Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms News

Today we have an exciting preview as we prepare for the Ahghairon's Day Event starting on August 7th! August's event will have 4 Augments, and we wanted to go through them ahead of the event to help you plan your approach to all the fun we have planned!


[h2]August Event Augments[/h2]

[h3]Augment 1: Daily Rewards![/h3]

Description: Check back every day to claim daily event rewards!



[h3]Augment 2: M-M-M-ulti-Tier[/h3]
Description: Completing an event variant in a high enough area will award multiple tiers of progress.


[h3]Augment 3: Boon Enhancements[/h3]
Description: An additional boon buff at each level increases gems dropped from bosses.




[h3]Augment 4: Worth The Wait[/h3]
Description: Rebalanced Champion Ellywick releases at the start of week two of this event. Completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!.

Ahghairon's Day 7 will be the first Events 2.0 where we are focusing on two Reworked Champions. With this, we are trying out the Worth The Wait Augment, which will see one of these Reworked Champions (Rust on the Harbour) released on August 7th and the second (Ellywick Tumblestrum) released on August 14th. Completing Ellywicks tier 2+ variants will award double chests!

The Champion Spotlights for these reworks will also be spread out, with Rust's releasing tomorrow, August 2nd, and Ellywick's next Friday, August 9th.


You can check which augments are active during an event by mousing over the event banner.

We hope you enjoy these Event Augments and look forward to what future augment possibilities could be!

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Rise to the challenge, face new Adventure Variants, and unlock a new Evergreen Champion! 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!



[h2]Adventure Variants[/h2]

This week's update brings 10 new adventure variants across five of our active campaigns - one of which unlocks Wren, our newest Evergreen Champion! Wren has been with the Champions throughout the Turn of Fortune's Wheel campaign, and after finishing the Twice Through the Great Wheel Adventure Variant you can add her to your formations.




[h3]Descent into Avernus Adventure Variants[/h3]

• The Sibriex Variant 3: Heralds of Evil Follow Bel's instructions and find the Sibriex with your evil Champions.
  • You may only use Evil Champions.
    
  • 1-2 Heralds of Dust Remnants spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold or count towards quest progress.
    
  • Complete area 600.
  
  
  
  
  
• Wrecked Flying Fortress Variant 3: Cake or Death? Explore the flying fortress while under attack by assorted baked goods.
  • You may only use Lawful Champions.
    
  • 1-2 Cakers spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold or count towards quest progress.
    
  • Every 3 seconds, a Cake lands on a random Champion, dealing 5% of their total max health. This damage additively increases by 5% for each cake that drops in the current area and is reset when changing areas.
    
  • Complete area 625.

[h3]Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden Adventure Variants[/h3]

• Reghed Glacier Mysteries Variant 3: A Key Factor 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.
    
  • Male Champions cannot be used.
    
  • Complete area 550.
  
  
  
  
  
• The Spire of Iriolarthas Variant 3: Baldur's Gate Expatriates - Part 2 Gain the final clue to enter the Spire of Iriolarthas while being chased by Harmonium Guards.
  • You may only use Chaotic Champions.
    
  • 1-2 Harmonium Peacekeepers spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold or count towards quest progress.
    
  • Complete area 700.

[h3]The Wild Beyond the Witchlight Adventure Variants[/h3]

• The Roots of Loomlurch Variant 3: The Boots of Loomlurch Follow these carefully laid out plans with Champions that understand the importance of good footwear.
  • You may only use Speed Champions.
    
  • Complete area 750.
  
  
  
  
  
• Best Laid Plans Variant 3: Last But Not Yeast
  
  Face off against Skabatha Nightshade and her Cakers allies!
  • You may only use Lawful Champions.
    
  • 1-2 Cakers spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold or count towards quest progress.
    
  • Complete area 800.

[h3] The Light of Xaryxis Adventure Variants[/h3]

• Flight of the Kindori Pod Variant 2: Never Tell Me The Odds Join Krux's crew, and navigate an asteroid field with a pair of bickering constructs.
  • You may only use Champions in odd bench seats.
    
  • A Tin Soldier and a Modron Slot Machine join the formation.
    
  • Complete area 700.
  
  
  
  
• The Hunt for the Last Breath Variant 2: The Arcane Hunt for the Last Breath
  
  Assist Gargenhale in retrieving his flagship, with Champions that can pilot a Spelljammer.
  • You may only use Champions with a magical base attack.
    
  • 1-2 Harmonium Peacekeepers spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold or count towards quest progress.
    
  • Complete area 800.

[h3]The Turn of Fortune's Wheel Adventure Variants[/h3]

• Welcome to Sigil Variant 2: Undertakings in Sigil Explore Sigil while your good Champions evade the Heralds of Dust!
  • You may only use Good Champions.
    
  • 1-2 Heralds of Dust Remnants spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold or count towards quest progress.
    
  • Complete area 500.
  
  
  
  
  
• Titan on the Town Variant 2: Twice Through the Great Wheel The Champions must hunt down Sylvania's moving gate to gain Wren's allegiance! Requires you to have completed variant 1, Clockwise Through the Great Wheel. This variant will not be available for Mirt (due to no champions being available in Lawful/Chaotic Neutral areas)
  • 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.
    
  • Click damage only deals damage (including fire breath effects) for the first 5 areas after every alignment switch.
    
  • Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure.
    
  • Complete area 950.
    
  • Unlocks Wren (Evergreen Champion)

[h2]Wren[/h2]

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.

Unlock Wren in the Twice Through the Great Wheel Adventure Variant and learn more about her in our Champion Spotlight!

[h2]Champion Search[/h2]

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!

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"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!



[h2]I. Wren[/h2]

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!

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[h2]II. Wren's Stats[/h2]




Role: Support / DPS / Tanking / Debuff


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


Seat: 3 (Nayeli)




[h2]III. Wren's Abilities[/h2]

[h3]Basic Attack - Wren has three different base attacks depending on her chosen glitch form. Unarmed Strike is her default first attack.[/h3]

• 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.

[h3]Passive Abilities[/h3]

• 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.

[h3]Formation Abilities[/h3]

• 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 25% for each Turn of Fortune's Wheel adventure, variant, or patron variant completed, stacking multiplicatively.

[h3]Specializations[/h3]

• 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.

[h3]Ultimate Ability - Wren has three different ultimate attacks depending on her chosen glitch form.[/h3]

• 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.

[h2]IV. Wren's Epic Equipment[/h2]







[h2]V. Wren's Achievement and Unlocking Information[/h2]

[h3]Achievement:[/h3]

• 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.

[h3]How To Unlock Wren:[/h3]

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.

[h2]VI. Conclusion[/h2]

What is your favorite Wren glitch form? Let us know in one of the many places we hang out:

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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!

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

Read on to learn more about these adventures.


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.



[h2]Soul's Mirage[/h2]
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!

[h3]Variant[/h3]

Dessert in the Desert - Get lost in the dessert, 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

[h2]Inversion[/h2]
Enter the town of modrons, with modrons on top of modrons.



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.

[h3]Variant[/h3]

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

[h2]Planescape Emergence[/h2]

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!



[h3]New Items Added to the Thayan Enclave![/h3]

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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North of Neverwinter is the city of Luskan - a den of scum and villainy from all across the Sword Coast. It is not place for Champion, but Jarlaxle and the Bregan D'aerthe need your help! The Dragondown celebrations are in full swing, but you'll need to defend the city from the teeth and claws of a fearsome bronze dragon!



Founders' Day 7 has arrived! It introduces TWO new Champions! The first is Aeon, the Goliath Bard/Artificer from the creative mind B. Dave Walters! This Support/Debuff Champion is ready to bring her artificer skills to your formations and carve a path with her steel defender, Deuce! Next is Umberto Thornheart, the Human Druid, from the imaginative mind of Gail Simone! This Tanking/Support/Debuff Champion is ready to find clues, unleash some bees, and release the bear on your enemies! You can learn more about Aeon and Umberto Thornheart below. Also, you can choose three of eight previous Champions to unlock over the course of Founders' Day 7!



Also, starting with Founders' Day 7 we are introducing Event Augments to Events 2.0 with two augments that will help boost what you can get out of this event. Learn more about Event Augments later in this blog.



[h2]Aeon[/h2]

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!



Learn more about Aeon in our Champion Spotlight!



[h2]Umberto Thornheart[/h2]

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 fights enemies with bees from his Swarmstaff and transforms into a formidable brown bear when situations are dire. His ongoing investigations progressively enhance his abilities, making him an invaluable asset in long adventures. Once unlocked, you can find this Human Druid sharing Seat 7 with Minsc.



Learn more about Umberto Thornheart in our Champion Spotlight!


[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 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:

• Deekin (Seat 1)
  
• Nahara (Seat 3)
  
• Xander (Seat 5)
  
• Sgt. Knox (Seat 6)
  
• Freely (Seat 7)
  
• Vin Ursa (Seat 7)
  
• Walnut (Seat 8)
  
• Strongheart (Seat 11)
  
  

[h2]Event Theme: Spies and Detectives[/h2]

Throughout the event, we release new Packs for the featured & flex Champions everyone is unlocking & gearing up. Continuing with Founders' Day, the skins included in these packs will share a new theme!



For this event we are drawing on our two newest Champions, Aeon and Umberto, for the theme! One is a spy and one is a detective, and they're sharing their skills with this month's Flex Champions. Each Champion has been assigned either the role of Spy or Detective and our art team have decked them out in the appropriate gear to get their new job done!




Starting today you can find the Detective Umberto Thornheart Theme Pack and the Spymaster Aeon Theme Pack in the in-game store. More Spies and Detectives are coming on July 10th and 17th.

[h2]Event Augments[/h2]

Starting with Founders' Day 7 you can find a number of automatically unlocked augments to help boost what you can get out of each event. These augments will change each month, but some with return from time to time.

Boon Enhancements

Description: The power of most event boon buffs is increased by up to eight times.



Empowered Rewards

Description: Tier 2 and higher event variants award Corrupted Gems in addition to their normal rewards



We hope you enjoy these Event Augments and look forward to what future augment possibilities could be!

To learn more about Events 2.0 check out our Blog Post!

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