Year 6 Champion Guide: Miria, the Shadar Kai Necromancer
Last Updated: March 23rd, 2023 - Added event reference; moved Adventure Info to permanent event guide
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#Year 6 Champion - Miria, the Shadar-kai (Elf) Necromancer (Wizard)
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Source: The Idle Champions Presents: Fury of the Black Rose streams as played by Mark Hulmes
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Arrival Event: Festival of Fools
You can read their original Champion Spotlight here.
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Slot 12
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Good with: Lawful, High INT, or Unaffiliated Champions; Everyone
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Affiliation: None
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Eligible for Mirt, Vajra, Strahd (Zariel w/Feat)
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Time Gate Priority: TBD
| Race | Class | Alignment | Gender | Age | Role(s) | Overwhelm Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elf (Shadar-kai) | Wizard (Necromancer) | Lawful Evil | Female (She / Her) | 347 | Support / Tanking | 5 |
| Strength | Dexterity | Constitution | Intelligence | Wisdom | Charisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 12 |
Bio: Born under an ill-omen of the Dark Moon, Nuitari, Miria had an unhappy childhood that caused her to flee her homeland and seek tutelage in advanced magical arts beyond Elven lands. After passing the Test of High Sorcery, she briefly allied with Lord Soth until he tried to turn Miria into an undead creature subservient to his will. Miria escaped Soth’s trap at the cost of the flesh and muscle of her right arm.
Basic Attack: Ray of Sickness - Miria fires an energy ray at the nearest enemy, dealing one hit of magical damage and the target's damage is reduced by 50% for 6 seconds. Does not stack.
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Base Attack Type: Magical
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Base Attack Speed: 6.25 seconds
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Self-DPS Buff: 1.17e13%
Ultimate: Danse Macabre - Miria summons 5 skeletons to the battlefield. The skeletons deal 15 attacks to the enemies before vanishing. All enemies are slowed by 50% for the duration due to the confusion on the battlefield.
- Base Ultimate Cooldown Time: 240 seconds
Health Upgrades: 5.80e04
##Interesting Abilities
Mage of High Sorcery: Miria increases the damage of all adjacent Champions by +100%.
- 3.27e08% after upgrades; Supported by an Item & Feats
Soul Cage: When an enemy is defeated, Miria can capture its soul and gain a Soul Cage stack. Her maximum number of Soul Cage stacks is 1 for every 20 areas completed in the current adventure, rounded up. Miria increases the damage bonus of Mage of High Sorcery by 100% for each Soul Cage stack she has, stacking multiplicatively.
- No upgrades; Supported by an Item & a Feat
Zombie Bodyguards: While Miria is alive, a Zombie Bodyguard that shares hit points with Miria appears in front of each Champion in the front-most column of the formation. When a Champion in that column takes damage, the Zombie Bodyguard takes 90% of the damage instead, while the original target takes the remaining 10%.
- No upgrades
Clone: Miria maintains a stash of clones in her Inner Sanctum with a count equal to her Soul Cage stacks. If Miria is defeated, a clone immediately appears and takes her place at full health. This does not reduce the number of Soul Cage stacks she has. Her stash of clones are regenerated when the party changes areas. For each clone summoned in the current area, the effect of Mage of High Sorcery is increased by 100%, stacking multiplicatively.
- No upgrades
Life Transference: Miria increases the health of all other Champions by 1% of her max health for each Soul Cage stack she has, stacking additively.
- No upgrades
Global DPS Buff: 5.90e06%
##Specializations
Methodical: Miria increases the attack bonus of Mage of High Sorcery by 25% for each Lawful Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
- No upgrades; Supported by an Item
Intellectual: Miria increases the attack bonus of Mage of High Sorcery by 25% for each Champion with an INT score of 15+ in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
- No upgrades; Supported by an Item
Independent: Miria increases the attack bonus of Mage of High Sorcery by 25% for each Unaffiliated Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
- No upgrades; Supported by an Item
##Equipment
| White | Green | Blue | Purple | Gild Priority | |
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| Slot 1: Increases the damage of all Champions | 10% | 65% | 120% | 230% | 2 |
| Slot 2: Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 3: Increases the effect of Miria's Soul Cage Sorcery ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 4: Increases the bonus provided by all Specializations | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 5: Buffs Miria's Ultimate Attack Damage | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 3 |
| Slot 6: Reduces the cooldown on Miria's Ultimate Attack | 6s | 12s | 24s | 60s | 3 |
##Legendary Effects
- Increases the damage of all
- Increases the damage of all
- Increases the damage of all
- Increases the damage of all
- Increases the damage of all
- Increases the damage of all
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 |
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| First | 70 | e24 |
| Second | 625 | e45 |
| Third | 1265 | e69 |
| Fourth | 2050 | e98 |
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 |
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| Default | Selflessness | Increases the damage of all Champions by 10% | |
| Default | Tough | Increases the health of Miria by 15% | |
| Default | Adept of the Black Robes | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 20% | |
| Regular Gold Chest | Inspiring Leader | Increases the damage of all Champions by 25% | |
| 12,500 Gems | Survivability | Resilient | Tough |
| 12,500 Gems | Test of High Sorcery | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 40% | |
| 50,000 Gems | Pushing | Soth's Right Hand | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 80% |
| Regular Gold Chest | Pushing | Soul Flame | Increases the effect of Miria's Soul Cage ability by 40% |
| Regular Gold Chest | Zariel | The Black Rose's Influence | Increases the Charisma score of Miria by 1 |
##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.
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 1 | 2.00e20 | Add to Formation |
| 10 | 2.60e21 | Mage of High Sorcery |
| 20 | 6.60e21 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 30 | 1.56e22 | Zombie Bodyguards |
| 40 | 3.70e22 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 50 | 8.76e22 | Increases the health of Miria by 165 |
| 60 | 2.07e23 | Soul Cage |
| 70 | 4.91e23 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 80 | 1.16e24 | Specialization Choice |
| 90 | 2.75e24 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 100 | 6.51e24 | Clone |
| 120 | 5.19e25 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 130 | 8.64e25 | Life Transference |
| 140 | 2.04e26 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 160 | 1.63e27 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 170 | 2.71e27 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 180 | 6.42e27 | Increases the health of Miria by 285 |
| 190 | 1.52e28 | Ultimate Attack |
| 200 | 3.60e28 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 220 | 2.87e29 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 270 | 2.56e31 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 280 | 3.55e31 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 320 | 1.87e33 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 340 | 8.89e33 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 360 | 4.98e34 | Increases the health of Miria by 500 |
| 380 | 2.79e35 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 400 | 1.57e36 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 420 | 8.77e36 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 440 | 4.92e37 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 510 | 2.49e40 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 530 | 1.15e41 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 550 | 6.44e41 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 560 | 1.07e42 | Increases the health of Miria by 875 |
| 600 | 5.64e43 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 620 | 2.68e44 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 640 | 1.50e45 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 650 | 2.50e45 | Increases the damage of Miria by 300% |
| 720 | 1.80e48 | Increases the damage of Miria by 300% |
| 750 | 2.21e49 | Increases the health of Miria by 1,530 |
| 760 | 3.27e49 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 780 | 2.61e50 | Increases the damage of Miria by 300% |
| 830 | 2.33e52 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 840 | 3.23e52 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 850 | 7.65e52 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 930 | 1.30e56 | Increases the damage of Miria by 300% |
| 950 | 6.01e56 | Increases the health of Miria by 2,625 |
| 960 | 1.00e57 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 1000 | 5.27e58 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 1050 | 3.99e60 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1060 | 5.53e60 | Increases the damage of Miria by 100% |
| 1070 | 1.31e61 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 1130 | 3.97e63 | Increases the damage of Miria by 100% |
| 1140 | 5.46e63 | Increases the health of Miria by 4,650 |
| 1180 | 2.87e65 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 1240 | 5.20e67 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 1260 | 2.41e68 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1300 | 8.91e69 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 1330 | 1.13e71 | Increases the damage of Miria by 100% |
| 1340 | 1.67e71 | Increases the health of Miria by 8,150 |
| 1390 | 2.12e73 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 1470 | 2.12e76 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1500 | 2.60e77 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 1530 | 3.45e78 | Increases the health of Miria by 14,200 |
| 1590 | 6.53e80 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 1600 | 8.98e80 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 1660 | 2.72e83 | Increases the damage of Miria by 200% |
| 1680 | 1.26e84 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1690 | 2.10e84 | Increases the damage of Miria by 100% |
| 1700 | 4.97e84 | Increases the effect of Miria's Mage of High Sorcery ability by 100% |
| 1720 | 3.96e85 | Increases the damage of Miria by 100% |
| 1730 | 6.59e85 | Increases the health of Miria by 25,000 |
Current max upgrade level is 1730
#Formation & Mission Information
Once you complete the first mission, three Variants and a Free Play show up. It uses a formation that holds 10 Champions. It has a Champ-specific format that I've done my best to re-create below.
| Back Column | 3rd Column | 2nd Column | Front Column |
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| 0 | 0 | ||
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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 Column | 3rd Column | 2nd Column | Front Column |
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| Bruenor - Battle Master | |||
| Hitch - Charismatic | NA | ||
| Minsc - Humanoids | |||
| NA | |||
| Asharra - Dwarves & Elves | Celeste - War Domain | ||
| Calliope - College of Valor | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | ||
| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe |
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 when you can load in more than just Nayeli as your tank. It's going to be a little rough, survivability wise at times without Calliope's shields covering the far tank, but that should only really be a major problem if the boss focuses them.
| Back Column | 3rd Column | 2nd Column | Front Column |
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| Bruenor - Battle Master | |||
| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | Tatyana - TBD | ||
| Makos - Dark Blessing | |||
| Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Minsc - Humanoids | Celeste - War Domain | ||
| Calliope - College of Valor | Tyril - Wild Shape | ||
| Asharra - Potpourri/TBD |
This formation should get you through the Event 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 Adventure: A Fool's Errand (Miria)
Cost: 100 Pennants
Complete: Level 50
Reward: Miria + whatever Lliira's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
Gaar's Note: The area 50 boss here is armored and hits very hard. That makes this boss a Favor check as you need to not only be able to damage them, but also survive. You may need to farm a while at the prior level to upgrade useful abilities to pass it initially and at higher levels. This means you may not push as far in this event as others.
##First Variant: Born Under Nuitari
Cost: 1,000 Pennants
Complete: Area 75
Reward: Gold Miria Chest & whatever Lliira's Favor you earned
Info: Miria starts in the formation. She can moved but not removed. Only champions next to Miria can deal damage.
Gaar's Notes: This is pretty straightforward and shouldn't be too difficult as long as you have the Favor shown in the chart above.
##Second Variant: The Knight of the Black Rose
Cost: 2,500 Pennants
Complete: Area 125
Reward: Gold Miria Chest & whatever Lliira's Favor you earned
Info: Miria starts in the formation. She can moved but not removed. Miria's Zombie Bodyguards ability starts out unlocked. 1-2 Skeleton Archers spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress. In Boss areas, Lord Soth spawns and must also be defeated to progress.
Gaar's Notes: Double bosses?!?! What does it mean!?!?? It means a lot of work. You'll need to kill them both to progress so having some extra Favor means you'll have both extra power and extra survivability so you can get through it.
##Third Variant: Festival of Favorites
Cost: 5,000 Pennants
Complete: Area 175
Reward: Gold Miria Chest & whatever Lliira's Favor you earned
Info: Miria starts in the formation. She can be moved but not removed. You mayo nly use Champions that are Lawful, Unaffiliated, or have INT 15 or higher.
Gaar's Notes: The Champion restriction here may mean you can't field the most optimal formation, so you'll want to make up for that with at least e01+ more Favor as compared to the chart above for every sub-optimal Champion or empty formation slot you have.
##Free Play
Cost: 500 - 2500 Pennants (Cost scales based on how many you do to a max of 2500)
Complete: Area 50 to earn a random Miria chest
Reward: See above + whatever Lliira's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
#Achievements
Gaar's Note: All of these achievements can be earned at any time, not just during their Event, except where noted.
Recruit Miria - 1%
Recruit Miria, the Shadar Kai Wizard
A Grim Harvest - 1%
Complete all three variants of the "A Fool's Errand (Miria)" adventure. (This achievement can be earned via Time Gates.)
Power and Secrets - 1%
Obtain a piece of gear for each of Miria'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 Fool's Marathon - 1%
Complete area 275 in any "A Fool's Errand" free play. (This achievement can only be earned during the Festival of Fools Event, but it can be earned in any Champion's free play.)
The Clone Wars - 1%
Have Miria die and return as a clone 5 times in a single area
Gaar's Note: You'll need to go at least 80 areas past the area you were on when you leveled Miria up to her Soul Cage ability to be able to have 5 clones, then you'll need to let her die repeatedly. Takes some work to farm it early on, but could just happen naturally on a deep push.
Posted Mar 15, 2023, 10:38 PM UTC · edited