MEET THE CHAMPION: GRINNER

On the battlefields of the dark fantasy world of RAID: Shadow Legends, where the living meet the undead in clashes for the soul of the land, Grinners stand as symbols of a necromancer’s authority. They will lead bands of feral Undead on murderous campaigns, despoiling and slaughtering until they are stopped.

Check out our guide on how to use the Rare Undead Hordes Champion Grinner in RAID: Shadow Legends, and lead legions of the Undead against your enemies!

WHY PLAY GRINNER IN RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS?

Grinner is capable of leading forces effectively on any battleground, especially for an early-game account that has yet to collect more powerful Epic, Legendary, or Mythical Champions.

Whether it’s placing an Increase Attack buff on your team, removing buffs from the enemy, or reviving and protecting an ally, Grinner is a valuable Rare Champion in RAID: Shadow Legends.

HOW TO GET GRINNER IN RAID: SHADOW LEGENDS?

Grinner can be acquired by summoning them from Mystery, Ancient, or Primal Shards at the Portal. Grinner can also be summoned during select Summon Pool Events at the Portal.

WHAT ARE GRINNER’S SKILLS?

Watching over their undead allies in battle, Grinner is a great Support-type Champion with the skills to enhance any early-game account team. There’s a great deal of variety here, and plenty of versatility that can be used across plenty of different game modes. Check out Grinner’s skills in RAID: Shadow Legends now!

• Bile – Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 25% chance of placing a 50% Increase ATK buff on all allies for 2 turns.
• Shock – Attacks all enemies. Has a 20% chance of removing 1 random buff from each target.
• Unbury – Revives an ally with 50% HP. Places a Shield buff on the revived Champion for 2 turns equal to 20% of their MAX HP.

Grinner also has an Aura that increases Ally RES in Faction Crypts by 30.

GRINNER RECOMMENDATIONS

Grinner can fulfill a number of roles within an early-game team in RAID: Shadow Legends, whether it be a debuffer, protector, reviver, or all three at once. However, players will get the most out of this Champion by building them as a fast tank who can provide some much-needed rapid support. Check out our recommendations for the perfect Gear, Masteries, Blessings, and more to get the most out of Grinner in RAID: Shadow Legends!

MASTERIES

The best Masteries for Grinner depend on where you’re most likely to use this Champion. For the PvE content such as Faction Wars, Dungeons, and the Campaign, Grinner should be built using the Offense and Support Mastery Trees. Given that some enemies in PvE content have a much higher HP total than enemies faced in PvP content such as the Arena, you’ll want to prioritize getting the Tier 6 Mastery, Warmaster, for the 60% chance to deal bonus damage.

However, when using Grinner in the various Arena modes of RAID: Shadow Legends, you’ll want to pair Support Masteries with Defense Masteries for additional Resistance to ensure your Support Champion isn’t afflicted with crowd control debuffs. Make sure to grab the Tier 6 Defense Mastery, Unshakeable, for an additional 50 points of Resistance. Grinner is a viable early-game Champion for both PvE and PvP content, be sure to choose wisely which Masteries you want to focus on!

GEAR

Grinner functions best in RAID: Shadow Legends when he’s used as a fast tank, so his stat priorities should reflect that with investment in Speed, HP, and Defense. You can further increase the benefit to Grinner’s Speed, HP and Defense with stat-boosting Artifact Sets such as Speed, Immortal, and Resilience. In order to ensure that Grinner can strip the buffs from his enemies, we also recommend building some Accuracy. You could also equip Grinner with a Shield Set to help protect your allies from the start of the battle, especially if you’re building Grinner with plenty of HP that the Shield will scale off.

BLESSINGS

Much like the same as the Masteries, there are two options for Blessings when it comes to Grinner in RAID: Shadow Legends. For PvE content, we recommend that you use the Phantom Touch Blessing for Grinner. It gives a Champion the chance to inflict one instance of bonus damage, which can be coupled with the Warmaster Tier 6 Mastery for even more damage. For PvP content, the Blessing we’d recommend is Survival Instinct, which grants a Champion a partial Turn Meter fill whenever they have a debuff placed, spread, or transferred onto them.

GRINNER TACTICS

As has already been mentioned, Grinner can be an excellent early-game Champion for almost every player in RAID: Shadow Legends. He brings high versatility across his skills, and while the chance to land certain buffs or strip them from enemies is low, he’s viable in very niche situations right through to the end-game. Check out our recommendations for how to use Grinner in some of the areas of RAID: Shadow Legends!

DUNGEONS

Grinner can be a valuable ally when it comes to surviving against some of RAID: Shadow Legends’ toughest Bosses. His Unbury skill can be helpful for reviving an ally Attack-type Champion that may have fallen victim to an untimely critical hit, and the Shield will help them survive a little longer. The Increase Attack buff that can be placed as part of Grinner’s first skill, Bile, can also come in helpful for Attack-type Champions that are focused on bringing down the Bosses.

DOOM TOWER

As the game progresses, Grinner may not see much use in climbing the Doom Tower itself, but there are a number of specific Secret Rooms along the way that Grinner can excel in, whether they be Rarity-specific, Affinity-specific, or Type-specific. Depending on how many Champions you have in your Collection, Grinner can also be used in the Support-specific Secret Room.

FACTION WARS

Faction Wars is where Grinner shines brightest in RAID: Shadow Legends. The Undead Hordes Faction does not have many Champions capable of reviving, and Grinner can be a great alternative to the Epic Champion, Gorgorab if players don’t already have him. A well-timed use of the Unbury skill can be the difference between getting 1 star, or getting 3 stars and helping get that much closer to earning the Legendary Champion, Lydia the Deathsiren.

GRINNER TEAM COMBINATIONS

As a Support Champion that has a chance at placing a 50% Increase Attack buff on his allies, Grinner works especially well with Attack-type Champions in RAID: Shadow Legends. Fortunately, being a Champion that excels in the early-game, there is great synergy between himself and Kael, one of the four starter Champions that players can choose from. RAID: Shadow Legends has also had free Legendary Champions such as Sun Wukong and Ninja

We’d also recommend pairing Grinner with the free, farmable Rare Champion Warmaiden, as she is capable of placing a 60% Decrease Defense debuff on an entire enemy team. When coupled with an Attack-type Champion that’s received the 50% Increase Attack buff from Grinner, enemy teams will fall before your might. Lastly, we recommend using him with powerful attackers in Faction Wars, utilizing the strength of someone like Rotos the Lost Groom to crush your foes.

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