Knight

This page might not be up-to-date (build 507).

Life:
Type: Melee

The primary skill of the Knight is to attack with his sword. Being a melee warrior, the Knight is proficient in the use of a shield to protect himself and others from harm. Equipped with bombs the Knight can be a terrifying enemy.

• [Left click] - Fight with the sword. Click once to attack. For a more powerful attack, click and hold to charge. Knights are very slow while charging and cannot jump very high, if you release the mouse button after charging you will perform a slash, if you continue charging you can reach a second charge level, releasing the mouse will result in a slash, but tapping the mouse quickly after will result in a double-slash. continuing to charge after this will stun the knight and will reset the charge
• [Right click] - Defend with the shield, change the shield direction by moving the mouse cursor. It will block sword jabs, builder's pickaxe attack, all damage from arrows, and all damage from bomb blasts. Enemies can't pass through the shield, but the Knight moves slightly slower and can't jump when he is using his shield. By making the shield face upwards, the Knight can also hover for a while when falling and can be climbed by teammates when standing on the ground.
• [Space] - Perform Action. Use the space bar to light bombs, water bombs, or satchels in the players inventory, or to light a keg if one is held. Press spacebar again to throw the lit weapon.

Sword

A sword being swung by a Knight

The sword is the Knight's weapon of choice.

Use it with left click. Short presses will result in jabs, jabs are quick attacks that deal 1 heart of damage, but they cannot go through a knights shield. Holding down left mouse button will charge the sword, while charging you cannot shield and are left vulnerable. Releasing the mouse button after charging will result in a slash, which inflict 2 hearts of damage and will stun the enemy. If you continue charging you will reach a second charge level, if you release the mouse button you will perform a slash, clicked the mouse button directly after this will result in a double slash, which is simply 2 slashes in a row.

Using the sword Knights can damage a few blocks, including but not limited to wooden doors and dirt.

Bomb

Bombs can be thrown by Knights by pressing the [F] key. They can be bought at bomb workshops for 20 coins or looted from other players. Bombs destroy blocks in every direction and are very deadly, instantly killing all the players in its range except blocking Knights and allies. Allies can be damaged if the knight who threw it dies before the bomb explodes, causing it to damage all players regardless of team, so be wary.

Any class can pick up lit bombs by pressing the pickup ([C]) or use ([E]) key, and throw them back again by pressing throw ([C]). When an enemy bomb is picked up, it is now owned by the player. That means that it won't be harmful to allies, but to enemies, and any kill will be awarded to him instead of the enemy.

Apart from kegs, bombs are the only weapon which can destroy bedrock blocks, occasionally creating falling rocks that inflict heavy damage on enemies and allies alike.

It is also possible to perform a very big jump with a bomb aptly named the bomb jump. You basically hold onto the bomb until the counter is near the end and then jump with your shield towards the blast.

All classes can carry a maximum of 3 bombs at once.

Item reference

Image	Item Name	Acquired From
	Bomb	Bomb workshop, looting

Shield

The shield is the Knight's secondary skill. You can use your shield by holding down the right mouse button. Moving your shield in different directions involves moving your mouse in the corresponding direction. Your shield is used as a defense from damage, however your shield has many uses:

• Deflecting arrows and bombs
• Protecting yourself from the Archer's knife, Builder's Pickaxe, and a Knight's jab
• Bomb jumping
• Stomping (Jump off a ledge and move your shield below your player to inflict damage on the enemy you land on.)
• Ladder (Hold your shield upwards and team-mates can climb your shield like a ladder.)

Gameplay Tips

• Knights are the most dangerous class in close combat, and can block arrows with their shield.

• Knights are very effective underground in close confines where their shield can stop the advance of far superior numbers, and their bombs can be devastating.

• When no ladder is available, Knights can use their shield to allow other players to climb over.

• Use charged attacks to stun shielding enemy knights.

• Use a bomb to quickly pierce enemy defenses.

• Press [C] to pick up lit bombs, and [space] again to throw. Be careful as the timer keeps running and you can blow yourself up, though you could save your team from the blast!

• You can make bombs go further by jumping and moving while throwing a bomb with [F].

• The Knight's shield goes down after being hit with a slash.

• Skilled Knights have learned to use bombs to jump higher and overcome enemy defenses. Shield near a bomb to get thrown away. With practice you can control the way the bomb will throw you!

• You can protect ally builders and archers with your shield from most enemy attacks.

Update History

Build 393

• fixed knights don’t stop when ordered to go to zombies

• Fixed Knights attack catapults when they use it [0000081]

• Fixed can’t slash shielded target sometimes [0000276]

Build 360

• Fixed shield jump not working

Build 359

• Added a frame to knights for bomb jumping/catapulting
• Disabled gliding while bomb jumping/catapulting to balance horizontal power
• Made bomb knockback on standing targets smaller

Build 319

• Bomb is given a damage radius instead of insta-kill.This enables archers and builders to survive bomb attacks.

Build 265

• Fixed buying bomb by spamming with left over coins

Build 263

• Fixed unpredictable bomb throwing on high ping

Build 262

• Slash takes 5% longer
• Fixed bomb killing teammates

Build 228

• Cannot shield against falling blocks

Build 200

• Tweaked bomb throwing
• Fixed bomb wall bounces
• Lowered bomb jump velocity
• Bomb sparks turn red when approaching explosion time

Build 190

• Added castle room: bomb workshop - for making bombs (press [E], costs coins)
• Mount bomb on catapult (light bomb with [F] and then put on catapult with menu [E])
• Fixed bomb bounce sounds
• Bombs are stronger and have larger kill radius
• Wood, stone, gold is automatically picked up only by builder; arrows by archer; bombs by Knight
• Bomb isn't dropped on knock back
• Bomb can destroy dropped arrows
• Bombs can launch Knight from ground (with shield; greater velocity achieved from air)

Build 142

• Bombs just damage dirt blocks instead of destroying

Build 137

• More power on bomb knock back in air
• Bombs have more radius of kill but make less block damage
• Knight can carry max 3 bombs
• Bombs explode from each other
• Bomb explosion doesn't work through walls

Build 127

• Fixed player-bomb force when on ground

Build 123

• Bomb is dropped on knockback

Build 90

• Cannot throw bomb while holding flag
• Fixed bomb-block damage miscalculation

Build 70

• Bomb range is shorter
• Maximum 3 bombs can be carried by Knight
• Bomb always kills (unshielded) in close proximity

Build 67

• Changed bomb throwing
  • Pressing [F] lights bomb
  • Press [F] again throws at default velocity
  • To throw further you must add momentum from jumping
• Knight respawns with 1 bomb
• Own bomb hurts self
• Team members can loot bombs again

Build 57

• Bombs now gib people
• Throwing a bomb on bedrock will spawn rocks

Build 39

• New bomb & explosion graphics
• Cannot loot bombs from self & team players
• Fixed Knight not dying when bomb explodes in hand

Build 32

• Added bombs for Knight