Deacon Armstrong

Deacon Armstrong is an Epic Spirit character in RAID: Shadow Legends. Deacon Armstrong's role is Support. Faction: Sacred Order.

On the combined RAID: Shadow Legends tier list Deacon Armstrong is A tier, 214th of the 1029 characters ranked, from where 6 community tier lists put Deacon Armstrong.

Other Spirit characters in RAID: Shadow Legends: Abyssal, Acelin the Stalwart, Acolyte of the Slither, Admiral Blacktusk, Alatreon Blademaster, Anax and 265 more.

Willem Armstrong was born into a Kaerokian family of noble repute, but while his parents assumed he would follow in their footsteps as a knight of the realm, he showed a different inclination. As a child, Willem found the greatest pleasure in listening to the stories told by the family's Lumayan priest, Halmar. Halmar told Willem tales of the Goddess of Light, regaling him with fantastical stories about the Dances of Creation and the righteous wars against the goddess' treacherous once-suitor, Siroth the Shadow God.

As a young student, Willem enjoyed penning thoughts inspired by Halmar's stories, and gave impromptu sermons to bemused classmates in his school yard. Halmar rejoiced that his charge seemed to have found a calling, and while Willem's parents were not gladdened by the realization that their son would not follow in his father's footsteps, they were devout people, and in time rejoiced that their son was embracing the worship of Lumaya so wholeheartedly.

Halmar introduced Willem to the Sacred Order, who accepted him into their ranks. Willem immediately found himself at home among the holy organization's firebrands, and became apprentice to the infamous Deacon Mailen, a ferocious old sermonizer who harbored a deep hatred of non-Humans even for a senior member of the Order. According to his tenets, Lumaya had chosen humanity as her divine instrument, and it was their destiny to one day rule all of Teleria. While Armstrong never went as far as Mailen publicly, as the zealot's favored acolyte it was difficult to imagine his views substantially differed.

While preaching was Armstrong's first calling, he also found battle to be a natural outlet for the zealotry that had become part of every facet of his life. He was always the first to volunteer when the Sacred Order sent its dedicated knights and warriors to hunt down the forces of Darkness and when he returned his mace was caked in gore. Willem proudly scorned every wound and injury he suffered at the hands of the unrighteous, seeing them as evidence of the strength of his faith and claiming that surviving his injuries only made him more certain of his own cause as well as Lumaya's protection.

As the years wore on, Mailen became too decrepit to preach in public. Armstrong acted as his voice, his booming orations doing the old deacon proud. When Mailen passed away, it was Armstrong who delivered the final address to the crowds of faithful mourners at the man's funeral. Soon afterwards, Willem was promoted to Mailen's former role.

Deacon Armstrong remains a potent force within the Sacred Order. His sermons are famous and draw great crowds from across Anhelt and beyond. The speeches follow the same pattern, reminding listeners of their sin, whipping them into a frenzy, then claiming that their displays of devotion are proof that Lumaya's Light still burns within and that with prayer and donations it can blaze anew. Some state that Armstrong is a dangerous radical trying to upset the delicate political balance of Anhelt, though few within the Sacred Order would ever dream of reprimanding such a staunch proponent of their beliefs. Others think him a hypocrite who does not truly believe what he preaches. But there will be no clemency for any who make such a claim in the deacon's presence. Even with his years now advancing, any non-believer struck by a blow from Armstrong is unlikely to survive long enough to receive a second.

Deacon Armstrong can be summoned from Ancient Shard, Sacred Shard and Primal Shard as a Epic champion.