Speculating the Next Big RAID Crossover

This is purely a speculative community discussion.

RAID: Shadow Legends has already established that crossovers are very much part of its identity. Assassin’s Creed, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Masters of the Universe, Alice in Wonderland, Alien vs Predator, and Monster Hunter show that Plarium is open to working with a wide range of IPs, provided they can be adapted into RAID’s systems.

With that precedent in mind, this article ranks a selection of potential future crossover ideas from most likely to least likely. This is purely speculative and does not reflect Plarium’s plans, intentions, or views in any way. It’s simply a fun concept discussion designed to get the community talking.

Dungeons & Dragons feels almost purpose-built for RAID. Its class-based combat, party composition, and dark fantasy monsters align extremely well with RAID’s core systems, and Wizards of the Coast has a long history of licensing its IP across genres.

A crossover roster could easily include Drizzt Do’Urden, Elminster, Vecna, Acererak, Tasha, Mordenkainen, Volo, and Strahd von Zarovich, covering damage, control, support, and hybrid roles. Each character already embodies mechanics that translate cleanly into RAID kits.

The event dungeon would naturally centre around Tiamat or Vecna, featuring a multi-phase encounter with add summons, rotating mechanics, and punishing failure states similar to Doom Tower bosses.

Magic: The Gathering has one of the strongest crossover track records in gaming, and its darker fantasy themes make it an excellent match for RAID. The colour pie even mirrors RAID’s affinity structure surprisingly well.

Potential champions could include Liliana Vess, Jace Beleren, Chandra Nalaar, Garruk Wildspeaker, Teferi, Ajani Goldmane, Sorin Markov, and Kaya, each bringing distinct mechanical identities based on their lore and magic styles.

An event dungeon built around Nicol Bolas would feel tailor-made for RAID, with heavy control mechanics, devastating AoE phases, and severe punishment for poor buff and debuff management.

Games Workshop is famously open to licensing Warhammer across genres, and its grimdark tone fits RAID extremely well. The sheer depth of factions allows for endless crossover flexibility.

A crossover could feature characters such as Archaon the Everchosen, Khârn the Betrayer, Kairos Fateweaver, A Bloodthirster of Khorne, Nagash, Morathi, Karl Franz, and Gotrek Gurnisson, representing Chaos, Death, and Order.

The event dungeon would almost certainly revolve around a Greater Daemon or Nagash, offering a brutal, attrition-heavy fight that feels right at home in RAID’s endgame content.

The Witcher is one of the cleanest thematic fits for RAID. Its dark fantasy setting, monster-heavy world, and morally grey characters align perfectly with RAID’s tone.

A crossover roster could include Geralt of Rivia, Ciri, Yennefer, Triss Merigold, Vesemir, Eredin, Letho, and Philippa Eilhart, offering a strong mix of damage dealers, control mages, and hybrid supports.

The event dungeon could focus on The Wild Hunt, with Eredin acting as the final boss, or alternatively a powerful contract monster encounter that emphasises preparation and debuff management.

Mortal Kombat’s brutal tone and long history of crossovers make it a strong candidate. Its characters are already built around debuffs, crowd control, and burst damage.

A crossover lineup could feature Scorpion, Sub-Zero, Raiden, Liu Kang, Kitana, Shang Tsung, Noob Saibot, and Mileena, each adapted into RAID-style kits rather than fighting game mechanics.

The dungeon boss would almost certainly be Shao Kahn or Shang Tsung, with execution-style thresholds, unavoidable damage, and transformation phases.

Prince of Persia is a surprisingly realistic candidate, especially given Ubisoft’s existing relationship with RAID. Its themes of agility, combat, and time manipulation open up unique design space.

Potential champions could include The Prince, Farah, Kaileena, The Vizier, Dastan, Tamina, The Dahaka, and Shahdee, translating into speed-based and control-focused kits.

An event dungeon centred on The Dahaka would introduce relentless pressure mechanics, unavoidable damage, and strict turn-order timing.

Lord of the Rings fits RAID’s fantasy DNA extremely well, and Middle-earth has become increasingly open to crossovers.

A roster could include Aragorn, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Galadriel, The Witch-king, and Saruman, offering a strong mix of heroic and darker champions.

The dungeon would naturally centre around Sauron or a Balrog-style entity, focusing on corruption, domination, and overwhelming pressure mechanics.

Blizzard’s fantasy universes arguably align with RAID: Shadow Legends better than almost any other major IP. Both Warcraft and Diablo are built on dark fantasy, faction conflict, and hero-driven power scaling, all of which translate cleanly into RAID’s champion-based systems. From a pure design perspective, this crossover would feel immediately natural to players.

A crossover roster could comfortably pull from both worlds. Warcraft representatives might include Arthas (The Lich King), Illidan Stormrage, Sylvanas Windrunner, Thrall, Jaina Proudmoore, Uther, Gul’dan, and Tyrande Whisperwind, while Diablo additions such as Diablo, Lilith, Tyrael, Inarius, Mephisto, Baal, and Deckard Cain would bring a much darker, more demonic flavour. Together, these characters cover every major RAID role, from nukers and tanks to debuff-heavy control and high-value support.

The event dungeon would almost certainly lean into Diablo’s strengths for its headline encounter. A multi-phase boss built around Diablo or Lilith would allow for escalating difficulty, unavoidable damage, fear effects, and add summons, creating a true raid-style experience. Alternatively, a dual-themed event could culminate in The Lich King, blending undead and demonic mechanics. The main obstacle here isn’t thematic fit — it’s licensing complexity — but if Blizzard ever opened the door, this crossover would feel instantly at home in Teleria.

The Norse-era God of War titles align well with RAID’s darker mythological themes.

Potential champions could include Kratos, Atreus, Freya, Baldur, Thor, Odin, Heimdall, and Týr, each mapping cleanly to aggressive or control-focused kits.

An event dungeon centred on Odin would allow for multi-phase mechanics, high retaliation damage, and heavy punishment for mistakes.

Tekken’s crossover history makes it more plausible than many fighting games.

A crossover roster could feature Jin Kazama, Kazuya Mishima, Heihachi Mishima, Nina Williams, King, Paul Phoenix, Devil Jin, and Lars Alexandersson, all adapted into melee-focused champions.

A Devil Kazuya dungeon boss would provide a natural transformation-based encounter.

Final Fantasy has crossed into countless games, though its branding makes large-scale collaborations complex.

Potential champions include Cloud Strife, Sephiroth, Lightning, Tidus, Terra Branford, Noctis, Squall, and Kefka, covering a wide range of archetypes.

The event dungeon would almost certainly centre around Sephiroth, featuring long phases and devastating AoE attacks.

Elden Ring’s dark fantasy tone fits RAID well, but its distinct identity makes licensing more difficult.

A crossover could include Malenia, Starscourge Radahn, Ranni the Witch, Godfrey, Mohg, Rykard, Melina, and Blaidd, all well-suited to punishing, endgame-focused kits.

A dungeon built around Malenia would emphasise sustain punishment and precision damage windows.

Horror crossovers are becoming increasingly common, making this more plausible than it might first appear.

Champions inspired by Ghostface, Michael Myers, Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, Chucky, Pinhead, and Jigsaw could lean heavily into fear, provoke, and debuff pressure.

A rotating slasher-style dungeon boss could introduce unpredictable mechanics and escalating tension.

Avatar’s elemental combat system fits RAID mechanically, even if its tone is lighter.

A crossover roster could include Aang, Katara, Zuko, Toph, Sokka, Azula, Iroh, and Korra, each representing distinct elemental roles.

The event dungeon would naturally centre on Fire Lord Ozai, with elemental rotations and escalating damage.

League shares strong fantasy roots with RAID, but Riot’s tight control over its IP makes it unlikely.

If it happened, potential inclusions could include Ahri, Yasuo, Jinx, Garen, Thresh, Lux, Azir, and Cho’Gath, each adapted into RAID-style kits.

A dungeon boss based on a Void entity or Ascended god would feel thematically appropriate.

Dragon Ball’s power scaling and bright aesthetic clash with RAID’s darker tone.

A crossover would almost certainly include Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, Piccolo, Frieza, Cell, Broly, and Beerus, heavily abstracted to fit RAID’s systems.

A dungeon built around Frieza or Cell would feature multiple transformation phases.

Power Rangers’ team-based structure fits RAID mechanically, but its visual identity presents challenges.

Potential champions could include Red Ranger, Green Ranger, Pink Ranger, Blue Ranger, Yellow Ranger, White Ranger, Lord Zedd, and Rita Repulsa, adapted into fantasy-style armour.

A Megazord-style boss would serve as a multi-phase dungeon encounter.

Nintendo’s tight control over its IPs makes Zelda extremely unlikely.

If it happened, characters like Link, Zelda, Ganondorf, Impa, Midna, Daruk, Urbosa, and Ghirahim could appear.

Ganondorf would naturally act as the dungeon boss, built around corruption mechanics.

Pokémon’s branding is fundamentally incompatible with RAID’s tone.

A crossover would likely focus on Legendary Pokémon such as Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Giratina, Dialga, Palkia, Arceus, Zekrom, and Reshiram, abstracted heavily.

A corrupted Legendary Pokémon would serve as the event boss.

Included deliberately as a boundary-pushing thought experiment, Sesame Street highlights how tone and branding matter just as much as popularity.

If it somehow happened, characters like Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Ernie, and Count von Count would need extreme abstraction into symbolic or surreal representations.

Let’s be completely honest, as much as it would be arguably hilarious to see Big Bird one-shotting enemies in the arena – it’s just not going to happen, much to Ragewood’s disappointment!

RAID’s crossover history shows that bold ideas aren’t off the table, but tone, licensing, and gameplay fit matter enormously. Now it’s over to the community.

• Which crossover feels most realistic?
• Which one would you want to see next?
• What ideas did we miss?

Jump into the comments and keep the conversation going.