The Ultimate Guide to Early Farming in Raid: Shadow Legends
The best early farm in Raid: Shadow Legends is consistently considered to be Stage 6 of Brimstone Path (Chapter 12). This stage, when farmed repeatedly, offers the highest EXP per energy ratio, making it the most efficient location for leveling up your champions in the early game. While Brutal difficulty is optimal, if your champions aren’t quite ready, farming on Hard difficulty is also effective. Avoid farming on Nightmare difficulty at this stage, as the EXP returns are less efficient than both Hard and Brutal. Mastering this farm early on will dramatically speed up your progress and get you ready for tougher challenges.
Why Brimstone Path Stage 6?
The effectiveness of Brimstone Path Stage 6 boils down to its efficiency. When compared to other campaign stages, this level delivers more EXP per energy spent, allowing you to quickly level up your champions and progress through the game faster. This means more opportunities to tackle challenging dungeons, advance in the arena, and eventually confront the Clan Boss. The significance of efficient early farming cannot be overstated. It’s the backbone of your progression and dictates how rapidly your account can develop.
Brutal vs. Hard Difficulty
As mentioned, Brutal difficulty provides the most EXP. However, if you’re just starting and struggling with Brutal, Hard difficulty is a perfectly acceptable alternative. The slight decrease in EXP is offset by the increased success rate, saving valuable time and energy on failed runs. You’ll know when you’re ready to shift to Brutal when your core team can consistently clear the stage without deaths. Don’t force the progression until you’re ready because the time and energy spent restarting will hurt efficiency.
Core Strategy for Efficient Early Farming
The key to successfully farming Stage 6 of Brimstone Path is having a core team that can quickly and consistently clear the stage. For beginners, this often revolves around your chosen starter champion.
The Importance of Your Starter Champion
Most players quickly find that, among the starting four champions, Kael is the most popular and generally considered the best starter champion. His AOE damage skills make him exceptionally effective at clearing campaign waves quickly, while his poison abilities also contribute significantly to damage output. If you selected a different starter champion like Elhain, Athel, or Galek, they are all viable but may need additional support to clear this stage as efficiently.
Essential Team Composition for Stage 6
A solid early farming team generally consists of your starter champion (likely Kael), supplemented by other champions with strong area-of-effect (AOE) attacks, or champions with strong self-healing. A healer is not necessary if your team is sufficiently geared but they make a safe and more consistent run. Having a designated farmer like Kael will clear most of the stage. The remaining team members need to have survivability to soak damage and some utility for other game modes.
Gearing Your Farmer
The right gear can make or break your farming success. For your main farmer (e.g. Kael), prioritize the following:
- Speed: A faster farmer will get more turns, meaning faster clear times. The Speed Set is key.
- Attack: Increase your damage output to clear waves faster with an Attack Set or Crit Set if your champion scales better with crit damage.
- Critical Rate/Damage: Build for crit if your champion has AOE skills that deal bonus damage.
- Accuracy: This can become important as your farmer needs to land their debuffs to deal poison damage which does a lot of damage over time.
- Lifesteal: A Lifesteal set can provide sustain, reducing the need for a dedicated healer.
Leveling Your Food Champions
Efficient farming isn’t just about leveling your main champions. It’s also about efficiently leveling fodder champions, also known as “food.” These are the champions you’ll use to rank up your stronger, more important units. Always use food champions to level and rank up your main champions, this makes your progress faster. The best way to do this is to add food to your farming runs with your main farmer. These food champions are generally lower rarity units that are only used for this purpose.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What makes Stage 6 of Brimstone Path so special?
Stage 6 offers the best balance of EXP per energy in the early game, making it ideal for efficient leveling. Its layout is also straightforward, leading to quicker clear times.
2. Can I use other stages for farming?
While other stages can provide experience, they are generally less efficient than Stage 6 of Brimstone Path. Therefore, focusing your efforts on this particular stage for early farming is best.
3. How do I determine if I’m ready for Brutal difficulty?
You’re ready for Brutal when your primary farmer (e.g., Kael) can consistently clear Stage 6 without needing to restart frequently. You need to ensure they can sustain themselves well enough not to die.
4. Should I focus on leveling up only one champion?
It’s beneficial to focus on one primary farmer initially, but you should also be leveling up food alongside them to prepare for future ranking-up processes.
5. What are “food” champions?
“Food” champions are lower-rarity units, usually common or uncommon, that are used to rank up other, more powerful champions.
6. What’s the importance of speed in early farming?
Speed is crucial because a faster champion gets more turns, leading to faster clear times and more efficient EXP gains.
7. Is Accuracy really necessary for Kael early game?
Yes, while not the highest priority, a certain level of accuracy is needed to ensure Kael’s poison debuffs land effectively. Focus on this after getting basic Attack, Critical Rate/Damage, and Speed.
8. How do I get a Clan in Raid Shadow Legends?
You can join a Clan by tapping the Clan crest on the bottom of the Bastion screen. You can search by name or browse available Clans. Joining a Clan is great for getting more rewards and benefits.
9. How do I earn 3 stars for clan activity daily?
To earn the third star, you must play for 90 minutes, battle the Demon Lord twice, fight in Dungeons or Campaign battles 20 times (or a mix of both), and fight in the arena 12 times.
10. What is the best gear set for Kael?
A good early set for Kael includes the Speed set combined with Cruel set or Attack set. Later on, you can add a Lifesteal set to help them sustain themselves, and a Accuracy set to land his debuffs.
11. How do I get Legendary Champions?
Legendary champions can be obtained by completing missions, fusion events, using fragment summons, collecting shards during events, participating in tournaments, and through the mercy system.
12. What is the best starter champion in RAID: Shadow Legends?
Most players agree Kael is the best starting champion due to his AOE damage and poison abilities.
13. Is there a way to get free stuff in Raid: Shadow Legends?
Yes, you can use gift codes found through social media or Raid community pages and entering them in the ‘Gift Code’ option in the settings.
14. What are the best rare champions to farm for?
Two of the best are Coldheart due to her Heartseeker ability and Paragon who has unique cheesing mechanics.
15. What is the best team for beginners?
A team led by Kael, with a strong support or healer, along with some champions with AOE skills makes a solid team to tackle most game modes in early-mid game.
Conclusion
Mastering efficient early farming is the cornerstone of success in Raid: Shadow Legends. By focusing on Brimstone Path Stage 6, optimizing your main champion, and strategically using food champions, you’ll accelerate your progress and unlock the full potential of your account. Remember to continually adapt your strategies and champions as you advance, always focusing on efficiency and smart planning. With the right farming strategy, you’ll be well on your way to dominating Teleria.