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Freezing Snowman Pipe of Ice Cold Smoke (Golden Legendary)

### **LegendaryEffect**:

Increases the effect of Storm Rider by 400%×2n-1 and Increases the cooldown of Storm Rider by 200%×2n-1 (after reduction)

**Legendary Effect by Level**

### **Lv. 4**

400%
200%
800%
400%
1600%
800%
3200%
1600%

### **Used By**:

Frosty the Snowman

 **Note:** The cooldown increase included in the legendary effect also doubles as the legendary effect doubles, which means that the benefit from this legendary power is a little complex to calculate. It is certainly worth levelling up if you're currently able to use Storm Rider multiple times per reset, or if it helps reduce or eliminate the likelihood that you will miss a chance to re-use Storm Rider when you leave the game unattended for a long time, such as overnight.

While the biggest bonus is at level one, where your Storm Rider quadruples in power for only doubling its cooldown, it *is* still a DPS boost for your Storm Rider to double in power and double in cooldown as it does each extra level, especially when your free plays are not yet very long. Think of each extra level to this legendary power as using your previous Storm Rider effect twice at once for double the cooldown, which means that if you stop insta-killing at all before the first cooldown period would have been up, you have benefitted from the "second" use of Storm Rider being front-loaded and increasing your DPS. There is also the advantage that the longer cooldown will reduce the chance for "human error" in taking a few seconds to renew Storm Rider, or missing the skill cooling down altogether for a longer period of time.

By level, the full Legendary effect is:

1. Increase Storm Rider effect 400%, Storm Rider cooldown 200%.
2. Increase effect 800%, cooldown 400%.
3. Increase effect 1,600%, cooldown 800%.
4. Increase effect 3,200%, cooldown 1,600%.

* And for level "n": Increase effect 400%×2n-1, increase cooldown 200%×2n-1.
Gardeners of the Galaxy/Recruit Rex the Wrestler

Rex moves around the formation every 25 areas in a set pattern.

1-25

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26-50

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51-75

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176-200

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201-225

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226-250

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251-275

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276-300

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376-400

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451-475

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After area 525, the pattern repeats.
Fluxing Capacitor Formation

The Fluxing Capacitor Formation is the formation introduced with the regular campaign: Idols Through Time.

As with all other formations, different objectives limit the available slots actually available to play.

When referring to positions within the formation, the general consensus has taken the following numbering as an ad-hoc standard.
Graham the Driver

Tuscan to Las Vegas and back again.

 The Bush Whacker

 RoboRabbit

 Warwick the Warlock

 Slisiblyp, the Alien Scientist

**Graham the Driver** is an exclusive crusader only available by donating to the *Desert Bus for Hope* charity fundraiser, starting in 2016. Donations are made at desertbus.org/donate/crusaders.

Graham the Driver can swap with The Bush Whacker, RoboRabbit, Warwick the Warlock, and Slisiblyp, the Alien Scientist. As such, he cannot be used in the formation with these crusaders at the same time.

## Upgrades

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Full DPS

**Formation:** Littlefoot's Big Adventure

**Description:** With a strong offense, who needs anything else?

**Dates:**

2018 - Mar 6-8, Apr 3-5, Jul 24-26

2019 - Jan 15-17, May 7-9, Aug 13-15, Dec 10-12

2020 - Apr 7-9, Aug 4-6, Nov 24-26

2021 - Mar 16-18, Jul 6-8, Oct 26-28

2022 - May 31-June 2, Nov 8-10

2023 - May 2-4, Oct 10-12

**Conditions:** Only DPS Crusaders may be used

***Valid Crusaders***
Frankie the Demon Crooner

Fly him to hell, let him play among the damned.

 Chef Casey

 Thoonoose

 Rosie the Rocklechaun

 Kebos the Mummy

**Frankie the Demon Crooner** is the new Crusader in the third tier of the Merci's Mix-up Event.

Frankie is a debonair singer like no other: when he sings nearby Crusaders are empowered, gaining a boost to their DPS, and the more quickly monsters are defeated the greater the buffs Frankie bestows – up to a limit.

Note: As of July 31st, 2018 the stack timer for Croon is now 10 seconds.

## Upgrades

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Gloria, the Good Witch/Strategies

* Gloria, the Good Witch is basically a flexible version of Khouri, the Witch Doctor with better support effects. Due to the nature of her Something For Everyone upgrade, she is quite flexible in her positioning.
	+ She is great to be used to heal tankers in front line while buffing other crusaders. Unlike Khouri, the Witch Doctor , she doesn't need to be placed close to buffed crusaders.
	+ She can contribute greatly to a formation that utilizes Emo Werewolf. Emo Werewolf's Lone Wolf ability increases the Base DPS of Emo Werewolf by 200% when there are no human Crusaders next to Emo Werewolf, and since Gloria, the Good Witch isn't a human, she can be safely placed in front of, behind, or to the side of Emo Werewolf without gimping your DPS.
	+ In a formation that uses The Washed Up Hermit for the majority of its damage, the Washed Up Hermit's Craziness ability increases the Base DPS of The Washed Up Hermit by 300% when no more than two crusaders are adjacent of The Washed Up Hermit. To use Gloria, either put her behind Hermit if you want to heal him or put her in same column to buff him

* Since Gloria is not in same slot as Khouri, the Witch Doctor, this allows her to be placed together with him or other healers in his slot to have two active healers in the formation

* Gloria is very good for progressing on content where you're no longer one-hitting enemies, and that's because of her upgrades.
	+ The first upgrade, Sparkle, heals Crusaders in the column in front of Gloria, the Good Witch by 20% of their max health every second. This can be further boosted by he last upgrade Happy Thoughts, which additively increases the effect of Sparkle by 10% for each Crusader next to Gloria, the Good Witch. This ability can be further enhance with eqipment.
	+ The second upgrade is Polymorph; it activates every 10 seconds, turning 1 random enemy into a frog for 5 seconds, slowing them by 50%. This allows your crusaders to take on boss fights much more easily, and can also be boosted with equipment, allowing it to affect up to 4 additional targets.
	+ Also, slowing enemies can also slow down deadly monsters such as Tetris T which can kill any crusaders in one shot before they can touch your formation
* She is best used in conjunction with crusaders like Jack O'Lantern, Wendy the Witch , Khouri, the Witch Doctor , Artaxes, the Lion, and Dark Gryphon.
Gardeners of the Galaxy/Potted Garden

The potted plants move around the formation every 100 areas in a set pattern.

* D = Enfeebling Spores: Reduces the base DPS of Crusaders next to Alien Flora by 99%
* F = Befuddling Scent: Disables the formation abilities of Crusaders next to Alien Flora
* G = Induced Asceticism: Reduces all gold found by 99%

1-100

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101-200

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201-300

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301-400

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401-500

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501-600

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601-700

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After area 800, the pattern repeats.
Hotkeys

Here is a list of **hotkeys** available in the game:

* Shift - Hold to allow leveling up 10 levels at a time
* Ctrl - Hold to allow leveling up 100 levels at a time
* Shift+Ctrl - Hold to allow leveling up 25 levels at a time

* Q - Load the saved formation in slot 1
* W - Load the saved formation in slot 2
* E - Load the saved formation in slot 3
* R - Load the saved formation in slot 4
* T - Load the saved formation in slot 5
* O - Options
* P - Play History
* F - Toggle full screen
* G - Toggle Auto-Progression
* X - Stats
* C - Craft Items
* V - Achievements
* N - News
* M - Missions
* H - Runes
* J - Skins
* K - Taskmasters

* Esc or Space - Close window that has a close button
* Esc or Space - Dismiss all notifications

* Right arrow - Proceed the next area (+Shift to go to max area)
* Left arrow - Proceed the previous area (+Shift to go to area 1)

* 1-8 - Activate the abilities

* Ctrl+= - Buy Max Levels
* Ctrl+- - Buy Max Upgrades
Fright-o-Tron 4000

Tirelessly programmed to elicit maximum terror.

 Fire Phoenix

 Alan the ArchAngel

 Spaceking

 Euodia the Fencer

Fright-o-Tron 4000 was available in the 2016 rerun of Emo's New Moon as a Tier 2 crusader, the other being Henry, the Scaredy-Ghoul.

Swapping with the Fire Phoenix, the **Fright-o-Tron 4000** can't help being scary: it's how she was made. But she'll be supportive of your Crusaders when you use her. Oogy-Boogy decreases the maximum health of the monsters, and Remote Detonation has an explosive surprise for those looking to do you harm.

## Upgrades

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Fright-o-Tron 4000 brings a bunch of buffs for your formation. She is a Princess-level group buffer, with additional damage abilities.

* Her signature ability is Remote Detonation, a quite useful ability if you tend to play tanky. It's not likely to help much while autokilling, but if you have a mob ganging up on your front line, an explosion can help clear them out.
* She has three group-buffing abilities, The Architect (+25% DPS to all), Frightening Circuits (+15% DPS to all), and Oogy-Boogy (-10% health to monsters). The last one is of special note. No other crusader debuffs monsters like this. While most of the time, this is more or less the same as +10% DPS, there are some objectives where this is much more useful.
	+ Enemies that are damage-capped (like the witches in Breadcrumbs), or enemies that heal (like the healers in Wowza!)
	+ Unlike the Princesses' (or even Fright's other buffs) party boosts, Oogy-Boogy counts as a formation buff, meaning Mindy the Mime can copy it.
Gloria, the Good Witch

Have you been a good little Crusader?

 The Exterminator

 Trixie the Treater

 Holddoor

 Adina the Wonderful

**Gloria, the Good Witch** can be unlocked by completing the eleventh objective of the Grimm's Idle Tales campaign, Follow the Breadcrumbs.

**Goodly Ghost**

Reaching level 21 of the Clocktower dungeon season rewards you with a spooky Spooktober skin! She has the following tag change:

  Undead

## Upgrades

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* Gloria, the Good Witch is basically a flexible version of Khouri, the Witch Doctor with better support effects. Due to the nature of her Something For Everyone upgrade, she is quite flexible in her positioning.
	+ She is great to be used to heal tankers in front line while buffing other crusaders. Unlike Khouri, the Witch Doctor , she doesn't need to be placed close to buffed crusaders.
	+ She can contribute greatly to a formation that utilizes Emo Werewolf. Emo Werewolf's Lone Wolf ability increases the Base DPS of Emo Werewolf by 200% when there are no human Crusaders next to Emo Werewolf, and since Gloria, the Good Witch isn't a human, she can be safely placed in front of, behind, or to the side of Emo Werewolf without gimping your DPS.
	+ In a formation that uses The Washed Up Hermit for the majority of its damage, the Washed Up Hermit's Craziness ability increases the Base DPS of The Washed Up Hermit by 300% when no more than two crusaders are adjacent of The Washed Up Hermit. To use Gloria, either put her behind Hermit if you want to heal him or put her in same column to buff him

* Since Gloria is not in same slot as Khouri, the Witch Doctor, this allows her to be placed together with him or other healers in his slot to have two active healers in the formation

* Gloria is very good for progressing on content where you're no longer one-hitting enemies, and that's because of her upgrades.
	+ The first upgrade, Sparkle, heals Crusaders in the column in front of Gloria, the Good Witch by 20% of their max health every second. This can be further boosted by he last upgrade Happy Thoughts, which additively increases the effect of Sparkle by 10% for each Crusader next to Gloria, the Good Witch. This ability can be further enhance with eqipment.
	+ The second upgrade is Polymorph; it activates every 10 seconds, turning 1 random enemy into a frog for 5 seconds, slowing them by 50%. This allows your crusaders to take on boss fights much more easily, and can also be boosted with equipment, allowing it to affect up to 4 additional targets.
	+ Also, slowing enemies can also slow down deadly monsters such as Tetris T which can kill any crusaders in one shot before they can touch your formation
* She is best used in conjunction with crusaders like Jack O'Lantern, Wendy the Witch , Khouri, the Witch Doctor , Artaxes, the Lion, and Dark Gryphon.
Garnet, Enchantress of Luck

A real gem.

 Imani Saskien

 Oona, Para Rugby Star

**Garnet, Enchantress of Luck** is the new Crusader in the sixth tier of the Superhero Spring Event.

With origin stories too many to count, Garnet, Enchantress of Luck emerges from a far corner of space and reality to join your team. With her alien magic, she hexes the enemies and their bad luck is her Good Luck, as she buffs the Crusaders behind her and prepares to warp reality. When you reset the world, all her good luck becomes fuel for her powers, and she'll be able to spend some of it warping you ahead two areas at a time, as long as she has warp power.

Reaching Rune level 9 in her fire slot will increase the stages skipped by warp by 1. There is no further skip increase for higher fire rune levels. Her warp skill provides a 50% progress speed boost without runes, and a 75% progress speed boost with a level 9 fire rune.

## Upgrades

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Gold Panda

Not that unlike all your other companions, but more shiny.

 RoboSanta

 Leerion, the Royal Dwarf

 Katie the Cupid

 The Goldhound

The **Gold Panda** is an important staple early on, with skills granting large gold find multipliers, the best income buffer in the early game.

**Gilded**

Available in Jeweled Chests or with a one-time token purchase from The Ruby Exchange, Panda can change her appearance.

(This is a cosmetic change only.)

## Upgrades

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* With 4 skills and an item that boost gold bonus? Yes please! Panda is definitely a must-have in your formation! Don't have room for her? Make room for her then!
	+ Having said that, do not go on idling in the Lone Descent objective with Panda. Since Panda has hardly any skills that boost her base dps apart from the level 200 bonus, your main damage-dealers will most likely outdamage her a great deal and hence you may progress further in and idle at a place where Panda could not handle the monsters.
	+ Panda is, however, a recommended crusader to accompany your main damage-dealer in the Dual Descent objective since it maximizes the dps-gold bonus product value, maximizing gold reward from idling.

## References

1. ↑ Refers to the game *Heroes of the Storm*. Accompanying quote is abridged from the character trailer[1] for Chen Stormstout, the Pandarian hero.
Ichtaca, the Keeper

The secret revealed.

 Aphelion the Distant

 Carmen and Petunia

 Rosoideae

 Mitsuko the Six-Tailed

**Ichtaca, the Keeper** is the new Crusader in the fifth tier of the The Hidden Temple Event, a Crusader who specializes in boosting the potency of Orc, Supernatural, and Support-tagged Crusaders. *Mesozoic Born* and *Riddles and Keys* boost Supernatural and Support Crusaders respectively. If your formation has any Orc Crusaders, *Earthen Family* will increase the DPS of Crusaders by 50% per each Orc tag in the formation.

Other upgrades include *Good Stone* (Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 75%), *Eternal Guardian* (For every 25 levels over and including 200, DPS is multiplied by 4x), and *Crystalline Veins* (Increase all Gold found by 100%). Ichtaca's final ability is *Extinction Level Event*, which buffs Mesozoic Born and Riddles and Keys by 100%.

## Upgrades

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Idle Increases

### Effect (per level)

Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 10% if you haven't clicked a monster in the last 30 seconds

Removed on the Friday 20th March 2020 update. Was a Tier 4 Passive talent.

1. ↑ Not stackable: the buff icon for Idle Increases appears at the top of the play field, which indicates either that the DPS buff is active, or how many seconds left until it activates.
Human Contact

While it's not first contact anymore, these humans are itching to get to know their alien friend better.

## Mission Details

### **Crusader TagsRequired**:

1  Dungeon
4  Human
1  Alien
1  Support
1  Supernatural
1  Healer
1  Tank
1  Dps
1  Magic
1  Gold
2  Good
1  Evil

### **Reward**:

2,000 Dungeon Points

An example 100% configuration is:

* Carmen and Petunia
* Kizlblyp, the Alien Traitor
* Marzimallow, The Delicious
* Matt Spacewalker
* Regent Sawtooth
Icons of Hope

Baenarall, Angel of Hope has a lead on some sweet loot that she might be able to use. Send along some of your most diverse Crusaders to find it.

## Mission Details

### **Crusader TagsRequired**:

1  Male
1  Female
1  Human
1  Animal
1  Angel
1  Demonl
1  DPS
1  Healer
1  Support
1  Clicker
1  Tank
1  Supernatural
1  Magic
1  Royal
1  Gold Finder

### **Reward**:

Gear Upgrade for Baenarall, Angel of Hope
Griz the Robo-Coach

His methods are harsh, but statistically sound.

 Chiyome

 Biff the Magic Rabbit

 First Lady Betty Smithsonian

 Zoraeban, Demonic Angel

**Griz the Robo-Coach** is the new Crusader in the third tier of the Carnage Cup Event. Griz is an aging, grizzled, robotic coach, who motivates everyone in front of him based on how far from him they are. Griz is also very old and may be slightly falling apart...

At level 100, *Non-Binary Pep Talk* is unlocked and gives a bonus to Crusaders ahead of the coach, increasing the benefit the farther away they are from Griz. At level 300, *Contract Re-Negotiation* will add gold bonuses for those affected by the Pep Talk. These effects are further increased by gear and other skills.

**Dwarf Coach**

In Carnage Cup 2021, Griz becomes more compact. The new skin provides only one set of tag changes:

  Dwarf

## Upgrades

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* Because of how his Non Binary Pep Talk works, Griz is best placed at leftmost row to buff crusaders in front of him. In some formation such as normal formation (World's Wake), Griz is best placed at topleft or bottomleft corner
* Because of that also, Griz works well with The Washed Up Hermit and The Metal Soldierette who are best placed at front most slot
* His Contract Renegotiation only applies to crusaders 2 slots away from him which are also affected by Non Binary Pep Talk. IOW purchasing Non Binary Pep Talk is a must if you want to use Contract Renegotiation. Crusaders 3 slots away or further won't be applied with Contract Renegotiation
* Due to a bug, his Contract Renegotiation will fail to work if it's purchased before Non Binary Pep Talk. So make sure to purchase the latter before purchasing the former
* With Favoritism upgrade and Contract Renegotiation working on non adjacent crusaders, Griz works well with The Exterminator which is a robot and also a gold finder
* Getting Positional Advantage achievement is easy. Just put Griz at leftmost row with all of his upgrades purchased and place 3 robot crusaders 2 slots away from him
Grandmora/Strategies

Grandmora's special abilities are Still Suspicious and Untrusting. Still Suspicious can increase DPS of crusaders in row in front of her up to 200% and can reach 300% with Old Habits. That is more than boost from Roar (Artaxes, the Lion) (effects from gears excluded). Even better, the cost to buy Still Suspicious is 160M while Roar is 400M, which makes the former cheaper and earlier to get than the latter

However this only works if there were none or only single crusader behind her. Therefore, the best way to maximize her boost is by putting her at back row or at least in a row where row behind it only has one slot

Examples to maximize Still Suspicious:

* Grandmora at back row in Normal formation (World's Wake) with main DPS in second row
* Grandmora at second row in Diamond formation (Descent into Darkness) with main DPS in center row
* Grandmora at third row in Dustpan formation (Mischief at Mugwarts) with main DPS in forth row

Alternatively, if Grandmora has to be placed in row with 2 or more crusaders in row behind her, remove the former leaving only one crusader behind her

Untrusting can increase DPS of crusaders in row behind her 50% times number of crusaders in row in front of her. This can be maximized by placing her in row behind row with 3 or 4 crusaders in it. Just like Still Suspicious, the boost can be upraged to 75% per crusader with Old Habits. That's bigger boost compared to Sasha's Bulwark which boosts 30% (effects from gears excluded)

If Grandmora can't maximize her Still Suspicious, then maximize Untrusting instead to boost main DPS

Examples to maximize Untrusting:

* Grandmora at fourth row in Box formation (Captain Ghostbeard's Greed) with main DPS in center row
* Grandmora at center row in Invader formation (Ready Player Two) with main DPS in second row

Special note: Both Still Suspicious and Untrusting only consider crusaders not escorts
Hildr the Gym Teacher

She's here to get you in fighting shape.

 Queen Ysjorgnak

 The Alluring Viragallant

 Umut, the Elemental Chimera

**Hildr the Gym Teacher** is the new Crusader in the fifth tier of the Sasha's Schoolhouse Scourge Event.

Don't let the gruff demeanor and high expectations of this Valkyrie keep you away — Hildr is actually quite sweet and there for everyone! *Everyone's Welcome* and *The Good Sugar Water* increase Global DPS per adjacent Evil and Good Crusaders respectively! *Resistance Training* increases DPS for every 25 levels over 200 by 4.25! She's stacked so this stacks! Her *Mead Powered* increases the non-formation abilities of all adjacent Crusaders, and *Song of Death* increases the Gold find for each Undead, Angel or Demon tag in the formation, and *The Shieldmatron's Handbook* for increase the effects of level 50 and level 100 upgrades.

It's not Gym Class without sweaty equipment. Her *Whistle* increases *Song of Death*, Nectar of the Gods increases *Mead Powered* and protective equipment is always important, her *Breastplate* buffs *The Shieldmatron's Handbook*.

**Insectoidal Corruption**

In Sasha's Schoolhouse Scourge 2021, Hildr becomes an demonic insect.
This creates a single set of tag changes:

  Angel

  Demon

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* Hildr's Mead FA can do amazing things for your gold find if you propagate it and put Sashimi the Seal at the end of the prop chain. It will affect their main attraction upgrade, boosting all gold find abilities a very large amount.

* Hildr's Mead FA can also be a great boon to chance based effects if propagated if Gemthel the Gourmet is put at the end of the prop chain, same with any crusaders with timed abilities(like Viktor the Vampire or Chef Casey.

* If you pair Hildr's Song of Death ability, which increases gold for every Undead, Demon, and Angel crusader in formation, with Arenvarr's Cursed Gold ability, which adds the undead tag to every crusader in the same column as a gold finder, and provided that you can arrange your formation correctly, then you can secure a massive gold boost by converting every crusader in your formation into an undead.
Holddoor/Strategies

* Polly the Parrot's "Got a Cracker!" upgrade can reduce the time it takes monsters to reach your formation causing Holddoor's "Hold the Door" ability to start gaining stacks in earlier areas.
	+ Red, the Ace Pilot's "Cover" upgrade causes monsters attacking Holddoor to take more damage as long as Red is next to or in the column behind Holddoor
	+ If you can get Groklok in the same column as Holddoor his "Defensive Team" ability will increase your DPS for each monster attacking Holddoor
		- If you can fit The Dark Helper in then the formation DPS will increase when Holddoor is under attack
		- If you can fit Jason as well his DPS will increase when Holddoor's is being attacked thanks to his Ambush ability
	+ Paul's Well Armed Militia ability increases your formation's DPS whenever it is under attack.
	+ Deathpuddle's DPS increases while the formation is under attack upto ~64b% after 50 seconds
	+ An advanced strategy is to have Mindy in the front most column copying Holddoor and Jack.
* Drosenthes's "Slow Digestion" triggering at 50% health and healing 50% of max health can help to trigger Holddoor's Scarred ability more often.
Imani Saskien/Strategies

* Gemthel's Norog Spice can increase Marked for Death's chance to activate by 5-20% depending which Spice Kit she has.
* The chain described on The Evanescent's Strategies page can greatly increase the number of crusaders with the Magical, Gold Finder and Dragon tags.
	+ Kathleen the Chaotic can also be used to grant crusaders the Magical tag
* some crusaders that have two or more of the tags Imani cares about are:
	+ Arenvar (Gold Finder, Dragon)
	+ Ana Guinness (Magical, Gold Finder, with her Emerald Wyrm skin, she is also a Dragon)
	+ Ichtaca, the Keeper (Magical, Gold Finder)
	+ Larry the Leprechaun(Magical, Gold Finder)
	+ Snickette the Sneaky(Magical, Gold Finder)
	+ Eiralon, the Blood Mage (Magical, Gold Finder)
Hildr the Gym Teacher/Strategies

* Hildr's Mead FA can do amazing things for your gold find if you propagate it and put Sashimi the Seal at the end of the prop chain. It will affect their main attraction upgrade, boosting all gold find abilities a very large amount.

* Hildr's Mead FA can also be a great boon to chance based effects if propagated if Gemthel the Gourmet is put at the end of the prop chain, same with any crusaders with timed abilities(like Viktor the Vampire or Chef Casey.

* If you pair Hildr's Song of Death ability, which increases gold for every Undead, Demon, and Angel crusader in formation, with Arenvarr's Cursed Gold ability, which adds the undead tag to every crusader in the same column as a gold finder, and provided that you can arrange your formation correctly, then you can secure a massive gold boost by converting every crusader in your formation into an undead.
I Am Broot (Unlock Crusader Mission)

## I Am Broot

You've heard rumor of a brooty-broot Crusader with a penchant for tanking. Track down the rumors and you'll recruit a powerful tank Crusader from the Gardeners of the Galaxy event!

## Mission Details

### **Crusader TagsRequired**:

3  Male
3  Female
3  Event
2  Tank
1  Supernatural
2  Gold Finder
1  Support

### **Reward**:

Unlock Broot

For the Gear Upgrade mission of the same name, see I Am Broot (Gear Mission).
Griz the Robo-Coach/Strategies

* Because of how his Non Binary Pep Talk works, Griz is best placed at leftmost row to buff crusaders in front of him. In some formation such as normal formation (World's Wake), Griz is best placed at topleft or bottomleft corner
* Because of that also, Griz works well with The Washed Up Hermit and The Metal Soldierette who are best placed at front most slot
* His Contract Renegotiation only applies to crusaders 2 slots away from him which are also affected by Non Binary Pep Talk. IOW purchasing Non Binary Pep Talk is a must if you want to use Contract Renegotiation. Crusaders 3 slots away or further won't be applied with Contract Renegotiation
* Due to a bug, his Contract Renegotiation will fail to work if it's purchased before Non Binary Pep Talk. So make sure to purchase the latter before purchasing the former
* With Favoritism upgrade and Contract Renegotiation working on non adjacent crusaders, Griz works well with The Exterminator which is a robot and also a gold finder
* Getting Positional Advantage achievement is easy. Just put Griz at leftmost row with all of his upgrades purchased and place 3 robot crusaders 2 slots away from him
Henry, the Scaredy-Ghoul

It's tough work being scary, especially when you're scared.

 The Washed Up Hermit

 Kyle the Party Bro

 Serpent King Draco

 Grandmora

The rerun of Emo's New Moon in 2016 introduced Henry and Fright-o-Tron 4000 on Tier 2 of the event.

Henry, the Scaredy-Ghoul just wants to be left alone curled up in a corner with his blanket, but since you're nice enough to ask, he'll lend you his DPS power.

Henry, the Scaredy-Ghoul can swap with The Washed Up Hermit, Kyle the Party Bro, Serpent King Draco and Grandmora. As such, he cannot be used in the formation with these crusaders at the same time.

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Greyskull the Pirate

Arr! Avast matey! Swaggy swag 'n all that!

 Eiralon, the Blood Mage

 43G1S

 Mycall the Mushroom

 Tiernan

**Greyskull the Pirate** and the 23rd crusader slot can be unlocked by completing the eleventh objective of the Captain Ghostbeard's Greed campaign, The Haunted Ship.

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* Greyskull's Handcannon ability can be used as a main damage-dealer to push areas further than your main DPS can handle. Use The Bush Whacker's Swordplay ability (potentially boosted by Jim the Lumberjack, Emo Werewolf, The Washed Up Hermit, The Princess, Prince Sal, the Merman and Dark Gryphon) to enhance your CLK as high as you can get it, a good tank (e.g. Rosie the Rocklechaun, Holddoor) to hold off the enemies and deal 200x your normal damage to a number of enemies boosted by the Cannon equipment, every 10 seconds. Boosting your critical click chance and multiplier also boosts the crit chance and crit damage of Handcannon. This is especially useful in challenges where your normal DPS / support is unavailable.
* Other characters who can damage multiple enemies with high-damage projectiles are also useful for this strategy.
Heart Formation

The Heart Formation is the formation introduced by the special campaign: Merci's Mix-up Event.

As with the other formations, some objectives limit the available places.

When referring to positions within the formation, the general consensus has taken the following numbering as an ad-hoc standard.

Col 5
Imani Saskien

Hunter for hire.

 Oona, Para Rugby Star

 Garnet, Enchantress of Luck

**Imani Saskien** is the new Crusader in the fifth tier of the A Song of Thrones Event. When you wish to hunt monsters, you need an expert to guide you. Imani has been tracking and slaying monsters her whole life. Thanks to her unique physiology as a half-human and half-dragon mutant hybrid, she is also incredibly well suited to her profession.

Imani's *Basic Scouting* and *Helpful Potions* increase the damage of all Crusaders in the formation, while her connection with *Special Kin* further boosts DPS for each Dragon tag in the formation. If you happen to have Imani adjacent to Gold Find Crusaders, *A Fine Reward* increases DPS for each one of them, stacking multiplicatively.

There is a 33% chance that any monster spawned is *Marked For Death* by Imani, becoming poisoned. Monsters that have been poisoned take ten times more damage from DPS and fifty times more damage from Click Damage. The chances of Marked For Death successfully poisoning enemies is increased by 2% for every Magical Crusader in the formation once you unlock Imani's *Spell Practice* ability. Finally, *Trusty Mount* increases DPS for every Animal tag in the formation, stacking additively.

Note: Imani's potion Legendary does not increase exponentially, but by 50% for each level.

## Upgrades

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* Gemthel's Norog Spice can increase Marked for Death's chance to activate by 5-20% depending which Spice Kit she has.
* The chain described on The Evanescent's Strategies page can greatly increase the number of crusaders with the Magical, Gold Finder and Dragon tags.
	+ Kathleen the Chaotic can also be used to grant crusaders the Magical tag
* some crusaders that have two or more of the tags Imani cares about are:
	+ Arenvar (Gold Finder, Dragon)
	+ Ana Guinness (Magical, Gold Finder, with her Emerald Wyrm skin, she is also a Dragon)
	+ Ichtaca, the Keeper (Magical, Gold Finder)
	+ Larry the Leprechaun(Magical, Gold Finder)
	+ Snickette the Sneaky(Magical, Gold Finder)
	+ Eiralon, the Blood Mage (Magical, Gold Finder)
Greyskull the Pirate/Strategies

* Greyskull's Handcannon ability can be used as a main damage-dealer to push areas further than your main DPS can handle. Use The Bush Whacker's Swordplay ability (potentially boosted by Jim the Lumberjack, Emo Werewolf, The Washed Up Hermit, The Princess, Prince Sal, the Merman and Dark Gryphon) to enhance your CLK as high as you can get it, a good tank (e.g. Rosie the Rocklechaun, Holddoor) to hold off the enemies and deal 200x your normal damage to a number of enemies boosted by the Cannon equipment, every 10 seconds. Boosting your critical click chance and multiplier also boosts the crit chance and crit damage of Handcannon. This is especially useful in challenges where your normal DPS / support is unavailable.
* Other characters who can damage multiple enemies with high-damage projectiles are also useful for this strategy.
Helping Hands

**Formation:** Mischief at Mugwarts

**Description:** If we all support one another, who knows what we could achieve?

**Dates:**

2018 - Jan 16-18, Feb 6-8, Apr 24-26, May 22-24, Jun 26-28, Jul 31-Aug 2, Sep 25-27, Nov 13-15

2019 - Feb 5-7, Jun 11-13, Sep 24-26

2020 - Jan 14-16, May 12-14, Sep 1-3

2021 - Jan 12-14, May 11-13, Sep 21-23

2022 - Jan 18-20, Jun 28-30, Dec 13-15

2023 - May 23-25

**Conditions:** Only Support Crusaders may be used

***Valid Crusaders***
Ligeia, the Lyrical Siren

A little background music for your battle cry.

 Matt Spacewalker

**Ligeia, the Lyrical Siren** is the new Crusader in the seventh tier of the Princess' Pool Party Event.

Ahh, relaxation.

The feel as the warm sand hugs your toes with each step you take. The pleasant warm embrace of the heat of the day. The sound and smell of the surf as the waves crash on the beach. The cool moisture on the glass of your favourite drink in your hand. The haunting red-orange glow of the water and the sinking sun. Paradise.

Your ears perk as you catch the faint strains of music and you take off along the beach to find the source. Rounding the bend your first sight is wings, though a lot of your friends have wings so it's no longer a huge shock. Next you see the lyre in their hands, being expertly played though the song comes to an end as you watch.

Shaking your head to clear a bit of fog (which might have come from your drink, but you're not certain) you finally notice the crowd gathered around the musician. She's definitely something special, luring a large chunk of resort guests to her impromptu concert. She starts to play again and the trance returns.

Soon, the music is finally over, and you realize it's now really dark and you've sat down on the sand at some point. The crowd has also dispersed and it's just you and the musician now.

"Sorry, didn't mean to overdo it," she says. "I just wanted you to stick around for a moment. I sensed something...different about you. You seem well traveled."

"You could say that," you quip. "I've gotten around." You notice she's put the lyre back in its case, and the night is silent but for the waves.

She follows your gaze. "No coercion this time. I've learned to prefer honest answers to my questions."

"And what question would you ask?"

"Can I join your travels? I'm looking for an adventure…"

You hesitate a second and look at the ground. "Well, we've already got a lot of musicians in our group--" Your words are cut off as you feel the scaly texture of talons around your throat.

"You were saying?" she asks with a cock of her head, and the talons relax a little.

You swallow nervously. "What happened to no coercion?" She just smirks.

You reach out your free hand. "Welcome aboard."

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Grimm's Idle Tales/Not in Kansas Anymore

In Grimm's Idle Tales Not in Kansas Anymore objective, you follow Dorothy on her journey through the land of Oz, finding Scarecrow, The Tinman and the Cowardly Lion along the way.

While in Tier 1 of this objective the companions positions are fixed, in Tier 2 and Tier 3 they change slots every 25 levels, as displayed below.

## Formations in Tier 2 and 3

Area 1-25Area 26-50Area 51-75Area 76-100Area 101-125Area 126-150Area 151-175Area 176-200Area 201-225Area 226-250Area 251-275Area 276-300Area 301-325Area 326-350Area 351-375Area 376 and onward
Jack O'Lantern/Strategies

* With a skill that increases his health (Hardy Cake), and a skill that increases his damage resistance (Solid Innards), Jack makes a decent tank.
* Due to his durability and the Cry For Help buff, Jack's best place in the formation would be the frontline.
* Jack being an animal, his placement at the frontline will not affect the Werewolf's Lone Wolf.
Groklok the Orc

The world's most versitile orc!

 Sasha the Fierce Warrior

 Mindy the Mime

 Danni the Daring Damsel

 Torakichi, The Greedy Tengu

**Groklok the Orc** is the first of two crusaders that are awarded for completing objectives in the Blood Bowl Event (now: Carnage Cup); the second, Drizzle the Dark Elf, is awarded for completing the second objective in the event.

Groklok the Orc can swap with Sasha the Fierce Warrior, Mindy the Mime, and Danni the Daring Damsel. As such, he cannot be used in the formation with these crusaders at the same time.

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* The role of Groklok is very flexible mainly due to his interaction with Drizzle.
	+ With sufficient self-dps buffs and especially with a conditional Gunslinger buff and Drizzle's Lateral buff, Groklok can be a potential main damage dealer. This is coupled with the fact that he is one of the cheaper crusaders to level.
		- However, his potential may fall short since he does not possess any self-dps items.
		- The criterion of his Gunslinger buff makes it possible for a dual-DPS strategy with Hermit, since both of them can utilize the same empty slot.
	+ With a very strong buff especially when coupled with Drizzle, Groklok is a terrific buffer and potentially less of a liability than Sasha in terms of buffing.
		- In box formation, for example, if you have been using Hermit as your main damage dealer and, due to the presence of Pete, placing him at the frontline, you may use Groklok to compensate for the loss of Sasha's buff.
		- In order to maximize the potential of this buff, let Groklok buff a column of 3 or fewer crusaders.
	+ With the Defensive Team buff, an item that boosts HP, and Drizzle's Hail Mary buff, Groklok is a viable tank that is suitable for the tank build.
		- By placing Groklok and Jack at the frontline and Drizzle somewhere behind, your formation will be able to hold out as long as possible while increasing the formation DPS, which means killing the enemies faster.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 American football terms.
Gwendolyn, Daughter of Night

A haunting soul, alone in the darkness.

 Wrena the Fair

 Deathpuddle

 Drosenthes

 Crooked Crow

**Gwendolyn, Daughter of Night** is the new Crusader in the sixth tier of the Hermit's Premature Party Event. Gwendolyn, Daughter of Night is a ghostly huntmistress accompanied by her faithful Hellhound here to haunt and hunt her enemies in a wild chase.

Gwendolyn, Daughter of Night is a clicker Crusader, buffing click damage all around with the help of her faithful Hellhound. When you want to add her to your formation, you can find her in slot 30.

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Groklok the Orc/Strategies

* The role of Groklok is very flexible mainly due to his interaction with Drizzle.
	+ With sufficient self-dps buffs and especially with a conditional Gunslinger buff and Drizzle's Lateral buff, Groklok can be a potential main damage dealer. This is coupled with the fact that he is one of the cheaper crusaders to level.
		- However, his potential may fall short since he does not possess any self-dps items.
		- The criterion of his Gunslinger buff makes it possible for a dual-DPS strategy with Hermit, since both of them can utilize the same empty slot.
	+ With a very strong buff especially when coupled with Drizzle, Groklok is a terrific buffer and potentially less of a liability than Sasha in terms of buffing.
		- In box formation, for example, if you have been using Hermit as your main damage dealer and, due to the presence of Pete, placing him at the frontline, you may use Groklok to compensate for the loss of Sasha's buff.
		- In order to maximize the potential of this buff, let Groklok buff a column of 3 or fewer crusaders.
	+ With the Defensive Team buff, an item that boosts HP, and Drizzle's Hail Mary buff, Groklok is a viable tank that is suitable for the tank build.
		- By placing Groklok and Jack at the frontline and Drizzle somewhere behind, your formation will be able to hold out as long as possible while increasing the formation DPS, which means killing the enemies faster.
Holddoor

We are what we do. Holddoor holds the door.

 The Exterminator

 Gloria, the Good Witch

 Trixie the Treater

 Adina the Wonderful

**Holddoor** is the new Crusader in the fourth tier of the A Song of Thrones Event. Where once he may have had the chance to live a normal life, thanks to some tinkering of the fates it seems that it is now Holddoor's destiny to hold the door — only now, he won't let it go!

Holddoor is a Tank Crusader who supports the party by standing at the front of the formation and holding the door against all enemies. Monsters are drawn to him through his *Focus* ability, and once there are at least 5 of them he will *Stand Strong* and start to heal himself. He increases DPS with *Protection*, gains damage reduction when he becomes *Scarred*, and is able to dramatically increase DPS through his *Loyalty* and *Hold the Door* abilities. And did we mention there's a *Paradox* where Holddoor will cause White Runners to appear, run into enemies, and explode?

As of May 27, 2019 *Stand Strong* requires only 5 enemies attacking to heal.

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* Polly the Parrot's "Got a Cracker!" upgrade can reduce the time it takes monsters to reach your formation causing Holddoor's "Hold the Door" ability to start gaining stacks in earlier areas.
	+ Red, the Ace Pilot's "Cover" upgrade causes monsters attacking Holddoor to take more damage as long as Red is next to or in the column behind Holddoor
	+ If you can get Groklok in the same column as Holddoor his "Defensive Team" ability will increase your DPS for each monster attacking Holddoor
		- If you can fit The Dark Helper in then the formation DPS will increase when Holddoor is under attack
		- If you can fit Jason as well his DPS will increase when Holddoor's is being attacked thanks to his Ambush ability
	+ Paul's Well Armed Militia ability increases your formation's DPS whenever it is under attack.
	+ Deathpuddle's DPS increases while the formation is under attack upto ~64b% after 50 seconds
	+ An advanced strategy is to have Mindy in the front most column copying Holddoor and Jack.
* Drosenthes's "Slow Digestion" triggering at 50% health and healing 50% of max health can help to trigger Holddoor's Scarred ability more often.
I Am Broot (Gear Mission)

## I Am Broot

Broot has a lead on some sweet loot that they might be able to use. He's not really providing any more information aside from "I am Broot," so gather some Crusaders to follow him around for a while.

## Mission Details

### **Crusader TagsRequired**:

3  Male
3  Female
3  Event
2  Tank
1  Supernatural
2  Gold Finder
1  Support

### **Reward**:

Gear Upgrade for Broot

For the mission of the same name that unlocks Broot, see I Am Broot (Unlock Crusader Mission).
Khouri, the Witch Doctor/Strategies

* Possessing both a healing skill (Frog Soup), and a buffing skill (Koffee Potion), Khouri's role (and hence, position) in the formation is flexible.
	+ As a healer, Khouri's best position would be at the second column, where he could constantly heal crusaders at the frontline and preventing them from dying easily to monsters. If possible, combine him with Gryphon at the second column to further increase the durability of the frontline crusaders such as Jack (such that the rate of healing received exceeds the rate of damage taken from monsters).
		- Depending on your strategy, however, the presence of a healer in your formation may not be necessary.
	+ As a buffer, however, Khouri's role is rather insignificant compared to the other buffers. With the lowest buffing value of 30% (though it can be increased to 60% with equipment), Khouri could be benched if there is no available slot suitable for him. Moreover, as Khouri is considered a human, he can never buff the Werewolf without him losing the Lone Wolf buff.
		- Having said this, there may be scenarios that Khouri could come into play instead of other buffers due to his buffing mechanics. Always experiment with different formations to see which one buffs your main damage-dealer most effectively!
Jet Formation

The **Jet Formation** is the formation associated with the fourth main campaign: Grimm's Idle Tales.

As with other formations it is normal for one or more of the slots within the formation to be unavailable for some reason or other.

When referring to positions within the formation, the general consensus has taken the following numbering as an ad-hoc standard.

Col 6
Kizlblyp, the Alien Traitor

She's working for us now.

 Nate Dragon

 RoboRudolph

 Milgrid the Mining Mage

 Dr. Almquist, Tusk Specialist

**Kizlblyp, the Alien Traitor** is the 2nd crusader you can unlock in Alien Invasion Day. Like Nate Dragon, her 6th upgrade allows her to restart the world you're in, and before you ask, there is nothing different special about the ending and it doesn't give you any type of bonus.

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