Raid: Shadow Legends Tier List [Aug. 2020]

In Raid: Shadow Legends, players go on an epic journey to rid the land of scourge and save the realm. In your quest, you will be amassing Champions for your army. While all these Champions are battle-ready, there are those that stand above others in terms of strength in battle.

This tier list will serve as a ranking guide to the game’s almost 400 Champions. The rankings here are consistent with the game’s current meta so it will be helpful for experienced and beginner players alike.

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Understanding The System Properly

In order to succeed in battles, you must attune yourself to Raid: Shadow Legends’ affinities. There are four in total, with each offering unique advantages and disadvantages.

Affinity	Strong Against	Weak To
Magic	Spirit	Strength
Spirit	Strength	Magic
Strength	Magic	Spirit
Void	None	None

In addition to affinities, Champions also operate under a specific role they play in, namely:

Attack – These are your DPS units that can deal massive damage to enemies
Defense – These units buff your party. They have high utility in battle
HP – These are your tank units which are good for sponging damage off enemies so your attackers can move freely
Support – They focus on healing and supporting your party’s survivability

The tier list will include columns that contain this information. When building your roster, it’s important to take note of them in conjunction with the unit’s ranking for the best results.

There Are Separate Tier Lists Per Rarity Group

Raid: Shadow Legends puts emphasis on diversification across rarity groups. As such, it’s only fitting that we have separate tier lists for legendary, epic, and rare Champions.

With all that aside, let’s dive right into our Raid: Shadow Legends’ latest tier list.

S-Tier (Legendary)

These are the best Champions you can have with the game as it is. You’ll ultimately consider yourself lucky once you have them because the payoff is immense.

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Dracomorph	Lizardmen	Attack	Magic
Arbiter	High Elves	Support	Void
Bad-el-Kazar	Undead Hordes	Support	Strength
Big ‘Un	Ogryn Tribes	Attack	Magic
Duchess Lilitu	Demonspawn	Support	Spirit
Krisk the Ageless	Lizardmen	Defense	Void
Lyssandra	High Elves	Support	Spirit
Martyr	The Sacred Order	Defense	Spirit
Ma’Shalled	Undead Hordes	Attack	Spirit
Nethril	Undead Hordes	Attack	Spirit
Raglin	Banner Lords	Support	Void
Rhazin Scarhide	Lizardmen	Defense	Strength
Siphi the Lost Bride	Undead Horde	Support	Void
Turvold	Barbarians	Attack	Void
Valkyrie	Barbarians	Defense	Spirit
Venus	The Sacred Order	Support	Void
Warlord	Orcs	Support	Void
Zavia	Dark Elves	Attack	Strength

A-Tier (Legendary)

Don’t skip A-tiers just because they’re not at the top of the game right now. They have minor flaws, but that doesn’t deter from their huge upsides.

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Abbess	The Sacred Order	Attack	Strength
Altan	Barbarians	Defense	Magic
Angar	Orcs	HP	Void
Baron	Banner Lords	Attack	Void
Belanor	High Elves	Attack	Void
Blind Seer	Dark Elves	Support	Void
Bloodgorged	Undead Horde	Attack	Strength
Brakus the Shifter	Skinwalkers	Attack	Strength
Cillian the Lucky	Banner Lords	Attack	Magic
Cruetraxa	Demonspawn	Attack	Void
Cupidus	The Sacred Order	Attack	Spirit
Drexthar Bloodtwin	Demonspawn	Defense	Strength
Foli	Dark Elves	Attack	Magic
Fu-Shan	Lizardmen	Attack	Strength
Ghostborn	Dark Elves	Support	Spirit
Harvest Jack	Undead Horde	HP	Spirit
Inithwe Bloodtwin	Demonspawn	Attack	Void
Kantra the Cyclone	Barbarians	Defense	Strength
Khoronar	Skinwalkers	HP	Void
Longbeard	Skinwalkers	Attack	Magic
Maulie Tankard	Dwarves	Support	Spirit
Minaya	Banner Lords	Support	Strength
Prince Kymar	Demonspawn	Support	Magic
Rae	Dark Elves	Attack	Magic
Robar	Orcs	Attack	Strength
Roshcard the Tower	The Sacred Order	HP	Magic
Rotos the Lost Groom	Undead Horde	Attack	Magic
Royal Hunstman	High Elves	Attack	Spirit
Scyl of the Drakes	Barbarians	Defense	Magic
Septimus	Banner Lords	Attack	Spirit
Sethallia	Banner Lords	Support	Magic
Shamrock	Ogryn Tribes	Support	Spirit
Sir Nicholas	The Sacred Order	HP	Void
Skartosis	Undead Horde	Support	Strength
Soulless	Knight Revenant	Defense	Void

B-Tier (Legendary)

These Champions are capable in some areas of the game and are good additions if you already have some higher-tiered units at your disposal.

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Suzerain Katonn	Undead Horde	Attack	Spirit
Tormin the Cold	Dwarves	Defense	Void
Tyrant Ixlimor	Demonspawn	HP	Magic
Visix the Unbowed	Dark Elves	Defense	Void
War Mother	Ogryn Tribes	Attack	Magic
Astralith	Dark Elves	Attack	Spirit
Basileus Roanas	High Elves	Attack	Strength
Black Knight	Banner Lords	HP	Strength
Crypt-King Graal	Unead Horde	Support	Magic
Elder Skrag	Barbarians	Attack	Strength
Elenaril	High Elves	Attack	Magic
Errol	The Sacred Order	Attack	Strength
Grohak the Bloodied	Orcs	Attack	Magic
Gurgoh the Augur	Ogryn Tribes	Attack	Void
Hakkorhn Smashlord	Skinwalkers	HP	Magic
Hegemon	Knights Revenant	Attack	Void
Ignatius	Ogryn Tribes	Defense	Magic
Ithos	High Elves	Attack	Void
Lanakis the Chosen	Dark Elves	Support	Magic
Lord Champfort	Banner Lords	HP	Magic
Lord Shazar	Demonspawn	Attack	Spirit
Lugan the Steadfast	Banner Lords	HP	Spirit
Norog	Skinwalkers	Defense	Magic
Queen Eva	Dark Elves	Attack	Spirit
Richtoff the Bold	Banner Lords	Attack	Spirit
Shirimani	High Elves	Support	Strength
Teela Goremane	Orcs	Support	Magic
Tomb Lord	Knight Revenant	Support	Spirit
Trunda Giltmallet	Dwarves	Attack	Magic

C-Tier (Legendary)

These Champions are decent at best and are good complements to your overall party. If you have higher-tiered units, it’s advised to not invest too much on these.

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Vizier Ovelis	Dark Elves	Attack	Strength
Warchief	Skinwalkers	Defense	Strength
Wurlim Frostking	Knight Revenant	Defense	Void
Yannica	High Elves	Attack	Spirit
Bystophus	Knight Revenant	Attack	Strength
Candraphon	Demonspawn	Attack	Strength
Gurptuk Moss-Beard	Ogryn Tribes	Support	Strength
Mortu-Macaab	Demonspawn	HP	Spirit
Mountain King	Dwarves	Attack	Strength
Skull Lord Var-Gall	Lizardmen	Defense	Strength

F-Tier (Legendary)

You’ll notice that Legendary champions do not dip below C-tier. Because of their legendary status, they are still more powerful, on average, compared to other champions with lower rarity.

Next up is the tier list for Epic Champions.

S-Tier (Epic)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Madame Serris	Dark Elves	Support	Void
Miscreated Monster	Knight Revenant	HP	Magic
Peydma	Demonspawn	Defense	Void
Sinesha	Knight Revenant	Support	Strength
Stag Knight	Banner Lords	Support	Spirit
Tayrel	High Elves	Defense	Magic
Alure	Demonspawn	Attack	Magic
Basher	Skinwalkers	Attack	Void
Aothar	The Sacred Order	Attack	Strength
Battlesage	High Elves	Support	Void
Cagebreaker	Ogryn Tribes	Attack	Spirit

A-Tier (Epic)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Doompriest	Knight Revenant	Support	Strength
Exemplar	High Elves	Attack	Void
Golden Reaper	Knight Revenant	Support	Void
Gorgorab	Undead Horde	Support	Magic
Ghrush the Mangler	Orgyn Tribe	Defense	Spirit
High Khatun	Barbarians	Support	Spirit
Infernal Baroness	Demonspawn	Defense	Strength
Juliana	The Sacred Order	Attack	Magic
Lightsworn	The Sacred Order	Defense	Void
Lua	Dark Elves	Attack	Void
Luria	Dark Elves	Attack	Spirit
Maneater	Ogryn Tribes	HP	Void
Mausoleum Mage	Undead Horde	Support	Strength
Nazana	Demonspawn	HP	Strength
Oathbound	Banner Lords	Defense	Strength
Rearguard Sergeant	Dwarves	Defense	Strength
Reinbeast	Skinwalkers	Defense	Strength
Romero	The Sacred Order	Defense	Strength
Royal Guard	High Elves	Attack	Magic
Seeker	Undead Horde	Defense	Magic
Sepulcher Sentinel	Knight Revenant	Defense	Strength
Skullcrown	Knight Revenant	Attack	Void
Skullcrusher	Ogryn Tribes	Defense	Strength
Steelskull	Skinwalkers	Support	Spirit
Thenasil	High Elves	Support	Strength
Umbral Enchantress	Demonspawn	Defense	Void
Vergis	High Elves	Defense	Spirit
Vrask	Orcs	HP	Spirit

B-Tier (Epic)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Warden	Dark Elves	Defense	Spirit
Zargala	Orcs	Attack	Strength
Zelotah	Undead Horde	Support	Spirit
Atur	Barbarians	HP	Magic
Baerdal Fellhammer	Dwarves	Attack	Void
Bloodfeather	Orcs	Attack	Strength
Captain Temila	Dark Elves	HP	Magic
Cardinal	The Sacred Order	Support	Void
Crimson Helm	Dark Elves	Defense	Spirit
Crypt Witch	Knight Revenant	Attack	Magic
Dark Athel	Undead Horde	Attack	Magic
Dark Elhain	Undead Horde	Attack	Magic
Defiled Sinner	Undead Horde	Attack	Strength
Delver	Dark Elves	Attack	Spirit
Erinyes	Demonspawn	Attack	Strength
Excruciator	Demonspawn	Attack	Magic
Fang Cleric	Dark Elves	Support	Spirit
Fenax	The Sacred Order	Attack	Spirit
Galkut	Ogryn Tribes	Attack	Spirit
Grimskin	Ogryn Tribes	Defense	Magic
Grizzled Jarl	Dwarves	Defense	Magic
Hellgazer	Demonspawn	Attack	Spirit
Hordin	Banner Lords	Attack	Magic
Husk	Undead Horde	HP	Strength
Jarang	Lizardmen	Attack	Magic
Jareg	Lizardmen	HP	Magic
Jinglehunter	High Elves	Attack	Spirit
Jizoh	Lizardmen	Defense	Spirit
Kallia	Barbarians	Attack	Strength
Karam	Undead Horde	Attack	Strength
Lady Etessa	The Sacred Order	Attack	Strength
Lich	Undead Horde	Defense	Strength
Luthiea	High Elves	Attack	Strength
Marksman	High Elves	Attack	Spirit
Mistress of Hymns	The Sacred Order	Support	Spirit
Necrohunter	Knight Revenant	Attack	Magic
Psylar	Dark Elves	Support	Void
Relickeeper	The Sacred Order	Attack	Strength
Rock Breaker	Dwarves	Defense	Spirit
Rowan	Banner Lords	Attack	Void
Sandlashed Survivor	Orcs	Defense	Spirit
Seer	Orcs	Support	Void
Seneschal	Banner Lords	Defense	Strength
Shatterbones	Ogryn Tribes	Attack	Strength
Sikara	Barbarians	Support	Magic
Skytouched Shaman	Barbarians	Support	Void
Souldrinker	Demonspawn	Attack	Strength
Spider	Dark Elves	Support	Strength
Tainix Hateflower	Demonspawn	Support	Strength

C-Tier (Epic)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Teshada	Barbarians	Defense	Strength
Towering Titan	Ogryn Tribes	HP	Void
Ultimate Galek	Orcs	Attack	Magic
Ursine Ironhide	Skinwalkers	Defense	Strength
Warcaster	Banner Lords	Support	Void
Whisper	Knight Revenant	Attack	Void
Adriel	The Sacred Order	Support	Magic
Aina	Barbarians	Attack	Magic
Alika	Barbarians	Attack	Strength
Basilisk	Lizardmen	Attack	Strength
Bonekeeper	Ogryn Tribes	Attack	Strength
Broadmaw	Lizardmen	Support	Void
Canoness	The Sacred Order	Defense	Magic
Catacomb Councilor	Undead Horde	Attack	Magic
Corpse Collector	Undead Horde	Support	Strength
Deathless	Knight Revenant	Defense	Spirit
Faceless	Knight Revenant	Attack	Void
Flesh-Tearer	Skinwalker	Support	Magic
Frostbringer	The Sacred Order	Support	Magic
Gala Longbraids	Dwarves	Attack	Void
Hexia	Undead Horde	Attack	Strength
Hope	The Sacred Order	HP	Magic

D-Tier (Epic)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Knight-Errant	Banner Lords	Attack	Spirit
Kytis	Knight Revenant	Attack	Spirit
Lordly Legionary	Banner Lords	Attack	Magic
Occult Brawler	Ogryn Tribes	HP	Spirit
Pitiless One	Knight Revenant	Attack	Magic
Shaman	Orcs	Support	Strength
Snorting Thug	Skinwalkers	HP	Strength
Tallia	The Sacred Order	Attack	Magic
Torturehelm	Orcs	HP	Strength
Ursine Icecrusher	Skinwalkers	Defense	Strength
Valla	Barbarians	Defense	Spirit
Yaga the Insatiable	Skinwalkers	Attack	Strength

F-Tier (Epic)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Azure	Banner Lords	HP	Void
Bushi	The Sacred Order	Attack	Spirit
Drake	Lizardmen	Attack	Spirit
Jotun	Barbarians	HP	Magic
Maeve	Barbarians	Attack	Strength
Missionary	The Sacred Order	HP	Strength
Ripper	Skinwalkers	Attack	Strength
Suwai Firstborn	Barbarians	Attack	Void
Taurus	Skinwalkers	Attack	Magic
Terrorbeast	Orcs	HP	Spirit
Woad-Painted	Barbarians	HP	Spirit

Next is the rankings for Rare champions. While their stats won’t blow you away, several of them have huge potential if you invest in them in the right way.

S-Tier (Rare)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Apothecary	High Elves	Support	Magic
Athel	The Sacred Order	Attack	Magic
Bellower	Ogryn Tribes	Support	Void
Coldheart	Dark Elves	Attack	Void
Diabolist	Demonspawn	Support	Magic

A-Tier (Rare)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Doomscreech	Undead Horde	HP	Void
Elhain	High Elves	Attack	Magic
Fellhound	Demonspawn	Defense	Void
Grappler	Skinwalkers	Defense	Spirit
Kael	Dark Elves	Attack	Magic
Pain Keeper	Dark Elves	HP	Void
Reliquary Tender	High Elves	Support	Void
Seducer	Undead Horde	Defense	Void
Soulbond Bowyer	Barbarians	Attack	Spirit
Spirithost	Dark Elves	Support	Spirit
Warmaiden	Barbarians	Attack	Strength

B-Tier (Rare)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Bogwalker	Lizardmen	Defense	Strength
Bone Knight	Undead Horde	Attack	Spirit
Chevalier	Banner Lords	Defense	Void
Coffin Smasher	Knight Revenant	HP	Magic
Conquerer	Banner Lords	Attack	Spirit
Executioner	Knight Revenant	Defense	Magic
Fleshmonger	Skinwalkers	Attack	Magic
Furystoker	Ogryn Tribes	Support	Spirit
Galek	Ogryn Tribes	Attack	Magic
Gator	Lizardmen	Support	Magic
Graybeard	Skinwalkers	Defense	Magic
Guardian	Knight Revenant	HP	Spirit
Haruspex	Lizardmen	Support	Void
Heiress	High Elves	Attack	Strength
Hexweaver	Dark Elves	Support	Spirit
Marked	Barbarians	Support	Magic
Marquis	Demonspawn	Defense	Void
Metalshaper	Lizardmen	Support	Spirit
Mother Superior	The Sacred Order	Support	Spirit
Penitent	The Sacred Order	Defense	Spirit
Runic Warder	Dwarves	HP	Magic
Skirmisher	Barbarians	Attack	Void
Templar	The Sacred Order	Defense	Spirit
Theurgist	Knight Revenant	Support	Magic
Veteran	Orcs	Defense	Void
Warpriest	The Sacred Order	Support	Spirit

C-Tier (Rare)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Adjudicator	High Elves	Attack	Magic
Amarantine Skeleton	Undead Horde	Defense	Void
Anointed	Barbarians	Support	Strength
Arcanist	Knight Revenant	Support	Strength
Avenger	High Elves	Attack	Magic
Banshee	Undead Horde	Support	Magic
Berserker	Barbarians	Attack	Spirit
Bloodbraid	Barbarians	HP	Spirit
Bloodpainter	Skinwalkers	Attack	Strength
Bulwark	Dwarves	Defense	Void
Channeler	Skinwalkers	Support	Spirit
Chaplain	The Sacred Order	Support	Strength
Chopper	Orcs	Attack	Magic
Confessor	The Sacred Order	Attack	Void
Corpulent Cadaver	Undead Horde	HP	Spirit
Courtier	Banner Lords	Attack	Strength
Crimson Slayer	Knight Revenant	Attack	Spirit
Cudgeler	Dwarves	Attack	Magic
Daywalker	Knight Revenant	HP	Void
Deathchanter	Orcs	HP	Magic
Elder	Barbarians	Defense	Magic
Eviscerator	Dark Elves	Attack	Void
Fencer	High Elves	Attack	Strength
Frozen Banshee	Undead Horde	Attack	Magic
Gladiator	Knight Revenant	Attack	Strength

D-Tier (Rare)

Champion	Faction	Role	Affinity
Gnarlhorn	Skinwalkers	HP	Spirit
Gravechill Killer	Undead Horde	Attack	Magic
Grinner	Undead Horde	Support	Strength
Grumbler	Dwarves	HP	Magic
Halberdier	Banner Lords	Attack	Spirit
Harvester	Dark Elves	Attack	Void
Hill Nomad	Barbarians	Support	Magic
Hollow	Undead Horde	Attack	Void
Hurler	Lizardmen	Attack	Strength
Hyria	High Elves	Attack	Spirit
Ifrit	Demonspawn	HP	Void
Ironclad	Orcs	HP	Strength
Judge	Dark Elves	Attack	Magic
Lamellar	The Sacred Order	HP	Strength
Magus	Knight Revenant	Attack	Magic
Master Butcher	Dwarves	Support	Spirit
Myrmidon	Banner Lords	Defense	Magic
Mystic Hand	Dark Elves	Support	Strength
Ogryn Jailer	Ogryn Tribes	Attack	Strength
Pounder	Ogryn Tribes	Defense	Magic
Preserver	Banner Lords	Defense	Strength
Raider	Orcs	Attack	Spirit
Renegade	Knight Revenant	Support	Void
Retainer	Dark Elves	Defense	Void
Rocktooth	Ogryn Tribes	Attack	Magic
Rotting Mage	Undead Horde	Support	Spirit
Sentinel	Barbarians	HP	Strength
Skink	Lizardmen	Attack	Magic
Skullsworm	Lizardmen	Attack	Strength
Slitherbrute	Lizardmen	Attack	Magic
Sorceress	Undead Horde	Attack	Strength
Stout Axeman	Dwarves	HP	Magic
Temptress	Undead Horde	Attack	Magic
Valerie	Banner Lords	Support	Magic
Vanguard	Banner Lords	Defense	Void
Wretch	Undead Horde	Attack	Strength

F-Tier (Rare)

All other Champions fall under the bottom tier. With so many units available in Raid: Shadow Legends, there are bound to be several that should have no business being in your party rotation.

And that should be it for the tier list. This may not be a perfect list (making one is impossible), but this would help guide you through your journey through the game. Make sure to master the gameplay elements and assert whether the champions you have are worth keeping.