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Solo Leveling Arise Shadow Tier List
Shadows are Sung Jinwoo's summons that provides different buffs and can fight alongside him in Solo Leveling: Arise. Read on to know which are the best shadows in this tier list!

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Shadow Tier List

Tier Shadow
S KaiselKaisel Big RockBigrock
A Solo Leveling Arise - Skull Icon.pngSkull IgrisIgris SLA - BesteBeste CerbieCerbie BeruBeru
B BladesBlades TuskTusk
C TankTank IronIron

S Rank

Shadow Explanation
KaiselKaisel ・Currently the highest damage dealer among the shadows.
・Can apply speed boosts.
・AoE Attacks are good for crowd-clearing.
・Increases the team's Ultimate Skill Damage.
Big RockBigrock ・Good crowd-clearing skills.
・Increases the team's Basic Skill Damage.

A Rank

Shadow Explanation
Solo Leveling Arise - Skull Icon.pngSkull ・Boosts MP sustain by increasing MP and reducing MP consumption, helpful for MP-hungry comps.
・Applies defense reduction and healing debuffs.
・Niche pick mostly useful in Power of Destruction (Hard) when healing suppression is needed and no other option is available.
BeruBeru ・Increases the team's Attack and Critical Hit Damage.
・Can restore HP.
・Currently the second highest damage dealers among the shadows.
IgrisIgris ・Can attack from a distance despite being a melee combatant.
・Can apply Bleed, which good against high HP targets like bosses.
・Increases the teams Critical Hit Rate.
SLA - BesteBeste ・Increases the entire defense penetration of the entire team
・AoE attacks are good for clearing.
CerbieCerbie ・Great shadow to bring against boss fights.
・Skills can cause Combution, which inflicts more damage against a target.
・Increases the team's Critical Hit Damage

B Rank

Shadow Explanation
BladesBlades ・Provides decent damage.
・Underwhelming in terms of crowd-clearing.
・Increases the team's Attack.
TuskTusk ・Skills doesn't have any special effects, but are good for crowd-clearing.
・Increases the team's Core Skill Damage.

C Rank

Shadow Explanation
TankTank ・Can stun enemies.
・Damage is a bit lacking compared to other shadows.
・Increases the team's Defense.
IronIron ・Has the lowest damage among the shadows.
・Has Defense Decrease ability from his skill, Charge, Iron!
・Increases the team's HP.

Shadow Tier List Criteria

Overall Damage

Shadow's strength is tied to how much damage it can inflict during battle. Shadows with higher damage than the others will be ranked higher on the list too.

Skill Effectiveness and Damage

Some shadows offer different skills with effects that can turn the tide of the battle. Shadows with multiple skill effects are placed higher on the tier list.

Shadow Authority Buff

Each shadow has a Shadow Authority effect that buffs a team when entering a battle. Shadows with multiple buffs will be instantly placed on A or S Ranks, as the majority of the Shadows only give one team buff.

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6 Anonymous Anonymous 6 months

Why is the Wyvern at C rank if it's the highest damaging?

5 Anonymous Anonymous 6 months

i with u bro , we are same brother from another mother

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