Bayek

Bayek is a Legendary Void affinity defense champion from the Barbarians faction, introduced as one of the founding Hidden Ones through the Assassin's Creed x Raid: Shadow Legends collaboration. He is one of the strongest Assassins in the game, operating as a hybrid buffer, debuffer, and support for the rest of his archetype.

Core Strengths & Abilities

Team Buffing & Extra Turns: His A3, Prayer Of The Medjay, places 50% Increase ACC on all allies, Perfect Veil and 60% Increase DEF on allies other than himself, and 60% Increase DEF on himself, then grants an Extra Turn to snowball straight into another action, on a cooldown that books to 3 turns.

AoE Debuffing: His A2, Desert Zephyr, hits all enemies with a 50% Decrease ACC and 50% Decrease RES debuff for 2 turns, plus Provoke for 1 turn that extends to 2 turns against targets already carrying 3 or more debuffs, booking down to a 3-turn cooldown. Combined with his unique passive Siwa's Pride, which prevents allies from taking critical hits from enemies with equal or lower ACC, this makes Accuracy manipulation a core defensive tool in both PvP and PvE.

Sustain & Assassin Synergy: His A1 applies Leech for 2 turns while filling his own Turn Meter by 20%, and his shared Everything Is Permitted passive deals bonus true damage whenever any Assassin drops a foe below 25% HP.

Key Weaknesses

Support-Reliant Kit: Bayek brings no direct nuke or hard control like Stun, so his value is entirely tied to how well his buffs and debuffs are leveraged by the rest of the team.

With top-tier ratings across Arena, Dragon, Hydra, Ice Golem, and Iron Twins, Bayek is a premier support suited to nearly every corner of the game, from Hydra head control to Arena defense.