Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms News

Welcome to our 2024 End of Year Update!

First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for supporting Idle Champions this year through some very big transitions. We started the year with our seventh season in January, rolled out Guide and Collections Quests in February, introduced Events 2.0 in March, and transitioned to Platinum in October. It has been a very busy year!

In this update, we're addressing some long-running player feedback with multiple QoL changes. We're also fixing some over-tuned Champion scaling issues, with dismantles for affected Champions to compensate. While this update does not address everything players have been asking for, there's a lot to be excited about that will make your Idle Champions experience smoother and more fun, no matter what kind of player you are!

As always, we look forward to reading your feedback on these changes, and we'll see you in 2025!


[h2]Active Tasks[/h2]


Introducing a new UI feature to help you find your next quest, the Active Tasks Dialog!

We want this to be a one-stop shop when you question what to do next. From here, you can quickly check which Guide and Collection Quests are closest to being completed, your current Event completion progress, Daily Rewards, and more! The Active Task Dialog will now pop up instead of Daily Rewards on initial load, since they are incorporated into this dialog.

You can access this dialog from the exclamation mark button above the bench next to the event button.

[h2]UI Changes[/h2]

Here are all the upcoming changes to the UI you can expect to see!
[h3]Champion Search Update[/h3]

• The Champion Search feature has been updated with a new feature to help you search based on a Champion's attack speed! This can be found in the Base Attack filter as a sliding bar.

[h3]Collections Update[/h3]
The following changes have been made to the Collections screen:

• Added Debuff role to the Champion Collection filter
  
• Improved performance of scrolling many collections
  
• Added Shiny/Golden indication to the Equipment Collection
  
• Added Event to source filter for the Feat Collection
  
• Guide and Collection quest box indicates how many quests are ready to turn in
  
• Collections: Added new color coding system to progress bars:
  
  • Light Green counts towards Progress
    
  • Gold counts towards Premium Progress
    
  • Dark Green does not count towards overall progress
• Collections: Time Gates no longer counts towards overall progress
  
• Collections: Campaign progress now includes progress from campaigns you have not yet unlocked
  

[h2]Gameplay Changes[/h2]

[h3]Area Cap Increase[/h3]

• We've increased the highest area from 2001 to 2501! Hope your formation is ready to tackle the incredibly powerful monsters in these higher areas!

[h3]New Feats[/h3]
We're adding in some highly requested Feats for 2 Champions: Nrakk and Briv!

• Heightened Focus: Increases the damage of all Champions by 10% and Nrakk's ultimate now hits once and sets his Ki Points to 15 without any mini-game. This will be added to Nrakk's Feat list!
• Perfect Focus: Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% and Nrakk's ultimate now hits once and sets his Ki Points to 30 without any mini-game. This can be found in Vajra's Patron shop for 100,000 Symbols of Vajra.
  • If both the Heightened Focus and Perfect Focus Feats are equipped, the 30 ki points will take precedence when using the ultimate.
• Accurate Acrobatics: Briv's Unnatural Haste will always skip the guaranteed number of areas, with no chance to skip an additional one. This can be found in Mirt's Patron shop for 100,000 Ruby Coins.
  • Note: The launch for this Feat has been delayed while we address last-minute bugs discovered in testing. We hope to release it before the end of the year.

[h3]Spurt Update[/h3]

• We've implemented a cap on Spurt's slot 6 equipment item, Ultimate Cooldown. Its maximum increase is now 5280 seconds while at an item level cap of 21750, without any gilding.
  
  • We'll be enabling a 1 week full dismantle for Spurt due to this change. All item levels over the cap will be refunded automatically.

[h3]Rust Update[/h3]
We've had to change some of Rust's numbers to help balance him; see the changes below.

• Rust's base effect of his One Gold Piece ability has been changed from 10% to 5%
  
• Rust's effect of his "I Know Those Guys" Feat has been changed from 20% to a 10% increase to the effect of One Gold Piece
  
• Rust's effect of his "All I Need" Feat changed from 40% to a 20% increase to the effect of One Gold Piece
  
  • We'll be enabling a 1 week full dismantle for Rust due to these changes.

[h3]Yorven Update[/h3]

• We've updated Yorven's Danger Sense ability so that it now targets all Champions in the formation and is no longer positional.

[h3]Dungeon Master Update[/h3]

• Dungeon Master's Specialization Special Guest Star has been updated to target the full seat of Champions now rather than 1 singular Champion!

[h3]Fen Update[/h3]

• Fen's Patron Oath has been updated so that as long as she is in a party, her Patron's Oath will affect all parties.

[h3]Gem Shop & Store Update[/h3]

• Harvestguard Presto will be available for 20,000 gems in the Gem Shop, and the Feat that was available during the Anniversary Celebration (Room to Breathe) is now available for 50,000 gems!
  
• Additionally, with this update, we will retire our Starter Packs, replacing them with new ones that include Platinum. You will find them on the Platinum purchase page in the in-game shop.

[h3]We Want YOUR Feedback[/h3]
How do you feel about the changes in this update? Let us know your favorite!
Your participation and feedback are invaluable, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:

Stami Gackle was a fun-loving and reckless youth, but she fled her home when this carefree nature invited tragic loss into her life. She found shelter in Waterdeep with the monks of the Order of the Even-Handed, who gave her a new name and trained her in their ways. Now a capable adventurer, Stoki approaches problems with intense focus and careful consideration, having earned a reputation for being uncommonly stoic. However, Stoki's patient demeanor belies a warrior's ferocity, as she unleashes a rapid flurry of masterful blows to any foe who refuses to back down.

Stoki has received a significant rework along with a new niche focused on Champions who attack quickly. To support her kit, we are updating the Champion Search starting today as builds roll out to allow players to search by Champions based on their base attack cooldown. Let's talk about all things Stoki!

[h2] Stoki[/h2]


Patron Eligibility: Vajra, Strahd, Elminster (until December 11, 2027)

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

• Flurry of Blows(melee) -
  Stoki leaps out and attacks random enemies with her fists.

[h3]Formation Abilities[/h3]

• Focused Strike - When Stoki attacks, she gains a Focus Point for each enemy she hits. She increases the damage of all Champions with a base attack cooldown of 4.0s or faster by 10% for each Focus Point she has, stacking multiplicatively. Focus Points cap at 100 and are reduced by 50% (rounded down) when changing areas.
  
• Golden Palm - Enemies that have been attacked by Stoki at any point in the current area drop 100% more gold when killed for each Focus Point she has, stacking additively.
  
• Building Focus - Stoki keeps track of the total Focus Point she has gained in the current adventure. If Stoki's Focus Points are capped for a given area, she still counts new ones towards this ability. Upon reaching certain milestones, the following effects activate:
  - 100 Focus Points: Encouragement - Champions adjacent to Stoki have their base attack cooldowns lowered by 0.5s.
  - 1000 Focus Points: Flurry of Blows - For every 1000 levels Stoki has, she attacks an additional target with each attack. She prefers to attack different targets but will attack the same target multiple times if she has already attacked everyone.
  - 5000 Focus Points: Leadership - Champions adjacent to Stoki have a 0.45% chance to reset their base attack cooldown after attacking for each Focus Point she currently has. Caps at 90%.
  - 12500 Focus Points: Overflow - When Stoki attacks an enemy that she already attacked, there is a 20% chance the enemy will be stunned for 3 seconds.
  - 25000 Focus Points: Explosion - If Stoki hits the same enemy two or more times with the same base attack, power radiates from the enemy, dealing 5 seconds worth of BUD damage to itself and all other nearby enemies. Triggers with each extra hit.
  
• Frenzied Friends - Stoki additively increases the Focus Points cap of Focused Strike by 10 for each Champion in the formation whose base attack cooldown is 4.0s or lower.
  

[h3]Specializations[/h3]

• All Out Assault - Stoki tracks the number of attacks her allies have performed in the past 10 seconds and increases the effect of Focused Strike by 15% for each one, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• Bend It Like Birdsong - Stoki counts the number of Champions in the formation with a DEX score of 16 or higher. For each such Champion, her base attack cooldown is decreased by 0.1 seconds, stacking additively, and the effect of Focused Strike is increased by 100%, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• A Little Bit Faster Now - Stoki reduces the base attack cooldown of all Champions with a default base attack cooldown of 6.0 seconds or higher to 4.0 seconds so that they qualify for Frenzied Friends. Their damage is increased by 100% for every 0.1 seconds their base attack cooldown is reduced by this ability, stacking multiplicatively.
  

[h3]Ultimate Ability[/h3]

• Quivering Palm(melee) -
  Stoki leaps out and attacks five random enemies with extremely powerful palm thrusts. Over the next 10 seconds, all affected enemies take massive damage over time.

[h3]Equipment[/h3]


[h3]Feats[/h3]

[h3]Uncommon
[/h3]

• Selflessness
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%.
  
• Frugal
  Increases all Gold found by 10%.
  
• Palm Thrust
  Increases the effect of Stoki's Focused Strike ability by 20%.
  
• Touch of Silver
  Increases the effect of Stoki's Golden Palm ability by 20%.
  

[h3]Rare[/h3]

• Inspiring Leader
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%.
  
• Lucky
  Increases all Gold found by 25%.
  
• Dragon Fist
  Increases the effect of Stoki's Focused Strike ability by 40%.
  
• Grasp of Gold
  Increases the effect of Stoki's Golden Palm ability by 40%.
  
• Monastic Discipline
  Increases the effect of Stoki's All Out Assault, Bend It Like Birdsong, and A Little Bit Faster Now specializations by 40%

[h3]Epic[/h3]

• Lightning Palm
  Increases the attack cooldown reduction of Stoki's Building Focus - Encouragement ability to 1 second.
  Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Mastery of the Self
  Increases the effect of Stoki's All Out Assault, Bend It Like Birdsong, and A Little Bit Faster Now specializations by 80%
  Available for 50,000 Gems or in the Sharran Stoki Theme Pack
• Entertainer
  Increases the Charisma score of Stoki by 2.
  Unlockable as an Event Reward

[h3]We Want YOUR Feedback[/h3]
How do you feel about this update to the first Event Champion? Will you have a use for Stoki? Let us know!

Your participation and feedback are invaluable, 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, or Instagram.
  

[h2]Limited Time Offer: Winterfest Celebration! [/h2]

Welcome to Winterfest, the last Celebration of 2024! It is the PERFECT time to revisit your formations and return for free goodies daily this week!

Until December 11th at Noon PT, log in daily to collect a daily Winterfest chest packed full of goodies to help you push further and faster in your adventures! If you collect 4 of the 7 daily chests, you'll also unlock:

• Unlocks for the following Champion: Gale (seat 1)
  
• An EXCLUSIVE Skin: Potent Gale
  
• An EXCLUSIVE Feat: Chosen of Mystra
  
• 3 Gold Gale Chests
  

Thanks for playing! We can't wait to continue the adventures in the New Year!

Simril is ruined! Someone or something has been pillaging all the food stores of Luskan, leaving very little leftover for the feast of Simril, let alone the long, cold winter to follow. Your party has been hired to hunt down this ruiner-of-holidays and recover the stolen sustenance.

It is time to celebrate Faerûn's winter solstice once again, this time with the next companion character from Baldur's Gate 3 coming to Idle Champions, along with a stunning rework of the first Event Champion we ever released!

Halsin the Archdruid has arrived all the way from the Emerald Grove. Our first Featured Champion is a devout follower of Silvanus who thrives in good-aligned formations. Halsin can be unlocked during Simril from December 4th through 25th.

The second Featured Champion is Stami "Stoki" Gackle, and she has received a significant reworked to focus on Champions who attack quickly. The 2024 Champion Spotlight for Stoki arrives on Friday, December 6th and the reworked Stoki will become available in Simril starting on Wednesday, December 11th.

For details on Simril 8 - and to learn about our Winterfest Celebration - read on!

[h2]Featured Champions[/h2]
[h3]Halsin[/h3]


Halsin, the esteemed Archdruid of the Emerald Grove, is a wise and powerful elf dedicated to the protection and preservation of nature. After being captured by goblins allied with the Absolute, he escaped and now fights to protect his grove and its inhabitants from this encroaching evil. He channels his deep connection to the natural world to aid his allies in their quests.

Learn more about Halsin in his Champion Spotlight.

[h3]Stoki[/h3]


Stami Gackle was a fun-loving and reckless youth, but she fled her home when this carefree nature invited tragic loss into her life. She found shelter in Waterdeep with the monks of the Order of the Even-Handed, who gave her a new name and trained her in their ways. Now a capable adventurer, Stoki approaches problems with intense focus and careful consideration, having earned a reputation for being uncommonly stoic. However, Stoki's patient demeanor belies a warrior's ferocity as she unleashes a rapid flurry of masterful blows to any foe who refuses to back down.

Learn more about Stoki's Rebalance when her Champion Spotlight goes live on Friday, December 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]

• Refreshing Boons: Event boons obtained during this event last for 21 days and don't expire when the event ends. Obtaining another boon at any point during the event refreshes this timer. If your boon persists into the next event, it will stack with that event's boon until it expires. However, it will not unlock the supporter slot.
  
  
• Boon Enhancements: An additional boon buff at each level increases gems dropped from bosses.
  
  
  
  

  
  

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  Tier 1

  
  

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  Tier 3

  
  

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  Gem Drops

  
  

  20%

  
  

  40%

  
  

  70%

  
  

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• Auto-Blacksmith: 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!
  
  
• Worth the Wait: Rebalanced Champion Stoki releases at the start of week two of this event. Completing her tier 2+ variants awards double chests!
  

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

[h2]Winterfest Celebration[/h2]
Our next Celebration is here! The Elegant Spring Celebration starts today and runs until Noon PT on February 12th. Each day, you'll be able to unlock a free Chest full of goodies hand-picked by the CNE crew to help supercharge your progress. If you collect 4 of the 7 daily reward Chests, you'll also be able to collect A Champion unlock for Minthara (seat 3), a Myrkul's Chosen Skin, and a Taunt feat for her along with 3 Gold Minthara Chests! Log in and start collecting your daily chests now!

[h2]Player Feedback[/h2]
We want to hear about your experiences in Idle Champions! What do you think about Halsin? Are you excited to learn more about the changes to Stoki? Your participation and feedback are invaluable, 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, or Instagram.

Halsin, the esteemed Archdruid of the Emerald Grove, is a wise and powerful elf dedicated to the protection and preservation of nature. After being captured by goblins allied with the Absolute, he escaped and now fights to protect his grove and its inhabitants from this encroaching evil. He channels his deep connection to the natural world to aid his allies in their quests.

Halsin is a Support, Healing, and Speed Champion who excels in formations with other Good Champions. He drives the Champions forward, potentially completing area quest requirements early, while his druidic healing keeps his allies alive.

Read on to learn more...

[h2]Halsin[/h2]





Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Zariel, Elminster (until December 4th, 2027)


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

• Thorn Whip(magic) -Halsin attacks the enemy with the most health, dealing one hit and pulling them a short distance towards the formation.
  

[h3]Formation Abilities[/h3]

• Archdruid of Emerald Grove - Halsin gains a Harmony stack for each Good Champion in the formation, including himself. Halsin increases the damage of these Champions by 100% for each Harmony stack, stacking multiplicatively.
  
• Call To Action - In non-boss areas, every time the area quest progresses, there is a chance that you will just immediately complete the quest and move on to the next area. The maximum chance is 20% if the quest is one away from being completed but is greatly reduced based on the number of quest items left to collect or enemies left to defeat.
  
• Nature's Revival - Halsin heals Champions affected by Archdruid of Emerald Grove by 10 health every second.
  
• Vow of Harmony - Halsin provides benefits based on the number of Harmony stacks he has.
  3+ Harmony stacks: Nurturing: The effect of Nature's Revival is increased by 20% for each Harmony stack he has, stacking additively.
  5+ Harmony stacks: Hurrying: The effect of Call To Action is increased by 50%.
  7+ Harmony stacks: Recharging: When a Champion uses an Ultimate Attack, it recharges with 10% of the cooldown already done.
  9+ Harmony stacks: Growing: Increases the base value of Archdruid of Emerald Grove by 400%.
  

[h3]Specializations[/h3]

• Harbinger of the Wilds - Archdruid of Emerald Grove now also grants Harmony stacks for Neutral Champions in the formation (on the Good/Evil axis).
  
• Sage of the Transformed - Halsin increases the number of Ceremorphosis stacks the party has by 40%, rounded down.
  
• Protector of the Grove - Increases the effect of Archdruid of Emerald Grove by your maximum chance of Call To Action triggering.
  

[h3]Ultimate Ability[/h3]

• Bear Form -Halsin transforms into a bear for 20 seconds, and his base attack changes to Bear Strike.

[h3]Equipment[/h3]

[h3]Feats[/h3]

[h3]Uncommon[/h3]

• Selflessness
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%.
  
• Emerald Prayer
  Increases the pre-stack effect of Halsin's Archdruid of Emerald Grove ability by 20%.
  
• No Time to Wait
  Increases the effect of Halsin's Call To Action ability by 20%.
  
• Green Thumb
  Increases the effect of Halsin's Nature's Revival ability by 20%.
  

[h3]Rare[/h3]

• Inspiring Leader
  Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%.
  
• Emerald Oath
  Increases the pre-stack effect of Halsin's Archdruid of Emerald Grove ability by 40%.
  
• Righteous Momentum
  Increases the effect of Halsin's Call To Action ability by 40%.
  
• Nature's Bounty
  Increases the effect of Halsin's Nature's Revival ability by 40%.
  
• Rejuvenating Touch
  Increases the healing of the Nurturing component of Halsin's Vow of Harmony ability by 40%.
  

[h3]Epic[/h3]

• Kick the Door Down
  Increases the effect of Halsin's Call To Action ability by 80%.
  Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Bear Hug
  Increases the cooldown reduction of the Recharging component of Halsin's Vow of Harmony ability by 80%.
  Unlockable as an Event Reward
• Rampant Growth
  Increases the bonus of the Growing component of Halsin's Vow of Harmony ability by 80%.
  Available for 50,000 Gems or in the Moonlight Halsin Theme Pack

[h3]We Want YOUR Feedback[/h3]
How do you feel about Halsin? Will this Archdruid take on an important role in your formations?
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, or Instagram.