The enemies just rain down and *pop*! Loots like Cloak of flies doesn't cause hex, so why would we use it for support? Only 1 stack will spread, regardless of how many stacks the killed mob has. Hex lasts FOREVER, so it's possible to Hex a boss and then swap in Strix for maximum damage. It should, but I'll try and test. There's nothing for Arkhan to Usurp here, but that's not entirely a bad thing when you can clearly improve on his formation. For fun, I tested with Minsc's (Boo's) Go for the Eyes! Still cranking on the initial mission myself too, so this is just conjecture on my part. This is an additional attack after Warden's first two strikes on a single target. I see you mentioned that we shouldn't use Warden in combination with Gromma (Mountain Spec), is it just because of the weird way that Spiked Shell and Hex seem to be interacting or are there other reasons? The 50% stun is quite nice though. Unlocked at levels 140 and 1470. Warden's Ult hits for about 100x your Party DPS Base. Initial Cooldown is 200 seconds, making this a frequent use Ultimate. He also works extremely well with 0 other event heroes, whereas Arkhan likes variety to pick up as many Usurp buffs as possible. One would expect a single application of Spiked Shell to be yielding 4.21e39, but it's not. Upgrade your heroes, collect unique gear, and unlock new Champions in regular new events. The Ultimate damage multiplier on this ability is quite high. Birdsong DPS will definitely prefer to have Gromma tanking to pick up two buffs. This is a possibility, but it's going to largely depend on what slot Paultin occupies. If you kill multiple mobs at the same time, then you get multiple Hex on what's left. I don't know how many pixels that is, but it's a fair amount of distance. Still quite high and quite usable, but it won't be clearing 20 levels at your wall any longer. Warden leaps to a random enemy and attacks them with their armblade. My read so far is they are a beast. Eldritch Smite — After Warden attacks an enemy, they attack the same enemy again an additional time for 200% damage with Eldritch Smite, dealing additional damage with a chance to stun the enemy. Relentless Hex — Hex can stack up to four times on each enemy. - Multiplicative; Stoki's Ki Strike - Multiplicative. Birdsong DPS won't gain much due to the weird interaction between Hex and Spiked Shell. This would give a clear Support Spec (with Cloak) and a DPS spec (with Smite). Warden great Support - Hex is 1.62e4 PER STACK (4 stack max) completely naked. And on formations that have multiple tank spots (like both of the Simiril formations for example), wouldn't using Warden be beneficial to fighting those enemies that end up stacking on the other tank? Again, whether this is bugged or not remains to be seen. Get Warden. Cloak of Flies — Whenever Warden attacks, they do an additional AoE damage attack around the target for 50% damage. This page was last edited on 6 August 2020, at 09:26. Not much to say yet, but the artwork is A+ :). So 4 stacks = 400%, or 5x damage.From my testing:1x = 2.15e252x = 3.22e253x = 4.29e254x = 5.36e25. He won't be providing e7% level buffs (or higher!) Hex becomes up to 4 times stronger. He also yields less DPS than Celeste for me, even with Krond's Survival of the Fittest. Like if Hex increases damage by 100%, would 2 stacks be 200%, 3 be 300%, and 4 be 400%...or would it be 3 at 400% and 4 at 800%? His DPS just isn't there for me. I'll check Freezing Breeze.I'll have to restart my run and progress a bit, but I'll put it up. If you want to bench swap Warden and Strix, you'll benefit from both buffs quite heavily after 4 applications of Hex on a boss. The debuff occurs AFTER attacking the target the first time, despite what the ability description states. So there's time to enjoy Warden before the chance of Paultin being your go-to. Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. I can't see Warden playing well here, unless CNE fixes the bug. They are obtained from the Simril Event. Avren is one of the champions of Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. But, yes, if Cloak of Flies does not cause Hex, general support utility would likely be heavily compromised. It's a poor situation (for Gromma!) Forged to be the jailer for a prison filled with eldritch horrors in a faraway land, Warden became corrupted by … If you use Warden as Support - the specialization choice doesn't matter.If you use Warden as DPS - Eldritch Strike is the better option, as it adds a 200% damage increase to his 3rd strike as well as a stun (50%). if you've invested in Gromma as your tank. The official subreddit for discussing Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, an official Dungeons & Dragons®-based idle clicker game from Codename Entertainment. Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Wiki is a Fandom Gaming Community. Warden is a DPS character through and through, with the ability to provide some decent team buffs. He was released during the Year 3 Liars' Night event. The "Evil Party" has (early) Warden keeping par with geared Strix within a magnitude for me, so he's got solid potential as a supporter there. Cost to upgrade from level 1135 to 1470 is 7.86e67. It should be additive with itself. Warden's first strike will not benefit from having Hex applied, but subsequent strikes will. Addendum question on the Gromma/Hex section: How does Hex interact with Gromma's Freezing Breeze at higher levels? Warden seems awesome, but Strix is my best geared event hero by far.. For being my main dps for so long I spent so many contracts on her.. Also what scares me is spending all my saved bounties plus a little money on warden, and then Paulin comes up next and bring Strix back to best option.. Nerys is next based on what they've hinted. Lastly, Donaar can be an alternative to Celeste for Krond, but he's not going to make an e10 difference. Putting in Warden to stack up some Hex debuffs on a boss, then swapping to Strix for extra DPS via Pact Family is very valid. There are good reason why Warden doesn't work well with Gromma (as explained in the OP), but it's worth pointing out that they're 12 years old. Unfortunately, I don't have the luck with gold chests/christmas money needed to bring him up to immediate par with Strix for general testing, so I'll leave the proper analysis of DPS alternatives to the professionals. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the idlechampions community. Hex is ADDITIVE with Gromma's Spiked Shell:Proof:4 Applications of Hex, 0 Spiked Shell - 4.21e384 Applications of Hex, 1 Spiked Shell - 4.26e38Here, Gromma's Spiked Shell debuff is 900%. Correct. Assemble a party of champions and master the art of Formation Strategy. Completely naked, Warden hits e100 DPS for me in Sword Coast. Bottom Line: never pick Cloak of Flies. Assemble a party of champions and master the art of Formation Strategy. The debuff occurs AFTER attacking the target the first time, despite what the ability description states. This one's annoying to fully test, but I'll see what I can come up with. 1 Backstory 2 Abilities 3 Upgrades 4 Equipment 5 … This is will blue items so if you get purp they are going to be a total beast. Warden's first strike will not benefit from having Hex applied, but subsequent strikes will. Warden is one of the champions of Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. It's the only debuff that behaves in such a fashion. Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Probably non-optimal as Farideh gets the Tiefling increase from Strix, but might be useful to know for those that don't have Strix yet. So they get the full benefit of Grandmotherly Love. The second strike will usually deal more damage, because Hex will be applied immediately on the first strike (and ONLY the first strike). Warden is one of the champions of Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. Warden debuffs enemies that they attack, who then spread the debuff to other enemies when they're killed. Warden casts Hex on enemies as they attack them, debuffing them and causing them to take 100% more damage from all Champions, Whenever Warden attacks, they attack the same enemy twice, Enemies that die while afflicted with the Hex curse now spread it to all nearby enemies, Hex can now stack up to 4 times on each enemy, Hunger of Hadar – Level 210 Ultimate Attack. Personally, I think it's a bug that Warden's Hex is additive with Spiked Shell, as it's Multiplicative with both Strix's Poor Hygiene and Gromma's Arctic Blast. Players that choose Arkhan as DPS gain the ability to drop Strix in favor of a clearly superior buff with Hex. https://idlechampions.gamepedia.com/Warden?oldid=21397, About Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms Wiki, Increases the effect of Warden's Hex ability, Reduces the cooldown on Warden's Ultimate Attack. I don't know. Does Farideh's Hellish Rebuke get increased if an enemy has Hex stacks? Calliope provides those great shields and still gives me more DPS than Dhadius.