Guide to Champion Ascension

Congratulations on pulling or earning a new champion. Raid has hundreds of champions all with different and diverse skill sets but what every champion will require if you want any long term usage out of them is Ascension. Champions will be restricted by the equipment they can wear and also some effects on their skills until you have ascended them. Let’s take a deep dive into this important system in Raid: Shadow Legends!

Ascension levels are identified by the colour of the star on your champion. Since Champion Awakening has existed there are now three states a champion can be in:

1. No Ascension and No Awakening = Identified by the Yellow Star
2. Ascended but no Awakening = Identified by the Purple Star
3. Ascended and Awakening = Identified by the Red Star

It’s important to understand that the maximum ascension and awakening level is 6 and a champion cannot be ascended to an ascension level higher than their current Rank. Additionally, Common champions cannot be ascended meaning they will always lack the same power as Uncommon champions and higher.

Before even gearing up your champions, you will most likely want to try and get your champions ascended. This unlocks the Amulet accessory at Rank 5 and Banner accessory at Rank 6 whilst also affecting your skills and base stats. Ascension works in a very simple way.

Each champion requires Ascension Potions, 1 set of Arcane Potions and a set of Affinity matching potions. These are acquired by defeating Potion Keep guardians in their respective affinity keeps (more on this below). Once you have earned enough potions, you head over to the Tavern from the Bastion and select the Ascend Option. To help you find champions, we recommend to you check the “Show upgradable only” filter in the Rank dropdown to exclude your fully ascended champions from the list.

Once you have selected your champion you’ll see what the next ascension tier provides you. Every tier will increase your base stats which normally includes HP, Attack and Defense. At certain points with some champions, you can also see increases to your Speed, Accuracy and Resistance base stats. This is especially important for champions who you depend on in arena as Base Speed defines the amount of speed you will gain from Artifact Set Speed bonuses. A Higher base stat means more speed from the set!

Sometimes you will also upgrade or unlock another skill. These can often redefine a champions strength and are often mandatory for the champion. For example, Deacon Armstrong improves his A3 to grant him an extra turn. This makes his whole kit far more effective. If a skill is locked behind or upgraded by ascension, this will always be unlocked at Rank 3 Ascension.

Clicking on Ascend consumes the Potions and upgrades your champion to the next tier up to the highest current rank of the champion. That is the basics of how ascension works now lets discuss how you acquire those valuable Ascension Potions.

Ascension potions are available in Potion Keeps. They are comprised of the Arcane Potion Keep that rewards Arcane Potions and four affinity potion keeps, each rewarding their respective affinity potions. For example, Force Potion Keep will drop only Force Potions out of the 5 available potion types. These potion keeps open on a regular schedule:

1. Arcane Potion Keep: Open Every day of the Week
2. Spirit Potion Keep: Opens Mondays and Thursdays
3. Force Potion Keep: Opens Tuesdays and Fridays
4. Magic Potion Keep: Open Wednesdays and Saturdays
5. Void Potion Keep: Open Sunday

There are currently 3 tier of ascension potions – Lesser, Greater and Superior. The rarity of the champion determines how many of each rarity you require with Uncommon’s requiring mostly Lesser potions and Legendary champions requiring many Superior potions. Check out the full chart below of the potion requirements (note: the affinity potions are the same requirements irrespective of affinity).