Lothric Knight
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| Enemy Type | Humanoid Hollow |
| Weakness | Lightning, Frost, Poison/Toxic Hollowslayer GS |
| Resistances | Physical-type, Fire, Bleed |
| Immune | n/a |
Lothric Knights are a type of Enemy in Dark Souls 3
Lothric Knight Enemy Description
Once famed and feared for their drake cavalry, the Lothric Knights fought bravely until slain, sworn faithful as one of the monarch's three pillars; for they who raise Lothric's banner are still to be feared, the cut of their blade as sweet, sudden and merciless as it ever was. These virtuous warriors have yet to cease patrolling Lothric and will test any fighter's mettle and resolve.
Lothric Knights can be found from the beginning to the end and are most dangerous when their visors are raised. Blue coaks and royal armor announce the fiercest knights - felons and ill-doers - tread warily - as should any not abiding the rule of the three pillars.
They are proficient in sword arts and can defend and attack in equal measure.
Lothric Knight Combat Information
- Will use a Shield Bash if fought in close proximity and when rolling behind them.
- Breaking their guard can be effective, particularly against the greatshield variant.
- Blue Cloak variants using swords will increase their sword's attack with Blessed Weapon.
- Blue Cloak variants met at Grand Archives using either Lothric Knight Greatsword or Lothric Knight Long Spear may buff their weapon with Crystal Magic Weapon.
- Variation using Lothric Straight Swords deals Standard, Thrust and Strike damage.
- Variation using Lothric Knight Greatsword deals Standard, Thrust, Lightning and - if his weapon is buffed - Magic damage.
- Variation using Lothric Knight Long Spear deals Thrust, Strike and - if their weapon is buffed - Magic damage.
- They are weak to Hollowslayer Greatsword, Frost, Poison/Toxic and Lightning.
- Resistant to Physical-type damage, Fire and Bleed.
- Can be drawn by Alluring Skulls.
- They are affected by the Rapport pyromancy.
- Vulnerable to parrying, setup parries are especially effective due to their constant attacking.
Lothric Knight Notes & Trivia
- These knights are one of the "Three pillars of the king's rule" in lore, as mentioned in the Knight's Ring, Priestess Ring and Scholar's Ring descriptions.
- The only enemy to drop Sunlight Medal.
- Lord Lothric may have been based on Berserk's Griffith
who may have also inspired Gwyndolin. (read article)
Lothric Knight Variations
Sword or Spears
Red-Eyed Royal Guard
Anonymous13 Oct 2020 01:09
The day I stopped expecting from enemies and creatures to behave with the same rules and limitations of a player character was the day I fell in love with these guys.
They do have infinite stamina, yes but they also have limitations like 1)no passive poise, 2)parriable VS the player which by that time in the game is a living arsenal of destruction(resins, infusions, magic, items of all kind, etc).
- Anonymous
09 Oct 2020 02:11
All the Lothric knight Weapons Scale with Dex, (except the crossbow), Winged knight weapons scale with Strength, Hundreds of Lothric knight corpses all over HW and LC, only 1 WK corpse at highwall, Conclusion, STR > DEX
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
04 Sep 2020 22:45
Even tho I killed the thousand of times, they are still my most hated enemies, Imo hardest knight except Outriders... But that makes them kinda cool... But the range of that WA thrust is pure bs cmon :D Also the fact that on the beggining of the game, damn you WANT to be that guy so much, but Mr. M made their armor super heavy, sword req. 18 dex, shield 18 str, so you just cry, coz you really can just run in armor and deserter pants acting like you look so dope XD
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
05 Aug 2020 21:46
I found an awesome strat for cheesing these guys, first step is you need to git gud, ...that's it lol
- Anonymous
30 Jul 2020 11:27
My favorite thing to do is cosplay as a lothric knight with the war banner, with my two buddies and have a trio of lothric knights destroy everything and everyone
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
30 Jul 2020 09:42
listen, these guys can be tough, i know. but don't complain. learn how to deal with them, fix your build, and get going. if you can't get over these guys, you'll won't even make it through irithyll...
24 Jul 2020 04:39
What am I doing wrong that I cannot fight these guys? The spear and shield variant mind you. I keep trying to parry--but only can half do it--and thus lose half my health doing so. I end up losing all my estus, and then die because for one: they hold their shield up even at distance so no throwables, they smack me when I try and sneak behind them. I literally just cannot fight that singular one before the room where you get the Broadsword and the Estus Shard, as well as the key for Greirat for context.
- Anonymous
15 Jun 2020 18:22
I've found using the Cestus, both hands, running direct at them, L1 from a distance then just spam L1 (break shield in 3 hitsish) then just wail on them.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
12 Jun 2020 20:27
It's gonna be fun farming for sunlight medals because I'm too broke to buy ps plus and go online
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
06 May 2020 20:59
Im glad that their poise is non-existant, these could have been as strong as Black Knights
- Anonymous
03 May 2020 23:39
I hated these guys too until I myself became a Lothric knight defending the castle from the casual player who just goes where they please
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
10 Apr 2020 01:54
The sword and shield guys also look like the knight from the box art for Super Ghouls'n Ghosts.
- Anonymous
13 Feb 2020 21:12
there are 16 versions of this enemy. sword, spear, sword clean armour, spear clean armour, red eye sword, red eye spear, red eye greatsword, royal sword, royal spear, royal greatsword, scholar sword, scholar spear, scholar greatsword, corrupted sword, corrupted warnabber, corrupted greatsword
- Anonymous
06 Feb 2020 23:07
I like how these guys are able to recover from a full stagger before I am able to chain the next hit. 10/10 game.
- Anonymous
- Anonymous
06 Feb 2020 22:37
"Mr. Miyazaki, should we give the castle knights infinite stamina?". Mr. M: "***** yeah, do it". "What about recovery time?". Mr. M: "Zero". "..." Mr. M: "And make them able to attack as they're getting up". "And the players?" Mr. M: "What about them?" "Should we give them any of those advantages?" Mr. M: "***** no, that would be unbalanced!"
- Anonymous
06 Feb 2020 21:48
these guys are so cool, they figured out the infinite stamina glitch. If only I were so cool... .l.
- Anonymous
27 Jan 2020 23:46
The wording makes it sound as if the Blues are the only ones to use Blessed Weapons even though I watched a Red Greatsword wielder buff his weapon and slap my friend back to the bridge. To clarify, it also wasn't a red-eye variant.
31 Oct 2020 11:45
easiest way to defeat them is to use shield
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