Is Genzin worth building in 2026?

Yes — Genzin is a strong A-Tier champion worth investing in. With a 4.0/5.0 rating, Genzin performs well across multiple game modes as a Legendary Attack from the Shadowkin faction.

Best gear sets for Genzin?

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

Best masteries for Genzin?

Genzin 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 Genzin best used?

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

RAID: Shadow Legends

Genzin Guide

Legendary
Spirit
Attack
Shadowkin

Genzin is a Spirit Legendary Attack champion from the Shadowkin built around repeated ATK-scaling damage, self Turn Meter acceleration, AoE Decrease DEF, and a specialized single-target answer to Shield and Unkillable. Flowing Cuts is a three-hit 1.3 ATK-per-hit default attack that fills his Turn Meter by 6% for each resolved hit, making it particularly useful in Fire Knight teams and Ally Attack setups. Steel Parting is a 3.8 ATK AoE attack that reaches a 100% listed chance to place 60% Decrease DEF for 2 turns when fully booked, and every critical target adds 10% to Genzin's Turn Meter. Fate

Best used in: Fire Knight Hard · Fire Knight Normal · Faction Wars · Arena Offense · Campaign · Doom Tower Floors

Skills

Flowing Cuts — Attacks 1 enemy 3 times. Each resolved hit fills Genzin's Turn Meter by 6%. Each hit uses the verified 1.3 ATK coefficient before skill-level damage books and runtime modifiers.
Steel Parting · CD 4→3 — Attacks all enemies. Has a 75% chance of placing a 60% [Decrease DEF] debuff for 2 turns. Each critical hit fills Genzin's Turn Meter by 10%. Fully booked, the listed Decrease DEF activation chance reaches 100% and the cooldown is reduced from 4 turns to 3.
Fated Vengeance · CD 4→3 — Attacks 1 enemy while ignoring [Unkillable] and [Shield] buffs. Fills Genzin's Turn Meter by 30%, or by 60% instead if the target has 50% HP or less after the attack. If this attack kills an enemy, decreases the cooldowns of Steel Parting and Fated Vengeance by 1 turn. Fully booked, Fated Vengeance has a 3-turn listed
Bushido — Conditionally increases Genzin's SPD by 10 and RES by 50 based on team-size state. Current structured combat data uses the condition that living allied champion count is equal to or lower than living enemy count; the effect is always active while fighting bosses. Some current tooltip mirrors paraphrase the non-boss con

Recommended build

Gear sets: Savage, Lethal, Merciless, Cruel, Perception, Speed, Critical Damage, Fatal

Stat priority: C.RATE › C.DMG › ATK% › SPD › ACC › HP%

Synergies

Lady Mikage — Lady Mikage's base-form A1 can call one random Shadowkin ally to use their default skill, allowing Genzin to contribute
Grand Oak Padraig — Grand Oak Padraig can drive full-team Ally Attack sequences that call Genzin's default skill, adding three more Flowing
Prince Kymar — A team cooldown reset can refresh Genzin's Steel Parting and Fated Vengeance after their opening use, creating another D