Raid: Shadow Legends, Plarium's epic dark fantasy RPG, continues to dominate the mobile gaming scene, often hailed as a titan in the genre. The April 2025 Champions update, released on April 2, perfectly aligns with the game's 10.40 update cycle, introducing a fresh wave of excitement for both veteran players and newcomers alike.
The update introduces six new champions to the roster: Bladechorister Caldor, Iudex Artor, Lysanthir Beastbane, Kerin the Harvester, Aratheia Corpseflower, and Yuzan The Marooned. These additions promise to shake up the battlegrounds of Teleria, offering new strategies for Clan Boss runs, Arena fights, and dungeon grinds. Whether you're a seasoned Champion or a beginner, this guide will break down everything you need to know about these new heroes, from their characteristics and rarity to their movesets and types.
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Bladechorister Caldor
---------------------Rarity: Legendary
Affinity: Spirit
Type: Attack
Faction: Sylvan Watchers
Skills:
Daggersong: Attacks all enemies with a 15% chance of stunning them for 1 turn. Additionally, it ignores 20% of each target's resistance for every Continuous Heal buff on this Champion.
Orchestra of War: Selects a target for attack. If an enemy, it applies a poison debuff for 2 turns. If an ally, it extends all buffs by 1 turn.
Rhythm’s Crescendo: Attacks 1 enemy with a 100% chance of removing all buffs. There's also a 60% chance to apply a Decrease Defense debuff and a 25% chance for a Weaken debuff.
Sylvan Symphony: Exclusive to Sylvan Watchers Unity, each Continuous Heal buff on this Champion increases the crit rate by 20%.
Aura: Boosts ally crit rate by 25%.
Aratheia Corpseflower
---------------------Rarity: Legendary
Affinity: Void
Type: Attack
Faction: Sylvan Watchers
Skills:
Hexbloom: Attacks 1 enemy and fills the champion's turn meter by 10%.
Capricious Spite: Attacks all enemies twice and fills the champion's turn meter by 30%.
Mindsnare Cloud: Places a 50% Increase ACC buff on all allies for 2 turns and fills their turn meter by 50%.
Fanglilac Frenzy: If the Champion kills 1 or more enemies, it ignores 10% of any target's defense.
Aura: Increases Ally Attack in all battles.
Yuzan the Marooned
------------------Rarity: Epic
Affinity: Void
Type: HP
Faction: Skinwalkers
Skills:
Hammerhorn: Attacks 1 enemy and transfers any 1 debuff from the Champion to the enemy.
Thundering Charge: Attacks all enemies with a 75% chance of removing any two random buffs from all enemies.
Good Luck Charm: Removes 1 random debuff from all allies and heals them by 20% of the champion's max health.
Kind Soul: Whenever the Champion heals using a skill, it also heals all allies by 20% of any heal.
Aura: Increases Ally Resistance in all battles.
Conclusion
----------The introduction of these new Champions significantly diversifies the gameplay of Raid: Shadow Legends, providing players with compelling reasons to continue grinding and strategizing. Their varied rarities highlight their battle prowess, and their skills synergize well with both allies and themselves. Notably, each Champion has at least one skill that targets all enemies, adding dynamic layers to combat.
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