RAID: Shadow Legends is one of the most popular turn-based RPGs in the mobile market, grossing over $300 million USD last year and captivating millions of players worldwide since 2018. The game has established itself as a massive gaming brand, having held multiple collaborations with popular IPs and content creators. One such champion that came out of a collaboration, Ninja, has stolen the hearts of many players with it’s amazing skill sets and wide range of utility. This guide throws light on how to acquire, build, and use Ninja in different scenarios. We have also shared some top recommendations for Ninja in terms of Masteries and Artifacts. Check it out below!

Who is Ninja in RAID: Shadow Legends?

Ninja is a legendary Attack-type champion from the Shadowkin faction, introduced as a promotional collaboration with popular gaming streamer and content creator Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. Designed to deal massive damage and excel in both PvE and PvP content, Ninja quickly became a favorite among players for his unique abilities and versatility.

How to Obtain Ninja in RAID: Shadow Legends?

Originally, Ninja was obtainable during a limited-time promotional event in 2021. Players needed to log in daily for seven days to claim him for free. Unfortunately, this event has ended, and currently, there is no way to acquire Ninja unless Plarium reintroduces him through future events or promotions. 

Ninja – Abilities and Utility Explained

Ninja is a hybrid champion with exceptional single-target and AoE damage. His kit includes scaling damage mechanics, crowd control, and an affinity for long battles, making him ideal for:

Boss Fights: Clan Boss, Dungeon Bosses, and Doom Tower.

PvE Content: Campaign farming and dungeon clears.

PvP Battles: Although situational in the Arena, he can counter high-HP teams effectively.

For more detailed coverage, let’s familiarize ourselves with all the active and passive abilities of Ninja:

Shatterbolt (Active)

Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 45% chance of placing a 60% Decrease DEF debuff for 2 turns. Also fills this Champion’s Turn Meter by 15% when used against Bosses.

Hailburn (Active)

Attacks 3 times at random. Each hit has a 75% chance of placing HP Burn for 3 turns. Also places a Perfect Veil buff on this Champion for 2 turns.

When used against Bosses, will instantly active any HP Burn debuffs, including HP Burn debuffs placed by this Skill.

Cyan Slash (Active)

Attacks all enemies. Has a 75% chance of placing a Freeze debuff for 1 turn.

When targeting a Boss, will only attack the Boss (not all enemies) and will ignore 50% of the target’s DEF. Will also decrease the cooldown of the Hailburn skill by 1 turn.

Escalation (Passive)

Increases Ninja’s ATK by 10% (up to 100%) and C.DMG% (up to 25%) each time a single enemy is hit by all three of Ninja’s Active Skills in a single Round. This effect can occur multiple times against the same enemy.

When fighting Bosses, will increase Ninja’s ATK by 20% (up to 100%) and C.DMG by 10% (up to 25%) instead.

Best Gear and Artifact Sets for Ninja

Ninja’s gear should focus on maximizing his damage output and utility. Here are some recommended artifact sets:

1) Offensive Build

Primary Focus (Stats): Crit Rate, Crit Damage, and Attack.

Recommended Artifact Sets:

• Critical Damage Set: Boosts his critical damage.
• Cruel Set: Increases ATK and ignores a portion of the target’s DEF.
• Savage Set: Ignores 25% of enemy defense, ideal for PvP and high-HP bosses.

2) Clan Boss/Dungeons

Primary Focus (Stats): Accuracy, Attack, Crit rate, and Crit Damage.

Recommended Artifact Sets:

• Accuracy Set: Increases the chances of landing debuffs.
• Lifesteal Set: Heals based on the damage dealt, increasing his survivability.
• Speed Set: Enhances Turn Meter cycling to use his skills more frequently.

3) Control Build

Primary Focus (Stats): Accuracy and speed.

Recommended Artifact Sets:

• Perception Set: Provides Accuracy and Speed.
• Frost Set: Synergizes with his freezing mechanics.

In general, if you want the maximum utility out of Ninja, try to achieve the following stats:

Critical Rate (70%-100%): To ensure consistent critical hits.

Critical Damage (150%-250%): For increased damage output.

Attack (4000+): To boost overall damage.

Accuracy (200-300): To ensure debuffs land reliably.

Speed (180-220): To take turns quickly and cycle through abilities.

Best Masteries for Ninja

Ninja is a legendary grade champion with a high base Attack and a kit focused on doing tremendous damage to monsters while also giving decent control over foes via his Freeze debuff. Players can select the builds and masteries they want based on the type of content they plan to utilize this champion in. For example, if you intend to utilize Ninja in PVP content, you should go for more damage-focused masteries such as Helmsmasher. If you intend to employ Ninja in dungeons or PvE content such as Doom Tower and Clan boss, we recommend masteries like Warmaster. Check out all the list of masteries:

OFFENSE MASTERY TREE

• Deadly Precision: Critical Rate +5%
• Keen Strike: Critical Damage +10%
• Heart of Glory: Increases damage inflicted by 5% when attacking with full HP
• Single Out: Increases Damage to targets with less than 40% HP by 8%
• Life Drinker: Heals by 5% damage inflicted when attacking with 50% HP or less
• Bring It Down: Increases damage by 6% when attacking targets having higher MAX HP
• Methodical: Increases the damage inflicted by this champion’s default skill by 2% each time it is used in battle. Stacks across each round in a battle, up to 10%.
• Warmaster: Has a 60% chance of inflicting bonus damage when attacking. Bonus damage is equal to 10% of the target Champion’s MAX HP or 4% of the target’s MAX HP when attacking Bosses. Bonus damage can only occur once per Skill and does not count as an extra hit. 

SUPPORT MASTERY TREE

• Pinpoint Accuracy: Accuracy +10
• Charged Focus: Increases Accuracy by 20 when this champion has no skills on cooldown
• Swarm Smiter: Accuracy increased by 4 for each enemy alive, up to 16 Maximum.
• Lore of Steel: Increase base stat bonuses provided by Artifact sets that offer base stats by 15%.
• Evil Eye: Decreases enemies turn-meter when hit by this champion. 20% turn meter reduction if single target and 5% turn meter reduction if AOE skill. Occurs only once per battle
• Sniper: Increased chance of placing debuffs(except Stun, Sleep, Fear, True Fear, Freeze and Provoke debuffs) from skills and artifacts by 5%
• Master Hexer: This mastery gives a 30% chance to extend the duration of debuffs inflicted by this champion. Does not include Freeze debuff.

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