Well met!
The second Tales of the Champions update features the Jewel of the North and the City of Doors across two adventures, six variants, and a new array of exciting rewards!
For the next pair of adventures, join Melf as he endeavors to ensure the safety of the city of Neverwinter, and then help Lae'zel overcome the differences between Githyanki and Githzerai in order to combat an aberrant threat.
Completing the base adventures will unlock Melf (Seat 12) and Lae'zel (Seat 2). Additional rewards this update include the exclusive Prince Brightflame Skin for Melf, created by Luke Gygax!
Are you ready to take on the challenge? Read on to learn more!
A Royal Welcome
Melf visits the city of Neverwinter to assess its defenses, following the return of Sgt. Knox from a harrowing adventure. When danger strikes, Prince Brightflame leads the charge to protect the Jewel of the North.
- Complete Area 50
- Rewards: Melf Unlock
Variant 1: An Arranged Welcome
Melf and some precisely positioned friends endeavor to ensure the safety of Neverwinter.
- Melf starts in the formation. He can't be moved or removed.
- You may only use Champions that have positional formation abilities.
- You may not place Champions with the DPS role next to Melf.
- Getting to know Idle Champions: A positional formation ability is an ability that applies to only some Champions in specific slots in a formation.
- Complete Area 250
- Rewards: 4 Melf Gold Chests and 250 Corrupted Gems
Variant 2: A Mixed Welcome
Melf and a diverse set of friends endeavor to ensure the safety of Neverwinter.
Must have completed a Tier 2 Variant in an Event.
- Melf starts in the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
- Only one Champion of each species can be in the formation at any time. Multispecies Champions count for all of their species. You may use a second elf in addition to Melf.
- Increase the quest requirements of non-boss areas by 100%.
- Complete area 600
- Rewards: Epic Melf Feat: Heroic Legacy (Increases the effect of Melf's Specializations by 80%) and 250 Corrupted Gems
Variant 3: An Acidic Welcome
Melf and friends endeavor to ensure the safety of Neverwinter with some signature acid arrow help.
Must have completed a Tier 3 Variant in an Event.
- Melf starts in the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.
- You may only use one Champion with the DPS role.
- If you add a male DPS Champion to the formation, you may not use any other male Champions (other than Melf).
- If you add a female DPS to the formation, you may not use any other female Champions.
- A nonbinary DPS allows anyone to be used, and a nonbinary support Champion may always be used.
- Acid Bubbles spawn in all non-boss areas. Some bubbles contain additional enemies that must be defeated afterwards. When a bubble is popped (killed), all Champions in the formation take 5% of their maximum health as acid damage. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
- Complete Area 1200
- Rewards: Prince Brightflame Melf Skin and 250 Corrupted Gems
Two Skies
Lae'zel of Creche K'liir comes to Sigil for the first time, and it's not going well. The githyanki warrior becomes entangled in a Spelljamming adventure along with Nrakk, a githzerai monk. The unlikely duo must learn to overcome their differences to survive a Mind Flayer threat.
- Complete Area 50
- Rewards: Lae'zel Unlock
Variant 1: For Vengeance
Lae'zel and Nrakk overcome their critical differences to stop a mind flayer threat.
- Lae'zel starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
- After area 50, Champions only deal 1 point of damage with normal attacks that aren't Critical Hits.
- Ultimate attacks always deal full damage.
- A lesser Gibbering Mouther spawns with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
- Getting to Know Idle Champions: Some Champions, like Lae'zel, Strongheart, and Catti-brie, have an increased chance to deal high-damage Critical Hits with their attacks.
- Complete Area 250
- Rewards: 4 Lae'zel Gold Chests and 250 Corrupted Gems
Variant 2: For Resolve
Lae'zel and Nrakk overcome their differences with those that follow and renounce the ways of Gith.
Must have completed a Tier 2 Variant in an Event.
- Lae'zel starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
- You may only use Champions with a Wisdom of 14 or higher, and/or Dexterity of 16 or higher. You may also use Commodore Krux.
- A Githyanki and Githzerai join the formation. Champions between them deal no damage due to their bickering.
- An Intellect Devourer spawns with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
- Complete Area 600
- Rewards: Epic Lae'zel Feat: Master's Precision (Additively increases the Crit Chance of Lae'zel by 20%) and 250 Corrupted Gems
Variant 3: For Victory
Lae'zel and Nrakk overcome their differences to stop a mind flayer threat by any means necessary.
Must have completed a Tier 3 Variant in an Event.
- Lae'zel starts in the formation. She can be moved, but not removed.
- You may only use Evil and/or Neutral Champions. You may also use Commodore Krux.
- After area 50, Champions only deal 1 point of damage with normal attacks that aren't Critical Hits.
- Ultimate attacks always deal full damage.
- Enemy speed and damage is increased by 300%.
- An armored Mind Flayer Guard spawns with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.
- Complete Area 1200
- Rewards: Knight of the Comet Lae'zel Skin and 250 Corrupted Gems