Dark Knight

Class Properties

Class Group	Explorers
Job Group	Warrior
Primary Stat	STR
Secondary Stat	DEX
Legion Bonus	Increases %Max HP (+2/3/4/5/6%)
Primary Weapon	Spear Polearm
Secondary Weapon	Iron Chain

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Invincible BeliefPassive

Master Level: 9

• Can be stacked up to 3 times, once for each unique Explorer Warrior to reach Master Level

Automatically activates when your health falls to 15% of your Max HP or below. Restores 44% of Max HP every 1 sec for 3 sec

Cooldown: 90 sec.

All Actives

Active Buffs:	[200s] [200s]
Toggles:	(Special)
Summons & Placables:	(Toggle) [3s](20s cd)
Buffs with Cooldowns:	[30s](70s cd) [20s](60s cd) [60s](120s cd) [40s](180s cd) [94s](120s recharge, up to 2 charges) [60s](120s cd) [Up to 5s](15s cd) [18s](120s cd) [2400s](300s cd)
Binds:	[10s](360s cd)
iFrames:	[ Final Pact: [2s](180s / 110s cd) [8s](260s / 180s cd) [40s](900s / 600s cd) (Cooldown is reduced if enemies are defeated or bosses are hit a certain number of times)] 360s cd
Damage Reduction (%Max HP):	(-10% while casting | 10s cd) [Up to 4s](-50% | 120s cd) [40s](-10% / up to 30% HP Barrier | 120s cd) [Up to 5s](21% HP Barrier | 15s cd)

Special thanks to DiXiMaN, Moobs, and the Dark Knight Discord for their help in making this overview!

For more in-depth info, visit the Class Discord at https://discord.gg/N36cqyAVfa

Base Stats (From Skills)

Table Legend Info

Base Stats are calculated by values that are close to always available. Base Stats inside brackets () are the sum of stats provided from all skills of the current row of the table

• PERM

Stats that are always up or close to always up

• TOGGLE

Stats that are gained while skill is toggled on

• DEBUFF

Stats that are gained from debuffing the enemy

• TEMP

Stats that have a condition or cooldown to activate

• UNLOCK

Stats that can be unlocked. These skills may also have a cooldown

Weapon Multiplier	1.49x
Attack Speed	Stage 7	Stage 5 for Polearm / Stage 4 for Spear +2 +1 if Spear is equipped
Weapon Mastery	91~94%	Base +20% +70%
STR	+50(80) & +15%(415%) to assigned AP	+20 +30 +30 +15% to assigned AP (extra +400%)
Attack	+4% +100(150)	+4% +40 +30 +50 +30
Crit Rate	+75%	Base +5% +10% +30% +10% when above 20% HP (extra +20%)
Crit Damage	+38%	+8% +15% +15% when above 20% HP
Damage	(+65%)	+10% +20% +5% if Spear is equipped +6% when hit up to +36%
Boss Damage	(+15%)	+15%
Final Damage	+134%(178.19%)	+50% passive × up to +20% buff based on HP × +30% when above 20% HP (extra +5%) × +8% × +6%
Ignore DEF	+30%(47.08%)	+30% passive × +10% × +16%

Example Skill Build Path

1st Job:	-> -> -> ->
2nd Job:	-> -> -> -> -> -> ->
3rd Job:	-> -> -> -> -> -> ->
4th Job:	-> -> -> -> -> -> -> -> ->

• All 1st to 4th Job skills can be maxed
• Put one SP into each skill first and then max each skill in this order
• For any skills that have prerequisites, follow them first before following build path

Hyper Skill Passive Build

• Evil Eye - Reinforce and Hex Reinforce
• Final Pact - Damage and Critical Chance
• Gungnir's Descent - Reinforce

Recommended Skills for Boost Nodes Trios

Primary Trio

Secondary Trio

• Any combination of these skills are good but preferred from same category as you want to max primary first
• 4 Boost Nodes total are needed to reach Master Level 60 for these skills (with Matrix Points used)
  • Nodes with the same Main Skill (skill at the top) cannot be equipped at the same time

All Possible Skills Obtainable for Boost Nodes

Recommended Inner Ability