Year Two Champion Guide: Aila, the Wild Elf Barbarian
Last Updated: Initial Post
This is a stand-alone information guide for this Champion that will be updated as necessary for use during a Time Gate. This Champion is no longer available in Events.
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~ Gaar
#Year 2 Champion - Aila, the Wild Elf Barbarian
- Source: HighRollers "Aerois" stream as played by Katie Morrison
You can read their original Champion Spotlight here.
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Slot 9
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Good with: Heroes of Aerois; Everyone
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Affiliation: Heroes of Aerois - Aila, Lucius, Nova, Qillek, Sentry
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Eligible for Patrons: Vajra
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Time Gate Priority: High
| Race | Class | Alignment | Gender | Age | Role(s) | Overwhelm Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Elf | Barbarian | Chaotic Neutral | Female (She/Her) | 25 | Tanking / Support | 25 |
| Strength | Dexterity | Constitution | Intelligence | Wisdom | Charisma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 10 |
Bio: Aila was found and raised by a clan of wild elves, but never truly felt like she belonged. The tartan that was found with her is the only clue she has to her lost elven roots. Aila is stubborn and proud. Whenever anyone questions her past, she simply states 'I'm a delight!.' However, her smirk holds a lifetime of anger & questions that she's held close to her heart.
Basic Attack: The Howling Gale - Aila attacks the nearest enemy with her warhammer, the Howling Gale, knocking them back slightly
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Base Attack Type: Melee
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Base Attack Speed: 6.53
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Self-DPS Buff: 3.04e17%
Ultimate: Storm Herald - Aila unleashes lightning across all enemies, damaging and stunning them for 5 seconds. Deals 10% more damage for each stack of Aerois Synergy.
- Base Ultimate Cooldown Time: 280 seconds
Health Upgrades: 1.06e05
##Interesting Abilities
Storm Aura: A random enemy approaching the formation is zapped by lightning and becomes Primed every 8 seconds. Primed enemies take 50% more damage from all Champions.
- No upgrades
Heart of the Storm: Increases the Health of all Champions by 25% of Aila's Max Health
- No upgrades
Storm Soul: When Aila attacks a Primed enemy they are stunned for 2 seconds and become Electrified, increasing the damage they take from all Champions by 100% for each Electrified normal enemy on the screen, and 1,000% for each Electrified boss on the screen. Stacks additively.
- ~e07% after upgrades; Supported by an Item & a Feat
Raging Storm: Whenever Aila attacks an Electrified enemy, the Electrified state spreads to nearby enemies who are Primed, then all nearby enemies who are Electrified are stunned for 0.5 seconds.
- No upgrades
Shielding Storm: When an Electrified enemy attacks Aila she gains a damage shield equal to 0.5% of her health times the total number of Aerois Synergy stacks. This effect has a 30 second cooldown.
- No upgrades
Aerois Synergy: Aila contributes one stack to Aerois Synergy every time any Champion attacks an Electrified enemy. Their maximum number of stacks is 200 plus the highest area completed in the current run divided by 5 (rounded down). 50% of her contributed stacks are removed when changing areas. Electrified enemies take additional damage equal to 10% times the total number of Aerois Synergy stacks.
- 320% after upgrades; Supported by an Item & Feats
Global DPS Buff: 3.18e08%
##Specializations
Stormcaller: Reduce the cooldown of Storm Aura by 3 seconds.
Gaar's Note: This allows her to Prime enemies faster.
Stormbreaker: Doubles the stun durations of Storm Soul and Raging Storm.
Gaar's Note: This provides more crowd control and thus survivability for your front line.
##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 Aila's Storm Soul ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 4: Increases the Health of Aila | 10% | 30% | 50% | 100% | 1 |
| Slot 5: Increases the effect of Aila's Aerois Synergy ability | 25% | 87.5% | 150% | 275% | 1 |
| Slot 6: Reduces the cooldown on Aila's Ultimate Attack | 7s | 14s | 28s | 70s | 3 |
##Legendary Effects
- Increases the damage of all Champions by 10% for each Champion in the formation
- Increases the damage of all Champions by 20% for each Male Champion in the formation
- Increases the damage of all Elf Champions by 150%
- Increases the damage of all Champions with a STR score of 11 or higher by 100%
- Increases the damage of all Champions with a CON score of 13 or higher by 150%
- Increases the damage of all Champions by 20% for each Champion in the formation with a Chaotic alignment
Gaar's Note: Find more information on the Legendary system here.
##Feats
First slot is available at 230 while the second is available at 1405.
| Obtained | Recommended | Name | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default | Selflessness | Increases the damage of all Champions by 10% | |
| Default | Tough | Increases the health of Aila by 15% | |
| Default | Defensive Duelist | Aila takes 5 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed | |
| Regular Gold Chest | Inspiring Leader | Increases the damage of all Champions by 25% | |
| 12,500 Gems | Resilient | Increases the health of Aila by 30% | |
| 50,000 Gems | Survivability | Heavily Armored | Increases the health of Aila by 60% |
| 50,000 Gems | Pushing | Storm Warden | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 80% |
| Regular Gold Chest | Lightning Rod | Increases the effect of Aila's Aerois Synergy ability by 40% | |
| Season 1 | Pushing | Everything's a Nail | Increases the effect of Aila's Aerois Synergy ability by 80% |
| 12,500 Gems | Nrakk | Observant | Increases the Wisdom score of Aila by 1 |
| Regular Gold Chest | Calm Under Pressure | Aila takes 10 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed |
##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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.50e12 | Add to Formation |
| 10 | 9.77e13 | Storm Aura |
| 25 | 4.78e14 | Heart of the Storm |
| 35 | 9.01e14 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 55 | 7.19e15 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 65 | 1.20e16 | Storm Soul |
| 75 | 2.83e16 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 85 | 6.70e16 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 95 | 1.59e17 | Raging Storm |
| 110 | 7.26e17 | Increases the health of Aila by 200 |
| 120 | 1.37e18 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 130 | 3.24e18 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 140 | 7.67e18 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 165 | 1.01e20 | Shielding Storm |
| 180 | 3.03e20 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 205 | 3.18e21 | Ultimate Attack |
| 215 | 4.92e21 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 225 | 1.16e22 | Specialization Choice |
| 235 | 2.76e22 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 245 | 6.52e22 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 255 | 1.54e23 | Increases the health of Aila by 300 |
| 270 | 7.07e23 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 280 | 1.33e24 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 305 | 1.76e25 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 315 | 2.72e25 | Aerois Synergy |
| 350 | 9.14e26 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 375 | 7.32e27 | Increases the health of Aila by 450 |
| 390 | 2.19e28 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 440 | 2.21e30 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 450 | 3.07e30 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 490 | 1.62e32 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 500 | 2.28e32 | Increases the damage done by Storm Herald by 50% |
| 510 | 5.40e32 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 550 | 2.84e34 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 560 | 4.02e34 | Increases the health of Aila by 875 |
| 570 | 9.51e34 | Increases the effect of Aila's Aerois Synergy ability by 100% |
| 630 | 2.88e37 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 650 | 1.33e38 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 660 | 2.22e38 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 710 | 2.82e40 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 750 | 8.69e41 | Increases the health of Aila by 1,475 |
| 760 | 1.23e42 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 770 | 2.91e42 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 780 | 6.88e42 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 100% |
| 820 | 3.62e44 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 830 | 5.12e44 | Increases the damage done by Storm Herald by 50% |
| 850 | 4.08e45 | Increases the effect of Aila's Aerois Synergy ability by 100% |
| 880 | 6.09e46 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 890 | 9.01e46 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 940 | 1.14e49 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 950 | 1.59e49 | Increases the health of Aila by 2,700 |
softcap upgrade - ???
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 960 | 3.75e49 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 1000 | 1.98e51 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1020 | 9.40e51 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 1080 | 2.00e54 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 1100 | 9.27e54 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 1140 | 3.43e56 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1150 | 4.85e56 | Increases the health of Aila by 4,600 |
softcap upgrade - March 24th, 2020
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 1160 | 1.15e57 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 1180 | 9.15e57 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 1290 | 1.46e62 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 1300 | 1.99e62 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 1340 | 1.05e64 | Increases the health of Aila by 8,000 |
softcap upgrade - December 16th, 2020
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 1360 | 4.99e64 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1390 | 7.45e65 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 1400 | 1.10e66 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 1500 | 1.05e70 | Increases the effect of Aila's Aerois Synergy ability by 100% |
| 1510 | 1.44e70 | Increases the damage of Aila by 100% |
| 1540 | 3.06e71 | Increases the health of Aila by 15,000 |
softcap upgrade - September 15th, 2021
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 1550 | 4.53e71 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 1570 | 3.61e72 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1620 | 3.22e74 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 1660 | 9.94e75 | Increases the damage done by Storm Herald by 50% |
| 1710 | 7.53e77 | Increases the damage of Aila by 100% |
| 1730 | 3.51e78 | Increases the health of Aila by 27,000 |
softcap upgrade - June 1st, 2022
| Level | Level Cost | Upgrade Effect |
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| 1750 | 1.97e79 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1760 | 3.28e79 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 1810 | 4.16e81 | Increases the damage of Aila by 200% |
| 1830 | 1.94e82 | Increases the effect of Aila's Aerois Synergy ability by 100% |
| 1900 | 9.83e84 | Increases the damage of all Champions by 200% |
| 1910 | 1.35e85 | Increases the damage of Aila by 300% |
| 1920 | 3.19e85 | Increases the effect of Aila's Storm Soul ability by 100% |
| 1930 | 7.55e85 | Increases the health of Aila by 45,600 |
Current max upgrade level is 1930
#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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| NA | ||||
| Calliope - College of Valor | ||||
| Minsc - Humanoid | Bruenor - Battle Master | |||
| NA | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Asharra - Dwarves & Elves | Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe | |||
| Celeste - Life Domain | ||||
| Hitch - Charismatic |
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 | ||||
| Calliope - College of Valor | ||||
| Asharra - (Swap) | Bruenor - Shield Master | |||
| Tyril - Moonbeam | Nayeli - Oath of Devotion | |||
| Minsc - Humanoid | Hitch - Charismatic | |||
| Celeste - Life Domain | ||||
| 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 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 Endless War
Complete: Level 50
Reward: Aila + Gold Aila Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: No restrictions.
##Second Mission: The Endless War
Complete: Level 75
Reward: Gold Aila 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: Pixie Machinations
Complete: Level 75
Reward: Gold Aila Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: A pixie riding an intellect devourer (like you do) arrives in every area. When it appears, a random Champion is stunned until the pixie is destroyed.
Gaar's Notes: You're definitely going to want to kill these pixies fast. If it hits your Primary DPS, well, you may need to go back a level and then turn auto-progress on again to try again.
##Second Variant Option: Starve Them Out
Complete: Level 125
Reward: Gold Aila Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: Only champions with INT 12 or less can be used. A giant intellect devourer with 200 armor-based HP arrives in each area. While it is alive, all other monsters are immune to damage. For each collective point of intellect BELOW 12 in your formation, the giant intellect devourer's armor is reduced by 10, to a minimum of 10 armor-based hits. For example. If you have Bruenor in your formation, his 8 INT (4 less than 12) will reduce the giant intellect devourer's health by 40 (4x10).
Gaar's Notes: Welp, time to bench the smart kids and let the brawlers out to play. This variant may be extra difficult to complete for newer players, but that will depend on your available Champs and their gear. If you don't have someone in each slot available with decent gear, make sure you have a lot of Favor and you can blow past 125 in a Free Play before attempting.
One Example of Max Debuff Formation:
| Back Row | Fourth Row | Third Row | Second Row | Front Row |
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| Bruenor (4) | ||||
| Nayeli (4) | ||||
| Barrowin/Wulfgar (1) | Donaar (2) | |||
| Calliope (0) | Evelyn (1) | |||
| Warden (4) | Aila (3) | |||
| Arkhan (2) | ||||
| Minsc (4) |
This is just an example. You can come up with your own using the list above.
##Third Variant Option: Ride the Storm
Complete: Level 175
Reward: Gold Aila Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned
Info: Aila starts in your formation. Aila's Storm Aura hits two enemies with each strike. Only enemies who are either Primed or Electrified by Aila can be damaged.
Gaar's Notes: Time for Aila to show off her tankiness. Make sure you choose her Stormcaller Spec so you're Priming enemies as fast as possible.
##Free Play
Complete: Level 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 Aila - 1%
Recruit Aila
Recruit Aila - 1%
Recruit Aila, the Wild Elf Barbarian
Storm Ridden - 1%
Complete all three variants of the "The Endless War (Aila)" adventure. (This achievement can be earned via Time Gates.)
Stormblessed - 1%
Obtain a piece of gear for each of Aila's six equipment slots. (Time Gate Champ gear does not come from regular Silver/Gold Chests. You can earn Time Gate Champ gear from their specific Time Gates, Electrum Chests, qualifying Patron Chests, and other Chests as noted.)
The Long Storm - 1%
Complete area 225 in any "The Endless War" free play. (This achievement can only be earned during the Greengrass Event, but it can be earned in any Champion's free play.)
Herald of the Storm - 1%
Electrify 10,000 enemies with Aila's abilities
Gaar's Note: This is just a "Use Aila a lot" kind of achievement.
#Adventure Information
| Indoor # | Outdoor # |
|---|---|
| 30 | 20 |
##Type Summary
Bosses
| Boss Type | # in this Event |
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| Aberration | 4 |
| Humanoid | 4 |
| Fey | 1 |
| Undead | 1 |
Normal Mobs
| Enemy Type | # in this Event |
|---|---|
| Humanoid | 26 |
| Undead | 14 |
| Plant | 11 |
| Aberration | 11 |
| Beasts | 7 |
| Fey | 3 |
##Type by Level - repeats after 50
| Level | Indoor/Outdoor | Enemy Type | Boss Type |
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| 1 | Outdoor | Beasts | |
| 2 | Outdoor | Beasts | |
| 3 | Outdoor | Beasts & Fey | |
| 4 | Outdoor | Beasts & Fey | |
| 5 | Outdoor | Beasts & Fey | Fey |
| 6 | Outdoor | Beasts | |
| 7 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 8 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 9 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 10 | Outdoor | Humanoid | Humanoid |
| 11 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 12 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 13 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 14 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 15 | Outdoor | Humanoid | Humanoid |
| 16 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 17 | Outdoor | Humanoid | |
| 18 | Outdoor | Undead & Humanoid | |
| 19 | Outdoor | Undead | |
| 20 | Outdoor | Undead | Undead |
| 21 | Indoor | Undead | |
| 22 | Indoor | Undead & Humanoid | |
| 23 | Indoor | Humanoid & Barricade | |
| 24 | Indoor | Humanoid | |
| 25 | Indoor | Humanoid | Humanoid |
| 26 | Indoor | Undead | |
| 27 | Indoor | Undead | |
| 28 | Indoor | Undead | |
| 29 | Indoor | Undead | |
| 30 | Indoor | Undead | Aberration |
| 31 | Indoor | Plant | |
| 32 | Indoor | Plant | |
| 33 | Indoor | Plant & Aberration | |
| 34 | Indoor | Plant & Aberration | |
| 35 | Indoor | Plant | Aberration |
| 36 | Indoor | Undead & Beasts | |
| 37 | Indoor | Undead & Humanoid | |
| 38 | Indoor | Humanoid | |
| 39 | Indoor | Aberration & Humanoid | |
| 40 | Indoor | Humanoid | Humanoid |
| 41 | Indoor | Plant | |
| 42 | Indoor | Plant & Aberration | |
| 43 | Indoor | Plant & Humanoid | |
| 44 | Indoor | Aberration & Humanoid | |
| 45 | Indoor | Plant & Humanoid | Aberration |
| 46 | Indoor | Undead & Humanoid | |
| 47 | Indoor | Undead & Plant & Humanoid | |
| 48 | Indoor | Aberration & Humanoid | |
| 49 | Indoor | Plant & Aberration | |
| 50 | Indoor | Aberration | Aberration |
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Posted Sep 19, 2022, 4:06 AM UTC · edited