In this latest update to RAID: Shadow Legends, a series of changes brings Hydra Battles, Trunda Giltmallet, and Shields into the spotlight to improve the in-game experience. These changes will make players rethink their approach towards Hydra fights so that they can be both challenging and preserve the functionality of balance. 

Now, let’s proceed to take a closer look at the details and see how these changes will affect your raid adventures. For more tips, don’t forget to read RAID: Shadow Legends Starter Guide for Best Tips to Increase Efficiency.

Hydra Battle Updates: New Challenges

Ahead Hydra Battles are about to get a lot tougher with the newest tweaks. One of the major changes is setting a Turn Limit at 1000 Turns, keeping these fights shorter. In return, this encourages one to make faster and more efficient teams to reach the damage targets a lot quicker. The Serpent’s Will buff has been altered, too—now a newly grown Hydra Head gets full damage immunity, which makes it impossible to nuke a regrown head right away. 

Also, new Digestion and Devour mechanics will make a comeback with fresher, more strategic ways around them. Make every Hydra fight as challenging as they were in the original by increasing the difficulty, forcing continuous adaptation of tact to powerful evolving champions.

Shields: Power with a Limit

This is balanced through the usage of a new shield cap at one million points to allow strong builds but still be manageable. However, by stacking shields provided through both Artifacts and skills, players can achieve up to two million shields. This allows for the previously game-breaking Shield strategies to now be more manageable but still keeps high-level builds feasible in tough battles, such as those against the Demon Lord and Hydra.

Trunda Giltmallet: The Balanced Warrior

Trunda Giltmallet’s skills have been slightly rebalanced with the aim of keeping her impactful but not overpowered in Hydra Battles and the Arena. Golden Mallet now places a 50% chance to apply a Stun debuff on both hits, while Cloak of Ages skill will ignore 50% of target’s Defense—but only on the second hit, which is going to be normal. This keeps her powerful enough without breaking the game balance.

These changes also make Trunda more viable in battles, especially with the buff to her third skill, Forge Rhythm, which deals more damage if the enemy has a Stone Skin shield on. With the aforementioned changes, she remains one of the best choices for your Hydra Battle teams.

Preparing for the Battles Ahead

Getting Ready for the Battles to Come With all these changes, it is time to revisit your Hydra strategies. Balance updates have been brought to Hydra, Shields, and Trunda, aiming to make fights more dynamic and challenging yet keep the rewards within reach. Mastering these updates whether you are a beginner or an advanced player will help you earn Hydra Chests and Milestone Rewards in an efficient way. To know more about faster resource farming, exploring our RAID: Shadow Legends Farming Guide will give you access to premium resources much faster.

Play RAID: Shadow Legends on PC or laptop via BlueStacks for a much better gaming experience, the controls are smoother, graphics are far better, and the screen is big enough. The BlueStacks raise your raid experience and make the fight against Hydra way more breathtaking. Get ready for new updates and show Hydra who is boss like never before! Happy raiding!