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 6 sees the beginning of Year 6 Events in Idle Champions and the introduction of Egbert from the Oxventurers!

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 10th at 12PM Pacific to complete your Highharvestide 6 unlocks and objectives.

I. Egbert

Clumsy but well-meaning, Egbert the Dragonborn Paladin was summarily booted out of his Paladin order after a terrible incident he doesn’t like to talk about. Setting out on his quest for atonement with a new deity in tow, La Vache Mauve, he falls in with the Oxventurers Guild and, by his reckoning, questing with them offers as good a chance as any of guiding him towards absolution. Often impulsive, he very rarely plans beyond his initial moment of ‘inspiration’ but his heart’s in the right place. Well, at least until he next rushes into battle, trips into a spike pit and it ends up kebabbed on a skewer…

Egbert is a Tanking, Support, Healing, and Gold Find Champion who seeks atonement after being kicked out of his Paladin order. Does he make amends for his past transgressions, or will his companions lead him astray? He can be added to the formation by swapping him out with Minsc (Slot 7).

For more information on Egbert and his abilities, check out his Champion Spotlight Blog or the quick Video Spotlight!

Year Six Variants

Variant 1: Delay Tactics - Egbert starts in the formation and can't be moved or removed. Enemies can take at most 10% of their max health per hit in damage for the first 10 seconds after they appear. Speed potions last twice as long.
Reach Area 75

Variant 2: Kicked out of Le Dragon d'Or - Egbert starts in the formation, can't be moved or removed, and his Atone for the Past ability starts out unlocked. If Egbert has positive Atonement points, only Lawful Champions can deal damage. Otherwise, only Chaotic Champions can deal damage.
Reach Area 125.

Variant 3: Egbert the Careless - Egbert starts in the formation and can't be moved or removed. Every 10 seconds, Egbert accidentally drops a lit bomb which bounces back and explodes, dealing a random amount of damage up to the area's number to a random Champion and anyone standing next to them.
Reach Area 175.

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!

Coppers of the Creature Collector

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



Head to the event area and choose one to train. You have until noon on Wednesday September 28th 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 26th.

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.
- Swapping your event mount with a higher level mount doesn't count towards event progress.
- These three mounts earn double the experience compared to other mounts for the duration of this mini-event!
- Expiring mounts cannot have their bonuses swapped.

Ye Olde Creature Collector's Galleria - Mounts

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

This will open a new store, which will contain 3 non-event premium mounts 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 mounts they've missed out on, to help you fill out your pet collection. Snag those old-school mounts you're missing out on!

Read the Release Notes!

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.

New for 2022

If you can complete the event with 100%, you'll earn the Jr. BW Flower Box!

Nate's Minions

If you've kept up with Nate's saga in this event, there's an update this year! Nate's minions aren't happy with their working conditions...

Ye Environmental Conservator's Equipage

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

Achievements

-- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT
There are an incredible TWENTY FIVE possible Achievements to earn in the Jr. Bush Whacker 2022 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

• Guide's Gadgets - Buy all the 2022 Jr. Bush Whacker items. *

Retired Achievements

We have 11 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.

*The Mini Golf piece is NOT included in the Guide's Gadgets 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 this weekend, from August 14th to 17th!

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

The Cursed Xolotl and Ethereal Xolotl 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 up September 16th to 19th in Pet Packs bursting with goodies! Want them all? Grab them all for less in the bundle!

Get Ready!

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The event will run until Friday, September 23rd at Noon PDT!