Get ready to level up your formation building because we're here to provide a sneak peek at a system update coming to the game on May 29th: Champion Search! With Champion Search, you will be able to quickly filter through over 140 Champions in the game to perfectly fit your formation needs.

Read on to learn more!

Champion Search

The Champion Search was designed to help players sort through the Champions available based on a variety of filters. For example, when you encounter a tough Adventure Variant that restricts the use of certain Champions, such as a Variant that allows Only Evil Champions, players have long asked for a quick and easy way to find the right Champions. Currently, this would require clicking through all seats and all available Champions, looking at each Champion's Character Sheet to find out what their alignment is.

With the release of Champion Search, it will be as easy as clicking a check box!

How It Works

To get to Champion Search, simply go to swap a Champion as you normally would and click the new Search button at the bottom of the pop-up. On the Champion Search screen, you can filter your options and select new Champions to add to your bench. Once you are done, just click Apply in the upper right and when you return to the main game, your bench will have the Champions you selected ready to add to your formation!

Current Adventure

Many Adventure Variants have more than one restriction. Rather than trying to remember all of the restrictions when looking for Champions, there is a handy check box labeled Current Adventure. Selecting that will show you only the Champions that are available for the adventure you are currently on with all restrictions in mind!

Search By Name

Can you remember a Champion's name, but not what seat they are in? Just search for the Champion directly by name! Best of all, this search bar sorts as you type - so you don't even need to remember how to spell Xerophon's full name!

Filters

You might have a Champion that works well with more of their own class, you want to make a party of all tieflings, or maybe you don't want to see any more Tanks when evaluating who else to add to the formation. There are a whole host of filter options you can choose from to curate the Champions you're seeing in the Champion Search. It could be something as easy as a single alignment, or it could be as complicated as wanting to find all of the Support, Human, Male, Good, Champions that work with Patron Vajra!

Equipment Rarity

Adventure Variants aren't the only time you might want to use Champion Search. If a player is hitting a particularly difficult boss and wants to find Champions with a higher rarity of equipment, there is a slider that will filter through each rarity, showing Champions that have at least that level of rarity across all 6 equipment slots. Champion's portraits in the Champion Search will also be outlined in that rarity's color to make it easier to find the better-geared Champions at a glance!

Ability Scores & Age

Some Adventure Variants and Champion Abilities need specific Ability Scores and/or Ages. Champion Search has sliders for each Ability Score - as well as Total Ability Score (TOT) - and ages 0 to 500+! You'll be able to set each of these to specific numbers and find the perfect Champion for what you need.

Ownership

It may be overwhelming to see so many Champions as a new player and wonder where you need to go to unlock them. Luckily, Champion Search has those players covered. Clicking on a Champion that you do not own will bring up a pop-up that tells you where you can recruit that Champion. For instance, if you were to click on Astarion, the pop-up would tell you that he can be recruited in Brightswords and how many days until that event returns. If that event is actively happening, there will be a button to take you right to the Event screen! It will also show you how he can be purchased in the in-game store or unlocked via a Time Gate, with buttons to take you to each option.



For Evergreen Champions that are unlocked via Adventure Variants, the pop-up will tell you exactly where you can unlock them. If a player wants to unlock Blooshi, for instance, the pop-up would direct you to the Bully for You! Variant in The Wild Beyond the Witchlight campaign.

Sorting

To make the list of Champions easier to parse as you are looking through them, there are sorting options for each seat at the bottom. One is for Ownership, letting you choose between All, Owned, and Unowned. The other lets you sort Champions by Name (A-Z or Z-A), Item Level (ascending or descending), Equipment Rarity (Common-Legendary or Legendary-Common), and Release Date (2017-Present or Present-2017).

Mouseover Details

Lastly, we have added a new mouseover feature that appears in both the Champion Search screen, as well as the swap options screen. Mousing over a Champion's portrait in those windows will now show important information about that Champion. These include Ability Scores, Gender, Race, Class, Overwhelm, Alignment, Age, Role(s), and Affiliation(s).



Champion Search will release in Idle Champions on May 29th, 2024 at Noon PT.

We would love to hear your feedback about Champion Search! Join our community and start a conversation:

• The Idle Champions Subreddit or Steam forums.
• The Official Idle Champions Discord.
• Our YouTube Channels: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms and CNEGames.
• Our social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok!

Today begins your adventure across the Multiverse! Vecna: Eve of Ruin is our newest campaign based on the tabletop adventure that was released in local game stores earlier this week! This first part introduces our cast of Champions as they investigate strange happenings in the graveyards of Neverwinter and come face to face with Emperor Vecna!

Read on to learn more about these adventures as well as Tier 1 Blessings!

Note: To access the Vecna: Eve of Ruin campaign, you have to have completed at least 100 adventures or variants in other campaigns.

A Tale of Two Vecnas

Investigate a cult of Vecna in the Neverdeath Graveyard!



Neverwinter has called for aid and the Champions have answered. Reya, Blooshi, Sgt. Knox, and Astarion make their way through the city streets to meet with Lord Neverember himself, who has an important quest for them. People have started going missing throughout the city, and they believe it is connected to rumors of a cult hiding out in Neverdeath Graveyard. But what they find within the tombs may be the greatest threat our multiverse has ever faced...

Variant

Stench of Death - Investigate a cult of Vecna with heroes that have a strong stomach!
• 1-2 Emperor Vecna Cultists spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
• You may only use Champions with a Constitution of 16 or higher.
• Complete area 450

The Wizards Three

Join forces with the Wizards Three and venture into the Underdark!



The threat to the multiverse is revealed, but all hope is not lost. With the help of the Wizards Three and Kaz, a plan is made to search for the pieces of the fabled Rod of Seven Parts, which have been lost to the ages. Luckily for the Champions, Mordenkainen knows the location of the first piece. Deep below the Sword Coast, in the caverns of the Underdark, a cult of Lolth unknowingly has a piece of the Rod of Seven Parts. The Champions must brave the darkness and face down the terrifying Spiderdragon to claim their prize!

Variant

Mordenkainen's Moment - Join forces with Mordenkainen of the Wizards Three and venture into the Underdark!
• Mordenkainen joins the formation.
• You may only place champions with Magic base attacks next to Mordenkainen.
• Complete area 500

Vecna: Eve of Ruin Tier 1 Blessings

• Awfully Lawfully - Local: Increase the damage of all Lawful Champions by 100%.
• The Secret To Spoils - Local: Increase your gold find by 8.33% for each piece of epic or better gear on Champions in your formation, stacking additively.
• Not an Afterthought - Local: Increase the damage of all Champions whose base attack is melee by 100%.
• The Rod of Seven Parts - Global: Increase the damage of all Champions by 100% for each piece of the Rod of Seven Parts you have collected.

We would love to hear about your experiences in the Outlands! Join our community and start a conversation:

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• The Official Idle Champions Discord.
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Somehow, Vecna has returned.

The lich is back! But he's not the only Vecna in town anymore. Evil forces from across the infinite multiverses are flooding into Idle Champions - and your formations are all that can stop them!

Vecna: Eve of Ruin officially releases next Tuesday in your FLGS and the next day in Idle Champions! We are thrilled to introduce the next exciting campaign into Idle Champions, and this time your formations will travel across the multiverse!

The Story Continues

In the tabletop adventure, it is most likely the adventurer's first time facing off against the legendary lich - but in Idle Champions, we have already fought him in several forms! Our Vecna has been building back his power since his defeat, but he's still in no place to try and take over the multiverse. He plans to bide his time, wait for the Champions to die out, and then strike when the moment is right.

Unfortunately for him, he's not the only Vecna in town anymore...



In another multiverse, in another time, Vecna succeeded in reshaping reality to his will. But one multiverse was not enough for him. There are more worshippers to gain, more planes to conquer, and more Champions to kill. This is a Vecna that has not known defeat. He defeated Kas before his rival could take his eye and hand. He conquered the Sword Coast in a matter of days. Nothing that has stood in his way has survived.

In our story, this new Vecna is known as Emperor Vecna. He is the greatest threat our multiverse has ever faced, and it is up to the Champions to stop him.

Vecna: Eve of Ruin sees the return of Reya and Blooshi, continuing their stories from the last time they faced off against the lich. Joining them this time around is Sgt. Knox from the Neverwinter MMORPG, as well as Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3! They'll need to team up with Kas and the Wizards Three to hunt down the lost pieces of the fabled Rod of Seven Parts if they have any hope of stopping Emperor Vecna from destroying everything they know and love.

...But where is our multiverse's Vecna in all of this? He wouldn't just hide from his multiversal self, would he? You'll have to find out when Vecna: Eve of Ruin releases in Idle Champions on May 22nd, 2024 at Noon PT!

Vecna Emergence

Vecnas (or, as he prefers - Vecnae) are emerging from other multiverses! We have faced several forms of Vecna, and ALL OF THEM are invading the Forgotten Realms! Vecnae that appear in Free Play Adventures, as well as their original boss forms (found in the adventures: Vecna Loots!, The Castle of a Thousand Vecnas, The Sanctum of the Sword, Get Back in the Castle, Vecna Out!, and The Fortune's Wheel) will drop Corrupted Gems that can be spent in the Thayan Enclave.

The Vecna Emergence starts on May 22nd alongside the release of Vecna: Eve of Ruin and runs until May 31st at Noon PT.

New Items Added to the Thayan Enclave!

Two Golden Epics

• Azaka Slot 3 - Magical Coin Pack (20,000 Corrupted Gems)
• Diana Slot 5 - Weavebound Staff (20,000 Corrupted Gems)

Four Feats

• Diana - Scholar (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
• Drizzt - Courage in Battle (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
• Evelyn - Quick Friends (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
• Krydle - Heavily Armored (10,000 Corrupted Gems)

Two Skins

• Pirate Azaka(10,000 Corrupted Gems)
• Pirate Diana (10,000 Corrupted Gems)

10x Marvelous Support Pigments (7,000 Corrupted Gems)

8x Modron Component Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems)

8x Supply Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems)

Unlimited Vecna Emergence Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems)

• Contains gear for: Azaka, Diana, Drizzt, Evelyn, and Krydle

You can find all this information and even more details in-game when Vecna: Eve of Ruin & the Vecna Emergence launch on May 22nd, 2024!

We would love to hear about your experiences out in the multiverse! Join our community and start a conversation:

• The Idle Champions Subreddit or Steam forums.
• The Official Idle Champions Discord.
• Our YouTube Channels: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms and CNEGames.
• Our social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok!

Flowers In Bloom!

The annual Grow-A-Thon has returned to the Commons! Whack the bushes and gather their bounty so that you can plant flowers and trees in the Event area to make yourself a gorgeous garden. Impress the judges every 20 hours to earn Spring tokens to buy this year's Custom Items. You need to impress the previous judge to get a rating from the next one.

Plus, fill your magnificent garden with critters! There are 5 to get throughout the event, starting with the Squirrel today! You can send out requests for a free one.

Many Quests!

George has such a terrible green thumb, he'll be looking for you to help him out trying to grow a plant for the first (or fourth) time.

Spring usually means spring cleaning, right? Freddy needs some help cleaning up his house. It's gotten a little bit spooky. Cleaning items can only be whacked in his house.

Timmy wants to wake his turtle up from its hibernation after that long, cold winter. Aid him in finding things to tempt it back to consciousness.

Help Farmer McDonald splice together some special Spring Seeds! For players level 400+, Farmer McDonald will reward you with Tier 2 Spring Fruit and Spring Vegetable seeds! These crops will yield energy and gold balanced for your higher level.

Joel has various species of bees for you to choose from after you complete his bee helping quests! They are:

- Leafcutter Bee
- Red-tailed Bumblebee
- Tawny Mining Bee
- Blue Banded Bee
- Neon Cuckoo Bee
- Green Carpenter Bee
- Golden Tail Bee
- Green Sweat Bee
- Purple Orchid Bee

A Seed Surplus

Have too many seeds? There are things you can spend them on:
- 10 Fertilizer, once daily
- The Spring Gift Bouquet, once daily (alternatively to buying for Spring Tokens)
- Resetting the cooldown on the critic's judging of your garden

Gorgeous Garden Contest

Returning is the Gorgeous Garden contest, where each Bush Whacker submits a screenshot of their garden for all to judge! Check back next week for more details.

New for 2024

This year's update includes:

- 2 new tier 4 and 5 VIP rewards!
- new costume items in the store!
- new ranch items in the store!
- 3 new garden flowers: Bluegrass, Golden Trumpet Flower, and Wood Squill
- 5 new garden decorations: Red Flower Pot, Large Dirt Pot, Barrel, Water Barrel, Blossom Petal Pile
- new pet packs!
- new mount packs!
- new holiday 100% reward!

Holiday Trees

If you can complete the event, you'll earn this awesome 100% reward: The Spring Garden Tree!

More Decorations!

Three new growable decorations have been added: Bluegrass, Golden Trumpet Flower, and Wood Squill! Plant seeds for these in your garden boxes in the event area. These can also be bought permanently from Joel at the left of the event area.

Five new garden items can be bought for seeds:
- Red Flower Pot
- Large Dirt Pot
- Barrel
- Water Barrel
- Blossom Petal Pile

Achievements

-- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT There are a total of TWENTY THREE possible achievements to earn in this year's Spring Garden event.

Returning Achievements

Flower Master- You've grown 1 of each common plant in the Spring Event!
Beast Master- You've gotten every animal in the Spring Event.
Spring Decorator- You've bought 3 of each planter and 1 Watering Can.
Impressive- You impressed all of the Gardening Judges in the Spring Event.
Most Impressive- You got the highest mark from the final Gardening Judge in the Spring Event!
Five Days at Freddy's - Complete all of Freddy's Spring Daily Quests!
Spring Botanist - You collected flowers for all the Spring Garden judges.
Beekeeper - You completed the Spring Garden beehive quests.
Bee Buddy - Help Joel make Bushwhackia a better place for the bees.
Bug Collector - Help Satoshi expand his bug collection. Garden Critic - Vote 50 times in the Gorgeous Garden Photo contest.
Onionling Sheperd - Round up all 100 Onionlings during the Spring Garden event.

New Achievements

Gardener's Garments - You bought all the 2024 Spring Garden event items!*

Retired Achievements

We also have 10 achievements from previous years which may be earnable by spending Bush Bucks if you missed getting them the first time around.

Dewy Duds - You bought all the 2023 Spring Garden event items!
Blossom Buyer - You bought all the 2022 Spring Garden event items!
Planter Purchases - You bought all the 2021 Spring Garden event items!
Flowery Frills - You bought all the 2020 Spring Garden event items!
Ripe Raiments - You bought all the 2019 Spring Garden event items!
Garden Gatherer - You bought all the 2018 Spring Garden event items!
Organic Acquisitions - You bought all the 2017 Spring Garden event items!
Spring Token Trader - You bought all the 2016 Spring Garden event items!
Garage Sale Connoisseur - Purchase all the 2015 Spring Event items!
Spring Spender- Purchase all the 2014 Spring Event items!
Fresh Year Round- Purchase all the 2013 Spring Event items!

*The mini-golf piece is not required for the Gardener's Garments achievement.

A Growing Companion!

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 May 10th to 13th!

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

The Floral Lionfly and Venomous Lionfly 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 pets can be picked up May 17th to 20th in Pet Packs bursting with goodies! Want them all? Grab them all for less in the bundle! From left-to-right they are the Lavender Lamb, Floral Bunny, and Violet Velociraptor!



Post your green thumb adventures and questions on the forum!

The event will run until Friday May 26th at 12 PM PDT!

View the full Change Log

Frequently Asked Questions

• How can I find the seeds?
  Just keep whacking. The Holiday Item runes and pets will help attract them as well.


• How do I grow plants?
  There are the planters outside the garden to grow flowers in. If you click on them, you can see the plant store. Each plant has a different cost and grow time to get you your event progress points. You start with 4 free planters.


• Is it good to buy extra planters for growing the plants?
  If you have the seeds to spare and prefer to plant long-growing plants, then yes, it's worth it.


• How do I get the Decorator achievement?
  If you go into the gardening area, the store button ($) has a selection of garden decorating items, where you can find the planter styles and watering can. These items also cost seeds.


• What are the possible seed combinations for Farmer MacDonald's quest?
  You can choose seeds that grow either Energy or Gold, and then choose between 20, 15, 4, and 3 hours of growth time.


• Why do my custom seeds cost Gold to plant?
  You created the combination, which is unlocked until they expire. Just like normal plants, they cost Gold for planting. We don't award a flat number of seeds, because not all players have the same amount of farm plots. This way, you get to choose how many you end up growing. :)
  
• Why don't my custom seeds last longer?
  Because they're OP! Enjoy them while they last. :)


• How do I please the judges?
  Just keep growing plants. As your event progress increases, you will impress the judges more and more. You DO NOT need to place them in your garden if you don't wish to. The plants still count for progress.


• Does the Timey-Wimey watch or Time Turner affect the judges?
  No, judges do not have quest cooldowns, so trinket effects that work for quests will not apply to them.


• What adds to my event progress?
  Growing plants worth points and completing the side quests. To get the points from your plants, you don't even need to place them in your garden! Just grow them!


• Do I have to do the achievements?
  No. Completing the goals for the achievements is totally optional. You get either a large energy pack or a title for your character from them, no event progress.


• Where can I see all the achievements available and how to get them?
  Either on the holiday dialog, the achievements dialog, or on the blog.

We are excited to announce our collaboration with Mark Meer for the release of Jack the Pumpkin Sprout Familiar, coming to Idle Champions on May 6th, 2024! The net proceeds of all Jack the Pumpkin Sprout sales from the first week of launch will be donated to Take This!

Jack the Pumpkin Sprout

“Gourd to meet you!”

The incredible Mark Meer returns to Idle Champions to create our newest charity familiar. For those unfamiliar with him, Mark Meer is a prolific voice actor with credits such as Mass Effect, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, and MythForce. His character from Black Dice Society, Brother Uriah, came to Idle Champions last year and Mark played him in Idle Champions Presents: Fatebreaker. As the voice of Baeloth Barrityl in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Mark also played as Baeloth in several Idle Champions Presents and even acted as the Dungeon Master for Idle Champions Presents: The Black Pits!

Together, our goal is to raise funds for Take This, whose mission is to decrease the stigma and increase the support for mental health in the game enthusiast community and inside the game industry. Help them continue their efforts this year by purchasing Jack the Pumpkin Sprout and by visiting their site right now!

Jack the Pumpkin Sprout Familiar will be available in-game starting on Monday, May 6th, 2024 at 12pm Pacific! Afterward, all net proceeds from the first week of Jack's sales will be donated to Take This.

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is available on PC and Mac on Steam, Epic, the web, Xbox One, Playstation 4, iOS and all Android devices!

Something isn't right in the Outlands! The Great Modron March is only supposed to happen every 289 years - but the modrons are marching out of Mechanus right now!

Worst of all, they've found a way onto the Material Plane. Modrons have already been spotted in the forest! They're heading for Waterdeep!

The Great Modron March 7 has arrived! It introduces Diana, the Human Monk from the Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon. This speed/support Champion is ready to leap into your formations and power up the Saturday Morning Squad! It also reintroduces Gromma, the Grandmotherly Tortle Druid, from the minds at Codename Entertainment. You can learn more about Diana and the rework to Gromma below. Also, you can choose three of eight previous Champions to unlock over the course of The Great Modron March 7!

Table of Contents

• Diana
• Gromma
• Flex Champions
• Events 2.0

Diana

Diana was already a formidable gymnast when she and her friends were transported to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. Diana wields her Javelin Staff with determination and courage, harnessing its potent magic to triumph over countless obstacles. The confidence of this outspoken athlete propels her friends forward in their quest to return home.

Diana is a Support and Speed Champion who comes from the Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon from the 1980s. Diana’s flexible support ability provides the choice to buff Dexterous champions, young Champions, or Champions with low ability score totals. She also speeds up your progress by increasing the transition speed between areas. Once unlocked, she's a quick swap with Makos in seat 9!

Learn more about Diana in our Champion Spotlight!

Gromma

Extremely elderly for a Tortle, Gromma Nander grew discontent with her secluded life after giving birth to her offspring. Once they were old enough to fend for themselves, she ventured back out into the world to learn as much as she could about the strange creatures that inhabit it. Gromma is a wise and inquisitive Tortle who is quick to friendship but slow to trust. She carries a pouch of smooth colored stones that she has collected on her journey and walks with the aid of a battle-worn spear.

Gromma is a DPS, Support and Tanking tortle who has learned how to be flexible enough to take on almost any role in the formation. She has a soft spot for "the youngins" and does her best to assist anyone younger. She's found a comfy spot in Seat 3 opposite Nayeli.

Learn more about the changes coming to Gromma in our Reintroduction Spotlight!

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 pool 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:

Events 2.0

Event Changes

Events 2.0 is a significant update to the events system in Idle Champions. Because players will now be able to unlock more Champions, content, and rewards through Events 2.0, we are increasing the duration of events from 12 days to 21 days. Events will typically begin on the first Wednesday of each month and run for three weeks. Content updates for Idle Champions will occur on the Wednesdays outside events.

Along with the Event duration change we are reducing the number of annual events, shifting from 17 annual events down to 12. Long term, we plan to retire the Midwinter, Greengrass, The Running, Midsummer, and Brightswords events. However, as we transition over to the new Event 2.0 schedule, there will be a Greengrass event in April 2024.

Quality of Life Updates

As part of the Events 2.0 update, we are also making several quality of life updates:

• Bounty Contracts used outside of events will award Event Tokens for the next event.
• Event adventures, variants, and free plays no longer cost Event Tokens to start.
• Event Tokens are now only used to purchase Event Chests directly (free plays no longer need to be grinded to obtain extra chests).
• Event Tokens left over once an event ends will automatically be converted to Champion chests.
• Retired Champions may come out of retirement.
• Event Boons are granted to players who purchase specially marked event-related DLC during an event. There are four tiers of Event Boons that offer buffs to Champion Damage, Gold Find, Champion Health, Click Damage, and Speed. These buffs increase with each tier of Event Boon. Additionally, the first purchase that grants an Event Boon will also unlock the Supporter Slot.

To learn more about what is changing with Events 2.0 check out our Blog Post! Join our amazing community with any of the links below:

• The Idle Champions Subreddit or Steam forums.
• The Official Idle Champions Discord.
• Our YouTube Channels: Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms and CNEGames.
• Our social media: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok!

"There must be something we can do!"

With gold medals in gymnastic competitions and an outstanding horseback rider, Diana has plenty of agility and strength. These skills served her well as she traveled across the magical and dangerous world of Dungeons & Dragons! She's brimming with confidence and bravery, and is always ready to help when her friends are in need.

I. Diana

Diana was already a formidable gymnast when she and her friends were transported to the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. Diana wields her Javelin Staff with determination and courage, harnessing its potent magic to triumph over countless obstacles. The confidence of this outspoken athlete propels her friends forward in their quest to return home.

Diana is a Support and Speed Champion who comes from the Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon from the 1980s. Diana’s flexible support ability provides the choice to buff Dexterous champions, young Champions, or Champions with low ability score totals. She also speeds up your progress by increasing the transition speed between areas. Once unlocked, she's a quick swap with Makos in seat 9!

Check out our Champion Spotlight Video embedded below for a quick overview of Diana's abilities, and read on to get all of the details!

II. Diana's Stats

Race: Human	Alignment: Lawful Good
Gender: Female	Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 14	Affiliation: Saturday Morning Squad	Class: Monk

STR: 12	DEX: 16	CON: 12
INT: 11	WIS: 13	CHA: 11

Role: Support, Speed

Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Elminster (available until May 1st 2027)

Slot: 9 (Makos)

III. Diana's Abilities

Basic Attack

• Javelin Staff - Diana swings her staff at a random enemy.

Formation Abilities

• Javelin Staff - Diana's base attack, Javelin Staff, knocks around enemies she hits based on where she is positioned in her column in the formation.
  Projectiles:
  
  • Top of Column: Knock back and towards the top of the screen a short distance; the enemy targets the nearest Champion after being knocked back.
  • Single Slot Column: Knock back a medium distance.
  • Middle of Column: Knock towards the formation a short distance.
    

• We'll Be Right Back - Diana increases the speed of area transitions by 50%.

• Electrum Chest Scavenger - Diana can help scavenge up to (20 + 0.5/day) additional Electrum Chests when killing bosses. While this cap is not reached, Diana has a 0.5% chance of scavenging 1 Electrum Chest each time a boss is defeated. The cap increases by 0.5 every day.

Specializations

Diana's first Specialization determines which Champions she supports.

• Inspire: Acrobatic Assault - Diana increases the damage of all Champions with a DEX of 15 or higher by 100%.

• Inspire: Modest Might - Diana increases the damage of all Champions with a total ability score of 78 or less by 100%.

• Inspire: Fledgling Fury - Diana increases the damage of all Champions that are 20 years old or younger by 100%.

Diana's second Specialization determines how Diana prefers to build the rest of the formation.

• Ensemble Cast - Diana increases the effect of her Inspire specialization choice by 100% for each Champion it affects, stacking multiplicatively.

• Spotlight Episode - Diana increases the effect of her Inspire specialization choice by 140% for each Champion it does NOT affect, stacking multiplicatively.

Ultimate Ability

• Javelin Staff Throw - Diana throws her staff, which spins and bounces around the battlefield hitting up to 10 random enemies, dealing ultimate damage and stunning each of them for 5 seconds. If there are less than 10 enemies, the staff can hit each enemy multiple times.

IV. Diana's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: We'll Be Right Back	Slot 3: Inspire Specializations
Slot 4: Ensemble Cast and Spotlight Episode	Slot 5: Ultimate Damage	Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

V. Diana's Adventure Variants

Acrobat! - Stop the Modron March from crushing Waterdeep under its mechanical heel with Diana!

• Diana starts in the formation. She can be moved but not removed.
• You may only use Champions that have a Dexterity of 15 or higher, an age of 20 or less, or total ability scores of 78 or less.
• Getting to know Diana: Diana's first specialization selects the types of Champions she buffs. Choose the buff that is best for your formation!
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.

Child of the Stargazer - Stop the Modron March from crushing Waterdeep while protecting Kosar!

• Diana starts in the formation. She can be moved but not removed.
• Kosar joins the formation.
• If Kosar is defeated, you automatically fail the area.
• Kosar cheers on Diana, reducing her base attack cooldown by 50%.
• Getting to know Diana: Diana can use her Javelin staff to push monsters around. Can you figure out how to best protect Kosar?
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.

Not That Guy Again! - Stop the Modron March from crushing Waterdeep under the command of Venger!

• Diana starts in the formation. She can be moved but not removed.
• Excluding Diana, only the youngest Champion, the most Dexterous Champion, and the Champion with the lowest total stats can deal damage. Diana can also deal damage.
• At the start of each Boss area, Venger arrives on his nightmare as an additional boss that must be defeated.
• Getting to know Diana: Depending on the supporting Champions in your formation, pick either Ensemble Cast or Spotlight Episode to really boost Diana's buffing power!
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 175.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 450.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 1000.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1600.

VI. Conclusion

The Saturday Morning Squad now has their powerful acrobat in the party! How much have you valued having Diana in your formations? Let us know!

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We've learned a lot in the last seven years of creating Idle Champions, and the game has grown and changed quite a bit. But it's nice to know that even our oldest Champions are still doing good work in their formations. That doesn't mean they don't deserve a bit of a makeover, especially when we're talking about the second event Champion to arrive in the game! This versatile tortle has patiently waited for the youngin's to finish their fun, so now it's time to introduce the new and improved Gromma Nander!

I. Gromma

Extremely elderly for a Tortle, Gromma Nander grew discontent with her secluded life after giving birth to her offspring. Once they were old enough to fend for themselves, she ventured back out into the world to learn as much as she could about the strange creatures that inhabit it. Gromma is a wise and inquisitive Tortle who is quick to friendship but slow to trust. She carries a pouch of smooth colored stones that she has collected on her journey and walks with the aid of a battle-worn spear.

Gromma is a DPS, Support and Tanking tortle who has learned how to be flexible enough to take on almost any role in the formation. She has a soft spot for "the youngins" and does her best to assist anyone younger. She's found a comfy spot in Seat 3 opposite Nayeli.

Check out our Champion Spotlight Video embedded below for a quick overview of Gromma's abilities, and read on to get all of the details!

II. Gromma's Stats

Race: Tortle	Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Gender: Female	Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 80	Affiliation: None	Class: Druid (Circle of the Land)

STR: 14	DEX: 10	CON: 18
INT: 12	WIS: 17	CHA: 13

Role: DPS, Support, Tanking

Eligible for Patrons: Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (available until May 1st, 2027)

Seat: 3 (Nayeli)

III. Gromma's Abilities

Basic Attack

Gromma's normal attack can change based on her specialization. She starts with Slow and Steady and changes to Melf's Acid Arrow if the Melf's Acid Arrow specialization is chosen.

• Slow and Steady (Melee) - Gromma Nander, moving faster than you would expect for an 80 year old Tortle, stabs the closest enemy with her spear.

• Melf's Acid Arrow (Magic) - Gromma shoots a bolt of acid at the nearest target.

Formation Abilities

• Hardened Shell - Gromma has a hardened shell, reducing effects of the Overwhelm debuff by 25%.

• Grandmotherly Love - Gromma increases the damage of all other heroes proportional to their age. The buff starts applying to each Champion at 100%, and for every 10 years younger than 100 that Champion is, the buff on them is increased by 100%, stacking multiplicatively.

• Ancient Heroism - Gromma increases the health of all other Champions by 25% of her max health.

• Runnin' With The Youngin's - The effect of Grandmotherly Love is increased by 50% for each Champion in the formation younger than Gromma, stacking multiplicatively.

First Specializations

• Circle of the Mountain - Gromma increases the damage of Neutral Champions (on the Good/Evil axis) by 5% for each enemy that has spawned and boss enrage stack in the current area, stacking multiplicatively and capping at 100.

• Circle of the Arctic - Gromma now casts Sleet Storm on enemies she attacks, causing her targeted enemy, and all nearby enemies, to take 400% additional damage from all attacks.

• Circle of the Swamp - Gromma's damage is increased by 400% of the highest Grandmotherly Love buff she's applying to another Champion in the formation.

Second Specializations

• Stoneskin - Increase the effect of Hardened Shell by 100%. Enemies that attack Gromma are impaled by her spiked shell, instantly taking 10 seconds of BUD damage.

• Entanglement - The effect of Gromma's chosen Circle specialization is increased by 100%, and enemies damaged by Gromma have their movement speed and attack speed halved.

• Melf's Acid Arrow - Replaces Gromma's base attack with Melf's Acid Arrow, changing her into a magic attacker. After hitting its target (dealing damage) the arrow explodes, damaging its target (again) and all nearby enemies for an additional 5 seconds of BUD damage.

Ultimate Ability

• Wall of Stone - A wall of stone bursts up out of the ground under a random enemy. The targeted enemy and any enemies in the column that the wall appears in take damage and are knocked backwards. The wall lasts for 15 seconds, and for that time enemies cannot pass it.

IV. Gromma's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Runnin' With The Youngin's	Slot 2: Global Damage	Slot 3: Grandmotherly Love
Slot 4: Specializations	Slot 5: Ultimate Attack Damage	Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

V. Gromma's Achievement and Adventure Variants

Achievement:

• How Do You Do, Fellow Kids! - Complete 1000 areas while Gromma's Runnin' With The Youngin's has 9 stacks.

Gromma's Adventure Variants:

Respectful Restraint -

• Ultimate Attacks can not be used and any attacks with a cooldown of 5 seconds or less have an additional 3 second cooldown. These lengthened attacks don't do any additional damage due to their longer cooldown.
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.

The Relentless Undead

• Undead monsters have 2x as much health as normal and, when they take a killing blow, they are stunned for 10 seconds before coming back to life.
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.

A Grand Nandventure

• Gromma Nander starts in your formation and cannot be moved or removed. She has a 4x damage boost and her normal attack cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds.
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 175.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 450.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 1000.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1600.

VI. Conclusion

How many different ways have you used this versatile tortle? Let us know in one of these places:

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This week the Turn of Fortune's Wheel campaign continues! Help a witch find her lost pet in The Witch and the Wyrmling and journey into a town of modrons in Inversion. After that, put your formations to the test with new Adventure Variants! This update also includes Tier 3 Blessings!

Read on to learn more about these adventures.

Note: You will need to have completed the previous two Turn of Fortune's Wheel adventures, Welcome to the Outlands and Crystalwork, in order to access these new adventures.

The Witch and The Wyrmling

Assist a witch with a time dragon problem. Assist a time dragon with a witch problem.



The Champions are adjusting to life on the Walking Castle as it makes its way towards Automata - their first gate-town stop. Along the way, they are visited by an ancient time dragon that seems to know all of them, and before they can ask too many questions, flies off into the Outlands. But things aren't quiet for too long because a witch on a flying broomstick crash lands in the castle next! She needs the Champions' help and they're ready for adventure!

Variant

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wyrmling - Assist a witch/time dragon problem with some Tabaxi help.
• A global debuff is applied that increases monster health by 1000%, monster speed by 100%, and area requirements by 100%. This debuff stacks multiplicatively three times, with one stack being removed for each Tabaxi Champion in the formation.
• Complete area 750

Inversion

Enter the town of modrons, with modrons on top of modrons.



The Champions arrive in the gate-town of Automata - a town full of modrons! But, not all is well as they quickly realize that their multiversal glitch is not only noticeable by the modrons, it causes them to attack the Champions! Fighting their way through the town they find the entrance to the gate blocked, but a local in the government has offered to help in exchange for tracking down a thief. Now, the Champions must descend into the depths of Automata - a place called Inverse - and find the stolen goods!

Variant

Time Inversion - Enter the town of modrons, with a dragon by your side.
• You may not use Chaotic champions.
• Eonstaryx joins the formation. Champions next to Eonstaryx attack faster as their (normal) attack cooldown is 2 seconds faster, while everyone else has an attack cooldown that takes 10 seconds longer.
• Complete area 800

Turn of Fortune's Wheel Tier 3 Blessings

• Armor of Acheron - Local: Increase the health and healing received for Tanking Champions by 25% for each Champion with a Ranged base attack in the formation.
• Heroes of Arcadia - Local: Increase the damage of Champions with total ability scores of 78 or higher by 50%.
• It's Pandemonium! - Local: Increase the damage of all Chaotic Champions by 100%.
• The Gift of Mechanus - Global: Increase Modron XP earned by 10%,

We would love to hear about your experiences in the Outlands! Join our community and start a conversation:

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A great cosmic conflict has spilled out upon the prime material plane.

While celebrations to mark the start of spring begin in the quaint Sword Coast town of Triboar, a Githyanki raiding party descents from above, raining destruction.

It's up to the Champions to defend the innocent and figure out what has drawn the attention of the Gith and their Endless War. It's time for Greengrass 7!

Greengrass 7 has arrived! It introduces Gale, the Human Wizard from the 2023 Game of the Year - Baldur's Gate 3. This Support Champion brings the might of Mystra to the Absolute Adversaries and your formations! It also reintroduces Penelope "Half-Pint", the Halfling Druid from the Heroes of the Planes. You can learn more about the rework to Penelope below. Also, you can choose three of eight previous Champions to unlock over the course of Greengrass 7!

As a reminder: Adventure Variant information can now be found in the corresponding Champion's Spotlight. This change is being made so that all information about a Champion and their adventures can be found in one place.

Table of Contents

• Gale
• Penelope
• Flex Champions
• New Patron
• Events 2.0

Gale

Gale of Waterdeep was a prodigious archmage, his talents earning him the attention of Mystra, the goddess of magic. At her side, he learned all that mortals might accomplish with the Weave, in time earning his place as her lover, and her Chosen. And yet, he was not satisfied. In an attempt to prove he was ready for even greater power, he accidentally unleashed 'the orb' - a highly volatile fragment of pure Weave, corrupted by Netherese magic, which buried itself in his chest. Cast out by Mystra, humbled by his downfall, he does all he can to prevent the orb's cataclysmic detonation, watching for his chance to get back everything he lost, and more.

Gale is a support champion that buffs Champions in the two columns ahead of him and debuffs monsters the first time he attacks them. Gale will have access to all of Elminster's Patron adventures and variants, and is ready to be unlocked in the first seat opposite Bruenor.

Learn more about Gale in our Champion Spotlight!

Penelope

Penelope "Half-Pint" is a halfling who just wants to be everyone's best friend, even if they are evil, or a plant, or a rock. With friends that already include a treant named Neverember and a clan of chwinga that have adopted her, Penelope is ready for anything! She has the heart of a true hero and will always stand by her friends...until she goes into shrub mode of course.

Penelope is a Support, Gold Find, and Healing Champion who focuses on crowd control by slowing and debuffing enemies. She'll have her insect friends ready for when you swap her with Arkhan in seat 12.

Learn more about the changes coming to Penelope in our Reintroduction Spotlight!

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 pool 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:

New Patron: Elminster

The Sage of Shadowdale himself, Elminster Aumar, is the newest Patron in Idle Champions! Elminster joins Zariel, Mirt the Moneylender, Vajra Safahr, and Count Strahd von Zarovich as the fifth Patron. To unlock Elminster you'll first need to complete 250 Adventure Variants and unlock 100 Champions. Once you've done that it will cost 100,000 Gems and 10,000 Currency from the first four Patrons.

Elminster has agreed to be the Champion's patron, but only for the newest Champions! A Champion must have been released or reworked in an event in the last 3 years (including evergreens) to be used.

Elminster Patron Shop

With a new Patron, comes a slew of new shop items! In addition to the normal Patron shop items, Elminster's shop will contain feats and skins for the 3 Champions who are always eligible for his variants: Gale, The Dark Urge, and Dungeon Master, a new exclusive familiar, and a GE Potion!

Elminster Feat Details

Dungeon Master:

Rare Feat to increase the age of his Patience Young Ones! ability by 5 years.

Epic Feat to increase his Disappearing Act ability by 80%

The Dark Urge:

Rare Feat to increase his Embrace/Resist the Urge specializations by 40%

Epic Feat to increase his damage by 120%

Gale:

Rare Feat to increase his An Experienced Sage ability by 40%

Epic Feat to change Gale's alignment to Neutral Good

Events 2.0

Event Changes

Events 2.0 is a significant update to the events system in Idle Champions. Because players will now be able to unlock more Champions, content, and rewards through Events 2.0, we are increasing the duration of events from 12 days to 21 days. Events will typically begin on the first Wednesday of each month and run for three weeks. Content updates for Idle Champions will occur on the Wednesdays outside events.

Along with the Event duration change we are reducing the number of annual events, shifting from 17 annual events down to 12. Long term, we plan to retire the Midwinter, Greengrass, The Running, Midsummer, and Brightswords events. However, as we transition over to the new Event 2.0 schedule, there will be a Greengrass event in April 2024.

Quality of Life Updates

As part of the Events 2.0 update, we are also making several quality of life updates:

• Bounty Contracts used outside of events will award Event Tokens for the next event.
• Event adventures, variants, and free plays no longer cost Event Tokens to start.
• Event Tokens are now only used to purchase Event Chests directly (free plays no longer need to be grinded to obtain extra chests).
• Event Tokens left over once an event ends will automatically be converted to Champion chests.
• Retired Champions may come out of retirement.
• Event Boons are granted to players who purchase specially marked event-related DLC during an event. There are four tiers of Event Boons that offer buffs to Champion Damage, Gold Find, Champion Health, Click Damage, and Speed. These buffs increase with each tier of Event Boon. Additionally, the first purchase that grants an Event Boon will also unlock the Supporter Slot.

To learn more about what is changing with Events 2.0 check out our Blog Post! Join our amazing community with any of the links below:

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