Knight class guide
The Knight is a Tank class in Crystal Idle (weapon: Sword). A stalwart defender who grows more unbreakable the more enemies surround them. The only class with reliable party aggro.
Role: TankWeapon: Sword
Active abilities
Lunge
Charge forward and pierce enemy armor.
Reflect Shield
Activate a defensive stance: reflects 45% of all incoming damage back to attackers for the duration.
Taunt
Force all enemies to target you.
War Cry
Force all enemies to focus on you and gain a defense boost.
Shield Bash
Slam your shield into the target for 180% damage and stun them for 3 seconds.
Passive tree
Nodes unlock as the class levels up (max class level 200).
- Lv 1Sword Mastery
Sword damage scales with class level (+10% at lv.1 > +70% at lv.200). - Lv 10Fortress
+5% defense for each living enemy in the encounter. - Lv 20Iron Skin
+20% maximum HP. - Lv 30Stalwart
Take 20% less damage from enemy hits. - Lv 40Commanding Presence
When a party encounter wave begins, gain 100-2000 bonus threat on every enemy (scales with class level). - Lv 50Bulwark
Regenerate 0.1% of max HP per second for each living enemy in the encounter. - Lv 60Shield Reaction
Reflects 20% of all received damage back to the attacker. - Lv 70Guardian's Oath
While in a party, when an ally takes damage, Knight gains aggro on the attacker (10 per 1000 damage taken). - Lv 80Unbreakable
When a hit would kill you, survive with 10% HP instead and become immune to damage for 10 seconds. Cooldown: 5 minutes. - Lv 90Living Fortress
While in a party and alive, all party members (you included) take 5% less damage.
Combos with vocations
A vocation next to this class adds a bonus that grows in three ranks; the table shows rank 3.
| Vocation | Combo at rank 3 |
|---|---|
| Forged Plates: the effect is 50% stronger | |
| Kills in regular zones: 6% chance of a hide of the zone's tier | |
| Rare finds 15% more often (Weaving) | |
| Hearty Meal: the effect is 50% stronger | |
| In combat: -2% damage taken | |
| In combat: +3% monster drop chance |
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