New Champion: King of Shadows

Once the noble guardian of the ancient elven empire of Illefarn, a cataclysmic event twisted this protector, binding him to the corrupting influence of the Shadow Weave. Now, as the King of Shadows, he commands legions of spectral Shadow Reavers and wields potent shadow magic. Driven by a warped sense of purpose tied to Illefarn's downfall and the dangerous power of the Shadow Weave, he seeks to engulf Neverwinter and beyond in an eternal night. His very being embodies the perversion of ancient power and the terrifying potential of unchecked darkness, making him a uniquely formidable and tragic antagonist.

The King of Shadows is a Support, Tanking, and DPS Champion that goes through three phases, with the advancement to the next phase happening when he is defeated. The power of his Tanking and DPS abilities increases the longer you can delay his advancement to the next phase. His Shadow Plague ability further augments his Tanking abilities, but actively drains health from Champions next to him in formation!

That's right - the antagonist of Neverwinter Nights 2 has joined Idle Champions as our latest evil-aligned Champion! To learn all about the King of Shadows, read on!

King of Shadows

Patron Eligibility: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Zariel, Elminster (until October 1st, 2028)

Abilities

Basic Attack

• Shadow Strike(melee/magic) - The King of Shadows slashes the closest enemies, then blasts the enemy with the most health.

Passive Abilities

• Corrupted Guardian - The King of Shadows is Undead and counts as 'dead' for the purposes of effects that care about dead Champions, but 'alive' for all other purposes.
• Phase One: The Watcher - When you complete an area with the King of Shadows leading the formation from the front, he updates his current Toughness and Brutality stacks to the completed area number. When the King of Shadows is defeated for the first time, he immediately returns to full health, his Toughness stacks no longer update, and he enters Phase Two. When the King of Shadows is defeated for the second time, he immediately returns to full health, his Brutality stacks no longer update, and he enters Phase Three. His size increases by 25% each time he enters a new phase. Other abilities grant additional buffs upon gaining these new phases.

Formation Abilities

• Power of the King - The King of Shadows increases the damage of himself and Champions in the two columns behind him by 100%. This is increased by 100% each time the King of Shadows' max health is doubled, stacking multiplicatively.
• Shadow Plague - The King of Shadows damages all adjacent Champions for 4% of their max health each second, as long as the Champions have at least 20% of their max health remaining. Each time The King of Shadows successfully deals damage in this manner, he gains a Shadow Plague stack. Each Shadow Plague stack increases his own max health by 4%, stacking additively. Stacks cap at 250 and reset when changing areas.
• Phase Two: The Warden - After the King of Shadows enters Phase Two, his health is increased by 1% for each Toughness stack he collected, stacking additively. He also increases the health of all other Champions by 25% of his max health, and healing effects on all Champions are increased by 25%.
• Shadow Reavers - After the King of Shadows enters Phase Two, he summons a Shadow Reaver each time he uses his ultimate. An additional Shadow Reaver is summoned for every 500 Toughness stacks he has. Each Shadow Reaver attacks a random enemy once every 5 seconds, dealing 5 seconds of BUD-based damage. The Shadow Reavers last for 1 second plus 0.1 seconds for each Toughness stack he has. Using his ultimate again before the Shadow Reavers expire causes their duration to be refreshed to max.
• Phase Three: The Warrior - After the King of Shadows enters Phase Three, his damage is increased by 5% for each Brutality stack, stacking multiplicatively.

Specializations A

• Master of Pawns - Increases the effect of Power of the King by 100%.
• Shadow Unleashed - Increases the effect of Phase Three: The Warrior by 1000%.

Specializations B

• Legacy of Illefarn - Increases the effect of Power of the King by 100% for each Elf, Dwarf, Half-Elf, and/or Human Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
• Embrace the Shadow Weave - Increases the effect of Power of the King by 200% for each Evil Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
• Rites of Survival - Increases the effect of Power of the King by 300% for each Champion with the Healing role, stacking multiplicatively. Additionally, Shadow Plague no longer has a minimum health at which Champions will not be damaged, and the Shadow Plague stack cap is doubled.

Ultimate Attack

• Cradle of Rime(magic) - The King of Shadows blasts all enemies with cold and necrotic energies, slowing their movement for a short while.

Equipment

Feats

Uncommon

• Tavern Brawler Increases the damage of King of Shadows by 30%
• Selflessness Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
• Tough Increases the health of King of Shadows by 15%
• Defensive Duelist King of Shadows takes 5 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed
• Noble Vision Increases the effect of King of Shadows' Power of the King ability by 20%

Rare

• Grappler Increases the damage of King of Shadows by 60%
• Inspiring Leader Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%
• Resilient Increases the health of King of Shadows by 30%
• Calm Under Pressure King of Shadows takes 10 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed
• Corrupt Cause Increases the effect of King of Shadows' Power of the King ability by 40%
• Dark Savior Increases the effect of King of Shadows' Phase Two: The Warden ability by 40%
• Dark Avenger Increases the effect of King of Shadows' Phase Three: The Warrior ability by 40%
• Demon King Increases the effect of King of Shadows' first set of Specializations by 40%
• Royal Retinue Increases the effect of King of Shadows' second set of Specializations by 40%

Epic

• Tragic Devotion Increases the effect of King of Shadows' Power of the King ability whenever his max health is doubled by 10%(pre-stack) Available in the King of Shadows Origin Theme Pack
• Taunt Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%. King of Shadows' attacks have a 50% chance to taunt enemies. Unlockable as an Event Reward

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