Article translated by Yann on 04/09/2023
Greetings from Plarium!
With Update 7.50 just around the corner, it's time to take a closer look at the content it will bring to the Raid. Only one major feature will be available, but its importance cannot be underestimated; after all, we're introducing a new champion rarity! Mythic champions are ready to enter the fray and can boast much more than just increased stats - read on if you want to know more.
Mythical champions
The basics
Mythic Champions are the newest and highest-ranking in Raid: Shadow Legends as of update 7.50, and their usefulness is one of their greatest strengths. Each mythic champion can change form: the Basic Form and the Alternative Form. These forms have different abilities; sometimes they even change the champion's type, and switching from one form to another can completely change the champion's gameplay.
This mechanism is called Metamorphosis. When activated, the champion changes form, all skill cooldowns are reset (with the exception of the Metamorph skill), and an extra turn is granted. Unless otherwise specified, the champion's HP percentage remains the same (but the numerical value may increase or decrease depending on the HP stat between the basic and alternate forms), and all buffs and debuffs remain in place.
The exact details of metamorphosis skills differ from champion to champion. For example, Siegfrund the Nephilim can only metamorphose from his base form into an alternate form when his last ally falls in battle, whereas Gharol Bloodmaul has metamorphosis as an active skill that he can use at will. See the New Champions section to discover these differences for yourself. Remember, too, that mythical champions always start battles in their basic form, but you can see both forms in the Collection, Index and Other tabs.
It's also important to remember that equipment, masteries and blessings don't change between these two forms, so don't forget to take this into account when equipping mythic champions.
Primordial shards
A new type of Shard will be available: the Primordial Shard, which allows rare, epic, legendary and mythic champions of any affinity, except Void, to be summoned from this Shard. At the time of release of version 7.50, Void mythic champions will not be available in raid. If this changes, we'll be sure to let you know in advance.
You'll also be able to create Primordial Shards with 100 units of Primordial Quartz, which you can obtain from the Hydra Confrontation chests and other events. In addition, we have a major new feature in the works - it's a secret, so no spoilers yet! - which will enable players to obtain a special mythic champion and primordial shards as rewards.
Mythic champion drop rate :
Please note that this information has not been confirmed by Alucare!
We have two pieces of information:
The first is a mix of Antique and nothing, but with a boost on epics:
- rare = 83%
- Epic = 16%
- Legendary = 0.5%
- Mythic = 0.5%
The second is like an antique glow or nothingness:
- Rare = 91%
- epic = 8%
- Legendary = 0.5%
- Mythic = 0.5%
Improving mythical champions:
Mythic champions are summoned at rank 6 and need no further rank upgrades, but everything else is essentially the same. They earn XP in the same way and can be raised, awakened and empowered like all other champions. They cannot be unbound, however, and will not be available in the Soul Altar wish list, at least for now.
Skills are upgraded separately for each form, but the average number of mythical skill tomes (a new rarity of skill tomes supplied with champions) you'll need to maximize both will be more or less the same as the number of legendary skill tomes you'll need to maximize a legendary champion, you can just choose to focus on one form or spread the tomes evenly.
That's pretty much it for the main aspects of the mythical champions, but we've also released a preview video to give you an idea of how they'll look in the game. Check it out if you like!
Various
Minor UI adjustments to the champion screen: the champion story button will be grayed out if the champion has no story available in the game. In addition, the "Champion story" and "Criticism" buttons will change position on the champion summoning screen.
New champions
I've translated all the champions here already:
