Monster Hunter is Brought to You By RAID: Shadow Legends!

updated_at: January 10, 2024 05:33

published_at: January 10, 2024 05:15

Monster Hunter will be coming to RAID: Shadow Legends for a surprising special event! Login to earn Legendary Champions and participate in Monster Hunter Events! Read on to learn more.

Monster Hunter Special Event Coming to RAID: Shadow Legends

Event Runs From January 9 to March 5, 2024

An unexpected crossover event between Monster Hunter and RAID: Shadow Legends has just been released. Capcom, the developers of Monster Hunter, has collaborated with Plarium, the developers of RAID to bring the event to the mobile game. Starting from January 9 to March 5, 2024, special Monster Hunter-themed characters and events will be arriving to RAID: Shadow Legends!

The Monster Hunter characters said to appear are 5 Legendary Champions wearing unique weapons and armor made from the spoils of felling iconic Monster Hunter enemies. They will be free to claim by merely logging into the game within the specified dates. These five Champions bear the namesake of the monsters they are inspired by, namely:

● Rathalos Blademaster (Jan 8 - Feb 27)
● Zinogre Blademaster (Jan 11 - Jan 23)
● Ruiner Nergigante Archer (Jan 22 - Jan 27)
● Alatreon Blademaster (Jan 22 - Jan 26)
● Fatalis Blademaster (Jan 19 - Jan 21)

In a news release posted on the official Plarium website, they worked alongside Capcom to go the distance to “ensure the most celebrated aspects of RAID and the Monster Hunter franchise are represented in the collaboration.” As a result, the five listed Legendary Champions will have available skills and abilities taken from the Monster Hunter games. This in turn provides something unique, “creating something that will surprise and delight fans of both games.”

Ronen Gross, Vice President of Business Development shared a statement regarding the collaboration.

“We are thrilled to bring players an exciting new collection of Champions based on some of the most celebrated monsters in the Monster Hunter universe. It was an incredible experience collaborating with Capcom to perfectly blend both franchises and create something that feels similar yet completely unique.”

Furthermore, in a post from Gross’s LinkedIn, he reveals that this was in the works for almost two years.

“This collaboration is a result of hard work (almost 2 years) from all of our divisions at Plarium. There are no words to describe the amazing teamwork and dedication of the people who were involved in this project, you guys are the real legendary champions and I want to thank you all! This is a great start for 2024.”

Monster Hunter RAID: Shadow Legends Legendary Champions

For this section, we’ll be covering all the skills and stats of each Legendary Champion.

Rathalos Blademaster

RATHALOS BLADEMASTER
Rarity				Legendary
Affinity				Force
Type				Attack
Faction				Banner Lords

Ability Name		Ability Description
Spirit Thrust		Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 50% chance for placing a 60% [Decrease DEF] debuff for 2 turns. If the target is a Boss, this debuff cannot be resisted.
Spirit Step Slash		Attacks 1 enemy. Every second use of this skill in a Round will attack all enemies instead. Will also ignore 25% of the target’s DEF. If the target is a Boss, will ignore 100% of the target’s DEF.
Overhead Slash		Attacks all enemies. Before attacking, places a 30% [Increase C. DMG] buff and a 30% [Increase SPD] buff on this Champion for 2 turns.
Rathalos Mastery [P]		Inflicts 50% more damage against targets under [HP Burn] debuffs. Receives 25% less damage from enemies under [HP Burn] debuffs. Every fifth skill used by this Champion deals 200% more damage.
Aura		Increases Ally ATK in Dungeons by 30%.

Zinogre Blademaster

ZINOGRE BLADEMASTER
Rarity				Legendary
Affinity				Magic
Type				Attack
Faction				Shadowkin

Ability Name		Ability Description
Blade Combo		Attacks 1 enemy 3 times. Has a 30% chance of placing a 25% [Weaken] debuff for 2 turns.
Blade Strike		Attacks 1 enemy 4 times. Each hit increases this Champion’s Turn Meter by 5%.
Blade Spin		Attacks 1 enemy 4 times. Before attacking, places a 50% [Increase ATK] buff on this Champion for 2 turns. The first and the second hit each have a 75% chance of placing a [Leech] debuff for 2 turns. The third and the fourth hit each have a 75% chance of playing a 50% [Decrease ATK] debuff for 2 turns.
Zinogre Essence[P]		[Passive Effect] Increases the damage this Champion deals by 1% for every 1% of HP Lost (stacks up to 50%). This increased damage doubles if a target is under a [Decrease DEF] debuff. [Active Effect] Prevents this Champion’s death and keeps them alive on 1 HP when hit by a fatal hit. If this skill prevents this Champion’s death, heals them by 50% of their MAX HP. Will not prevent this Champion’s death if they are under a [Heal Reduction] debuff.
Aura		Increases Ally SPD in Dungeons by 30%.

Ruiner Nergigante Archer

R. NERGIGANTE ARCHER
Rarity				Legendary
Affinity				Spirit
Type				Defense
Faction				Barbarians

Ability Name		Ability Description
Charged Shot		Attacks 1 enemy. Places a 50% [Increase ACC] buff on this Champion for 2 turns.
Spinning Shot		Attacks all enemies Has a 75% chance of placing a [Stun] debuff for 1 turn. If the target is a Boss, has a 75% chance of placing a 30% [Decrease SPD] debuff for 2 turns instead. Also decreases the Turn Meters of enemies under a [Stun] debuff placed by this skill by 20%. Fills the Turn Meters of all allies by 10% if a 30% [Decrease SPD] debuff is placed by this skill instead.
Rapid Shot		Attacks all enemies Places a [Hex] debuff for 2 turns and a [Provoke] debuff for 1 turn. If the target is a Boss, places a [Hex] debuff for 3 turns and a [Provoke] debuff for 2 turns instead.
Nergigante Ambition [P]		Heals all allies by 10% of their MAX HP when attacking enemies under a [Hex] debuff. If there are multiple Champions on the team with this skill, only one will activate. Increases this Champion’s DEF by 5% each time this Champion receives a hit from an enemy under a [Hex] debug (stacks up to 30%).
Aura		Increases Ally DEF in Dungeons by 30%.

Alatreon Blademaster

ALATREON BLADEMASTER
Rarity				Legendary
Affinity				Spirit
Type				Support
Faction				Knights Revenant

Ability Name		Ability Description
Foresight Slash		Attacks 1 enemy. Has a 40% chance of increasing the duration of 2 random buffs on all allies by 1 turn.
Reaping Slash		Attacks all enemies. Places a 60% [Increase DEF] buff and a [Shield] buff on all allies for 2 turns. The [Shield] is equal to 30% of this Champion’s MAX HP. If the target is a Boss, these buffs are protected.
Cleanser Booster		Removes all debuffs from all allies, and places a [Block Debuffs] buff on all allies for 2 turns. If a Boss is present in the current Round, this buff is protected.
Alatreon Divinity [P]		Fills this Champions’ Turn Meter by 5% every time a debuff is placed on them. Also heals this Champion by 5% of their MAX HP whenever a debug placed on them expires or is removed.
Aura		Increases Ally SPD in Dungeons by 30%.

Fatalis Blademaster

FATALIS BLADEMASTER
Rarity				Legendary
Affinity				Void
Type				HP
Faction				Dark Elves

Ability Name		Ability Description
Charged Slash		Attacks 1 enemy. Ignored 15% of the target’s DEF if this attack is critical Also has a 20% chance of granting an Extra Turn.
Wide Slash		Attacks 1 enemy. Will ignore [Strengthen], [Stone Skin], [Increase DEF], and [Ally Protection] buffs. Also ignored 15% of the target’s DEF if this attack is critical. Decreases the target’s ATK by 10% (stacks up to 30%).
Strong Wide Slash		Attacks all enemies. Ignores 15% of the target’s DEF if this attack is critical. Decreases the target’s DEF by 5% (stacks up to 30%)
True Charged Slash		Attacks 1 enemy. Will ignore 50% of the target’s DEF. Fills this Champion’s Turn Meter by 50% if the attack is critical. Damage inflicted by this skill cannot be decreased by enemy Passive skills or Masteries, except by the Passive skills of Bosses. Damage inflicted by this skill cannot be increased by either this Champion’s Masteries or ally Passive skills, except when attacking Bosses. This is a secret skill and only becomes available when any 3 of this Champion’s skills were used in a Round.
Fatalis Legend [P]		Places a [Shield] buff on this Champion, equal to 25% to their MAX HP, for 2 turns at the end of their turn. This Champion cannot receive critical hits while under a [Shield] buff placed by this Champion.
Aura		Increases Ally HP in Arena Battles by 35%.