Knight / Rogue

(Lion Knight)

Knight / Rogue has a special place in the Knight's possibilities by focusing on high dodging and heavy critical hits. While a shield is still encouraged in dungeons, in certain situations they can dual-wield to deal much more damage. Furthermore, throwing weapons gives them the option to pull enemies on their own, rather than needing another class to pull for them. The combination also has the ability to be rather aggressive in certain PvP situations, given that they have access to Shadow Step to chase down certain enemies.

Strength, Dexterity, and Stamina are all important here, which can be difficult to gear properly compared to other combos. Physical accuracy and physical dodge are what lets Knight / Rogue shine, but high Strength is needed for weapon damage, and Stamina for a larger health pool. Holy Strike and Punishment retain their positions as crucial skills, as well as Shields of Valor and Discipline, and Rogue gives us utility through Blind Stab and Shadow Step.

Main Ways of Build

Blind Stab is much more crucial than one might think for the combo to work effectively; since it lowers enemies' physical accuracy, it increases one's ability to dodge, which is vital for effectively surviving major boss fights. Holy Strike is used to access Smash, which eventually helps load up Punishment for serious damage. Even when facing multiple enemies this combo can use Dance of Two Blades to maintain threat levels. What's important to remember is that the mana pool requires less management than other combos, since Smash (eventually) becomes a free skill and Dance of Two Blades requires quickly-replenishing energy.

Skills

(to see Class Main Skills of Knight, see Knight Skills)

Rogue General

Icon	Skill Name	Level	Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Skill Effect	Upgrade
	Shadowstab	1	20 energy	Instant		50	Causes 70.0% main hand weapon DPS + 0.20 x Dexterity physical damage with an additional Bleed effect. For 10.0 seconds Bleed causes 5.0 damage every 2 seconds. (Extra effect is only produced only if the main hand is wielding a dagger.)	+4.9% and +2.5 per level
	Throw	4	1 projectile	Instant	4 seconds		Throws a hidden weapon at the target, causing 50.0% main hand weapon DPS plus 1.00 times Projectile Damage.	+3.5% per level
	Blind Stab	8	20 energy	Instant	10 seconds	50	Inflicts 20.0 + 0.20 x Dexterity physical damage with an additional Blind effect for 15.0 seconds. (Must be in front of the target to use skill.)	+4.0 per level
	Projectile Training	12					Can equip projectiles.
	Off Hand Training	16					1-H weapons can be held in off hand. (Class-related limitations still apply.)
	Agility	20					Permanently increases dodge rate by 2.0%. The maximum level of this skill is 50.	+0.1% per level
	Nimble Hands	24					Increases attack speed by 2.0%.	+0.1% per level
	Shadow Step	28	20 energy	Insant	20 seconds	100	Instantly move behind the target.

Knight / Rogue

Icon	Skill Name	Level	Cost	Cast Time	Cooldown	Range	Skill Effect	Upgrade
	God's Sword	15					Your Holy Strike's critical hit rate is increased by 40%.
	Smash	20	7% HP	Instant	8 seconds	50	Direct attack on your enemy causing 90.0 plus 0.20 times Stamina in Physical Damage. (Can only be used after you inflicted a critical hit.)	+27 per level
	Blind Stab Mastery	25					Extends the Blind effect of your Blind Stab to 20.0 seconds.
	Crazy Blades	30	20 MP	Instant			For 900.0 seconds your Critical Physical Hit Rate is increased by 25.0(updated at/for 2016.07.06)	+3.8 per level
	Dance of Two Blades	35	35 energy	Instant	10 seconds		The whirling weapons inflict two times 40.0% main hand weapon DPS to multiple targets inside a range of 50.	+3.2% per level
	Leopard Instinct	40	30 energy	Instant	2 minutes		Your reaction will become as fast as that of a leopard's for 10.0 seconds increasing your dodge rate by 50.0% and the Physical Damage and Magical Damage you absorb. (This effect will cease after absorbing Physical Damage and Magical Damage 3 times.)
	Panther's Blessing	45					When attacked while under the protection of Shield of Valor or Shield of Discipline, there is a chance that your dodge rate increases temporarily. Lasts 10.0 seconds. (Dodge Rate increase is 10%)
	God's Vengeance	50					When your Punishment hits the Target, there is a 50% chance that the Holy Seal stacks on the target won't be consumed, but it will still casue the damage that the Holy Seal deals.
	Approach	60					Makes your Shadow Step increase the light damage done to the target by 20% and reduces the damage received by 20%. Lasts for 6 seconds.
	Revenge Instinct	70					Smash doesn't require HP consumption anymore. Increases the damage dealt by Smash and gives the target 1 Holy Seal. There is a 50%chance of giving the target another layer of Holy Seal.

Combos

(to see Basic Combos of class, see at Knight)

Notes

It's important to level up Holy Strike and Punishment, as these are the bread-and-butter skills for any knight. Enhanced Armor is a fantastic skill to invest in as well. Strike of Punishment, Defense Technique, and Resilience are less important while leveling. Holy Power Explosion is a fantastic skill to use, but doesn't require upgrading since the upgrades only grant more mana based on what you're healing; unless you're running dungeons, that's not an important thing.

It's possible to use an off-hand sword for dealing more damage, but the trade-off for less defense is more like a side-grade rather than an actual upgrade. At higher levels, especially after gaining Panther's Blessing, having a shield is usually the better option. More importantly, a shield is necessary to tank effectively, and learning to use Shield of Valor and Shield of Discipline regularly for more dodging is vital to be a good leader. That's not to say going without a shield is impossible; the combo just lacks the ability to make the most out of the white damage. Compare rogue / knight, which gains access to the elite skill Searing Light, which deals great consistent damage that benefits from using an off-hand weapon.

Rogue itself lends Blind Stab, which is great for reducing opponent accuracy. Unlike most other knights, this build focuses more on dodging while tanking, and the accuracy reduction helps with that. In turn, it's good to train up Disarmament to give rogue / knight a mana-based skill that doesn't generate massive aggro like Holy Strike -> Punishment damage. Furthermore, it's a good idea to improve the rogue skill Agility to greatly raise dodge chance.

It's difficult to find good plate armor while leveling that has Dexterity or Dodge on it, but at higher levels this becomes much easier. The Templar Knight set is a good example of this, albeit it's at level 100 with additional peak levels. While leveling, investing in Stamina or Strength is just fine, such as the Black Codex set at level 50, but when the attributes become available, higher Dexterity and Dodge are great to invest in. It's possible to go for almost half a minute without taking damage at higher levels due to insane dodging rate from gear, Blind Stab, Panther's Blessing (+10%), Agility (+7%), and Leopard's Blessing on cooldown (+50%).

A small note about Smash: It deals tremendous damage, but it does eat away at health. While this cost disappears at level 70, while leveling, be careful when using it while fighting more than one enemy, or if you're out of health potions. It's very easy, especially with higher critical hit chance in the upper levels, of devouring your own health and getting yourself unexpectedly killed.