Year 2 Champion Guide: Spurt, the Kobold Rogue
Last Updated: March 18th, 2023 - Updated Wa-spiration's info
Last Updated: March 9th, 2023 - Updated Centipede Net's info
Last Updated: Initial Post
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#Year 2 Champion - Spurt, the Kobold Inventor (Rogue)
- Source: Critical Role Season 2 as played by Chris Perkins
You can read their original Champion Spotlight here.
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Slot 3
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Good with: Kobolds; Everyone
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Affiliation: None
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Eligible for Patrons: Mirt (Vajra w/Feat)
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Time Gate Priority: Average
| Race | Class | Alignment | Gender | Age | Role(s) | Overwhelm Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobold | Inventor (Rogue) | Lawful Evil | Male (He/Him) | 11 days | Support | 5 |
| Strength | Dexterity | Constitution | Intelligence | Wisdom | Charisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Bio: Spurt the Kobold Inventor is crafty and quick with his hands. He builds improvised weapons in the hope of gaining some new advantage in combat. Spurt never knew he would have such lasting appeal when he met a mighty group of adventurers in a cave, but here we are. Packed to the gills with his "awesome" inventions this clever kobold brings his 11-days of life experiences to the Champions, along with a really cool 'Centi-pult'!
Listen to "The Ballad of Spurt the Kobold (Short Life, Big Heart)," the official Bardic Inspiration song for Spurt, here.
Basic Attack: Wasp Nest - Spurt tosses a wasp nest at a random enemy, dealing damage.
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Base Attack Type: Ranged
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Base Attack Speed: 7.5 seconds
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Self-DPS Buff: 1.79e24%
Ultimate: You Dead! - Spurt tosses a wasp nest at a stalking giant, and then is immediately killed by a giant hammer, which damages all Enemies on screen. Spurt then comes back as a spirit, increasing the effects of his abilities until he revives. Spurt's Spirit lasts until his ultimate is 10 seconds from cooling down.
- Base Ultimate Cooldown Time: 120 seconds
Gaar's Note: This is core to Spurt's functionality. You want him dead as much as possible. Put a Familiar on his Ult or make sure you're hitting it every time it's back to maximize your buff. His Slot 6 ability increases his Ultimate timer instead of reducing it, allowing Spurt to remain in Spirit form longer.
##Interesting Abilities
Centipede Net: Increases the damage of adjacent Champions. Buffed by an additional 2% for each second of Spurt's maximum Ultimate cooldown, stacking multiplicatively.
- 2.09e08% after upgrades; Supported by an Item & Feats
Wa-spiration: Spurt gains a stack of Wa-spiration every time he attacks. Every 10 Wa-spiration stacks, Spurt invents a random effect. Effects can stack up to 5 times each and persist until the area changes. Wa-spiration stacks are gained when an adjacent Champion attacks and the base multipliers of the invented effects are increased by 100%.
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Here are the Wa-spiration effects:
- Grubby - All Champions' base attack cooldowns are reduced by 0.1 seconds (stacks additively to 0.5 seconds)
- Skunky - Enemies that approach the party take an extra 200% damage (stacks to 2.42e04%)
- Stingy - Champions that attack with melee attacks deal 200% additional damage (stacks to 2.42e04%)
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No upgrades
Pack Tactics: Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% for every Kobold in the formation, including Spurt. Buffed by an extra 100% per every other Kobold in formation while spurt is a spirit.
- 3,200% after upgrades; Supported by an Item & Feats
Global DPS Buff: 9.33e06%
##Specializations
Kobold Family: Increases the effect of Pack Tactics by 400%
Centi-Pult: Centipede Net instead affects Champions who are 2 formation slots away from Spurt and its effect is increased by 600%
Adopted Family: Unaffiliated Non-Kobold Champions count as Kobolds for the purposes of Pack Tactics.
##Equipment
| White | Green | Blue | Purple | Gild Priority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot 1: Increases the damage of all Champions | 10% | 65% | 120% | 230% | 2 |
| Slot 2: Increases the damage of all Champions | 10% | 65% | 120% | 230% | 2 |
| Slot 3: Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 4: Increases the effect of Spurt's Pack Tactics ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 5: Buffs Spurt's Ultimate Attack Damage | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 3 |
| Slot 6: Increases the cooldown on Spurt's Ultimate Attack | 6s | 12s | 24s | 60s | 1 |
##Legendary Effects
- Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
- Increases the damage of all Male Champions by 125%
- Increases the damage of all Kobold Champions by 150%
- Increases the damage of all Champions with a DEX score of 13 or higher by 150%
- Increases the damage of all Champions with a CON score of 11 or higher by 100%
- Increases the damage of all Ranged Champions by 150%
Gaar's Note: Find more information on the Legendary system here.
##Feats
Here is the info for when you can unlock each Feat Slot:
| Feat Slot | Unlocked at Level | Rough Cost |
|---|---|---|
| First | 370 | e19 |
| Second | ?? | e?? |
| Third | 1405 | e63 |
| Fourth | 2115 | e91 |
Gaar's Note: Currently, you will need to level this Champion past their current upgrade softcap which will require you changing the blue update indicator from UPG to one of the numbered options.
Here is the info on what Feats are available for this Champion:
| Obtained | Recommended | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Selflessness | Increases the damage of all Champions by 10% | |
| Default | Newly Born | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 20% | |
| 12,500 Gems | Inspiring Leader | Increases the damage of all Champions by 25% | |
| 50,000 Gems | Pushing | Prodigal Leader | Increases the damage of all Champions by 50% |
| 12,500 Gems | Sheltered | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 40% | |
| Patron (Mirt) | Pushing | Centipede Mastery | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 80% |
| Regular Gold Chest | Kobold Mastery | Increases the effect of Spurt's Pack Tactics ability by 40% | |
| Season 3 | Pushing | Kobold Brethren | Increases the effect of Spurt's Pack Tactics ability by 80% |
| Regular Gold Chest | Variant/Ability | Durable | Increases the Constitution score of Spurt by 1 |
| 50,000 Gems | Vajra | Tenacious | Increases the Constitution score of Spurt by 2 |
| Season 3 | Situational Pushing | Extra Wasps | Increases the cooldown on Spurt's Ultimate Attack by 30 seconds |
##Level Upgrades
Gaar's Note: Level Cost is the cost to go from your current level to the stated level. It is not a cumulative total. However, since we're dealing with very large numbers, it's in the ballpark.
Major Rework for Season 3 - March 8th, 2023
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 750 | Add to Formation |
| 10 | 1.02e04 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 200% |
| 20 | 2.82e04 | Ultimate Attack |
| 30 | 7.31e04 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 40 | 1.90e05 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 50 | 4.92e05 | Centipede Net |
| 70 | 4.58e06 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 100 | 8.86e07 | Wa-spiration |
| 110 | 1.50e08 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 120 | 3.88e08 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 140 | 3.62e09 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 150 | 6.78e09 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 170 | 6.32e10 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 190 | 4.25e11 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 200 | 7.96e11 | Pack Tactics |
| 210 | 2.06e12 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 220 | 5.35e12 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 240 | 4.99e13 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 250 | 9.34e13 | Specialization Choice |
| 270 | 8.71e14 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 300 | 1.68e16 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 310 | 2.84e16 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 330 | 2.65e17 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 370 | 1.38e19 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 390 | 8.07e19 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Pack Tactics ability by 100% |
| 400 | 1.51e20 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 410 | 3.92e20 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 420 | 1.02e21 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 440 | 9.47e21 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 460 | 6.37e22 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 470 | 1.19e23 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 490 | 1.11e24 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 520 | 2.15e25 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 570 | 2.65e27 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 600 | 4.40e28 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 610 | 7.44e28 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 630 | 6.94e29 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 660 | 1.34e31 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 670 | 2.27e31 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 690 | 2.11e32 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 700 | 3.95e32 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Pack Tactics ability by 100% |
| 740 | 2.85e34 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 750 | 4.64e34 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 760 | 1.20e35 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 810 | 2.28e37 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 830 | 1.32e38 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 880 | 1.80e40 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 940 | 5.51e42 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 950 | 8.81e42 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 960 | 2.29e43 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 990 | 6.12e44 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 1040 | 7.56e46 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 1050 | 1.21e47 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1080 | 3.25e48 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 1090 | 5.50e48 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1100 | 1.43e49 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Pack Tactics ability by 100% |
| 1150 | 2.70e51 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1160 | 4.34e51 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 1240 | 1.45e55 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 1250 | 2.31e55 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1280 | 6.18e56 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1310 | 1.08e58 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 1340 | 1.88e59 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1390 | 2.32e61 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 200% |
| 1400 | 3.73e61 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1440 | 2.69e63 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1490 | 3.20e65 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 1500 | 5.14e65 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Pack Tactics ability by 100% |
| 1550 | 9.74e67 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1600 | 1.14e70 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1650 | 1.34e72 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1690 | 5.99e73 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 300% |
| 1700 | 9.77e73 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1740 | 7.03e75 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1830 | 3.82e79 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1880 | 4.45e81 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 200% |
| 1900 | 2.57e82 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1910 | 4.81e82 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1940 | 1.29e84 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 200% |
| 1950 | 2.18e84 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Pack Tactics ability by 100% |
| 1970 | 2.03e85 | Increases the damage of Spurt by 200% |
| 1980 | 3.80e85 | Increases the effect of Spurt's Centipede Net ability by 100% |
| 1990 | 9.85e85 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
Current max upgrade level is 1990
#Formation & Mission Information
In a Time Gate, you will be given two basic adventures and one variant to complete, along with being granted access to Free Plays. They all use a formation that holds 10 Champions. They have a Champ-specific format that I've done my best to re-create below.
| Back Row | Fourth Row | Third Row | Second Row | Front Row |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 |
New Player Formation & Specializations:
While I recommend learning to build your own formations, here's a set of starter formations for brand new players to use while they get the hang of things. Anyone with other options should check that link for how to figure out how to make the best of them. You can also ask for help in the #formations channel in the official Discord.
| Back Row | Fourth Row | Third Row | Second Row | Front Row |
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| NA | Celeste - Life Domain | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | ||
| Minsc - Fey | Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | |||
| Asharra - Dwarves & Elves | ||||
| NA | Calliope - College of Valor | |||
| Hitch - Charismatic | Bruenor - Battle Master |
This formation is for the first couple of runs where you're just not going to get enough Gold to get everyone on the field, let alone level people up into their power curves. At this point, Jarlaxle is focusing on being your Primary DPS while everyone else is set up to support him.
The following formation is for once your Hitch starts doing more damage than your Jarlaxle. You can find this out by pulling Asharra out of the formation and swapping Jarlaxle and Hitch around to see whose damage is better. If Hitch is higher, next run change Asharra's Spec to buff Hitch instead.
| Back Row | Fourth Row | Third Row | Second Row | Front Row |
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| Tyril - Moonbeam | Celeste - Life Domain | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | ||
| Minsc - Fey | Hitch - Charismatic | |||
| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | ||||
| Makos - Dark Blessing | Calliope - College of Valor | |||
| Asharra - (Swap) | Bruenor - Battle Master |
This formation should get you through the Time Gate as a new player. If you have other options or think a different DPS is geared better, try it out and see what happens! Swapping DPS around like this can help you figure out what works best for you with your specific items.
These are the rough Favor values you need to reach to make a Variant say Difficulty: Easy. Keep in mind that this is just a generic rating system and some Variants may be harder than others, even with Favor in this range.
| Variant | Favor Level (Normal) | Favor Level (Scientific Notation) |
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| 75 | 20,000 | ~2e04 |
| 125 | 15,000,000 | ~1.5e07 |
| 175 | 150,000,000 | ~1.5e08 |
##Initial Mission: The Grandfather Acorn
Complete: Area 50
Reward: Spurt + Gold Spurt Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
##Second Mission: The Grandfather Acorn
Complete: Area 75
Reward: Gold Spurt Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
The area goals go up by 50 each time you select a specific Champion's Time Gate and then go down by 25 each time you select someone else's. This encourages you to do Time Gates for different Champions, potentially in a rotation, rather than just grinding the same Champion's Time Gate over and over.
Once you've done the first two missions, you then have to complete the variant the Time Gate gave you. If you've never done any of them, you'll get one at random. If you've done one, you'll get one of the other two you haven't done before. If you've done two of them before, you're guaranteed to get the one you haven't done. If you've done all three before, you get one at random.
##First Variant Option: Delusions of Grandeur
Complete: Area 75
Reward: Gold Spurt Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: Spurt and his Centipult start in the formation, taking up two slots. The Centipult launches centipedes at random enemies, enraging them and increasing their speed and damage.
Gaar's Note: You only need to get to level 75, so this variant isn't too tough. Keep in mind, you are down 1 Champion so make sure you've got a bit of Favor before starting this one to make up for it.
##Second Variant Option: Elves are Wild
Complete: Area 125
Reward: Gold Spurt Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: All Elves (Elf, Eladrin, Drow) & Half-Elves in the formation have their attack speed increased. Drow enemies now have armor. Additional Eladrin spawn in each area, and they are immune to damage until after they attack.
Gaar's Notes: Your tank will take some hits in this variant, so you'll want to have some decent Favor before starting this to ensure they can survive.
##Third Variant Option: Alignment Askew
Complete: Area 175
Reward: Gold Spurt Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: Champions are all affected by different debuffs based on the formation's alignment.
Gaar's Notes: Here are the adjustments based on who's in your formation. I definitely recommend having a solid amount of Favor before starting if you're a newer player. Having lots of options for each slot helps out a lot here and if you don't have options you need Favor to make up for it.
- Basic attack cooldowns are increased based on the number of Lawful Champions in the formation.
- Damage is decreased based on the number of Neutral Champions in the formation.
- Ultimate attack cooldowns are increased based on the number of Chaotic Champions in the formation.
##Free Play
Complete: Area 50
Reward: Whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
#Achievements
Gaar's Note: All of these achievements can be earned at any time except where noted.
Recruit Spurt - 1%
Recruit Spurt, the Kobold Rogue
11 Days of Adventure - 1%
Complete all three variants of the "The Grandfather Acorn (Spurt)" adventure. (This achievement can be earned via Time Gates.)
One Kobold's Trash - 1%
Obtain a piece of gear for each of Spurt's six equipment slots. (Event Champ gear does not come from regular Silver/Gold Chests. You can earn Event Champ gear from their specific Event Chests, Time Gates, qualifying Patron Chests, and other Chests as noted.)
A Long, Full Life - 1%
Complete area 225 in any "The Grandfather Acorn" free play. (This achievement can only be earned during the The Running Event, but it can be earned in any Champion's free play.)
Critical Hero - 1%
Use Spurt's Ultimate Attack to sacrifice himself 250 times.
Gaar's Note: Park a familiar on his ultimate and wait.
#Adventure Information
| Indoor # | Outdoor # |
|---|---|
| 4 | 46 |
##Type Summary
Bosses
| Boss Type | # in this Event |
|---|---|
| Fey | 5 |
| Humanoid | 4 |
| Elf | 2 |
| Drow | 2 |
| Beasts | 1 |
| Monstrosity | 1 |
Normal Mobs
| Enemy Type | # in this Event |
|---|---|
| Fey | 19 |
| Humanoid | 17 |
| Beasts | 13 |
| Elf | 10 |
| Drow | 10 |
| Plants | 8 |
| Fiend | 7 |
| Monstrosity | 2 |
##Type by Level - repeats after 50
| Level | Indoor/Outdoor | Enemy Type | Boss Type |
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| 1 | Outdoor | Beasts | |
| 2 | Outdoor | Beasts & Humanoid | |
| 3 | Outdoor | ||
| 4 | Outdoor | ||
| 5 | Outdoor | ||
| 6 | Outdoor | Beasts | |
| 7 | Outdoor | Beasts | |
| 8 | Outdoor | Beasts & Barricade | |
| 9 | Outdoor | Beasts | |
| 10 | Outdoor | Beasts | Beasts |
| 11 | Outdoor | Beasts | |
| 12 | Outdoor | Beasts & Fey | |
| 13 | Outdoor | Beasts & Fey | |
| 14 | Outdoor | Fey | |
| 15 | Outdoor | Fey | Fey/Monstrosity |
| 16 | Outdoor | Fey | |
| 17 | Outdoor | Fey | |
| 18 | Outdoor | Fey | |
| 19 | Outdoor | Fey | |
| 20 | Outdoor | Fey | Fey |
| 21 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 22 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 23 | Outdoor | Humanoid & Barricade | |
| 24 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 25 | Outdoor | Humanoid | Humanoid |
| 26 | Outdoor | Beasts | |
| 27 | Outdoor | Beasts | |
| 28 | Outdoor | Beasts & Plants | |
| 29 | Outdoor | Plants | |
| 30 | Outdoor | Plants | Fey |
| 31 | Outdoor | Fey/Elf | |
| 32 | Outdoor | Fey/Elf | |
| 33 | Outdoor | Fey/Elf | |
| 34 | Outdoor | Fey/Elf | |
| 35 | Outdoor | Fey/Elf | Fey/Elf |
| 36 | Outdoor | Fey/Elf | |
| 37 | Outdoor | Fey/Elf | |
| 38 | Outdoor | Fey/Elf | |
| 39 | Outdoor | Fey/Elf | |
| 40 | Outdoor | Fey/Elf | Fey/Elf |
| 41 | Outdoor | Humanoid/Drow & Fiend | |
| 42 | Outdoor | Humanoid/Drow & Fiend & Monstrosity | |
| 43 | Outdoor | Humanoid/Drow & Fiend & Monstrosity | |
| 44 | Outdoor | Humanoid/Drow & Fiend | |
| 45 | Outdoor | Humanoid/Drow | Humanoid/Drow |
| 46 | Outdoor | Humanoid/Drow & Plants | |
| 47 | Indoor | Humanoid/Drow & Plants & Fiend & Barricade | |
| 48 | Indoor | Humanoid/Drow & Plants | |
| 49 | Indoor | Humanoid/Drow & Plants & Fiend | |
| 50 | Indoor | Humanoid/Drow & Plants & Fiend | Humanoid/Drow |
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