Withered KnightTrioRecently Updated

trio's greatsword focused 3 skill

offensive pressure with diving potential and high damage

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·Aug 30, 202683·Verified for patch Jul 30, 2026

Skills

Greatsword

Basic

Light StrikeLight Strike

Light Strike: three-hit combo; each hit charges your weapon. When fully charged, the weapon enters Judgment. The next light strike will apply Wither to the enemy.

Heavy StrikeHeavy Strike

Heavy Strike: turn and thrust your weapon upward. Can be charged to release: dash forward and strike twice. All heavy strikes can execute Wither you've applied.

Opportunistic ThrustOpportunistic Thrust

After dodging, immediately use the button to branch into a light strike: dash forward slightly while swinging your sword to attack.

Sprinting SlashSprinting Slash

After dodging forward, immediately use the button to branch into a heavy strike: leap forward while spinning to swing your weapon. After dodging backward, immediately use the button to branch into a heavy strike: perform a counterattack while stepping back. Both heavy strike branches can execute enemies affected by Wither.

PursuitPursuit

After any heavy strike, you can use the button to branch into a light strike: rapidly swing your weapon to perform two slashes.

Selected Skills

ParryParry

Assume a defensive stance to parry frontal attacks (negating damage), recovering Energy with each successful parry. This stance lasts up to 5s or until you parry 3 attacks, whichever comes first. Immediately after a successful parry, press the buttons to perform different branch attacks: one is a sweeping strike against enemies in front, while the other is a long-distance dash slash. Both branch attacks apply Wither on hit. Parry has a shorter base cooldown in trio mode.

Withering MarkWithering Mark

Swing your weapon to unleash Judgment energy that attacks enemies, immediately applying Wither to the target.

Radiant RetributionRadiant Retribution

Rapidly swing your greatsword, performing three wide slashes in quick succession. Each attack counts as a Light Strike, and hitting enemies charges your weapon. When fully charged, it applies Judgment to the target. The final strike has a brief Super Armor effect.

Polearm and Shield

Basic

Light StrikeLight Strike

Alternate between spear thrusts and horizontal sweeps. Each hit charges your weapon. When fully charged, the weapon enters Judgment. The next light strike will apply Wither to the enemy.

Charged DashCharged Dash

Raise your shield to block frontal attacks. You can hold to maintain the shield stance while charging the skill up to 3 levels, before initiating a forward dash attack. Lv.1 Charge: Dash forward with your shield raised to ram enemies. Lv.2 Charge: Gain Super Armor; increase the dash distance and follow up with an additional thrust. Lv.3 Charge: Gain Super Armor; increase the dash distance and follow up with a more powerful leaping thrust.

Selected Skills

Javelin ThrustJavelin Thrust

Hurl your spear forward, immediately applying Wither to the target. Upon impact, rapidly leap to the target and pull out the spear with a sweeping strike to deal damage.

Talents

Knight: WeaponSpecializationGreatsword: CoreArchetypeGreatsword: MartialArts IGreatsword: MartialArts IIGreatsword: ParryEnhancementGreatsword:Withering MarkEnhancement
LockedAvailableAllocatedChoose a path

Affixes

StoicLv. 5
ValorLv. 5
AegisLv. 5
StrifeLv. 5
ElusiveLv. 4
ResilienceLv. 4
SmitingLv. 4

Guide

Use victory wine to fill affixes to their passive breakpoints as needed

withering mark can be changed for any skill of your choosing. you if take breakthrough (not really recommended) take both talents in this skill. if you take grip the talents arnt necessary for the ability to function. reinvest the spare 2 talent points where you feel its needed. magic res or any of the martial arts 1 talents of your choice.

the 1 skill for PnS is up to personal choice. intervene before a fight as a use and forget skill at the start of fights is also valid

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Withered Knight

Aggressive Melee / Execute Fighter

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