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Tales of the Champions, Part 5 & Emergence!


Well met!

We are thrilled to close out 2025 with the fifth Tales of the Champions update, with two new adventures and six new challenging variants that will take you to from the Shadowfell to the Outlands!

On our next adventures, Kas the Vampire seeks purpose in unlife with a little help from his allies, while Nordom the Modron and his friends investigate a curious case about vanishing modrons...

Completing the base adventures will unlock Kas (Seat 6) and Nordom (Seat 9) while completing the new variants will unlock Feats, Corrupted Gems, Modron Compontent Chests, and an exclusive Skin!

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

[h3]Ashes of the Past[/h3]

Kas the Destroyer has grown tired of his eternal crusade against Vecna. It's up to Astarion, Windfall, and Blooshi to help the Darklord of Tovag learn what he really wants, and how to let go.
  • Complete Area 150
  • Rewards: Kas Unlock

[h3]Variant 1: Uneclipsed[/h3]
Kas seeks new purpose in unlife, with a little help from his supporting friends.
  • Kas joins the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
  • You may not use any other Champions that have the DPS role.
  • One of Kas's soldiers joins the formation. Only Evil Champions next to the soldier can deal damage with their base attacks.
  • Getting to Know Idle Champions: Champions with the DPS role are your main damage dealers. Choose and position your Champions well to make the most out of your party's main damage dealer!
  • Complete Area 350
  • Rewards: 4 Gold Kas Chests and 250 Corrupted Gems

[h3]Variant 2: Who's the Boss?[/h3]
Kas seeks new purpose in unlife, while facing some additional bosses.

Must have completed a Tier 2 variant in an Event
  • Kas joins the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
  • Boss health, damage, and speed are increased by 100%.
  • A boss enemy spawns at the start of the first wave of each non-boss area. These extra bosses do not drop gold or loot bags, or count toward quest progress.
  • Two of Kas's soldiers join the formation. Only Evil Champions next to the soldiers can deal damage with their base attacks.
  • Complete Area 800
  • Rewards: Kas Epic Feat: Resolute (Stun Immunity) and 250 Corrupted Gems

[h3]Variant 3: No Rest for the Wicked[/h3]
Kas seeks new purpose in unlife, with a little help from his restless friends.

Must have completed a Tier 3 variant in an Event
  • Kas joins the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
  • Champions don't recover health when moving to a new area.
  • Champions resurrect at half health when changing areas instead of full health..
  • At the start of each area, Champions take damage equal to 30% of their max health.
  • Three of Kas's soldiers join the formation. Only Evil Champions next to the soldiers can deal damage with their base attacks.
  • Complete Area 1400
  • Rewards: Oerth Kas Skin and 250 Corrupted Gems

[h3]Case File #9717[/h3]

When a roaming friend gets caught in the middle of a conspiracy of missing modrons, it's up to Nordom to crack the case. Travel to Automata in the Outlands in search of clues, explore a strange factory, and uncover the truth.
  • Complete Area 150
  • Rewards: Nordom Unlock

[h3]Variant 1: Gone Missing[/h3]
Nordom and friends investigate a curious case of vanishing modrons and vanishing Champions.
  • Nordom joins the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
  • Click damage only deals damage for the first 25 areas.
  • Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure.
  • Once a Champion is placed in the formation they can not be swapped or removed
  • Every 50 areas, 20% of the Champions are removed and locked for the remainder of the adventure. Nordom is immune to this effect.
  • Getting to Know Idle Champions: Once you've unlocked at least two Champions in each bench slot, you can attempt to unlock a second party and run two sets of Champions at the same time! This variant gives you a little practice on how to Split the Party.
  • Complete Area 350
  • Rewards: 4 Nordom Gold Chests and 250 Corrupted Gems

[h3]Variant 2: Clockwork Clash[/h3]
Nordom and friends investigate a curious case of aggressive and armored modrons.
Must have completed a Tier 2 variant in an Event

  • Nordom joins the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
  • Only one Champion of each species can be included in the formation at any time. Champions with multiple species count for all of their species.
  • Non-boss Construct enemies without segmented health have 4 segmented health instead of their normal health
  • 1-2 Modrons spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
  • Complete Area 800
  • Rewards: Nordom Epic Feat: Explosive Bolts (Nordom gains the Control role and his base attacks explode in a small radius, dealing 1 hit to all enemies in the area and knocking them back a short distance.) and 250 Corrupted Gems

[h3]Variant 3: All Roads Lead to R04M[/h3]
Nordom, R04M, and friends investigate a curious case of vanishing modrons.
Must have completed a Tier 3 variant in an Event
  • Nordom joins the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
  • You may only use Champions with a total ability score of 82 or higher.
  • R04M starts in the formation. Champions next to R04M have a +2 bonus to all ability scores, but it's too late to help with the variant restriction.
  • Complete Area 1400
  • Rewards: 10x Modron Component Chests and 250 Corrupted Gems

[h2]Winter Beast Emergence[/h2]

As winter descends fully upon the Sword Coast, those caught out in the wild find themselves stalked by Winter Beasts... The Winter Beast Emergence brings Golden Epics for Blooshi, Lark, and Windfall, Feats for Beadle, Calliope, Halsin, Minthara, Skylla, Warduke, and Windfall, and the new Cozy Calliope Skin!

New Items Added to the Thayan Enclave!
  • Golden Epics - 20,000 Corrupted Gems Each
    • Blooshi Slot 1 - Staff of the Reanimated (Global Damage Buff)
    • Lark Slot 2 - Pendant of Brilliance (Uptempo Uggie Buff)
    • Windfall Slot 1 - Queen's Blade (Global Damage Buff)
  • Feats - 10,000 Corrupted Gems Each
    • Beadle - Prodigal Leader (Global Damage Buff)
    • Calliope - Scholar (INT +2)
    • Halsin - Multiversal Allies (Global Damage Buff for each species)
    • Minthara - Vengeful Composure (Piercing component of Oath of Vengeance only requires 1 Soul Branding stack
    • Skylla - Keen Athlete (STR +1, INT +1)
    • Warduke - Blazing Blade (A Trained Killer Buff)
    • Windfall - Drifter (Long Game Buff)
  • Skins - 10,000 Corrupted Gems Each
    • Cozy Calliope
  • Chests
    • Unlimited Winter Beast Emergence Emergence Chests - 2,500 Corrupted Gems each
    • Contains gear for Beadle, Blooshi, Calliope, Halsin, Lark, Minthara, Skylla, Warduke, Windfall

[h2]Campaign Feedback[/h2]
We're now halfway through the Tales of the Champions Campaign. What do you think so far? What Champions do you hope we feature in the back half? We'd love your feedback!

Join our community on one of our official platforms and let us know what you think!