Edward Kenway

Edward Kenway, best known as the pirate protagonist of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, sails into Teleria as part of the Assassin’s Creed x Raid: Shadow Legends collaboration. This Banner Lords Assassin brings a kit built around setting up Perfect Veil to enhance the value of fellow Assassins, while also using the buff himself to make his effects irresistible, while dealing meaningful damage. He also introduces a unique Ensnare-focused passive that adds further control to his kit.

Aside from the shared Everything Is Permitted [P] that other Assassins also have, Keelhaul [P] gives Edward a 50% chance to place Ensnare on enemies with each hit, applies Ensnare and decreases the Turn Meter of other enemies when he secures a kill, and increases the damage he deals to targets affected. While under Perfect Veil, this effect becomes irresistible, cementing Edward as a consistent threat. Ensnare itself nullifies Turn Meter increase effects on affected targets, as seen with Leshun in the Grim Forest, and when combined with the rest of Edward’s kit, it can be difficult for enemies to break free from, creating a punishing cycle of manipulation.

Through his A2, Edward unleashes a double-hitting AoE attack that steals buffs from enemies, decreases their Turn Meters by 20%, and applies Sleep for control, while ignoring Block Debuffs on critical hits. This makes it an excellent way to control enemies even with protected Block Debuffs, simultaneously putting them into a vulnerable state while dealing solid damage.

If Edward is not supported by a fellow Assassin or ally providing Perfect Veil before his turn, you will often want to open with his A3 to apply the buff to himself and Assassins, despite the lack of an Extra Turn mechanic. Perfect Veil is crucial to his kit, as it removes the need for Accuracy and avoids the risk of being resisted. The A3 also serves as a powerful single-target nuke, ignoring Shield, Stoneskin, and Block Damage, and placing Block Revive if the target is killed, making it great for bypassing defensive buffs and permanently removing key threats from the fight.

Additionally, Edward’s A1 functions in a similar way to Alure’s, decreasing the target’s Turn Meter by 15%, or 25% on critical hits. This makes it especially effective against bosses such as the Dark Fae and Fire Knight, as well as in general encounters where pushing enemies back further enhances his synergy with Ensnare and his A2.