Best HP Burn Champions for Spider Dungeon in Raid Shadow Legends

In this guide, we’ll highlight the power of HP Burn in the Spider Dungeon in Raid: Shadow Legends. We’ll break down how this debuff works, the best ways to utilise it in this encounter, and the types of champions that excel in this role.

How HP Burn Damage The Spider Boss

The Spider Dungeon is one of the best encounters for HP Burn, as there can be up to 11 enemies in the fight. This allows the debuff to generate massive amounts of splash damage – every time a spiderling takes a turn, it triggers a 3% MAX HP hit onto the main Spider, rapidly wearing it down.

In Hard difficulty, however, the Spider becomes significantly faster, which can make this strategy less reliable. As a result, many teams shift towards using HP Burn activation champions. While these are rare, they can instantly trigger HP Burn ticks, allowing you to deal burst damage without needing to wait for the spiderlings to take their turns.

Why Spider Teams Use HP Burn

Teams utilise HP Burn in the Spider Dungeon due to the number of target’s present, allowing you to place the debuff onto the spiderlings and trigger splash damage each time they take a turn. By avoiding heavy AoE damage and instead building around Turn Meter control and crowd control, you can prevent the boss from taking turns while HP Burn steadily deals the majority of the damage. This can then be complemented by single-target abilities, such as Enemy MAX HP skills, to further speed up the run.

Spiderlings and the boss interaction

The first challenge your team faces is the stream of spiderlings summoned by the boss. Six spawn at the start of the fight, with additional spiderlings appearing following turns, up to a cap of 10. The main Spider will then consume them on her next turn, healing herself and gaining increased ATK for each one consumed. Because of this, controlling Turn Meter and Speed is crucial to prevent her from taking turns and benefiting from these effects.

In the early stages, you may be able to simply kill the spiderlings before they are consumed. However, as difficulty increases, shifting to an HP Burn and control-based strategy becomes far more effective – especially if you lack the top tier Enemy MAX HP champions to burst the boss down. If left unchecked, the spiderlings can quickly overwhelm your team, so having the right support, control, and defensive effects in place is essential for surviving the encounter.

Why controlling the fight matters

If you’re able to maintain control over both the spiderlings and the boss, the fight can quickly shift in your favour. Slowing the boss with Decrease SPD and Turn Meter reduction, while using AoE control like Stun or Freeze on the spiderlings, allows you to safely set up HP Burn and trigger consistent splash damage without taking hits in return.

This creates a loop of control and safety for your team. As long as the boss is prevented from taking turns and consuming spiderlings for healing, the combination of HP Burn and any additional damage will steadily wear Skavag down, leading to a much more reliable run.

Crowd Control champions

The most effective forms of control come from debuffs like Stun, Freeze, True Fear, Provoke, and Taunt, either completely preventing spiderlings from taking turns or directing their attacks toward a durable target. For example, pairing a champion like Ambassador Lethelin with Drexthar Bloodtwin allows you to funnel attacks into him, increasing the chances of triggering his passive to apply HP Burn.

While the spiderlings are controlled, HP Burn can safely trigger its splash damage without your team taking hits in return. It’s important, however, to ensure your control champion isn’t built to outright kill the spiderlings, as this would reduce the effectiveness of your HP Burn strategy. Champions like Lady Mikage or Gliseah Soulguide are great examples of strong control without excessive damage.

Turn Meter control champions

Multiple sources of Turn Meter control become much more important beyond Stage 20, as the boss gains Almighty Persistence, reducing the effectiveness of Turn Meter reduction by 50%. Because of this, champions who can fully deplete or steal Turn Meter are ideal, such as Coldheart, who also brings strong Enemy MAX HP damage.

Pair this with Decrease SPD to further limit the boss’s ability to take turns, and when using AoE Turn Meter control, consider champions who don’t deal excessive damage – such as Lyssandra or Psylar, to maintain control without accidentally killing spiderlings and losing HP Burn value. It’s worth noting that on Hard difficulty, the Spider is immune to both Turn Meter and Speed control.

Support Champions

Bringing allies who can apply Block Debuffs to prevent poisons if you do take hits, alongside protective effects like Shields, cleansing, and revives, are all excellent options if the spiderlings aren’t fully controlled. This helps your less durable champions survive incoming damage, or be brought back at crucial moments if they fall – especially in situations where the boss isn’t fully under control.

Here we’ve highlighted 10 powerful HP Burn champions for the Spider’s Den Dungeon. While this list isn’t exhaustive, it should give you an understanding of what makes these type of champions so effective. For more options, be sure to check out our Champion Tier List.

Accuracy & Speed

The most important stat for HP Burn champions is Accuracy, as you’ll need enough to consistently land your debuffs. As a general rule, aim for around 25 Accuracy higher than the enemy’s Resistance. You can use our Raid Stages Tool to check specific requirements for each stage – for example, in Spider 20, you’ll want around 225 Accuracy, alongside enough Speed to keep up with both the boss and the spiderlings.

Reccomended Artifact Sets

Any gear sets that provide Accuracy or Speed are ideal, such as Speed, Perception, or Feral, helping you consistently land debuffs while taking more turns. Sets like Reflex are also valuable for reducing cooldowns, allowing you to apply HP Burn more frequently, while Relentless can grant extra turns, helping you cycle back into key abilities faster during progression.

To beat the Spider’s Den, focus on controlling both the boss and spiderlings while using HP Burn as your primary damage source. Apply HP Burn across the spiderlings so each of their turns triggers splash damage onto the boss, and avoid heavy AoE damage that would kill them prematurely. Use strong crowd control like Stun, Freeze, Provoke, or Taunt to prevent spiderlings from attacking or to redirect them into a durable champion like Drexthar to trigger additional Burns.

Pair this with Turn Meter and Speed control to stop the boss from taking turns and consuming spiderlings to heal. As you progress, especially into higher stages or Hard Mode where Turn Meter control is limited, prioritise HP Burn activation champions for burst damage. Ensure your team has enough Accuracy to land debuffs and the survivability to withstand pressure, creating a stable loop where Burns steadily wear the boss down for a consistent and reliable clear.