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

1. 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:)
2. 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
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. 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.
6. GeeMan January 13, 2020 at 12:55 AM

   So why was Kael and Bellower moved down from god tier to excellent?
7. 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.
8. Emily January 10, 2020 at 9:41 AM

   Just wanted to give a hearty thank you for your work! It is VERY appreciated :)
9. 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
10. Angela Mason January 6, 2020 at 11:53 AM

    Never mind.. I spoke before I read posts… carry on .😁
11. 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? 👍🤓
12. 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?
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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
17. Pol January 4, 2020 at 3:52 AM

    Por cierto.

    Muy buena la página.
18. 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
19. 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.
20. Ed January 3, 2020 at 3:11 PM

    Is there a reason that champs aren’t ranked for Arcane Keep or Faction Crypts?
21. 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.
22. Ayumilove Post authorDecember 23, 2019 at 8:31 PM

    @Lee: Haruspex page has been updated to include mastery guide and equipment guide :)
23. 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 :)
24. Shelllynne December 22, 2019 at 7:35 AM

    This was so helpful thank you
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. 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!
28. 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??
29. 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!
30. Ayumilove Post authorDecember 17, 2019 at 10:57 AM

    @Samantha Mackenroth: Ultimate Galek has been added into the list above!
31. 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.
32. Samantha Mackenroth December 17, 2019 at 6:44 AM

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

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

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

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

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

    @Ayumilove Thank you for these rankings and your entire site! Please keep updating.
38. 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.
39. Louis December 5, 2019 at 8:48 AM

    OOPS, RageMonger, Barbarians..
40. 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
41. Steve December 4, 2019 at 2:03 PM

    Thank you for all your hard work.
42. 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^)/
43. 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.
44. 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 :)
45. 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^)/
46. Micahz November 20, 2019 at 4:14 AM

    What about Haruspex ? IS a good character or not ?
47. 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/
48. Lazopaul November 15, 2019 at 7:42 PM

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

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

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

    @Rigalto: Thanks for highlighting the error! I have updated Witness Speed from 193 to 103.
52. 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.
53. 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
54. Midu November 10, 2019 at 12:33 PM

    Please update equipment set and masteries for Goremask and Avenger
55. 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
56. 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.
57. 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 :-)
58. 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)
59. Ayumilove Post authorNovember 4, 2019 at 9:23 PM

    @midu: Thanks for your input. I’ll consider your feedback :-)
60. 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
61. 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.
62. 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.
63. 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.
64. 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.
65. 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.
66. 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 ?
67. 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)
68. 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.
69. 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.
70. 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).
71. 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.
72. Ayumilove Post authorAugust 12, 2019 at 11:11 PM

    @Chris Wondree: Dwarf Champions has been added into the ranking above :-)
73. 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!
74. 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/
75. 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.