Year 6 Champion Guide: Nixie, the Tiefling Sorcerer
Last Updated: May 3rd, 2023 - Updated upgrade info and ultimate cooldown time
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#Year 6 Champion - Nixie, the Tiefling Wild Magic Sorcerer
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Source: The 1 For All web series as played by FallCosplay
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Arrival Event: The Running
You can read their original Champion Spotlight here.
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Slot 1
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Good with: CHA 17+ Champions; Tieflings, Chaotic Champions, or Champions with a Total Ability Score of 78 or less
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Affiliation: Awful Ones - Antrius, Nixie
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Eligible for Vajra
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Time Gate Priority: TBD
| Race | Class | Alignment | Gender | Age | Role(s) | Overwhelm Point |
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| Tiefling | Sorcerer (Wild Magic) | Chaotic Neutral | Female (She / Her) | 19 | DPS / Support | 5 |
| Strength | Dexterity | Constitution | Intelligence | Wisdom | Charisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
Bio: Nixie is a charismatic tiefling who grew up in a wealthy but oppressive household, and punished for using magic despite her natural talent. In a rebellious move, she stole the family grimoire to teach herself dark sorcery only to result in the burning down of her family manor and all her family inside. Despite this tragedy, Nixie is now on a journey to enjoy her newfound magical freedom and find a new family.
Basic Attack: Fireball? - Nixie attacks with a ball of fire centered on a random target, dealing 1 hit of damage to all enemies in a small radius.
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Base Attack Type: Magic
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Base Attack Speed: 6 seconds
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Self-DPS Buff: 4.83e26%
Ultimate: FIREBALL!!! - Nixie casts a gigantic fireball that engulfs the entire enemy's side of the screen, dealing 1 ultimate hit to all enemies. In addition, there is a 10% chance for each monster hit by this attack to be surrounded by Engulfing Flames from her Wild Magic Surge ability.
- Base Ultimate Cooldown Time: 320 seconds
##Interesting Abilities
Blazing Charisma: Nixie increases the damage of all Champions with a Charisma of 17+ by 100%, including herself.
- 2.09e08 after upgrades; Supported by an Item & Feats
Wild Magic Surge: Each time Nixie makes a normal attack, there is a high chance that a random wild magic event happens.
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Here are the potential random effects:
- No Effect (20%) — No Effect
- Engulfing Flames (20%) — Nixie lights the area of her attack on fire for 20 seconds. While lit, it deals 1 second of BUD to enemies in the effect each second.
- Potted Punch (10%) — Nixie turns into a potted plant for 5 seconds and can't attack, increasing the damage bonus of Blazing Charisma by +100% while in that form, and for 15 additional seconds afterwards.
- Coin Cascade (10%) — Gold coins also fly out from her attack's explosion, worth 10% of a normal monster kill.
- Shockwave (10%) — Nixie's attack also sends out a shockwave that stuns Monsters in the attack's area for 5 seconds.
- Feeling Blue (10%) — Nixie's skin turns blue for 10 seconds. There are no other effects.
- Eldritch Entourage (10%) — A random monster is summoned.
- Enlarge (10%) — Nixie's size and damage increases by 100% for 20 seconds.
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No upgrades
Gigantic Growth: Increase the damage bonus of Wild Magic Surge: Enlarge and Wild Magic Surge: Potted Punch by 100%.
- 1,600% after upgrades; Supported by an Item & a Feat
Global DPS Buff: 9.33e06%
##Specializations
Infernal Impact: Nixie increases the damage bonus of Blazing Charisma by +200% for each Tiefling champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively and applied multiplicatively.
- No upgrades; Supported by an Item & a Feat
Flawed Force: Nixie increases the damage bonus of Blazing Charisma by +150% for each Champion with a total ability score of 78 or less in the formation, stacking multiplicatively and applied multiplicatively.
- No upgrades; Supported by an Item & a Feat
Anarchy Amplified: Nixie increases the damage bonus of Blazing Charisma by +100% for each Chaotic champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively and applied multiplicatively.
- No upgrades; Supported by an Item & a Feat
##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 damage of all Champions | 10% | 65% | 120% | 230% | 2 |
| Slot 3: Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 4: Increases the effect of Nixie's Gigantic Growth ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 5: Increases the effect of Nixie's Specializations | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 6: Reduces the cooldown on Nixie's Ultimate Attack | 8s | 16s | 32s | 80s | 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 | 275 | e19 |
| Second | 600 | e36 |
| Third | 1020 | e61 |
| Fourth | 1535 | 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 |
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| Default | Selflessness | Increases the damage of all Champions by 10% | |
| Default | Tavern Brawler | Increases the damage of Nixie by 30% | |
| Default | Blazing Destruction | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 20% | |
| Regular Gold Chest | Support | Inspiring Leader | Increases the damage of all Champions by 25% |
| Regular Gold Chest | Pushing | Grappler | Increases the damage of Nixie by 60% |
| 12,500 Gems | Pushing | Charismatic Devastation | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 40% |
| 12,500 Gems | Enlarge | Increases the effect of Nixie's Gigantic Growth ability by 40% | |
| Regular Gold Chest | Fired Up | Increases the effect of Nixie's Infernal Impact, Flawed Force, and Anarchy Amplified abilities by 20% | |
| 50,000 Gems | Pushing | Immolation | Nixie's attacks deal an additional 1 second of BUD damage every second for 5 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.
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 1 | 50 | Add to Formation |
| 10 | 804 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 20 | 3,145 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 30 | 1.17e04 | Blazing Charisma |
| 40 | 4.32e04 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 50 | 1.60e05 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 60 | 5.94e05 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 70 | 2.20e06 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 80 | 8.16e06 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 90 | 3.03e07 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 100 | 1.12e08 | Wild Magic Surge |
| 110 | 4.16e08 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 120 | 1.54e09 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 130 | 5.72e09 | Specialization Choice |
| 140 | 2.12e10 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 150 | 7.85e10 | Ultimate Attack |
| 160 | 2.91e11 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 170 | 1.08e12 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 180 | 4.00e12 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 190 | 1.48e13 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 200 | 5.50e13 | Gigantic Growth |
| 210 | 2.04e14 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 220 | 7.56e14 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 230 | 2.80e15 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 250 | 4.89e16 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 270 | 6.72e17 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 290 | 9.24e18 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 300 | 2.70e19 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 310 | 1.00e20 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 320 | 3.71e20 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 340 | 6.47e21 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 350 | 1.89e22 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 360 | 7.00e22 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 380 | 1.22e24 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 390 | 3.57e24 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 400 | 1.32e25 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Gigantic Growth ability by 100% |
| 410 | 4.90e25 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 430 | 8.55e26 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 450 | 1.18e28 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 460 | 3.43e28 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 480 | 5.99e29 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 490 | 1.75e30 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 510 | 3.05e31 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 530 | 4.19e32 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 560 | 2.26e34 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 580 | 2.94e35 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 590 | 8.58e35 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 600 | 3.18e36 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 630 | 2.17e38 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 650 | 2.83e39 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 680 | 1.52e41 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 700 | 1.98e42 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Gigantic Growth ability by 100% |
| 710 | 5.78e42 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 720 | 2.14e43 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 730 | 7.94e43 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 760 | 5.43e45 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 790 | 2.77e47 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 800 | 7.64e47 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 810 | 2.83e48 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 850 | 7.29e50 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 860 | 1.98e51 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 900 | 5.10e53 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 930 | 2.56e55 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 940 | 7.08e55 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 950 | 2.62e56 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 1000 | 2.51e59 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 1010 | 6.81e59 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 1040 | 4.66e61 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1070 | 2.37e63 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 1080 | 6.56e63 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 1100 | 1.14e65 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Gigantic Growth ability by 100% |
| 1140 | 2.32e67 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 1150 | 6.31e67 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 1180 | 4.32e69 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1220 | 8.27e71 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 1270 | 5.81e74 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1280 | 1.58e75 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 100% |
| 1290 | 5.84e75 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 1360 | 7.70e79 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 1380 | 9.81e80 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1390 | 2.87e81 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 100% |
| 1400 | 1.06e82 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Gigantic Growth ability by 100% |
| 1430 | 7.27e83 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
| 1440 | 2.01e84 | Increases the effect of Nixie's Blazing Charisma ability by 100% |
| 1450 | 7.44e84 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1460 | 2.76e85 | Increases the damage of Nixie by 300% |
Current max upgrade level is 1460
#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 | 4th Column | 3rd Column | 2nd Column | Front Column |
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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 Column | 4th Column | 3rd Column | 2nd Column | Front Column |
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| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | ||||
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| Hitch - Charismatic | Celeste - War Domain | |||
| Calliope - College of Valor | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Asharra - Dwarves & Elves | NA | |||
| Minsc - Humanoids | 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 Column | 4th Column | 3rd Column | 2nd Column | Front Column |
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| Hitch - Charismatic | ||||
| Makos - Dark Blessing | ||||
| Minsc - Humanoids | Celeste - War Domain | |||
| Calliope - College of Valor | Tyril - Wild Shape | |||
| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Asharra - (Swap) | Bruenor - Battle Master |
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: The Grandfather Acorn (Nixie)
Cost: 100 Leaves
Complete: Level 50
Reward: Nixie + whatever Rillifane's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
##First Variant: What's a Spell Slot?
Cost: 1,000 Leaves
Complete: Area 75
Reward: Gold Nixie Chest & whatever Rillifane's Favor you earned
Info: Nixie starts in the formation. She can moved but not removed. Any Champions you use with the DPS role must have a CHA of 17+.
Gaar's Notes: This is them basically trying to get you to build a formation using Nixie as your DPS. May as well build around that as she is one.
##Second Variant: If the Trees are Thin, Let the Flames Begin!
Cost: 2,500 Leaves
Complete: Area 125
Reward: Gold Nixie Chest & whatever Rillifane's Favor you earned
Info: Nixie starts in the formation. She can be moved but not removed. Nixie's Wild Magic Surge ability starts out unlocked. Nixie attacks faster as her base attack cooldown is reduced by 2 seconds. Nixie's base attacks sometimes accidentally light a random Champion on fire, damaging them for 20% of their max health.
Gaar's Notes: Now would be a good time to put her teammate Antrius in your formation to protect everyone from the damage she's doing to the party. Try to only have 1 Tank to keep your overall health totals low so Antrius' shields (or Calliope's if you don't have him) can soak up all the damage.
##Third Variant: The Limitless Possibilities of Nixie
Cost: 5,000 Leaves
Complete: Area 175
Reward: Gold Nixie Chest & whatever Rillifane's Favor you earned
Info: Nixie starts in the formation. She can be moved but not removed. You may only use Champions that are Tieflings, Chaotic, or have a total ability score of 78 or lower.
Gaar's Notes: This is all about building out a formation around her Specialization options. It shouldn't be too much of a problem, but if you run into issues grab yourself some more Favor beyond what it shows in the chart above (e01+ more per sub-par Champion) to make it easier on yourself. Remember, you can always test your formation out in a Free Play before doing the actual variant to make sure you can meet the requirements instead of wasting Leaves on something you can't complete yet.
##Free Play
Cost: 500 - 2500 Leaves (Cost scales based on how many you do to a max of 2500)
Complete: Area 50 to earn a random Nixie chest
Reward: See above + whatever Rillifane'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 Nixie - 1%
Recruit Nixie, the Tiefling Sorcerer
If the Trees Are Tight, Do Not Ignite - 1%
Complete all three variants of the "The Grandfather Acorn (Nixie)" adventure. (This achievement can be earned via Time Gates.)
Burn Down the Minotaurium Emporium - 1%
Obtain a piece of gear for each of Nixie'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.)
Grandfather Clause - 1%
Complete area 275 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.)
What'd I Do? - 1%
Defeat 1,000 enemies with Nixie's Engulfing Flames.
Gaar's Note: This is really just RNG. Gotta use Nixie a lot and need the kills to come from the Engulfing Flames and nothing else. You can technically farm it while sitting on a specific level, but just using Nixie a lot will earn it eventually.
Posted May 3, 2023, 8:28 PM UTC · edited