RAID: Shadow Legends Artifacts Guide
Artifacts are the gear system of RAID: Shadow Legends — the difference between a strong champion and a weak one is often just their equipment. This guide covers sets, stats and speed tuning.
What are artifacts?
Artifacts are equippable gear pieces that add stats to a champion. Each piece has a rarity, a star level, a set, a main stat and sub stats. Better pieces roll higher values, and full sets activate set bonuses.
Artifacts come from dungeons, the Clan Boss, events and other rewards. Because gear is transferable, improving your artifact collection improves your whole roster — which is why farming gear is a permanent part of the game.
Gear sets
Equipping multiple pieces from the same set activates a set bonus — for example extra speed, extra accuracy or increased damage. Set bonuses are a core part of any build.
The available sets and their exact bonuses change between updates, so check the current in-game values before committing to a set. The general idea is stable: pick sets that multiply your champion’s role, and don’t chase a set at the cost of good stats.
Stats explained
Every artifact has a main stat (fixed per slot) and sub stats (rolled from a pool). The stats that matter most vary by role:
- Attack, defense and HP scale your champion’s core power.
- Speed decides turn order — often the most valuable stat in the game.
- Crit rate and crit damage multiply damage output.
- Accuracy enables debuffs; resistance protects against them.
A simple rule: stats beat sets. A broken set with perfect stats usually outperforms a full set with wasted rolls.
Speed tuning
Speed tuning means arranging your champions’ speed values so they act in the order you want. Because turns are decided by speed, precise tuning lets a support act before a damage dealer, or a debuffer go first — the difference between a clean fight and a messy one.
The exact speed mechanics and thresholds change between updates, so check the current in-game values if you are tuning seriously. Community tools can calculate turn order, but the concept is simple: control who moves when.
What to sell or keep
Inventory fills fast, so a cleaning habit helps:
- Sell pieces with a useless main stat for their slot.
- Keep high-rarity pieces with the right main stat, even if sub stats are mediocre.
- Keep speed pieces aggressively — speed is always in demand.
- Sell duplicates you will never use; silver is always needed.
The exact thresholds change between updates, but the principle does not: keep what your teams would actually equip, sell the rest.
Campaign Farmer Gear
For a campaign farmer, focus on survival and repeatable area damage: good main stats on the right slots, speed to act often, and the damage stat your champion scales from. See the campaign farmer artifact build for a full guide.
Quick reference
Common abbreviations you will see in builds and discussions:
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ATK / DEF / HP | Attack / Defense / Health stats |
| SPD | Speed |
| C.RATE / C.DMG | Crit rate / Crit damage |
| ACC / RES | Accuracy / Resistance |
| AoE | Area of effect skills |
FAQ
Common questions about this topic.
Where can I find an artifacts guide?
You are reading it. For the parts that change between updates — set bonuses, drop sources and speed thresholds — check the current in-game values.
What are the best gear sets?
The best set depends on the champion’s role and the mode. Set bonuses change between updates, so check the current in-game values and prefer stats over sets.
What is speed tuning?
Arranging your champions’ speed so they act in the order you want — support before damage dealer, debuffer first, and so on. Precise thresholds change with updates.
What stats should I look for?
Speed first, then the stats that match the champion’s role: attack stats for damage dealers, defense and HP for tanks, accuracy for debuffers.