Is Knight a free hero or paid DLC?

Knight is listed under Free starter in the current catalog. The other heroes and their unlock status are on the /heroes index.

What is the current community tier for Knight?

Knight is rated S in the current community tier list. The full ranking across all six heroes lives on the /tier-list page.

What equipment does Knight use?

Knight's recorded equipment path is Sword + Shield. Specific items with matching slot and gear level appear on the hero page under the linked item cards.

What is the recommended build for Knight?

Build direction and team fit are listed on this page; the cross-referenced Best Builds guide aggregates the current meta recommendation for Knight alongside the other five heroes.

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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.

Build planning

Knight build directionRole priorities, equipment path, verified skills and team fit.Open Knight in Build CalculatorInteractive single-hero view: equipment, skill priority, rune focus and team note.Compare Knight side by sideLine up stats, skills and gear against another hero in one table.Community tier SCompare the current-patch hero snapshot and its methodology.

Skill tree

StarterRow 0
Piercing Thrust
Melee / AoE
A forward sword thrust that deals physical damage to enemies inside its melee area.
MidRow 0
Shield Charge
Melee / Movement
Knight raises the shield and drives through enemies, damaging targets contacted during the charge.
UltimateRow 40
Unyielding 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.

Applicable guides

Related entries

Data current as of patch v1.00.26 on Task Bar Hero Database. Last reviewed 2026-07-18.