Year 1 Champion Guide: Strix, the Tiefling Sorcerer
Last Updated: March 23rd, 2023 - Added event reference; moved Adventure Info to permanent event guide
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#Year 1 Champion - Strix Beestinger, the Tiefling Sorcerer
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Source: The Dice, Camera, Action!! series of streams as played by Holly Conrad
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Arrival Event: Festival of Fools
Strix did not have a Champion Spotlight.
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Slot 11
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Good with: Everyone
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Affiliation: Waffle Crew; Acquisitions Incorporated
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Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Zariel
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Time Gate Priority: Low
| Race | Class | Alignment | Gender | Age | Role(s) | Overwhelm Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiefling | Sorcerer | Chaotic Good | Female (She / Her) | 82 | DPS / Support | 5 |
| Strength | Dexterity | Constitution | Intelligence | Wisdom | Charisma |
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| 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 18 |
Bio: The Sorcerer known as Strix is from Sigil, the City of Doors at the center of the multiverse. Very little is known of Strix's heritage, even to herself, but it was recently discovered that she was a powerful member of the Skizzicks family, who long ago made a pact with Asmodeus, ruler of the Nine Hells, to become Tieflings.
Basic Attack: Fireball (Magic) - Strix throws a fireball at a random enemy, dealing a small amount of AoE damage.
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Base Attack Type: Magical
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Base Attack Speed: 5 seconds
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Self-DPS Buff: 2.56e17%
Ultimate: Polymorph Staff (varies) - Strix's staff polymorphs into a random object (Pie Plate, Owlbear Plushy, Flying Broom), changing the way she attacks for a brief period.
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Here are the effects of her Polymorph:
- Pie Plate Punch (Melee) - Strix attacks with her Flame Blade pie plate, hitting a nearby enemy as well. Gaar's Note: This increases damage on her basic attacks.
- Waffles Whack (Melee) - Waffles attacks in Strix's stead, becomes more enraged with each attack. Gaar's Note: This speeds up Strix's attack speed and increases her damage to start, ramping up as Waffles continues to attack.
- Flying Fireball (Magic) - Strix throws a fireball at a random enemy, dealing a small amount of AOE damage. Gaar's Note: This doubles Strix's attack speed and appears to increase her damage.
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Base Ultimate Cooldown Time: 270 seconds
##Interesting Abilities
Death Ward: If an ally within 2 spaces of Strix is about to be killed, Strix instead loses half of her health and the ally regains half of theirs. This only works if Strix has enough health to take that much without dying and it only triggers once every 30 seconds.
- No upgrades
Poor Hygiene: Enemies that approach the party take +100% damage due to Strix's unique odor.
- 1.11e08% after upgrades; Supported by an Item & Feats
Gaar's Note: This is the main part of her kit but it is limited in use as enemies have to be near the formation for it to go into effect. Ranged enemies are not close enough to get the debuff and thus take far less damage.
Haunted: Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% (additively) for every Champion death in the formation while Strix is in it, with stacks persisting until you reset.
- 1,600% after upgrades
Gaar's Note: Technically, this ability can stack infinitely if you have that much patience, though it does have diminishing returns.
Global DPS Buff: 1.65e07%
##Specializations
Anxious Fireballs: Increases Strix's base attack cooldown by 2 seconds and her damage by 300%
Gaar's Note: This should be her DPS Spec, but while it does increase her damage, the 2 second cooldown increase makes the BUD she sets worse.
Echoes of the Past: Increases the effect of Haunted by 200%
Gaar's Note: If you're going all-in on farming death stacks, this is the way to go.
Smelly Lunch: Increases the effect of Poor Hygiene by 100%
Gaar's Note: This is generally a good Spec if your team composition allows enemies to get close to the formation.
##Equipment
| White | Green | Blue | Purple | Gild Priority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot 1: Increases the damage of Strix | 50% | 125% | 200% | 350% | 2 |
| Slot 2: Increases the damage of Strix | 50% | 125% | 200% | 350% | 2 |
| Slot 3: Increases the damage of all Champions | 10% | 65% | 120% | 230% | 3 |
| Slot 4: Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 5: Increases the damage of Strix while one of her Ultimates is active | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 2 |
| Slot 6: Reduces the cooldown on Strix's ultimate attack | 7s | 14s | 27s | 68s | 4 |
##Legendary Effects
- Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
- Increases the damage of all Female Champions by 125%
- Increases the damage of all Tiefling Champions by 150%
- Increases the damage of all Champions with a CHA score of 11 or higher by 100%
- Increases the damage of all Champions with an INT score of 11 or higher by 100%
- Increases the damage of all Chaotic 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 | 155 | e23 |
| Second | 710 | e45 |
| Third | 1345 | e68 |
| Fourth | 2130 | e97 |
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 | Adept | Increases the damage of Strix by 30% | |
| Default | Mold Grower | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 20% | |
| Regular Gold Chest | Inspiring Leader | Increases the damage of all Champions by 25% | |
| 50,000 Gems | Prodigal Leader | Increases the damage of all Champions by 50% | |
| 12,500 Gems | DPS | Elementalist | Increases the damage of Strix by 60% |
| 50,000 Gems | DPS | Spell Master | Increases the damage of Strix by 120% |
| 12,500 Gems | Debuffing | Water Conservationist | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 40% |
| 50,000 Gems | Debuffing | Trash Witch | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 80% |
##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 | 3.50e16 | Add to Formation |
| 10 | 4.56e17 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 20 | 1.15e18 | Poor Hygiene |
| 30 | 2.73e18 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 40 | 6.47e18 | Death Ward |
| 50 | 1.53e19 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 60 | 3.63e19 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 200% |
| 70 | 8.59e19 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 85 | 3.93e20 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 95 | 7.41e20 | Ultimate |
| 105 | 1.75e21 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 115 | 4.15e21 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 125 | 9.82e21 | Haunted |
| 135 | 2.33e22 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 200% |
| 145 | 5.51e22 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 160 | 2.52e23 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 175 | 9.18e23 | Specialization Choice |
| 185 | 1.73e24 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 195 | 4.09e24 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 205 | 9.69e24 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 200% |
| 210 | 9.04e24 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 240 | 3.17e26 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 250 | 4.68e26 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
| 270 | 3.73e27 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 285 | 1.20e28 | Increases the effect of Strix's Haunted ability by 100% |
| 295 | 2.26e28 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 330 | 7.61e29 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 340 | 1.09e30 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 360 | 8.72e30 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
| 370 | 1.45e31 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 395 | 1.92e32 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 445 | 1.59e34 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 465 | 7.42e34 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
| 475 | 1.23e35 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 510 | 4.15e36 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 550 | 1.33e38 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 560 | 1.87e38 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 580 | 1.49e39 | Increases the effect of Strix's Haunted ability by 100% |
| 595 | 4.81e39 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 605 | 9.06e39 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
| 625 | 7.22e40 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 655 | 1.08e42 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 680 | 8.89e42 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
| 700 | 4.63e43 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 750 | 4.13e45 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 775 | 3.19e46 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 800 | 2.75e47 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 825 | 2.38e48 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 200% |
| 850 | 2.05e49 | Increases the damage of Strix by 300% |
| 885 | 4.50e50 | Increases the effect of Strix's Haunted ability by 100% |
| 900 | 1.25e51 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 910 | 2.36e51 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 935 | 3.11e52 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 950 | 9.29e52 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
| 975 | 9.77e53 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 1025 | 8.10e55 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 1035 | 1.12e56 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1045 | 2.66e56 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
Champion Rebalance - March 24th, 2020
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 1075 | 5.65e57 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 1090 | 1.61e58 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 1105 | 5.88e58 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1140 | 1.57e60 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
| 1175 | 3.21e61 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 200% |
| 1205 | 4.14e62 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 1240 | 8.70e63 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
softcap upgrade - December 16th, 2020
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 1280 | 2.78e65 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1290 | 3.93e65 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 1310 | 3.13e66 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
| 1330 | 1.76e67 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 1340 | 2.92e67 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
| 1370 | 6.20e68 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 1380 | 9.17e68 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1410 | 1.95e70 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
softcap upgrade - September 15th, 2021
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 1450 | 6.41e71 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1480 | 8.12e72 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 1490 | 1.20e73 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
| 1530 | 6.32e74 | Increases the effect of Strix's Haunted ability by 100% |
| 1550 | 3.01e75 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
| 1570 | 1.69e76 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1620 | 1.50e78 | Increases the damage of Strix by 100% |
softcap upgrade - June 1st, 2022
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 1690 | 6.34e80 | Increases the effect of Strix's Poor Hygiene ability by 100% |
| 1750 | 1.11e83 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1830 | 1.10e86 | Increases the damage of Strix by 200% |
Current max upgrade level is 1830
#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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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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| Hitch - Charismatic | ||||
| Asharra - Dwarves & Elves | ||||
| Bruenor - Battle Master | NA | |||
| Calliope - College of Valor | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | NA | |||
| Celeste - Life Domain | ||||
| Minsc - Humanoids |
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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| Makos - Dark Blessing | ||||
| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | ||||
| Calliope - College of Valor | Tyril - Wild Shape | |||
| Asharra - (Swap) | Hitch - Charismatic | |||
| Celeste - Life Domain | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Minsc - Humanoids | ||||
| Strix - Smelly Lunch |
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: A Fool's Errand
Complete: Area 50
Reward: Strix + Gold Strix Chest & whatever Mystra'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.
##Second Mission: A Fool's Errand
Complete: Area 75
Reward: Gold Strix 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: Foolish Variance
Complete: Area 75
Reward: Gold Strix Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: Champions randomly do between 0.1% and 199.9% of their actual damage with each hit.
Gaar's Notes: This is a good variant to farm early Favor on since you can potentially get some really nice damage buffs. It's your call if you want to stay and farm here a bit or move on.
##Second Variant Option: Persistent Foolishness
Complete: Area 125
Reward: Gold Strix Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: The Drunken Fool appears randomly in non-boss areas. Only one can be spawned at a time, but he has special abilities each time he appears.
Gaar's Notes: The Drunken Fool appears to give the following buffs to all enemies until you kill him.
- Armored - All enemies get the buff the Frost Giant has, requiring a minimum threshold of damage to actually hurt them.
- Movement Speed - All enemies run towards your Champions very, very quickly.
##Third Variant Option: Like Father, Like Son
Complete: Area 175
Reward: Gold Strix Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: The farmer's son takes up a slot in the formation. He moves to a new slot every 25 areas. Every 15 seconds (in non-boss areas) the farmer's son foolishly summons a Frost Giant to attack the formation unless Strix is adjacent to him.
Gaar's Notes: Adjusting your formation to keep Strix adjacent to the dimwit will prevent the Frost Giant spawn, but may reduce your damage. Adjust as you see fit or just power through it if you can.
##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 Strix - 1%
Recruit Strix, the Tiefling Sorcerer also known as the Trash Witch
Foolish Ventures - 1%
Complete all three variants of the "A Fool's Errand (Strix)" adventure. (This achievement can be earned via Time Gates.)
Half Trash - 1%
Obtain a piece of gear for each of Strix'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.)
Extended Foolishness - 1%
Complete area 175 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.)
Save The Day - 1%
Use Death Ward to save an ally from death, then beat the area.
Gaar's Note: This is pretty straightforward. Let someone die on purpose by removing your DPS, then put the DPS in and complete the area without the dead person. Works best somewhere with a two-tank frontline.
Posted Mar 17, 2023, 9:58 PM UTC · edited