Knight

Classes ‣ **Knight**

### Talent

**Shield Block**Hold to block 50% of incoming damage, apply  Vulnerable, and emit a shockwave.
Last second blocks prevent 100% of incoming damage.
10 second cooldown.

### Stats

Great Health (100%)Great Mana (150)

The Knight is a class in Rogue Legacy 2.

## Stats

 Wpn. Damage
 Block Damage

## Class Passive

* The Knight's class passive is **Veteran**, granting +5% Weapon Crit. Chance.
	+ Weapon Crit. Chance also determines how often Spin Kicks deal a Critical Strike.

## Great Sword

### Move while attacking?

The Knight's weapon is the **Great Sword**.

* The Great Sword attacks quickly and deals very high damage.
* Usable while moving. Can "moonwalk" backwards while still attacking: start the attack first, then move back.
* Dash Attacks are always **Skill Crits**.
	+ Because the Knight swings the sword in an overhead arc, it is usually safest to dash underneath enemies (if possible) when performing a Dash Attack.

## Shield Block

### Cooldown

10 seconds

The Knight's Talent is **Shield Block**.

* The shield can be raised and lowered freely, but blocking any damage results in a 10 second cooldown.
* Getting hit while your shield is raised lowers received damage by 50% and emits a shockwave that destroys nearby **Large-sized Projectiles**, deals damage, and applies  Vulnerable to enemies hit for 2 seconds.
	+ Vulnerable makes all attacks against that enemy **Skill Crits** for the duration.
	+ You are knocked back a short distance upon blocking damage, unless performing a Dash (see below).
	+ The shockwave can open breakable walls.
* Raising your shield right before an attack hits will trigger a **Perfect Block**.
	+ Perfect Blocks nullify all damage taken, increase the damage dealt by your shockwave by 100%, and greatly increase the size of the shockwave.
* You can Dash with your shield raised.
	+ Blocking damage during a Dash does not cause you to be knocked back. Instead, the Dash continues to its conclusion, and the shockwave effect follows you forwards.
	+ This is an effective technique for safely maneuvering through enemies or projectiles if cornered.
	+ Perfect Blocks are possible during a Dash (you can raise your shield after the Dash begins). Because the shockwave follows your forward movement, this allows Perfect Blocks to be "pushed" into groups of enemies in front of you, or through projectiles into the enemy that fired them.
* Rage Tincture is incredibly powerful with Shield Block.
	+ Any successful block will grant the normal invulnerability window that occurs on taking damage. However, by using Perfect Blocks, one can not only avoid damage entirely, but still proc the invulnerability window necessary for  Rage Tincture's damage bonus.

## Class Tips

The Knight is a jack of all trades class, but his class passive, stats and Talent lean him into the role of a durable fighter. Strength, Vitality, Armor, Weapon Crit. Chance and Super Crits, as well as Return Damage and Lifesteal are all effective choices on a Knight.

The Knight's use of spells is often more for utility than damage. For instance  Fireball and  Poison Bomb are good at removing shield stacks on Blocker Commanders, and  Gravity Beam is good at destroying Large Projectiles and attacking through terrain.

### Armor Sets

* Ammonite Set
* Black Root Set
* Drowned Set
* Kin Set
* Obsidian Set
* Sanguine Set
* Warden Set

### Runes

* Lifesteal Rune
* Sharpened Rune
* Might Rune
* Lucky Roller Rune
* High Stakes Rune
* Reinforced Rune
* Folded Rune
* Quenching Rune
* Retaliation Rune
* Resolve Rune
* Haste Rune
* Dash Rune

### Spells

* Fireball
* Flame Barrier
* Gravity Beam
* Lightning Storm
* Poison Bomb
* Prismatic Spectrum
* Searing Shot
* Shield of Thorns
* Tesla Spike
* Wind Wall

### Relics

* Ananke's Grace
* Atropos' Scissors
* Clotho's Spindle
* Cornucopia
* Demeter's Trial
* Fate's Die
* Feathered Cap
* Glowing Ember
* Gnawed Bone
* Hector's Helm
* Ivy Roots
* Lachesis' Measure
* Lotus Stem
* Obelisk
* Rage Tincture
* Red Sand Hourglass
* Steel-Toed Boots
* The Icarus' Wings Bargain
* Voltaic Circlet

### Curio Shoppe

#### Weapons

* Cannon
* Charon's Scythe
* Enkindled Gauntlets
* Handheld Ballista
* Hephaestus' Hammer
* Katana
* Kinetic Revolver
* Labrys
* Pepperoni Pizza
* Saber
* The Triangulator

#### Talents

* Bastion
* Winter's Shout

## Fabled Class

* Press Up/Down on a Knight in Character Select to change them into Pizza Delivery People.
	+ Must be unlocked in The Soul Shop.
* A Pizza Delivery Person is the same as a Knight but starts with the  Pepperoni Pizza.

## Lady Quinn Quotes

1. Swords are the best. You know why? C-c-c-cause they're versatile! You can move and attack at the same time. Try swinging then walk backwards right away to avoid a retaliatory attack! I call that move the B-b-buttslash. Oops! I-I-I meant to say b-backslash. ... M-m-m-moooving and attacking is s-s-slickety slick.
2. Hey, that's a cool Sword a-and Shield you got there! It looks good on you! If y-y-you Dash and attack you'll deal extra damage! Cool huh? You can tell if you've done it right when your slash changes color! ....Y-y-y-yeaaaaah. Dash Attacks are cooool as cucumbers.
3. I'm a big fan of Shields! You can hold the Shield up f-f-for as long as you want, but if you Block at the last moment, you'll do a Perfect Block! This blocks waaaaay more damage! ... P-p-p-perfect Blocks are neat beans.
4. Pro tip: B-b-blocking is free! I'm not you, but if I were, I'd practice spamming it right now! I won't attack you (that's too scary) but just doing the action r-really helps build up the m-m-muscle memory!