King of Shadows

King of Shadows
King of Shadows Guardian of Illefarn
Biography and appearance
Classes	Barbarian / Warlock
Species (Race)	Human
Age	1750
Gender	Male
Pronouns	He/Him
Alignment	Lawful Evil
Role	DPS / Tanking / Support
Group	None
Overwhelm	25 (40)
Attributes (Total: 112)
STR	20 (+5)	DEX	26 (+8)
CON	18 (+4)	INT	14 (+2)
WIS	14 (+2)	CHA	20 (+5)
Cooldowns
Base Attack	5 s	Ultimate Attack	600 s
Damage Types
Base Attack	Melee / Magic	Ultimate Attack	Magic
Critical Hit (base values)
Crit damage	100%	Crit chance	2.5%
Eligible for Patrons
Mirt Vajra Strahd Zariel Elminster
Swaps (slot 9)
Makos      Drizzt      Birdsong      Aila      Môrgæn      Jaheira      Lazaapz      Shaka      Nordom      Brother Uriah      Diana      Volo     +
Other data
Alias name	The Guardian
Event	Liar’s Night  (Year 9)
Release date	2025-10-01	Days ago	72 approx.

King of Shadows is one of the Champions of Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms. He is obtained from the Liar’s Night event, or through Time Gates or from purchasing a King of Shadows Champion Pack from the in-game shop.

The King of Shadows is a Support, Tanking, and DPS Champion that goes through three phases, with the advancement to the next phase happening when he is defeated. The power of his Tanking and DPS abilities increases the longer you can delay his advancement to the next phase. His Shadow Plague ability further augments his Tanking abilities, but actively drains health from Champions next to him in formation!

Once unlocked, you can swap this Event Champion with Makos in slot 9.

Backstory

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Once the noble guardian of the ancient elven empire of Illefarn, a cataclysmic event twisted this protector, binding him to the corrupting influence of the Shadow Weave. Now, as the King of Shadows, he commands legions of spectral Shadow Reavers and wields potent shadow magic. Driven by a warped sense of purpose tied to Illefarn's downfall and the dangerous power of the Shadow Weave, he seeks to engulf Neverwinter and beyond in an eternal night. His very being embodies the perversion of ancient power and the terrifying potential of unchecked darkness, making him a uniquely formidable and tragic antagonist.

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Abilities

Shadow Strike – Base Attack

The King of Shadows slashes the closest enemies, then blasts the enemy with the most health.

Corrupted Guardian – Level 0 Passive Ability

The King of Shadows is Undead and counts as “dead” for the purposes of effects that care about dead Champions, but “alive” for all other purposes.

Phase One: The Watcher – Level 1 Ability

When you complete an area with the King of Shadows leading the formation from the front, he updates his current Toughness and Brutality stacks to the completed area number. When the King of Shadows is defeated for the first time, he immediately returns to full health, his Toughness stacks no longer update, and he enters Phase Two. When the King of Shadows is defeated for the second time, he immediately returns to full health, his Brutality stacks no longer update, and he enters Phase Three. His size increases by 25% each time he enters a new phase. Other abilities grant additional buffs upon gaining these new phases.

Power of the King – Level 20 Ability

The King of Shadows increases the damage of himself and Champions in the two columns behind him by 100%. This is increased by 100% each time the King of Shadows’ max health is doubled, stacking multiplicatively.

Shadow Plague – Level 40 Ability

The King of Shadows damages all adjacent Champions for 4% of their max health each second, as long as the Champions have at least 20% of their max health remaining. Each time The King of Shadows successfully deals damage in this manner, he gains a Shadow Plague stack. Each Shadow Plague stack increases his own max health by 4%, stacking additively. Stacks cap at 250 and reset when changing areas.

Phase Two: The Warden – Level 100 Ability

After the King of Shadows enters Phase Two, his health is increased by 1% for each Toughness stack he collected, stacking additively. He also increases the health of all other Champions by 25% of his max health, and healing effects on all Champions are increased by 25%.

Cradle of Rime – Level 110 Ultimate Attack

The King of Shadows blasts all enemies with cold and necrotic energies, slowing their movement for a short while.

Shadow Reavers – Level 130 Ability

After the King of Shadows enters Phase Two, he summons a Shadow Reaver each time he uses his ultimate. An additional Shadow Reaver is summoned for every 500 Toughness stacks he has. Each Shadow Reaver attacks a random enemy once every 5 seconds, dealing 5 seconds of BUD-based damage. The Shadow Reavers last for 1 second plus 0.1 seconds for each Toughness stack he has. Using his ultimate again before the Shadow Reavers expire causes their duration to be refreshed to max.

Phase Three: The Warrior – Level 200 Ability

After the King of Shadows enters Phase Three, his damage is increased by 5% for each Brutality stack, stacking multiplicatively.

Specialization Choice 1 – Level 210

Master of Pawns

Increases the effect of Power of the King by 100%.

Shadow Unleashed

Increases the effect of Phase Three: The Warrior by 1000%.

Specialization Choice 2 – Level 280

Legacy of Illefarn

Increases the effect of Power of the King by 100% for each Elf, Dwarf, Half-Elf, and/or Human Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Embrace the Shadow Weave

Increases the effect of Power of the King by 200% for each Evil Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.

Rites of Survival

Increases the effect of Power of the King by 300% for each Champion with the Healing role, stacking multiplicatively. Additionally, Shadow Plague no longer has a minimum health at which Champions will not be damaged, and the Shadow Plague stack cap is doubled.

Upgrades

Level	Cost	Damage	Damage All	Health	Power of the King
1	1.00e14		Unlock Ability:	Phase One: The Watcher
20	6.45e15			Unlock Ability:	Power of the King
30	1.51e16	+300%
40	4.69e16		Unlock Ability:	Shadow Plague
50	1.46e17		+200%
60	4.53e17	+300%
70	1.41e18			+140
80	4.37e18				+100%
90	1.36e19	+300%
100	4.21e19		Unlock Ability:	Phase Two: The Warden
110	1.31e20		Unlock Ultimate:	Cradle of Rime
120	4.06e20	+300%
130	1.26e21		Unlock Ability:	Shadow Reavers
140	3.92e21				+100%
160	5.00e22	+300%
170	1.17e23			+250
180	3.65e23				+100%
190	1.13e24	+300%
200	3.52e24		Unlock Ability:	Phase Three: The Warrior
210	1.09e25	Unlock Specialization Choice:	Master of Pawns	Shadow Unleashed
220	3.39e25				+100%
230	1.05e26	+300%
250	1.34e27		+200%
260	3.16e27	+300%
270	9.81e27			+430
280	3.05e28	Unlock Specialization Choice:	Legacy of Illefarn	Embrace the Shadow Weave	Rites of Survival
290	9.46e28				+100%
300	2.94e29	+300%
340	3.99e31	+300%
350	8.49e31				+100%
370	1.08e33	+300%
380	2.54e33		+200%
400	3.25e34			+750
410	7.62e34				+100%
420	2.37e35	+300%
460	3.22e37				+100%
470	6.84e37	+300%
490	8.73e38		+200%
510	8.42e39				+100%
540	2.72e41	+300%
550	5.93e41			+1,320
580	2.53e43	+300%
590	5.51e43				+100%
610	7.03e44		+200%
630	6.78e45	+300%
670	6.97e47				+100%
680	1.48e48	+300%
700	1.89e49			+2,300
720	1.82e50	+300%
760	1.87e52				+100%
770	3.99e52		+200%
780	1.24e53	+300%
830	5.26e55				+100%
840	1.11e56	+300%
850	3.45e56			+4,050
900	1.47e59	+300%
910	3.10e59		+200%
920	9.63e59				+100%
980	1.27e63	+300%
990	2.68e63				+100%
1000	8.33e63			+7,070
1080	1.06e68				+100%
1090	2.24e68		+200%
1100	6.96e68	+300%
1150	2.96e71			+1.24e04
1160	6.25e71				+100%
1230	2.57e75	+300%
1240	5.41e75				+100%
1250	1.68e76		+200%
1300	7.14e78			+2.17e04
1330	2.07e80				+100%
1350	1.86e81		+100%
1360	4.36e81	+300%
1400	5.92e83				+100%
1430	1.73e85		+100%
1440	3.77e85	+300%
1450	1.17e86			+3.80e04
Total:	-	-	-	-	-

Equipment

Slot	Icon	Description	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic
1		Increases the effect of King of Shadows's Power of the King ability by:	25% Shiny 37.5%	87.5% Shiny 131.25%	150% Shiny 225%	275% Shiny 412.5% Golden 550%
2		Increases the effect of King of Shadows's Phase Two: The Warden ability by:	25% Shiny 37.5%	87.5% Shiny 131.25%	150% Shiny 225%	275% Shiny 412.5% Golden 550%
3		Increases the effect of King of Shadows's Phase Three: The Warrior ability by:	25% Shiny 37.5%	87.5% Shiny 131.25%	150% Shiny 225%	275% Shiny 412.5% Golden 550%
4		Increases the effect of King of Shadows's first set of Specializations by:	25% Shiny 37.5%	87.5% Shiny 131.25%	150% Shiny 225%	275% Shiny 412.5% Golden 550%
5		Increases the effect of King of Shadows's second set of Specializations by:	10% Shiny 15%	30% Shiny 45%	50% Shiny 75%	100% Shiny 150% Golden 200%
6		Reduces the cooldown on King of Shadows's Ultimate Attack by:	15s Shiny 22.5s	30s Shiny 45s	60s Shiny 90s	150s Shiny 225s Golden 300s

Golden Gear

• Slot 1: Received from buying a Platinum King of Shadows Chest Pack from the Liar’s Night event, Time Gates or purchased through daily deals in the in-game shop.
• Slot 2: Purchase from the Thayan Enclave shop for 20,000 Corrupted Gems (10/23/2025 - 12/30/2025)
• Slot 4: Received from buying a Wild Offers pack (First available from buying a Weekend Platinum Chest Pack during the Mind the Traps Weekend 2025).

Feats

Slot 1: unlocked at level 155, cost* x.xxexx.
Slot 2: unlocked at level 565, cost* x.xxexx.
Slot 3: unlocked at level 1045, cost* x.xxexx.
Slot 4: unlocked at level 1645, cost* x.xxexx.

Icon	Description	Source
	Selflessness Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%. "Sever your ties and protect something greater than yourself…"	Unlocked at level 155
	Tough Increases the health of King of Shadows by 15%. "You cannot stop me…"	Unlocked at level 155
	Tavern Brawler Increases the damage of King of Shadows by 30%. "You are already defeated…"	Unlocked at level 155
	Defensive Duelist King of Shadows takes 5 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed. "Such denouncements are a threat…"	Unlocked at level 155
	Noble Vision Increases the effect of King of Shadows’ Power of the King ability by 20%. "I see into your mortal heart, and all that guides your actions…"	Unlocked at level 155
	Grappler Increases the damage of King of Shadows by 60%. "Only the weak require servants…"
	Inspiring Leader Increases the damage of all Champions by 25%. "Frightened mortals clamor for one to lead them, to protect them…"
	Resilient Increases the health of King of Shadows by 30%. "None shall stand against us…"	12,500
	Calm Under Pressure King of Shadows takes 10 more Enemies attacking to get overwhelmed. "So be it…"
	Corrupt Cause Increases the effect of King of Shadows’ Power of the King ability by 40%. "Ambition and evil brought you here…"	12,500
	Dark Savior Increases the effect of King of Shadows’ Phase Two: The Warden ability by 40%. "They believe they can be saved… That they should be saved…"
	Dark Avenger Increases the effect of King of Shadows’ Phase Three: The Warrior ability by 40%. "I will eliminate all who stand before me…"	12,500
	Demon King Increases the effect of King of Shadows’ first set of Specializations by 40%. "Let us continue with the cleansing…"
	Royal Retinue Increases the effect of King of Shadows’ second set of Specializations by 40%. "Do not mourn… In death, all shall serve Illefarn and protect it."	12,500
	Tragic Devotion Increases the effect of King of Shadows’ Power of the King ability whenever his max health is doubled by 10%. "You need not die… You need not be cleansed…"	King of Shadows Origin Theme Pack (+info)
	Taunt Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%. King of Shadows’ attacks have a 50% chance to taunt enemies. "Neverwinter shall fall before the moon waxes…"	Event Tier 3 reward
	Dark Zealot Increases the effect of King of Shadows's Phase Three: The Warrior ability by 80%. "The light of the empire fades… I am what remains…"	10,000 missing data

Trivia

King of Shadows first appeared in the game Neverwinter Nights 2.

Idle Champions Spotlight: King of Shadows

Media

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  Standard skin (animated)
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  Guardian of Illefarn skin (animated)
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  Portrait
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  Spotlight Key Art
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  Liar’s Night Event Key Art