Grimm's Idle Tales

                

It's time for dark and brooding tales of old crones, malevolent giant wolves, man-sized living straw effigies, blood and guts. Hang on a minute! That can't be correct, can it? 

Oh, but it is. With Grimm's Idle Tales, we are revisiting your favorite fairy tales but darkly rooted in the best traditions of the Brothers Grimm tales with a dash of other worlds! To begin this campaign, you need at least 800 Idols. 

Objectives

Below are the objectives for Grimm's idle Tales in order from left to right.

Big Phony Wizard

Objective Beat area 200 Restrictions Must have 800+ Idols Reward 250 Red Rubies

Not in Kansas Anymore

Tier 1

Objective Beat area 200 with Dorothy, meeting friends along the way! Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1200+ Idols New companions appear along the way Each companion has a unique debuff Reward 250 Red Rubies

Tier 2

Objective Beat area 400 with Dorothy, meeting friends along the way! Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1200+ Idols New companions appear along the way Each companion has a unique debuff The companions move around the formation occasionally Reward 300 Red Rubies

Tier 3

Objective Beat area 600 with Dorothy, meeting friends along the way! Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1200+ Idols New companions appear along the way Each companion has a unique debuff The companions move around the formation occasionally The companion's debuffs are more powerful than earlier tiers Reward 350 Red Rubies

Tier 4

Objective Beat area 800 with Dorothy, meeting friends along the way! Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1200+ Idols New companions appear along the way Each companion has a unique debuff The companions move around the formation occasionally The companion's debuffs are more powerful than earlier tiers Wicked Witches spawn with random, attempting to get her pretties! Reward 400 Red Rubies

 Note: Witches spawn on non-boss levels, with different special abilities:

• Invisible until clicked or reaching the Crusaders
• Tough but gives double the gold (survives at least 10 seconds)
• Ranged attacker (survives at least 4 seconds)
• Very fast (survives at least 3 seconds)

 Note:

• For all Tiers:
  • Following the original plot in The Wizard of Oz, you start with Dorothy, who decreases your formation DPS, and meet with the Scarecrow, who decreases the DPS of adjacent crusaders, at area 51. The Tinman, who decreases your overall gold find, arrives at area 101, and lastly the Cowardly Lion, who decreases the HP of all crusaders, joins in at area 151.
• For Tier 2 or above:
  • The placement of your companions is pre-set. It can be found here.

What Big Teeth You Have

Tier 1

Objective Guard Red from the Big Bad Wolf on her way to area 250 Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1400+ Idols Beware random wolf attacks Reward 250 Red Rubies

Tier 2

Objective Guard Red from the Big Bad Wolf on her way to area 450 Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1400+ Idols Beware random wolf attacks (they're faster!) Reward 300 Red Rubies

Tier 3

Objective Guard Red from the Big Bad Wolf on her way to area 650 Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1400+ Idols Beware random wolf attacks (they're faster, stronger, and there are more of them!) Reward 350 Red Rubies

 Note: In comparison with Tier 2, the Wolf appears more often and has 3x the HP

Tier 4

Objective Guard Red from the Big Bad Wolf on her way to area 850 Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1400+ Idols Beware random wolf attacks (they're faster, stronger, and there are more of them!) While any wolves are alive, and for a short time thereafter, your gold find is reduced to 0 Reward 400 Red Rubies

 Note: The gold find debuff from wolves continues for 2.5 seconds after they die.

 Note:

• For all Tiers:
  • The Big Bad Wolf appears randomly in any area, and possesses HP and gold reward the same as those of the boss at the end of that region.

Sleeping Beauty

Tier 1

Objective Beat area 250 with occasionally drowsy Crusaders Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1400+ Idols Groups of Crusaders randomly fall sleep and stop contributing DPS and buffs Reward 250 Red Rubies

Tier 2

Objective Beat area 450 with occasionally drowsy Crusaders Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1400+ Idols Groups of Crusaders randomly fall sleep and stop contributing dps and buffs Sleeping Crusaders reduce the DPS of adjacent Crusaders by 95% Reward 300 Red Rubies

Tier 3

Objective Beat area 650 with occasionally drowsy Crusaders Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1400+ Idols Groups of Crusaders randomly fall sleep and stop contributing dps and buffs Sleeping Crusaders reduce the DPS of adjacent Crusaders by 95% Your Gold Find is reduced by 25% for each sleeping Crusader in your formation (maximum 100%) Reward 350 Red Rubies

Tier 4

Objective Beat area 850 with occasionally drowsy Crusaders Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Must have 1400+ Idols Groups of Crusaders randomly fall sleep and stop contributing dps and buffs Sleeping Crusaders reduce the DPS of adjacent Crusaders by 95% Your Gold Find is reduced by 25% for each sleeping Crusader in your formation (maximum 100%) A hunky prince attacks your formation, automatically killing any Crusader he reaches with his death kiss Reward 400 Red Rubies

 Note: On non-boss levels, a 'Hunky Prince' with damage reduction (survives at least 5 seconds) will spawn and kill one of your Crusaders on impact.

The roster has a set pattern and changes every 25 areas as follows:

26—50, 251—275, 476—500
51—75, 276—300, 501—525
76—100, 301—325, 526—550
101—125, 326—350, 551—575
126—150, 351—375, 576—600
151—175, 376—400, 601—625
176—200, 401—425, 626—650
201—225, 426—450, 651—675
226—250, 451—475, 676—700

^†When a Crusader falls asleep, any others sharing the same Crusader slot will fall asleep too.

Witches and Wizards

Objective Reach area 300 Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Reward 300 Red Rubies

Down the Rabbit Hole

Tier 1

Objective Escort the caffeinated White Rabbit to area 350 Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 1800+ Idols The White Rabbit randomly changes slots The White Rabbit buffs your formation Reward 300 Red Rubies

Tier 2

Objective Escort the caffeinated White Rabbit to area 550 Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 1800+ Idols The White Rabbit randomly changes slots The White Rabbit buffs your formation A Mad Hatter also joins your formation, debuffing adjacent Crusaders DPS Reward 350 Red Rubies

Tier 3

Objective Escort the caffeinated White Rabbit to area 750 Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 1800+ Idols The White Rabbit randomly changes slots The White Rabbit buffs your formation A Mad Hatter also joins your formation, debuffing adjacent Crusaders DPS The Queen of Shades sends her powerful card minions against you! Reward 400 Red Rubies

 Note: On non-boss levels, boss-like Card monsters attack you.

Tier 4

Objective Escort the caffeinated White Rabbit to area 900 Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 1800+ Idols The White Rabbit randomly changes slots The White Rabbit buffs your formation A Mad Hatter also joins your formation, debuffing adjacent Crusaders DPS The Queen of Shades sends her powerful card minions against you! The card minions spawn more often, are more powerful, and have a variety of annoying abilities Reward 450 Red Rubies

 Note: On non-boss levels, boss-like Card monsters attack you, now with special properties:

• Slow but tough, and spawns 3 fast cards when dying (survives at least 6.3 seconds)
• Fast with damage reduction (survives at least 1 second)
• Insta-kills a crusaders on contact (survives at least 3 seconds)
• Indestructible

 Note:

• For all Tiers:
  • The position of the rabbit (and Mad Hatter, on Tiers 3 and 4) follows a set pattern, which can be found here.

Let It Go

Tier 1

Objective Beat area 350 with the Snow Queen! Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 2500+ Idols The Snow Queen occupies a formation slot Crusaders adjacent to the Snow Queen will be randomly frozen by her Frozen Crusaders don't deal damage but still buff other Crusaders Reward 250 Red Rubies

Tier 2

Objective Beat area 550 with the Snow Queen! Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 2500+ Idols The Snow Queen occupies a formation slot Crusaders adjacent to the Snow Queen will be randomly frozen by her Frozen Crusaders don't deal damage but still buff other Crusaders The Freezing ability can now affect any Crusader in your formation Reward 300 Red Rubies

Tier 3

Objective Beat area 750 with the Snow Queen! Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 2500+ Idols The Snow Queen occupies a formation slot Crusaders adjacent to the Snow Queen will be randomly frozen by her Frozen Crusaders don't deal damage but still buff other Crusaders The Freezing ability can now affect any Crusader in your formation The Freezing ability now lasts longer Reward 350 Red Rubies

Tier 4

Objective Beat area 950 with the Snow Queen! Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 2500+ Idols The Snow Queen occupies a formation slot Crusaders adjacent to the Snow Queen will be randomly frozen by her Frozen Crusaders don't deal damage but still buff other Crusaders The Freezing ability can now affect any Crusader in your formation The Freezing ability now lasts longer All of your Crusaders feel the chill - they all take unavoidable damage over time Reward 400 Red Rubies

 Note: Your Crusaders will suffer 2% damage every second, which can kill them.

 Note:

• For all Tiers:
  • The Snow Queen freezes one crusader every 10 seconds, the frozen condition lasts for 15 seconds (30 seconds on Tiers 3 and 4).

I Like Potatoes

Tier 1

Objective You were robbed! Potato mayor, Spuds MacGee, stole all your idols! Beat area 150 without your Idol and Talents Restrictions Complete Big Phony Wizard Must have 2500+ Idols Idols do not award bonus DPS or Gold Find during this objective Talents have no effect during this objective Reward 200 Red Rubies

Tier 2

Objective You were robbed! Potato mayor, Spuds MacGee, stole all your idols! Beat area 175 without your Idol and Talents Restrictions Complete Big Phony Wizard Must have 2500+ Idols Idols do not award bonus DPS or Gold Find during this objective Talents have no effect during this objective Reward 250 Red Rubies

Tier 3

Objective You were robbed! Potato mayor, Spuds MacGee, stole all your idols! Beat area 200 without your Idol and Talents Restrictions Complete Big Phony Wizard Must have 2500+ Idols Idols do not award bonus DPS or Gold Find during this objective Talents have no effect during this objective Reward 300 Red Rubies

Tier 4

Objective You were robbed! Potato mayor, Spuds MacGee, stole all your idols! Beat area 300 without your Idol and Talents Restrictions Complete Big Phony Wizard Must have 2500+ Idols Idols do not award bonus DPS or Gold Find during this objective Talents have no effect during this objective Reward 350 Red Rubies

 Note:

• For All Tiers: The model of each boss at the end of every region is Spuds MacGee instead of the usual respective models. The HP and gold reward remains the same.

The Lion King

Tier 1

Objective Beat area 400 while fending off hyenas Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 4000+ Idols Artaxes has different, more powerful upgrades Beware random hyena attacks Reward 300 Red Rubies

 Note:

In Tier 1 Artaxes new upgrades are:

Upgrade	Level	Cost	In-game Description
Roar	100	325B	Increase the Base DPS of the Crusaders in the column in front of Artaxes, the Lion by 50%
			Quote: Knowing there's a lion behind you sure makes you fight harder!
Simba's Pride	250	8.31q	Unlocks the 'Savage Strikes' ability.
			Quote: I'd be lion if I said I wasn't proud too.
Hakuna Matata	500	184s	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 10%
			Quote: What a wonderful phrase!
Critical Acclaim	750	6.05n	Increases your Critical Click Chance by 3%
			Quote: "The critics love my crits."
Man's Best Friend	1000	134U	Increases the DPS of all Human Crusaders by 100%
			Quote: Step aside, dogs.
Animal Kingdom	1500	89.2Sd	Increases the DPS of all Animal Crusaders by 100%
			Quote: Long live the king.
Broadway	2000	100v	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 400%
			Quote: Everyone is free to dress and act like animals!

Tier 2

Objective Beat area 600 while fending off hyenas Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 4000+ Idols Artaxes has different, more powerful upgrades; more power, but more expensive than tier 1 Beware random hyena attacks Reward 350 Red Rubies

 Note:

In Tier 2 and Tier 3 Artaxes new upgrades are:

Upgrade	Level	Cost	In-game Description
Roar	100	325B	Increase the Base DPS of the Crusaders in the column in front of Artaxes, the Lion by 50%
			Quote: Knowing there's a lion behind you sure makes you fight harder!
Simba's Pride	250	8.31q	Unlocks the 'Savage Strikes' ability.
			Quote: I'd be lion if I said I wasn't proud too.
Hakuna Matata	500	184s	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 25%
			Quote: What a wonderful phrase!
Critical Acclaim	750	6.05n	Increases your Critical Click Chance by 5%
			Quote: "The critics love my crits."
Man's Best Friend	1000	134U	Increases the DPS of all Human Crusaders by 200%
			Quote: Step aside, dogs.
Animal Kingdom	1500	89.2Sd	Increases the DPS of all Animal Crusaders by 200%
			Quote: Long live the king.
Broadway	2000	100v	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 800%
			Quote: Everyone is free to dress and act like animals!

Tier 3

Objective Beat area 800 while fending off hyenas Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 4000+ Idols Artaxes has different, more powerful upgrades; more power, but more expensive than tier 1 Beware random hyena attacks (the hyenas are more powerful than earlier tiers) Reward 400 Red Rubies

 Note:

In Tier 2 and Tier 3 Artaxes new upgrades are:

Upgrade	Level	Cost	In-game Description
Roar	100	325B	Increase the Base DPS of the Crusaders in the column in front of Artaxes, the Lion by 50%
			Quote: Knowing there's a lion behind you sure makes you fight harder!
Simba's Pride	250	8.31q	Unlocks the 'Savage Strikes' ability.
			Quote: I'd be lion if I said I wasn't proud too.
Hakuna Matata	500	184s	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 25%
			Quote: What a wonderful phrase!
Critical Acclaim	750	6.05n	Increases your Critical Click Chance by 5%
			Quote: "The critics love my crits."
Man's Best Friend	1000	134U	Increases the DPS of all Human Crusaders by 200%
			Quote: Step aside, dogs.
Animal Kingdom	1500	89.2Sd	Increases the DPS of all Animal Crusaders by 200%
			Quote: Long live the king.
Broadway	2000	100v	Increases the DPS of all Crusaders by 800%
			Quote: Everyone is free to dress and act like animals!

Tier 4

Objective Beat area 950 while fending off hyenas Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 4000+ Idols Artaxes has different, more powerful upgrades; more power, but more expensive than tier 1 Beware random hyena attacks (the hyenas are more powerful than earlier tiers) A number of Artaxes Tamers spawn, each with deadly abilities Reward 450 Red Rubies

 Note: On non-boss levels, special Tamer monsters attack:

• Very fast (survives at least 1 second)
• Ranged attacker (survives at least 4 seconds)
• Indestructible and kills a crusader on contact

 Note:

• For all Tiers:
  • Hyenas appear randomly in any area, and possess HP and gold reward the same as those of the boss at the end of that region.

Holiday Hoopla

Tier 1

Objective Beat area 400 using mostly event Crusaders Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 4000+ Idols Aside from The Bush Whacker and Nate Dragon, only unlocked Event Crusaders can be used Reward 300 Red Rubies

Tier 2

Objective Beat area 600 using mostly event Crusaders Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 4000+ Idols Aside from The Bush Whacker and Nate Dragon, only unlocked Event Crusaders can be used The Grinch takes up a random formation slot and debuffs adjacent Crusaders Reward 350 Red Rubies

 Note: Mr. Grinch debuffs adjacent crusaders for 95% of their DPS. His position can be found here.

Tier 3

Objective Beat area 800 using mostly event Crusaders Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 4000+ Idols Aside from The Bush Whacker and Nate Dragon, only unlocked Event Crusaders can be used The Grinch takes up a random formation slot and debuffs adjacent Crusaders even more Reward 400 Red Rubies

 Note: Mr. Grinch debuffs adjacent crusaders for 95% of their DPS and Gold Find by 10% per adjacent crusader. His position can be found here.

Tier 4

Objective Beat area 950 using mostly event Crusaders Restrictions Complete 'Witches and Wizards' Must have 4000+ Idols Aside from The Bush Whacker and Nate Dragon, only unlocked Event Crusaders can be used The Grinch takes up a random formation slot and debuffs adjacent Crusaders even more The original Crusaders (aside from the Bush Whacker and Nate) attack your formation, angry at your blatant discrimination! Reward 450 Red Rubies

 Note: Mr. Grinch debuffs adjacent crusaders for 95% of their DPS and Gold Find by 10% per adjacent crusader. His position can be found here.

The 'Original Crusader' monsters attacking during Holiday Hoopla Tier 4 are all damage-capped and will survive for a certain amount of time. In addition, some have special effects.

	Crusader	Survives At Least	Effects
	Jim the Lumberjack	3 sec	Increased attack dmg
	Emo Werewolf	5 sec	Kills on contact
	Sasha the Fierce Warrior	10 sec
	The Washed Up Hermit	3 sec	Increased attack dmg
	Detective Kaine	2 sec	Drops no gold
	The Princess	4 sec	Ranged attacks
	Natalie Dragon	10 sec
	Jason, Master of Shadows	1 sec	Invisible until clicked/attacks
	Artaxes, the Lion	1 sec	Invisible until clicked/attacks
	Khouri, the Witch Doctor	1 sec	Heals other monsters
	Dark Gryphon	1.3 sec	Very fast, Increased attack
	Sarah, the Collector	3 sec	Increased attack dmg
	Gold Panda	2 sec	Drops no gold
	Prince Sal, the Merman	3 sec	Fast, Increased attack dmg
	Fire Phoenix	5 sec	Insta-kills on impact
	King Reginald IV	3 sec	Fast, Increased attack dmg
	Thalia, the Thunder King	1 sec	Fast, Increased attack dmg
	Merci, the Mad Wizard	4 sec	Ranged attacks

 Note: Available crusaders are The Bush Whacker, Nate Dragon, and any crusader with the Event tag.

Valid Crusaders

Follow the Breadcrumbs

Tier 1

Objective Reach area 675, if the witch doesn't get you first... Restrictions Jet Formation Complete all other Grimm's Idle Tales objectives (tier 1 or better) Complete 'The Haunted Ship' objective in Ghostbeard's Greed Hansel and Gretel take up slots in your formation Breadcrumb monsters spawn randomly For every 50 breadcrumbs defeated, the Evil Witch spawns Reward Gloria, the Good Witch Swaps with The Exterminator

 Note:

• Breadcrumb monsters don't spawn at boss levels.
• Previously you can reset the counter by loading a saved formation, however starting from ver0.129, this trick no longer works.
• The Evil witch has capped damage/second. She will always reach your formation. To idle this objective, it's helpful to use a formation with a tank, a healer, and a crusader that damages all monsters on the screen (Merci, the Mad Wizard, Petra the Pilgrim, or Viktor the Vampire with an orc).

Unhappy Ending

Tier 2

Objective Reach area 825 and live happily ever after. Too bad the ghosts won't. Restrictions Complete all other Tier 2 Grimm's Idle Tales objectives Complete 'Ghostbeard's Revenge' When killed, monsters come back to life as unhappy ghosts Ghosts cannot be killed and move much faster than normal monsters Reward Unlock Bonus Idols Buffs all Bonus Idol drops by 25% (additive) and unlocks them for this Campaign.

 Note:

• On October 1, a bug fix was pushed to resolve a problem where boss area quests could not be cleared while unkillable ghosts are present.
• Ghosts are invincible and do not draw damage from other enemies, but they can be affected by Polymorph, Time Stop, etc.
• Ghosts don't spawn at boss levels.

Which is Witch?

Tier 3

Objective Reach area 1400 with selective smiting. Restrictions Complete all other Tier 3 "Grimm's Idle Tales" objectives Complete "To Infinity and Beyond!" Wicked women and innocent ladies spawn at random Both can only be damaged by clicking Wicked women kill the front column of Crusaders upon reaching the formation Innocent ladies disappear harmlessly upon reaching the formation Killing an innocent lady spawns an invulnerable ghost which deals high damage Reward Extra Rubies Increases Rubies gained by 10% (applies retroactively for objectives)

 Note: Bonus Rubies are applied both retroactively and going forward, rewarding for objectives completed in the past and future. All other rubies gained, from missions or daily quests, also receive a bonus in the future.

Free Play

Objective Play without an objective. No Red Rubies are Given at reset Restrictions Complete 'Big Phony Wizard' Increased gold drops to put it in line with other Free Plays Reward 0 Red Rubies