2025 Gear Set Meta in Raid: What’s Still Worth Farming?

If you've been playing Raid: Shadow Legends for any length of time, you've probably heard that "gear is king." But with so many sets in the game—and more added every year—it's getting harder to know what's actually worth your time.

This guide breaks down the current state of gear sets in 2025—what's top-tier, what's niche, and what's just dead weight. Here's your gear-by-gear recap with practical advice to help you farm smarter and build better.

These sets just aren't worth farming anymore, especially if you're in mid to late game:

• Life, Defense, Offense, Crit Damage, Accuracy – Starter sets that fall off fast.
• Lifesteal – Once vital, now irrelevant thanks to better healing champions and regen sets.
• Fury, Daze, Cursed, Frost, Destroy, Swift Parry, Instinct – Extremely niche or outclassed.
• All Divine Sets (except Divine Speed) – Outdated and largely unused.
• Affinity Breaker, Untouchable, Bloodthirst, Defiant, Fortitude – Situational at best, mostly obsolete.

Pro Tip: Focus your energy on content that gives endgame-tier sets, especially from Hydra, Clan Boss, Doom Tower, and Fire Knight.

Here's what's still strong, widely used, and absolutely worth your investment:

Speed

These sets are universally useful, offering core stat boosts that benefit nearly every champion. They remain essential from early progression through to top-tier Arena and PvE teams. While alternatives like Supersonic exist, Speed is always relevant.

Regeneration

They heal each turn, making them crucial for solo builds, Faction Wars, and champions lacking innate healing. They're effective in both early and late game, offering excellent sustain and reliability.

Relentless

It may feel inconsistent, but it's incredibly powerful when it triggers. Especially strong for Chimera damage dealers, the extra turns can mean massive output. Good rolls on this set are worth holding onto.

Savage

A go-to set for ignore DEF builds. While Lethal may outclass it slightly, Savage is far more accessible and remains a staple choice for nukers across all stages.

Stun

Stun sets are essential for controlling waves, especially in content like Curse City, campaign, and Doom Tower. AoE crowd control champions thrive with this set equipped.

Reflex

A set that boosts the frequency of powerful single-use abilities. Perfect for champions with cooldown resets or enemy max HP nukes, it can significantly improve performance in clutch moments.

Perception

Offer massive value by combining Accuracy and Speed in one set. It's ideal for support champions and remains viable from early stages into late-game play.

Guardian

They shine in Clan Boss and survival-based teams. The combination of healing and damage sharing gives it strong utility, especially during early-to-mid game content.

Lethal

An endgame alternative to Savage, providing both crit rate and ignore DEF. Though harder to acquire, it offers stronger overall performance if you have the gear to support it.

Merciless

A top-tier DPS set. At 6 pieces, it grants ignore DEF and cooldown reduction, and at 9 pieces, it adds extra turn chances—perfect for damage dealers who rely on fast rotations.

Protection

A Hydra and Chimera all-star. It shields buffs, scales damage with buffs (except enemy max HP for Chimera), and delivers excellent set bonuses at higher piece counts.

Stone Skin

Dominant in Arena. Even a 4-piece set can completely stall enemy teams. Pairing it with Savage allows for hybrid tank-nuke strategies.

Bolster

A strong option for early game and PvE survival comps. It synergizes well with champions that scale off shields or rely on having lots of buffs.

Slayer

An underrated but great for AoE damage dealers. Its bonuses include turn meter gain and ignore DEF at 6 pieces, making it ideal for burst damage in Arena or PvE.

Feral

A top-tier support set, especially for Hydra and Chimera. Its bonuses include accuracy, polymorph resistance, and extra damage per debuff—perfect for utility champions like Lydia.

Pinpoint

Exclusive to event dungeons and enhances accessories with Speed and Accuracy. The 6-piece bonus is especially valuable, though the 9-piece isn't always necessary.

Stop wasting time on old dungeons unless you're targeting something specific like Speed gear (from Dragon) or Savage/Regen (from Fire Knight). Instead, focus your farming on:

• Hydra – Protection, Mythical gear
• Clan Boss – Guardian, Cruel, Immortal
• Doom Tower – Niche but valuable sets (e.g., Reflex, Stun)
• Siege & Sintranos – Feral, Merciless, etc.
• Most dungeons become obsolete once you're in mid-to-late game.

In 2025, the gear meta in Raid is all about stat efficiency, set bonuses, and utility. If you're still farming Ice Golem for Life sets... it might be time to rethink that strategy.

Want to prep your account for Chimera, Hydra, or high-end PvE? Stick to sets like Regen, Savage, Feral, Protection, and Merciless. Keep your Speed and Perception pieces for flexibility, and don't sleep on niche sets like Reflex or Stun where appropriate.

Every piece can be extremely costly to upgrade with gear ascension, glyphs and general upgrading. Being selective with what you want to keep can prevent you from wasting valuable resources.