Sanguine Maria Fusion Guide – RAID: Shadow Legends

Welcome to the Sanguine Maria Fusion Guide, where we will provide you with all of the information necessary to complete this year's RAID October Fusion, a special Force Legendary!

This Fusion is a Hybrid Fusion, meaning instead of collecting Rare Champions or Fragments, we will be collecting Fragments for Epics Champions, before ranking them up and fusing the Legendary Champion, Sanguine Maria.

Be sure to check back daily to see our breakdown of how many points you will need in each event and the best ways to achieve this.

Sanguine Maria is a Hybrid Fusion, rather than the standard 'Fusion Event' or 'Fragment Collector' we are more commonly used to, this means, that instead of collecting Fragments or Champions to fuse him – we get to do both! We will be collecting 4 Epic Champions, by collecting 100 Fragments for each of them – which are then fused into Sanguine Maria!

Once you have collected enough fragments for all four epics, you will need to rank them at level 50 and rank 5 and fully ascend them!

These fragments will be collected by completing Fusion Events and Tournaments, which will be rewarded with specific Point Milestones.

One important thing to note with Hybrid Fusions is just like Traditional Fusions – you will need to finish this Fusion (and Summon them) during the window, which is clearly labelled with a countdown – you CANNOT hold off summoning her for the future, unlike with a Fragment Collector.

With Champion Leveling and Ascending playing a key role still in Hybrid Fusions, here is a breakdown of what you will need.

The Champions involved in the fusion are:

• 4x Thorn Golem

To Rank these to the required level you will need:

• 16x Rank 4 Chickens

To Ascend these Champions you will need:

Hematic Blades

Attacks 1 enemy 3 times.
Each hit has a 33% chance of granting an Extra Turn. Cannot gain more than one Extra Turn.

• Lvl.2 Damage +15%
• Lvl.3 Damage +15%

(Her A1 skill will no longer grant an extra turn when fighting Bosses. And the damage of her A1 will also be slightly decreased)

Sanguine Fissure – Cooldown: 4 Turns

Attacks 1 enemy.
Will ignore 33% of the target's DEF. Will ignore 99% of the target's DEF, Stone Skin and Block Damage buffs instead if this skill is used on a Turn number that is divisible by 3.
If the target is killed, increases the cooldowns of all enemy skills by 3 turns. This effect cannot be resisted if this skill is used on a Turn number that is divisible by 3.

• Lvl.2 Damage +15%
• Lvl.3 Damage +15%
• Lvl.4 Cooldown -1

Gorescream – Cooldown: 4 Turns

Attacks 1 enemy. Before attacking, removes all buffs from all enemies. This effect cannot be resisted by enemies with a number of buffs that is divisible by 3. Will attack all remaining enemies with less than 66% HP.
Grants an Extra Turn if this Champion is under a number of buffs that is divisible by 3.

• Lvl.2 Damage +15%
• Lvl.3 Damage +15%
• Lvl.4 Cooldown -1

Say Her Name – Passive

Each subsequent hit from this Champion deals 33% more damage (stacks up to 99%). Resets after the 99% damage bonus is applied.
Each subsequent hit this Champion receives deals 33% less damage (stacks up to 99%). Resets after the 99% damage reduction is applied.
Whenever an enemy is revived, revives this Champion with 33% HP and 66% Turn Meter. After being revived, places a True Fear debuff on all enemies for 2 turns. This debuff cannot be resisted or blocked.

(Her Passive will decrease the received damage to a lesser extent when fighting Bosses compared to its current effect)

Aura:

Increases Ally ATK in all Battles by 33%.

As part of the Fusion, we will have 2 core summoning events in the Fusion Schedule, one Summon Rush, and one Champion Chase Tournament. We will also get a Hero's Path, containing an additional 75 Fragments, making the total available 450 Fragments with a required 400 Fragments.

• Friday, Oct 24th – Summon Rush Event
• Monday, Oct 27th – Hero's Path
• Friday, Oct 31st – Champion Chase Tournaments

With Super-Raids now being a permanent Feature in Dungeons, Plarium used to enable them especially for Fusions, however, we now get special events for each dungeon, this time around we will have:

• On Friday, Oct 24th, we're planning to launch x2 event for dropping Reflex set artifacts at Ice Golem's Peak.
• On Monday, Oct 27th, we're planning to launch x2 event for dropping Undead Hordes Accesories at Spiders Den.
• Also, on Thursday, October 30th, we're planning to launch x2 event for dropping Savage set artifacts at Fire Knight's Castle.
• And moreover, on Sunday, November 2nd, we're planning to launch x2 event for dropping Speed set artifacts at Dragon's Lair.

These boosts will coincide with their respective Dungeon Tournament throughout the Fusion Event!

Finally, As this Fusion contains a several different summoning events, you will need to plan ahead to determine if you can achieve this. We don't know the exact point requirements for the summon rush so far but you will need to be prepared. Use our summon rush calculator below to see how many points you can currently earn.

Thursday, Oct 23rd:

• Gear Hunters Event 1
• Champion Training Tournament

Friday, Oct 24th:

• Summon Rush Event
• Gear Enhancement Event 1
• Ice Golem Tournament

Saturday, Oct 25th:

• Classic Arena Takedown 1

Monday, Oct 27th:

• Spider Tournament
• Hero's Path

Tuesday, Oct 28th:

• Gear Enhancement Event 2

Wednesday, Oct 29th:

• Champion Training Event

Thursday, Oct 30th:

• Fire Knight Tournament

Friday, Oct 31st:

• Champion Chase Tournament

Saturday, Nov 1st:

• Classic Arena Takedown 2
• Gear Hunters Event 2

Sunday, Nov 2nd:

• Dragon Tournament
• Gear Enhancement Event 3

New Events:

• Gear Hunters Event – 3700 Points – 25 Fragments (25/400)
  
• Champion Training Tournament – 6800 Points – 25 Fragments (50/400)

Welcome to the Sanguine Maria Fusion. Today marks the start of the event, but unfortunately, we'll have to wait till tomorrow to fully dive in, as we wait for the Ice Golem Tournament before completing the Gear Hunters Event (Dungeon Divers).

For the Gear Hunters Event (Dungeon Divers), You will need to acquire 3700 Points which is standard for this kind of event. However, this one is far less friendly for your resources with limited events to double or triple dip for maximum gains.  This calculates on average to 304 runs of Stage 20 normal dungeons. This will cost you around 4,864 energy or around 273 runs of Stage 10 Hard at a cost of 5,460 energy.

To maximize your points in the Champion Training Tournament, it is important to level up your chickens before using them as food. You can easily achieve this by adding some brews to the 4*/5* chickens before feeding them. This simple step will greatly assist you in achieving the necessary points to successfully complete the Event – You can also use Skill Tomes to gain large chunks of points here, so keep that in mind!

For further information on how to best complete these events efficiently, be sure to check out our Champion Upgrade Guide.

Use this opportunity to prepare the required food (See Fusion Requirements above) to complete the necessary upgrades to finish this Fusion.

We don't just have new events today, but also Maria herself has seen some changes to her kit. In a message from Plarium, Sanguine Maria was A1 mechanic resulted in her taking a nearly infinite number of turns against Bosses, effectively preventing them from ever acting. As a result there have been changes implemented to her kit which we have put in the skills tab above.

New Events:

• Gear Enhancement Event – 4775 Points – 25 Fragments (75/400)
• Summon Rush – 3000 Points – 25 Fragments (100/400)
• Ice Golem Tournament – 2250 Points – 25 Fragments (125/400)

It's day 2 and now time to get going! As we mentioned in yesterday's update, we had to play a bit of a waiting game for the Ice Golem Tournament to start to be efficient with our energy usage, but that wait is now over.

Firstly we have the Gear Enhancement Event which can be done in two ways: you can gear cleanse to the points or you can upgrade pieces to rank 16.

Gear Cleansing Route

If you have a number of artifacts on level 1, an efficient way to claim the rare Champion is to upgrade Artifacts to level 8 or 12 and then sell the items for silver. This still remains a negative silver gain but it's far less punishing than upgrading Artifacts to level 16. You may choose to keep some good pieces (a bonus!). This route might take only 10-15 million silver to complete the event.

Gear Upgrading Route

If you are looking to complete some Champion builds, then Level 16 artifacts are important to maximise their potential. We highly recommend you prioritise Artifacts instead of upgrading Accessories as this will be significantly less silver to complete the event. This route will take you approximately 20 million silver to complete.

Next up, It's Summon Day! For anybody going after the Summon Rush Event, it's time to pick your choice of Champions to go for in the Progressive Summon Event.

3,000 Points in the Summon Rush Event is equivalent to 6 Sacred Shards, or a combination of other shards to meet the point requirement for the 25 Fragments!

Use this opportunity to prepare the required food (See Fusion Requirements above) to complete the necessary upgrades to finish this Fusion.

Lastly, the Ice Golem Tournament. You will need to acquire 2250 Points and this calculates to roughly 140 runs of Stage 20 normal at a cost of 2,240 energy or around 120 runs of Stage 10 Hard at a cost of 2,400 energy. Running Stage 20 Normal is the most energy-efficient route when it comes to fusion tournaments (unlike turn attack tournaments which require a high stage). These rates are an average assessment therefore some of you may high roll or low roll your gear requiring slightly less or slightly more runs.

New Events:

• Classic Arena Takedown – 390 Points – 25 Fragments (150/400)

With no major changes to Sanguine Maria herself today we just have the arena takedown today.

The classic arena takedown should be relatively straightforward if you are able to fight and win at least half of your daily tokens. At Gold 5 you need to win 30 fights over 72 hours to claim the Fragments. This will scale lower so pay attention but if you are lower in your account level then your point requirements should scale with your arena rank.

New Events:

• Spider Tournament – 2250 Points – 25 Fragments (175/400)
• Hero's Path – 18250 points for 25, 46250 for 75 Fragments (250/400)

For the Spider Tournament, You will need to acquire 2250 Points and this calculates to roughly 140 runs of Stage 20 normal at a cost of 2,240 energy or around 120 runs of Stage 10 Hard at a cost of 2,400 energy. Running Stage 20 Normal is the most energy-efficient route when it comes to fusion tournaments (unlike turn attack tournaments which require a high stage). These rates are an average assessment therefore some of you may high roll or low roll your gear requiring slightly less or slightly more runs.

For the Hero's Path event please check out our dedicated guide releasing a little later on today.

New Events:

• Gear Enhancement Event – 4775 Points – 25 Fragments (275/400)

Today we have the Gear Enhancement Event which can be done in two ways: you can gear cleanse to the points or you can upgrade pieces to rank 16.

Gear Cleansing Route

If you have a number of artifacts on level 1, an efficient way to claim the rare Champion is to upgrade Artifacts to level 8 or 12 and then sell the items for silver. This still remains a negative silver gain but it's far less punishing than upgrading Artifacts to level 16. You may choose to keep some good pieces (a bonus!). This route might take only 10-15 million silver to complete the event.

Gear Upgrading Route

If you are looking to complete some Champion builds, then Level 16 artifacts are important to maximise their potential. We highly recommend you prioritise Artifacts instead of upgrading Accessories as this will be significantly less silver to complete the event. This route will take you approximately 20 million silver to complete.

New Events:

• Champion Training Event – 6,100 Points – 25 Fragments (300/400)

To claim the 25 Fragments for Thorn Golem, you'll need to earn 6,100 Points during the Champion Training Event.

To maximize your efficiency:

• Always level your chickens before feeding. Use a few brews on 4★ and 5★ chickens before you sacrifice them — this provides more points per upgrade.
• Campaign grinding with a food farmer helps you double-dip for leveling and silver.
• Use XP boosts from the shop or daily login to speed up the process.

For extra help leveling efficiently, check out our Champion Upgrade Guide.

New Events:

• Fire Knight Tournament – 2250 Points – 25 Fragments (325/400)

Today, for the Fire Knight Tournament. You will need to acquire 2250 Points and this calculates to roughly 140 runs of Stage 20 normal at a cost of 2,240 energy or around 120 runs of Stage 10 Hard at a cost of 2,400 energy. Running Stage 20 Normal is the most energy-efficient route when it comes to fusion tournaments (unlike turn attack tournaments which require a high stage). These rates are an average assessment therefore some of you may high roll or low roll your gear requiring slightly less or slightly more runs.

New Events:

• Champion Chase Tournament – 3500 Points – 25 Fragments (350/400)

The Champion Chase Tournament has just begun, and has launched alongside a 2x Ancient Shard and Progressive Summons Event, so it's time to decide whether or not to pull your shards.

It's worth mentioning that unlike Summon Rush Events, points can be acquired for Champion Chase Tournaments through other means than pulling shards, whether that be summoning a past Fragment Champion that you've been sitting on, or even collecting uncommon champions from Campaign or the Market, any Champions obtained during this tournament will give you points.

New Events:

• Classic Arena Takedown – 390 Points – 25 Fragments (375/400)
• Gear Hunters Event II – 3,700 Points – 25 Fragments (400/400)

For the Gear Hunters Event (Dungeon Divers), You will need to acquire 3700 Points which is standard for this kind of event. However, this one is far less friendly for your resources with limited events to double or triple dip for maximum gains. This calculates on average to 304 runs of Stage 20 normal dungeons. This will cost you around 4,864 energy or around 273 runs of Stage 10 Hard at a cost of 5,460 energy.

The classic arena takedown should be relatively straightforward if you are able to fight and win at least half of your daily tokens. At Gold 5 you need to win 30 fights over 72 hours to claim the Fragments. This will scale lower so pay attention but if you are lower in your account level then your point requirements should scale with your arena rank.

New Events:

• Gear Enhancement Event – 4,775 Points – 25 Fragments (425/400)
• Dragon Tournament – 2,250 Points – 25 Fragments (450/400)

Firstly we have the Gear Enhancement Event which can be done in two ways: you can gear cleanse to the points or you can upgrade pieces to rank 16.

Gear Cleansing Route
If you have a number of artifacts on level 1, an efficient way to claim the rare Champion is to upgrade Artifacts to level 8 or 12 and then sell the items for silver. This still remains a negative silver gain but it's far less punishing than upgrading Artifacts to level 16. You may choose to keep some good pieces (a bonus!). This route might take only 10-15 million silver to complete the event.

Gear Upgrading Route
If you are looking to complete some Champion builds, then Level 16 artifacts are important to maximise their potential. We highly recommend you prioritise Artifacts instead of upgrading Accessories as this will be significantly less silver to complete the event. This route will take you approximately 20 million silver to complete.

Lastly, for the final event of the Fusion, we have the Ice Golem Tournament. You will need to acquire 2250 Points and this calculates to roughly 140 runs of Stage 20 normal at a cost of 2,240 energy or around 120 runs of Stage 10 Hard at a cost of 2,400 energy. Running Stage 20 Normal is the most energy-efficient route when it comes to fusion tournaments (unlike turn attack tournaments which require a high stage). These rates are an average assessment therefore some of you may high roll or low roll your gear requiring slightly less or slightly more runs.