Idle Wizard News

New Feature: Tier 3 Pets
Some of the T2 Pets can now be evolved into T3 ones, much more powerful, combining powers from various ones and usually focused on longer runs. Accessible starting from Paragon 55.

For now, 6 are available (1 is only available to Archon), and we'll be introducing more!

New Trial mode: Trial of Research
All of the Realm's magic-users are busy performing research on every aspect of magic - participate too! Trial of Research is a new kind of idle trial - spend a Trial Rune to start a research, which takes an hour to finish and rewards new items of a new type, usual rewards - and from now on you can perform various types of Trials in parallel!

New Feature: Versatility attribute.
A special attribute without a cap that allows you to distribute any excess attribute points to get extra power. Accessible starting from Paragon 10.

Core mechanics:
- New item slot: Research items. These items can be created and upgraded through Research trials.
- 5 new paragon levels.
- 26 new achievements.
- 3 new secret achievements.
- 157 new upgrades (9 connected to achievements).
- 10 new items (research items)
- All trials work in parallel now.
- Each trial has a different reward value now.

Balance:
- Reality Prism weapon. Changed bonus mechanic to a more convenient one.
- Shaman. Abilities growth rate reduced.
- Desolator. Ability bonuses reduced.
- Zombie, Risen Giant. Profits ability now scales strongly with pet time.
- Geode pet. Attribute bonus reduced.
- Ley Keeper pet. Attribute bonus increased.
- "Void Fission" spell. Scale from current Liquid Shadows reduced.
- Oni. Abilities power reduced.
- Some upgrades (connected to specific class mana source) cost and bonus rebalanced.

UI:
- Trial menu reworked.
- Clicking on an item slot changes the filter to the respective item type.

Technical issues:
- Fixed an issue with the Wizard Squad challenges.
- Minor bugfixes.

New feature: Mana source catalysts
Catalysts are small, stackable source of power which augment your Mana Sources. There are two types of catalysts, a lesser one, granting you cumulative bonus for each obtained, and a greater one, granting you multiplicative bonus for each one. Both are applied at the same time, and are carried over exiles.
You can obtain them from multiple sources, but the most reliable one is completing Trials of Valor.

New Trial mode: Trial of Valor
As various threats emerge throughout the world, you can use your Crystal Ball for divining and engaging them from the safety of your tower. You fight using three types of attacks, and each threat is constantly changing it's resistances to various types - make sure to try and use the one it's not protected from at the moment. Each attack type has limited charges which can be replenished instantaneously by spending a Trial Rune.

The most prominent reward for completing Trials of Valor are Mana source catalysts.

Core mechanics:
- New item slot: Offhand items. These items usually grow in power as you utilize some of the game mechanics, like giving a bonus depending on amount of Spells cast, Pet levels earned, etc.
- Additional reward for completing trials.
- 10 new items
- 16 new trial milestones
- 14 new paragon levels
- 34 new achievements
- 66 new upgrades
- Secret achievements now display names while not yet unlocked

Balance:
- Paragon 37 reward changed (now unlock offhand slot)
- "Time Shaper" upgrade, requirement changed (now e475 mysteries, was e500)
- Trial milestones are mixed

UI:
- New item filter. You can search for an item by entering words, found in the name, description or enchanting description of an item.
- Improved some menus.
- Improved main UI.
- Tooltips for Trial reward.

Technical issues:
- Fixed issue with tooltip of "Summon Winged Night" spell when you have 0 void mana.
- Fixed issue with critical counter in "Rule of Nature" challenges.
- Game resources optimization.

Start your path towards greatness today!

As some of you might know, the game's been in active development for over 2 years, and we've no intention to stop, so we'll keep updating it with new features and content. For those of you who are just beginning to try it out - welcome! If you like growing numbers, idle progression and variable gameplay - you've come to the right place.

If you've got a question or looking for some starting tips, feel free to browse the ingame tutorial and help, take a look at our community wiki https://idle-wizard.fandom.com/wiki/Idle_Wizard_Wiki (full with guides, strategies and literally everything you can find in-game!) or reach out to us or one of our active community members at our discord at https://discord.gg/6pEdBTK