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The Challenge of the Gods is a randomly reoccurring calendar event.

Accept the Challenge of the Gods!
Heroes of Neverwinter, the gods have taken notice of your deeds, and have prepared a challenge to test your mettle.


Sword Coast Adventures
While the Challenge of the Gods is running all dungeon bosses in the Sword Coast Adventures have a chance of dropping a Icons Inventory Event COTG Gift Gods[Gift of the Gods]. Play on Gateway from your web or mobile browser.

Should you succeed a Challenge of the Gods you will be rewarded with a Icons Inventory Event COTG Gift Gods[Gift of the Gods], containing one of the following rewards:

Icons Inventory Event COTG Cloak Divine[Celestial Mantle]
Icons Inventory Event COTG Gift Invocation[Invocation Gift]
Inventory Consumables Dye Pack Celestialgrace[Celestial Grace Dye Pack]
Icons Inventory Event COTG InjuryKit Divine[Divine Injury Kit]
Enchants that are appropriate to your level
Runes that are appropriate to your level
Potions that are appropriate to your level

Once per day, you will be able to complete a quest to undertake challenges that rewards you with a Icons Inventory Event Cotg Gift Gods Blessed[Blessed Gift of the Gods] which also contains 1-3 Contact Icon Event Waukeen[Coin of Waukeen] and one of the following divine rewards:

Misc Bag Waukeen[Waukeen's Coin Purse]
Icons Companion Priestessofsune[Priestess of Sune]
Companion Acolyte of Kelemvor[Acolyte of Kelemvor]
Icons Inventory Event Tymora Luckycoin[Tymora's Lucky Coin]
Icon Inventory Artifacts ForgeHammerofGond[Forgehammer of Gond]
Icon Inventory Artifacts EyeOfLathandar[Eye of Lathander]
Inventory Belt Artifact Lathander 01[Greater Lathander's Belt]
Inventory Neck All Artifact Lathander[Greater Lathander's Cloak]
Icon Inventory Artifacts Oghmastrinket[Oghma's Token of Free Movement]
Icons Inventory Misc Armaments Helmet Haunted 01[Helmite Paladin Ghost]
Icons Inventory Event Bell 01[Lliira's Bell]
Uncommon or Rare Vicious Enchants

Additional Icons Inventory Event Cotg Gift Gods Blessed[Blessed Gift of the Gods] can be purchased through the Zen Market.

Refine Vicious enchantments to Epic quality, and ultimately create Icon Inventory Enchantment Vicious T12 01[Vicious Enchantment, Rank 12]!

Blessed Gift of the Gods[]

  • Open 50 Blessed Gift of the Gods:

Challenges[]

Challenges are assigned randomly. Only one deity's challenge can be accepted at a time.

Deity Challenge Time Limit
Amaunator [1] Kill 5 enemies; No At-Wiil Powers / Donate to your Stronghold's Coffer. 3m
Chauntea [2] Gather materials from 3 Skill Nodes 10m
Corellon Survive 30 Seconds in Combat while Below 50% Health 3m
Kelemvor Kill 5 Enemies while you are Below 50% Health 3m
Moradin [3] Complete 3 Crafting Tasks 20m
Oghma Use Daily Powers 3 Times 5m
Selûne [4] Complete 1 Heroic Encounter 10m
Silvanus Kill 10 Enemies; No Encounter Powers 3m
Sune [5] Use your Encounter powers 10 times 3m
Tempus Kill 10 Enemies; No Daily Powers 3m
Torm Kill 5 Enemies; All 5 Enemies must be killed within 1 Minute 3m
Tymora Kill 10 Enemies; No Healing Potions 3m
  1. Amaunator has two challenges. The challenge to donate to your Stronghold's Coffer only appears on the Stronghold map.
  2. For the first and second run of Challenge of the Gods Chauntea's challenge was to use 10 healing potions.
  3. The Challenge of Moradin was only available during the first run of the event, and is no longer offered.
  4. For the first and second run of Challenge of the Gods Selûne's challenge was to defeat 5 tough enemies.
  5. Formerly Encounter powers had to be used specifically in combat, now they also count out of combat.


Amaunator
Icons Inventory Event COTG Amaunator

Amaunator, the light of law, challenges you to donate items to your Stronghold's coffers that he may see the contract between guild and guild member honored.

Donate to your Strongholds coffers.
You will have 3 minutes to complete this challenge.

Amaunator
Icons Inventory Event COTG Amaunator

Amaunator, keeper of the eternal sun, challenges you to slay 5 enemies using only your powers that rise and set like the sun itself.

Kill 5 enemies without using any At-Will powers.
Using any At-will powers will fail this challenge.
You will have 3 minutes to complete this challenge.

Chauntea
Icons Inventory Event COTG Chauntea

Chauntea, the Great Mother, wants you to enjoy the earth's bounty by gathering materials from 3 skill nodes.

Use 3 Skill Nodes.
You have 10 minutes to complete this challenge.

Corellon
Icons Inventory Event COTG Corellon

Corellon, the Protector, wishes to test your grace under pressure. Survive 30 seconds of combat while under half health in order to succeed his challenge.

Survive 30 seconds of combat while under half health.
You will have 3 minutes to complete this challenge.
If you heal to over 50% of your health or you leave combat once under 50% health, you will fail this challenge.

Kelemvor
Icons Inventory Event COTG Kelemvor

Kelemvor, the Lord of the Dead, challenges you to slay 5 foes while on the edge of death yourself.

Kill 5 Enemies while you are under half health.
Only enemies killed while you are at less than half health will count for this challenge.
You will have 3 minutes to complete this challenge.

Moradin
Icons Inventory Event Cotg Moradin

Moradin, the Soul Forger, challenges you to prove your diligence by completing crafting tasks. Any crafting task will suffice for this challenge.

Complete 3 Crafting Tasks.
You will have 20 Minutes to complete this challenge.

Oghma
Icons Inventory Event Cotg Oghma

Oghma, the Lord of Knowledge challenges you to prove your wisdom and wit by demonstrating your most powerful techniques.

Use Daily powers 3 times.
You will have 5 minutes to complete this challenge.

Selûne
Icons Inventory Event Cotg Selune

Selûne, the Moonmaiden, challenges you to complete 1 Heroic Encounter in order to weaken the forces of evil and her sister, Shar.

Complete an Heroic Encounter.
Heroic Encounters can be found on most maps. Look for the distinctive Heroic Encounter icons on your minimap to find the nearest one. They come in various levels of difficulty. Any Heroic Encounter counts for this challenge.
You will have 10 minutes to complete this challenge.

Silvanus
Icons Inventory Event Cotg Silvanus

Silvanus, the Forest Father, challenges you to act with the swiftness of a predator and the patience of a mighty oak by slaying foes using only your At-Will and Daily Powers.

Kill 10 enemies without using any encounter powers.
Using any encounter powers will fail this challenge.
You will have 3 minutes to complete this challenge.

Sune
Icons Inventory Event Cotg Sune

Sune, the Lady Firehair, wants to see you show off your skills. Use your encounter powers 10 times to satisfy her challenge.

Use your Encounter Powers 10 times.
You will have 3 minutes to complete this challenge.

Tempus
Icons Inventory Event Cotg Tempus

Tempus, the Lord of Battles, challenges you to defeat 10 foes in honorable combat without using your full might.

Slay 10 foes without using your Daily powers.
Using any Daily powers will fail this challenge.
You will have 3 minutes to complete this challenge.

Torm
Icons Inventory Event Cotg Torm

Torm, the Loyal Fury, challenges you to smite the unrighteous by slaying your foes in rapid succession.

Kill 5 enemies within 1 minute of each other.
After you slay the next foe, you must slay 4 more enemies within 1 minute of the first kill to succeed this challenge.
You will have 3 minutes to complete this challenge.

Tymora
Icons Inventory Event Cotg Tymora

Tymora, Lady of Luck, challenges you to prove your wit and tenacity as an adventurer by slaying 10 foes without using any healing potions.

Kill 10 Enemies without using any healing potions.
Using any healing potions will fail this challenge.
You will have 3 minutes to complete this challenge.

Achievements[]

There are three achievements.

Challenge of the Gods 5 Complete any Challenge of the Gods
Seeker of the Gods[1] 10 Complete each Challenge of the Gods
Champion of the Gods[2] 25 Complete 60 Challenges of the Gods
  1. Seeker of the Gods does not require completion of the no-longer-available Challenge of Moradin.
  2. Champion of the Gods was formerly "Complete each Challenge of the Gods 5 times".

Dates Run[]

Platform Date from Date to Link
PC February 6, 2014 February 10, 2014 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/3031053
https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/3031343
PC October 2, 2014 October 6, 2014 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/7008353
XBox April 16, 2015 April 20, 2015 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/9196343
PC January 28, 2016 February 1, 2016 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/9760793
PC September 15, 2016 September 19, 2016 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/10158543
Consoles October 6, 2016 October 10, 2016 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/10187963
all February 9, 2017 February 15, 2017 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/10378513
all December 7, 2017 December 11, 2017 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/10738954
Consoles June 28, 2018 July 2, 2018 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/10938703
PC August 9, 2018 August 13, 2018 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/10974413
all February 28, 2019 March 4, 2019 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/11090613
all February 13, 2020 February 18, 2020 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/11360763
all June 4, 2020 June 11, 2020 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/11448753
all February 25, 2021 March 4, 2021 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/11484603
all March 24, 2022 March 31, 2022 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/11512393
all February 2, 2023 February 9, 2023 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/11535343
all January 18, 2024 January 25, 2024 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/11561243
all October 10, 2024 October 17, 2024 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/11571647
all June 6, 2025 June 14, 2025 https://www.playneverwinter.com/en/news-details/11576013

Relevant Patch Notes and Other Mentions[]

Platform Date Challege of the Gods Mention
PC January 20, 2016 Challenge of the Gods is returning soon! We'll be releasing more information on the upcoming Challenge of the Gods event soon! Most of the challenges you've come to know and love are still around, with a couple new ones to shake things up a bit. In addition, you'll be able to earn a Blessed Gift of the Gods once per day, providing a chance at rare artifacts and accoutrements of certain deities - including the Forgehammer of Gond!
PC January 27, 2016 As if Challenge of the Gods wasn’t enough, we’re putting bags and Enchanted Keys on sale this weekend!
PC January 28, 2016 The Speaker of Ao on the event dais now offers a daily quest to complete five Challenges. When this quest is complete, you’ll receive the Blessed Gift of the Gods.
PC February 03, 2016 Minor text improvements have been made to Challenge of the Gods content (for the next time the event runs).
PC June 06, 2016 Challenge of the Gods: Blessed Gift of the Gods: When the Eye of Lathander is gained from this pack, it is now given as Bound to Account instead of Bind on Pickup.
PC June 29, 2016 Challenge of the Gods: When in a party, Challenges now drop more consistently for all party members.
XBox August 08, 2016 Challenge of the Gods: Blessed Gift of the Gods: When the Eye of Lathander is gained from this pack, it is now given as Bound to Account instead of Bind on Pickup.
PS October 17, 2016 Challenge of the Gods: Blessed Gift of the Gods: When the Eye of Lathander is gained from this pack, it is now given as Bound to Account instead of Bind on Pickup.
PS November 14, 2016 Challenge of the Gods: The event text now explicitly states an item's binding type if it doesn't match the default state for the item.
XBox November 14, 2016 Challenge of the Gods: The event text now explicitly states an item's binding type if it doesn't match the default state for the item.
PC March 21, 2018 Challenge of the Gods: Items gained through the Gift of the Gods will no longer automatically bind to account regardless of Bind on Equip status.
Consoles April 23, 2018 Challenge of the Gods: Items gained through the Gift of the Gods will no longer automatically bind to account regardless of Bind on Equip status.
Consoles January 21, 2020 Challenge of the Gods: Gift of the Gods and Blessed Gift of the Gods now correctly state that they can grant gemstones appropriate for your level. The Speaker of Ao now properly states that monsters that are within 10 levels of you are eligible for challenges to drop. Challenge of Corellon is no longer given out, for the time being. Challenge of Amaunator (Donate to the Stronghold Coffer) is no longer given out. Challenge of Sune should now always increment when players use an encounter power.
Consoles March 01, 2022 Challenge of the Gods: To accommodate the delay of Harvester of Nightmares, Challenge of the Gods in late March has also been delayed by one week.
PC March 02, 2022 Challenge of the Gods: To accommodate the delay of Harvester of Nightmares, Challenge of the Gods in late March has also been delayed by one week.
Consoles March 21, 2022 Challenge of the Gods: Challenges of the Gods no longer drop while on queued maps. They can still drop during instanced maps, however, and quests on instanced maps still override the quest tracker. For now, players will still have to open the journal while in instanced maps to check the goal of a Challenge. The merchant associated with the Coins of Waukeen event now spawns in the Moonstone Mask during the Challenge of the Gods event as well, as the Blessed Gift of the Gods contains Coins of Waukeen. Please note that there is not a "last chance" period for Challenge of the Gods, so unspent coins will not be usable until the next run of either Challenge of the Gods or Coins of Waukeen. Various tooltips have been updated to properly remove mentions of Enchantments.
PC March 23, 2022 Challenge of the Gods: Challenges of the Gods no longer drop while on queued maps. They can still drop during instanced maps, however, and quests on instanced maps still override the quest tracker. For now, players will still have to open the journal while in instanced maps to check the goal of a Challenge. The merchant associated with the Coins of Waukeen event now spawns in the Moonstone Mask during the Challenge of the Gods event as well, as the Blessed Gift of the Gods contains Coins of Waukeen. Please note that there is not a "last chance" period for Challenge of the Gods, so unspent coins will not be usable until the next run of either Challenge of the Gods or Coins of Waukeen. Various tooltips have been updated to properly remove mentions of Enchantments.

Challenge of the Gods Event Review: https://blog.nwo-uncensored.com/challenge-of-the-gods-event-review/