Champion

A Champion in the Stygian Study.

The Champion is an enemy encountered initially in The Stygian Study and The Sun Tower. It attacks either with a huge sword swing or by sending large void wave projectiles.

## Behaviour

The Champion is a slow-walking melee/ranged hybrid enemy. It usually try to close in on the player, walking towards them if they're at medium range or farther. It can attack with a sword swing or by throwing a void wave forward, preferring the former if the player is close, and relying on the latter if they're too far.

Although slow and easy to dodge, the Champion should not be taken lightly as it boasts the highest hp and damage of any Tier 2 enemy, rivaling with many T3.

It cannot fall off edges on its own, has a great resistance to knockback and will get hurt by spikes & environmental damage (water/clouds) if it fall into them.

## Attacks

While in close range, the Champion will use its Sword Swing attack a lot more frequently. In medium range, it will only use its Void Wave.

### Sword Swing

The Champion swings its sword forward in a large descending arc, while sliding forward, covering a large area including above itself.

Although relatively easy to notice and dodge, pay attention as the attack's range is large and **can reach you behind walls**.

A Champion's sword swing
### Void Wave

The Champion holds its sword in front of them for a second, then hit the floor launching a void wave forward.

This void projectile travels horizontally and **can pass through walls**.

The wave is a Large Projectile that can be countered by a few spells and talents, like Dragon Lancer's  Bastion or
the  Shockwave spell
.

Because it's made of void, it can also be **safely dashed through** if the player has  Pallas' Void Bell, causing it to disappear.

A Champion's void wave attack
## Location

Champion can only appear naturally in The Stygian Study and The Sun Tower (including within red portals).

Once you reach NG+1, you will unlock the use of burdens:

* enabling the  Burden of Agartha’s Royal Guard will evolve every Soldier in Citadel Agartha into Champions
* each level of the  Burden of Evolution enabled adds a 10% chance for a Soldier in the Citadel and in Axis Mundi to instead spawn as a Champion
* the same burden also adds a 10% chance for a Champion in the Study and the Tower to instead spawn as a Royal Knight.

## Trivia

* The Royal Knight family are the only enemy in the game to react (with a chest bump) when the player bumps into them.
* Void Beast Murmur is internally considered to be the T4 of this family despite bearing no resemblance to a walking Sword Knight.

 Name in the game files | SwordKnight\_Advanced

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