"It's nice at least knowing this is me. A form of me at least. I just can't stop thinking about who they were and where they've been. I just hope I'm doing this new form justice."

Getting a second chance at life is usually a rare gift, but what if you have to re-learn who you are every time? Will you make the same decisions, or try something new? Wren was faced with remaking herself again and again, and now uses all of the skills she has gained from coming back to life as a glitched Champion to become a new kind of hero!

I. Wren

Wren woke up in the Mortuary with the Champions and, like them, had no memory of who she was. The talking skull, Morte, gave her a name and from there she journeyed with the Champions on a quest to discover who they were. Along the way, disaster struck twice and Wren was killed - but each time she quickly returned in the form of herself from somewhere else in the Multiverse!

Wren is a glitch Champion where you get to pick her form. Will you choose the Dwarf Monk, focusing on her ability to deal damage? Will you choose the Tabaxi Barbarian, focusing on her ability to protect her allies? Or will you choose the Warforged Sorcerer, where she debuffs her enemies? Whatever form you pick will show up in seat 3 next to Nayeli.

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

II. Wren's Stats

Race: Dwarf / Tabaxi / Warforged	Alignment: Neutral Good
Gender: Female	Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 31	Affiliation: None	Class: Monk / Barbarian / Sorcerer

STR: 14	DEX: 12	CON: 14
INT: 13	WIS: 13	CHA: 13

Role: Support / DPS / Tanking / Debuff

Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until July 31st, 2027)

Seat: 3 (Nayeli)

III. Wren's Abilities

Basic Attack - Wren has three different base attacks depending on her chosen glitch form. Unarmed Strike is her default first attack.

• Unarmed Strike (Dwarf Monk melee attack) - Wren attacks the most damaged enemy for one hit.

• Unarmed Strike (Tabaxi Barbarian melee attack) - Wren attacks the closest enemy for one hit.

• Unarmed Strike (Warforged Sorcerer magic attack) - Wren blasts the enemy with the most health for one hit.

Passive Abilities

• Slightly Glitched - Wren always counts as all her Glitch forms, regardless of the form she has chosen for the current adventure. She can also be used in any Turn of Fortune's Wheel adventure or variant, regardless of any restrictions.

Formation Abilities

• Hero's Call - Wren increases the damage of all Champions in her column (including herself) and the column behind her by 100%.

• Instability - All three of Wren's glitch forms yearn to be utilized. For each area completed, all three forms gain a yearning stack, which generally persists between adventures. Wren's chosen form buffs her Hero's Call by 100% for each yearning stack for her chosen form, stacking additively. Yearning stacks for any glitch form she has specialized in during your current adventure are set to zero at the end of the adventure, or if she is swapped into another party.

• Incarnation's Class - Depending on her chosen Glitch form, Wren gains a unique ability:
  • Monk (DPS): Monk's Tenacity - Wren increases her damage by 1000%.
  • Barbarian (tanking): Barbarian's Resilience - Wren increases her health by 200% and then further increases her health by 75% (multiplicatively) for every 50 areas completed in the current adventure, up to area 600.
  • Sorcerer (debuff): Sorcerer's Flames - Enemies damaged by Wren catch fire and take 100% more damage from subsequent Champion attacks.

• Glitch Trick - Depending on her chosen Glitch form, Wren gains a unique ability:
  • Monk (DPS): Flurry of Blows - When Wren defeats an enemy, her base attack cooldown immediately recharges.
  • Barbarian (tanking): Battle Cry - Wren increases the health of all other Champions by 25% of her max health, and any healing effect on those Champions is increased by 25%.
  • Sorcerer (debuff): Stunning Blast - Wren's base attack Stuns enemies for 5 seconds.

• Experienced Incarnation - Wren increases the effect of Hero's Call by 100% for each Turn of Fortune's Wheel adventure, variant, or patron variant completed, stacking multiplicatively.

Specializations

• Glitch Form: Dwarf Monk (DPS) - Wren remains in her dwarf monk form, unlocks the Astral Self Form ultimate, and focuses on her DPS role. She also gains +4 DEX and +4 WIS.

• Glitch Form: Tabaxi Barbarian (tanking) - Wren takes on the form of a Tabaxi Barbarian. She unlocks the Colossal Rage ultimate, the Battleaxe base attack, gains 20 overwhelm, and focuses on her tanking role. She also gains +4 STR and +4 CON.

• Glitch Form: Warforged Sorcerer (debuff) - Wren takes on the form of a Warforged Sorcerer. She unlocks the Time Stop ultimate, the Fire Bolt base attack, and focuses on her debuff role. She also gains +4 INT and +4 CHA.

Ultimate Ability - Wren has three different ultimate attacks depending on her chosen glitch form.

• Astral Self Form (Dwarf Monk melee ultimate) - Wren manifests her astral form for 15 seconds. For the duration, when she attacks, she deals 1 hit to all nearby enemies (including her initial target) for ultimate damage.

• Colossal Rage (Tabaxi Barbarian melee ultimate) - Wren grows in size for 15 seconds. For the duration, all enemies target her if possible, she takes 50% less damage from all attacks, and her attacks deal ultimate damage.

• Time Stop (Warforged Sorcerer magic ultimate) - All enemies are frozen in time for 15 seconds. Enemies still spawn, but freeze for the rest of the duration when they finish spawning. Heroes deal 400% more damage to frozen enemies.

IV. Wren's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: Hero's Call	Slot 3: Instability
Slot 4: Incarnation's Class	Slot 5: Ultimate Attack Damage	Slot 6: Ultimate Attack Cooldown

V. Wren's Achievement and Unlocking Information

Achievement:

• It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's... - Trigger Wren's Flurry of Blows 10,000 times, have her grow in size 100 times, and have her light 10,000 enemies on fire.

How To Unlock Wren:

Wren is an Evergreen Champion who is unlocked by playing through the Turn of Fortune's Wheel campaign. As you proceed through the campaign you will arrive at the adventure Titan on the Town. When you reach this point, follow these steps:

• Complete the adventure Titan on the Town. This will unlock the first adventure variant Clockwise Through the Great Wheel.
• Complete the adventure variant Clockwise Through the Great Wheel and the second adventure variant will be unlocked, Twice Through the Great Wheel.
• Complete the adventure variant Twice Through the Great Wheel and one of the rewards for completion will be the unlock for Wren.

VI. Conclusion

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This week, the Turn of Fortune's Wheel campaign continues, and denizens of Sigil invade the Sword Coast in the Planescape Emergence! Fight your way through familiar dreams in Soul's Mirage and help an empyrean face her troubles in Titan on the Town. After that, put your formations to the test with new Adventure Variants!

Read on to learn more about these adventures, and scroll below to find info on the Planescape Emergence and the updates to the Thayan Enclave Shop!

Note: You will need to have completed the previous two Turn of Fortune's Wheel adventures, The Witch and The Wyrmling and Inversion, in order to access these new adventures.

Soul's Mirage

Fight your way through familiar dreams and discover the truth of who Wren was.



The Champions find themselves in a place they do not know fighting foes they do not recognize. Soon, they find themselves back in the Walking Castle - but was it all really just a dream? Before too long they are locked inside another dream and learn of a man named Somnus, who claims to be guiding them through memories they do not remember. But, can Somnus be trusted? And what happens if they die in a dream? Find out in Soul's Mirage!

Variant

Dessert in the Desert - Get lost in the desert, and encounter some interesting dreams from your past.
• You may only use Good Champions.
• Every 5 seconds, a scoop of ice cream hits a random Champion, stunning them for 10 seconds.
• Complete area 850

Titan on the Town

The Champions must hunt down Sylvania's moving gate through a sea of chaotic celebrations.



The Champions arrive in Sylvania - a gate-town full of constant parties and celebrations. They quickly learn that the gate they seek is constantly moving locations within Sylvania, and if they want to find it, they'll need to do something for the people in charge first. They are charged with tracking down an empyrean named Kopoah - who is causing problems at every party she goes to because of a bad day she is having. It is up to the Champions to find Kopoah, help her work through her problems, and bring good spirits back to the celebrations of Sylvania.

Variant

Clockwise Through the Great Wheel - The Champions must hunt down Sylvania's moving gate with heroes of every alignment!
• This variant will not be available for Mirt
• You may only use Neutral Champions and Champions of the alignment(s) specified below.
• For the first 100 areas, you may use Lawful Good champions. Every 100 areas, this restriction changes: Neutral Good for area 101-200, Chaotic Good for area 201-300, and so forth. This restriction is linked to your highest area completed, not your current area.
• Every 100 areas, all Champions in the formation are removed and can't be used for the rest of the adventure.
• Champions can't otherwise be removed from the formation once they've been added.
• Complete area 900

Planescape Emergence

Denizens from Sigil are finding their way onto the material plane and wreaking havoc! Harmonium Peacekeepers are arresting people in the streets, Heralds of Dust are trying to take charge of graveyards, and Cakers are trying to turn anyone and everyone into baked goods!

The Planescape Emergence starts today and runs through Friday, August 2nd at Noon PDT.

New Items Added to the Thayan Enclave!

Two Golden Epics

• Aeon Slot 3 - Bigby's Beneficent Bracelet (20,000 Corrupted Gems)
• Ulkoria Slot 2 - Volo's Guide to the Weave (20,000 Corrupted Gems)

Four Feats

• Valentine - Air Genasi Glitch (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
• Duke Ravengard - Heart of Battle (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
• Umberto - Woken the Hive (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
• Ulkoria - Better Every Day (10,000 Corrupted Gems)

Two Skins

• Tabaxi Glitch Shandie (10,000 Corrupted Gems)
• Secret Agent Maan Hew Maan (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 Planescape Emergence Chests (2,500 Corrupted Gems)

• Contains gear for: Aeon, Duke Ravengard, Hew Maan, Shandie, Ulkoria, Umberto, and Valentine.

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Mastery required skill, and skill required patience and training. Whenever she would spend time working on an invention or deceiving folks in the local tavern, she thought of it as praying at the Temple of Knowledge. And she was a frequent attendant.

It's impossible to ignore this grinning goliath with extravagant style. Aeon's performances are dazzling, and her conversations are filled with wit and charm. But her true genius is what she accomplishes behind the scenes, gathering a wealth of knowledge and secrets all while deceiving her patrons with distracting displays!

I. Aeon

Aeon, a Goliath of exceptional intellect and charm, masterfully intertwines her skills as an Artillerist Artificer and Bard of the College of Whispers. Operating under the guise of a master tinkerer, she is, in truth, a cunning spy and manipulative puppet master. Aeon owns the renowned Greenhow, a unique tavern where patrons are served by her intricate automata, while she sells mechanical devices and curios embedded with Sending Stones and other surveillance tools; her ‘gifts’ have managed to make their way into some of the most powerful homes in the North Ward of Waterdeep. Her strategy is brilliantly deceptive; she portrays herself as a flamboyant performer and entertainer, so vivid and engaging that none suspect her of orchestrating a grand network of espionage, controlling events from the shadows.

Aeon is a Support and Debuff Champion who infiltrates the inner circle of one Patron each week to become eligible for all their adventures. She was created by B. Dave Walters, who the Idle Champions community already knows as the DM for many of our Idle Champions Presents livestreams and the creator behind Freely! He is also a published writer for comic books, graphic novels, and screenplays as well as a lead developer on many major TTRPGs. We're thrilled to bring another one of his characters into our formations!

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

II. Aeon's Stats

Race: Goliath	Alignment: Lawful Evil
Gender: Female	Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 32	Affiliation: None	Class: Artificer/Bard

STR: 10	DEX: 10	CON: 12
INT: 20	WIS: 14	CHA: 18

Role: Support, Debuff

Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until July 3rd, 2027)

Seat: 10 (Tyril)

III. Aeon's Abilities

Basic Attack

• Cane Wand - Aeon fires an energy bolt from her cane at the closest enemy for one hit.

Passive Abilities

• Network of Espionage - Every week, Aeon targets one Patron for infiltration. Aeon can be used in any Patron adventure or variant for her current Patron target, even if she would not normally be available to be used due to variant or patron restrictions.

Formation Abilities

• Inner Circle - Aeon increases the damage of adjacent Champions by 100% for each Champion in the formation that is eligible for the Patron she is infiltrating this week, stacking multiplicatively.

• Uncover Weakness - Each enemy that Aeon damages gains a Stolen Secrets stack. Enemies with a Stolen Secrets stack take 100% more damage from all sources, stacking multiplicatively up to 5 times.

• Challenge Accepted - Aeon increases the effect of Inner Circle by 100% for each completed Patron challenge for her current Patron target, stacking multiplicatively.

Specializations

First Specialization

• Immediate Infiltration - Increase the effect of Inner Circle by 100% each time Uncover Weakness applies a Stolen Secrets stack, stacking additively up to 10 times per area and resetting when changing areas.

• Play the Long Game - Increase the effect of Inner Circle by 0.1% each time Uncover Weakness applies a Stolen Secrets stack, stacking additively up to 1,000,000 times and persisting until you reset the adventure.

Second Specialization

• Artificer's Arsenal - Cane Wand can now pierce through the targeted enemy, dealing one hit to all enemies in a line. Additionally, it deals 5 seconds of BUD-based damage to all enemies it hits.

• Spy Network - Inner Circle now affects all Champions within two slots of Aeon and its pre-stack effect is increased by 75%.

• Powerful Patronage - Increase the pre-stack effect of Challenge Accepted by 150% while on a Patron variant for the week's chosen Patron.

Ultimate Ability

• Deuce - Aeon's mechanical monkey Deuce fires a barrage at all enemies, dealing one ultimate hit to each one and knocking them back a short distance.

IV. Aeon's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: Inner Circle	Slot 3: Uncover Weakness
Slot 4: Challenge Accepted	Slot 5: Immediate Infiltration and Play the Long Game	Slot 6: Ultimate Attack Cooldown

V. Aeon's Achievement and Adventure Variants

Achievement:

• Scheming Strategist - Gain 10,000 stacks of Stolen Secrets with Aeon's Uncover Weakness ability. (Accumulates over multiple adventures.)

Adventure Variants:

Mechanical Mayhem - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with Aeon!

• Aeon starts in the formation. She can't be moved or removed.
• 1-2 Iron Defenders spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
• Only Champions next to Aeon can deal damage.
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.

Spy's Strategy - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with Champions that work with a particular Patron.

Aeon starts in the formation. She can't be moved or removed.

You may only use core Champions and/or Champions eligible for Aeon's current Patron.

Area Goals:

• Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
• Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
• Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
• Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.

Discovered Secrets - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with your best debuffers.

• Aeon starts in the formation. She can't be moved or removed.
• Only monsters that have a debuff can take damage.
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 175.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 450.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 1000.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1600.

VI. Conclusion

Has Aeon charmed or manipulated her way into your roster? Tell us what secrets she's found out about your formations:

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"I have solved more cases than you have years in this world, I have faced more villains than you could dream of, and I am here to find this murderer and stop them before they kill again.”

When tragedy strikes and a mystery unfolds, there's no better investigator on the Sword Coast than Umberto Thornheart. He finds joy in detecting clues, and is an expert at solving even the most dastardly of puzzles!

I. Umberto

Umberto Thornheart is the orphaned child of two infamous thieves, and saw his parents executed for their crimes. Rather than live on the streets, he was taken in by the very detective who arrested his parents, and eventually became a detective himself, hoping to protect the innocent and (perhaps) reform the guilty.

Umberto Thornheart is a Tanking, Support, and Debuff Champion who employs his detective prowess to aid his allies. He was created by award-winning writer Gail Simone, who you may recognize from her work for DC, Marvel, WB, and many more! She has an extensive history crafting thrilling and emotional stories for a variety of comics, and we're thrilled to work with her to create this new Champion!

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

II. Umberto's Stats

Race: Human	Alignment: Lawful Good
Gender: Male	Pronouns: He/Him
Age: 42	Affiliation: None	Class: Druid

STR: 15	DEX: 9	CON: 16
INT: 11	WIS: 17	CHA: 14

Role: Tanking, Support, Debuff

Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (until July 3rd, 2027)

Seat: 7 (Minsc)

III. Umberto's Abilities

Basic Attack

Umberto has two attacks. A magic attack when he is in human form, and a Bear melee attack when he is in his ultimate Bear form.

• Swarmstaff - Umberto magically unleashes a small swarm of angry bees at the nearest foe, dealing 1 hit. If Beehive Barrage is unlocked, this adds one swarming bee to the enemy after Umberto's damage is applied.

• Bear Claw - Umberto moves up to the nearest foe and slashes them, dealing 1 ultimate hit.

Formation Abilities

• Detective's Entourage - Umberto increases the damage of all Champions in the two columns behind him by 100%.

• Beehive Barrage - Every second, Umberto's staff spawns a swarming bee, which buzzes around the staff, up to a maximum of 10 swarming bees. When an enemy attacks Umberto, he unleashes a swarming bee from the staff (if one exists) onto that enemy. When an enemy with one or more swarming bees is hit by any Champion, all their bees stings them, dealing 1 second of BUD-based damage for each bee. A maximum of 5 swarming bees can swarm a single enemy. Bees persist until the enemy is defeated, or until Umberto is removed from the formation.

• Ongoing Investigation - Pick an Investigation to pursue. Umberto gains stacks of Clue, and can start another Investigation after the Investigation concludes. Each Clue stack increases Detective's Entourage by 50%, stacking multiplicatively. Caps at 100 stacks. Once you are capped, additional Investigations are not offered. Clue stacks persist between areas and reset when the adventure ends.
• Rapid Reconnaissance: 2 hour duration, 10 stacks are awarded right away, but all but 1 are removed when the investigation ends (1 total)
• Steadfast Search: 8 hour duration, 1 stack awarded after every 2 hours, plus 2 stacks when the investigation ends (6 total)
• Thorough Inquiry: 24 hour duration, 1 stack awarded after every 3 hours, plus 16 stacks when the investigation ends (24 total)

• Protective Presence - Umberto increases the health of all other Champions by 25% of his max health, and any healing effect on those Champions is increased by 25%.

Specializations

First Specialization

• Law's Alliance - Umberto increases the effect of Detective's Entourage by 125% for each Lawful Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

• Family of Orphans - Umberto increases the effect of Detective's Entourage by 100% for each unaffiliated Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

• Call of the Wardens - Umberto increases the effect of Detective's Entourage by 300% for each Ranger or Druid Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Second Specialization

• More Bees - Umberto's Beehive Barrage increases the number of swarming bees spawned each second by 400% (to 5/sec), and when an enemy hits Umberto the maximum number of bees (if available) are unleashed. Finally, the damage per bee is increased by 100%.

• More Clues - Umberto increases the maximum number of Ongoing Investigation's Clue stacks by 50%.

• More Damage - Increase the effect of Detective's Entourage by 200%.

Ultimate Ability

• Brown Bear Bash - Umberto transforms into a bear for 15 seconds, resetting the base attack cooldown of all Champions in the formation. For the duration, Umberto's base attack changes to Bear Claw and the attack cooldown of all Champions in the formation is reduced by 2 seconds, causing them to attack more often.

IV. Umberto's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: Increase Health	Slot 3: Detective's Entourage
Slot 4: Ongoing Investigation	Slot 5: Specializations	Slot 6: Ultimate Attack Cooldown

V. Umberto's Achievement and Adventure Variants

Achievement:

• Not The Bees! - Have Umberto unleash 10,000 bees with his Beehive Barrage ability.

Adventure Variants:

Guardian of the Wilds - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with Umberto!

• Umberto starts in the formation. He can't be moved or removed.
• Only Umberto and Champions in the two columns behind him can deal damage.
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.

Investigation Time - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with a detailed investigation!

• Umberto starts in the formation. He can't be moved or removed.
• His assistant bees, Sherlock Combs and Dr. Buzz Watson, take up two slots in the formation, and assist Umberto with his investigations.
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.

Umberto's Friends - Save Waterdeep from the chaos of a Founders' Day gone awry with Umberto's friends!

• Umberto starts in the formation. He can't be moved or removed.
• You may only use Lawful, Unaffiliated, Druid, and/or Ranger Champions.
• 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 has Umberto helped you solve the mystery of the most difficult formations? Let us know how this detective has helped:

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The Champions' adventure across the multiverse to stop Emperor Vecna continues! The next piece of the Rod of Seven Parts is lost in the Astral Sea - and with the help of the Wizards Three, the Champions are sent to the floating corpse of a long-dead god. There, the Champions discover a crashed Spelljammer ship and some of the surviving crew. Could this be where the next piece of the Rod is? Time to find out!

Note: You will need to have completed the previous two Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventures, A Tale of Two Vecnas and The Wizards Three, in order to access these new adventures.

Havock's Zenith

Investigate a cult of Vecna in the Neverdeath Graveyard!



The Wizards Three have located the next piece of the Rod of Seven Parts. Far, far away in the Astral Sea floats the corpse of a long-dead god Havock. The Wizards Three are sure the second piece of the rod is located somewhere around it. Using the portal in the Sanctum, the Champions travel to the corpse of Havock and quickly discover the debris of a crashed Spelljammer ship - the Lambent Zenith. Could this ship have the piece of the rod?

Variant

Swords at the Ready - Venture into the Astral Sea supporting your best fighter.
• You may not use Champions with the DPS role unless they have the Fighter class.
• The Book of Tarchamus joins the formation.
• Good Champions next to the Book aren't revived and don't heal when changing areas.
• Complete area 550

The Heart of Havock

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



The Champions trek across the horrifying corpse of Havock, ready to search the other two sections of the Lambent Zenith. Along the way, Blooshi meets a representative of her new patron - Alvina! The prismatic tressym tells her that The Kitten Lord has taken up her patronage, and the group is just THRILLED (not really) that Alvina is with them. Eventually, they meet with the captain of the Lambent Zenith and learn the location of the piece of the Rod of Seven Parts. But, in order to get there, they'll have to face off against the gruesome Hertilod!

Variant

The Messenger of the Kitten Lord - Break the second ward, find the vault, and try not to get distracted by the CUTENESS!
• Alvina joins the formation.
• Champions adjacent to Alvina have their base attack cooldowns doubled due to the distracting cuteness, unless they are Tabaxi.
• 1-2 Wild Dogs spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
• Complete area 600

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"My duty is first and foremost to the city and its people."

As a lifelong soldier of the Flaming Fist and now the Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate, Ulder Ravengard has spent his whole life serving and protecting the city. He struggles to remain committed to his ideals, even as devilish creatures seek to undermine all that he has achieved.

I. Duke Ravengard

Ulder Ravengard is the leader of the Flaming Fist and the Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate. His primary concerns are the stability and prosperity of Baldur’s Gate, and he's been a voice of reason and common sense among the ruling council. In recent years, he has been a target of fiendish plots in unsuccessful attempts to take over the city.

Duke Ravengard is a Support Champion who bolsters those who also use Melee base attacks. The more melee attacks, the stronger his buffs become! His buffs are further increased in an area when any Melee Champion scores a critical hit. Once unlocked, he will bring his sword to your battle from seat 8 opposite Delina.

II. Duke Ravengard's Stats

Race: Human	Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Gender: Male	Pronouns: He/Him
Age: 53	Affiliation: None	Class: Fighter

STR: 17	DEX: 14	CON: 16
INT: 11	WIS: 10	CHA: 17

Role: Support

Eligible for Patrons: Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (available until June 5th, 2027)

Seat: 8 (Delina)

III. Duke Ravengard's Abilities

Basic Attack

Duke Ravengard has two basic attacks, the first is his normal attack and the second is when he chooses the Lead The Charge specialization.

• Duke's Longsword - Duke Ravengard attacks the closest enemy for one hit with his longsword.

• Duke's Longsword (after picking the Lead the Charge specialization) - Duke Ravengard attacks the closest enemy for one hit with his longsword. If he scores a critical hit, he follows-up by smashing the enemy with his shield, knocking them back a short distance.

Passive Abilities

• Critical Hit - Duke Ravengard's base chance to Critical Hit is 20%.

Formation Abilities

• Marshal of the Flaming Fist - Duke Ravengard gains a Command stack for each Champion with a melee base attack in the formation (including himself). Each stack increases the damage of these Champions by 400%, stacking multiplicatively.

• Position of Power - Duke Ravengard increases the effect of the outgoing positional formation abilities of all Champions with a melee base attack by 25% for each Command stack he has, stacking additively.

• Critical Teamwork - Whenever a Champion with a melee base attack gets a critical hit, increase the effect of Marshal of the Flaming Fist by 50% and additively increase the odds of all Champions in the formation getting critical hits by 1%. Both effects stack up to 50 times and reset when changing areas.

Specializations

• Lead The Charge - When Duke Ravengard gets a critical hit, he follows up by bashing the enemy with his shield, knocking it back a short distance. When this occurs, all melee Champions adjacent to Duke Ravengard have their base attack cooldowns immediately reset.

• Strength of Baldur's Gate - Champions with a melee base attack have their crit chance additively increased by 20% and crit damage increased by 1000%.

• Legacy of Ravengard - If Wyll is in the formation, anyone affected by Wyll's Folk Hero benefit gains an additional stack, but the maximum remains at 4 stacks.

Ultimate Ability

• Fire Shield - Duke Ravengard's magical armor ignites in flames, surrounding him in a flickering aura of magical hot flame for 20 seconds. For the duration, his attacks deal an additional 25 seconds of BUD-based damage and any enemy that makes a melee attack against the formation suffers 25 seconds of BUD-based damage as well.

IV. Duke Ravengard's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: Global DPS	Slot 3: Marshal of the Flaming Fist
Slot 4: Critical Teamwork	Slot 5: Ultimate Damage	Slot 6: Ultimate Cooldown

V. Duke Ravengard's Achievement and Adventure Variants

Achievement:

• A Critical Task - Score 10,000 Critical Hits while Duke Ravengard is in the formation.

Adventure Variants:

Might of Melee - Attempt to calm down a very angry bronze dragon with the Grand Duke Ulder Ravengard!

• Duke Ravengard starts in the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
• You may only use Champions with a melee base attack.
• Getting to know Duke Ravengard: As an experienced Soldier, Duke Ravengard understands melee combat. Use Champions with Melee attacks to make the most of his buffs!
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.

Critical Combat - Attempt to calm down a very angry bronze dragon while optimizing your chance to score a critical hit!

• Duke Ravengard starts in the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
• You may only use Champions with a melee base attack.
• At the start of each area, all Champions have their damage reduced to 1 until someone in the formation scores a critical hit. Every 200 areas, the number of critical hits required to remove this damage reduction debuff is increased by 1.
• Getting to know Duke Ravengard: Duke Ravengard's buffs grow more potent as your Champions score critical hits. Use Champions with improved critical hit chances to make the most of this!
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.

That's a Whole Lot of Goblins - Attempt to calm down a very angry bronze dragon while facing down hordes of goblins!

• Duke Ravengard starts in the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
• Duke Ravengard's Ultimate starts unlocked and the cooldown is reduced by 75%.
• You may only use Champions with a melee base attack.
• In the first wave of each non-boss area, there is a 20% chance that 30 goblins immediately spawn. These goblins do not drop gold or count toward quest progress.
• Getting to know Duke Ravengard: When facing a lot of enemies at one time, Duke Ravengard's Fire Shield ultimate can help even the score!
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 175.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 450.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 1000.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1600.

VI. Conclusion

Have you enjoyed how much Duke Ravengard supports a formation filled with melee masters? Let us know about your epic adventures:

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This Pride Month, we at Codename Entertainment are delighted to announce a collaboration with Deven Rue to create a unique familiar for our Lambert House charity drive - Ms. Squiggles the Octopus! Codename Entertainment will be donating the net proceeds of all Ms. Squiggles sales from the first week of launch to Lambert House.

Ms. Squiggles

We are incredibly excited to work with Deven Rue on the creation of Ms. Squiggles. Deven is one of the most recognizable names in fantasy maps for Table Top Roleplaying Games. She has made incredible maps for Dungeons & Dragons, Critical Role, Beadle & Grimm's, and The Lord of the Rings: Tales of the Middle Earth set for Magic: The Gathering. They also have a podcast, Quip & Quill, where she chats with incredible people from all across the TTRPG community about a wide range of topics. You can learn more about everything Deven does, including getting some awesome maps, on their website.

Lambert House

Lambert House empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth through the development of leadership, social, and life skills. We at Codename Entertainment are thrilled to be supporting Lambert House, again, for a fantastic cause we truly believe in.

Ms. Squiggles will be available on June 3rd, 2024, at Noon PT in the in-game shop. Net proceeds from all the Ms. Squiggles Familiar sales through June 9th, 2024, will be donated to Lambert House! Check out the in-game store for more details!

Familiars

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



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Those that have played through the Grand Tour adventures based in Barovia have already been introduced to Ezmerelda d'Avenir. This renowned monster hunter has been helping battle the creatures of the night since Year 4, and after a few more years of experience she's learned some new tactics. She is ready to show off her improved skillset in this reintroduction, as well as bring the new Debuff role to the formation!

I. Ezmerelda

A prolific vampire hunter from the land of Barovia. Ezmerelda has joined the Champions to try and rid this new realm from evil. She brings a wealth of knowledge from Barovia to assist the Champions.

Ezmerelda is a Support Champion who teaches other Champions how to spot the vulnerable points of their enemies. She increases her debuffs as the Champions defeat more undead, which are her favored foe. Once unlocked she'll be in Seat 1 opposite Bruenor, ready to jump into the formation and start training!

II. Ezmerelda's Stats

Race: Human	Alignment: Chaotic Good
Gender: Female	Pronouns: She/Her
Age: 27	Affiliation: None	Class: Fighter/Wizard

STR: 14	DEX: 19	CON: 16
INT: 16	WIS: 11	CHA: 17

Role: Support, Debuff

Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until June 5th 2027)

Seat: 1 (Bruenor)

III. Ezmerelda's Abilities

Basic Attack

• Fire Bolt - Ezmerelda hurls a mote of fire at a random enemy.

Formation Abilities

• Training Montage - Ezmerelda marks enemies that she attacks, training other Champions to spot their vulnerable points. Marked enemies take 50% more damage from all Champions for each Debuff Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

• Preparation - Every time a debuff is applied to an enemy, the effect of Training Montage is increased by 10%, stacking multiplicatively, up to 100 times and resetting when changing areas.

• Threat Tracking - Undead are Ezmerelda's favored foes. Ezmerelda tracks the favored foes that any Champion kills while she is in the formation, increasing the base effect of Training Montage by 0.025% for each favored foe killed (additively then multiplicatively). These stacks persist for the entire adventure, resetting when you complete it. Caps at 100,000 favored foe kills.

• Enemies In The Mist - While Ezmerelda is in the formation, 0-2 "Mist" enemies can spawn with each wave. When a "Mist" enemy is defeated, an enemy whose type matches one of Ezmerelda's favored foe appears from the mist, and all nearby enemies gain the Training Montage debuff.

Specializations

• We've Trained For This - All champions deal 100% more damage against enemies with armor-based health, increasing their chance of breaking an armor piece. Additionally, if a hits-based or armor-based enemy is affected by Training Montage, successful hits against them remove an additional hit or armor piece.

• Vampire Hunter - The effect of Training Montage is increased by 400% on enemies who are one of Ezmerelda's favored foes, and Threat Tracking counts each favored foe killed twice.

• The Devil You Know - Increase the effect of Training Montage by 100%. The effect is doubled during Strahd patron variants.

Ultimate Ability

• My Signal - Ezmerelda reveals a magical sun dagger and launches it at the enemy with the highest health (randomly if tied). The dagger lands in the target dealing ultimate damage, and then remains there as it begins to glow with a burst of radiant energy, creating a new debuff that lasts 10 seconds. The debuff increases the damage done to the enemy by 25% for each stack of Preparation currently active, stacking multiplicatively.

IV. Ezmerelda's Epic Equipment

Slot 1: Global DPS	Slot 2: Global DPS	Slot 3: Training Montage
Slot 4: Preparation	Slot 5: Specializations	Slot 6: Ultimate Attack Cooldown

V. Ezmerelda's Achievement and Adventure Variants

Achievement:

• You Are Adequately Prepared - Use Ezmerelda's ultimate ability with a cumulative total of 2,500 active Preparation stacks. This count persists through adventures.

Adventure Variants:

The Devil's Scourge - Strahd von Zarovich sent his Zombies to follow Ezmerelda from Barovia.

• Strahd Zombies appear in each wave and deal 100% additional damage. They do not drop gold, nor do they count towards quest progress.
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 75.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 250.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 600.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1200.

The Devil Knocks - The mists of Ravenloft encroach upon us, making it harder for the Champions to see.

• Enemies move 100% faster and drop 99% less gold.
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 125.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 350.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 800.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1400.

The Devil You Know - This time Strahd sent his vampire spawn to follow Ezmerelda.

• Vampire Spawn appear in each wave and deal 100% additional damage. They do not drop gold, nor do they count towards quest progress.
• Ezmerelda starts in the formation and cannot be moved. Only Champions in Ezmerelda's column can deal damage. All other Champions have their DPS disabled, but their formation abilities are active.
• You may only use Champions with a melee base attack.
• Area Goals:
  • Tier 1: Complete Area 175.
  • Tier 2: Complete Area 450.
  • Tier 3: Complete Area 1000.
  • Tier 4: Complete Area 1600.

VI. Conclusion

Strahd and his undead don't stand a chance against Ezmerelda's debuffs! Let us know about your triumphs in the mist:

• The Idle Champions Subreddit or Steam forums.
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It's time again to put your formations to the test! Today we add more Adventure Variants to five of our active campaigns. Read on to learn more about what these adventures are and where to find them!

Adventure Variants

This week's update brings 10 new adventure variants to five of our active campaigns! This week's update also brings Vecnas - or Vecnae - to half of them, with variants of The Whispered One from across the multiverse arriving to fight the Champions. One might even describe this assault as something of a 'Vecna Emergence' event...

Grand Tour of the Sword Coast Adventure Variants

• Vecna Lives! Variant 3: Emperor Vecna Lives!
Explore the emergency in Candlekeep and discover an even newer threat to Faerûn.
• 1-2 Emperor Vecna Cultists, new unique monster from Vecna 1.1 (both melee and ranged), spawn with each wave. They do not drop gold or count towards quest progress.
• You may only use Champions with a Charisma of 13 or lower.
• Complete area 375.



• Vecna Loots! Variant 3: Very Well Equipped
Stop the assault on Candlekeep with the very best of your best equipped Champions!
• Only Champions with at least four Epic equipment or better may be used.
• Three wizard students join the formation. They just get in the way.
• Complete area 375.

Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Adventure Variants

• Ending the Rime - Part 1 Variant 3: Baldur's Gate Expatriates - Part 1
Head off in the nautiloid with a crew experienced with ceremorphosis.
• 1-2 Emperor Vecna Cultists spawn with each wave. They do not drop gold or count towards quest progress.
• You may only use Champions from the Heroes of Baldur's Gate or Absolute Adversaries affiliation.
• Complete area 550.



• Ending the Rime - Part 2 Variant 3: Baldur's Gate Expatriates - Part 2
Continue to hunt for The Codicil of White, while dealing with those tadpoles in your head.
• Requires Baldur's Gate Expatriates - Part 1 completed.
• 1-2 Emperor Vecna Cultists spawn with each wave. They do not drop gold or count towards quest progress.
• You may only use Champions from the Heroes of Baldur's Gate or Absolute Adversaries affiliation.
• Bosses (including all 3 forms of Auril) deal 500% additional damage.
• Complete area 575.

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Adventure Variants

• The Fairy Rings of Thither Variant 3: The Magical Rings of Thither
Enter the forests of Thither with those well versed in the magical arts.
• 1-2 Emperor Vecna Cultists spawn with each wave. They do not drop gold or count towards quest progress.
• You may only use Champions with a Magic base attack.
• Complete area 650.



• Will of the Feywild Variant 3: No Damage, None of the Time
  
Face off against the next member of the League of Malevolence without your damage dealers!
• You may only use Champions with an ability score total of 78 or less.
• You may not use any Champions with the DPS tag.
• Complete area 700.

The Light of Xaryxis Adventure Variants

• Rocky Reception Variant 2: Con Crud
Search for Commodore Krux while your tough Champions are off doing something else.
• 1-2 Emperor Vecna Cultists spawn with each wave. They do not drop gold or count towards quest progress.
• In non-boss areas, non-Vecna Cultist monsters are immune from damage until all Emperor Vecna Cultists are defeated.
• You can only use Champions with a Constitution of 13 or lower.
• Complete area 600.


• Rock and Roll Variant 2: Modal Nodes
  
Escape the rock before somebody shoots first.
• Only Champions with a ranged base attack can deal damage.
• After area 25, you can't remove Champions from the formation.
• After every 50 areas, a random non-Bard Champion is removed from the formation and can't be used for the rest of the adventure.
• Complete area 650.

The Turn of Fortune's Wheel Adventure Variants

• The Beginning is the End Variant 2: Tomb of Champions II: Funky Fandango
Return to the Tomb of Annihilation to stop Acererak from assembling a villainous super team with even more speed!
• You must complete area 300 within 30 minutes of starting the objective.
• Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 5.
• Complete area 300.



• The End is the Beginning Variant 2: Mixing It Up
NEPHEW. ADJUST. PATH?
• After area 25, you can't add, move, or remove Champions.
• After every 50 areas, Champions not in the front column are randomly placed in the formation.
• Complete area 450.

Champion Search

Get ready to level up your formation building with 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. Learn more about Champion Search, coming to the game TODAY in our blog post!

See the in-game Change Log for more information!

We would love to hear about your experiences in Idle Champions on the Idle Champions Subreddit, on the Steam forums, or on the Official Idle Champions Discord!

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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