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Wintershield 8 runs from January 1st–22nd and introduces Eric the Cavalier, whom some of you may recognize from the 1980s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. Our first Featured Champion, Eric is a Support, Tanking, and Gold Find Champion with knockback capabilities. Eric can be unlocked starting today.
Our second Featured Champion is none other than Verthisathurgiesh Mehen, dragonborn mercenary and adoptive father of twin tiefling daughters. Mehen is the latest Champion to receive a significant rework, and he will become available to unlock starting next week on January 8.
For more details on Wintershield, read on!
Featured Champions
Eric the Cavalier
- Eric is the Cavalier of the group of friends trapped in the magical world of Dungeons & Dragons. Known for his sarcasm and frequent cowardice, he's often the butt of jokes. Yet, when danger strikes, Eric's bravery emerges, and he uses his magical shield to protect his friends. Despite his complaints and fears, his loyalty and courage make him an essential part of the group's quest to find their way home.
Learn more about Eric in his Champion Spotlight.
Verthisathurgiesh Mehen
- Mehen is a tall, powerful dragonborn with dull-ocher scales and a blunt attitude. With strong opinions on the right course of action, he is just as comfortable yelling orders on the battlefield as he is fiercely protecting his daughters. Despite a life thrown into turmoil after being exiled from his clan and attempting to raise twin tieflings, Farideh & Havilar, Mehen remains resilient in his sense of self and his abilities with a falchion.
Learn more about Mehen when his spotlight goes live on January 3rd!
Flex Champions
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:
| Artemis SEAT 3 | Baeloth SEAT 4 | Viconia SEAT 5 |
| Gazrick SEAT 7 | Môrgaen SEAT 9 | Barrowin SEAT 10 |
| Imoen SEAT 11 | Rust SEAT 11 | Nerys SEAT 12 |
| Wyll SEAT 12 |
Event Augments
- Augment 1: Boon Enhancements (Returning Augment) Description: The power of most event boon buffs is increased by up to eight times.
| Buff | Tier 1 | Tier 2 | Tier 3 | Tier 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global DPS | 100% > 200% | 300% > 900% | 500% > 2500% | 900% > 7200% |
| Gold Find | 100% > 200% | 200% > 600% | 300% > 1500% | 400% > 3200% |
| Health | 50% > 100% | 100% > 300% | 200% > 1000% | 300% > 2400% |
| Click Damage | 60s > 120s | 150s > 450s | 300s > 1500s | 600s > 4800s |
| Game Speed | 1.25 (no change) | 1.75 (no change) | 2.25 (no change) | 2.75 (no change) |
- Augment 2: Empowered Rewards (Returning Augment) Description: Tier 2 and higher event variants award Corrupted Gems in addition to their normal rewards.
- Augment 3: Improved Weekly Offers (New Augment) Description: Weekly Offers will be of at least "Rare" (blue) rarity during this event, with even better odds of the higher rarities.
- Augment 4: Worth The Wait (Returning Augment) Description: Rebalanced Champion Mehen will unlock at the start of week two of this event, and completing his tier 2+ variants awards double chests!
You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.
Wintershield Feedback Wanted
We want to hear about your experiences in Idle Champions! What do you think about Eric the Cavalier? Are you excited to see a reworked Mehen?? Your participation and feedback are invaluable, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms:
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