Year 1 Champion: Catti-brie, the Human Fighter
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#Year One Champion - Catti-brie, the Human Fighter
Slot 7: Swaps with Black Viper, Farideh, Freely, Gazrick, Jim, Lucius, Minsc, Xerophon
Good with: Companions of the Hall; Everyone
Eligible for Patrons: Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Zariel
| Race | Class | Alignment | Gender | Age | Affiliation | Role(s) | Overwhelm Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Fighter | Chaotic Good | Female (She/Her) | 33 | Companions of the Hall | DPS / Support | 5 |
| Strength | Dexterity | Constitution | Intelligence | Wisdom | Charisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 13 |
Bio: Catti-Brie is a kind, tolerant, and pragmatic warrior. She has spent much of her life adventuring with the legendary Companions of the Hall, accompanying Drizzt Do'Urden, Bruenor Battlehammer, Regis, and Wulfgar on numerous escapades. As the moral compass of the group, Catti-Brie helps guide Drizzt and Wulfgar into wise action through common sense and clear insight. She wields the legendary bow Taulmaril, which shoots silver arrows.
"When I first laid eyes on Catti-brie, she had just punched a rather menacing fellow who was threatening to break every bone in my body. She hit the lout with such surprising force that he flopped to the floor like a sackful of mullet. Over the years, I’ve come to call her a friend. Underneath Catti-brie’s rough exterior lies a heart of gold. She cares deeply for her friends and will protect what she holds dear without fail. If she takes a shine to you, be sure to count your lucky pennies, because her enemies rarely fare well for long." ~Volothamp Geddarm
Listen to "She's a Knockout," the official Bardic Inspiration song for Catti-brie, here.
Base Attack Speed: 5.3 seconds
Basic Attack: Long Shot - Catti-brie shoots the farthest enemy with her bow
Ultimate: Empty the Quiver - Catti-brie shoots six arrows at once from her bow. Each enemy hit by her arrows can be crit by all Champions using Catti-brie's crit chance and damage bonus for 30 seconds.
##Interesting Abilities
Powerful Draw: Catti-brie deals additional damage to enemies the farther they are form the formation: starting at 0% when they are 20% away from the formation, up to 100% more damage when they are at the spawn point.
Critical Hit: Catti-brie's attack has a chance to crit for bonus damage.
Gaar's Note: This can go above 100%. When it does, it means you crit every time and the bonus damage goes higher as the % goes up.
Mark for Death: When Catti-brie hits an enemy, they take more damage from all Champions for 60 seconds. During this time, if they get hit 10 times, they will be stunned for 5 seconds.
Death March: Increases the damage of Catti-brie, and Champions ahead of Catti-brie, by 25% for every Marked for Death enemy, as well as 25% for every enemy that has been stunned by Marked for Death.
Take Them Down: Catti-brie increases the Bounty of the Hall pool (gold find) by 100% (multiplicatively), and if all enemies on the screen are Marked, enemies take 100% more damage per Companion of the Hall in the formation.
##Specializations
Follow-Up: After scoring a Critical Hit, Catti-brie's next four attacks hit for 100% more damage.
In The Zone: When Catti-brie gets a Critical Hit, her attack cooldown is reduced by 1.5 seconds for 10 seconds.
Gaar's Note: I generally recommend In The Zone as the choice here as getting her to attack faster is key to spreading her debuff and also getting more Critical Hits.
##Equipment
| White | Green | Blue | Purple | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot 1: Increases the damage of Catti-brie | 50% | 125% | 200% | 350% |
| Slot 2: Increases the damage of all Champions | 10% | 65% | 120% | 230% |
| Slot 3: Increases the chance for Critical Hit to cause a crit | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% |
| Slot 4: Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Critical Hit ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% |
| Slot 5: Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Mark for Death ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% |
| Slot 6: Reduces the cooldown on Catti-brie's Ultimate Attack | 9s | 17s | 34s | 85s |
Gaar's Note: Find more information on the Legendary system here.
##Feats
First slot is available at 410 while the second is available at 2125.
| Found | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Default | Elven Accuracy | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 30% |
| Default | Selflessness | Increases the damage of all Champions by 10% |
| 12,500 Gems | Sharpshooter | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 60% |
| 12,500 Gems | Inspiring Leader | Increases the damage of all Champions by 25% |
| Regular Gold Chest | No Fear | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 40% |
| Regular Gold Chest | Actor | Increases the Charisma score of Catti-brie by 1 |
| Patron (Vajra) | Athlete | Increases the Strength score of Catti-brie by 1 |
| 50,000 Gems | Trained in the North | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 120% |
##Level Upgrades
| Level | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|
| 10 | Powerful Draw |
| 35 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 50 | Critical Hit |
| 85 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 100 | Mark for Death |
| 120 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 135 | Death March |
| 150 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 160 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 170 | Ultimate |
| 185 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 200 | Specialization Choice |
| 225 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 235 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 255 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 285 | Increases the chance for Critical Hit to cause a crit by 25% |
| 300 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 330 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 350 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 365 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 375 | Take Them Down |
| 400 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Mark for Death ability by 100% |
| 405 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 415 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 445 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 475 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 490 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 500 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 510 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 520 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 540 | Increases the chance for Critical Hit to cause a crit by 25% |
| 585 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 600 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 630 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 685 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 700 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Mark for Death ability by 100% |
| 720 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 755 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 775 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 790 | Increases the chance for Critical Hit to cause a crit by 25% |
| 810 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 825 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 855 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 870 | Buffs Catti-brie's Ultimate attack Damage by 100% |
| 885 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 905 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 920 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Mark for Death ability by 100% |
| 945 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 1000 | Increases the chance for Critical Hit to cause a crit by 25% |
| 1060 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 1075 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 1110 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 1125 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Mark for Death ability by 100% |
| 1170 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 1200 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 1220 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 1240 | Increases the chance for Critical Hit to cause a crit by 25% |
| 1300 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 1350 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1370 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 1390 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 200% |
| 1400 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Mark for Death ability by 100% |
| 1440 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 1505 | Increases the chance for Critical Hit to cause a crit by 25% |
| 1510 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
Year One Balance Update/softcap upgrade - July 17th, 2019
| Level | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|
| 1550 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 1565 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 1620 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 1675 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 1700 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 1735 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 1745 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 1805 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
softcap upgrade - March 24th, 2020
| Level | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|
| 1850 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 1900 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 1960 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 2020 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 2075 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 2095 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
softcap upgrade - December 16th, 2020
| Level | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|
| 2170 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 2240 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 2250 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 2320 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Death March ability by 100% |
| 2380 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
softcap upgrade - September 15th, 2021
| Level | Upgrade Effect |
|---|---|
| 2450 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 2480 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 200% |
| 2520 | Increases the effect of Catti-brie's Mark for Death ability by 100% |
| 2570 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
| 2590 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 2660 | Increases the damage of Catti-brie by 100% |
Current max upgrade level is 2660
#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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O | ||||
| O | O | |||
| O | ||||
| O | O | |||
| O | ||||
| O | O | |||
| O |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitch - Charismatic | ||||
| NA | Calliope - College of Lore | |||
| Bruenor - Battle Master | ||||
| NA | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | ||||
| Minsc - Fey | Celeste - Life Domain | |||
| Asharra - Elves & Dwarves |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minsc - Humanoids | ||||
| Asharra - Humans/TBD | Celeste - Life Domain | |||
| Hitch - Charismatic | ||||
| Tyril - Moonbeam | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Bruenor - Battle Master | ||||
| Makos - Dark Blessing | Calliope - College of Valor | |||
| Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe |
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 more doable. 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | 20,000 | ~2e04 |
| 125 | 15,000,000 | ~1.5e07 |
| 175 | 150,000,000 | ~1.5e08 |
##Initial Mission: The Grandfather Acorn
Complete: Level 50
Reward: Catti-brie + Gold Catti-brie Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
##Second Mission: The Grandfather Acorn
Complete: Level 75
Reward: Gold Catti-brie Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
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: The Wolves in the Woods
Complete: Level 75
Reward: Gold Catti-brie Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: Werewolves randomly spawn and attack the party, each with special abilities. Catti-brie's silver arrows deal double damage/hits to these creatures.
Gaar's Notes: If you use Minsc, choose Humanoid focus as that's what the werewolves are and they're in almost every level. Despite Catti-Brie's damage bonus on this variant, she's less than ideal since she primarily attacks the farthest target letting the Speedy and Strong Werewolves get to her tank far too often.
- Strong Werewolf - Health segments Champions remove one hit at a time; heals when it attacks
- Speedy Werewolf - Runs super fast at the party
- Terrifying Werewolf - Disables a Champion
##Second Variant Option: Critter Companions
Complete: Level 125
Reward: Gold Catti-brie Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: Two forest critters take up slots in the formation, increasing the damage of adjacent Champions by 400% moving around every 25 areas.
Gaar's Notes: Your forest friends provide a buff to adjacent Champions called Companionship that gives a 400% boost to their damage. Utilize it as best you can and think outside the box with the Champions you use.
Ignore the Champs I'm using here as this was from the first year and may not be valid anymore. Just note the location of the rotating forest friends.
##Third Variant Option: Catti-alone
Complete: Level 175
Reward: Gold Catti-brie Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: Catti-brie is the only Champion available for this mission. Her damage increases by 40% per area, stacking multiplicatively, her attack speed is greatly increased, and her Ultimate ability cooldown is reduced to 10 seconds.
Gaar's Notes: This variant was created when Champions all got health as they leveled up. That is no longer the case, so it's very important that you go into this with a solid amount of Favor (e09-e10+) so you're killing with each attack.
Potions can be key to getting through this. Potions of Clairvoyance can help you earn more Gold to level up more often, which is a big deal when you only have one Champion. Having Potions of Heroism to give yourself some health is a great idea, as is using Potions of Fire Breath to kill based on the BUD Catti is setting. Potions of Giant Strength can help a little, but I would sit on them for if you're close to finishing and just need a little boost.
Finally, your Ultimate is incredible here and should be used on cooldown. I park a Familiar on it. It's also good for clearing out barricades if enemies stack up behind them. Making sure your Spec Choice is In The Zone helps too as you may end up with only crits killing things depending on your Favor.
##Free Play
Complete: Level 50
Reward: Whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
#Achievements
Recruit Catti-brie - 1%
Recruit Catti-brie, the Human Fighter
A Pretty Important Acorn - 1%
Complete all three variants of the "The Grandfather Acorn (Catti-brie)" adventure. (This achievement can be earned via Time Gates.)
Equipment of the Hall - 1%
Obtain a piece of gear for each of Catti-brie'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.)
Marathon - 1%
Complete area 175 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 Streak - 1%
Get 5 critical hits in a row with Catti-Brie.
Gaar's Notes: This is pure RNG until you get over 100% crit chance.
#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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Posted Apr 27, 2022, 8:04 PM UTC · edited