February 2026 Variants Update

Ancient. Primordial. Elemental forces from the Inner Planes begin to lash out...

The first Variants Update of 2026 unleashes 12 Elemental-themed Adventure Variants across the Grand Tour of the Sword Coast, Light of Xaryxis, Turn of Fortune’s Wheel, and Vecna: Eve of Ruin - including the epic capstone to our mini Vecna story arc in Grand Tour!

Learn more below...

A Grand Tour of the Sword Coast

Get Back In The Castle

Variant: Kas the DPS

Fight your way across Tovag with Kas as your main damage dealer!

• Kas starts in the formation. He can be moved, but not removed.

• You may not use any other Champions that have the DPS role.

• A random elemental boss spawns in the first wave of non-boss areas. These bosses don't drop gold or loot bags, or count towards quest progress.

• Champions don't recover health when moving to a new area.

• Champions resurrect at half health when changing areas instead of full health.

• At the start of each area, Champions take damage equal to 30% of their max health.

• Champions that aren't Evil deal no damage with their base attacks.

• Complete Area 600

Checkmate

Variant: Endgame

Return to Candlekeep when you are fully geared up!

• You may only use Champions that have all Epic equipment and an average item level of at least 1000.

• Quest Requirements for the first 300 areas are reduced by 50%.

• Complete Area 675

Vecna Out!

Variant: Sacrificial Lambs

It's just you and Vecna - and a bunch of disposable goody two-shoes.

• After every 50 areas, a random non-evil Champion is removed from the formation and can't be used for the rest of the adventure. If there are no non-evil Champions left in the formation, an evil Champion is removed instead.

• Fire breath potions can't be used during the adventure, and click damage has no effect after area 100.

• Complete Area 675

• Additional Rewards

  • 5 Modron Component Chests

  • 1,250 Corrupted Gems

Light of Xaryxis

The Hunt for The Last Breath

Variant: The Devilish Hunt for the Last Breath

Assist Gargenhale in retrieving his flagship with a Tiefling crew!

• You may only use Tiefling Champions

• Complete Area 850

To Infinity's and Beyond

Variant: Somebody's Poisoned the Waterhole!

Travel to the tavern of Infinity's to find a solution to some horrible poison.

• All the Champions are poisoned. Every second, Champions take damage equal to 2.5% of their max health.

• Champions don't recover health when moving to a new area.

• Champions resurrect at half health when changing areas instead of full health.

• 1-2 watery elementals spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress.

• Complete Area 900

The Jungles of Doomspace

Variant: Sleep Tight

Explore the jungles of Aruun and try to keep your eyes open.

• Every 6 seconds, a random Champion falls asleep for 30 seconds. While asleep, they are stunned. Elves, Half-Elves, and Warforged are immune to this.

• Complete Area 950

The Arena of Blood

Variant: Out of the Frying Pan

Travel to the Arena of Blood while under fire!

• You may not use Champions with a melee base attack.

• 1-2 fiery elementals spawn with each wave. They don't drop gold nor count towards quest progress

• A Fire Elemental joins the formation.

• Complete Area 1000

Turn of Fortune's Wheel

Shemeshka's Gambit

Variant: Windy Day

Face down Shemeshka and determine Wren's true loyalty in a brisk windstorm.

• The Weather is Windy in each area.