in the Hopes of Aquireing MORE SPEED ....................... 

Ah yes, good old Raid 😂

I search for heros that have turn Meter Control , and find none ... 

Armiger, Elf Guard, Soulbond Bowyer. Turnmeter control is really easy to get.

without MAXED Gear and and masteries ,,, they are just so much Dead Weight 

Armiger and Elf Guard are useless if they dont stay Alive 

and Bowyer needs SPEED ,, Opppsss thats what this post is About isnt it ,, SPEED

Watching the Enemy teams Turn meter tick by like a Second hand

Getting Enough Speed .. in combination with the other options you need for each char...

Actually started looking in the Market at the Epic and Lego Boots and Gloves 

Actually got a Pair of LEGO 5 star SPEED boot today  650k coins ,, 

but oh well they were lego 5star and actually had Acc / Crit Rate subs

Ok, I understand that Elf Guard the squishy with her low def is hard to keep alive.

But Armiger shouldn't have any problems. At lvl 60 he has 15k HP and 947 base def. That is much more than the starter champs have. It's even more survivability than a champ like Royal Guard has, not even talking about glass canons like Coldheart or Fayne. 

IMO, armiger is the only one of those worth using.  And yes difficult to gear for maximum efficiency (especially if using destroy gear).  But really only ACC & CR are what you are looking for.  If you are still struggling for gear (not farming dragon20), then you probably aren't ready for armiger.  I would have 5 6star champs for Dragon before leveling armiger.

Alure: Decreases the target’s Turn Meter by 25% on each critical hit .

https://ayumilove.net/raid-shadow-legends-alure-skill-mastery-equip-guide/

verry usefull at Fire Knight’s Castle

Booking is not necessary with this epic champion.