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April 3rd
Champion Update: Lucius Elenasto 
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Lucius Virion-Elluin Elenasto was born to high nobility. He thought he knew what he was getting into when he joined the Heroes of Aerois, but then he met his first cow. Dreadful, evil creatures. Lucius is slowly coming out of his nobility shell as he continues to learn the true value of comradery, friendship, and a world without barriers.
Lucius has needed an update for a while now, and we're happy to finally dive in and modernize his design.

As an added surprise to this event, we've also made some small updates to how each of the other Heroes of Aerois Champions (Aila, Qillek, Sentry, and Nova) contributes stacks of Aerois Synergy!

Lets take a look at the new-and-improved Lucius Virion-Elluin Elenasto and the updates to his friends!

Lucius

Lucius
name
7
seat
2.5%
crit chance
100%
crit damage
Male
gender
76
age
Lawful Neutral
alignment
5
overwhelm
Elf (High)
species
Sorcerer
class
DPS / Debuff / Control / Breaker
roles
Heroes of Aerois
affiliation
13
str
14
dex
13
con
11
int
13
wis
18
cha
82
tot
Patron Eligibility: Zariel, Elminster (until April 8, 2029)

Abilities

Passive Abilities

  • Chromat Caster - Lucius alternates his attacks between two spells: Acid Splash and Ray of Frost.

Basic Attack

  • Acid Splash (magic) - Lucius attacks a random enemy with Acid Splash, dealing damage. Prefers enemies not affected by acid.
  • Ray of Frost (magic) - Lucius attacks the furthest enemy with Ray of Frost, dealing damage and also damaging all enemies along a line between him and the enemy.

Formation Abilities

  • Arcane Chromat - Acid - Enemies damaged by Acid Splash gain one stack of Acid. Each stack of Acid causes the enemy to take 400% more damage from all of Lucius' subsequent attacks, stacking multiplicatively up to 10 times.
  • Arcane Chromat - Cold - Enemies damaged by Ray of Frost are slowed by 50% for 10 seconds. Enemies slowed by this ability take 400% more damage from all of Lucius' attacks for each slow, stun, or root affecting them (stacking multiplicatively), including this slow.
  • Elemental Adept - When an enemy is affected by both of Lucius' Arcane Chromat abilities at the same time they are stunned for 3 seconds. When the stun expires they "explode" with acid and ice, applying one stack of Acid and dealing 10 seconds of BUD-based damage to themselves and all enemies in a small radius. The exploding enemy's Arcane Chromat - Cold debuff is then consumed.
  • Aerois Synergy - Lucius contributes 2 stacks to Aerois Synergy every time Elemental Adept is triggered; if a boss enemy is combo'd it adds an additional 8 stacks (10 total). Lucius' maximum number of stacks is 200 plus the highest area completed in the current run divided by 5 (rounded down). 10% of his contributed stacks are removed when changing areas. Lucius' base damage is increased by 50% times the total number of Aerois Synergy stacks, with this bonus doubling for every 100 total stacks.
  • Armor Eating Acid - Enemies with segmented health lose 1 extra segment when Lucius damages them with his Acid Splash attack or Elemental Adept explosion.

Specializations

  • Dichromancy - Lucius gains a Dichromancy stack every time the Elemental Adept ability triggers an explosion. Lucius' damage is increased by 100% for each Dichromancy stack he has, stacking multiplicatively up to 25 times. Stacks reset when changing areas.
  • Corrosion Master - Lucius attacks twice with his Acid Splash before switching to Ray of Frost. Additionally, enemies affected by at least 2 stacks of Acid take 400% more damage from all of Lucius' attacks.
  • Lingering Chill - Lucius attacks twice with his Ray of Frost before switching to Acid Splash. When an enemy explodes and loses their Arcane Chromat - Cold debuff, they gain a Lingering Chill debuff which slows them by 25% and lasts for 20 seconds. Additionally, enemies affected by at least 2 slow effects take 400% more damage from all of Lucius' attacks.

Ultimate Ability

  • Prismatic Spray (magic) - Eight multi-coloured rays flash from Lucius' hand in a cone shape. Each enemy in the cone takes acid/cold damage and receives both the Arcane Chromat - Acid and Arcane Chromat - Cold effects (causing them to freeze and then explode in several seconds due to Elemental Adept).

Equipment

Champion DPS Buff
slot 1
Buffs All Specializations
slot 2
Arcane Chromat - Acid Buff
slot 3
Arcane Chromat - Cold Buff
slot 4
Aerois Synergy Buff
slot 5
Ultimate Cooldown
slot 6

Feats

Uncommon
  • Tavern Brawler Increases the damage of Lucius by 30%
  • Stinging Increases the effect of Lucius' Arcane Chromat - Acid ability by 20%
  • Chill Increases the effect of Lucius' Arcane Chromat - Cold ability by 20%
  • Chromatomancy Increases the effect of Lucius' Specializations by 20%
Rare
  • Grappler Increases the damage of Lucius by 60%
  • Durable Increases the Constitution score of Lucius by 1
  • Sizzling Increases the effect of Lucius' Arcane Chromat - Acid ability by 40%
  • Frostbite Increases the effect of Lucius' Arcane Chromat - Cold ability by 40%
  • Elemental Tutors Increases the stun duration of Lucius' Elemental Adept ability by 2 seconds
  • Arcane Chromat Increases the effect of Lucius' Aerois Synergy ability by 40%
  • Hybrid Study Increases the effect of Lucius' Specializations by 40%
Epic
  • Caustic Increases the effect of Lucius' Arcane Chromat - Acid ability by 80% Available in the Strelitzia Lucius Theme Pack at launch
  • Alchemic Academic Increases the effect of Lucius' Specializations by 80% Unlockable as an Event Reward
  • Spell Master Increases the damage of Lucius by 120%
  • Scholar Increases the Intelligence score of Lucius by 2
  • Privileged Background Increases the effect of Lucius' Aerois Synergy ability by 80%
  • Volatile Magic Increases the effect of Lucius' Elemental Adept ability by 80% Spoilers: Available in the upcoming Draconian Emergence on April 29th!

Additional Champion Updates!

As part of the exciting updates for Lucius above, we've updated his Aerois Synergy ability so that the Aerois Synergy pool only loses 10% of Lucius' contributed stacks when changing areas. Based on how that played, we decided to make the same change to the Aerois Synergy abilities for Aila, Qillek, Sentry, and Nova. With the update to Lucius on April 8th, the shared Aerois Synergy pool will only loose 10% of each of the Heroes of Aerois' contributed stacks instead of 50% when changing areas!

Aila

Aerois Synergy — Aila contributes one stack to Aerois Synergy every time any Champion attacks an Electrified enemy. Their maximum number of stacks is 200 plus the highest area completed in the current run divided by 5 (rounded down). 50% 10% of her contributed stacks are removed when changing areas. Electrified enemies take additional damage equal to 10% times the total number of Aerois Synergy stacks.

Qillek

Aerois Synergy — Qillek contributes one stack to Aerois Synergy per second. Their maximum number of stacks is 200 plus the highest area completed in the current run divided by 5 (rounded down). 50% 10% of his contributed stacks are removed when changing areas. Bless is increased by 25% times the total number of Aerois Synergy stacks.

Sentry

Aerois Synergy — Sentry contributes one stack to Aerois Synergy every time an enemy spawns, and for each second a boss has been alive. Their maximum number of stacks is 200 plus the highest area completed in the current run divided by 5 (rounded down). 50% 10% of her contributed stacks are removed when changing areas. Guardian of Solwynn is increased by 10% times the total number of Aerois Synergy stacks.

Nova

Aerois Synergy — Nova contributes one stack to Aerois Synergy every time an enemy is stunned, rooted, or slowed. Their maximum number of stacks is 200 plus the highest area completed in the current run divided by 5 (rounded down). 50% 10% of her contributed stacks are removed when changing areas. The Crew is increased by 20% times the total number of Aerois Synergy stacks.

Lucius Feedback

What do you think of the New Lucius, and the updates to the other heroes of Aerois?

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April 1st
Idle Champions: Festival of Fools 9 
Posted in Idle Champions.

    After a such long and cold winter, the citizens Daggerford are eager to celebrate the Festival of Fools: a day of feasting, drinking, and general foolishness. People don brightly-colored and garish clothing, dancing in the street like court jesters and competing with one another to see who can pull off the most foolish (yet harmless) pranks.

    During the festivities a concerned villager approaches the party and asks for help. She says that her husband's prank is to try and taunt a frost giant...
Festival of Fools as returned for Year 9, introducing Tasslehoff Burrfoot, everyone's favorite 'borrower' and Hero of the Lance, as well as bringing a major update to Lucius Elenasto, the Arcane Chromat!

Featured Champions

Tasslehoff

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.

Learn more about Tasslehoff in his Champion Spotlight.

Lucius

Lucius Virion-Elluin Elenasto was born to high nobility. He thought he knew what he was getting into when he joined the Heroes of Aerois, but then he met his first cow. Dreadful, evil creatures. Lucius is slowly coming out of his nobility shell as he continues to learn the true value of comradery, friendship, and a world without barriers.

Learn more about Lucius and the tweaks we've made to Aerois Synergy across the Heroes of Aerois affiliation in his Champion Spotlight when it releases on April 3rd.

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:
Grimm
seat 2
Spurt
seat 3
Briv
seat 5
Alyndra
seat 6
Catti-brie
seat 7
Tatyana
seat 8
Aila
seat 9
Rosie
seat 10
Strix
seat 11
The Dark Urge
seat 11
Miria
seat 12

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: Supercharged Damage Boon (New Augment)
    Description: The Global Damage Boon is supercharged, granting 2,000,000% additional damage per level, instead of 200% (stacking multiplicatively).

We Want YOUR Feedback

Tas is here! What do you think? Let us know!

The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially-supported platform:
November 27th, 2020
Idle Champion Spotlight: Lucius Elenasto  
Posted in Idle Champions.

Lucius Virion-Elluin Elenasto is a High Elf Sorcerer, an Arcane Chromat making his debut during Simril 4. Lucius joins his companions on the Idle Champions roster, the Heroes of Aerois; Aila, Qillek, Sentry, and Nova V'Ger.

I. Lucius Virion-Elluin Elenasto

Dungeons & Dragons Lucius Elenasto High Rollers

    Lucius Virion-Elluin Elenasto was born to high nobility. He thought he knew what he was getting into when he joined the Heroes of Aerois, but then he met his first cow. Dreadful, evil creatures.

    Lucius is slowly coming out of his nobility shell as he continues to learn the true value of comradery, friendship, and a world without barriers.

Lucius is played by Chris Trott, a member of The High Rollers D&D crew, based in the UK. The High Rollers stream each week at the High Rollers Twitch page. For more info on Nova, the High Rollers crew, and the homebrew world of Aerois created by professional dungeon master Mark Hulmes, check out the High Rollers Aerois wiki. Lucius is the final member of High Rollers: Aerois to join Idle Champions! With the team complete, this also brings an update to Nova V'Ger's Aerois Synergy. Check her Champion Spotlight for the details.

Lucius is a DPS Champion with a colorful style. As a trained Arcane Chromat, Lucius uses the colors of the world around him to fuel his magical power, focusing on acid and cold spells. When you want to add Lucius to your formation, you can swap him with Minsc (Slot 7).

II. Lucius' Stats

Race: Elf Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Class: Sorcerer Gender: Male
Age: 76 Affiliation: Heroes of Aerois

STR: 13 DEX: 14 CON: 13
INT: 11 WIS: 13 CHA: 18

Role: DPS
Eligible for Patrons: none Slot: 7, (Minsc)


Dungeons & Dragons Lucius

III. Lucius' Design

It's always fun to work closely with a creator to make their character come to life, and just like the rest of the High Rollers: Aerois cast, Chris Trott was no exception. Chris provided us with a depth of material to draw from, and we were especially delighted to incorporate Lucius' unique style of fighting using his heterochromia, with alternating Acid Splash and Ray of Frost attacks, and further with Arcane Chromat - Acid and Arcane Chromat - Cold debuffs combining in an explosion with Elemental Adept.

Lucius is the final piece of the Aerois team, and with Aerois Synergy he is buffed by his teammates. A glass cannon, Lucius's unique fighting style causes area of effect devastation to his enemies, but he falls apart if harmed in combat. A young, sheltered noble, Lucius has a fabulous style, our artists were delighted to work on Lucius' colorful wardrobe and a really gorgeous skin that Aerois fans may recognize!

IV. Lucius' Abilities

Basic Attack

Lucius alternates between two attacks, both of which are augmented by formation abilities to add additional effects to damaged enemies.
  • Acid Splash — Lucius attacks the furthest enemy with Acid Splash, dealing damage.
  • Ray of Frost — Lucius attacks a random enemy with Ray of Frost, dealing damage and also damaging all enemies along a line between him and the enemy.

Formation Abilities

  • Arcane Chromat - Acid — Enemies damaged by Acid Splash take 10% of Lucius's damage every second. This damage over time lasts until the enemy dies or is removed by Elemental Adept. The damage caused by this ability can be buffed by upgrades (including Aerois Synergy), feats, and equipment.
  • Arcane Chromat - Cold — Enemies damaged by Ray of Frost are slowed by 50% for 10 seconds and take 100% more damage from all attacks while affected. The damage increase can be buffed by upgrades (including Aerois Synergy), feats, and equipment.
  • Elemental Adept — When an enemy is affected by both of Lucius' Arcane Chromat abilities they are stunned and frozen in place for 3 seconds. After 3 seconds they explode with acid, taking damage. This also consumes both Arcane Chromat debuffs on the enemy and spreads the Arcane Chromat - Acid debuff to all nearby enemies who don't already have it. Each time the ability causes an enemy to explode it increases Elemental Adept's stacks by 1. Stacks cap at 100 and reset to 0 when changing areas. The damage done is equal to Elemental Adept stacks over 5 seconds (rounded up) worth of Arcane Chromat - Acid damage over time damage, plus any specialization bonus.
  • Aerois Synergy — Lucius contributes to the Aerois Synergy Pool as follows: 100% per stack of Elemental Adept. The damage of Arcane Chromat - Acid is then increased by 25% of the total Aerois Synergy Pool.

Specializations

  • Dichromancy — Lucius focuses on increasing the damage dealt by the combination of his two elements. Increase the explosion damage of Elemental Adept by 25%
  • Elemental Master — Lucius specializes in increasing his maximum Elemental Adept stacks by 50(and therefore his contribution to Aerois Synergy).
  • Lingering Chill — Lucius focuses on maintaining some of his Elemental Adept stacks when changing areas, increasing the consistency of his Aerois Synergy contribution. Only half of Lucius' Elemental Adept stacks are cleared when changing areas.

Ultimate Ability

  • Prismatic Spray — Eight multicoloured rays flash from Lucius' hand in a cone shape. Each enemy in the cone takes damage and receives both the Arcane Chromat - Acid and Arcane Chromat - Cold debuffs, triggering Elemental Adept.

V. Lucius' Legendary Equipment



Slot 1: Self DPS
Slot 2: Self DPS
Slot 3: Arcane Chromat - Acid
Slot 4: Arcane Chromat - Cold
Slot 5: Ultimate Damage
Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

VI. Conclusion

What do you think about Lucius? 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!
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