Knight

Difficulty 1/3Physical element iconPhysical

Melee, durable. Charges into the crowd with a sword.

Base stats

Health100
Armor2
Move speed4.93
Health regen / s0
Mana50
Mana regen / s1.6
Critical chance5%
Pickup range2.6
Damage multiplier×1

At a glance

  • 100 health, armor 2
  • Melee, crowd knockback
  • Low mana, slow regeneration
  • Weapon: Sword
  • Ultimate: Blade Whirl

Starting weapon: Sword iconSword

Ultimates

Pick one of the two before a run, on the class card.

Blade Whirl iconBlade Whirl

A wide spin that deals area damage and knocks enemies back, with brief invulnerability.

Available from the start.

Bastion iconBastion

A shield bash stuns and knocks back enemies around you and destroys projectiles. For 6 s, a golden dome: a shield worth 40% health and a wall monsters cannot pass.

Unlock this ultimate with the achievement Knight: Second Ultimate: Survive 8 minutes as Knight on any map. Unlocks ultimate: Bastion.

Class weapons and skills

Class passives

Evolutions for this class

WeaponPassiveEvolutionSuper-evolution
Sword iconSwordArmor iconArmorWarden's BladeKing's Blade
Shield Throw iconShield ThrowArmor iconArmorKing's Aegis–
War Banner iconWar BannerVitality iconVitalityLegion Standard–
Cavalry Charge iconCavalry ChargeThorns iconThornsRoyal Cavalry–
Fissure iconFissureMight iconMightEarthquake–
Oathblade iconOathbladeArmor iconArmorAbyssal Oath–
Duel iconDuelElite Hunter iconElite HunterDivine Trial–
Heroic Leap iconHeroic LeapBoots iconBootsAvalanche–

Talent tree

Talents are bought with points earned by playing the class. The trunk is open to every path; past the trunk you commit to one of the three paths.

Trunk

Open to every path.

TierTalentEffectRanksCost
1Fortitude talent iconFortitude+5% health per level.31
1Practice talent iconPractice+4% damage per level.31

Warden path emblemWarden

Stand in the crowd and return every blow.

TierTalentEffectRanksCost
1Shield Wall talent iconShield Wall+3 armor, but −10% speed.11
2Thorned Armor talent iconThorned ArmorA monster that hurts you takes 5 damage per level.21
3Retaliation talent iconRetaliationEvery hit that gets through answers with a knockback wave around you (once per second).12
4Unyielding talent iconUnyieldingBelow 35% health: +4 armor and +3 health per second.13

Berserker path emblemBerserker

The less health you have, the more terribly you slash.

TierTalentEffectRanksCost
1Frenzy talent iconFrenzyUp to +60% damage the less health you have; −15% health.11
2Bloody Blade talent iconBloody Blade+3% chance per level that a kill heals you.21
3Slaughter talent iconSlaughterEach kill: +2% damage (up to +30%). The streak fades after 2.5 s without a kill.12
4Immortal Wrath talent iconImmortal WrathWhen health drops below 25%: 2.5 s of invulnerability and a wave of wrath. Once per 45 s.13

Chieftain path emblemChieftain

Ultimate more often and stronger, shockwaves.

TierTalentEffectRanksCost
1Battle Cry talent iconBattle CryAfter the ultimate for 6 s: +25% damage and +15% speed.11
2Endurance talent iconEndurance+15% mana regeneration per level.21
3Shockwave talent iconShockwaveEvery 20th kill you slam the ground: a wave in a 3.5 radius knocks back the horde.12
4Endless Whirl talent iconEndless WhirlThe ultimate returns 35% mana. +20% area.13