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.
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 blades 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.
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.
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)
Variations
Sword or Spears
Red-Eyed Royal Guard
Anonymous03 Nov 2018 06:57
Some notes about the spear-wielding versions of these guys... Spear hitbox comes out very early so parrying them is ass. Siderolling doesn't work very well because of the nonexistent recovery, they can just shieldbash you during recovery. If they walk up on you when you're at a wall it's actually possible for you to get clipped inside of them, which is very bad because they will continuously shieldbash you and your attacks will whiff them. Drop rate on long spear is really high. I got three of them in 40 minutes off the one by Emma.
- Anonymous
07 Oct 2018 15:46
Okay, but what are the drop rates/chances of dropping items? This wiki is terrible about being informative.
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31 Aug 2018 22:20
At first they're you're enemy, then they become your dance partner, as you both spin around each other with raised shields, fishing for backstabs and openings.
- Anonymous
10 Aug 2018 14:10
My first character got the lothric straight sword after 3 rounds of farming. Second character rolls around. Been 30 runs boys. I have 4 full sets of armour but no sword...
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05 Jul 2018 07:19
the fucking spear guys are the absolute worst. just spam after spam after spam from these guys
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06 Apr 2018 18:45
For Lothric Castle the greatsword red eye variety also drop lightning gems and the spear/greatshield red eye variety also drop refined gems
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28 Feb 2018 23:22
High Wall ones are pretty good enemies for practice parrying against straight swords, given they deal low damage (in comparison to the rest of the game), and the fact they use the Lothric Knight Sword.
- Anonymous
16 Feb 2018 11:53
The normie knights at High Wall of Lothric can also drop an ember. Just gone one at the Tower on the Wall Knight.
- Anonymous
22 Jan 2018 05:24
Not to be a whiner; but can we get rid of the move where the Greatsword ones can take about 12 freaking steps before dealing ~1000 damage with an R2?
- Anonymous
15 Jan 2018 06:04
The one next to lothric castle bonfire is the best way to farm souls... in ng+ he drops 10k souls with symbol of avarice and the +3 ring and he is just sitting 5 meters away from the bonfire...of course it is easier with casters.. I two shot him with sunlight spear reload and repeat.. takes me 5 to 7 seconds to do it.. could work with other spells too I guess
- Anonymous
31 Dec 2017 20:08
https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/Lothric+Knight+Greatshield
Greatshield links misspell Lothric (as Lothic), so use this link or correct the link (by adding a R) to get to the page.
- Anonymous
29 Dec 2017 05:37
what talisman do the royal guard use I want to make a cosplay and I want it to be perfect
- Anonymous
24 Dec 2017 21:32
I’ve killed about 30 of these chumps with 477 item discovery, and not one sunlight medal. I’m mostly killing the one right by the sunlight statue/altar. Those are the right ones, right?
- Anonymous
24 Oct 2017 18:34
The ones at Lothric Castle can also drop Lightning Gems, got dropped one why I was trying to get a LKGS.
23 Oct 2017 23:28
They were my bane, in my first playthrough (along with the *****ing Jailers) but eventually I got good enough with parrying....now they're my *****es
26 Mar 2019 00:46
Curious that they're weak to lightning?
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