Black Knight

Black Knight

Road of Sacrifices NG HP Poise Souls 0 672 85.00 900 1 1,410 85.00 3,600 2 1,551 89.47 3,960 3 1,622 94.44 4,050 4 1,692 100.00 4,320 5 1,833 106.25 4,410 6 1,904 121.42 4,500 7 1,974 141.66 4,590 Physical Absorption Standard 28% Strike 24% Slash 29% Thrust 29% Elemental Absorption Magic 6% Fire 22% Lightning 18% Dark -27% Immunitities Bleed Susceptible Poison Susceptible Frost Susceptible Smouldering Lake NG HP Poise Souls 0 931 85.00 1,600 1 1,361 85.00 4,800 2 1,497 89.47 5,280 3 1,565 94.44 5,400 4 1,633 100.00 5,760 5 1,769 106.25 5,880 6 1,837 121.42 6,000 7 1,905 141.66 6,120 Physical Absorption Standard 28% Strike 24% Slash 29% Thrust 29% Elemental Absorption Magic 6% Fire 22% Lightning 18% Dark -27% Immunitities Bleed Susceptible Poison Susceptible Frost Susceptible Untended Graves NG HP Poise Souls 0 1,171 85.00 2,000 1 1,481 85.00 4,000 2 1,629 89.47 4,400 3 1,703 94.44 4,500 4 1,777 100.00 4,800 5 1,925 106.25 4,900 6 1,999 121.42 5,000 7 2,073 141.66 5,100 Physical Absorption Standard 28% Strike 24% Slash 29% Thrust 29% Elemental Absorption Magic 6% Fire 22% Lightning 18% Dark -27% Immunitities Bleed Susceptible Poison Susceptible Frost Susceptible

Lore

The knights served the First Lord Gwyn, and followed him into the flame upon its linking. They became ash, but still wander the realms to this day.

— Description of the Black Knight Set

Location

Road of Sacrifices

• Greatsword knight guards the Farron Coal in a building reached by dropping down ledges along the path past the Halfway Fortress Bonfire.

Smouldering Lake

• Greataxe knight near the Black Knight Sword past an Illusory Wall at the end of a hallway in the corner of the large room below the Demon Ruins Bonfire, opposite of the Undead Bone Shard.
• Greatsword knight at the end of a bridge over the lava near where Knight Slayer Tsorig is found, past the Basilisks.

Untended Graves

• Greataxe knight along the right stairs past Champion Gundyr.
• Greatsword knight wanders in a circle from the outside the entrance to dark Firelink Shrine to the stairs by Champion Gundyr and back.
• Greataxe knight guards the Hornet Ring by the grave outside dark Firelink Shrine, where the Starved Hound and Ember is normally found.
• Greatsword knight above dark Firelink Shrine, up a staircase that normally lead to an Ember but now leads to a soul item.

Item Drops

• Black Knight Greatsword - 4% (Greatsword)
• Black Knight Greataxe - 4% (Greataxe)
• Black Knight Shield - 4%
• Black Knight Helm - 3%
• Black Knight Armor - 3%
• Black Knight Gauntlets - 3%
• Black Knight Leggings - 3%
• Ember - 8% OR 5% (UG)

Moveset

Greatsword

• Right-to-Left Combo: Right-to-left swing, followed by a left-to-right swing, then either a thrust followed by a left-to-right and finished by a slam or a slam followed by a left-to-right and finished by a thrust.
  • Can mixup the second swing or fourth swing with an early finish of a spinning slam, thrust, or sword drag into uppercut.
• Thrust Combo: Thrusts their greatsword, followed by a left-to-right, either a right-to-left finished by a slam or another thrust finished by a spinning thrust.
  • Can mixup the second swing with an early finish of a spinning slam or thrust.
• Slam Combo: Slams greatsword down, followed by a left-to-right swing, either another right-to-left swing or a thrust, and finished by either a spinning slam, thrust, or a sword drag into uppercut.
• Delayed Thrust: A single delayed thrust with their greatsword.
• Uppercut: Drags their greatsword along the ground into an uppercut.
• Shield Bash: Bashes with their shield.
• Backswing: Turns around with a left-to-right swing, followed by either a right-to-left swing finished by either a spinning thrust, slam, or sword drag into uppercut or a thrust finished by a spinning slam.
• Running Slam: Runs a short distance and slams.
• Running Thrust: Runs a short distance and thrusts.

Greataxe

• Right-to-Left Combo: Swings axe right-to-left, then left-to-right, an upward swing, a downward swing, and finished by a downward swing.
  • Can mixup the third swing with an early finish of a slam.
• Diagonal Combo: Swings axe upwards, then downwards, upwards again, downwards again, and finished by a slam.
  • Can mixup the third swing with an early finish of a slam.
• Slam: Slams down with their greataxe.
• Uppercut: Drags their greataxe along the ground into an uppercut.
• Shield Bash: Bashes with their shield.
• Backswing: Turns around and swings their greataxe horizontally, and finished by dragging their greataxe along the ground into an uppercut.
• Jump Attack: Jumps and slams their greataxe down.
• Running Slam: Runs a short distance and slams.

Notes

• Not susceptible to either Alluring Skulls or Rapport.
• Hostile to other enemies, excluding other Black Knights.

Gallery

See Also

• Silver Knights

In Other Games

• Black Knight (Dark Souls)

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