Barbarians 
Void Defense Bayek — guide
Speed103
HP18330
Defense1674
Attack683 Guide: Bayek
In short
Bayek is a legendary DEF-based nuker and controller from the Barbarians faction. He shines in Arena, Hydra, Dungeons, and Faction Wars thanks to a unique team anti-crit passive, strong Provoke, and party-wide ACC buff. Build for Speed and Accuracy; skill priority on A3.
Strengths
- Allies cannot receive critical hits from enemies with equal or lower ACC
- Provoke on A2 hits all enemies for 1 turn (2 turns if target has 3+ debuffs)
- Team ACC buff 50%, Veil, and DEF Up 60% on A3
- Aura grants +70 ACC in all battles
- Enemy ACC and RES debuffs cripple their damage and debuff resistance
Weaknesses
- Low base Speed (103) makes gearing demanding
- Execution passive damage scales with ATK, a secondary stat for him
- Needs books on A2 and A3 for acceptable cooldowns
- Vulnerable to buff strip and passive block
Where to use
Top areas: Arena (5.0), Faction Wars (5.0), Dungeons (5.0), Hydra (5.0). Also excellent in Chimera (4.5) and Doom Tower (4.0). Viable but not meta in Clan Boss (4.0). Bayek dominates anywhere control and survivability are paramount, turning off enemy critical hits while provoking key threats.
Stats and gear
Stat priority: Speed → Accuracy → DEF% → HP%. Targets: 250+ Speed, 400+ Accuracy, 4,500+ DEF, 60k+ HP. CRIT Rate and Damage are luxury. Sets: Savage or Lethal for damage; Perception for ACC; Protection to extend buffs; Merciless for cooldown cycling; Feral as a hybrid option.
Masteries and blessings
Mastery trees: Offense and Support. Essential masteries: Foekiller (finisher), Pierce Defenses (ignore DEF), Expeditious Exploitation (cooldown refresh), Gathering Momentum (extra turn), Parting Gift (buff extension), Boss Slayer. Blessings: Crushing Rend for damage, the primary choice; Lightning Cage for Hydra control; Nature’s Wrath for added turn meter and damage.
Tomes
Prioritize A3 (Medjay’s Prayer) for -2 cooldown, allowing a buff rotation every 4 turns. Then A2 (Desert Wind) to bring Provoke to a 4-turn cycle. A1 can remain unbooked—the damage increase is marginal.
Verdict
Bayek is a top-tier DEF champion whose anti-crit passive and control define a meta. Build him without hesitation for any content.
Build
Savage
Perception
Lethal
Protection
Merciless
Feral
Pierce Defenses
Foekiller
Expeditious Exploitation
Gathering Momentum
Parting Gift
Bloodthirsty Prowess
Boss Slayer
Crushing rend
Lightning cage
nature wrath
Irethi Coronet
Wand of Submission
Perched ShadowThe build is a guideline: the first sets in the list fit most often. Adapt it to your artifacts and goals.
Skills
Baek is a Legendary Champion in RAID: Shadow Legends from the Barbarians (Telerian League) faction, role — Defense, affinity — Void.
Skills
| Skill | Description | Level Upgrades |
Khopesh Strike | Attacks an enemy. Places a Leech debuff for 2 turns and fills this Champion's Turn Meter by 20%. Damage based on [DEF] = 3.3 × [DEF] Effects: Fills only own Turn Meter, Leech | Lvl 2: Damage +5% Lvl 3: Damage +5% Lvl 4: Damage +10% |
Desert Wind Cooldown: 4 turns | Attacks all enemies. Places a 50% Decrease ACC debuff and a 50% Decrease RES debuff for 2 turns. Places a Taunt debuff on all enemies for 1 turn. If the target has three or more debuffs, places a Taunt debuff for 2 turns. Damage based on [DEF] = 3.8 × [DEF] AoE Effects: Provoke, 50% Decrease ACC, 50% Decrease RES | Lvl 2: Damage +10% Lvl 3: Damage +10% Lvl 4: Cooldown −1 |
Medjai Prayer Cooldown: 6 turns | Places a 50% Increase ACC buff on the team for 2 turns. Places Veil and a 60% Increase DEF buff on all allies except this Champion for 2 turns. Places a 60% Increase DEF buff on this Champion for 3 turns. Grants an Extra Turn. | Lvl 2: Cooldown −1 Lvl 3: Cooldown −1 |
Siva's Pride [P] | This Champion and their allies cannot receive critical hits from enemies whose ACC is equal to or lower than their RES. | |
Everything is Permitted [P] | When the enemy's HP drops below 25% due to damage from one of the assassins, the enemy receives additional damage proportional to that hero's Attack. This bonus damage ignores 100% of the target's Defense and cannot be critical. Damage based on [ATK] = 2 × [ATK] Effects: Ignores DEF | |
| Aura | Increases Ally ACC in all battles by 70 |
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