What King Arthur: Legends Rise Does Better Than Raid: Shadow Legends

King Arthur: Legends Rise brings fresh mechanics, deeper customization, and smarter quality-of-life features that make it stand out from other mobile RPGs. If you’re a Raid: Shadow Legends player looking for something new—or just curious about what makes this game special—this guide will break down the best features that King Arthur: Legends Rise does better.

One of the standout features of King Arthur: Legends Rise is its Relic system.

How It Works:

• Every hero can equip different Relics, which change:
  • Their elemental affinity (Fire, Ice, Storm).
  • Their skills and playstyle.

For example, Arthur’s abilities completely change based on his equipped Relic:

• Excalibur (Fire) – High single-target damage, chance to stun.
• Breath of Diana (Storm) – Team-wide attack buffs, multi-hit attacks.
• Regal Roar (Ice) – AOE debuffs, chill effects.

Why It’s Better Than Raid:

• In Raid: Shadow Legends, heroes have set skills and elements—you can’t change them.
• In King Arthur: Legends Rise, one hero can fill multiple roles based on their Relic, allowing for deeper team strategies.

Example in Action:

Arthur’s Fire Relic isn’t great for Plane of Beasts (a dungeon requiring multi-hit attacks), but switching to his Storm Relic makes him far more effective with a triple-hit ability and attack speed buffs.

This level of customization makes each hero much more versatile compared to Raid’s static system.

Duplicate heroes are actually useful in King Arthur: Legends Rise thanks to the Chivalry System.

How It Works:

• Dupes of a hero unlock Chivalry levels, which provide:
  • New passive effects (not just raw stat boosts).
  • Unique gameplay mechanics that change how a hero functions.
  • Generic upgrade tokens (so you don’t have to rely on pulling dupes).

Example: How Chivalry Makes Heroes Stronger

• At Chivalry Level 8, Arthur gets extra attack turns when he crits, making him significantly stronger.
• Kay’s Chivalry 8 unlocks an evasion-based mechanic, letting her dodge multiple attacks and take extra turns.

Why It’s Better Than Raid:

• In Raid: Shadow Legends, the duplicate system only increases base stats and has little impact on a hero’s abilities.

In King Arthur: Legends Rise, dupes actively change how heroes function, making them more fun and rewarding to build.

Leveling up a hero in many mobile RPGs feels permanent and punishing if you make the wrong choice. Not here.

How Hero Reset Works:

• You can fully reset any hero at any time.
• All experience is refunded as potions.
• Gear and Relics can be unequipped and reused.

Why This Is a Big Deal

• Raid: Shadow Legends has no reset feature, meaning any resources spent are gone forever.
• King Arthur: Legends Rise lets you experiment freely without regret.

If you accidentally invest in the wrong character or find a better hero, you can simply reset and move your resources elsewhere—a game-changer for long-term progression.

The Forge is a game-changer, letting you craft specific gear sets tailored to your heroes.

How It Works:

• You farm materials in dungeons and use them to craft powerful gear sets.
• You can choose the gear type (helmets, weapons, accessories).
• Certain gear sets have unique effects, like:
  • Vigor Set – Increases skill energy (Vigor) regeneration.
  • Counter Set – Allows heroes to counterattack when hit.
  • Strife Set – Grants attack bonuses when enemies die.

Why It’s Better Than Raid:

• In Raid: Shadow Legends, gear is entirely RNG-based—you have no control over what you get.
• In King Arthur: Legends Rise, you can target farm and craft gear, reducing frustration.

This system removes a lot of the randomness that makes gearing up frustrating in other games.

Most mobile RPGs limit how many auto-battles you can run daily (Raid sells multi-battle tokens).

King Arthur: Legends Rise has no cap on auto-battles.

• You can farm dungeons, XP, and gold as much as you want (limited only by your stamina).
• This means no waiting for daily multi-battle refills.

King Arthur: Legends Rise has a better PvP Arena system than most RPGs.

• No battle limitations – Fight as much as you want.
• Three free opponent refreshes per day.
• Weekly ranked seasons give valuable rewards just for participating.

Unlike Raid, where PvP battles are limited by refresh timers and pay-to-win mechanics, here you can fight freely and earn rewards through play.

The game offers frequent, generous events that help free-to-play players keep up.

Examples of Event Rewards:

• Summoning Events → Free gems and Relic summon tokens.
• Arena Events → Earn tons of stamina just for fighting.
• Gold Farming Events → Get extra gold for upgrading heroes.

Unlike Raid, where event rewards often feel underwhelming, here they actually help progress your account.

New players often struggle to know what to do next in RPGs. King Arthur: Legends Rise fixes that with:

• Clear progression milestones – Tells you when your heroes need better gear, higher levels, or stronger teams.
• The Path of Power system – Guides you through which dungeons to prioritize.
• Story-based team restrictions – Encourages you to level different heroes without making it feel wasteful.

Raid lacks this level of player guidance, leaving many new players stuck.