Rookbane

Rookbane is a large (light) titan, that can be found throughout the entire Infinity Blade trilogy. It equips the
the Ricochet and Foundry in Infinity Blade I and II, and was added in the last content update of Infinity Blade I. Explaining his notable absence from Infinity Blade I's Survival Mode, and Multiplayer Mode. Rookbane has an interesting aesthetic, as he wears a horsehead, which is strange considering his name is Rookbane, which would be more likely to be associated with a castle. 
==Location Infinity Blade I==
The Rookbane uniquely can only appear at the River, unlike an enemy like The Dark Knight or the Deathless Kings, there appearance is not guaranteed, only having a 1/8 chance to appear. Meaning they are likely the rarest enemy in all of Infinity Blade I 
==Infinity Blade II==
The Rookbane appears almost identically to how they appeared in Infinity Blade I, except now the Rookbane has a unique attack where he turns arounds, stands on his hands, and does a double kick towards the center, and they no longer appear in one location, and can be found randomly throughout Vault of Tears like any other enemy.
==Combat Infinity Blade I and II== 
The Rookbane is a slow moving Large Enemy with a very similar fighting style to other large enemies. The Rookbane's most dangerous trait is his shield bashes, which the Rookbane does more than/equal to any other enemy in Infinity Blade I, and can go right through your shield. The Rookbane is also unique in the fact that he can only be fought in one location in Infinity Blade I. However overall, the Dark Knight has no truly unique traits or abilities. This is amplified in Infinity Blade II, where he is essentially just a normal titian. 
===Stepbacks Infinity Blade I and II === 
The Rookbane has three stepbacks.
Shield Charge Slash
Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
In this stepback, the Rookbane bashes together his sword and shield as he moves back a few steps. He rapidly charges the center for a shield bash before delivering a wide slash from the left and then from the right. 
Avoiding this stepback can be avoided in multiple ways. The most optimal is to dodge in either direction to avoid the shield bash, (do not block because his shield bash can go through your guard and does heavy damage) and then a stab icon will appear on his chest right before his follow up swings, allowing you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternatively, after dodging his first attack, parrying either of his two follow up attacks by swiping to the left or right respectively will interrupt the remainder of the Stepback and leave him open. Holding shield is not advisable here, as Rookbane shield bash can break through your guard and deal damage, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Rookbane doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Rookbane bashes together his sword and shield as he moves back a few steps. He rapidly charges the center for a shield bash before delivering a wide slash from the left and then from the right. 
Avoiding this stepback can be avoided in multiple ways. The most optimal is to dodge in either direction to avoid the shield bash, (do not block because his shield bash can go through your guard and does heavy damage) and then a stab icon will appear on his chest right before his follow up swings, allowing you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternatively, after dodging his first attack, parrying either of his two follow up attacks by swiping to the left or right respectively will interrupt the remainder of the Stepback and leave him open. Holding shield is not advisable here, as Rookbane shield bash can break through your guard and deal damage, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Rookbane doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Rookbane bashes together his sword and shield as he moves back a few steps. He rapidly charges the center for a shield bash before delivering a wide slash from the left and then from the right. 
Avoiding this stepback can be avoided in multiple ways. The most optimal is to dodge in either direction to avoid the shield bash, (do not block because his shield bash can go through your guard and does heavy damage) and then a stab icon will appear on his chest right before his follow up swings, allowing you to interrupt his Stepback and deal extra damage. Alternatively, after dodging his first attack, parrying either of his two follow up attacks by swiping to the left or right respectively will interrupt the remainder of the Stepback and leave him open. Holding shield is not advisable here, as Rookbane shield bash can break through your guard and deal damage, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Rookbane doesn't break your blocks.
Shield charge Slash 2
Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
In this stepback, Rookbane backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a slash from the right, and an overhead slash towards the center.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge in any direction to avoid Brute's shield bash, then dodge in any direction to avoid the final hit, at the end of which, a stab prompt will appear on Rookbane's face, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one could dodge in any direction to avoid to his shield bash, then long dodge to the right to avoid his subsequent attacks. Shielding is not advisable here, as Rookbane's shield bash can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Rookbane doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, Rookbane backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a slash from the right, and an overhead slash towards the center.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge in any direction to avoid Brute's shield bash, then dodge in any direction to avoid the final hit, at the end of which, a stab prompt will appear on Rookbane's face, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one could dodge in any direction to avoid to his shield bash, then long dodge to the right to avoid his subsequent attacks. Shielding is not advisable here, as Rookbane's shield bash can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Rookbane doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, Rookbane backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a slash from the right, and an overhead slash towards the center.
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge in any direction to avoid Brute's shield bash, then dodge in any direction to avoid the final hit, at the end of which, a stab prompt will appear on Rookbane's face, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one could dodge in any direction to avoid to his shield bash, then long dodge to the right to avoid his subsequent attacks. Shielding is not advisable here, as Rookbane's shield bash can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Rookbane doesn't break your blocks.
Shield Charge Slash 3
Analysis	Analysis	Analysis
In this stepback, the Rookbane backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a shield bash from the right, and a slash from the left. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and right before the Rookbane can finish, a stab icon will appear on his side, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one can dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and then dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as both of Rookbane's shield bash's can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Rookbane doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Rookbane backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a shield bash from the right, and a slash from the left. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and right before the Rookbane can finish, a stab icon will appear on his side, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one can dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and then dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as both of Rookbane's shield bash's can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Rookbane doesn't break your blocks.	
In this stepback, the Rookbane backs up slightly, before delivering a Sheild bash to the center, following up with a shield bash from the right, and a slash from the left. 
This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways, the most optimal is to dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, then dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and right before the Rookbane can finish, a stab icon will appear on his side, allowing you to deal extra damage and start attacking back. Alternatively, one can dodge to the left or right to avoid the shield bash, dodge to the right to avoid the second shield bash, and then dodge to the left to avoid the final slash. Shielding is not advisable here, as both of Rookbane's shield bash's can go through your guard, so if you are going to shield, make sure that you time it well, and have corresponding elemental defense sheild or gem (if he has elemental attacks), so Rookbane doesn't break your blocks.
===Combat tips Infinity Blade I and II===
The Rookbane is a Large Titan, the Rookbane has slow but relatively high damaging attacks, fighting nearly identically to other large titans. The only thing to really look out for are his charge and shield bashes, which can do significant damage, but the Rookbane is slow enough that you can easily/parry/shield out of all of his attacks. 
===Infinity Blade III ===
The Rookbane, like most enemies in Infinity Blade III, can wield several different types of weapons, and can also be disarmed mid fight, causing him to swap to a different weapon(s).
==Gallery==
Rookbane-Model-IB1.png
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Rookbane approching IB2.png
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Rookbane at the ready.png
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Rookbane in Drems maw.png
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