Celebrate the launch of Idle Champions Presents: Court of the Raven Queen with a new set of adventure variants for our active campaigns! Experience these new variants with links to Orcus, the Raven Queen, the Shadowfell, and the Raven Queen’s Shadar-Kai minions.

Adventure Variants

This week's update brings 10 new adventure variants for our 5 active campaigns! Enjoy!

Grand Tour of the Sword Coast Adventure Variants

• Backtracking through Barovia: Shadowfell Stalwarts
Revisit highlights of Barovia while fighting an incursion of shadar-kai.
• Each wave spawns shadar-kai warriors. They don't drop gold, nor do they count towards quest progress.
• Each boss area spawns 1 Shadar-Kai Soul Monger. When the Soul Monger hits a Champion with a melee attack, that Champion is defeated. You must defeat this additional boss to advance.
• Complete area 325.


• Excavating History: Birds of a Feather
Enter Castle Ravenloft with escorts from the Raven Queen.
• A raven joins the formation.
• When a Champion is knocked out, they don’t recover until after defeating a new boss area.
• Complete area 325.

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Adventure Variants

• Fugitives: Twilight Twist
Chase the Nimblewright through the streets of Waterdeep with the Raven Queen’s minions.
• Two Shadar-Kai warriors take up slots in the formation. Champions next to the Shadar-Kai are so filled with existential angst that their base attack cooldown speed is doubled.
• Orcus has sent his minions to slow you down, Relentless Ghouls appear with every wave.
• When they are killed, Relentless Ghouls don't disappear. Instead, after 5 seconds, they get back up and start attacking again. They do not drop gold or count towards quest progress.
• Complete area 275.


• Hopelessly Lost: Servants of the Demon Prince
Lost in the Undermountain, it's time to find your way home under assault by Orcus’s minions.
• In Non-Boss levels, each wave has an extra 1-3 random undead. They do not drop gold, or count towards quest progress.
• In Boss levels, an additional boss spawns. You must defeat this additional boss to advance.
• Only Champions with INT of 14 or higher may be used.
• Complete area 300.

Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus Adventure Variants

• The Sibriex: A Neutral Party
Follow Bel's instructions and find the Sibriex with cawing companions.
• Two Ravens take up slots in the formation.
• Only Champions that are part or totally neutral (NG, LN, N, CN, and NE) may be used.
• Complete area 550.


• Wrecked Flying Fortress: Rickety Rubble
Explore the flying fortress while trying to stay on your feet.
• Two Rolling Rocks fill two random formation slots. The rocks move to new formation slots after every 50 areas.
• Only Champions with a DEX of 14 or higher may be used.
• Complete area 575.

Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Adventure Variants

• Ending the Rime Part 1: Shady Sidekicks - Part 1
Head off in the nautiloid with a pair of sneaky Shadar-Kai.
• Two Shadar-Kai warriors join the formation.
• Only Champions with a WIS of 15 or higher may be used.
• Complete area 500.


• Ending the Rime Part 2: Shady Sidekicks - Part 2
Continue to hunt for The Codicil of White with the Raven Queen’s minions in tow.
• Two Shadar-Kai warriors join the formation.
• Only Champions with a WIS of 15 or higher may be used.
• Bosses (including all 3 forms of Auril) deal 200% additional damage.
• Complete area 525.



Wild Beyond the Witchlight Adventure Variants

• The Prince of a Thousand Enemies: The Birds
Head further into Hither, under assault from the sky.
• Ravens appear at the start of every non-boss area. They do not drop gold, or count towards quest progress.
• Only Champions with Melee or Ranged base attacks can be used.
• Complete area 450.


• Downfall: Second Third Out
  
Learn the lay of the land in Downfall without another third of your Champions.
• Only Champions in slots 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 12 may be used.
• Two Ravens take up slots in the formation.
• Complete area 500.


See the in-game Change Log for more information!

We are proud to announce that we have partnered with Canadian Cancer Society and Brian Gray to create a unique familiar! Codename Entertainment will be donating the net proceeds from all sales of the Disco the Baby Moonstone Dragon Familiar Pack through February 22nd, 2022, to the Canadian Cancer Society.



The Canadian Cancer Society funds groundbreaking cancer research, offers support services to help people better manage life with cancer, find community and connection, and builds wellness and resilience shaping health policies to prevent cancer and support those living with the disease.

Familiars are NPCs that players can assign to specific tasks, such as clicking enemies, leveling up Champions, or using ultimate abilities. Familiars will click at different rates depending on the task they are assigned to. For more information, see our check out our How To Play Idle Champions video!



The Disco the Baby Moonstone Dragon Familiar will be available on February 9th in the in-game shop on all platforms. Net proceeds from all Disco the Baby Moonstone Dragon Familiar sales through February 22nd, 2022 will be donated to the Canadian Cancer Society.

We are also thrilled to announce a charity Dungeons & Dragons one-shot charity game Moondance! Moondance will air on Wednesday, February 9th from 3-5PM on the CNEGames Twitch Channel.



Hosted by our very own Lauren Urban as Dungeon Master, Moondance stars Disco creator Brian Gray, as well as CNE staff Vee Mus'e, Alexis, and Jay. Tune in at 3PM Wednesday, February 9th from 3-5PM on the CNEGames Twitch Channel.