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Marius the Gallant
Legendary Skinwalkers Void Defense

Marius the Gallant — guide

Gaellen Pact
VerdictLevel up
5/5
Speed110HP19815Defense1542Attack716
Clan Boss5
Hydra5
Chimera5
Arena5
Dungeons5
Hard dungeons5
Doom Tower5
Faction Wars5
RAID GURU Editorial Updated: 22.10.2026 0 reviews

Guide: Marius the Gallant

In short

Marius the Gallant is a legendary Defense champion from the Skinwalkers faction who breaks all molds. He deals massive DEF-based damage, controls enemies, and buffs his team. Build priority is maximum — he's one of the strongest champions in the entire game.

Strengths

  • Versatility: equally effective in Clan Boss, Hydra, Arena, and dungeons.
  • Powerful AoE damage scaling with DEF, with built-in ignore DEF from masteries and sets.
  • Control and buff strip: A2 reduces the duration of all enemy buffs, A3 places Stun on the fastest enemy.
  • Team buffs: 50% Increase ACC and 60% Increase DEF for 3 turns, plus an Extra Turn.
  • Passive resilience: immune to Decrease SPD and Turn Meter reduction, counterattacks when an enemy tries to reduce his Turn Meter or changes form.

Weaknesses

  • Book-dependent: needs full investment in A2 and A3 for maximum impact.
  • Low base Speed (110) — requires significant Speed from gear.
  • Vulnerable to Block Active Skills and Stun if not protected by immunity.

Where to use

Marius scores 5.0 in all content. He excels in Hydra, Spider's Den, Tainted Skavag, and Tainted Hellrazor. Also a top pick for Arena, Clan Boss, Doom Tower, and all dungeons — he's a universal powerhouse.

Stats and gear

Stat priority: DEF (4,000+), SPD (220+), ACC (250+ for hard content), C.RATE (100%), C.DMG (as high as possible). RES is optional. Recommended sets: Retaliation (counterattacks), Relentless (extra turns), Savage (ignore DEF), Lethal (ignore DEF + C.RATE), Merciless (ignore DEF and extra turn), Bolster (shield), Resilience (DEF + RES).

Masteries and blessings

Mastery trees: Offense and Support. Key masteries: Pierce Defenses (ignore 25% DEF), Bloodthirsty Prowess (heal on kill), Boss Slayer (extra boss damage), Gathering Momentum (SPD buff on kill). Blessings: Faultless Defense (damage reduction), Cruelty (DEF reduction), Polymorph (crowd control). Relics: The Cat's Gaze (damage), Wand of Submission (control), Stormcaller (speed).

Tomes

Book Roaring Thunder (A3) first — reducing the cooldown from 6 to 4 turns provides far more buffs and control. Then Death or Glory (A2) for cooldown reduction and damage. Golden Spear (A1) last, for the Decrease DEF chance.

Verdict

Marius the Gallant is an absolute S-tier champion that warps the meta at every level. If you pull him, build him without hesitation — he fills any role and elevates any team.

Build

Artifact sets
RetaliationRelentlessSavageResilienceLethalBolsterMerciless
Key masteries
Pierce DefensesInvigoratedGathering MomentumRolling ForceConstant OnslaughtBloodthirsty ProwessBoss Slayer
Blessings
Faultless defenseCrueltyPolymorph
Relics
The Cat's GazeWand of SubmissionStormcaller
Best in
Spider's DenHydraTainted SkavagTainted Hellrazor

The build is a guideline: the first sets in the list fit most often. Adapt it to your artifacts and goals.

Skills

Marius the Valiant is a Legendary champion in RAID: Shadow Legends from the Skinwalkers faction (Gaellen Pact), role — Defense, affinity — Void.

Skills

SkillDescriptionLevel Upgrades

Golden Spear

Attacks all enemies.
Has a 35% (50%) chance of placing Decrease Max HP for 1 turn.
Damage based on [DEF] = XX × [DEF] AoE

Effects: Decrease Max HP

Lvl 2 Damage +10%
Lvl 3 Debuff chance: +5%
Lvl 4 Damage +10%
Lvl 5 Debuff chance: +10%

Death or Glory

Cooldown: 4 turns

Attacks all enemies 3 times.
Each hit decreases the duration of all buffs on the targets by 1 turn.
Damage based on [DEF] [MAX HP of the enemy] = XX × [DEF] AoE

Effects: Decreases buff duration

Lvl 2 Damage +10%
Lvl 3 Damage +10%
Lvl 4 Cooldown -1

Rumbling Thunder

Cooldown: 6 turns

Places a 50% Increase ACC buff and a 60% Increase DEF buff on all allies for 3 turns. Then places a Stun debuff on the enemy with the highest Turn Meter for 1 turn. Grants an Extra Turn.

Effects: Increase DEF 60%, Increase ACC 50%, Stun

Lvl 2 Cooldown -1
Lvl 3 Cooldown -1

Stalwart Knight [P]

Immune to Decrease SPD and Turn Meter reduction effects.
When an enemy changes form or attempts to reduce this hero's Turn Meter, counterattacks with their default skill.
AuraIncreases Ally DEF in all battles by 35%.

Where to get

Sacred Shardmain source
Ancient Shardvery rare chance
Void Shardonly Void affinity champions
Events and fusionsstay tuned

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