Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms News

[h2]Limited-Time Offer - Over $100 USD Value - FREE![/h2]

Steam players who log in to Idle Champions between June 11th and 18th will receive the Briv's Champions of Renown Pack!

Briv's Champions of Renown Pack includes:

• Unlocks for the following Champions: Presto (Seat 2), Artemis (Seat 3), Briv (Seat 5), Ellywick (Seat 10), and Strongheart (Seat 11)
  
• An EXCLUSIVE Familiar: Clove the Badger
  
• An EXCLUSIVE Skin: Heroic Presto
  
• 32 Platinum Presto Chests with 2 guaranteed Shiny equipment cards
  
• 32 Platinum Artemis Chests with 2 guaranteed Shiny equipment cards
  
• 32 Platinum Briv Chests with 2 guaranteed Shiny equipment cards
  
• 32 Platinum Ellywick Chests with 2 guaranteed Shiny equipment cards
  
• 32 Platinum Strongheart Chests with 2 guaranteed Shiny equipment cards
  
• 1 Epic Potion of the Gem Hunter - A single-use potion that increases boss gem drops by 50% for 1 week
  
• 1 Epic Potion of the Gold Hunter - A single-use potion that increases gold find by 100% for 1 week
  

Steam players must log in between 10 AM Pacific on Wednesday, June 11th and 10 AM Pacific on Wednesday, June 18th to receive these rewards.

It's the Summer Solstice in Faerûn, which means it is time for Dragondown celebrations!

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

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

The first Dragondown was the 13th limited-time event in Idle Champions, launching on June 25th, 2018. This year marks our eighth Dragondown event, which introduces Hank the Ranger, the leader and final member of the Saturday Morning Squad affiliation, with today's launch. Our second Featured Champion, Krond, will be receiving a significant update, with a new Champion Update blog coming on Friday, June 6, before his launch next Wednesday, June 11.

For details on Dragondown Year 8, read on!

[h2]Featured Champions[/h2]
[h3]Hank[/h3]


Hank is the steadfast and courageous leader of the group of friends that has been swept away into the perilous realm of Dungeons & Dragons. As the Ranger, he wields his signature Energy Bow to fend off danger and light the way forward. Though the weight of leadership tests him at every turn, Hank’s tactical insight and unwavering resolve keep the party moving forward in their quest to find a way back home.

Learn more about Hank in his Champion Spotlight.

[h3]Krond[/h3]


Krond was born of a union between an academic human wizard and a mighty orc fighter who led a nomadic orc community. Raised as a fearsome warrior and arcane scholar, he studied these arts with equal passion. Krond's parents tragically lost their lives protecting their family and friends during an enemy raid. This moment changed Krond, and he swore revenge upon the world. Taking up an ancestral warhammer called Unity, Krond set out to make things right, one way or another.

Learn more about Krond when his Champion Spotlight arrives on June 6th!

[h2]Flex Champions[/h2]
Flex Slots allow players to unlock additional Champions and earn chests during
events, choosing from a pool of retired Champions associated with the event.
This collection of retired Champions includes the Champions from previous years of the
event as well as some Champions whose events have been retired.
This event's Flex Slot pool includes:


[h2]Event Augments[/h2]

• Augment 1: Free Rerolls (Returning Augment)
  Description: You gain five free rerolls to use on each set of your Weekly Offers during this event!
  
  
• Augment 2: Golden Weekly Offers (Returning Augment)
  Description: One of your weekly offers will be Golden during this event. Golden offers provide an additional 10% discount! The Golden tag persists when an offer is rerolled.
  
  
• Augment 3: Auto Blacksmith (Returning Augment)
  Description: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots if they don't already have better. Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!
  
  
• Augment 4: Additional Boon Buff (New Augment)
  Description: An additional boon buff at each level increases global damage based on the number of Pigments on Champions in the formation, stacking additively.
  

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

[h2]Steam Local Currency Update[/h2]

Yesterday, we rolled out an update to Steam players which allows our in-game shop to show their local currencies instead of USD. Steam will now charge players in local currencies instead of a converted USD price, using Steam's standard conversion rates. With this update, local currencies are now displayed in Idle Champions across all platforms except Android, which is our next priority.

[h2]Dragondown Feedback Wanted[/h2]

Are you as excited as we are for Hank the Ranger? What about a potential update for Krond? We'd love to hear what you think!

Your feedback is important to us, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:

• The Official Idle Champions Discord.
• The Official Idle Champions Subreddit.
  
• Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky, or Instagram.

Hank is the steadfast and courageous leader of the group of friends that has been swept away into the perilous realm of Dungeons & Dragons. As the Ranger, he wields his signature Energy Bow to fend off danger and light the way forward. Though the weight of leadership tests him at every turn, Hank’s tactical insight and unwavering resolve keep the party moving forward in their quest to find a way back home.

Hank is a Support and Control Champion who leads a bunch of kids who have been swept away to the world of Dungeons & Dragons. Hank's stalwart encouragement buffs the damage of Champions next to him, and his unerring Energy Bow keeps the enemies away.

For more information about The Ranger, read on!

[h3]Hank[/h3]


Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Elminster (until June 4th, 2028)


[h3]Abilities[/h3]
[h3]Basic Attack[/h3]

• Energy Bow(ranged) -Hank attacks the closest enemy, dealing 1 hit. (They are also knocked back once the Energy Bow ability is unlocked.)

[h3]Formation Abilities[/h3]

• Stalwart Encouragement - Hank increases the damage of Champions adjacent to him by 100%.
  
• Energy Bow - Enemies that Hank hits are knocked back. The distance they're knocked back increases the closer they are to the formation.
  
• Time Gate Piece Scavenger - Hank can help scavenge up to 5 additional Time Gate Pieces when killing bosses. While this cap is not reached, Hank has a 1% chance of scavenging 1 Time Gate Piece each time a boss is defeated. The cap increases by 1/3 every day.
  
• Every Little Bit Helps - Hank increases the effect of Stalwart Encouragement by 10% for each item that has ever been collected by Scavenger abilities, stacking additively.
  

[h3]Specializations A[/h3]

• Heart of Heroes - Hank increases the damage bonus of Stalwart Encouragement by 100% for each Champion in the formation with a total ability score of 78 or less, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• Arrow Alliance - Hank increases the damage bonus of Stalwart Encouragement by 125% for each Champion in the formation with a Ranged attack, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• Unyielding Unity - Hank increases the damage bonus of Stalwart Encouragement by 200% for each member of the Saturday Morning Squad in the formation, stacking multiplicatively. This also adds the Saturday Morning Squad affiliation to Dungeon Master.
  

[h3]Specializations B[/h3]

• Tactical Advantage - Whenever an enemy is knocked back, Hank gains a Tactics stack. For each Tactics stack, the Critical Hit Chance of all Champions in the formation is increased by 1%, and the Critical Hit Damage of all Champions in the formation is increased by 10%. Tactics stacks stack additively up to 50 times and reset when changing areas.
  
• Dragon Slayer - Hank gains the Hunter role with Dragons as his Favored Foe. Non-boss waves spawn a Dragon 50% of the time. Stalwart Encouragement’s effect is increased by 100% for each Dragon defeated in the current area, stacking multiplicatively up to 10 times. In boss areas, non-boss waves always spawn a dragon, and defeated dragons provide 5 stacks.
  

[h3]Ultimate Ability[/h3]

• Arrows of Restraint(ranged) -Hank fires 5 arrows at random enemies, dealing 1 ultimate hit and stunning each of them.

[h3]Equipment[/h3]


[h2]Feats[/h2]

[h3]Uncommon[/h3]

• Selflessness
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%.
  
• Rookie Leader
  Increases the effect of Hank's Heart of Heroes, Arrow Alliance, and Unyielding Unity specializations by 20%.
  
• Chipping In
  Increases the effect of Hank's Every Little Bit Helps ability by 20%.
  
• Kind Words
  Increases the effect of Hank's Stalwart Encouragement ability by 20%.
  

[h3]Rare[/h3]

• Training Montage
  Increases the effect of Hank's Tactical Advantage, and Dragon Slayer specializations by 40%.
  
• Skilled Leader
  Increases the effect of Hank's Heart of Heroes, Arrow Alliance, and Unyielding Unity specializations by 40%.
  
• Helping Hand
  Increases the effect of Hank's Every Little Bit Helps ability by 40%.
  
• Stirring Words
  Increases the effect of Hank's Stalwart Encouragement ability by 40%.
  
• Inspiring Leader
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%.
  

[h3]Epic[/h3]

• Tenacious
  Increases the Constitution score of Hank by 2.
  Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Foe Slayer
  Hank's Dragon Slayer Specialization now stacks on any favored foe killed.
  Available in the Dragonslayer Hank Theme Pack

[h2]Champion Feedback[/h2]

What do you think of Hank? Do you have any feedback about the leader of our Saturday Morning Squad? We want to know!

The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially supported platform:

• The Official Idle Champions Discord.
• The Official Idle Champions Subreddit.
  
• Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky, or Instagram.

Welcome to the Event Augment preview for Dragondown Year 8!

Our next event arrives on Wednesday, June 4, bringing two Featured Champions (one New Champion, one Champion Rebalance).

[h2]Event System Permanent Feature Updates[/h2]

We have some exciting updates to the Event system this month! Based on your feedback, we're making several Augments permanent features so we can free up space to add even more fun tweaks in future Events. Let's dive in!

• Boon XP and Extra Benefits (Scales of Tiamat) are now permanent features. You can find details about them here.
  
• Worth the Wait is being retired as an Augment. Its core feature - rolling out the second featured Champion on Day 8 - will remain, but the tweak of tier 2+ variants providing an additional chest is going away.

The in-game FAQ has been updated to reflect these system changes, and we're excited about the additional Augment space they open up. Now let's get into the June 2025 Augments!

[h2]Dragondown 8 Event Augments[/h2]

• Augment 1: Free Rerolls (Returning Augment)
  
  Description: You gain five free rerolls to use on each set of your Weekly Offers during this event!
  

• Augment 2: Golden Weekly Offers (Returning Augment)
  
  Description: One of your weekly offers will be Golden during this event. Golden offers provide an additional 10% discount! The Golden tag persists when an offer is rerolled.

• Augment 3: Auto Blacksmith (Returning Augment)
  
  Description: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots if they don't already have better. Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!

• Augment 4: Boon Enhancements (New Augment)
  
  Description: An additional boon buff at each level increases global damage based on the number of Pigments on Champions in the formation, stacking additively.

Note: Similar to our rollout in May the spotlight blogs for the two Featured Champions will also be spread out, with Hank's tomorrow, May 30th, and Krond's releasing next Friday, June 6th.

[h2]Augment Feedback[/h2]

What do you think?

Tell us about your experiences with Augments in Idle Champions. The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially-supported platform:

• The Official Idle Champions Discord.
• The Official Idle Champions Subreddit.
  
• Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky, or Instagram.

At the behest of the Wizards Three, the Champions have ventured across the multiverse in search of pieces of the Rod of Seven Parts.

Now, it's time to assemble the rod. And time for a traitor to strike.

Part 8 of the Vecna: Eve of Ruin campaign takes the party to Pandesmos, the topmost layer of Pandemonium, where they will face the greatest threat the multiverse has ever faced - and an ancient enemy, sealed away by the Rod a long, long time ago.

Note: You will need to have completed the previous two Vecna: Eve of Ruin adventures, Hellbound and The Red Belvedere, in order to access these new adventures.

[h3]Campaign: Vecna: Eve of Ruin[/h3]


[h3]The Rod of Seven Parts[/h3]
Assemble the completed rod and discover what happens next.

• Complete area 1100

[h3]Variant: The House Always Wins[/h3]
Assemble the completed rod while under the threat of a giant roulette ball.

• The formation slots are colored Red, Black and two glowing Green slots.
  
• A giant roulette ball joins the formation as an escort.
  
• Starting upon entering area 101, and every 100 areas thereafter, the giant roulette ball jumps up and spins around in a circle above the formation before landing on a random formation slot, removing that Champion and all other Champions that are in a formation slot of the same color. Removed Champions can't be used for the rest of the adventure, and the ball stays in that slot until it moves again.
  
• Champions can't otherwise be removed from the formation once they've been added.
  
• Complete Area 1150
  

[h3]Variant: Double or Nothing[/h3]
Assemble the completed rod and gain a beneficial Windfall.

• The formation slots are colored Red, Black and two glowing Green slots.
  
• A giant roulette ball joins the formation as an escort.
  
• Starting upon entering area 76, and every 75 areas thereafter, the giant roulette ball jumps up and spins around in a circle above the formation before landing on a random formation slot, removing that Champion and all other Champions that are in a formation slot of the same color. Removed Champions can't be used for the rest of the adventure, and the ball stays in that slot until it moves again.
  
• Champions can't otherwise be removed from the formation once they've been added.
  
• Click damage only deals damage (including Fire Breath effects) for the first 25 areas
  
• Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure.
  
• Complete Area 1200
  
• Unlocks Windfall (Evergreen Champion)

[h3]Pandemonium[/h3]
Trek across Pandemonium in search of Vecna.

• Complete area 1150

[h3]Variant: Panda-monium[/h3]
Trek across Panda-monium in search of Vecna.

• Every wave spawns 1-2 Illusory Fancy Red Pandas. They don't drop gold, nor count towards quest progress.
  
• Every time a Red Panda is defeated, enemy damage and movement speed is increased by 50%, stacking multiplicatively and resetting when changing areas. You may only use Evil Champions, as only Evil Champions have the heart to attack these adorable Red Pandas. You should be ashamed of yourself for encouraging this behavior.
  
• Complete Area 1200
  

[h3]New Evergreen Champion: Windfall[/h3]

A dedicated champion of Tiamat, Windfall has been granted phenomenal power by her master. She is the proprietor of the Red Belvedere, a monument to Tiamat and a remnant of Avernus's original existence as a bucolic paradise designed to tempt mortals. Its edifice was destroyed in the carnage of the Blood War, but Windfall rebuilt the casino and rededicated it to the Dragon Queen as a celebration of her god's greed and vanity. Windfall is ostentatious and charismatic, making small talk with regular patrons and jovially welcoming new faces to the casino. She once plotted to assemble the Rod of Seven Parts to create a gift for her cruel goddess, but has instead joined the Champions at Tiamat's behest.

Learn about Windfall in their Champion Spotlight!

[h3]Campaign Feedback[/h3]

Just two more parts remain of the Vecna: Eve of Ruin campaign. What do you think of the story so far? What about the challenges of the adventures and variants? We would like to know!

The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially supported platform:

• The Official Idle Champions Discord.
• The Official Idle Champions Subreddit.
• Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Bluesky, or Instagram.