Guild Raid Boss Meta Guide

Meta and alternate Guild Raid boss teams, built from researched replay data and creator examples.

Last updated on Oct 24, 2026

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Boss Meta Guide Basics

This guide identifies Meta and Alternate teams for every Guild Raid boss using researched replay data. The comparisons assume all characters are at maximum tier.

⭐ Meta Team — The strongest overall recommendation for that boss.
🔄 Alternate Team — The leading option from a different team archetype. Magnus is the one exception, with two Custodes lineups.

Every recommendation includes the exact five-character lineup, recommended Machine of War, summary performance statistics, and curated replay examples so you can study how the team plays.

Boss Meta Teams & Replay Results

Explore the recommended Meta and Alternate team for each Guild Raid boss, including the selected lineup, analyzed performance, and curated replay examples.

Replay counts and damage statistics cover the looping stages: L4, L5, M1, M2 and M3. Examples prioritize those stages, with L1–L3 replays filling available places when fewer than ten looping-stage examples exist. These extra examples do not affect the statistics.

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Guild Raid Boss

Avatar

Meta Team

Replays: 17
Average Damage: 1.66M
Maximum Damage: 2.20M

Meta Team Replay Examples 10 examples


2.20M	L4	Un4given	Aug 12
2.19M	L5	Baldrick	Aug 1
1.95M	L5	Un4given	Jul 4
1.93M	L5	Baldrick	Sep 24
1.90M	L5	Kitty Bebop	Jul 7
1.90M	L4	WongsKing	Aug 16
1.80M	L5	Jordan	Jul 11
1.80M	L5	GarviLoken	Jul 4
1.78M	L4	Un4given	Aug 12
1.68M	M2	Baldrick	Oct 14

Alternate Team

Replays: 15
Average Damage: 1.15M
Maximum Damage: 1.57M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 10 examples


1.57M	L5	WongsKing	Sep 25
1.55M	L5	Un4given	Jul 12
1.46M	L4	Stringer de Los Redimidos	Apr 14
1.29M	M2	Peste	Jun 14
1.27M	M2	GarviLoken	Oct 14
1.26M	M2	Peste	Oct 9
1.20M	L5	Un4given	Jul 4
1.10M	M2	Un4given	Jun 9
1.10M	M2	Un4given	Jun 6
1.09M	M2	Un4given	Jun 12

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Guild Raid Boss

Cawl

Meta Team

Replays: 105
Average Damage: 1.31M
Maximum Damage: 1.90M

Meta Team Replay Examples 10 examples


1.90M	L5	Un4given	Aug 16
1.89M	L4	Baldrick	Oct 18
1.84M	M1	HozzMidnight	Jul 9
1.82M	M1	Stringer de Los Redimidos	Jul 6
1.80M	M1	Kitty Bebop	Jul 2
1.80M	M1	Painhawk	Jul 10
1.77M	M1	Don’t Call Me Shirley Tacticus Replays	Jul 4
1.75M	L5	Ulf	Aug 14
1.75M	L5	WongsKing	Aug 25
1.72M	M1	Baldrick	Aug 1

Alternate Team

Replays: 30
Average Damage: 1.13M
Maximum Damage: 1.49M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 10 examples


1.49M	L5	Unessentials	Aug 20
1.45M	M1	Peste	Jul 13
1.40M	L5	Un4given	Aug 12
1.40M	L5	Unessentials	Aug 16
1.38M	L4	Peste	Sep 9
1.37M	L4	Un4given	Oct 13
1.34M	M1	Mawg	Jul 3
1.29M	L4	WongsKing	Sep 10
1.20M	M1	Erantar	Jul 11
1.19M	L5	Peste	Jun 13

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Guild Raid Boss

Dorn

Meta Team

Replays: 26
Average Damage: 1.20M
Maximum Damage: 1.65M

Meta Team Replay Examples 10 examples


1.65M	L4	Mawg	Sep 23
1.58M	L4	UltraBrother	Sep 26
1.52M	L4	Painhawk	Mar 31
1.39M	L4	Kerrod	Sep 23
1.30M	M2	Un4given	Aug 27
1.29M	L4	Primarch Samrat	Sep 24
1.26M	L4	Primarch Samrat	Sep 24
1.25M	M1	Prufrock	Jun 4
1.21M	M2	Prufrock	Aug 30
1.20M	L4	Don’t Call Me Shirley Tacticus Replays	Oct 3

Alternate Team

Replays: 3
Average Damage: 1.76M
Maximum Damage: 1.87M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 3 examples


1.87M	L4	Yagyuu	Sep 28
1.73M	L4	Yagyuu	Oct 3
1.69M	L4	Lyell	Oct 5

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Guild Raid Boss

Ghaz

Meta Team

Replays: 10
Average Damage: 2.12M
Maximum Damage: 2.70M

Meta Team Replay Examples 10 examples


2.70M	L5	Lyell	Sep 9
2.58M	L5	JurassicKyle	Sep 14
2.50M	L5	Lyell	Sep 17
2.07M	M3	Lyell	Oct 23
2.06M	M2	Lyell	Oct 4
1.99M	M2	Lyell	Sep 28
1.95M	M2	Lyell	Sep 28
1.80M	M2	JurassicKyle	Oct 3
1.80M	M2	Un4given	Sep 28
1.78M	M2	Un4given	Sep 25

Alternate Team

Replays: 71
Average Damage: 1.78M
Maximum Damage: 2.30M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 10 examples


2.30M	L4	Kitty Bebop	Jul 5
2.29M	L5	HozzMidnight	May 14
2.22M	L5	UltraBrother	Sep 12
2.20M	L5	PoH Tacticus	May 15
2.20M	L4	Painhawk	Jul 10
2.14M	L5	Baldrick	Sep 19
2.14M	L5	Kerrod	Sep 9
2.14M	L4	Mawg	Jul 1
2.12M	L4	Don’t Call Me Shirley Tacticus Replays	Jun 6
2.10M	L4	Don’t Call Me Shirley Tacticus Replays	Jul 6

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Guild Raid Boss

Hive Tyrant

Meta Team

Replays: 3
Average Damage: 2.34M
Maximum Damage: 2.43M

Meta Team Replay Examples 6 examples


2.43M	L5	Mawg	Aug 29
2.40M	L5	Mawg	Aug 29
2.20M	L5	Un4given	Aug 30
3.18M	L3	Lyell	Aug 26
2.97M	L3	Mawg	Aug 26
1.60M	L3	Kerrod	Aug 26

Alternate Team

Replays: 2
Average Damage: 1.83M
Maximum Damage: 2.10M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 3 examples


2.10M	L5	JurassicKyle	Aug 30
1.57M	L5	JurassicKyle	Aug 30
2.34M	L1	JurassicKyle	Sep 10

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Guild Raid Boss

Lion

Meta Team

Replays: 37
Average Damage: 1.02M
Maximum Damage: 1.30M

Meta Team Replay Examples 10 examples


1.30M	L5	Mawg	Oct 16
1.26M	L5	Baldrick	Oct 13
1.25M	L5	Baldrick	Oct 13
1.21M	M2	HozzMidnight	Aug 22
1.16M	M2	Jordan	Aug 14
1.15M	M1	Jordan	Aug 9
1.14M	M3	zelots1991	Sep 21
1.11M	L5	Blackmane Gaming	Oct 8
1.11M	L5	UltraBrother	Oct 13
1.10M	M2	Blackmane Gaming	Aug 13

Alternate Team

Replays: 26
Average Damage: 895K
Maximum Damage: 1.20M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 10 examples


1.20M	M2	Un4given	Aug 22
1.14M	M3	Ulf	Sep 16
1.08M	M3	WongsKing	Sep 19
1.01M	M1	Peste	Aug 4
1.01M	M2	Unessentials	Aug 16
1.00M	L4	Tactical Raven	Jun 12
1.00M	M2	Un4given	Aug 18
1.00M	M2	Un4given	Aug 18
1.00M	M2	WongsKing	Aug 16
989K	L5	Un4given	Jul 20

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Guild Raid Boss

Magnus

Meta Team

Replays: 30
Average Damage: 840K
Maximum Damage: 1.36M

Meta Team Replay Examples 10 examples


1.36M	M3	Ulf	Oct 17
1.15M	M1	Blackmane Gaming	Jun 21
1.09M	M2	Ulf	Jul 25
1.04M	M1	Ulf	Jun 21
1.04M	L4	GarviLoken	Apr 22
921K	M3	zelots1991	Oct 18
920K	L5	Stringer de Los Redimidos	Jun 19
910K	M3	WongsKing	Oct 19
900K	M2	Stringer de Los Redimidos	Jul 23
870K	L5	Mawg	Jun 3

Alternate Team

Replays: 8
Average Damage: 933K
Maximum Damage: 1.12M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 8 examples


1.12M	M1	Mawg	Jun 30
1.08M	L5	Loknar	Jul 31
1.06M	M1	Mawg	Jun 18
1.00M	M1	Un4given	Jun 20
858K	M1	Adeptus Gorditas	Jun 20
830K	M1	Un4given	Jun 19
769K	M3	zelots1991	Oct 18
747K	M1	Adeptus Gorditas	Jun 20

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Guild Raid Boss

Mortarion

Meta Team

Replays: 94
Average Damage: 1.49M
Maximum Damage: 1.95M

Meta Team Replay Examples 10 examples


1.95M	M2	Mawg	Aug 2
1.90M	L5	Blackmane Gaming	Jun 21
1.90M	M2	Adeptus Gorditas	Aug 4
1.90M	M1	Don’t Call Me Shirley Tacticus Replays	Jul 16
1.89M	M1	Adeptus Gorditas	Jul 18
1.85M	M1	Baldrick	Sep 13
1.84M	M2	Baldrick	Aug 4
1.83M	L5	Mawg	Jun 30
1.82M	M2	Mawg	Jun 2
1.81M	L5	Mawg	Jun 22

Alternate Team

Replays: 10
Average Damage: 1.04M
Maximum Damage: 1.25M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 10 examples


1.25M	M2	Stringer de Los Redimidos	May 27
1.16M	M2	Peste	May 24
1.15M	M2	Stringer de Los Redimidos	May 26
1.10M	M2	Un4given	May 26
1.10M	M2	Un4given	May 29
1.00M	M2	Un4given	May 26
1.00M	M1	Un4given	Jul 26
950K	L5	Un4given	Jun 18
930K	L5	Un4given	Jun 18
800K	L5	Un4given	Jun 18

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Guild Raid Boss

Riptide

Meta Team

Replays: 27
Average Damage: 1.02M
Maximum Damage: 1.31M

Meta Team Replay Examples 10 examples


1.31M	M1	Ulf	Oct 13
1.27M	M1	Erantar	Oct 10
1.25M	M1	WongsKing	Oct 9
1.23M	M3	Painhawk	Sep 7
1.16M	M3	Peste	Aug 29
1.13M	M3	Peste	Aug 29
1.12M	M1	zelots1991	Oct 18
1.12M	M3	Mawg	Aug 31
1.12M	M1	Peste	Oct 9
1.11M	M3	Painhawk	Sep 7

Alternate Team

Replays: 5
Average Damage: 1.28M
Maximum Damage: 1.48M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 5 examples


1.48M	M3	Yagyuu	Sep 4
1.37M	M1	Yagyuu	Oct 8
1.30M	M1	Lyell	Oct 16
1.15M	M3	Yagyuu	Aug 28
1.10M	M3	Yagyuu	Aug 30

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Guild Raid Boss

Screamer

Meta Team

Replays: 20
Average Damage: 2.02M
Maximum Damage: 2.49M

Meta Team Replay Examples 10 examples


2.49M	M1	HozzMidnight	Sep 26
2.44M	M1	Baldrick	Sep 7
2.42M	M1	simon culasse	Oct 4
2.39M	M1	simon culasse	Sep 25
2.34M	M1	Blackmane Gaming	Sep 29
2.30M	M1	Blackmane Gaming	Aug 28
2.17M	M1	Baldrick	Sep 29
2.15M	M1	Don’t Call Me Shirley Tacticus Replays	Oct 3
2.02M	M1	Baldrick	Sep 3
2.00M	M1	Un4given	Oct 1

Alternate Team

Replays: 11
Average Damage: 1.89M
Maximum Damage: 2.24M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 10 examples


2.24M	M1	Malikyth	Sep 26
2.23M	M1	Malikyth	Sep 7
2.10M	M1	BuretRD	Aug 21
2.00M	M1	Lyell	Sep 7
1.95M	M1	Malikyth	Sep 7
1.92M	M1	Malikyth	Aug 29
1.80M	M1	Lyell	Aug 27
1.70M	M1	Yagyuu	Aug 30
1.69M	M1	Malikyth	Aug 29
1.56M	M1	Lyell	Sep 30

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Guild Raid Boss

Szarekh

Meta Team

Replays: 81
Average Damage: 2.12M
Maximum Damage: 2.94M

Meta Team Replay Examples 10 examples


2.94M	M2	Mawg	Jun 30
2.89M	L4	Don’t Call Me Shirley Tacticus Replays	Aug 6
2.88M	M2	Mawg	Jun 23
2.84M	M2	Loknar	Sep 18
2.83M	M2	Baldrick	Sep 13
2.80M	L4	Baldrick	Aug 5
2.79M	M1	Adeptus Gorditas	Aug 22
2.75M	M2	UltraBrother	Sep 20
2.70M	L4	Jordan	Jul 29
2.70M	M2	Kitty Bebop	Jun 29

Alternate Team

Replays: 3
Average Damage: 2.10M
Maximum Damage: 2.38M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 3 examples


2.38M	L4	Yagyuu	Aug 4
2.08M	M1	Malikyth	Aug 15
1.85M	M2	Malikyth	Sep 26

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Guild Raid Boss

Tervigon

Meta Team

Replays: 2
Average Damage: 3.18M
Maximum Damage: 3.51M

Meta Team Replay Examples 2 examples


		3.51M	L4					Yagyuu	Aug 26
		2.86M	L4					Prufrock	Aug 29

Alternate Team

Replays: 4
Average Damage: 2.32M
Maximum Damage: 2.67M

Alternate Team Replay Examples 5 examples


2.67M	L4	Mawg	Aug 29
2.46M	L4	Baldrick	Aug 26
2.27M	L4	Mawg	Aug 29
1.89M	L4	Kerrod	Sep 5
2.59M	L2	Loknar	Sep 23

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Methodology & Results

How the Analysis Works

These recommendations are built from a large dataset of Guild Raid replay videos collected from creators across multiple raid seasons.

Each replay is reviewed and cataloged with:

Boss
Difficulty Tier
Damage Dealt
Five-Hero Team Composition
Machine of War
Upload Date

The objective is not simply to identify the single highest damage replay, but to determine which complete teams consistently perform best in today's Guild Raid environment.

Step 1: Measuring Replay Quality

Rankings use validated replays from L4, L5, M1, M2 and M3, the stages that loop during a season. L1–L3 are cleared once per season and do not contribute to rankings or summary statistics.

Each replay's damage is divided by the median damage recorded for the same boss and stage. This compares performance within a stage before combining results across stages.

Step 2: Weighting the Current Meta

More recent replays receive greater influence, with their weight halving every 90 days relative to the latest qualifying replay date. For each exact team, replay scores are averaged within each stage, then combined using stage weights of L4 1.25, L5 1.33, M1 1.42, M2 1.50 and M3 1.75.

A coverage factor also accounts for how many of the boss's observed looping stages the team has demonstrated. It is the square root of the team's observed stage-weight share. Maps remain combined.

Step 3: Identifying the Best Teams

Exact teams are scored consistently, then each archetype is represented by its highest-scoring qualifying team.

An exact team consists of:

The five heroes
The selected Machine of War

Machine of War is treated as part of the team itself because changing the Machine of War frequently changes both the strategy and overall performance.

Step 4: Community Confidence

Replay support has diminishing returns and stops increasing at ten replays.

The support multiplier is min(replay count / 10, 1)^0.42. The final score is 100 × stage-normalized, recency-weighted performance × coverage × support. Replays beyond ten still contribute to performance and damage statistics; they do not increase the support multiplier.

An exact team of five distinct heroes and one Machine of War needs at least 2 qualifying L4–M3 replays to be considered for the final selection.

Step 5: Selecting the Final Recommendations

For each boss, the highest-ranked qualifying archetype becomes the META recommendation, while the strongest qualifying alternative archetype becomes the ALTERNATE recommendation.

Within each recommendation, a single exact team is selected consisting of five heroes and one Machine of War.

Magnus is the sole exception to the different-archetype rule: Dante is the Meta Custodes lineup, and Atlacoya is the selected Alternate Custodes lineup. The Atlacoya selection is an editorial choice; it does not change the scoring formula used for the other bosses.

Replay Examples

Each team has up to ten exact-lineup replay examples. L4–M3 examples appear first, ordered by damage from highest to lowest. If fewer than ten are available, the remaining places are filled with L1–L3 examples, also ordered by damage.

Every replay displayed matches the recommended:

Five heroes
Machine of War

L1–L3 examples are included only to help study positioning, deployment order, movement, and execution. They never affect eligibility, rankings, replay counts, average damage or maximum damage. Displayed damage statistics are raw damage across all qualifying L4–M3 replays for the exact team, rather than weighted scores or just the ten examples shown.

Team recommendations are reviewed for each guide update. New matching replays can refresh the evidence for an existing lineup without automatically changing the recommended teams.

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