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The Cowardly Lion — guide

Legendary SkinwalkersAlly: Gaellen PactRole: Defense Element: Magic
Speed105
HP17505
Defense1432
Attack980
Author: RAID GURU Editorial Updated: 21.10.2026 Reading: ~2 min 0 reviews

Build

Artifact sets
ReflexRelentlessSavagePerceptionLethalStoneskinImpulseZealSlayer RathalosMercilessSupersonicFeral
Key masteries
Unbroken StrengthCritical BolsterAssured SecurityUnrelenting PowerDamage MitigationRolling ForceSharpened RiposteBoss Slayer
Blessings
Faultless defensePhantom touchCrushing rendCrueltyHeavencast
Relics
MurderfangVigor MortisFleshmelter Lash
Best in
Tag Team ArenaClassic ArenaFire Knight's CastleClan BossSkinwalkers CryptLive Arena

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

Guide and skills

Cowardly Lion is a Legendary champion in RAID: Shadow Legends from the Skinwalkers faction (Gaellen Pact), role — Defense, affinity — Magic.

Skills

SkillDescriptionLevel Upgrades

Lion's Leap

Attacks an enemy 3 times.
The damage dealt by this skill increases by 10% for each skill successfully activated by an ally or enemy under Fear or True Fear (max: 100%).
Each hit steals 5% of the target's Turn Meter.
Damage based on [DEF] = 1.3 × [DEF] per hit (3 hits on a single target)

Effects: Steals Turn Meter, Increases damage

Lvl 2 Damage +10%
Lvl 3 Damage +10%
Lvl 4 Damage +10%

Primal Roar

Cooldown: 4 turns

Attacks all enemies. Before attacking, places a 60% Increase DEF buff and a Burn debuff on the team for 2 turns. Ignores 20% of the targets' DEF.
Has a 75% (100%) chance of placing a True Fear debuff on all enemies for 2 turns.
Damage based on [DEF] = 4 × [DEF] AoE

Effects: Increase DEF 60%, Enrage, Ignores DEF, True Fear

Lvl 2 Damage +10%
Lvl 3 Damage +10%
Lvl 4 Debuff chance: +10%
Lvl 5 Debuff chance: +15%
Lvl 6 Cooldown -1

Pack Strength

Cooldown: 5 turns

Places Counterattack and 30% Reflect Damage buffs on the team for 2 turns.
Passive effect
Under these buffs, allies will ignore Shield and Strengthen when counterattacking. Allies will also ignore Shield when reflecting damage.

Effects: Ignores Strengthen, Ignores Shield, Counterattack, 30% Reflect Damage

Lvl 2 Cooldown -1
Lvl 3 Cooldown -1

True Courage (Passive)

Cooldown: 4 turns

Active effect
When this hero is inflicted with Fear or True Fear, removes all debuffs from himself, resets the cooldowns of all skills, and activates Instant Turn on himself.
Passive effect
Own skills will always activate if the hero is under Fear or True Fear.
Increases the chance that enemy skills under Fear or True Fear will fail by 15%. If there are multiple heroes with this skill on the team, it only triggers for one. This skill does not trigger for hero copies if the hero himself dies.

Effects: Removes debuffs

Where to get

Sacred Shardmain source
Ancient Shardvery rare chance
Events and fusionsstay tuned

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