Year 3 Champion: Krydle, the Half-Elf Rogue

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Last Updated: December 15th, 2022 - Added Krydle's new achievement

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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#Year 3 Champion - Krydle, the Half-Elf Rogue

  • Source: Legends of Baldur's Gate (and subsequent) comic book series

You can read their original Champion Spotlight here.

  • Slot 2

  • Good with: Heroes of Baldur's Gate; Healers

  • Affiliation: Heroes of Baldur's Gate - Baeloth, Delina, Jaheira, Krydle, Minsc, Nerys, Shandie, Viconia

  • Eligible for Mirt, Vajra, Strahd, Zariel

  • Time Gate Priority: TBD

 

RaceClassAlignmentGenderAgeRole(s)Overwhelm Point
Half-ElfRogueChaotic GoodMale (He / Him)36Tanking / Support5

 

StrengthDexterityConstitutionIntelligenceWisdomCharisma
141715131116

 

Bio: A Charismatic Leader, a dashing thief and poet, Krydle is the quintessential rogue with a heart of gold. A resident of Baldur's Gate, Krydle rejects the upper city political machinations of his estranged father Coran, but nevertheless has familiarity of the city's nobles and their schemes, as well those of the city's criminal network. Certainly a handy chap to know...

 

Basic Attack: Reverse Pickpocket — Krydle attacks a random enemy with his daggers. While doing so, he reverse pick-pockets a smokepowder bomb onto their person, which explodes for extra damage after 3 seconds if the enemy is not killed in the meantime.

  • Base Attack Type: Melee

  • Base Attack Speed: 5.3 seconds

  • Self-DPS Buff: 2.42e24%

Ultimate: Distracted Strike — Krydle appears from the shadows behind a random enemy and brutally backstabs it for massive damage. The damage of this attack is increased by 200% for each Hero of Baldur's Gate in the formation (stacking multiplicatively).

  • Base Ultimate Cooldown Time: 220 seconds

Health Upgrades: None

 

##Interesting Abilities

From the Shadows: Increase the damage of all Champions in the back two columns of the formation by 100%

  • 1.69e09% after upgrades; Supported by an Item & Feats

Evasion: Krydle begins every area with stacks of Evasion equal to his Overwhelm. When Krydle gets attacked, as long as he has at least 1 stack of Evasion left, he dodges the attack completely and uses up 1 stack of Evasion. Krydle restores 2 stacks of Evasion every second for each Healing Champion in the formation. Number of stacks can not surpass his Overwhelm. If a boss or enemies are enraged, max stacks are divided by the enrage multiplier, rounded down.

  • No upgrades

Gaar's Note: This is his primary tanking ability and relies solely on Overwhelm, not health, to keep him alive. Krydle is not a tank if he has no Evasion stacks, so keep that in mind when setting him up and building his formation.

Overwhelming Odds: Krydle gains 5 Overwhelm for each Heroes of Baldur's Gate Champion in the formation

  • No upgrades

Charismatic Leader: Krydle increases the effect of From the Shadows by 100% for each Champion with the Heroes of Baldur's Gate affiliation or a CHA score of 15 or higher, stacking multiplicatively.

  • No upgrades; Supported by an Item & Feats

Gaar's Note: As we all know, multiplicatively is the good way so he's now a solid part of a full HOBG formation.

Look Out!: Krydle reduces the damage taken by other Champions in the formation by 75%, assuming he has at least one stack of Evasion and is in the front-most column of the formation

  • No upgrades

Gaar's Note: This could make Krydle a must-have tank for some AOE bosses in variants.

Global DPS Buff: 2.98e08%

 

##Specializations

Keep Your Friends Close: Increase the effect of Charismatic Leader by 200%

Keep Your Enemies Closer: Krydle's base max health is increased by 75% for every 50 areas completed, up to area 600.

 

##Equipment

WhiteGreenBluePurpleGild Priority
Slot 1: Increases the health of Krydle50%125%200%350%4
Slot 2: Increases the damage of all Champions10%65%120%230%2
Slot 3: Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability25%87.5%150%275%1
Slot 4: Increases the effect of Krydle's Charismatic Leader ability25%87.5%150%275%1
Slot 5: Buffs Krydle's Ultimate Attack Damage25%87.5%150%275%3
Slot 6: Reduces the cooldown on Krydle's Ultimate Attack6s11s22s55s3

##Legendary Effects

  • Increases the damage of all Champions by 10% for each Champion in the formation
  • Increases the damage of all Male Champions by 125%
  • Increases the damage of all Champions by 70% for each Half-Elf Champion in the formation
  • Increases the damage of all Champions by 40% for each Champion with a CON score of 15 or higher in the formation
  • Increases the damage of all Champions with a STR score of 11 or higher by 100%
  • Increases the damage of of all Champions by 20% for each Champion in the formation with a Good alignment

Gaar's Note: Find more information on the Legendary system here.

 

##Feats

First slot is available at 605 while the second is available at 2290.

ObtainedRecommendedNameEffect
DefaultSelflessnessIncreases the damage of all Champions by 10%
DefaultToughIncreases the health of Krydle by 15%
DefaultSurvivabilityDefensive DuelistKrydle takes 5 more enemies attacking to get overwhelmed
Regular Gold ChestInspiring LeaderIncreases the damage of all Champions by 25%
Season 2Prodigal LeaderIncreases the damage of all Champions by 50%
Regular Gold ChestResilientIncreases the health of Krydle by 30%
12,500 GemsShadow DealingIncreases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 40%
50,000 GemsBuffingShadow StalkerIncreases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 80%
Regular Gold ChestHarrowing HistoryIncreases the effect of Krydle's Charismatic Leader ability by 40%
50,000 GemsBuffingSilvertonguedIncreases the effect of Krydle's Charismatic Leader ability by 80%
12,500 GemsSurvivabilityCalm Under PressureKrydle 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.

Full rework - December 14th, 2022

LevelLevel CostUpgrade Effect
1100Add to Formation
401.45e04Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
501.28e04From the Shadows
706.39e04Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
807.35e04Increases the damage of all Champions by 200%
1003.67e05Evasion
1201.18e06Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
1508.12e06Overwhelming Odds
1607.77e06Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
1701.39e07Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
1906.96e07Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
2007.99e07Charismatic Leader
2401.68e09Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
2501.47e09Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
2903.10e10Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
3002.71e10Ultimate Attack
3201.36e11Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
3301.56e11Look Out!
3402.79e11Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
3601.39e12Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
3909.61e12Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
4009.20e12Specialization Choice
4204.60e13Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
4305.29e13Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
4409.47e13Increases the damage of all Champions by 200%
4801.99e15Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
5004.87e15Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
5303.35e16Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
5601.93e17Increases the effect of Krydle's Charismatic Leader ability by 100%
5701.84e17Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
6301.34e19Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
6802.40e20Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
7005.60e20Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
7303.86e21Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
7808.14e22Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
8001.90e23Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
8402.56e24Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
8502.25e24Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
8904.72e25Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
9304.86e26Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
9404.26e26Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
9507.62e26Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
9901.60e28Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
10001.40e28Increases the effect of Krydle's Charismatic Leader ability by 100%
10601.02e30Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
10708.30e29Increases the damage of all Champions by 200%
11008.91e30Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
11202.38e31Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
11902.01e33Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
12001.62e33Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
12403.40e34Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
12502.98e34Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
13307.07e36Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
13801.24e38Increases the effect of Krydle's Charismatic Leader ability by 100%
13901.04e38Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
14001.86e38Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
14804.42e40Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
15009.84e40Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
15604.57e42Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
16201.51e44Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
16301.23e44Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
16702.59e45Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
17001.36e46Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
17401.53e47Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
17708.03e47Increases the effect of Krydle's Charismatic Leader ability by 100%
18303.11e49Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
18901.03e51Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
19008.37e50Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
19204.18e51Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
19304.81e51Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
20406.60e54Increases the damage of all Champions by 200%
20505.23e54Increases the damage of Krydle by 300%
21002.06e56Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
21204.82e56Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
21904.06e58Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
22003.27e58Increases the damage of all Champions by 200%
22406.87e59Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
22506.02e59Increases the effect of Krydle's Charismatic Leader ability by 100%
23608.27e62Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
23706.55e62Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
23903.28e63Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
24003.76e63Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
25402.97e67Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
25502.35e67Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
26009.28e68Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
26901.85e71Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
27001.47e71Increases the effect of Krydle's Charismatic Leader ability by 100%
28001.13e74Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
28401.05e75Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
28509.19e74Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
30001.30e79Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%
30851.83e81Increases the damage of Krydle by 100%
31002.57e81Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
31302.09e82Increases the effect of Krydle's Charismatic Leader ability by 100%
32001.47e84Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
32502.61e85Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%
32602.18e85Increases the damage of Krydle by 200%
32703.91e85Increases the effect of Krydle's From the Shadows ability by 100%

Current max upgrade level is 3270

 

#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 Column4th Column3rd Column2nd ColumnFront Column
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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 Column4th Column3rd Column2nd ColumnFront Column
Hitch - CharismaticBruenor - Battle Master
NA
Calliope - College of Valor
Asharra - Dwarves & ElvesCeleste - Life DomainNayeli - Oath of Devotion
Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aerthe
Minsc - Fey
NA

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 Column4th Column3rd Column2nd ColumnFront Column
Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aertheBruenor - Battle Master
Nayeli - Oath of Devotion
Calliope - College of Valor
Asharra - (Swap)Celeste - Life DomainTyril - Wild Shape
Hitch - Charismatic
Minsc - Fey
Makos - Dark Blessing

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.

VariantFavor Level (Normal)Favor Level (Scientific Notation)
7520,000~2e04
12515,000,000~1.5e07
175150,000,000~1.5e08

 

##Initial Mission: The Grandfather Acorn (Krydle)

Complete: Level 50

Reward: Krydle + Gold Krydle Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned

Info: No restrictions.

 

##Second Mission: The Grandfather Acorn (Krydle)

Complete: Level 75

Reward: Gold Krydle 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: Split Up

Complete: Area 75

Reward: Gold Krydle Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned

Info: Champions cannot be placed adjacent to each other.

Gaar's Notes: Time for some social distancing in Idle Champs. This will severely limit your formation, so be sure you have the Favor minimum in the chart above before attempting.

Here's an example layout that only leaves 4 slots empty:

Back Column4th Column3rd Column2nd ColumnFront Column
Asharra - Humans/TBDMakos - Dark Blessing
0
0
Jarlaxle - Leader of Bregan D'aertheHitch - CharismaticTyril - Wild Shape
0
0
Minsc - Fey

 

##Second Variant Option: The Early Bird Gets The Acorn

Complete: Area 125

Reward: Gold Krydle Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned

Info: Only Champions in slots 1-7 can be used.

Gaar's Notes: You're going to be down 3 Champions here, which will limit your damage. Be sure you have the Favor in the chart above before starting and and maybe get even more if you're having issues.

 

##Third Variant Option: Krydle's Posse

Complete: Area 175

Reward: Gold Krydle Chest & whatever Mystra's Favor you earned

Info: Krydle starts out in slot 4 and can not be moved, removed, or swapped out. Only Champions with a Charisma (CHA) score of 12-16 can be used.

Gaar's Notes: This is a bit of a Legacy Restriction as he doesn't buff like this anymore, so you're just gonna have to run with it. Newer players will want to make sure they have at least e08 Favor before starting this and even more if you can't fill a full formation.

 

##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, not just during their Event, except where noted.

Recruit Krydle - 1%

Recruit Krydle, the Half-Elf Rogue

Krydle Champions of the Forgotten Realms - 1%

Complete all three variants of the "The Grandfather Acorn (Krydle)" adventure. (This achievement can be earned via Time Gates.)

Raid the Shopping District - 1%

Obtain a piece of gear for each of Krydle'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.)

Ironman - 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.)

Can't Touch This - 1%

Have Krydle be overwhelmed for 60 seconds straight without taking damage.

Gaar's Note: I hope you have a lot of healers. You may also want the Overwhelm Feats. Then just get to a high area where he gets overwhelmed and find the sweet spot.


#Adventure Information

Indoor #Outdoor #
446

##Type Summary

Bosses

Boss Type# in this Event
Fey5
Humanoid4
Elf2
Drow2
Beasts1
Monstrosity1

Normal Mobs

Enemy Type# in this Event
Fey19
Humanoid17
Beasts13
Elf10
Drow10
Plants8
Fiend7
Monstrosity2

##Type by Level - repeats after 50

LevelIndoor/OutdoorEnemy TypeBoss Type
1OutdoorBeasts
2OutdoorBeasts & Humanoid
3OutdoorHumanoid
4OutdoorHumanoid
5OutdoorHumanoidHumanoid
6OutdoorBeasts
7OutdoorBeasts
8OutdoorBeasts & Barricade
9OutdoorBeasts
10OutdoorBeastsBeasts
11OutdoorBeasts
12OutdoorBeasts & Fey
13OutdoorBeasts & Fey
14OutdoorFey
15OutdoorFeyFey/Monstrosity
16OutdoorFey
17OutdoorFey
18OutdoorFey
19OutdoorFey
20OutdoorFeyFey
21OutdoorHumanoid
22OutdoorHumanoid
23OutdoorHumanoid & Barricade
24OutdoorHumanoid
25OutdoorHumanoidHumanoid
26OutdoorBeasts
27OutdoorBeasts
28OutdoorBeasts & Plants
29OutdoorPlants
30OutdoorPlantsFey
31OutdoorFey/Elf
32OutdoorFey/Elf
33OutdoorFey/Elf
34OutdoorFey/Elf
35OutdoorFey/ElfFey/Elf
36OutdoorFey/Elf
37OutdoorFey/Elf
38OutdoorFey/Elf
39OutdoorFey/Elf
40OutdoorFey/ElfFey/Elf
41OutdoorHumanoid/Drow & Fiend
42OutdoorHumanoid/Drow & Fiend & Monstrosity
43OutdoorHumanoid/Drow & Fiend & Monstrosity
44OutdoorHumanoid/Drow & Fiend
45OutdoorHumanoid/DrowHumanoid/Drow
46OutdoorHumanoid/Drow & Plants
47IndoorHumanoid/Drow & Fiend & Plants & Fires
48IndoorHumanoid/Drow & Plants
49IndoorHumanoid/Drow & Fiend & Plants
50IndoorHumanoid/Drow & Fiend & PlantsHumanoid/Drow

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