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179 thoughts on “Raid Shadow Legends List of Champions by Ranking”

1. Karma April 7, 2020 at 11:56 AM

   Thank you so much for this list!
   Overall, would it be smarter to invest on a C or even D epic champion or an A or B Rare?

   Thanks in advance!
2. JP April 6, 2020 at 11:10 PM

   @Ayumilove

   I found a few missing champs in the downloadable sheet. Hope this helps, I love this site. Mostly the Pass Champions and a few randos.

   Wurlim Frostking
   Stag Knight
   Ursine Icecrusher
   Ursine Ironhide
   Corpulent Cadaver
   Cudgeler
   Fencer
   Fleshmonger
   Frozen Banshee
   Gravechill Killer
   Hatchet Slinger
3. Shaaw April 5, 2020 at 4:55 AM

   @Ayumilove, I think you have erred in your skill prioritization… Specifically on how high you rate the “Has ENEMY MAX HP (Poison/HP Burn/Damage) skills”. There needs to be differentiation here as they are not all created equal and they are not equally useful for all situations… Let me explain…

   Clan Boss:
   POISON – Poison is awesome, no problems here…

   HP BURN – No difference between AOE vs single target, but HP burn can’t be treated as being “as good” as poison… First, HP burn deals 50k (from rares) and 75k (from epics/legos)… This means that for a rare, HP burn is only equal to a 5% poison champ if that champ can only ever get one stack of poison on, and also if there are no other HP burn champs in the team. For epic/lego, its 1.5 poison stacks… Any of the commonly recommended champs for CB poison damage are placing multiple stacks of poisons simultaneously. The best CB teams end out with 6-8 concurrent stacks of 5% poison. 5% Poison > HP Burn, this should be reflected. I’d say HP burn is on par with 2.5% poison at a +2 ranking, but if the champ only brings HP burn to the table, that should not automatically give them a 5 star CB ranking, they need some other utility… This is because there are plenty of champs that bring both HP burn or poison AND something else to the table… That should be the default for getting that 5th star.

   ENEMY MAX HP DMG – If enemy max hp damage was that good for CB, you’d be seeing coldhearts and royal guards in every team… It just doesn’t scale well up to the higher CB difficulty levels… Enemy max HP damage should be at best 4 stars, maybe even 3 stars for CB… Show me a bunch of high level NM/UNM CB teams using royal guards, husks, armigers, and coldhearts… If they are out there, they are rare, because they just aren’t as good as poison/HP burn overall.

   -50% ATK DEBUFF ON A1 – There is no one thing that will improve survivability more in CB than a champ that can lay a -50% atk debuff on the CB with 100% uptime… The vast majority of those have it as a high percentage on their A1. This should be added to the +3 category (only if on their A1). It is essential for 95% of CB teams unless using unkillable/blockdamage/revive cheeses…

   —-

   Spider’s Den:
   +3★ Rating
   Has ENEMY MAX HP (Poison/HP Burn/Damage) skills
   Has Crowd Control (Provoke/Stun/Sleep/Freeze/Fear) skills

   POISON: This should only be +3 star rating if it is 5% poison you can guarantee to hit the queen, with high probability… For example, Kael’s 5% poison is random… you only get one guaranteed proc attempt out of 4 on the queen, and even if theres only 2 minions, the chance of actually procing more than 1 poison on queen is so minimal and on a 4 turn cooldown. AOE or targetted 5% poison on a short cooldown is +2 or +3 stars for sure, but there needs to be differentiation between the poison that works for spider’s den and the poison that doesn’t… The other part is that the main way to take our the boss here is by stopping her from taking frequent turns… Poison damage only procs if she takes her turn, which counteracts the main utility of most other spider’s den strats. The effectiveness of poison strats dips off as you get to higher stages (16+) of the den. Poison should probably be +2 stars not +3…

   HP BURN: Here the differentiation needs to be between AOE and single target… A single target HP burn simply doesn’t do the work it needs to in order to become REALLY useful, unless paired with a debuff spread champ. AOE HP Burn is godly for spiders den, but single target is clunky and hard to make it work, usually requiring specific other champs to make it shine. I would say single target = +2 stars… AOE HP Burn +3 stars…

   ENEMY MAX HP DMG: This is the holy grail for spider’s den… +3 stars is right…

   TURN METER REDUCTION: Solid turn meter reduction is absolutely essential for spider queen at high stages… Whether using an AOE HP burn strat or an EN MAX HP dmg strat, the main way this works is by stopping the queen from taking turns. Champs with either full turn meter reduction on 4 or less turn cooldowns or those with high chance to proc a 30%+ turn meter reduction on their A1 should be getting +3 stars…

   I guess the TL;DR here is that all damage that runs off the target’s max HP can’t be created as equal for CB/spiders den…
4. Jonathan April 4, 2020 at 10:44 PM

   Yor list is versatile and very helpful. Could you please email it to me so I can have a complete list to print. Thank you.
5. Travis Timdal April 3, 2020 at 11:21 AM

   I am having difficulty understanding the ranking between epic and rare champions. If I can level up an S rank rare or an A or B rank epic, which one should I upgrade?
6. Travis Timdal April 3, 2020 at 11:03 AM

   I am struggling a bit with deciding between Epic or Rare characters. Is a rare character always better than an epic? Or is an S ranked Rare character better than an A ranked Epic character?
7. Ayumilove Post authorApril 2, 2020 at 11:59 PM

   @Zackery Brinkley: Ultimate Galek is in the Epic champion Tier List.
8. Zackery Brinkley April 2, 2020 at 8:21 AM

   Wheres ultimate Galek?
9. Stephen April 1, 2020 at 2:24 AM

   Sorry delete previous message please, and this one, wrong place
10. Stephen April 1, 2020 at 2:23 AM

    Why has he dropped to B.
    I just pulled him and because you rated him so highly I spent 800 gems on his masteries, now he’s average? I thought you had him in S tier?
11. Ayumilove Post authorMarch 31, 2020 at 10:28 PM

    @Monster: The tags helps in identifying the Champion details (Faction, Rarity, Role, Affinity) in a glance.
12. Ayumilove Post authorMarch 31, 2020 at 10:26 PM

    @Kedvarius: Thanks for your input! It will take some time for me to go through all 400+ champions to rate the champions based on Faction Wars.
13. Ayumilove Post authorMarch 31, 2020 at 10:25 PM

    @William: There is a typo error in your search keyword “Conqueror”. The “Conquerer” champion can be found at https://ayumilove.net/raid-shadow-legends-conquerer-skill-mastery-equip-guide/
14. raven2wolf March 31, 2020 at 5:45 AM

    I love this site…
15. Monster March 31, 2020 at 3:24 AM

    Ayumilove- ok thank u for your response. It’s just hard to find the champions now when looking at the site on mobile.
    It was easier & faster to locate a champion in each tier before the tags or abbreviations were added. Now it just seems too cluttered with lettering whereas the site looked so neat and organized before. I’m not trying to be negative, but the site really looked amazing before! :-)
16. Kedvarius March 30, 2020 at 1:32 AM

    Any chance we can search for rankings by faction (or/and faction wars rating) filter? This listing, and the separate boss/dungeon/arena/skill listings are amazing! But being able to sort by faction would also help us narrow down which champs are best for faction wars too.
17. TBossa March 29, 2020 at 2:24 AM

    Hey! I read through most everything on this particular page, but definitely wanted to leave a comment. Love the list! I appreciate all the effort gone into this game and website. I was just wondering if there was any reason for lumping Champions together in a categories and sub-categories rather than just ranking them 1 —> X? I can understand that that is going to be an insane amount of work, but each Champion’s page seems fairly detailed enough, I thought you would have the data to do something like a numerical ranking system. NOT a criticism, just something I noticed and thought about when I was researching Champions in multiple databases.
18. Frog_Mages March 27, 2020 at 1:42 PM

    Game sucks ass but the champions are dope for DnD character inspiration
19. Ayumilove Post authorMarch 23, 2020 at 11:33 PM

    @A: The rating is based on their overall performance in all fields. The rating for Uncommon and Common is more lenient compared to Legendary, Epic and Rare champions due to their limited amount of skill capabilities.
20. A March 23, 2020 at 10:52 PM

    Is a rare C-tier better than an uncommon A-tier?
21. William March 23, 2020 at 10:24 AM

    I couldn’t find Conqueror. Please let me know by email when you correct this.
22. Unnamed March 19, 2020 at 2:49 AM

    Would you please reconsider Excruciator’s rank, I believe she could be better than B rank. I could be wrong I am still relatively new to RSL so I could be completely wrong if that is the case I’m sorry. Hope this is helpful!
23. Ayumilove Post authorMarch 18, 2020 at 8:17 PM

    @HateWaitin42: I wouldn’t be able to see the bookmark that you save since its saved locally on your computer/laptop. I would just go back to the bookmark page, unbookmark and rebookmark to view the original name.
24. Ayumilove Post authorMarch 18, 2020 at 8:15 PM

    @Nic Mercy: I have updated the champion list based on your suggestion where the Champion Name comes first, followed by the Faction/Rarity/Role/Affinity to make it easier and less confusing when searching for the champion alphabetically. Thanks for sharing your idea.
25. Ayumilove Post authorMarch 18, 2020 at 6:14 PM

    @ Nunnuvya Bizness: If you are on computer/laptop, try using CTRL+F in the Internet Browser to search for “Preserver”. It’s listed up there :)
26. Nunnuvya Bizness March 18, 2020 at 2:24 PM

    Hi, I don’t see Preserver ( Rare) on this list.

    Thanks
27. HateWaitin42 March 18, 2020 at 12:33 PM

    Quick question, it may seem unrelated to this website but I assure all other members it isn’t. If anyone on here is a programmer or computer scientist I’m trying to find out if its possible for the owners of a website to be able to keep track of if a member bookmarks their page in chrome. and if so can they also see what you name the bookmark if you edit the original name?
28. Nic Mercy March 16, 2020 at 12:18 PM

    @Mac I believe those letters you are seeing refer to faction/rarity/role/affinity. So say an Undead Hordes-Rare-Attack-Magic champion would have UH-RAM before its name.

    I must admit this new naming convention does make finding champions much more complicated than simple alphabetical order though. Perhaps those acronyms could be placed after the champion name to make finding specific champions less confusing?
29. Ayumilove Post authorMarch 16, 2020 at 8:46 AM

    @Mac: They are tags on each champion. For example: BL-ESS refers to (Banner Lords|Epic|Support|Spirit) Champion, while KR-ESF refers to (Knight Reenant|Epic|Support|Force) Champion. The list of abbreviations are described at the top of this page.
30. Mac March 16, 2020 at 1:42 AM

    Hi there! Corpse Collector (Epic) disappeared off the list. Also, something has made it appear jumbled in certain parts of the Epic and LegendRy champs, so I hope you weren’t hacked:

    S Rank | Epic Champion
    BL-ESS Raid Shadow Legends Stag Knight Skill Mastery Equip Guide
    S Rank | Epic Champion
    BL-ESS Raid Shadow Legends Stag Knight Skill Mastery Equip Guide
    KR-EHM Raid Shadow Legends Miscreated Monster Skill Mastery Equip Guide
    KR-ESF | Raid Shadow Legends Sinesha Skill Mastery Equip Guide
    Raid Shadow Legends Madame Serris Skill Mastery Equip Guide Raid Shadow Legends Miscreated Monster Skill Mastery Equip Guide
    KR-ESF | Raid Shadow Legends Sinesha Skill Mastery Equip Guide
    Raid Shadow Legends Madame Serris Skill Mastery Equip Guide

    These types of letters had appeared all of a sudden before the words Raid Shadow Legends “ KR-ESF“.
31. Michael Diaz March 15, 2020 at 3:42 AM

    Where is the legendary Sethallia?
32. Wozers March 14, 2020 at 9:06 AM

    Hi this is a fantastic website, can u tell me why spirithost has got more 5star ratings than battlesage when they seems to have the same skills?
33. Bucket Head March 9, 2020 at 9:59 AM

    @Matthias Schuster I completely agree. Souldrinker is fantastic now.
34. Gigarayzor March 8, 2020 at 1:36 PM

    While it would be difficult to maintain a tier list for every single faction’s faction crypt, being able to filter/sort this list by faction could be a close approximation and quite helpful!

    Also, thank you so much for this site, I reference some part of it almost daily as I’m learning this game!
35. Ayumilove Post authorMarch 8, 2020 at 10:40 AM

    @Trimonium: Beast Wrestler is already added into the page! If you do not see it, kindly clear Internet Browser cache. Thanks!
36. Ayumilove Post authorMarch 8, 2020 at 10:37 AM

    @Kurt: Please clear your Internet Browser cache to view the latest update of this page. Stag Knight is already added in the champion list above!
37. Kurt March 8, 2020 at 12:13 AM

    stag knight is missing in the “ALL: Ranking overview” – i guess its an “S Rank Epic champion”?
38. JohnF March 2, 2020 at 2:18 AM

    Is there a more up-to-date version of the spreadsheet here? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wdav0hTJbOqr-8u2BaC3mdombNohLM883KG0m_AriBQ/ I’m building a spreadsheet to manage my champs based off your suggestions, but not all are in the above spreadsheet.
39. Trimonium March 2, 2020 at 12:42 AM

    Still missing Beast Wrestler

    AyumilovePost author
    January 29, 2020 at 8:29 PM
    @Ben: Thanks for pointing out the missing champion! I have added Beast Wrestler into the champion list above.
40. stauron February 29, 2020 at 2:56 AM

    HAHAHA sorry, I refreshed and they are already added. My bad sorry. Thanks again!
41. stauron February 29, 2020 at 2:54 AM

    Thanks, love the site. Any chance you can add the last couple champions? Cadaver and Ursine Icecrusher and the others from the recent events?
42. Spartigus February 26, 2020 at 2:48 AM

    nvm, was using an old version on cache lol
43. Spartigus February 26, 2020 at 2:45 AM

    Hey, Corpulent Cadaver is missing also, cheers
44. karamnik February 26, 2020 at 12:14 AM

    Please, Fang Cleric
    Thanks!!!
45. Ayumilove Post authorFebruary 23, 2020 at 11:04 PM

    @Johndengineer: I have re-checked the champion list and Frozen Banshee is indeed listed above :-)
46. Johndengineer February 23, 2020 at 10:55 PM

    Never mind, I just noticed I mistyped the name when searching for it *facepalm
47. Johndengineer February 23, 2020 at 10:54 PM

    Hi Ayumilove, it looks like Frozen Banshee is missing from your list as well. Thanks for making this guide, as a new player it has been really helpful!
48. Ayumilove Post authorFebruary 22, 2020 at 3:08 PM

    @megame007: You can contact me at this e-mail: ayumiyoutube(at)gmail(dot)com
49. megame007 February 22, 2020 at 9:31 AM

    I want to make some cooperation with you, can we try it? I want to contact you by mail.
50. Ayumilove Post authorFebruary 22, 2020 at 12:29 AM

    @notrevejh: Fleshmonger is now available in the champion ranking list!
51. Ayumilove Post authorFebruary 22, 2020 at 12:28 AM

    @Rico: Myrmidon is now available in the champion ranking list!
52. Ayumilove Post authorFebruary 22, 2020 at 12:28 AM

    @Hun Atilla: Soulbond Bowyer is now available in the champion ranking list.
53. Ayumilove Post authorFebruary 22, 2020 at 12:27 AM

    @Player1: The champion ranking has been updated based on the Patch 1.13 skill revamped for Angar, Foli, Sethallia, Shamrock, Tormin and Yannica.
54. Hun Atilla February 21, 2020 at 5:37 PM

    Soulbond Bowyer add pls
    Ekleyin artık yeni gelenleri
55. Player1 February 21, 2020 at 4:55 AM

    With the rebalance where would you put Angar, Foli, Sethallia, Shamrock, Tormin and Yannica now?
56. Rico February 20, 2020 at 11:12 PM

    It seems like Myrmidon its missing…
57. Stanislove February 20, 2020 at 3:54 PM

    Hey,do u update ur tier?
58. DogonKing February 18, 2020 at 2:42 PM

    Lütfen listenize aşağıdaki şampiyonları ekleyiniz. Teşekkürler…

    Banner Lord: Minaya, Stag Knight, Myrmidon
    Barbarians: Skytouched Shaman, Soulbond Bowyer
    Dark Elves: Fang Cleric
    High Elves: Fencer
    Knight Revenant: Wurlim Frostking, Sepulcher Sentinel, Coffin Smasher
    Orcs: Sandleshed Survivor
    Skinwalker: Khoroner, Ursine Icecrusher, Ursine İronhide, Fleshmonger
    Undead Hordes: Rotos the lost Groom, Siphi the lost Bride, Frozen Banshee, Gravechill Killer,
    Corpulent Cadaver
    Dwarwes: Cudgeler, Hatchet Slinger
59. notrevejh February 17, 2020 at 2:52 PM

    please add Fleshmonger rare champ on your list, thank you.
60. Ben February 17, 2020 at 12:40 AM

    Please add soulbond bowyer rare champ to list, thanks
61. François Ender February 16, 2020 at 4:32 AM

    Hi,
    I can’t open the spreadsheet? Can you republish it or change the name please ? Many thanks
62. Drew February 16, 2020 at 2:54 AM

    Just pulled – Myrmidon (Rare), I dont see him on your list. He looks like he possibly has a chance of being good. Have not had time to rank up or anything.
63. antonni9801 February 15, 2020 at 11:30 PM

    Why is there no ranking for the arcane keep?
64. Heavy10mm February 15, 2020 at 10:34 AM

    Hello there! I see you’re subtracting a point for heal reduction. Isn’t that beneficial? It sure seems beneficial to me. In the arena, the spirit boss, and in other protracted battles, hell reduction is absolutely vital.
65. Alex February 15, 2020 at 5:15 AM

    Hatchet Slinger is missing.
66. Elmo February 14, 2020 at 8:46 PM

    I just got Epic Fang Cleric. I noticed he is not in you list. He is a dark elf support.
67. Aaron February 14, 2020 at 6:00 AM

    Missing champions with the 1.13 update
68. Antonni9801 February 12, 2020 at 9:38 PM

    Hi Aymilove. Thank you so much for these guides they are so helpful!
    Why is dervish only a tier when she has 5 stars in the spirit keep?
    I liked the spreadsheet that once were here and I understand that it didn’t fit but could you instead link the spreadsheet?
    Thanks!
69. Maarten Haket February 10, 2020 at 8:38 PM

    Ah that’s fair about the spreadsheet. Can I still find it somewhere on this site? I like being able to see how many ‘points’ each hero gets :)
70. Emi February 9, 2020 at 2:38 AM

    Are the “stars” rating based on rarity, or overall?
    Meaning… Say, if a rare hero is rated “4 stars” for arena offense, does it mean “4 stars overall”, or “4 stars compared to other rares”, which means that an epic 3 stars might be much better?
71. Yoshi February 9, 2020 at 2:37 AM

    It would be cool to have a PDF version guidebook
72. Ayumilove Post authorFebruary 7, 2020 at 10:55 AM

    @Lord Pear: The excel spreadsheet could not fit on this page as its quite narrow, therefore I have removed it from the page.
73. Lord Pear February 7, 2020 at 3:44 AM

    Heya! Thanks for all the info. Is there a reason the excel like file is gone?
74. Ayumilove Post authorFebruary 6, 2020 at 8:50 AM

    @sip0t: I believe if players would want to view which champion excels in a particular field should view the specific ranking such as https://ayumilove.net/raid-shadow-legends-champion-ranking-in-clan-boss/ – It would make much more sense, for instance, if I were to want to search who is the best defender player in football, I would go to a tier list for best defender than overall tier list. That’s the reason why I have added specific rankings for each field to simplify the search for champions. The overall rating tier list here gives a quick indicator whether the champion you have (e.g. Occult Brawler) is good everywhere or few areas. Those champion has lower ratings would not be beneficial for early-mid game players since it will take a long time to get the first Level 60 champion, and investing their early resources into Rank C champion Occult Brawler will not bring much progress early to complete the starting Dungeons 1~14.
75. Ayumilove Post authorFebruary 6, 2020 at 8:42 AM

    @Isaac: Thanks for your input. The ranking shown here is the overall performance of the champion. To view which champion is excellent for a particular field such as Clan Boss, I would highly recommend visiting the specific ranking areas such as https://ayumilove.net/raid-shadow-legends-champion-ranking-in-clan-boss/ . No doubt Occult Brawler is an excellent champion for inflicting many Poison debuff in Clan Boss, that’s why he is rank S (5 stars) in Clan Boss. However, in other areas, he is not so viable since the other bosses such as Arena and Potion Keeps can be defeated easily without the need of stacking Poison debuffs. Therefore, rated lower in ratings.
76. Ayumilove Post authorFebruary 6, 2020 at 8:38 AM

    @F8smine: I have made the spreadsheet downloadable and print, so you could perform your very own modifications. Do take note that the copy you downloaded will not have the latest update whenever I do update the ratings of the champions based on player’s feedback on my site. Adding pics to each champion will take up a lot of space in the spreadsheet, making it quite lengthy though. If you would like, you can add the pictures to your spreadsheet and I can copy over to the main spreadsheet.
77. Toadameat February 6, 2020 at 2:18 AM

    Just wanted to say thank you for running this site. I know some of my comments might come off as bad, but they arnt intended that way, just wanted to clarify because I still use your site on a daily basis for review, to look up new champs I pull, and to give a basis for a starting point whether I fully agree or not. You’ve put in a lot of time and effort to help all of us have easy access to information on the champs available and its greatly appreciated :-)
78. sip0t February 6, 2020 at 1:09 AM

    Last changes on champ ratings ruined the original approach on this tier list. As analogy, I guess no1 linked to soccer would rank Lionel Messi as “B” rank, because he cannot play as defender or goalkeeper, leaving out of consideration he shines as forward and therefore he is God Tier…
    I get the intention of bringing an “overall” champions ratings, and it really works in that sense. But it truly handicaps “specialist” roles (Occult Browler mentioned before, Bulwark, etc), and could create a mess on new players who rely in this list as helping guide.
    I know its a ton of work but… Could both kind of lists coexist?? (the old one which show “true potential” and this one in overall terms).
    Just my two cents, tried to be constructive.
79. Isaac February 4, 2020 at 10:50 AM

    kind of weird Occult Browler is C ranked when it’s one of the best damage dealer in CB. and SkullCrusher is not S ranked? Tallia can’t be that bad either…

    I think this throws people off because it’s meant to be a guide as to whether a Champion is worth investing in. when people see the champion ranked C or lower, they’re not going to invest in it, or even treat it as food. which is in my opinion misleading.

    but still, thanks for the great job, it has helped me on my journey.
80. F8smine February 1, 2020 at 5:10 AM

    Love this but I do have a request…could you add pics of the champions to the spreadsheet and could you make the spreadsheet downloadable?
81. Nugglo February 1, 2020 at 3:21 AM

    Thank you for working on this list! I appreciate immensely!
82. Ayumilove Post authorJanuary 31, 2020 at 9:28 AM

    @V I D A R R: Thanks for your highlighting the missing champion. I have added Azure into the list!
83. V I D A R R January 31, 2020 at 6:07 AM

    it looks like Azure is missing..
84. Ayumilove Post authorJanuary 29, 2020 at 8:40 PM

    @Magus Raistlin: Thanks. I have added Slasher into the spreadsheet.
85. Ayumilove Post authorJanuary 29, 2020 at 8:40 PM

    @Lisa Watt: Thanks. I have added Ithos into the spreadsheet.
86. Ayumilove Post authorJanuary 29, 2020 at 8:29 PM

    @Ben: Thanks for pointing out the missing champion! I have added Beast Wrestler into the champion list above.
87. Voy January 29, 2020 at 7:52 PM

    @Ayumilove Thanks so much!
88. Ayumilove Post authorJanuary 29, 2020 at 7:31 PM

    @Voy: Here is the direct link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wdav0hTJbOqr-8u2BaC3mdombNohLM883KG0m_AriBQ/ You can use the Google Spreadsheet Filtered Views to sort the data. The sorting effect will only be shown to you without affecting other users who are viewing the same spreadsheet.
89. Voy January 29, 2020 at 6:04 PM

    Could we have a direct link to the spreadsheet so we can sort, etc.?
90. Magus Raistlin January 29, 2020 at 5:44 PM

    Great Work as always. To extend the comment from Lisa Watts further: The only champion missing besides Ithos is Slasher
91. Lisa Watt January 28, 2020 at 11:24 PM

    Love the new spreadsheet listing. Noticed that Ithos is missing, however. :)
92. Ben January 28, 2020 at 1:10 AM

    Was looking for the Beast Wrestler equipment guide but it is not listed in the rankings chart. I did find it using the search function though.
93. Ayumilove Post authorJanuary 26, 2020 at 10:01 AM

    @CBAYUM: The previous rating was based on in-game ratings which were inconsistent. Therefore, I have re-updated the Champion ratings using the Champion Rating Matrix as defined in this page for more accurate presentation of the Champion’s skill potential.
94. CBAYUM January 25, 2020 at 2:39 PM

    Your List is so fluctuated, I follow your guides to invest on Tallia and Frostbringer, and now you placed them at horrible rank. sigh…
95. Ayumilove Post authorJanuary 25, 2020 at 9:41 AM

    @Miachel: The list of champions who are used for Champion Fusion are listed in this page https://ayumilove.net/raid-shadow-legends-champion-fusion-guide/
96. Michael January 25, 2020 at 4:56 AM

    Ayumi – New player , find the champion ranking list invaluable , think an obvious “used in fusion” comment for the relevant champions would save newbies like me from sacrificing champions we may need later – Doh
97. Tyler January 24, 2020 at 1:56 PM

    Is there a way to see your change log?
98. H0NEYL00PS January 24, 2020 at 4:27 AM

    Ayumi – how come you removed the wording on the tier headings? e.g. (Terrible) next to F… small change but just wondering why? Makes the list take a little bit longer to scan through! (check it every time I summon a new champ)
99. Quixote January 24, 2020 at 2:40 AM

    I think the void epic Azure somehow got left off your list. I’d appreciate any advice you have on him, as I haven’t been able to find out much about that champion.
100. Campos January 24, 2020 at 1:42 AM

     Ayumi do you intent to make an overall tier list, i’m a little lost, is a terrible legendary always better than an excellent epic, or are there some excellent rares that can replace even good legendaries. These are just some examples, but I guess you can see what I mean.
101. Ayumilove Post authorJanuary 23, 2020 at 10:59 PM

     @mjot: If you have Divine Speed Set, you can replace Speed Set with them.
102. Jusemon January 23, 2020 at 9:33 PM

     Diabolist has 53 stars, I think she must be in the excellent tier.
103. Bruce January 22, 2020 at 5:25 AM

     You either have Bloodpainter (rare) in wrong location (bad) or hav his stats wrong. Says he has 5 stars in almost every type of battle….please reply so I know what to do with him
104. mjot January 22, 2020 at 1:20 AM

     Hello, why in all the guides in the artifacts section there are items speed, attack etc and not divine speed, cruel, though have the same percentage bonus.
105. JPKing January 19, 2020 at 7:13 PM

     First: You have a Reality nice Site Here! Thanks for All.

     Now: I pulled Guardian (Rare) few Seconds ago and was looking whether he is usefull. I think he is really Good. Why is he Ranked as Bad? Ingame and also here he has almost always 5 Stars.

     Thanks For checking:)
106. Angelique January 18, 2020 at 7:04 PM

     Thanks for the great work, fully interesting and informative for all kind of heroes.
     the best site you can find for RAID.
     Angelique
107. aquap January 17, 2020 at 5:35 AM

     wouldn’t battlesage be an A rank and not S rank based on the star count being under 60?
108. Vrbk January 17, 2020 at 3:21 AM

     I’m noticing you recommend 1 speedset 1 lifesteal set on ALOT of good champions. I’m wondering why this is? In my opinion lifesteal is great for campaign or newer players. But once your champion pool expands and you get some good healers, it doesn’t seem that great anymore for most of your champions. What’s your opinion on this?
109. Snoopy January 14, 2020 at 5:39 PM

     Is it possible to show CHAMPION RATING CALCULATION also fo other dungeons? it looks like very effective tool to me.
110. GeeMan January 13, 2020 at 12:55 AM

     So why was Kael and Bellower moved down from god tier to excellent?
111. Rookwood January 11, 2020 at 6:16 AM

     @Ayumilove Thank you so much for the time and effort you spend on the site. It’s amazing.
112. Emily January 10, 2020 at 9:41 AM

     Just wanted to give a hearty thank you for your work! It is VERY appreciated :)
113. Mike January 7, 2020 at 11:00 PM

     Hi! Love the work you do!

     Will you update the list with Armantine Skeleton? He’s a Rare Void DEF champion with the Undead Hordes
114. Angela Mason January 6, 2020 at 11:53 AM

     Never mind.. I spoke before I read posts… carry on .😁
115. Angela Mason January 6, 2020 at 11:51 AM

     Most excellent list. Good job!! :). Will you be updating this link as more champions are introduced and/or changed? 👍🤓
116. Angela Mason January 6, 2020 at 11:50 AM

     Most excellent list. Good job!! :). Will you be updating this link as more champions are introduced and/or changed?
117. Ayumilove Post authorJanuary 5, 2020 at 9:12 PM

     @all: Legendary champions have been re-evaluated using the Rating system defined above. Epic and Rare are currently work-in-progress.
118. Ayumilove Post authorJanuary 5, 2020 at 7:36 AM

     @MyopicRhino: I am currently updating all the champions ranking based on the rating matrix indicated at the bottom of the page, since the in-game rating is inaccurate for certain areas. The ones that are already completed are Uncommon and Common champions.
119. MyopicRhino January 5, 2020 at 2:27 AM

     This has been suggested before, but it’d be very helpful to have a change log. I use your ratings in my own spreadsheet where I track what heros I have, and it’s very tedious to have to go through the whole list every time you update. Also, an explanation of why a hero moved would be awesome. I noticed, for example, that Corpse Collector moved down, and Damphir moved to God tier (from terrible, if I remember correctly), but it’s not clear why.
120. Matthias Schuster January 4, 2020 at 8:03 AM

     Souldrinker is now excellent in my book
     Frostbringer is way underrated
     Valerie could be one up too
     And Warmother got a significant buff, could be higher, idk her in personal experience.

     Bombs are super nice since they ignore defense, very strong
121. Pol January 4, 2020 at 3:52 AM

     Por cierto.

     Muy buena la página.
122. Pol January 4, 2020 at 3:50 AM

     Una duda.
     ¿Por qué al cambiar una pieza me ha aumentado el poder del campeón en 4.000 puntos más?
     La anterior pieza es de estadística base d.critico y la de ahora p.critico (guantes). Misma rareza de pieza y nivel.

     Gracias
123. Pol January 4, 2020 at 3:45 AM

     Una duda.
     ¿Por que al poner la misma pieza, pero con otro estat base me ha aumentado el poder 4.000 puntos?
     Era un guante de d.critico cambiado por uno de p.critico.
     Mismo nivel y rareza de la misma pieza.

     Gracias.
124. Ed January 3, 2020 at 3:11 PM

     Is there a reason that champs aren’t ranked for Arcane Keep or Faction Crypts?
125. Ayumilove Post authorDecember 23, 2019 at 8:38 PM

     @Jberg_13: It’s a good idea, but would be difficult for me to manage them in the long run. I’ll think of a way to see how to include them if possible.
126. Ayumilove Post authorDecember 23, 2019 at 8:31 PM

     @Lee: Haruspex page has been updated to include mastery guide and equipment guide :)
127. Ayumilove Post authorDecember 23, 2019 at 8:30 PM

     @Cybermes: Thanks for highlighting the missing champion! I have added Valla (Epic Champion) into the article above :)
128. Shelllynne December 22, 2019 at 7:35 AM

     This was so helpful thank you
129. POSITIVE December 19, 2019 at 4:58 PM

     Can you say that S-rank of 3 stars is better than A-rank of 4 stars? At level 6, full ascend state.
130. Jberg_13 December 19, 2019 at 7:54 AM

     On the List by Ranking, is there any way including the affinity icon associated with each character on the ranking list?
     In Fact, having the faction icon would also help see rankings for a given faction or affinity.
131. Lee December 18, 2019 at 1:03 PM

     Can you please update Haruspex on items and how well he handles the map? Love what you do!
132. Cybermes December 17, 2019 at 3:52 PM

     I got Valla, epic champion in a rare shard, don’t see her on your champion list??
133. Ayumilove Post authorDecember 17, 2019 at 1:11 PM

     @Ital0s: Thanks for asking regarding the new Champion addition that is only available from Amazon Prime. I have added Ultimate Galek into the list above!
134. Ayumilove Post authorDecember 17, 2019 at 10:57 AM

     @Samantha Mackenroth: Ultimate Galek has been added into the list above!
135. Kakshui December 17, 2019 at 9:06 AM

     From what ive seen so far, Ultimate Galek would be great for clan boss but is too reliant on having an atk buff on him at all times. I wouldnt rank him as Godly or Excellent but definitly a keeper.
136. Samantha Mackenroth December 17, 2019 at 6:44 AM

     When can we expect to see this epic list updated with the newest champs?
137. Ital0s December 17, 2019 at 2:04 AM

     Ultimate Galek?
138. Nagrom December 15, 2019 at 9:01 AM

     Nvm, see him after I scanned the list for the sixth time
139. Nagrom December 15, 2019 at 8:56 AM

     Is there a reason Harvest Jack is not on the rating list yet?
140. Matthew Wilganowski December 10, 2019 at 8:46 AM

     How is Aina ranked terrible but she scores high in almost every category?
141. Dr. Zaius December 9, 2019 at 1:04 AM

     @Ayumilove Thank you for these rankings and your entire site! Please keep updating.
142. hardbrocklife December 8, 2019 at 10:27 AM

     I just want to say thank you for this listing. Ive found alot of free content recently to have mostly critcal comments attached to it. “Where is this at?”, “Why isnt x in this mod release?”, “X is missing from this listing.”, etc… So I just wanted to leave a thank you.
143. Louis December 5, 2019 at 8:48 AM

     OOPS, RageMonger, Barbarians..
144. LOUIS December 5, 2019 at 8:37 AM

     Warmonger, Magic clan, {NOT In Ratings Above] appears to be equal to Kael, been working pair together, with MotherSuperior & WarPriest, can speed thru normal campaign, at level 40, reached 12.4, missed very few three star.. ratings
145. Steve December 4, 2019 at 2:03 PM

     Thank you for all your hard work.
146. Achtyn December 4, 2019 at 2:23 AM

     TL/DR: learned these: in-game ratings aren’t always trustworthy. Rank/tier lists aren’t black’n’white, because of the so called ‘team synergy’.

     Since my previous post about Conqueror I’ve been exposed to two ideas I want to share with the beginners, such as myself.

     The in-game ratings tend to be somewhat inaccurate, because the way our brains tend to work.
     Here’s how I understand this at the moment: someone inexperienced might level a new hero up to lvl50 really fast, and think the hero is better than the few heroes they own. Then they proceed to rate it 5* and 4* for some jobs.
     Later casuals and beginners like myself will eventually try this hero out, and once the rating gets available at lvl50, some of us will want to rate it also.
     Now along the lack of experience and small hero pool we can add the inertia or the so-called herd mentality (others rated this hero 5*, I feel it’s 3*, so I’ll rate it 4*; others rated 5*, I feel 4* – okay, I’ll rate it 5* too), taking the heroes’ overall rating for some dungeons to 4.8*.
     Same goes for the heroes rated as low as 3.5* to 4*, where there is consensus among experienced players that it is recommended taking the hero to lvl40 or even 50, for a specific role, if you don’t yet have a better, rarer one. Which smoothly introduces the next idea.

     Keeping in mind the above, a low base stats, lower rank/tier (Rank C/Bad) hero can be crap by itself, but when it’s in synergy with other champions, and in some cases has a specific gear, it can outshine the better-ranked, long-term-project hero utility-wise. Even when we have already reached the mid-game. It’s because they’re easier to come by (Green and Blue shards/Campaign battles), and easier to skill up (no need for Skilltomes).
     In other words you won’t waste time by taking this kind of particular champion to lvl 40 or even 50, and maxing their skills, because they – in turn – can grant you an early access to areas, where you can then already start farming the gear, potions and exp/food for the rarer god-tier hero. Plus as a bonus, if and when this weaker champion does lose its purpose, and gets outshined by the stronger one, it can serve as a maxed out food. As a 5-star chicken, if you will. =)

     That’s at least how I see it now. I’m still learning – so everyone’s commentary and criticism are very welcome.
     Sorry for no referral links – there were some YT vids about heroes’ ranking/tiers lists (why they’re not all black&white), and in-game ratings (why they’re not always trustworthy).
     This said – this same champions ranking page here is immensely helpful (especially the ‘S’, ‘A’ and ‘F’ rank parts). Having it in tandem with this site’s Champion Fusion Guide page, makes for a neat safety net and saves a great amount of time. (^u^)/
147. Ayumilove Post authorDecember 3, 2019 at 8:50 AM

     @Achtyn: Thanks for your input! I have adjusted Conquerer rank to B now. I’ll need to do some testing on Conquerer to see his effectiveness in-game. Currently, I’m leveling him up to 5 stars.
148. sip0t December 2, 2019 at 11:49 PM

     Since this list is getting updated frequently, would be nice to have some “changelog” in order to trach each update movements.
     In addition, would ge great if there will be the causes (i.e. “moved up due to patch buff; moved down after tesing”…) but it might take a significant time increase for each post…
     Anyways, very nice job on the tier list :)
149. Achtyn December 1, 2019 at 10:05 PM

     I’m a quite new player & I wonder why Conquerer is listed under category as low as “C Rank Rare Champion (Bad)”.
     His in-game ratings for some dungeons are neat: a sweet 4.8 for Ice Golem’s Peak & an above average 4.7 for Minotaur’s Labyrinth.
     Is it that there’s some better Rare hero for the Ice Golem’s Peak dungeon I’m not yet aware of?
     Thank you in advance!
     And thanks for the work you’ve done for all these years, as this site has helped me a lot since back in MapleStory days! (^u^)/
150. Micahz November 20, 2019 at 4:14 AM

     What about Haruspex ? IS a good character or not ?
151. Ayumilove Post authorNovember 16, 2019 at 12:09 AM

     @Lazopaul: Umbral Enchantress champion is released today and she is available at https://ayumilove.net/raid-shadow-legends-umbral-enchantress-skill-mastery-equip-guide/
152. Lazopaul November 15, 2019 at 7:42 PM

     Umbral enchantress. Demon spawn.
     Is she new? Epic.
153. Shuzz November 14, 2019 at 1:28 PM

     Good posting. very nice.
154. Ayumilove Post authorNovember 13, 2019 at 7:55 PM

     @Midu: Goremask and Avenger masteries and equipment guide has been added!
155. Ayumilove Post authorNovember 13, 2019 at 7:55 PM

     @Rigalto: Thanks for highlighting the error! I have updated Witness Speed from 193 to 103.
156. Rigalto November 13, 2019 at 4:59 AM

     There is an error for the speed of ‘Witness’.
     The actual speed is 103 and not 193.
157. Panikattak November 12, 2019 at 11:46 PM

     Why is madman ranked as terrible, with 5 stars in almost every category? Hes rated pretty high in game too. I havent used him yet. Just wanting to know if I should keep or feed
158. Midu November 10, 2019 at 12:33 PM

     Please update equipment set and masteries for Goremask and Avenger
159. Genghus November 8, 2019 at 8:24 AM

     Suwai firstborn rated b rank epic but in game review show very low?
     Trying to decide whether f worth keeping for faction war as have following to choice from:
     Alika
     Suwai firstborn
     Maeve
     High Khatun
     Slayer
     Blood raid
     Warmaiden
160. Genghus November 8, 2019 at 8:12 AM

     Why is Alika rank as F for an epic, in game review are quite high, and I have found her useful with the increase cooldowns?

     But I’m new and don’t have many champions so she may just be worse than the rest I guess.
161. Ayumilove Post authorNovember 5, 2019 at 12:26 AM

     @midu: I would keep Shaman since she can resurrect allies in Faction Wars to get max 3 Stars on each stage without having any team members defeated :-)
162. miđu November 4, 2019 at 10:11 PM

     Thank you. I need some advise. I pulled nazana on the 3 days of playing, and now I have shaman too, should I food shaman for nazana to hit rank 5? Cuz I checked the tier list and nazana is S tier compare to shaman B tier (or sometime C)
163. Ayumilove Post authorNovember 4, 2019 at 9:23 PM

     @midu: Thanks for your input. I’ll consider your feedback :-)
164. miđu November 4, 2019 at 9:20 PM

     Can you change so the name of the hero be able to read first. I mean, why name every heroes after game name. It look so confusing
165. Ayumilove Post authorOctober 14, 2019 at 8:41 AM

     @Andrew: Currently I’m working on the Reliquary Tender since she has interesting skills under her belt as a Void Rare Champion.
166. Andrew October 14, 2019 at 7:46 AM

     Hey there! Would you currently be working on any of the new Champions that were released last week? I currently have two Lurkers and a Defiled Sinner sitting in Vault. Not planning to do anything with them any time soon but wondered if you had played them (or any others) as of yet.
167. Ayumilove Post authorOctober 11, 2019 at 7:39 AM

     @Diana: Thanks for your comment! I’ll rework on Magus ranking since she seems to be quite decent for Clan Boss and higher difficulty dungeon boss such as Dragon and Ice Golem.
168. Diana October 11, 2019 at 2:45 AM

     Hi, I was just wondering why Magus is in the F tier? I’ve had amazing experience with her and most people I’ve seen talk about her have as well.
169. Ayumilove Post authorOctober 6, 2019 at 7:26 AM

     @Noe LIGER: The stars are the ratings provided by users in-game. The tier list here is based on the comparison of champions of the same rarity and skills. Crusher is given a lower rank as there are better Uncommon champion (e.g. Fireblade) that provides Decrease Attack buff more consistently. For Tunnel Steward, he is able to place the 2.5% Poison debuff more frequently compared to other Uncommon champions that also inflicts 2.5% Poison but less consistent. Usually the ranking of Champions is lenient for lower rarities as they do not have much good skills to offer. Therefore, if they specialize in 1 skill very good (e.g. Outlaw Monk for double 5% Poison debuff), then he will be rated highly. For higher rarities such as Legendary, they usually have 3 or more skills (passive and aura) under their belt. If they do worse than a God-Tier/Excellent Epic champion or worse than average Legendary champions, they are given a lower ranking.
170. Noe LIGER October 6, 2019 at 12:17 AM

     Hello ! I don’t understand why Crusher is ranked “Bad”, she’s got 3,92 stars average while Tunnel Steward, with 2,15 stars average, is ranked “Good”. Do i miss sth ?
171. Ayumilove Post authorOctober 5, 2019 at 3:13 PM

     @Shurdivoj: The champions in this tier list are ranked by comparing the champions of the same rarity. In addition, they are tiered according to how it synergizes with other champions in terms of buffing allies and debuffing enemies so everyone can achieve overall better results (e.g. higher success rate of winning a battle instead of himself/herself only). Also, the ranking also considers how well they performed in multiple scenarios such as Arena Offense, Defense, Faction Wars, Campaign, Clan Boss and Dungeons (Spider, Fire Knight, Ice Golem, Minotaur). I’ll be updating this tier list again including re-evaluating the champions for Chevalier and Sentinel (I have both of these champions, but vaulted as I had better champions that is more all-rounded for multiple scenarios)
172. Shurdivoj October 5, 2019 at 12:30 AM

     Why is Chevalier in the “bad” section? He should be in the S tier. Absolutely amazing with life steal and deff artifacts.
173. Ash September 19, 2019 at 3:09 AM

     I’m surprised that Sentinel is ranked as C (bad) – he’s been one of my most reliable and he continuously outlives most of my other champs in all types of battles. I have him geared up with Life, Divine Offense and Offense Artifacts, with Masteries in Offense and Support. He’s at 17,300 power and I would rate him A (badass) instead lol.
174. Ayumilove Post authorSeptember 4, 2019 at 8:11 AM

     @Spider Jerusalem: Thanks for your input. I have raised Stitched Beast ranking from C (Bad) to B (Good).
175. Spider Jerusalem September 4, 2019 at 12:21 AM

     Stitched Beast, new in August, is no dog… pardon the pun. Mine is 5 star (5 ascended) but still working on getting his skills leveled up. Even at base skill levels he is a solid damage dealer to Boss mobs and his Pack Tactics is very handy in the Dungeon Boss fights to fully wipe the Turn Meter.
     Please consider placing Stitched Beast into the B ranks.
176. Ayumilove Post authorAugust 12, 2019 at 11:11 PM

     @Chris Wondree: Dwarf Champions has been added into the ranking above :-)
177. Chris Wondree August 12, 2019 at 9:30 PM

     Hi! Thank you very much for creating this, I’ve referenced it more than I’d ready to admit :) Do you plan on updating it soon to incorporate the newly added Dwarves?

     Thanks again!
178. Ayumilove Post authorJuly 29, 2019 at 9:29 AM

     @James: Thanks for your input! I have updated Preserver ranking from C to B. Have you tried Lifesteal Set when clearing Campaign Brutal to increase her survivability? In addition, do you have any videos of Preserver in action at Campaigns/Arena/Dungeons? If you have a video of her, I’ll add it into Preserver page at https://ayumilove.net/raid-shadow-legends-preserver-skill-mastery-equip-guide/
179. James July 28, 2019 at 2:49 AM

     Rare preserver I would rank higher than bad. Give her B. My preserver at 5 star does solo of all but the last few levels of campaign brutal. I gave her 4 immortal gears and 2 defense set. She also solo run several ice golem levels. Until I got some god champs leveled up she mostly carried arena battles as well, virtually unkillable except by the well developed teams.