Aghanim's Labyrinth: The Continuum Conundrum

Aghanim's Labyrinth: The Continuum Conundrum is a gauntlet style event game mode available during the winter of 2021. It is the continuation to Aghanim's Labyrinth, where teams of four must battle their way through a series of monster-filled rooms of the Continuum Vault to reach the boss, The Primal Beast, at the request of Aghanim himself to save an alternate version of himself.

Heroes

 * 14 heroes with modified abilities are available for this game mode.
 * Additional 15 heroes from last year's Aghanim's Labyrinth are unlockable through Blessings and can be randomly unlocked on certain level rewards in the Battle Pass.


 * Heroes with an asterisk (*) are not playable initially and must be unlocked.

Abilities

 * Heroes have some modified or completely different abilites, presumably for balance reasons

Scepter Shards

 * Scepter Shards are obtained by clearing rooms. They allows heroes to pick one of three random upgrades for their abilities.
 * At the start of the exploration of the Continuum Vault, you are given option between three Legendary Shards, which give unique traits to an ability, or in certain heroes, may give an entirely new ability.
 * Normal Rooms drop Common Shards, which give minor buffs to the hero or an ability's existing stats.
 * Elite Rooms and Trap Rooms drop Elite Shards, which give buffs that are twice as potent as Common Shards.
 * Boss Rooms drop another Legendary Shards.
 * This table shows all Legendary upgrades. Common upgrades are not shown. Crossed out upgrades were removed.

Types & Order

 * [rooms come in different types...]

Room Rewards

 * [after a room is completed...]

List

 * Combat rooms can also be Elite rooms.

Items



 * [most standard items...]

Neutral items

 * [special neutral items can be...]

Ascension levels

 * Five difficulty levels are available. The preceding difficulty level must be beaten first before the next one is playable.
 * Higher difficulty levels have more Room Effects, which are buffs for enemies.
 * Higher difficulty levels also increase the Room Depth, meaning higher Depth rooms show up earlier. For example, at Sorcerer, at Depth 3 you will face rooms as if it were Depth 5.
 * Beating a level will reward players with a line for the Chat Wheel.

Room Effects

 * Random effects from this list are added at higher difficulties to make the Labyrinth more challenging.
 * Captains refer to larger monsters.

Rewards

 * Players earn Aghanim's Labyrinth Arcane Fragments icon.png Arcane Fragments after every game. The first 1,800 Fragments earned each week are quadrupled in value, resulting in a total of 7,200 Fragments.
 * Players who own the Battle Pass can earn up to 2,000 Battle Points per week.

Blessings

 * Blessings are permanent buffs that can be purchased in the Battle Pass with Aghanim's Labyrinth Arcane Fragments icon.png Arcane Fragments.

Aghanim's Trials

 * Every Sunday after July 21st, there will be a five-hour window for players to compete in Aghanim's Trials. Players will be scored based on how far they make it into the Labyrinth, and how long their party lasts.
 * Players can pick a two-hour window to queue for the Trials. There is no limit on how many times players can queue. Solo queue is available.
 * Top scoring players are placed on the leaderboards, and given rewards based on their score tier. Players can earn multiple rewards if they place high enough.
 * Players will compete globally, against all regions for the best score and rewards.
 * Leaderboards and reward distribution are reset every Sunday.

Intro
''Across dimensions, strength succumbs to knowledge. Yet knowledge wilts in the shadow of the unknown. And the unknown only yields to strength.” -- Grunch; as spoken to his captor''

Dialogue
"I am Aghanim. Yes, THAT Aghanim."

"Aghanim the mighty. Aghanim who studied dark, forbidden magic and became lost across the astral dimensions in an effort to create a grand scepter. I'm sure you heard lies of my works in hero school. But here is something your stupid teachers DIDN'T tell you: Aghanim then sought out the deadliest creatures from the darkest dimensions and brought them here to test the mettle of the mightiest among you. Sharpen your blades! Utter your incantations! Stretch! Perform your vocal warm ups!"

"What horrors lie in wait for your party? Allow Aghanim the mighty to tell you -- several horrors!"

"Aghanim the Generous offers you a panoply of ways to die."

"Such strong and mighty warriors! Imagine what you could accomplish with tools such as 'skill' and 'talent'!"

"Dear friends, Aghanim the humble does not toot his own horn! But if he did it would sound like the wails of your party meeting its demise!"

"Are you pumped? Great. Are you focused? Perfect. Did you pick out a headstone that reads 'Died of hubris, leaving behind only a cat and a pile of blood-soaked clothes?' I hope so."

"Surviving Aghanim the Mighty's labyrinth earns you my respect. But what's BETTER than Aghanim the Mighty's respect? The knowledge that you've outperformed everyone else in the world. And what's BETTER than knowing you've outperformed everyone else in the world? Prizes!"

"What darkness motivates your party to submit to almost certain death? It must be the most potent of all desires: the insatiable need for fancy stuff!"

"Champion, take in to your charge this rarest of babies. It is no matter how I got them. Look, they're not stolen."

"You've NEVER seen shoes like these before. Hand cobbled from a stock of long-forgotten quillboar leather, soaked in the sea-water from an alternate dimension, chic but practical for every-day wear, offered in men's and women's whole and half sizes. The price? Your blood."

"Allow Aghanim's keen eye to offer you a near-priceless restyling!"

"May all that gaze upon you know that you did not immediately turn to dust upon setting foot in my labyrinth. No, you waited dozens of minutes to do that."

"It's a time trial! We're putting time on trial! Time! Take the stand!"

Trailer
"The Continuum Device, here all along. I knew Valora was lying when she said Mars destroyed you. Well, where and when should we go first?"

Trivia

 * Aghanim's (the announcer) voice actor is Rich Sommer.
 * This event uses many assets from the Siltbreaker event.
 * The name "Tiny and Io - Elemental Adventure" is a reference to a TI6 short film entry which involved Io stealing last hits from Tiny which results in a ping war. As a nod, players will always hear a ping whenever an Io is tossed their way.
 * The needle of light that shines out of a completed room totem acts as a compass pointing the players to the next correct doorway.