The Trials of Mount Tiamat Party 2's favorite little ally, Red the Squirrel!


Dungeons & Dragons Idle Champions Grand Tour of the Sword Coast Variants

Grand Tour of the Sword Coast Adventure Variants

  • Leemooggoogoon Rises: Volo's Guide to Kuo-toa
  • Help the Kuo-toa while Volo and his friend chat you up.
    • Volo and a Kuo-toa join the formation, chatting up your team.
    • Champions adjacent to Volo and/or the Kuo-toa have their base attack cooldown increased by 1 second; it does not stack.
    • Complete area 400.

  • Neutral No More: Crimson Perception
  • Head to Mantol-Derith, while a young red dragon causes havoc.
    • In each boss area a young red dragon appears. You must defeat this additional boss to advance.
    • Only Champions with WIS of 14 or higher can be used.
    • Complete area 450.

  • Encroaching Madness: Maroon Madness
  • Explore Mantol-Derith while you deal with some wyrmlings who shouldn't be there.
    • Red Wyrmlings appear in each area. They don't drop gold, nor do they count towards quest progress.
    • Red Wyrmlings should not be in Mantol-Derith. When a Champion kills a Red Wyrmling, they are stunned for 4 seconds as they try to understand what's happening.
    • Only Champions with WIS 12 or lower can be used
    • Complete area 450.


    Dungeons & Dragons Idle Champions Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Variants

    Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Adventure Variants

    • A Botched Kidnapping: This Quest Stinks!
    • Help Volothamp Geddarm with a small task while dealing with a stinky foe.
      • Two skunks accompany the formation, but don't worry: Volo vouched for them!
      • Champions adjacent to the skunk deal no damage (but their formation abilities still work).
      • Black Dragon Wyrmlings appear in each area. They drop no gold, nor do they count towards quest progress.
      • Complete area 225.

    • Trollskull Manor: Home Not So Alone
    • An annoying goblin has taken up residence in Trollskull Manor and put up defenses!
      • Each boss fight, a Blockade and a Goblin appear. The boss is invulnerable until the Blockade and Goblin are taken out. When the Goblin is defeated, they run off the screen instead of disappearing.
      • Gold Find is reduced by 99%.
      • Complete area 250.


    Dungeons & Dragons Idle Champions Baldur's Gate Descent into Avernus Variants

    Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus Adventure Variants

    • The Wandering Emporium: When the Going Gets Tough
    • Hold back indestructible stone golems with your toughest champions!
      • Each wave spawns one invulnerable Stone Golem.
      • Only Champions with CON of 15 or higher can be used.
      • Complete area 450.

    • Tiamat's Army: Fight Dragons with Dragons
    • A terrible curse slows down any champion that isn’t a Dragonborn!
      • Non-Dragonborn champions attack cooldown is tripled, making them attack less often.
      • Blue Dragon Wyrmlings appear in each area. They drop no gold, nor do they count towards quest progress.
      • Complete area 475.

    Dungeons & Dragons Idle Champions Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden

    Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Adventure Variants

    • The Radiant Nightmare: Tough Acting
    • Chase down Xardorok's Chardalyn Dragon with your toughest champions!
      • Only Champions with STR of 14 or higher and CON of 15 or higher can be used.
      • Complete area 400.

    • Waiting on Sunrise: A Chilling Encounter
    • Race to save Termalaine with a White Dragon on your tail!
      • Every 5 seconds, a random champion is Stunned for 5 seconds due to the freezing cold.
      • With each boss, an extra white Dragon Wyrmling boss with 25 armored HP appears. The main boss is invulnerable until the white dragon is defeated.
      • Complete area 425.

    Dungeons & Dragons Idle Champions Wild Beyond the Witchlight Variants

    Wild Beyond the Witchlight Adventure Variants

    • Tall Tales: An Unexpected Geist
    • Learn about the history of the Champions by listening to creepy Ghost stories!
      • One Specter appears in each wave. They drop no gold, nor do they count towards quest progress. When they are killed, they respawn in the same location after 5 seconds. The Specters move 200% faster.
      • Complete area 250.

    • The Witchlight Carnival: A Dragon Against Us
    • Uncover the mysteries of the Witchlight Carnival while evading dragons.
      • Green Dragon Wyrmlings appear in each area. They drop no gold, nor do they count towards quest progress.
      • Only Champions with DEX of 15 or higher can be used.
      • Complete area 300.


    New DLC

    Dungeons & Dragons Red the Squirrel

    Red the Squirrel, the delightful ally of Party 2 of Idle Champions Presents: The Trials of Mount Tiamat, arrives as a familiar who can join your adventures!! The Red the Squirrel Familiar Pack includes Red, the Squirrel Familiar, 6 Epic Potions of Speed, 6 Epic Potions of Giant's Strength, 6 Epic Potions of Clairvoyance, 6 Epic Potions of Fire Breath, and 1 Potion of Polish.

    See the in-game Change Log for more information!
    November 18th, 2021
    COTLI: Kaines' Dinner of Doom 7 

      Seasons leaves, wilting and falling,
      now's the time: Momma Kaine's calling!
      Cold, gray, dark, wet, and gloom,
      The perfect time, for dinner of doom!

    Kaines' Dinner of Doom 7 runs until Tuesday, November 30th at 12:00 PM Pacific Time, introducing Kaala Rigel and bringing back Momma’s Monster, Gemthel, the Gourmet, RoboTurkey, Momma Kaine, Paul the Pilgrim, Petra the Pilgrim, Chef Casey, and 43G1S!

    New Tier 7 Crusader: Kaala Rigel

    Tags: Event, Support, Female, Good, Supernatural, Magical


    Blackness.

    Slowly, as your eyes adjust to the surroundings, you notice a faint hint of light seemingly floating above the ground.

    Curious, you move closer to the light source, but are puzzled at the cold mist enveloping your legs, and as you're bopped on the head by a stick of some sort.

    Two more light sources have joined the faint glow and they illuminate a snout full of teeth.

    "No further please," a feminine voice says and then the light vanishes again.

    The stick on your head starts to warm up and memories of your comrades standing beside you as you fling items at monsters stream through your head.

    "Oooh, throwing things is fun," she says, and you feel the stick removed from your head. "I will join you."

    The blackness immediately lightens and you see your new friend asleep on a cloud with a bundle of bamboo nearby. Time for another magical adventure.


    Kaala Rigel is a Support Crusader. When you want to add her to your formation, you can find her in slot 36.

    New Tier 7 Objectives

    • Recruit Kaala Rigel | Kaala Rigel takes up a slot in the formation. Momma Kaine and RoboTurkey start in the formation, and can't be removed. Crusaders adjacent to Kaala Rigel will be randomly frozen by them. Frozen Crusaders don't deal damage but still buff other Crusaders. Projectile Crusaders can't be used. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell on Ready Player Two to complete. Beat area 650.

    • Roughing it Out | Paul the Pilgrim and Petra the Pilgrim start in the formation, and can't be removed. Your Gold Find is reduced by 100% at the start of each area. Each enemy killed reduces this debuff by 1%. Aside from the locked-in Crusaders, Support Crusaders can't be used. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Washed Up on World's Wake to complete. Beat area 750.

    • Automated Cooking | Chef Casey and 43G1S start in the formation, and can't be removed. Aside from the locked-in Crusaders, only Flora, Animal or Robot Crusaders can be used. Note: This will require having cleared the objective Washed Up on World's Wake to complete. Beat area 800.

    • House Party | Gemthel the Gourmet starts in the formation, and can't be removed. Party crashers randomly spawn, and can only be killed by projectile damage. When killed they count for 5 monsters killed or 5 quest items. Note: This will require having purchased the max level of the Arithmagician Talent to complete. Beat area 850.

    • It Lives! | Momma's Monster starts in the formation, and can't be removed. Momma's Monster is the only one who can do DPS. The formation has been changed. Note: This will require having purchased the max level of the Arithmagician Talent to complete. Beat area 900.

    More info

    You'll have until Tuesday, November 30th at 12:00 PM Pacific Time to complete Kaines' Dinner of Doom 7!

    For more info on previous Kaines' Dinner of Doom Crusaders and objectives check out the Kaines' Dinner of Doom 6 blog post.

    Equipment for event Crusaders can be found in Silver and Jeweled Thanksgiving Chests, which you can earn from objectives and the free play or buy in the shop. Each non-recruitment objective will drop a chest for its given tier of Crusaders, and free play will drop All Tier chests. Gear for Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4, Tier 5, Tier 6, and Tier 7 Crusaders will only appear in All Tier chests once you've unlocked the respective Crusaders. You can select the tier of chest you buy in the shop when you go to purchase chests with real money or event currency.

    November 17th, 2021
    CNE Extra Life 2021 

    Welcome Back, Extra Life!

    It's hard to believe that it's that time of the year again with how this year has flown by, but it's already time for Codename Entertainment Extra Life 2021! We're excited to bring back our day of streaming after a year of hiatus! We are also absolutely thrilled to say that this is our eighth year fundraising for Extra Life!

    For those who may not know, Extra Life is a wonderful program set up to raise donations for Children's Miracle Network hospitals. The money raised is donated as unrestricted funds for hospitals to use as needed. But the best part? We can help by doing what we love to do: gaming!

    For more information about the Extra Life program, check out their FAQ.

    What's the Plan for 2021?

    Last year we had to cancel our in-person ExtraLife festivities at the very last minute due to changing COVID restrictions. However, we were thrilled that we still managed to raise over $20,000 CAD for BC Children's Hospital in 2020.

    We're hoping to do better in 2021!

    This year we are delighted to bring back our 24-hour ExtraLife Stream. Starting at 9 AM Pacific Time (PT) on Friday, November 19th until 9 AM PT on Saturday, November 20th, we are excited to offer a jam-packed schedule of game programming. We've got shows based on Dungeons & Dragons, Dark Souls Speedruns, Beat Saber, Dalgona Challenge, Phasmaphobia, and much more. We will have both virtual and CNE HQ-based streams, and you can check out our full streaming schedule on the Codename Entertainment Extra Life Page. You can also donate in-game by purchasing our Extra Life 2021 DLC packs, or directly through the Extra Life pages for any of our currently-supported games. Check out the individual game pages for more details!


    Bush Whacker 2
  • Extra Life DLC: Extra Life Charity Pack, the Extra Life PC Pack, and the Extra Life Kitty Pack.


    Crusaders of the Lost Idols
  • Extra Life DLC: Dr. Theo Taskmaster Pack


    Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
  • Extra Life DLC: Star the Displacer Beast Kitten Familiar Pack


    Also, you can check out the Codename Entertainment Extra Life page here.

  • November 12th, 2021
    BW2: Thankful Thanksgiving Event 2021 
    Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

    Thanksgiving Time!

    The residents of The Commons are preparing for a massive feast to celebrate the end of harvest season, and of course they need your expertise at finding things in bushes!

    First and foremost, it's all about helping the chefs fill their food stations to the brim - and beyond. There's three of them for three types of meals, so you'll be collecting Meat, Veggies and of course Desserts to feed the hungry masses of Bushwhackia! Can you make all the Pristine Food? Keep doing turn-ins to achieve it!

    On the subject of food - four of the guests have promised they would bring a dish to share, but they've forgotten ingredients.

    And then, there's the problem of the Turkeys. Apparently, they need to be rescued in some fashion, so you'll need to get on that. You have the whole event to complete it.

    Once again we're celebrating other harvest festivals around the world and hosting an inflatable surprise. They'll unlock as the event goes on. And tune later in the event for a parade!

    Of course, it wouldn't be Thanksgiving without the Black Friday questline introduced in a previous year, and a fridge to store all those leftovers!

    If you can complete the event with 100%, you'll earn the Thanksgiving Mannequin Base!



    Event Achievements - POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!!

    Achievements Returning in 2021:
    • Special Order - You helped all of the people prepare their special dishes.
    • Master of the Ways - You have helped cook each dish excellently for the pristine table.
    • Short Order Cook - You've helped prepare one of each dish.
    • Turkey Lover - You saved enough turkeys to guarantee survival. This year.
    • Historical Detective - You helped Bob the Historian investigate the Pilgrims.
    • Family Matters - You brought all of Brock's family together for Thanksgiving.
    • Parade Enthusiast - You watched the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
    • Fridge Fix-Up - You helped Fatima fix an old fridge and move it your ranch.
    • Thorough Taste Testing - You helped out Miss Mei enough to try all the different daily side dish samples.
    • Fattened Feathered Friend - Help Nate fatten up his turkey.
    Added/Changed for 2021:
    • Gainful Gathering - You purchased all the Thanksgiving 2021 items.*
    We have 10 achievements from previous years' events, which may be earned by spending some Bush Bucks if a player was not present during the original years:
    • Thankful Decorator - You bought all the house items from the 2012 Thanksgiving Event.
    • Thankful Dresser - You bought all the player items from the 2012 Thanksgiving Event.
    • Thankful Shopper - You bought all the 2013 Turkey Day items.
    • Black Friday - You bought all the 2014 Thanksgiving items.
    • Thanks For The Stuff - You purchased all the Thanksgiving 2015 items.
    • Grateful Expenditure - You purchased all the Thanksgiving 2016 items.
    • Feastful Frittering - You purchased all the Thanksgiving 2017 items.
    • Banquet Blowout - You purchased all the Thanksgiving 2018 items.
    • Stuffed Shopper - You purchased all the Thanksgiving 2019 items.
    • Harvest Haul - You purchased all the Thanksgiving 2020 items.
    * The Mini Golf piece is NOT included in the Gainful Gathering achievement, and therefore it is not required to purchase it.

    Grab a new harvest companion!

    New 2021 Mounts!




    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 this weekend, from November 13th to 16th!

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

    The Waning Winged Tiger and Rising Winged Tiger 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: 2021 Pets -- Available in Packs! COMING SOON!



    The event will run until Friday November 26th at Noon PST!

    Give thanks and feedback here!
    November 10th, 2021
    COTLI: November Tier 5 Objectives Update! 

    What's better to brighten up your November than 14 all-new objectives to tackle? That's right, Amusement Park of Doom and Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge both get their Tier 5 objectives in today's update!


      Amusement Park of Doom Tier 5 Objectives


      Roller Coaster
      • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
        • New for Tier 5:
        • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
        • Your DPS and Gold find stay at 0 for four times as long.
        • Areas get harder much more quickly.
        • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
      • Beat area 700.
      • Awards 775 rubies.

      Carousel
      • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
        • New for Tier 5:
        • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
        • Carousel seats now change every 50 areas.
        • Areas get harder much more quickly.
        • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
      • Beat area 700.
      • Awards 775 rubies.

      Log Ride
      • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
        • New for Tier 5:
        • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
        • Towel monsters now have annoying abilities as well as being invincible.
        • Areas get harder much more quickly.
        • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
      • Beat area 700.
      • Awards 775 rubies.

      Ferris Wheel of Doom
      • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
        • New for Tier 5:
        • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
        • Areas get harder much more quickly.
        • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
      • Beat area 700.
      • Awards 775 rubies.

      The House of Horrors
      • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
        • New for Tier 5:
        • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
        • The random effects are even stronger than ever.
        • Areas get harder much more quickly.
        • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
      • Beat area 700.
      • Awards 775 rubies.

      Mauled by Mascots
      • All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
        • New for Tier 5:
        • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
        • Each Mascot also reduces Gold find by 50% (stacks multiplicatively.)
        • Areas get harder much more quickly.
        • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
      • Beat area 700.
      • Awards 775 rubies.

      Couples Day
      • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
        • New for Tier 5:
        • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds, but can be killed faster if hit by a projectile first.
        • Crusader levels and upgrades now cost more, and monsters drop less gold.
        • Areas get harder much more quickly.
        • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
      • Beat area 700.
      • Awards 775 rubies.



        Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge Tier 5 Objectives


        The Journey of the Ring
        • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
          • New for Tier 5:
          • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
          • The Ring monsters now spawn more frequently.
          • Areas get harder much more quickly.
          • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
        • Beat area 750.
        • Awards 800 rubies.

        Call in the Eagles!
        • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
          • New for Tier 5:
          • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
          • Bird seed monsters now spawn more frequently.
          • Areas get harder much more quickly.
          • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
        • Beat area 750.
        • Awards 800 rubies.

        Let's Dial In
        • All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
          • New for Tier 5:
          • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
          • Crusaders levels and upgrades cost more, and monsters drop less gold.
          • Areas get harder much more quickly.
          • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
        • Beat area 750.
        • Awards 800 rubies.

        It's the Climb
        • All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
          • New for Tier 5:
          • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
          • Your DPS spends even longer at 0.
          • Areas get harder much more quickly.
          • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
        • Beat area 750.
        • Awards 800 rubies.

        It's Getting Hot in Here
        • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
          • New for Tier 5:
          • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
          • Mollug monsters count as 10 monster kills for the volcano's death count.
          • Areas get harder much more quickly.
          • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
        • Beat area 750.
        • Awards 800 rubies.

        Vertical Limits
        • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
          • New for Tier 5:
          • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
          • Only Male Supernatural Crusaders may be used.
          • Areas get harder much more quickly.
          • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
        • Beat area 750.
        • Awards 800 rubies.

        Dead Snow
        • Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
          • New for Tier 5:
          • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
          • When a lesser zombie is killed, they damage the formation by 35% of the Crusaders' max health.
          • Areas get harder much more quickly.
          • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
        • Beat area 750.
        • Awards 800 rubies.


        New Achievements!

        Unlock the two new in-game achievements fore these campaigns!

        • Doors to the Stars - Kill 10,000 Sluggos in Tier 5 or higher Amusement Park of Doom objectives.

        • Game of Riddles - Kill 10,000 Mullogs in Tier 5 or higher Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge objectives.
    November 10th, 2021
    Idle Champions: Feast of the Moon 5 
    Posted in Idle Champions.

    During Feast of the Moon, residents of the Sword Coast pay homage to the deeds of legendary heroes by visiting their crypts and graves.

    When the Champions arrive at The Crypt of Legends, they find hordes of undead crawling up from the depths. Something is making the dead heroes rise, and the answer will require a descent into the depths to discover the cause...

    Feast of the Moon 5 introduces Widdle, the Dhampir Gnome Wizard, played by Meagan Kenreck who you can see as Widdle on Idle Champions Presents the Trials of Mount Tiamat, airing Mondays at 4PM Pacific on the CNEGames Twitch. You can also catch her as Widdle on Heroes of the Planes Tuesdays at 6PM Pacific on the Demiplane Twitch.

    This event also brings back Penelope "Half-Pint", Circle of the Moon Druid and Warlock from Heroes of the Planes, and brings back Sentry, the Warforged Paladin (Oath of the Ancients) from High Rollers: Aerois. Players have until Monday, November 22nd at 12PM Pacific to complete your Feast of the Moon 5 unlocks and objectives.

    New Champion: Widdle



      Widdle's life goal is the destruction of Strahd, but with 423 years of gnomish wisdom, she realized she still needed more time. Becoming a dhampir seemed like the best option, and now she uses her enhanced speed and fearsome fangs to help her friends and show that being a dhampir does not make you a monster. With a big personality and an even bigger blunderbuss, she's ready to deal with any challenge!

    Widdle is a Support, Healing and Speed Champion who's vampiric charms can buff the damage of her allies while encouraging them to attack faster. But all this battle can make a dhampir hungry, and those she buffs look extra tasty to oncoming enemies, making them spawn faster. When you want to add Widdle to your formation you can swap her with Celeste (Slot 2).

    II. Widdle's Stats

    Race: Dhampir Gnome Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
    Class: Wizard Gender: Female
    Age: 423 Affiliation: Heroes of the Planes

    STR: 18 DEX: 15 CON: 13
    INT: 17 WIS: 12 CHA: 11

    Role: Healing, Support, Speed

    Eligible for Patrons: Strahd

    Slot: 2, (Celeste)


    III. Widdle's Design

    We've been adding the Heroes of the Planes to our Champion roster for quite a while, and it's a wonderful joy to have Meagan Kenreck honor us by bringing the final member to the party! Meagan is a Twitch streamer, graphic designer, photoshop enthusiast, and advocate for inclusivity. She's also known as Sofieus on Silver and Steel, the co-host of "Todd and Meagan talk D&D", and also plays as Widdle in "The Adventures of Widdle and Rend", a D&D one on one show with her Husband, Todd, who plays as Rend.

    Widdle always seems to be grinning as she leads the charge into adventure or battle. She focuses on increasing the damage and speed of her friends, boosting adjacent Champion damage with Vampiric Gaze while reducing their base attack cooldowns by encouraging them to Hurry Up Now. Her Specializations boost her damage buff based on specific ability scores, and her Vampiric Bite Ultimate attack not only does enormous damage to a random enemy, but heals herself and her friends.

    For more information on Widdle and her abilities, check out her Champion Spotlight!

    Year Five Variants


    • Variant 1: Dhampiric Nature — Widdle begins in the formation. She can't be moved or removed. Undead Enemies deal 200% additional damage and move 200% faster. Gold Find is reduced by 99%.
      Getting to know Widdle: Widdle charms her adjacent allies with her Vampiric Gaze, increasing their damage. However, as a Speed Champion, she also increases enemy spawn speed with each adjacent ally! Fill in your formation quickly, Widdle's at the wheel!
      Complete Area 75.

    • Variant 2: Strahd's Test — Widdle may have a vendetta against Strahd, but she's also eligible for his Patron variants. As such, the dark lord has set up a test for our latest Champion. At each boss level, an additional undead boss appears:
      • Area 5: Lich
      • Area 10: Zombie Adventurer
      • Area 15: Powerful Will-o' Wisp
      • Area 20: Zombie Kobold King
      • Area 25: Armored Ranged Skeleton
      • Area 30: Weakened Vampire
      • Area 35: Revenant
      • Area 40: Mummy
      • Area 45: Bone Naga
      • Area 50: Strahd on Horseback
      Complete Area 125.

    • Variant 3: A Widdle of This, A Widdle of That — Widdle begins in the formation. She can't be moved or removed. The Base attack cooldown of all Champions is increased by 5 seconds. This increase does not affect Heroes of the Planes Champions. A Giant Rat accompanies the formation, intent on becoming friends with Widdle's pet rat Gerard. Widdle said not to hurt it.
      Getting to know Widdle: Widdle's Hurry Up Now ability grants a chance for adjacent allies to have their base attack cooldown reset after attacking. Level her up quickly to gain access to this necessary skill for this variant.
      Complete Area 175.

    IV. New DLC

    Dungeons & Dragons Widdle

    Also launching with Widdle is the Ascendant Widdle Theme Pack! This pack includes an unlock for Widdle, the new Ascendant Widdle Skin, the Rat #59 AKA Gerard familiar, Widdle's Epic First into the Fray Feat, which increases Tasty Friends by 80%, 1 Epic Potion of the Gold Hunter, and 16 Gold Widdle Chests with 2 Guaranteed Shiny Equipment Cards.

    Dungeons & Dragons Widdle

    Also launching with Feast of the Moon 5 is the Ascendant Penelope Skin & Feat Pack! This pack includes an unlock for Penelope, the new Ascendant Penelope Skin, Penelope's Epic Friendly Tales Feat, which increases Have You Met My Friends by 80%, and 7 Gold Penelope Chests with 1 Guaranteed Shiny Equipment Card.

    Dungeons & Dragons Widdle

    Last but not least, launching as well with Feast of the Moon 5 is the Ascendant D'hani Skin & Feat Pack! This pack includes an unlock for D'hani, the new Ascendant D'hani Skin, Dhani's Chromatic Foe Epic Feat, which increases Paint Them Red by 80%, and 7 Gold D'hani Chests with 1 Guaranteed Shiny Equipment Card.

    For information on previous years' variants, check out the Feast of the Moon 4 blog. And if you have feedback, let us know in a Community Q&A or Champion feedback post on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!
    November 5th, 2021
    Idle Champion Spotlight: Widdle 
    Posted in Idle Champions.

    With a burst of supreme speed this gnome dhampir will always shoot first and ask questions later. Some may see her as a monster, but to her companions she's a friend with sharp teeth and an even sharper smile!

    Widdle is the final Champion to take a place next to her friends Orkira Illdrex, Avren, Penelope, Freely, Briv Steelmarrow, and Alyndra Sarrbarand from Heroes of the Planes! She joined the Heroes while on a mission to rescue her friend Rend from the clutches of Strahd von Zarovich, and will continue to help them as she participates in the Feast of the Moon next week!

    I. Widdle



      Widdle's life goal is the destruction of Strahd, but with 423 years of gnomish wisdom, she realized she still needed more time. Becoming a dhampir seemed like the best option, and now she uses her enhanced speed and fearsome fangs to help her friends and show that being a dhampir does not make you a monster. With a big personality and an even bigger blunderbuss, she's ready to deal with any challenge!

    Widdle is a Support, Healing and Speed Champion who's vampiric charms can buff the damage of her allies while encouraging them to attack faster. But all this battle can make a dhampir hungry, and those she buffs look extra tasty to oncoming enemies, making them spawn faster. When you want to add Widdle to your formation you can swap her with Celeste (Slot 2).

    Ia. Heroes of the Planes Updates

    Widdle is the final Heroes of the Planes Champion, and with her release we've updated several members of the group! Widdle is the first Champion to be released with the Speed tag, but we are also adding that tag to many other Champions, including Widdle's friend Briv Steelmarrow. Those tags will be updated on November 10th with the launch of Feast of the Moon. You can find out more about what the Speed tag means, and see what Champions it is being added to, in our Speed update blog!

    When the full Heroes of the Planes family is assembled on Nov 10th, we will also update Alyndra's Portent Ability to include Briv, Orkira and Widdle. Here's her fully updated ability:
    • Heroes of the Planes — If Portent is applied to a Champion under the effect of certain Heroes of the Planes Champions' abilities, those effects are increased in power:
      • Avren — Mirror Image effects on the Portented Champion +100%.
      • Freely — Unlucky For Them +100% for each Portented Champion affected by Luck of Yondalla(stacking multiplicatively).
      • Penelope — Chwinga Mask: Tools for the Job Charm +100% for each Portented Champion affected by Chwinga Mask (stacking multiplicatively).
      • Briv — Netherese Steel effect on Portented Champion +100%.
      • Orkira — Elemental Fire effect +100% for each Portented Champion eligible for Lesser Restoration (stacking multiplicatively)
      • Widdle — All three of Widdle's effects from Vampiric Gaze increased by 100% on Portented Champions.
    Finally on November 2nd we released an update to Penelope Half Pint who receive the following changes:
    • Minor Eruption's AOE applies the Have You Met My Friends debuff to all affected enemies
    • Max Story Time stacks increased to 40, up from 25
    • Increase base effect of Have You Met My Friends from 300% to 500%
    • Increase Tools For the Job Charm gold bonus to 15% of total buff, up from 10%

    II. Widdle's Stats

    Race: Dhampir Gnome Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
    Gender: Female Pronouns: She/Her
    Class: Wizard Age: 423
    Affiliation: Heroes of the Planes

    STR: 18 DEX: 15 CON: 13
    INT: 17 WIS: 12 CHA: 11

    Role: Healing, Support, Speed

    Eligible for Patrons: Strahd

    Slot: 2, (Celeste)


    III. Widdle's Design

    We've been adding the Heroes of the Planes to our Champion roster for quite a while, and it's a wonderful joy to have Meagan Kenreck honor us by bringing the final member to the party! Meagan is a Twitch streamer, graphic designer, photoshop enthusiast, and advocate for inclusivity. She's also known as Sofieus on Silver and Steel, the co-host of "Todd and Meagan talk D&D", and also plays as Widdle in "The Adventures of Widdle and Rend", a D&D one on one show with her Husband, Todd, who plays as Rend.

    Widdle always seems to be grinning as she leads the charge into adventure or battle. She focuses on increasing the damage and speed of her friends, boosting adjacent Champion damage with Vampiric Gaze while reducing their base attack cooldowns by encouraging them to Hurry Up Now. Her Specializations boost her damage buff based on specific ability scores, and her Vampiric Bite Ultimate attack not only does enormous damage to a random enemy, but heals herself and her friends.

    IV. Widdle's Abilities

    Basic Attack

    • Blunderbolt — Widdle fires a firebolt from her enormous Blunderbuss, damaging a random enemy.

    Formation Abilities

    • Vampiric Gaze — Widdle charms those adjacent to her with her Vampiric Gaze, increasing their damage by 100%.
    • Hurry Up Now — Champions affected by Widdle's Vampiric Gaze have a 25% chance to immediately reset their base attack cooldown after they attack.
    • Tasty Friends — Champions affected by Widdle's Vampiric Gaze look extra tasty to enemies. Each affected Champion increases the monster spawn speed by 10%, stacking additively.
    • Only As Slow As The Fastest Link — Champions affected by Widdle's Vampiric Gaze have a basic attack cooldown equal to the quickest of the affected Champions.

    Specializations

    • Strong and Steady — The effects of Widdle's abilities on Champions affected by Vampiric Gaze are increased by 50% on Champions with a STR or DEX score of 12 or higher.
    • Mind and Body — The effects of Widdle's abilities on Champions affected by Vampiric Gaze are increased by 50% on Champions with a INT or CON score of 12 or higher.
    • Wisdom and Confidence — The effects of Widdle's abilities on Champions affected by Vampiric Gaze are increased by 50% on Champions with a WIS or CHA score of 12 or higher.

    Ultimate Ability

    • Vampiric Bite — Widdle leaps out and ferociously bites a random enemy, dealing enormous damage. She then leaps back into the formation where her Vampiric Bite heals her and everyone affected by Vampiric Gaze for an amount equal to her own max health.

    V. Widdle's Epic Equipment



    Slot 1: Global DPS
    Slot 2: Global DPS
    Slot 3: Vampiric Gaze
    Slot 4: Tasty Friends
    Slot 5: Ultimate Damage
    Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

    VI. Conclusion

    We are thrilled Widdle has sped her way into our Champion roster, and can't wait to see her join her Heroes of the Planes family in your formations! If you have feedback, let us know in a Community Q&A or Champion feedback post on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!

    November 5th, 2021
    Idle Champions: Speed Champions 
    Posted in Idle Champions.

    Up to this point, Idle Champions has had five official role tags: Tanking, DPS, Healing, Support, and Gold Find. However, there’s always been an unofficial sixth tag - the 'Speed' tag - and it's about time we made that tag official.

    There’s been some debate within the community about what constitutes a Speed Champion. We’re here to put the debate to rest and introduce an official ‘Speed’ tag. Champions can receive the Speed tag for any ability that helps a player clear an area faster. This can occur in a number of ways; for example by progressing the rate of the game (Shandie), increasing the rate at which enemies spawn (Deekin), decreasing the area requirements needed to complete the area (Sentry), or skipping an area altogether (Briv), to name a few possibilities.

    Widdle will be the first Champion released with a 'Speed' tag, and with the same update we will be retroactively adding the tag to the following Champions: Briv, Deekin, Havilar, Hew Maan, Melf, Minsc, Sentry, Shandie, and Xander.

    With this in mind, we thought it would be prudent to list all Speed Champions and highlight which of their abilities qualifies them for the tag.

  • Briv — Unnatural Haste — Briv has a 25% chance of sprinting forward quickly on steel-springs after completing a new area, skipping the next area entirely. This action consumes 4% of his Sprint stacks and requires at least 50 stacks to occur. When you reset the adventure, all stacks of Steelbones that Briv has gained convert into stacks of Sprint, which persist between resets until they are used by this ability. If the chance of springing forward surpasses 100%, you will have a 100% chance to skip 1 area, with the overflow counting towards your chance to skip 2 areas. If you skip a boss area in this way, the gems, chests, red jewels, etc. from it are collected automatically.
  • Deekin — Confidence in The Boss — When Deekin's excitement levels are low (<5 stacks), he causes monsters to spawn 50% faster.
  • Havilar — Demon Sickness: Dembo — Demons have a 50% chance of dropping two quest items or counting for two kills when killed.
  • Hew Maan — Teamwork: Zrang — Enemies have a 25% chance to drop double quest items or count for double quest progress.
  • Melf — Melf's Speedy Supplement — Melf provides one of the following effects at random. A new effect is chosen at random every 50 areas.
    • Increase the chance to spawn an additional enemy with each wave by 25%
    • Increase enemy spawn speed by 25%
    • Increase the chance of double quest drops by 25%
  • Minsc — Boastful — Whenever a non-boss enemy spawns there is a 10% chance a second enemy will spawn and a 2% chance two additional enemies will spawn. Not active in boss areas.
  • Sentry — Create Echo: Echo Resolution — If Sentry wasn't attacked at any time in the current area, and the current area is your highest area unlocked when you transition to the next area there is a 30% chance that the quest requirements in that area will be reduced by 20%.
  • Shandie — Dash — When the formation has not come under attack for 60 seconds, Shandie speeds up the formation by 25%.
  • Xander — Lucky Shot — Whenever Xander lands a killing blow on an enemy, or an enemy affected by Distraction is killed, there is a 10% chance that the enemy awards double quest progress.
  • Widdle — Widdle has three speed abilities:
    • Hurry Up Now — Champions affected by Widdle's Vampiric Gaze have a 25% chance to immediately reset their base attack cooldown after they attack.
    • Tasty Friends — Champions affected by Widdle's Vampiric Gaze look extra tasty to the enemies. Each affected Champion increases the monster spawn speed by 10%, stacking additively.
    • Only As Slow As The Fastest Link — Champions affected by Widdle's Vampiric Gaze have a basic attack cooldown equal to the quickest of the affected Champions.


    We would love to hear about your feedback about our Speed Champions on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!

  • November 3rd, 2021
    Idle Champions: Wild Beyond the Witchlight, Part 2 
    Posted in Idle Champions.

    Jenks & Squiddly are missing from the Witchlight Carnival! While searching for them we find our way into the Feywild, but it's not what we expected.

    Note: you will need to have completed the previous two Wild Beyond the Witchlight Adventures, Tall Tales and The Witchlight Carnival, in order to access these new Adventures.



    Thieves of the Coven

    Dive deeper into the mysteries of the Witchlight Carnival while you continue to look for Jenks & Squiddly.
    Reach area 250.
    • Variant: Sticky Fingers — Dive deeper into the mysteries of the Witchlight Carnival while a thief steals your gold!
    • Sowpig appears in each boss area. You must defeat her to progress.
    • Gold Find is reduced by 99%.
    • Reach area 200.

    Hither of the Feywild

    Venture into the Feywild, learning about this mysterious plane while you search for your lost friends.
    Complete area 300.
    • Variant: Don't Breathe the Marsh Gas Venture into the Feywild, avoiding the effects of the marsh gas.
      • Additional Marsh Gas Bubbles appear in each area. They don't drop gold, nor do they count towards quest progress.
      • Only Champions with a ranged or Magical base attack can be used.
      • Complete area 350.




    New DLC

    Named by the Idle Champions players and featured in Idle Champions Presents: The Trials of Mount Tiamat, Puff has arrived to help you through your adventures! The Puff the Myconid Sprout Familiar Pack includes Puff, the Myconid Sprout Familiar, 2 Epic Potions of Speed, 2 Epic Potions of Giant's Strength, and 2 Epic Potions of Clairvoyance.

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