Quintus the Triumphant isn’t just a flashy Arena reward—he’s one of the most surgically designed nukers in RAID: Shadow Legends. As a Void Affinity Legendary Attack champion from the Banner Lords, Quintus delivers a potent combination of unresistable debuffs, skill resets on kill, and damage that scales directly with enemy buffs. He specializes in punishing buff-heavy teams and becomes more lethal the longer his enemies try to protect themselves.

But Quintus is also an unforgiving champion to build. With no room for defensive scaling and almost no utility outside of damage, he either shines or flops depending on how well you gear, position, and rotate him. This guide breaks down every layer of his potential, including detailed skill analysis, mastery trees, artifact priorities, blessing choices, and synergy setups for PvE and PvP. If you are new to the game, we recommend checking out our Beginner’s Guide for RAID: Shadow Legends for a comprehensive introduction.

Understanding Quintus’s Role

Before investing resources into any champion, it’s essential to understand their battlefield function. Quintus is a pure-burst finisher—he doesn’t bring crowd control, healing, or ally buffs (beyond self-buffs). What he brings is lethal, targeted elimination of high-value threats and resetting power that allows him to chain through fights when set up correctly.

In PvP, he punishes defensive comps by stripping buffs and ignoring most forms of mitigation. His Strip Away skill is one of the few in the game that can remove buffs, apply Decrease DEF, and hit hard without needing Accuracy or being affected by passives. In PvE, his AoE Crowd Favorite makes him a strong wave clearer when paired with champions that ensure survivability and turn cycling.

He’s not a generalist, but when used with precision, he’s among the most efficient closers in the game.

Skill Breakdown

Understanding Quintus’s skills in depth is essential because his entire kit relies on proper timing and sequencing. Misusing one skill out of turn can delay resets and break his kill-chain momentum.

Encore Performance (A1)

Attacks one enemy. Places an extra hit if the target has no buffs. If this attack is critical, repeats the attack once.This basic attack is deceptively useful. It rewards precision: if the enemy has no buffs and Quintus crits, he can deal three quick hits. This makes it surprisingly effective against stripped targets in Arena or bosses after their buff cycles.

Strip Away (A2)

Removes all buffs from a single enemy, places a 60% Decrease DEF debuff (unresistable), then attacks. This skill’s damage cannot be reduced by enemy passives or masteries, nor increased by ally passives. If it kills, it resets the Crowd Favorite skill. This is Quintus’s signature execution. It is built to counter buff-reliant champions and teams running Unkillable, Stoneskin, or Block Debuff setups. Because it ignores resistance, it can’t be shut down by tank builds or high-RES Arena comps.

Crowd Favorite (A3)

Places a 50% Increase ATK and 30% Increase C.DMG buff on self for 3 turns, then attacks all enemies. If any target is killed, Strip Away is reset.

This is the ideal opening skill in PvP, especially against low-RES teams. The self-buff component makes him independent from support champions. You want to set this up to kill at least one champion so that you can immediately use Strip Away next.

Percussion (Passive)

Every skill Quintus uses deals additional pure damage equal to 10% of each enemy’s MAX HP for every buff they have. This pure damage ignores shields.This passive turns enemy buffs into liabilities. In PvP, teams with Strengthen, Counterattack, Shield, etc. actually fuel Quintus’s kills. It gives him unexpected burst potential even against well-geared tank compositions.

Aura

Increases Ally ATK in Arena by 35%.Best used when you’re running a full-damage comp without traditional supports. Also helpful when Quintus is the primary damage source in quick-clear Arena setups.

Recommended Masteries

Choosing the right masteries determines whether Quintus is a one-turn wonder or a consistent finisher. His masteries should revolve around maximizing single-turn burst, reaching cooldown resets, and surviving long enough to cycle through multiple kills.

PvP Mastery Setup (Helmsmasher – Arena, Live Arena, Doom Tower Waves)

This build focuses on maximizing immediate burst damage, particularly against tanky, buff-heavy teams.

Offense Tree:

• Deadly Precision → Keen Strike → Whirlwind of Death
• Single Out → Bring It Down → Cycle of Violence
• Kill Streak → Helmsmasher (Tier 6)
  

Helmsmasher allows his AoE to punch through even the most resilient targets. Cycle of Violence and Kill Streak help snowball fights by reducing cooldowns after kills.

Defense Tree:

• Tough Skin → Improved Parry → Resurgent
• Delay Death → Retribution

These picks help keep Quintus alive if he doesn’t get to act first, buying him time to launch his combo rotation.

PvE Mastery Setup (Warmaster – Doom Tower, Campaign, Dungeons)

This build is better for extended fights or where AoE kills aren’t guaranteed.

Offense Tree:

• Deadly Precision → Keen Strike → Methodical
• Single Out → Kill Streak → Warmaster (Tier 6)
  

Warmaster ensures consistent boss damage over long fights, especially when paired with Relentless or Turn Meter boosting allies.

Defense Tree:

• Defiant → Blastproof → Delay Death
• Resurgent → Retribution

This setup improves survivability against boss nukes and keeps him active for longer in wave-based PvE content.

Optimal Artifact Sets

Quintus relies entirely on proper gearing to convert his kit into meaningful impact. Unlike control champions, he needs zero Accuracy. Every stat should serve Crit Rate, Crit Damage, Speed, and ATK scaling.

Best PvP Sets:

• Savage + Cruel: Gold standard for defense penetration and damage amplification.
• Lethal + Offense: For slightly easier gearing, Lethal grants 10% Crit Rate.
• Stoneskin: Optional if you’re using him early in the turn cycle to avoid first-turn CC.

Best PvE Sets:

• Relentless: For wave clearing and cooldown cycling in longer dungeons.
• Savage: Still works excellently in Doom Tower and boss content.
• Perception (2-piece): Occasionally used for stat tuning if you’re short on gear rolls.

Stat Priorities:

• Weapon: ATK
• Helmet: HP
• Shield: DEF
• Chest: Crit Damage or ATK%
• Boots: SPD
• Ring: ATK
• Amulet: Crit Damage
• Banner: ATK

Substats to target: 100% Crit Rate → 250%+ Crit Damage → 180–220 SPD → ATK%

Blessings

Blessings add passive enhancements that complement a champion’s role. For Quintus, the right blessing amplifies his burst or makes him harder to eliminate.

• Soul Reap: Best-in-slot. Allows Quintus to finish off low-HP enemies and create reset chains in Arena.
• Cruelty: Reduces enemy DEF passively, improving both his damage and the team’s.
• Lightning Cage: Gives Quintus a shielded buffer, preventing nukes before he can act.

Team Synergy & Usage Tips

Quintus thrives in turn-2 nuke teams where he’s protected by crowd control or revivers and is allowed to act after the initial enemy push. He should never be your opener unless in Stoneskin.

Best Partners:

• Arbiter / Deacon Armstrong / Lyssandra – Turn meter boost, revive, and rotation control
• Madame Serris / Kymar – Buff stripping before AoE combos
• Siphi / Ursala / Nekhret – Revivers and damage mitigation if you’re worried about speed races

Rotation Example (PvP):

• Arbiter boosts turn meter
• Madame Serris strips buffs
• Quintus uses Crowd Favorite to kill one or more enemies
• Strip Away resets and is used to delete the next threat

Quintus the Triumphant is the kind of champion who doesn’t need to win a long war—he needs to win one or two turns. He excels when used with precision and timing. Built with high Crit Damage, proper gear sets, and the correct mastery paths, Quintus is capable of breaking through Stoneskin, dismantling tanky compositions, and dominating wave-based PvE stages with kill-reset-kill loops.

He is not versatile, but he is ruthless. For players who like finishing fights with clean, calculated aggression, Quintus is an absolute weapon. Let him strike second, and he’ll make sure there’s no need for a third. For enhanced control, performance boosts, and better macro handling during long battles, we recommend playing RAID: Shadow Legends on BlueStacks.