Is Excruciator worth building in 2026?

Excruciator is a solid B-Tier champion with situational value. This Epic Attack from Demonspawn can be useful in specific team compositions, especially if you lack alternatives in their niche.

Best gear sets for Excruciator?

Recommended gear for Excruciator: Savage or Cruel sets. As a Attack champion, prioritize sets that complement Excruciator's kit. Check the gear section below for stat targets.

Best masteries for Excruciator?

Excruciator runs Offense + Support mastery trees. Key mastery picks include Warmaster or Giant Slayer (T6), Flawless Execution, Sniper. The full recommended mastery page is available below with interactive selection.

Where is Excruciator best used?

Excruciator excels in Faction Wars (A-Tier), Campaign (B-Tier). Also strong in Arena Offense (B-Tier). Role varies by content — check the effectiveness breakdown below for full tier ratings.

RAID: Shadow Legends

Excruciator Guide

Epic
Magic
Attack
Demonspawn

Magic Epic Demonspawn ATK nuker with a one-turn self-Veil passive: Veiled Neck Snapper deals increased damage and blocks revival only if it kills, while un-Veiled Neck Snapper instead depletes one target’s Turn Meter (boss-capped and unresistable where the effect is allowed) and fills her own Turn Meter according to the actual reduction. Veil-gated mutually exclusive anti-revive versus unresistable Turn Meter transfer; A1 also trades Veil damage bonus for un-Veiled self-healing.

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Skills

Flicker Strike — Attacks 1 enemy. Damage increases by 20% while attacking under a [Veil] buff. Heals this Champion by 25% of the damage inflicted while attacking without a [Veil] buff.
Neck Snapper · CD 4→3 — Attacks 1 enemy. Damage increases by 35% while attacking under a [Veil] buff. While attacking under a [Veil] buff, enemies killed by this skill cannot be revived. While attacking without a [Veil] buff, fully depletes the target's Turn Meter and fills this Champion's Turn Meter equal to the amount the target loses. Can
Invisible Predator — Places a [Veil] buff on this Champion for 1 turn at the beginning of each Round. Places a [Veil] buff on this Champion for 1 turn each time they kill an enemy.

Recommended build

Gear sets: Strong individual stat pieces outperform forced set bonuses when speed/crit/ATK targets missed.

Stat priority: C.RATE to damage-build target after other effects › C.DMG › ATK% › SPD › HP% or DEF% if survival insufficient › RES only for an explicitly high-RES scenario; not essential

Synergies

Steadfast Marshal — Places regular Veil on allies other than himself; can supply Excruciator with a Veil window for enhanced A1/A2 and letha
Shadowbow Tirlac — Diversion provides standard Veil to allies other than Tirlac along with a Shield. A potential externally timed Veil sour
Dyana Gloompiercer — If Dyana kills an enemy with Covert Blitz she grants regular Veil to allies, potentially refreshing Excruciator’s damage
Duchess Lilitu — Spectral Rebirth grants regular Veil to other allies after a revive; her other Veil-like buff is Perfect Veil and must n
Diabolist — Provides team Increase SPD and Turn Meter fill, helping Excruciator reach her high-value single-target skills in Demonsp
Duhr the Hungerer — Team healing and a two-ally revive address Excruciator’s absence of team sustain and revival in Demonspawn faction teams