Raid Shadow Legends is a turn-based, fantasy-themed, role-playing gacha game available on mobile, PC, and MAC. Players assemble and lead a team of champions through various adventures and challenges. Checkout the Raid Shadow Legends Overview Section to know what’s new in 2026 as the game adds new content and improvements for a more immersive and challenging experience.
Raid Shadow Legends Guide
Raid Shadow Legends Overview
Champions
- Raid Shadow Legends now features a roster of over 900 champions, each bringing unique skills, roles, and strategic depth to the game. To build a successful team, players must strategically combine champions of different affinities and roles to counter opponents and optimize performance across various game modes.
- Rarity: Champions come in six rarities (Mythical, Legendary, Epic, Rare, Uncommon, and Common). Mythical champions are like 2-in-1 Legendary champion combined where they can switch into different forms to cater for different content. Legendary champions are the rarest and often possess the most powerful abilities, while Common champions serve as the foundation for early gameplay and fusion events.
- Affinity: The game’s four affinities (Magic, Void, Spirit, and Force) form a rock-paper-scissors system. Magic trumps Spirit, Spirit beats Force, and Force overpowers Magic. Void, being neutral, is versatile but has no specific strengths or weaknesses against other affinities. Choosing the right affinity in battles can make the difference between victory and defeat.
- Roles: Champions are categorized into four roles: Attack, Defense, Support, and HP. Attack champions excel at dealing damage, Defense champions absorb damage and protect the team, Support champions provide healing, buffs, and debuffs, and HP champions rely on their health for sustainability and protect their team by mitigating ally damage to themselves.
- Champion Ascension: Ascension enhances champions by unlocking new skills, upgrading existing ones, boosting base stats, and opening up accessory slots. For example, ascending a champion like Arbiter not only increases her stats but also unlocks more powerful support abilities, making her indispensable in both PvE and PvP content.
- Champion Awakening: This unlocks a champion’s true potential, making them significantly stronger by granting them a stat boost, and allowing them to learn a new champion blessing. To awaken a champion, you can do this in the Soul of Altar using either Perfect Soul or Split Soul. These souls are obtained by summoning them using Soulstones (Mortal, Immortal, Eternal). The champion awakening is only available for Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Mythical champions.
- Champion Blessings: are further enhancements exclusive to Awakened champions. You choose a Blessing from a specific Divinity (Light, Dark, War, Chaos, Harmony) to specialize your champion for specific content, like boosting damage or improving survivability. Only one Blessing can be active at a time. Awakening is a must-do before Blessings become available. There are six tiers of awakening and each tier grants either stat boost or upgrading the blessing skill.
- Faction Unity: With the introduction of faction leaders, faction unity champion posses an additional Aura that grants benefits similar to normal Aura but benefiting to his/her own faction allies. Apart from that, they also unlock an additional ability for every faction ally in the team up to 3 faction allies.
- New Faction: Sylvan Watchers: Discover the latest addition to the game’s roster with the Sylvan Watchers faction. These fae-like champions bring unique abilities and the new Taunt buff, adding depth and fresh strategic options to the gameplay.
PvE Content
- 12 Campaign Stages: Engage in a captivating storyline through 12 campaign stages. Each stage offers unique enemies and environments, with four difficulty levels: Normal, Hard, Brutal, and Nightmare, progressively increasing the challenge and rewards for players.
- 4 Artifact Dungeon Bosses: Conquer formidable bosses such as the Fire Knight, Spider, Ice Golem, and Dragon. These bosses guard valuable artifact sets and accessories that are crucial for enhancing your champions’ power and strategy.
- Hard Mode Dungeons: For players seeking the ultimate test, Hard Mode Dungeons present more difficult versions of the standard dungeons. They offer higher drop rates for Mythical artifacts, providing the most dedicated players with superior rewards and greater challenges.
- 4 Dungeon Keeps: Farm potions in the Arcane, Spirit, Force, and Magic Keeps. These potions are crucial for ascending your champions, unlocking or upgrading their skills, enhancing their base stats, and opening accessory slots according to their affinities. This boosts their overall abilities and effectiveness in battle.
- Minotaur’s Labyrinth: Navigate through the Minotaur’s labyrinth to collect mastery scrolls. These scrolls enable you to unlock and customize new skills for your champions, tailoring their abilities to fit specific roles and strategies within your team.
- Faction Wars: In this thrilling strategic showdown, Factions go head-to-head in an epic battle to reclaim their Crypts from the clutches of demonic Crypt Keepers, testing your skills, teamwork, and adaptability like never before. Each Faction’s Crypt features 21 challenging stages, including formidable boss battles on Stages 7, 14, and 21, where evolving Crypt Keepers demand adaptive strategies. Crypts open randomly for 24 hours within a 7-day cycle, requiring players to build diverse teams from all Factions to succeed. Armed with 12 daily Crypt Keys per Faction, players can attempt stages without losing keys on defeat, earning Glyphs to enhance Artifacts, crafting materials like Bloodstones and Soulstones, and stars for performance-based rewards. Unique one-time rewards, rare drops, and the chance to unlock Lydia the Deathsiren by earning 3 stars on every stage across all Factions add depth and excitement to this high-stakes battle for honor and glory.
- Demon Lord Clan Boss: Collaborate with your clan to defeat powerful Clan Bosses. These battles provide valuable daily rewards, including shards (Ancient, Void, Sacred), skill tomes (Legendary, Epic, Rare), XP brews, ascension potions, silver, and unique artifact sets like the Immortal and Cruel sets. With five difficulty levels (Normal, Hard, Brutal, Nightmare, and Ultra-Nightmare) higher difficulties offer better rewards and require optimized strategies and teamwork.
- Hydra Clan Boss: Assemble a team of 6 champions to face off against a fearsome four-headed Hydra. Strike down one head, and another vicious one will rise in its place (with 2 different heads at the bench). Unlike the daily Demon Lord, the Hydra battle resets weekly, giving you time to strategize and unleash devastating manual attacks to dominate the Hydra Clash against rival clans. Conquer the weekly Hydra and claim exclusive rewards: the Stoneskin and Protection artifact sets. These sets are perfect for bolstering your team’s resilience, making them unstoppable forces in the high ranks of the Arena.
- Chimera Clan Boss: The Chimera Clan Boss is an exclusive challenge for Clan Members, testing endurance and adaptability. Accessible at Level 33 in the “Clan Bosses” Game Mode, it pits 5 Champions against a metamorphic foe with four Forms: Ultimate, Ram, Lion, and Viper. Each Form has unique skills: Ram targets specific Champions, Lion shreds defenses, and Viper inflicts Poison. The Chimera cycles through these Forms every 5 turns, frequently returning to its powerful Ultimate Form, ensuring tension across the 65-turn fight. With four 28-day Rotations, the Affinity of the Forms changes weekly, keeping strategies dynamic. Players earn Chimera Chests based on individual damage dealt, with double rewards if the Clan defeats the Chimera. Weekly resets (Thursday-Friday UTC) refresh the challenge and provide 2 free Chimera Keys. The “Free Regroup” option allows team adjustments mid-battle without penalty. Collaboration is key, as all Clan Members contribute to depleting the Chimera’s HP pool, unlocking higher difficulties (Easy, Normal, Hard, Brutal, Nightmare, Ultra-Nightmare) permanently for the Clan. Completing Trials (unique to each Form and tiered by difficulty) grants instant rewards, while finishing all 27 Trials empowers the Ultimate Form. The Chimera offers endless opportunities for strategy, teamwork, and progression.
- Doom Tower: Ascend through 120 floors, conquer 12 bosses, and claim legendary rewards like champion shards, skill tomes, and energy refills. Uncover 12 optional secret rooms that hold fragments to summon unique champions! With Normal and Hard difficulties, the Doom Tower caters to both new and veteran players. Beginners can test their mettle, while experienced raiders can push themselves further for even greater rewards.
- Artifact Ascension Dungeons: Face off against the Sand Devil’s Necropolis and Phantom Shogun in new dungeons dedicated to farming resources necessary for ascending artifacts and accessories. Collect necessary resources and upgrade your gear to stay ahead of the competition.
- Awakening Dungeon: Battle the Iron Twins Fortress to collect valuable resources: Mortal Soul Coins, Immortal Soul Essence, and Eternal Soul Essence. Use these to acquire Champion Souls from the Soul Merchant in the Altar of Souls. You can even exchange Soul Coins for Mortal Soulstones and summon souls directly in the Altar. Face off against four different variations of the Iron Twins throughout the week, with Void affinities appearing every Sunday.
- Cursed City: This month-long challenge throws you into a sprawling metropolis with 4 distinct districts to conquer. Each district features fearsome foes and unique twists: some require a team brimming with Awakened champions, while others demand specific factions or champion roles. Conquer these mini-boss infested areas and claim exclusive rewards – the Supersonic and Merciless artifact sets, obtainable only within the Cursed City walls.
- Grim Forest: Released on December 10, 2025, Grim Forest is a sprawling endgame mode in Raid: Shadow Legends that plunges players into the Gloom Lands, an eerie wilderness cloaked in dense fog, dark magic, and lurking dangers. With over 400 stages, two difficulties, seven unique bosses, and exclusive mechanics, it delivers a roguelite-style challenge where paths shift every 30 days, ensuring no two runs are ever the same. New players will discover a thrilling test of squad-building and resource management, while veterans will relish the unpredictability of ambushes, Mimics, and Mythical foes guarding Grim Crowns. Progression is fueled by Distorted Energy, Curios, and Trait Cards, all reset with each rotation to keep strategies fresh. The ultimate goal is to confront Leshun the Entangled One, a towering tree that embodies the forest’s curse, though defeating his allies first can tilt the odds. With rewards ranging from Mercurial Gear and Mythical Accessories to fragments for Anaxia the Reborn, Grim Forest excites newcomers and reignites the passion of long-time raiders, cementing itself as a cornerstone of endgame content.
PvP Content
- PvP in Raid Shadow Legends is dynamic and offers multiple avenues for players to test their teams against others! There are 3 types of Arenas where you can battle against other players’ team champion setup! There is Classic Arena, Tag Team Arena (3v3), and Live Arena.
- Classic Arena: Compete against other players’ defenses in a bid to earn Bronze, Silver, and Gold medals. These medals are crucial for upgrading bonuses in the Great Hall, which apply permanent stat boosts to your champions based on their affinity. In addition, it helps player to farm important materials to craft unique artifact sets in the forge to conquer late game content! Success in the Classic Arena requires a well-balanced team and strategic use of skills.
- Tag Team Arena: Also known as 3v3 Arena, this mode involves battles where you must win two out of three matches against another player’s teams. Winning in Tag Team Arena rewards Gold Bars, which can be exchanged for valuable resources such as Skill Tomes, Champion Fragments, and Forge Materials. This mode requires careful planning and resource management to succeed across multiple rounds of combat.
- Live Arena PvP: This real-time mode lets players engage in head-to-head battles, adding a dynamic and strategic layer to PvP. In addition to earning exclusive rewards, victories in Live Arena contribute points to upgrade Area Bonuses in the Great Hall. These bonuses enhance champions’ stats across all affinities, providing an edge in late-game content like the Hydra Clan Boss, Cursed City, Sand Devil, and Phantom Shogun challenges.
- Siege: A brand-new game mode that blends PvP with CvC, you’ll be diving into the action by setting up your defenses just like in the Arena but with a twist. Team up with your clan to strategically position your defenses around key structures like the Stronghold, Mana Shrine, Defense Tower, Post, and Magic Tower during the prep phase. When the battle phase kicks off, it’s time to unleash your inner strategist. Work with your clanmates to decide which location to target, taking into account each member’s strengths and weaknesses. Your goal? Minimize losses and maximize your chances of demolishing all the crucial enemy buildings. And here’s the best part: at the end of the clash, the victorious clan scores awesome rewards and snags a Void Legendary champion fragment! It’s time to rally your clan and claim victory in Siege!
Miscelleanous
- Regular Events and Updates: Participate in seasonal events like the Festival of Creation and summon new champions through special events like the Extra Legendary Summon. Raid: Shadow Legends continually evolves with frequent updates that introduce new content, champions, and balance adjustments to keep the gameplay fresh and engaging.
Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts for RAID Beginners
By following the guidelines below, you will avoid making most of the common mistakes that beginners made.
Do’s
- Do dailies to earn the rewards.
- Invest in upgrading the champion’s equipment who can farm stages to level up your food
- Purchase the Gem Mine to earn gems to unlock Sparring Pit upgrades and Market slots.
- Get a 6 Star Champion as early as possible as it will help you greatly in all battles! Do not spread yourself too thin by leveling up multiple champions that you want to use but focus 1 at a time.
- Buy all the Mystery Shards from Market and save them for Champion Chase Tournament. You will need at least 1600 Mystery Shards to get the required champion for the Champion Fusion event.
- Buy all Uncommon and Common Champions from Market and use them as fodder instead of using Mystery Shards to save them for Champion Fusion Event.
- In early-mid game, focus on leveling up and booking champions who can help you in multiple areas in the game. Once you are in late-end game, then only prioritize champions who can help you unlock specific areas further.
Don’ts
- Don’t ever sacrifice your Void affinity champions, Epic-Legendary rarity champions unless there’s really a good reason for it such as leveling up Skills on a Champion you have duplicates of. The reason is, that it’s difficult to get Void, Epics, and Legendaries every day. In addition, that Champion might be useful for a particular challenge you’ll find yourself struggling at some point. If you found yourself some duplicate champions, allocate them into Faction Guardians to get bonus stats!
- Don’t invest heavily into your Common and Uncommon Champions early in the game. They generally won’t be able to perform as well as you need them to be. However, there are some exceptions to specific champions such as Armiger, Shieldguard, Outlaw Monk and Saurus.
- Do not keep energy overcapped when possible as this prevents energy from regenerating.
- Do not take certain rewards right away like Double XP, Energy Refill, Etc.
- Do not fight arena teams you are pretty sure you will lose.
- Do not fight the wrong difficulty clan bosses to avoid wasting keys.
- Do not join a clan that is way above your account progression as you may not reap the best clan boss rewards.
- Do not mindlessly adhering to content creators’ recommendations, as they might exaggerate the capabilities of specific champions. This could lead you to succumb to FOMO (fear of missing out), relentlessly pursuing fusion champions instead of focusing on leveling up your existing champions to accelerate your account’s progress. Instead, make your own judgment and assess how their advice aligns with your account’s needs and your own experiences.
How to progress quickly in Raid Shadow Legends?
- Equip your starting champion with LifeSteal set and Speed Set for better survivability.
- Get this champion to 6* and level up to Level 60 so he can help you clear all Campaign modes and farm Champion fodders.
- Get the basic masteries all level up to help boost this champion efficiency in clearing maps.
- Repeat Step 1-3 for 2 more champions who can assist you in clearing Clan Boss, Dungeon and Arena.
- With 3 6* Level 60 champions, start clearing Minotaur Stage 13 to get Giant Slayer or Warmaster mastery.
- Once you have done this, you can deal high damage to bosses in Dungeon and Clan Boss to reap better rewards.
- Repeat Step 4-5 for the remaining 2 champions so you can perform more efficiently in Dungeon, Clan Boss and Arena.
- Once your 5 core champions is made, you can blaze through all the content in-game in less than 2 months.
- All of this process will take approximately less than 6 months to complete as a F2P (Free to Play Player)
- It will be even faster for P2W (Pay 2 Win Players) depending on how much cash is spent to progress faster in-game.
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Raid Shadow Legends Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What’s the best starting champion?
- Kael (Clan Boss, Campaign farmer) ~ Highly Recommended
- Athel (Clan Boss, Campaign farmer, AoE Attacker)
- Elhain (Campaign Farmer, AoE Attacker)
- Galek (Fast Arena Attacker) ~ Not Recommended
What are the 1* or 2* Champions worth keeping?
- For Clan Boss: Outlaw Monk
- For Spirit Keep Dungeon: Dervish
- For Force Keep Dungeon: Spiritwalker
- For Magic Keep Dungeon: Skinner (Remove Buff)
- Spider’s Den Dungeon: Armiger
- Ice Golem’s Peak Dungeon: Armiger
- All Purpose Attacker: Saurus, Shieldguard, Sister Militant, Sniper
What are the best farmable Rare champions?
- Diabolist (Great in speeding up team members and increase turn meter)
- Executioner (For Campaign Farming and Arena Defense.)
- Templar
- Valerie (For Arena Defense)
- Rocktooth (For Spirit Keep Dungeon. Apply Healing Reduction debuff against high healing enemies.)
- Warmaiden (For Force Keep Dungeon. Apply Decrease Defense debuff against high defense enemies.)
- Spirithost (For Arena Offense. Apply Increase Attack Buff and allow allies to begin their turns first before enemies.)
What are the best Arena champions for F2P (Free to Play) players?
- High Khatun (Speed Aura, Increase Speed. 1st champion to start turn)
- Spirithost (Speed Aura, Increase Attack Buff. 1st champion to start turn)
- Warmaiden (Decrease Defense. 2nd champion to start turn)
- Athel, Kael (Starter Champion. Attacker. 3rd/4dth champion to start turn)
- Berserker (Attacker. 3rd/4th champion to start turn)
- Relickeeper (Attacker. 3rd/4th champion to finish up remaining enemies)
What are the best champion for campaign farming?
- Sacred Shard: Queen Eva, Big ‘Un
- Void Shard: Bellower
- Ancient Shard / Starter Champion: Athel, Elhain, Kael
- Mystery Shard: Saurus, Shieldguard
What are the best Healer Champion in Raid Shadow Legends?
Does getting 3 Stars in Campaign rewards better artifacts?
No. The quality of rewards remains the same regardless of the stars earned at end of the level.
Do aura stat increase effect total or base stat?
Aura stat only applies to the Champion’s base stats. This same applies for stat% from equipment, skill, mastery, and Great Hall bonuses.
What makes you a whale? (Spending Tier List)
F2P (Free to Play): Spent $0
Amoeba: One Time Transaction on an Excellent Offer (e.g. Black Friday)
Mino: Spent between $1~30 per month
Bass: Spent between $30~100 per month
Dolphin: Spent between $100~300 per month
G Squid: Spent between $300~500 per month
Whale: Spent between $500~2000 per month
Kraken: Spent between $2000~5000 per month
Cthulhu: Spent above $5000 per month
What other tools that we can use for Raid Shadow Legends?
deadwoodjedi.com – Clan Boos Speed Tune Calculator
raidbro.com – Champion Mastery
Alternative Champion Database
Raid Shadow Legends Content Creators
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Raid Shadow Legends Champion Affinity Guide
| Champion Affinity Overview | ||
Weak Affinity-20% Damage |
Neutral Affinity0% Strong Hit Chance |
Strong Affinity+15% C.RATE |
Weak Hit-30% Damage |
Normal HitNo Penalties or Advantages |
Strong Hit+30% Damage |
Raid Shadow Legends Quests
Daily Quest
- Summon 3 Champions.
- Win Campaign Battles 7 times.
- Fight in Classic Arena 5 times.
- Use 50 Energy.
- Increase Champion’s Level in the tavern 5 times.
- Make 4 Artifact/Accessory upgrade attempts.
- Purchase an item at the market.
Weekly Quest
- Upgrade a Champion to Rank 4 (Reward: 1 Energy Refill, 200 XP)
- Claim the reward for completing all Daily quests 5 times (Reward: 1 XP Day, 200 XP)
- Ascend a Champion 1 time (Reward: 1 Energy Refill, 200 XP)
- Upgrade 1 Artifact to Level 12 (Reward: 2 Random XP Brew, 200 XP)
- Summon 25 Champions (Reward: 200 XP, 25K Silver)
- Beat a Dungeon Boss 15 times (Reward: 200 XP, 25K Silver)
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