Hey, everyone!

A new Raid Update is coming along, and it’s a big one. We have a number of Champions lined up to join the roster - including the winner of the Community Champion Concept Contest! - but that’s just an extra to go with the new Doom Tower Rotation. Two brutal Bosses unlike anything you’ve seen, two awesome Artifact sets, and a whole lot of rebalanced levels await you! On top of all that, we’re going to tweak the recently introduced Clan Quests and Shop. Read on to find out a bit more and prepare.

Doom Tower Rotation 3

We mentioned before that there are 3 Doom Tower rotations we want to add to the game, and this will be the final one for the time being. Like before, the previous rotations are not going to simply disappear - we’ll cycle through them to ensure the Doom Tower offers different challenges and doesn’t become stale. 

You can expect to see some of the old Bosses show up on various Floors, though their Affinity will be different. Many of the normal Floors will be rebalanced and offer a different set of enemies to fight and defeat. Finally, there will be new Secret Room requirements as well.

But the main attraction of this third rotation is the pair of terrifying new Bosses that you must face. Let’s introduce them!

Bommal the Dreadhorn

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Bommal is all about Bombs. He has a ton of them to place on your team and the extra scary Dreadbombs that can’t be stopped in any way. To make matters worse, he can also strip your Champions of all buffs if their Resistance is not high enough, and will retaliate with Bombs if you try to debuff him.

So the things you’ll need most are Resistance, healing, and someone who can reliably freeze the Dreadbombs to ensure they don’t hurt as much upon exploding. Try to limit the debuffs you place on Bommal, though you can use Champions who extend debuff duration if you’re feeling brave and time them well. Finally, you can throw your own Bombs into the mix - they are one of Bommal’s biggest vulnerabilities.

It’s going to be a tough fight either way, but the Dreadhorn Plates you win will allow you to craft the new Fortitude Artifact Set that provides a significant bonus to the wearer’s Resistance (+40) and Defense (+10%). And it’s a 2-piece Set, so they stack quite high!

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Astranyx the Dark Fae

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Astranyx is the second Boss you’ll face in the new rotation, and she also has some unique game mechanics to utilize against your team. She starts the battle concealed by a Perfect Veil buff and has the exact copies of your Champions fighting at her side. She will also be able to Banish your Champions. It’s a new status effect that takes the affected Champion out of the fight - they can’t sustain damage, be targeted by debuffs or buffs, and so on. The only way to return them is to destroy their mirror copy, which Astranyx creates. Finally, Astranyx gets different bonuses based on the Affinities present in your team.

Perfecting team composition is key to defeating her. You need to be certain that you can best your own Champions before they blast you with your own tricks - be sure to have plenty of damage, reliable crowd control, and a fine-tuned turn order. You do get the first turn as the attacker (unless Astranyx is faster!), and decreasing the Turn Meter of the “Mirror Team” would give you a massive advantage.

The Fae Spheres you gain by defeating Astranyx will allow you to craft the Lethal Artifact Set. It’s a 4-piece set that lets the wearer ignore 25% of the target’s Defense and grants a 10% C. RATE bonus - awesome for any self-respecting damage-dealer.

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We’ve also released a dedicated video to showcase all strengths and weaknesses of these two Bosses and provide an in-depth review of their Skills and viable tactics. Don’t miss it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q0sbbB8cd4  

Clan Changes

As always, we’ve monitored player feedback closely after Update 4.50 went live. Our original goal was to provide a new activity that would inspire Clan members to cooperate and develop their Clan together, but we have underestimated a few pitfalls. With your feedback in mind, we are taking steps to rectify these issues and get the new Clan activities back on track with our original vision.

First of all, we never intended for Clanmates to fight one another for Clan Quests and will take steps to ensure that is no longer required:

• All 90 Clan Quests will be available to all Clans, no prerequisites
• Elite Clan Quests are available to all Clans starting from Level 1 

You still need to cooperate to get the best results, of course, and it's up to Clan leadership to establish the rules surrounding teamwork. Furthermore, we will increase the rewards for Clan Quest completion:

• Basic Clan Quests will grant 100 Clan Gold (up from 50)
• Expert Clan Quests will grant 200 Clan Gold (up from 150)
• Elite Clan Quests will grant 350 Clan Gold (up from 300)

So while some Clan Quests will indeed be simpler to complete than others, higher-tier challenges will offer more significant rewards. 

Finally, slots #3 and 5 in the Clan Shop will no longer feature Affinity Potions. We’ve added chests with Revenge Accessories (5% chance to Counterattack when hit) instead.

We hope that these steps will help resolve some of the issues that have arisen with the new Clan activities! But we’ll keep a close eye on it still and you can expect further tweaks in the future - be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments!

New Champions

Next Fusion: Roric Wyrmbane

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Kalvalax as the Duke of Doom

Those of you who were around for the Community Champion Concept Contest may recognize Kalvalax as the Duke of Doom - the winning artwork by the talented David Fitzsimmons! As promised, our artists adjusted the concept a little, and now Kalvalax is ready to pledge his blade to your service in the world of Raid: Shadow Legends. 

David will naturally receive this Champion for free as part of his reward for winning the contest, but Kalvalax will soon be added to the Summoning pool.

We’ll release a special “Making Of” video about this Champion in the coming weeks to mark the occasion. Stay tuned!

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Have a good one