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July 22nd

Introducing Mastery Variants!

Tags: idle, champions, new content, update, variants, grand tour, tomb of annihilation, dragon heist, descent into avernus, rime of the frostmaiden, witchlight, xaryxis, fortune's wheel.

Adventures in Idle Champions have always offered up to three Variants to test your mettle... until now!

Today, we're introducing Mastery Variants, a new fourth Variant tier available now for the first adventure of nearly every campaign.

These variants are not for the faint of heart (or low ilevels). Expect daunting restrictions, objectives beginning at area 1,425, and even tougher Patron versions. Completing them is the ultimate test of formation mastery and your path to fantastic new play rewards!

With Mastery Comes Rewards:
Mastery Variants introduce Medallions, new currencies earned by completing these difficult Variants. Mastery Medallions can be used to unlock Legendary Feats in the new Mastery Shop, and Patron Mastery Medallions unlock Chromatic Skins in the Patron Shops.

Choose carefully! You won't be able to earn every reward released today from the first batch of Mastery Variants. New Mastery Variants will arrive every month at the end of each event, bringing additional Medallions to earn. Every three months, we'll expand the Mastery and Patron Shops with new Legendary Feats and Chromatic Skins, giving you even more rewards to collect through play!
Legendary Feats: Spend Mastery Medallions to unlock powerful Legendary Feats in the new Mastery Shop tab!
Each Champion can equip one Legendary Feat in its own dedicated feat slot, and Legendary Feats can be upgraded with Scales of Tiamat to increase their power.

Four Legendary Feats are available today: Drizzt, Wulfgar, and Pwent have Legendary Feats unlockable through gameplay using Mastery Medallions. Lae'zel's Legendary Feat is included in a new DLC Pack, along with 6 DPS Pigments.

Chromatic Skins: Complete Patron Mastery Variants to earn Patron Mastery Medallions, then spend them on Chromatic Skins in Patron Shops.
Today, Jarlaxle & Hew Maan each receive a new Chromatic Skin, with five dragon-inspired color variants based on the Chromatic Dragons.

Are you ready to take on the challenge? Read on to learn more!

Mastery Variants

Today's inaugural batch of Mastery Variants is connected to the first adventures in each of the first 8 campaigns (all campaigns except for Vecna & Tales). In order to see the Mastery Variants, you need to:

1. Have all 10 Campaigns unlocked.
2. Have completed all three variants of the base adventure

A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast: Beast Intentions

Variant: Mastery - Basic Buzzing

Horrible beasts are carrying off villagers and must be stopped primarily by non-event Champions.

You may only use three Champions who are neither Core nor Evergreen Champions. If you have more than three Champions who are neither Core nor Evergreen in your formation, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
Champions of the same species cannot be placed next to each other. If they are, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
In each area, a fly spawns alongside the first wave of enemies. An additional fly spawns for every 25 areas completed, up to a maximum of 50 flies. Flies do not drop gold nor count toward quest progress.
Other enemies cannot be damaged until all of the flies in an area have been dealt with.
Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
Complete Area 1,425

Tomb of Annihilation- The Ring of Regeneration

Variant: Mastery - No Good Deed

Explore a strange temple while trying to save a dying noble and your damage dealers.

Every time an area's quest is completed, your BUD-setting Champion is instantly killed.
Your BUD-setting Champion cannot be removed nor swapped out of the formation.
Each time a Champion is killed, their DPS is reduced by 50% permanently for the rest of the adventure, stacking multiplicatively.
The two Treasure Hunters from the third variant join the formation again. They refuse to travel with anyone smarter than them, so only Champions with an INT score of 12 or lower are allowed to be placed adjacent to them.
Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
Complete Area 1,525

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist - A Mysterious Summons

Variant: Mastery - Force Grey Takes Sides

Once again, patrol the streets of Waterdeep with Force Grey.

All the Force Grey Champions start in the formation. They can be moved, but not removed.
You can't add any other Champions with the DPS role.
Two of Vajra's Stone Golems accompany you on this adventure.
All Champions join the faction war. All Champions in even bench seats support the Zhentarim, and all Champions in odd bench seats support the Xanathar.
Champions supporting the Xanathar deal no damage to Xanathar enemies.
Champions supporting the Zhentarim deal no damage to Zhentarim enemies.
Champions supporting one faction deal 0 damage if they are adjacent to 2 or more Champions supporting the opposite faction.
Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
Complete Area 1,625

Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus - A Tale of Two Cities

Variant: Mastery - A Tale of Ten Parts

Head south to confront the evil growing there with a slowly growing complement of Champions.

You may only use Champions who are Warlocks, Clerics, or Paladins, or have the Hunter role.
The number of Champions in the formation may not exceed the highest area unlocked divided by 175, rounded up.
Champions from the same original event year cannot be placed adjacent to each other in the formation. If they are, the damage of all Champions is set to 0. All Core and Evergreen Champions count as being from the same "event" year.
1-2 imps spawn with each wave. They do not count for quest progress and drop no gold.
Complete Area 1,725

Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden - The Giant's Bane Tavern

Variant: Mastery - The Real Power of Three

Enter Icewind Dale and get lost in the storm with a particular set of Champions.

You must have Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm unlocked in order to start this variant.
Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm starts in the formation. He cannot be removed.
Only Volo, Champions with the Hunter role, Champions from the Absolute Adversaries, or Champions with a Magic base attack can be used.
Starting at area 50, you must use a Champion from bench seats 3, 6, and 12. If you do not, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
Champions from seats 3, 6, and 12 must be placed adjacent to Volo. If they are not, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
Three Well-Dressed Bandits appear before the first wave of each boss area. They must be defeated before any other enemies can take damage. One of the bandits has hits-based health, one has armor-based health, and one has crit-based health.
Complete Area 1,825

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight - Tall Tales

Variant: Mastery - Follow The Leader

Learn about the history of the Champions & their urchin friends around the campfire.

Only Elves, Half-Elves, and Gnomes (of any class) and Druids, Barbarians, and Rangers (of any species) can be used.
You cannot have two Champions of the same Species or two Champions of the same Class adjacent to each other. If you do, the damage of all Champions is set to 0.
A lesser fire elemental joins the formation. Champions adjacent to it take damage equal to 5% of their max health each second.
Only the Champion in the indicated formation slot can deal damage.
Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
Complete Area 1,925

Light of Xaryxis - Seeds of Destruction

Variant: Mastery - Rocket Elves

Help Laeral Silverhand understand a new threat to Waterdeep while keeping Squiddly's new rocket from exploding.

You may only use Elf or Half-Elf Champions in the front two columns.
You may only use Champions with the Speed role in the back column.
Squiddly riding a rocket joins the formation.
If you take more than 20 seconds to complete an area, Squiddly's rocket explodes, and you immediately fail the area (Squiddly is fine; he has a backup rocket in the previous area).
Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
Complete Area 2,025

Turn of Fortune's Wheel - The Beginning is the End

Variant: Mastery - Tomb of Champions IV: Out of Time

Return to the Tomb of Annihilation (a couple of times) to stop Acererak from assembling a villainous super team!

Every 10 minutes of real time, all Champions are removed from the formation and can't be used for the rest of the adventure. The timer only restarts when a Champion is added to the formation.
Once a Champion has been added to the formation, they may not be removed or swapped out.
Once there are 2 Speed Champions in your formation, you may not add any more.
Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.
Complete Area 2,125

Medallions

Mastery Variants introduce two new currencies: Mastery Medallions and Patron Mastery Medallions. Earn them by completing Mastery Variants and Patron Mastery Variants, then spend them on powerful new rewards!

Mastery Medallions

Each completed Mastery Variant rewards 1 Mastery Medallion.
Spend 7 Mastery Medallions in the new Mastery Shop to unlock a Legendary Feat. Complete at least seven Mastery Variants to earn your first Legendary Feat, then return each month as new Mastery Variants are added to expand your collection!

Patron Mastery Medallions

Each completed Patron Mastery Variant rewards Patron Mastery Medallions equal to its target area. For example, completing a Patron Mastery Variant with an objective of area 1,550 rewards 1,550 Patron Mastery Medallions.
Spend 10,000 Patron Mastery Medallions in Patron Shops to unlock a new Chromatic Skin for your Champions in the Patron Shop.

New Legendary Feats

Today marks the debut of Legendary Feats, a powerful new Champion progression system!

Legendary Feats have a main effect that stacks up (based on how you've built your formation) and a secondary effect that requires a certain number of stacks of the main effect to activate. They are equipped into a new Legendary Feat slot that is visible in the feats section once you obtain the Legendary Feat.

Leveling Up: Legendary Feats begin at Level 1 and can be upgraded to Level 10 using Scales of Tiamat, increasing their power with each level.

Level 2 5,000 Scales
Level 3 10,000 Scales (15,000 Total)
Level 4 15,000 Scales (30,000 Total)
Level 5 20,000 Scales (50,000 Total)
Level 6 30,000 Scales (80,000 Total)
Level 7 40,000 Scales (120,000 Total)
Level 8 50,000 Scales (170,000 Total)
Level 9 75,000 Scales (245,000 Total)
Level 10 100,000 Scales (345,000 Total)

Drizzt

Apex Predator - Level 1: Whenever Drizzt scores a Critical Hit he gains an Instinct stack that expires after 15 seconds. His damage is increased by 1000% for each Instinct stack he has, stacking multiplicatively. If he scores another Critical Hit before his stacks expire, the timers for all his stacks restart. This ability caps at 4 stacks. If there are at least 20 Mithral Hall stacks in the formation, Drizzt's base Critical Hit chance is increased by an additional 20%.

Per Level Adjustment:

x2 damage buff per Feat level
-1 Mithral Hall stack required per Feat level
+2 cap to Instinct stacks per Feat level
Caps at level 10

Wulfgar

Son of Beornegar - Level 1: Wulfgar gains the Hunter role and Monstrosities are his favored foe. Wulfgar increases the damage of all Champions by 100% for each Monstrosity defeated since the last boss was killed, stacking multiplicatively and capping at 25 stacks. If there are at least 20 Mithral Hall stacks in the formation, a Yeti has a 50% chance to spawn with each wave.

Per Level Adjustment:

x2 damage buff per Feat level
-1 stacks required to spawn a Yeti per Feat Level(caps at 1)
+5% chance to spawn Yeti per Feat Level (additive)
Caps at level 10

Pwent

Loyal to the End - Level 1: Increase the effect of Can You SMELL That? by 250% for each Dwarf Champion or Companion of the Hall Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively. Champions that are both provide two stacks. If Pwent has at least 10 stacks of this ability, he gains the Companions of the Hall affiliation.

Per Level Adjustment:

x2 damage buff per Feat level
-1 stacks required to add affiliation per Feat level (caps at 1)
Caps at level 10

Lae'zel

Astral-Touched Tadpole - Level 1: Lae'zel adds up the total Strength scores of all the Champions adjacent to her and increases the effect of Lethal Coordination by 100% for every 5 Strength she counts, stacking multiplicatively. If she has at least 20 stacks, your formation gains one additional Ceremorphosis stack.

Per Level Adjustment:

x2 damage buff per Feat level
-1 stacks required to activate additional Ceremorphosis
Caps at level 10

Please Note: Lae'zel's Legendary Feat will be exclusive to its DLC Pack for the first 6 months. Afterward, it will also be available through play as well.

New Chromatic Skins

Today's update also introduces Chromatic Skins, a new cosmetic reward earned through Patron Mastery Variants.

Each Chromatic Skin includes five dragon-inspired color variants, with one version themed after each of the Chromatic Dragons. Every color is tied to a different Patron, giving you the freedom to choose the skin variations you want!

Jarlaxle and Hew Maan are the first Champions to receive Chromatic Skins, with more arriving in future updates!

Patron Color Alignment:

Mirt: Green
Vajra: Black
Strahd: Red
Zariel: Blue
Elminster: White

Feedback

What do you think about today's update? Are you excited to challenge your skills and start collecting the new play rewards? Join our community on one of our official platforms and let us know what you think!

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June 5th

Champion Update: Brother Uriah

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Posted in Idle Champions.

Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, brother uriah, black dice society, Dragondown.

Brother Uriah Macawber is a native of Ravenloft, born in the dread domain of Darkon under the iron rule of Azalin Rex. After a horrifying childhood encounter at the Carnival with the demonic entity known as The Caller, Uriah would embrace the worship of the goddess Ezra, Lady of the Mists, offering protection from the forces of darkness to all those in need. Upon joining with the other future members of The Black Dice Society at the infamous House of Lament, Uriah would go on to find true love with his teammate, the undead Aasimar, Nahara... and would eventually discover the dark truth of both the nature of his deity and his mysterious connection to his former liege, the lich-king Azalin Rex.

Brother Uriah is receiving a major update arriving at the start of the second week of Dragondown, on June 10th. Let's take a look at the new-and-improved Brother Uriah!

Brother Uriah

name

seat

2.5%

crit chance

100%

crit damage

Male

gender

age

Lawful Good

alignment

overwhelm

Human

species

Cleric

class

Support / Healing

roles

Black Dice Society

affiliation

str

dex

con

int

wis

cha

tot

Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Zariel, Elminster (until June 10th, 2029)

Abilities

Basic Attack

Toll the Dead (magic) - Uriah points at a random enemy and deals damage, preferring enemies that are already damaged.

Formation Abilities

Doomed in Darkon - Uriah increases the damage of all Champions in his column and the column behind him by 400%.
Ezra's Embrace - Brother Uriah heals all Champions within two slots for 10 health per second. This effect is increased by 25% for each formation slot containing a dead or undead Champion or an escort, stacking additively and applying multiplicatively.
Raven's Pact - Brother Uriah's Flock are Black Dice Society affiliation members. Brother Uriah increases the effect of Doomed in Darkon by 100% for each Flock member in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
In the Grip of Azalin Rex - After 100 normal attacks by Champions in the formation, Azalin Rex takes over Brother Uriah for 20 seconds. While controlled by Azalin Rex, Brother Uriah increases the damage dealt by Champions who are part of his Flock by 1000%. Additionally, Brother Uriah turns evil while under the control of Azalin Rex.
The Clutch of Evil - Every second that Brother Uriah is In The Grip of Azalin Rex, the effect of Doomed in Darkon is increased by 10%, stacking additively. These stacks persist between adventures.

Specializations

Book of Exalted Deeds - Uriah reads from the Book of Exalted Deeds and gains the Hunter role, making Undead and Fiends his Favored Foes and all Champions deal 200% more damage to them. Additionally, Good Champions also count as members of Brother Uriah's Flock.
Book of Vile Darkness - Azalin reads from the Book of Vile Darkness, increasing the effect of In the Grip of Azalin Rex by 100% and increasing its base duration by 20 seconds. Additionally, Evil Champions also count as members of Brother Uriah's Flock.

Ultimate Ability

Blade Barrier (melee) - Brother Uriah creates a wall of whirling, razor-sharp blades of magical energy and sends them flying across the area. The blades come to a stop a short distance in front of the formation forming a barrier that lasts for 10 seconds. Each time an enemy passes through the barrier, they take ultimate damage.

Equipment

Raven's Pact Buff

slot 1

Doomed in Darkon Buff

slot 2

Ezra's Embrace Buff

slot 3

In the Grip of Azalin Rex Buff

slot 4

Buffs all Specializations

slot 5

Ultimate Cooldown

slot 6

Feats

Uncommon

Dread Realm Traveler Increases the effect of Brother Uriah's Doomed in Darkon ability by 20%
Guardian in the Mists
Increases the effect of Brother Uriah's Ezra's Embrace ability by 15%
Casual Reader Increases the effect of Brother Uriah's Specializations by 20%

Selflessness
Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%

Rare

Into the Mistlands Increases the effect of Brother Uriah's Doomed in Darkon ability by 40%
Shadow of the Raven
Increases the effect of Brother Uriah's Ezra's Embrace ability by 30%
Growing Flock Increases the effect of Brother Uriah's Raven's Pact ability by 40%
Dire Fate
Increases the effect of Brother Uriah's In the Grip of Azalin Rex ability by 40%
Soul's Purpose Increases the duration of Brother Uriah's In the Grip of Azalin Rex ability by 50%
Avid Reader Increases the effect of Brother Uriah's Specializations by 40%
Inspiring Leader
Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%

Epic

Faithful Reward Increases Ezra's Embrace to heal targets within three slots
Ominous Flock Increases the effect of Brother Uriah's Raven's Pact ability by 80% Available in the Fey Touched Brother Uriah Theme Pack
The Hour of Ascension
Increases the effect of Brother Uriah's In the Grip of Azalin Rex ability by 100%
Tome of Clear Thought
Increases the Intelligence score of Uriah by 2 and Champions with an Intelligence score of 13 or higher also count as members of Uriah's Flock.
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Manual of Bodily Health
Increases the Constitution score of Uriah by 2 and Champions with a Constitution score of 14 or higher also count as members of Uriah's Flock.
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Twin Codex of Leadership and Exercise
Increases the Strength and Charisma scores of Uriah by 1 and Champions with both a Strength score of 10 or higher and a Charisma score of 13 or higher also count as members of Uriah's Flock.
Unlockable as an Event Reward

Brother Uriah Feedback

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June 3rd

Dragondown Event & Summer Queen Celebration!

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Posted in Idle Champions.

Tags: idle, champions, event, new content, update, trixie, brother uriah, dragondown.

It's the Summer Solstice in Faerûn, which means it is time for Dragondown and the Court of the Summer Queen Celebration!

While the City of Waterdeep celebrates Dragondown by burning dragon effigies to symbolize the city's victories over invading dragons, some smaller celebrations focus on ceremonial bonfires and charms, with mock-spells and chanted prayers performed as the sun sets.

But something has gone wrong in Luskan this year, where locals have drawn the ire of a Bronze Dragon and its kin...

Trixie the Pixie, a long-time antagonist to the Champions, often appearing astride a charmed creature and always up to some mischief, finally chooses the winning side and joins the Champions in today's Dragondown Event! Our second Featured Champion, Brother Uriah, will be receiving a significant update, with a new Champion Update blog coming on Friday, June 5th, before his launch next Wednesday, June 10th.

For details on Dragondown Year 9, and the Court of the Summer Queen Celebration, read on!

Featured Champions

Trixie

Trixie the Pixie has been a forgettable nuisance for the Champions for a long time, often appearing astride some charmed creature and always up to some mischief. Ambitious and daring, Trixie desperately grasps at a life larger than she's been given, and blames the Champions for their constant meddling in her affairs. Driven to desperation by her many failed attempts at seizing power and influence, Trixie sets out to try a new scheme. She's seen firsthand that the Champions are always hiring. If she can't beat them, she'll join them!

Learn more about Trixie in her Champion Spotlight.

Brother Uriah

Learn more about Brother Uriah when his Champion Spotlight comes out on June 5th!

Flex Champions

Flex Slots allow players to unlock additional Champions and earn chests during events, choosing from a pool of retired Champions associated with the event. This collection of retired Champions includes the Champions from previous years of the event as well as some Champions whose events have been retired. This event's Flex Slot pool includes:

Hank

seat 1

Korth

seat 2

Merilwen

seat 2

BBEG

seat 3

Binwin

seat 3

Antrius

seat 4

Dungeon Master

seat 6

Duke Ravengard

seat 8

Shaka

seat 9

Nova

seat 11

Selise

seat 12

Court of the Summer Queen Celebration

You've been invited to the most exclusive event at the most extravagant palace across creation: a Summer Solstice Dinner with Titania, the Summer Queen, in the Seelie Court.

Guests are expected to present themselves before the Queen of Light, and to participate in all manner of activities, from a masquerade ball to displays of martial prowess. Take special care not to cause offense, as the Faerie Queen has been known to use Geas on those who cause her displeasure...

Log in over the next week to claim free daily rewards during the Court of the Summer Queen Celebration! Collect any four of seven daily reward Chests to unlock Lazaapz (Seat 9), 3 Gold Lazaapz Chests, and two exclusives: her Summer Court Skin and a powerful Epic Feat!

Event Augments

Golden Offers: One of your weekly offers will be Golden during this event. Golden offers provide an additional 10% discount! The Golden tag persists when an offer is rerolled.
Empowered Rewards: Tier 2 and higher event variants award Corrupted Gems in addition to their normal rewards!
Challenge Week: A Mastery Challenge will start on the third week of the event, providing opportunities to prove your formation building skills and earn unique rewards.
Supercharged Damage Boon: The Global Damage Boon is supercharged, granting 2,000,000% additional damage per level, instead of 200% (stacking multiplicatively).

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

Feedback on Dragondown!

Trixie finally chooses the winning side. What do you think of our new mischief-making, animal-riding pixie? Let us know!

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May 8th

Champion Update: Melf

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Posted in Idle Champions.

Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, melf, the great modron march.

Born into the royal family of Celene, he assumed the simple name of Melf eschewing a life of comfort as a noble to study the arcane arts and train as a swordsman. He delved in the dungeons of Castle Greyhawk, the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth and many other harrowing places honing his skills, knowledge and amassing powerful magical items. Melf sees himself as a weapon of weal hurtling toward the heart of the darkest evils in the realm. He is opinionated and has a touch of conceit that he is blissfully ignorant of possessing..

Melf is receiving a major update arriving at the start of the second week of the Great Modron March. Lets take a look at the new-and-improved Melf!

Melf

name

seat

2.5%

crit chance

100%

crit damage

Male

gender

210

age

Neutral Good

alignment

overwhelm

Elf (High)

species

Fighter / Wizard

class

Support / Speed / Debuff

roles

None

affiliation

str

dex

con

int

wis

cha

tot

Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Elminster (until May 13th, 2029)

Abilities

Basic Attack

Zagyg's Needle (melee) - Melf leaps out and attacks the nearest enemy with his magic spear. If he has any Minute Meteors active, he fires one at a random enemy as well.

Formation Abilities

Melf's Custom Support Spell - Melf creates a custom spell to assist the formation. It increases the damage of adjacent Champions by 400%, and will be augmented based on the specialization you pick for Melf.
Melf in the Middle - Melf increases the range of Melf's Custom Support Spell by 2 and the effect of Melf's Custom Support Spell by 400% if Melf is in the column in the formation with the most Champions. In the event of a formation with multiple columns of the same size, Melf can be in any of them.
Melf's Righteous Determination - Melf knows exactly what evil is. Whenever an enemy spawns, or is attacked by Melf, it has a 50% chance of being deemed "evil". Enemies that are deemed evil take 1000% more damage from all attacks that deal BUD-based damage (such as Ultimate Attacks).

Specializations A

Melf's Frequent Foes - Melf magically causes an additional enemy to spawn with each wave 25% of the time. If there are any Champions in the formation with a Favored Foe, the enemy spawned will be a random Champion's Favored Foe.
Melf's Speedy Spawns - Melf magically increases enemy spawn speed by 50%, and Melf's Righteous Determination "evil" chance is increased by 25% additively (to a 75% chance).
Melf's Doubled Drops - Melf magically increases the chance that an enemy will drop double quest items or count for two kills by 25%.

Specializations B

Melf's Abundant Allies - Melf counts the most populous species among other Champions in the formation. Melf's Custom Support Spell is increased by 400% for each Champion of that species in the formation, stacking multiplicatively. If tied, all tied species count.
Melf's Adaptive Attacks - Melf counts the most popular attack type among other Champions in the formation. Melf's Custom Support Spell is increased by 400% for each Champion in the formation with that type, stacking multiplicatively, and Melf changes his attack to match. If tied, all tied attack types count.
Melf's Ranked Roles - Melf counts the most represented non-Support Role among the other Champions in the formation. Melf's Custom Support Spell is increased by 400% for each Champion in the formation with that role, stacking multiplicatively, and Melf gains the Role. If tied, all tied Roles count.
Melf's Amorphous Alignment - Melf counts the most represented alignment on the Lawful/Chaotic axis among the other Champions in the formation. Melf's Custom Support Spell is increased by 400% for each Champion in the formation with that alignment, stacking multiplicatively, and Melf gains the alignment. If tied, all tied alignments count.

Ultimate Ability

Melf's Minute Meteors (magic) - Melf summons six Minute Meteors that float around him. They are fired when he attacks normally and deal AOE BUD-based damage.

Equipment

Melf in the Middle Buff

slot 1

Buffs second set of Specializations

slot 2

Melf's Custom Support Spell Buff

slot 3

Buffs first set of Specializations

slot 4

Melf's Righteous Determination Buff

slot 5

Buffs Ultimate Damage

slot 6

Feats

Uncommon

Selflessness Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
Supportive Ally Increases the effect of Melf's Melf's Custom Support Spell ability by 20%
Field Marshal Increases the effect of Melf's Melf in the Middle ability by 20%
Casual Condemnation Increases the effect of Melf's Melf's Righteous Determination ability by 20%

Rare

Inspiring Leader Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
Encouraging Ally Increases the effect of Melf's Melf's Custom Support Spell ability by 40%
Battlefield Commander Increases the effect of Melf's Melf in the Middle ability by 40%
Rushed Plans Increases the effect of Melf's first set of Specializations by 40%
Melf's Medium Meteors
Increases the effect of Melf's Melf's Righteous Determination ability by 40%
Melf's Modular Mechanics
Increases the effect of Melf's second set of Specializations by 40%

Epic

Multiversal Allies Increases the damage of all Champions by 20% for each unique species in the formation, stacking additively.
Available in the Pretentious Prestidigitator Melf Theme Pack
Veteran Sailor Increases the effect of Melf's Melf's Custom Support Spell ability by 80%
Melf's Collectors Boots
Increases the effect of Melf's first set of Specializations by 80%
Old Guard Heroics Increases the effect of Melf's Melf's Righteous Determination ability by 80%
Heroic Legacy Increases the effect of Melf's second set specializations by 80%
Prodigal Leader Increases the damage of all Champions by 50%

Melf Feedback

What do you think of the new Melf?

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May 6th

Idle Champions: Great Modron March 9

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Posted in Idle Champions.

Tags: idle, champions, event, new content, update, laurana, melf, the great modron march.

Several times each century, the clockwork plane of Mechanus mobilizes a vast wave of modrons and sends them on a tour of the cosmos. Known as "The Great Modron March," this unstoppable tide of lawful constructs journeys across the material plane on the exact same route each time. However, this time something has changed -- the modrons are marching on Waterdeep.

The Great Modron March has returned for Year 9, introducing Laurana Kanan, The Golden General, and Hero of the Lance elf fighter, as well as bringing a major update to Greyhawk's Prince Brightflame himself, Melf

Featured Champions

Laurana

Lauralanthalasa Kanan was a pampered princess of the Qualinesti elves. Then the flames of evil dragons threatened her people and Laurana joined with other heroes to fight the Dragon Queen. In time, she became known as the Golden General: a renowned fighter, dragon rider, and brilliant battlefield commander. Now a living symbol of hope, Laurana fights to save her people and the world.

Laurana is a Support and Tanking Champion whose abilities grow in power as you complete her 20 Achievements, representing her rise from a sheltered elven princess to the legendary Golden General. She increases the damage of Champions in one of three columns behind her, and she excels when assigned with the right soldiers. Once unlocked, you can find this Elf Fighter in Seat 7 (Minsc)

Learn more about Laurana in her Champion Spotlight.

Melf

Melf is receiving a major update arriving at the start of the second week of the Great Modron March. His blog launches on May 8th!

Flex Champions

Nixie

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Krydle

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Mehen

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Evandra

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Qillek

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Evelyn

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Diana

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Jaheira

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Nordom

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Vlithryn

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Event Augments

Golden Offers: One of your weekly offers will be Golden during this event. Golden offers provide an additional 10% discount! The Golden tag persists when an offer is rerolled.
Auto-Blacksmith: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots, if they don't already have better.
Challenge Week: A Mastery Challenge will start on the third week of the event, providing opportunities to prove your formation building skills and earn unique rewards.
Supercharged Damage Boon: The Global Damage Boon is supercharged, granting 2,000,000% additional damage per level, instead of 200% (stacking multiplicatively).

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

Feedback on The March!

Laurana buttons up our first three Heroes of the Lance Champions! What do you think? Let us know!

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May 1st

Introducing Laurana Kanan

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Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, laurana, heroes of the lance, the great modron march.

The Golden General Arrives.

Lauralanthalasa Kanan was a pampered princess of the Qualinesti elves. Then the flames of evil dragons threatened her people, and Laurana joined with other heroes to fight the Dragon Queen. In time, she became known as the Golden General: a renowned fighter, dragon rider, and brilliant battlefield commander. Now a living symbol of hope, Laurana fights to save her people and the world.

Laurana is a Support and Tanking Champion whose abilities grow in power as you complete her 20 Achievements, representing her rise from a sheltered elven princess to the legendary Golden General. She increases the damage of Champions in one of three columns behind her, and she excels when assigned the right soldiers. Once unlocked, you can find this Elf Fighter in Seat 7 (Minsc)

Read on to learn everything you need to know about this elf princess who knows a thing or two about riding dragons!

Laurana

name

seat

2.5%

crit chance

100%

crit damage

Female

gender

age

Neutral Good

alignment

overwhelm

Elf (Qualinesti)

species

Fighter

class

Tanking / Support

roles

Heroes of the Lance

affiliation

str

dex

con

int

wis

cha

tot

Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until May 6th, 2029)

Abilities

Basic Attack

Sword Strike (melee) - Laurana nimbly attacks the closest enemy with her shortsword for one hit.

Passive Abilities

The War of the Lance - Laurana has 20 achievements. She gains one Campaign stack for each of her achievements that you have completed.

Formation Abilities

Golden General - The effect of Laurana's chosen Battle Plan specialization choice is increased by 100% for each Campaign stack she has, stacking multiplicatively.
Leader of the Whitestone Armies - Laurana's Soldiers are Heroes of the Lance Champions. Laurana gains Army stacks equal to the number of Soldiers in the formation, or the number of Campaign stacks she has divided by 2, whichever is lower. Laurana increases the effect of her chosen Battle Plan specialization choice by 100% for each Army stack that she has, stacking multiplicatively. A specialization choice and certain feats can add more Champions who are her Soldiers.
Strategic Reserves - Laurana increases the health of all other Champions in the formation by 10% of her max health, plus 2% for each Campaign stack, stacking additively.
Inner Strength - Laurana counts the number of enemies that have spawned in the current area, with bosses counting as the same as three times the number of Campaign stacks she has. Laurana increases the effect of her Battle Plan specialization choice by 20% for each one of these enemies, stacking multiplicatively and capped at 70.

Specializations A

Battle Plan: Charge - Laurana increases the damage of Champions in the column behind her by 100%.
Battle Plan: Outflank - Laurana increases the damage of Champions in the column that is two columns behind her by 100%.
Battle Plan: Fortify - Laurana increases the damage of Champions in the column that is three columns behind her by 100%.

Specializations B

Lead the Attack - Laurana additively increases the Critical Hit Chance of her Soldiers by 20%, and the Critical Hit Damage by 100%. Additionally, DPS Champions also count as Laurana's Soldiers.
Protect the Vulnerable - Laurana increases her maximum health by 100%. Additionally, Champions with a Constitution of 12 or lower also count as Laurana's Soldiers.
Wield the Dragonlance - Laurana gains the Hunter role. Dragons and Monstrosities become her favored foes, allowing Champions to deal 400% more damage against them for each Hunter in the formation, stacking multiplicatively. Hunters also count as Laurana's Soldiers.

Ultimate Ability

Dragon Strafe (magic) - Laurana leaps off the screen, then flies over the battlefield on the back of Quallathon, a gold dragon. The dragon breathes fire on all enemies, dealing one ultimate hit to each. This encourages all Champions to deal 400% additional damage for 15 seconds.

Equipment

Buffs Battle Plan Specializations

slot 1

Golden General Buff

slot 2

Leader of the Whitestone Armies Buff

slot 3

Inner Strength Buff

slot 4

Buffs second set of Specializations

slot 5

Ultimate Cooldown

slot 6

Feats

Uncommon

Selflessness Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
Tough
Increases the health of Laurana by 15%
Defensive Duelist Laurana takes 5 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed
Burden of Command Increases the effect of Laurana's Battle Plan Specializations by 20%

Rare

Inspiring Leader Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
Resilient
Increases the health of Laurana by 30%
Calm Under Pressure
Laurana takes 10 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed
Begrudging Command
Increases the effect of Laurana's Battle Plan specializations by 40%
Soaring Higher Increases the effect of Laurana's Golden General ability by 40%
Brilliant Stratagem Increases the effect of Laurana's Leader of the Whitestone Armies ability by 40%
Bound Destiny Increases the effect of Laurana's Inner Strength ability by 40%
Living Symbol Increases the effect of Laurana's second set of Specializations by 40%

Epic

Golden Glory Increases the effect of Laurana's Golden General ability by 80%
Available in the Qualinesti Princess Laurana Theme Pack
Qualinesti Princess Increases the damage of all Champions by 50%.
Elf and Half Elf Champions always count as Laurana's Soldiers.
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Gifted Leader Increases the damage of all Champions by 50%.
Champions with a total ability score of 85 or higher always count as Laurana's Soldiers.
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Warrior General Increases the damage of all Champions by 50%.
Champions with a Melee attack always count as Laurana's Soldiers.
Unlockable as an Event Reward

Laurana's Bonus Achievements

Laurana's abilities grow in power as you complete her 20 Achievements - her 5 standard ones, plus these 15 bonus achievements, representing her rise from a sheltered elven princess to the legendary Golden General.

Epically Equipped for War:
Obtain a piece of epic gear for each of Laurana's six equipment slots

Legendarily Equipped for War:
Obtain a piece of legendary gear for each of Laurana's six equipment slots

Grueling Campaign:
Complete 25,000 areas with Laurana across multiple adventures

Wyrmslayer:
Defeat 10,000 Dragon enemies with Laurana in the formation and her Dragon Hunter spec choice chosen

Unbroken Line:
Have Laurana actively tank at least 70 enemies at once

Decisive Blows:
Critically Hit 10,000 enemies while Laurana is in the formation

Strike from Above :
Defeat 500 enemies using Laurana's ultimate attack

Mirt Mandate:
Complete at least 500 areas with Laurana in your party and then reset in any Mirt Patron Variant or Mirt Free Play

Vajra Vanguard:
Complete at least 900 areas with Laurana in your party and then reset in any Vajra Patron Variant or Vajra Free Play

Strahd Sovereignty:
Complete at least 1300 areas with Laurana in your party and then reset in any Strahd Patron Variant or Strahd Free Play

Zariel Zenith:
Complete at least 1700 areas with Laurana in your party and then reset in any Zariel Patron Variant or Zariel Free Play

Whitestone Army:
Complete 10,000 areas with Laurana having at least 7 Soldier Stacks

Veteran of the War:
Complete area 1000 in any Laurana adventure, variant, free play, or time gate

Legend of the Lance:
Complete area 2000 in any Laurana adventure, variant, free play, or time gate

Magic and Melee:
Complete 1000 areas with Laurana buffing only Raistlin in a full formation with each of her three Battle Plan specializations

We Want YOUR Feedback

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March 27th

Idle Champions: Introducing Tasslehoff Burrfoot

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Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, tasslehoff, heroes of the lance, festival of fools.

Excitable, friendly, and insatiably curious, Tasslehoff Burrfoot is a kender of no small renown. Tas is the beating heart of the Heroes of the Lance, and his knack for 'borrowing' somehow manages to solve more problems than it causes. While Tas may not see himself as a hero, he is fearless in the face of Krynn's greatest dangers, and he always comes to the aid of his friends.

Tasslehoff Burrfoot is a Support and Speed Champion who buffs Champions in one of the back three columns of the player's choice. His diversionary nature strengthens that column at the cost of positional formation abilities next to him, and his wanderlust further increases his support as the party remains in an area. Finally, his habit to borrow items speeds up progression in areas with quest items.

To learn everything you need to know about this kender rogue with a god as his best friend, read on!

Tasslehoff

name

seat

2.5%

crit chance

100%

crit damage

Male

gender

age

Neutral Good

alignment

overwhelm

Kender

species

Rogue

class

Support / Speed

roles

Heroes of the Lance

affiliation

str

dex

con

int

wis

cha

tot

Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Elminster (until April 1st, 2029)

Abilities

Basic Attack

Hoopak (ranged) - Tasslehoff fires a stone at the closest enemy, dealing one hit.

Passive Abilities

Fearless - Tasslehoff is immune to being Stunned.

Formation Abilities

Diversion - Tasslehoff prevents any Champion-sourced non-healing positional formation abilities from targeting his slot or adjacent slots. For each prevented ability per slot, he gains a Diversion stack. Tasslehoff increases the effect of his Map Collector specialization by 10% for each Diversion stack, stacking multiplicatively.
Borrower - Each time the party completes an area, Tasslehoff somehow comes into possession of some future quest items, setting his Found Item stacks to 7. When Tasslehoff attacks an enemy that can drop quest items, there is a 10% chance he spends a Found Item stack and adds a quest item to the party's quest progress.
Wanderlust - Tasslehoff grows impatient if he remains in the same area for a long time. Tasslehoff increases the effect of his Map Collector specialization by 100% for every 10 seconds the party is in an area, stacking multiplicatively up to 12 times and resetting when changing areas.

Specializations A

Map Collector: Pre-Cataclysm - Tasslehoff increases the damage of Champions in the rear-most column by 100%.
Map Collector: Time of Darkness - Tasslehoff increases the damage of Champions in the second to rear-most column by 100%
Map Collector: War of the Lance - Tasslehoff increases the damage of Champions in the third to rear-most column by 100%

Specializations B

Small Friends - Tasslehoff increases the effect of his Map Collector specialization by 100% for each dwarf, fairy, gnome, goblin, halfling, kender, kobold, and/or plasmoid Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Fast Friends - Tasslehoff increases the effect of his Map Collector specialization by 100% for each Speed Champion and/or Champion with a Dexterity of 16 or higher in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Old Friends - Tasslehoff increases the effect of his Map Collector specialization by 100% for each Hero of the Lance and Champions that are 38 years and older in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

I'm Not the Hero (magic) - Tasslehoff encourages the next Champion to use their ultimate to deal 400% more damage with that ultimate.

Equipment

Buffs Map Collector Specializations

slot 1

Buffs second set of Specializations

slot 2

Diversion Buff

slot 3

Borrower Buff

slot 4

Wanderlust Buff

slot 5

Ultimate Cooldown

slot 6

Feats

Uncommon

Selflessness
Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
Mapmaker
Increases the effect of Tasslehoff's Map Collector Specializations by 20%
Wayfarer
Increases the effect of Tasslehoff's Wanderlust ability by 20%
Affable
Increases the effect of Tasslehoff's second set of Specializations by 20%

Rare

Inspiring Leader
Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
Cartographer
Increases the effect of Tasslehoff's Map Collector Specializations by 40%
Overlooked
Increases the effect of Tasslehoff's Diversion ability by 40%
Curious
Increases the effect of Tasslehoff's Borrower ability by 40%
Scout
Increases the effect of Tasslehoff's Wanderlust ability by 40%
Favorable
Increases the effect of Tasslehoff's second set of Specializations by 40%

Epic

Acquisitive
Increases the effect of Tasslehoff's Borrower ability by 80% Available in the Wanderlust Tasslehoff Theme Pack
Scholar
Increases the Intelligence score of Tasslehoff by 2 Unlockable as an Event Reward
Entertainer
Increases the Charisma score of Tasslehoff by 2 Unlockable as an Event Reward

Tasslehoff Feedback

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February 27th

Idle Champions: Introducing Raistlin Majere

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Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, raistlin, heroes of the lance, fleetswake.

Born frail yet gifted with an uncanny aptitude for magic, Raistlin Majere is the Sorcery to his older twin brother Caramon's Sword. The youngest wizard ever to attempt the Test of High Sorcery, Raistlin was forever changed, marked by white hair, golden skin, and hourglass eyes that see the accelerated passage of time. Together with his fellow Heroes of the Lance, Raistlin wields his formidable arcane talents against Takhisis, the Dragon Queen.

Raistlin is a DPS Champion who excels when positioned away from the rest of the formation. His damage grows when positional formation abilities focus on just him and a small number of other Champions, and he'll periodically toss a fireball at the next area, resulting in enemies being softened up before the party arrives.

Raistlin Majere is the first Hero of the Lance to come to Idle Champions -- but he will not be the last! We've been privileged to get a chance to work with author Margaret Weis to bring Raistlin to life as he was at the beginning of Dragons of Autumn Twilight, just five years after he completed his Test of High Sorcery, when he and his brother Caramon met up with their friends at the Inn of the Last Home.

Learn about Krynn's greatest mage below!

Raistlin

name

seat

2.5%

crit chance

100%

crit damage

Male

gender

age

Neutral

alignment

overwhelm

Human

species

Wizard

class

DPS

roles

Heroes of the Lance

affiliation

str

dex

con

int

wis

cha

tot

Patron Eligibility: Strahd, Elminster (until March 4th, 2029)

Abilities

Basic Attack

Magic Missile (magic) - Raistlin fires a number of magic missiles at the toughest enemies.

Formation Abilities

Prodigy of High Sorcery - Raistlin increases his damage by 100% for each Champion that is not adjacent to him, stacking multiplicatively.
Savant - For each positional formation ability affecting Raistlin, he gains Intensity stacks based on how few other Champions are also affected by the same ability. He gains one stack if there are three other Champions affected, two if there are two other Champions affected, three if there is only one other Champion affected, and four if Raistlin is the only Champion affected. The effect of Prodigy of High Sorcery is increased by 100% for each Intensity stack Raistlin has, stacking multiplicatively.
Debilitating Magic - When Raistlin attacks and is at or above 90% of his max health, he takes 1% of his max health as damage but deals 400% more damage with his attack.
Herbalism - Other Champions' healing effects on Raistlin are reduced by 50%. Whenever any other Champion in the formation uses an ultimate attack, Raistlin drinks a cup of tea after his next attack, healing himself for 2% of his max health for each ultimate that was used, stacking additively.
Flames of High Sorcery - While fighting in an area with an incomplete quest, Raistlin casts Fireball at enemies in the next area after every fourth attack. This causes those enemies to spawn with missing health equal to 10% of their max health, stacking additively up to five times.

Specializations

Heroic Mage - Raistlin increases the effect of Prodigy of High Sorcery by 125% for each Good Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Reclusive Mage - Raistlin increases the effect of Prodigy of High Sorcery by 125% for each Champion in the formation with a Melee or Ranged base attack, stacking multiplicatively.
War Mage - Raistlin increases the effect of Prodigy of High Sorcery by 300% for each Tanking Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

Raistlin's Wheel of Flame (magic) - Raistlin envelops enemies with a deadly ring of fire, dealing one ultimate hit every second to enemies in the area.

Equipment

Champion DPS Buff

slot 1

Prodigy of High Sorcery Buff

slot 2

Savant Buff

slot 3

Debilitating Magic Buff

slot 4

Buffs all Specializations

slot 5

Ultimate Cooldown

slot 6

Feats

Uncommon

Adept
Increases the damage of Raistlin by 30%
Seeker of Sorcery
Increases the effect of Raistlin's Prodigy of High Sorcery ability by 20%
Weakening Arcana
Increases the effect of Raistlin's Debilitating Magic ability by 20%
Questioning Mage
Increases the effect of Raistlin's Specializations by 20%

Rare

Elementalist
Increases the damage of Raistlin by 60%
Glowing Darts
Raistlin fires an additional magic missile with his base attack
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Tested Sorcery
Increases the effect of Raistlin's Prodigy of High Sorcery ability by 40%
Greatest Gift
Increases the effect of Raistlin's Savant ability by 40%
Enfeebling Arcana
Increases the effect of Raistlin's Debilitating Magic ability by 40%
Desperate Mage
Increases the effect of Raistlin's specializations by 40%

Epic

Timely Mage
Increases the effect of Raistlin's specializations by 80%
Unlockable as an Event Reward
Fate Foretold
Increases the Base DPS of Raistlin by 400% and changes his alignment to Chaotic Evil.
Available in the Raistlin, Master of Past and Present Theme Pack

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January 2nd

New Champion: Anson

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Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, anson, the fallbacks, wintershield.

Anson has known his share of hardship in his life. Orphaned at a young age, he and his younger brother were forced to live on the streets, doing what they had to do to keep from starving. But while that experience taught his brother to fear and mistrust the world, it had the opposite effect on Anson. Beaten, battered, or bruised, the fighter refuses to stay down, and he doesn’t believe in giving up, on anyone or anything. No person is too broken, no cause too lost. It’s a philosophy that makes him fiercely loyal to his companions, but sometimes it also results in him charging in recklessly when he should stop and think.

Anson is a Support, Control, and Tanking Champion whose unshakable resolve bolsters the allies behind him. With him is Uggie, the Fallbacks’ slobbering otyugh companion who drives enemies berserk. When the battle grows dire, Anson unleashes the storm within his blade, unleashing devastating power at great personal cost.

To learn everything there is to know about the final Fallbacks Champion, read on...

Anson

name

seat

2.5%

crit chance

100%

crit damage

Male

gender

age

Neutral Good

alignment

overwhelm

Human

species

Fighter

class

Support / Tanking / Control

roles

The Fallbacks

affiliation

str

dex

con

int

wis

cha

tot

Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Elminster (until January 7th, 2029)

Abilities

Basic Attack

Broken Blade (melee) - Anson attacks the closest enemy and deals one hit.

Passive Abilities

Uggie! - Uggie joins the party, starting next to Anson unless she's already in the formation next to another Fallbacks Champion. Uggie increases the damage of all non-adjacent Champions by 100%.

Formation Abilities

Unshakable - Anson increases the damage of all Champions in the columns behind him by 100%.
Unbreakable Uggie - Uggie's buff is increased by 400% when Anson is in the formation.
Biting Style - When Uggie is with Anson, Uggie attacks the closest enemy whenever Anson attacks. Uggie's damage deals 1 second of BUD-based damage and drives the enemy berserk. Berserk enemies move 50% faster and attack twice as often, but deal 90% less damage.
Combat Trance - Each time Anson is attacked or takes damage in an area, he gains a Meditation stack. Each Meditation stack increases the effect of Unshakable by 50%, stacking multiplicatively. Anson can have a maximum of 75 Meditation stacks, and they reset when changing areas.
Erratic Energy - When Anson uses his Storm Crash ultimate ability, Anson's sword ignites in lightning for 45 seconds. For the duration, Anson's attacks deal an additional 5 seconds of BUD-based damage, damage him for damage equal to 1% of his Maximum Health, and increase the maximum stacks of Combat Trance's Meditation by 1, up to a maximum of 25 additional maximum stacks. The increase to the maximum stacks resets when changing areas.
Got Your Back - Anson increases the health of all other Champions by 25% of his max health, and healing effects on all Champions are increased by 25%.

Specializations

Pure of Heart - Anson increases the effect of Unshakable by 100% for each Good Champion or Fallbacks Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Found Family - Anson increases the effect of Unshakable by 125% for each unaffiliated Champion or Fallbacks Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
Never Surrender - Anson increases the effect of Unshakable by 200% for each formation slot blocked by an escort or Fallbacks Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

Storm Crash (magic) - Anson attacks the toughest enemy with his sword, while blasting all nearby foes with deadly lightning.

Equipment

Unshakable Buff

slot 1

Unbreakable Uggie Buff

slot 2

Combat Trance Buff

slot 3

Buffs all Specializations

slot 4

Health Increase

slot 5

Ultimate Cooldown

slot 6

Feats

Uncommon

Selflessness Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
Tough Increases the health of Anson by 15%
Defensive Duelist Anson takes 5 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed
Unflappable Increases the effect of Anson's Unshakable ability by 20%

Rare

Inspiring Leader Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
Resilient Increases the health of Anson by 30%
Calm Under Pressure Anson takes 10 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed
Unmovable Increases the effect of Anson's Unshakable ability by 40%
Anson Friend Increases the effect of Anson's Unbreakable Uggie ability by 40%
Battle Meditation Increases the effect of Anson's Combat Trance ability by 40%
Team Player Increases the effect of Anson's specializations by 20%
Actor Increases the Charisma score of Anson by 1 Unlockable as an Event Reward

Epic

Right Hand Increases the effect of Anson's specializations by 40% Available in the Wintershield Knight Anson Theme Pack
Scholar Increases the Intelligence score of Anson by 2 Unlockable as an Event Reward
Get Behind Me! Anson's attacks have a 50% chance to taunt enemies. When he successfully taunts an enemy, he increases his max Meditation stacks by 1 until changing areas, up to a max of 25. Unlockable as an Event Reward

Final Fallbacks Feedback

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January 1st

Idle Champions: January Augments Preview

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Tags: idle champions, idle, champions, new content, update, champion spotlight, anson, the fallbacks, wintershield.

Welcome to the Event Augment preview for Wintershield!

Wintershield returns on Wednesday, January 7th. The fifth event of Year 9 and the first of 2026 introduces the final addition to The Fallbacks, Anson, a long awaited update to Binwin! Check out the returning augments below:

Wintershield 9 Event Augments

Augment 1: Golden Weekly Offers (Returning Augment)
Description: One of your weekly offers will be Golden during this event. Golden offers provide an additional 10% discount! The Golden tag persists when an offer is rerolled.

Augment 2: Auto-Blacksmith (Returning Augment)
Description: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots if they don't already have better. Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!

Augment 3: Challenge Week (Returning Augment)
Description: A Mastery Challenge will start on the third week of the event, providing opportunities to prove your formation-building skills and earn unique rewards.

Augment 4: Boon Enhancements (Returning Augment)
Description: An additional boon buff at each level increases global damage based on the number Humans, Elves, Dwarves, and Halflings in your formation, stacking additively!

Augment Feedback

This will be our second test of the Challenge Week Augment, and we're excited to see what you think as we move into month 2 of this Augment!

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