Stone Knight

“ Seeing the state of their cities... Their arrival seems less like divine visitation and more like evacuation. As above, so below. ”

― Celestial Telescope

Stone Knight
Health	3000 400 (Trial of One) 9000 (Blizzard)
Attacks	Slash Kick Wind Cutter Terra Eruption
Drops	Advanced Mantra Modifiers Dying Embers Relic Axe
Challenges	-- Stone Knight -- Stone Knight Slayer I - Slay 10. Reward: +10% DMG; +5% RES Stone Knight Slayer II - Slay 25. Reward: +10% DMG; +5% RES Stone Knight Slayer III - Slay 100. Reward: +10% DMG; +5% RES

Description

Stone Knights, also known as Desert Knights or Sand Knights, are a type of Giant Monster encountered primarily in The Starswept Valley.

Blizzard Knights are a far stronger version of the Stone Knight, spawning in a pack of 6 in The Valley of Heroes during Winter, introduced as a trap by Aelita telling you to "come back during the winter for more fun".

Moon Knights are stronger and contain a few unique moves. Star Knight is almost the same, but instead is a very rare encounter that guaranteed drops an Astral Enchant Stone and contains a meteorite that immediately grants a Resonance.

Moveset

Name/Danger	Description	Media
Slash (★☆☆)	Swings its sword at the opponent once or twice. Insta-executes the player if health is low. 𓆩✧𓆪 Parryable ⛊ Blockable § Dodgeable
Kick (★★★)	Deftly kicks the opponent with added momentum from its body. Deals extra damage and dazes if the player is slammed against a wall. ☣ Unparryable ⛊ Blockable § Dodgeable ⤻ Ragdoll
Wind Cutter (★★☆)	Slashes at the air with its sword, creating a crescent-shaped projectile aimed at the opponent, identically to Wind Blade. Deals Galebreathe damage. 𓆩✧𓆪 Parryable ⛊ Blockable § Dodgeable
Terra Eruption (★★☆)	Punches the ground, causing a pillar to erupt below the player. The next attack from the Stone Knight is guaranteed to hit if the player is hit by Terra Eruption first. ☣ Unparryable ⛊ Blockable § Dodgeable ⤻ Ragdoll

Passives

• Celestial Stone - Stone Knights have 55% Slash Resistance.
• Artificial Construct - Bloodless Gem doesn't work on Stone Knights.
• Monster Resistance - Physical attacks deal ??? less damage to Stone Knights.

Finisher

A Stone Knight executes the player:

Name	Description
Death by Thousand Cuts	Slowly walks toward the player and then slashes the player with their sword, dismembering and killing them instantly.

Tips

• Usually after every move, you can get 1-2 basic attacks off, unless they use the single swing, in which only go for one.
• In order to dodge the Terra Eruption, do a full dodge instead of a roll cancel.
• All of the Stone Knight's moves can be dodged with little consequence, with the exception of the double slash.
• The Blizzard Knight spawns only as a pack of 6, thus it is recommended to slowly fight them one at a time rather than risk being infinitely stunned.
• You can right-click after getting kick or hit with Terra Eruption to cancel the ragdoll.

Gallery

Concept Art

Model Render

Bestiary Art

Trivia

• Stone Knights are artificial and are thus not affected by the "Mute" Regalia and will still attack if they spot you.
• Stone Knights and Blizzard Knights are very hostile towards most mobs and will target them.
• They have a 360 degrees detection range.
• During the early stages of the The Diluvian Mechanism's release, multiple Blizzard Knights were able to spawn corrupted as early as the third wave in, boasting a ridiculous 27000 health. The patch note following this replaced them with uncorrupted Stone Knights.
• Stone Knights can actually swim in water, however it makes their moves way harder to react to, so be careful when fighting them in water.
• Blizzard Knights will under no circumstance fight a Rogue Construct, instead choosing to team up on you.
• The animations and model of the Stone Knight were overhauled on the January 11th, 2025 Update.
• Note: They are extremely likely to animation bug with attacks just being outright hidden at times.