Best Champions for Beginners in RAID: Shadow Legends
Choosing the right champions at the start of RAID: Shadow Legends has a massive impact on how fast your account progresses. Many beginners get stuck not because of bad luck with shards, but because they invest resources into the wrong champions too early.
Below is a complete beginner-focused champion guide covering the best champions for Beginners in RAID to build first, including starters, rares and easy-to-get units that carry accounts through early and mid game.
Best Starter Champion for Beginners in RAID
Kael (Rare – Dark Elves)
Kael is widely considered the best starter champion for new players.
Why Kael is S-tier for beginners:
- Strong AoE damage for Campaign farming
- Poison debuffs for Clan Boss
- Easy to gear and scale
- Useful in Campaign, Dungeons, and Arena
Kael alone can carry your account through the entire early game and remains useful even in mid game content.
Build focus: Speed, Accuracy, Crit Rate
Best sets: Lifesteal + Speed
Best Rare Champions Every Beginner Should Build in RAID
Warmaiden
Warmaiden is one of the most important champions a beginner can get and she is farmable for free.
Why Warmaiden is essential:
- AoE Defense Down debuff
- Massive damage boost for your entire team
- Core Arena and Dungeon champion
She enables faster clears and higher damage across all game modes.
Apothecary
Apothecary is one of the strongest support champions in the game, regardless of rarity.
Why Apothecary is top-tier:
- Speed boost and Turn Meter fill
- Strong single-target heals
- Scales extremely well into late game
Many endgame players still use Apothecary.
Spirithost
Spirithost is an excellent early-game support and Arena lead.
Key benefits:
- Speed aura in Arena
- Attack Up buff
- Debuff cleanse
She pairs extremely well with Warmaiden and Kael in early Arena teams.
Best Epic Champions for Beginners in RAID
Deacon Armstrong
If you pull Deacon Armstrong early, you are extremely lucky.
Why Deacon is amazing:
- Turn Meter manipulation
- Defense Down debuff
- Speed aura
Miscreated Monster
Miscreated Monster offers survivability that beginners usually lack.
Strengths:
- Massive shields
- Crowd control
- Strong dungeon performance
Stag Knight
Stag Knight is one of the best debuff champions for early and mid game.
Why he’s valuable:
- Attack Down and Defense Down
- Strong dungeon utility
- Easy to slot into most teams
Champions Beginners Should NOT Invest In Early
Avoid wasting resources on:
- Champions without AoE damage
- Niche PvP-only units
- Champions requiring high-end gear
- Legendaries that need books to function
Rarity does not equal usefulness. Efficiency matters more.
Best Beginner Team Example
A strong early-game team looks like this:
- Kael – damage & poisons
- Warmaiden – defense down
- Apothecary – speed & healing
- Spirithost / Diabolist – buffs & turn meter
This setup clears Campaign, early Dungeons, Arena and Clan Boss efficiently.
Beginner Champion Progression Rules
- Focus on one carry champion first (Kael)
- Bring champions to level 60 one by one
- Gear > rarity
- Speed wins fights
- Do not feed good Rare champions
Final Thoughts
The fastest way to progress in RAID: Shadow Legends is not summoning more champions – it’s building the right ones.
Champions like Kael, Warmaiden, and Apothecary form the backbone of thousands of successful accounts.
If you master these basics, everything else in RAID becomes easier.