Knight
Tank / Frontline
The durable free starter: a sword-and-shield frontline with the roster's highest base HP and armor.
Key attributes
- Access
- Free starter
- Equipment
- Sword + Shield
- Community Tier
- S
- Base HP
- 120
- Base Armor
- 45
- Base ATK
- 5
- Attack Speed
- 0.6/s
- Move Speed
- 640
- Unlock Stage
- 1-1
- Stagger Bonus
- +25% boss stagger
Notes
Knight is the free starter hero that every account ships with from stage 1-1. Its stat line is built around the frontline slot: the roster's highest base HP and armor, the highest base ATK, and a +25% boss stagger bonus that no other hero carries. The slow attack speed and the slowest move speed of the six heroes are part of the same trade. Knight is the slot that stays in melee, soaks hits, and lets the backline do its job.
The skill tree reinforces that role. Piercing Thrust and Shield Charge are available from Unlock Row 0 for early engagement, and Unyielding Will at Unlock Row 40 lets Knight self-revive once per stage. Treat Knight as the sticky frontline rather than a stacking partner. Pairing it with Slayer puts two melee sustains in front of the same enemy packs, which usually means neither survives long enough for the backline to ramp.
Knight (Combatant · Tier S) Meta Guide
Knight fulfills the Combatant role in idle team compositions. Align their equipment slots and skill tree investments according to the build planner to maximize DPS output in the Windows taskbar.
Build planning
Skill tree
- StarterRow 0Piercing Thrust
Melee / AoE
A forward sword thrust that deals physical damage to enemies inside its melee area.
- MidRow 0Shield Charge
Melee / Movement
Knight raises the shield and drives through enemies, damaging targets contacted during the charge.
- UltimateRow 40Unyielding Will
Cooldown / Survival
A once-per-stage recovery that lets Knight stand back up with a percentage of maximum HP.
One skill-point pool per hero — investing in the row 40 ultimate trades against the row 0 starter. See the tier list for community priorities.
Read next
- Task Bar Hero Best Builds & Build Calculator Guide (Patch 1.01.05)Picks equipment, skill priority and team fit for every current hero.Build
- Rune Tree Guide - Account-Wide Branch Order & PriorityEight Rune Tree branches with the recommended investment order.Runes
- Task Bar Hero EXP Farm & Material Route Optimizer (Patch 1.01.05)Build a level-bracketed farming shortlist and verify before committing.Farming
- Beginner Guide - Your First 10 HoursFirst-ten-hours walkthrough for new players.Start
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