Lord Knight

Lord Knights are heavy melee specialists combining powerful physical attacks with utility skills. On ForsakenRO, they excel in MVP and PvP scenarios through high burst damage, crowd control, and tanking capabilities depending on the build.

Before you build

Complete the Forsaken Knight Quest for bonus stats, and see Gearing Up for gear basics.

AGI Crit SpearSpiral PierceBowling Bash

A critical-based spear build emphasizing high agility and attack speed to leverage crit damage consistently.

Stats

Stat	Target	Notes
STR	290–300
AGI	195 ASPD
VIT	Max possible	Recommended 300,000+ HP
INT	1	Can increase for Spiral Pierce spam
DEX	150	Exact requirement
LUK	125–150	Crit rate from status window

Equipment

Slot	Item	Cards
Upper Headgear	Minstrel Song Hat (any color)	Option 1: 2x Amadarias Card Option 2: 2x Bijou Card
	Legendary Ship Captain Hat	Option 1: 2x Amadarias Card Option 2: 2x Bijou Card
	Divine Grace (any color)	Option 1: 2x Amadarias Card Option 2: 2x Bijou Card
Middle Headgear	Majestic Purple Nebula Aurora	Option 1: Vanberk Card Option 2: Orc Hero Card
Lower Headgear	Lord Knight Ring of the Damned	Option 1: Amadarias Card Option 2: Bijou Card
Armor	Lord Knight Dragon Armor	Option 1: Tao Gunka Card + Eleanor Card Option 2: Tao Gunka Card + Orc Lord Card Option 3: Tao Gunka Card + RSX-0806 Card
Weapon	Lord Knight Black Halberd	Same card options as Legendary Lord Knight Pike below
	Legendary Lord Knight Pike	Option 1: Turtle General Card + Phreeoni Card + Randgris Card + The Paper Card Option 2: 2x Randgris Card + 2x Phreeoni Card Option 3: 2x Abysmal Knight Card + 2x Turtle General Card
Shield	Frigg's King Shield	Golden Thief Bug Card
Garment	Forsaken King Cloak	Option 1: Skoll Card + Green Maiden Card Option 2: Whisper Card + Giant Whisper Card
Shoes	Forsaken King Boots	Moonlight Flower Card + Dragoon Wizard Card
Accessories	Vengeance Wolf Fang of Luck	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: 2x Luck Rune
	Forsaken Belt of Luck
	Mimir's Orb	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: 2x Luck Rune
	Vengeance Wolf Fang of Luck	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: 2x Luck Rune

How it plays

This build focuses on dealing consistent critical damage with high attack speed. The Cursed Ring's bonuses (+20% Attack, +10% crit damage) synergize well with the high LUK stat. Primary skills are Aura Blade for damage boosting and Berserk for aggressive phases. Maintain 195 ASPD to ensure swift attacks, and keep VIT high for survivability when engaging MVPs or in PvP. Spiral Pierce remains viable but is not the main focus.

A strength-focused build built around Spiral Pierce, a skill that ignores DEF and stun-locks targets.

Stats

Stat	Target	Notes
STR	300	Example distributions: 250+50, 280+20, 240+60
AGI	195 ASPD
VIT	Flexible	290,000+ HP recommended for tanking
INT	30–60	For Spiral Pierce spam efficiency
DEX	490–535	Hit requirement for accuracy
LUK	0

Equipment

Slot	Item	Cards
Upper Headgear	Valkyrie Helm (any color)	Option 1: Seyren Windsor Card Option 2: Kiel Card
	Limited Edition Imperial Helm (any color)	Option 1: Seyren Windsor Card Option 2: Kiel Card
	Divine Grace (any color)	Option 1: Seyren Windsor Card Option 2: Kiel Card
	Brutal Alice	Option 1: Seyren Windsor Card Option 2: Kiel Card
Middle Headgear	Aurora of Love (any color)	Kiel Card
	Any Aura (+25/+30/+33 refine bonus)	Kiel Card
Lower Headgear	Lord Knight Ring of the Damned	Option 1: Kiel Card Option 2: Pharaoh Card Option 3: Vanberk Card Option 4: Dark Illusion Card
Armor	Lord Knight Dragon Armor	Option 1: Tao Gunka Card Option 2: RSX-0806 Card + Forsaken Raider Card Option 3: Puppetring Card + Tao Gunka Card Option 4: Evil Druid Card + Forsaken Raider Card
	Forsaken King Armor	Option 1: Tao Gunka Card Option 2: RSX-0806 Card + Forsaken Raider Card Option 3: Puppetring Card + Tao Gunka Card Option 4: Evil Druid Card + Forsaken Raider Card
Weapon	Lord Knight Black Halberd	Same card options as Legendary Lord Knight Pike below
	Legendary Lord Knight Pike	Option 1: 2x Turtle General Card + 2x Abysmal Knight Card Option 2: 3x Turtle General Card + Drake Card Option 3: 3x Abysmal Knight Card + Phreeoni Card
Shield	Frigg's King Shield	Option 1: Golden Thief Bug Card Option 2: Horn Card
Garment	Forsaken King Cloak	Option 1: 2x Noxious Card Option 2: Deviling Card + Assassin Cross Card Option 3: Deviling Card + Lolitail Card Option 4: 2x Aliot Card
Shoes	Forsaken King Boots	Option 1: 2x Dragoon Wizard Card Option 2: 2x Firelock Soldier Card Option 3: Dark Lord Card + Fallen Bishop Hibram Card Option 4: Moonlight Flower Card + General Egnigem Cenia Card
Accessories	2x Vengeance Wolf Fang of Strength	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: 2x Strength Rune Option 3: 2x Errende Ebecee Card Option 4: 2x Galion Card
	2x Vengeance Wolf Fang of Mixture A	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: 2x Strength Rune Option 3: 2x Errende Ebecee Card Option 4: 2x Galion Card
	Forsaken Belt of Strength
	Loki's Seal	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: 2x Strength Rune Option 3: 2x Errende Ebecee Card Option 4: 2x Galion Card
	Norn Blessing of Mixture A	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: 2x Strength Rune Option 3: 2x Errende Ebecee Card Option 4: 2x Galion Card

How it plays

Spiral Pierce is a single-target skill that deals five hits, ignores DEF and VIT DEF, and stun-locks targets for 3 seconds. Damage scales heavily with weapon weight and STR stat. Joint Beat provides additional utility by applying various joint breaks (ankle, wrist, knee, shoulder, waist, neck). Concentration boosts Hit and damage at the cost of DEF, useful for burst phases. Magnum Break provides area splash damage. Keep DEX high for consistent hit rates, and maintain Cursed Ring for the 30% Spiral Pierce damage bonus. This build functions as both tanker and damage dealer in MVP scenarios.

A one-hand sword build centered on Bowling Bash, a melee splash attack with knockback and area effects.

Stats

Stat	Target	Notes
STR	230–270	Main damage source for Bowling Bash
AGI	195 ASPD
VIT	Flexible	200,000+ HP recommended
INT	0–30	Higher INT for more SP to spam Bowling Bash
DEX	430–490	Hit requirement for full Strength build; alternative 200 Dexterity for agility-critical variant
LUK	70–140	Leftovers; can ignore if full Strength build

Equipment

Slot	Item	Cards
Upper Headgear	Valkyrie Helm (any color)	Option 1: 2x Kiel Card Option 2: 2x Bijou Card
	Legendary Ship Captain Hat	Option 1: 2x Kiel Card Option 2: 2x Bijou Card
	Divine Grace (any color)	Option 1: 2x Kiel Card Option 2: 2x Bijou Card
Middle Headgear	Aurora of Love (any color)	Option 1: Kiel Card Option 2: Bijou Card
	Any Auras	Option 1: Kiel Card Option 2: Bijou Card
	Macho Sunglasses	Option 1: Kiel Card Option 2: Bijou Card
Lower Headgear	Lord Knight Ring of the Divine	Option 1: Bijou Card Option 2: Seyren Windsor Card Option 3: Orc Hero Card Option 4: Vanberk Card Option 5: Forsaken Soldier Card Option 6: Maya Purple Card Option 7: Dark Illusion Card
Armor	Forsaken King Armor	Option 1: 2x Forsaken Raider Card Option 2: RSX-0806 Card Option 3: Health-Plus Puppetring Card Option 4: Puppetring Card + Orc Lord Card
	Lord Knight Dragon Armor	Option 1: 2x Forsaken Raider Card Option 2: RSX-0806 Card Option 3: Health-Plus Puppetring Card Option 4: Puppetring Card + Orc Lord Card
Weapon	Freyr's Glimmering Blade	Option 1: Thanatos Card + 2x Turtle General Card + Randgris Card Option 2: 2x Turtle General Card + The Paper Card Option 3: 2x Mobster Card Option 4: 3x Atroce Card + Sidewinder Card Option 5: Baphomet Card + Turtle General Card + Randgris Card + The Paper Card Option 6: 4x Sword Guardian Card Option 7: 4x Phreeoni Card
	Legendary Sword	Option 1: Thanatos Card + 2x Turtle General Card + Randgris Card Option 2: 2x Turtle General Card + The Paper Card Option 3: 2x Mobster Card Option 4: 3x Atroce Card + Sidewinder Card Option 5: Baphomet Card + Turtle General Card + Randgris Card + The Paper Card Option 6: 4x Sword Guardian Card Option 7: 4x Phreeoni Card
Shield	Forsaken King Shield	Option 1: Golden Thief Bug Card Option 2: Usakoring Card Option 3: High Orc Card
	Frigg's Knight Shield	Option 1: Golden Thief Bug Card Option 2: Usakoring Card Option 3: High Orc Card
Garment	Forsaken King Cloak	Option 1: 2x Aliot Card Option 2: Assassin Cross Card + Raydric Card Option 3: Noxious Card Option 4: 2x Kavach Icarus Card Option 5: Wanderer Card + Assassin Cross Card
	Valkyrie's Manteau	Option 1: Aliot Card Option 2: Noxious Card Option 3: Kavach Icarus Card
Shoes	Forsaken King Boots	Option 1: Fallen Bishop Hibram Card + Eddga Card Option 2: Dark Lord Card + Dragoon Wizard Card Option 3: General Egnigem Cenia Card + Eddga Card Option 4: 2x Firelock Soldier Card Option 5: Ice Titan Card + Merman Card
Accessories	2x Vengeance Wolf Fang of Mixture A	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: Strength Rune + Luck Rune
	Forsaken Belt of Mixture A
	Forsaken Belt of Strength
	Brynhild Valor	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: Strength Rune + Luck Rune
	Loki's Seal	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: Strength Rune + Luck Rune
	Vengeance Wolf Fang of Mixture A	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: Strength Rune + Luck Rune
	STR Cursed + LUK Cursed	Option 1: 2x Ifrit Card Option 2: Strength Rune + Luck Rune

How it plays

Bowling Bash knocks back a single enemy and deals area splash damage if it hits another enemy in its path. One-Hand Quicken (soul link skill) reduces weapon swing delay by 30% for one-handed swords. Auto Counter provides defensive utility by blocking frontal attacks and retaliating with doubled critical rate. Parrying blocks various melee and ranged attacks with a success rate of (5 × Skill Level)%. Use Berserk as a finisher to triple HP and double damage (drains 5% current HP every 15 seconds). Keep AGI at 195 ASPD to ensure consistent DPS, and prioritize STR for Bowling Bash damage output. Charge Attack is useful for engaging ranged targets. This build excels in one-on-one PvP and MVP situations where its singular focus provides high sustained damage.