Knight

CommonTroop3 elixirHas HeroHas Evolution

A tough melee fighter. The Barbarian's handsome, cultured cousin. Rumor has it that he was knighted based on the sheer awesomeness of his mustache alone.

Competitive data

52.0

Meta ScoreA

#17 among normal cards

Environment	Win rate	Battles
Ranked (overall)	55.0%	1,796
Top 1000	56.4%	1,738
Top 200	57.0%	1,178

Win rate against decks without the card: 56.9%
Presence in Top 200 decks: 10.0%
Consistency across decks: 27 of 43 decks above average

Played most with

Out of every 100 top-level battles with this card, how many also had each of these. Based on 13,283 battles.

Last 21 days. A score of 50 is the environment average, not a 50% win rate.

What this card does

Effects: No special effect listed for this card.
Targets: hits ground only
Range: melee
Damage: single target
Body and toughness: stays on the ground

Categories derived from the stats. The cut-off points for "long range", "very tough" and "very high damage" are provisional and still to be checked.

Card sounds

On deploy

Attacking

Moving

On death

Card stats

Hitpoints, Damage and Damage per second at level 11, the level used in Path of Legends.

Elixir cost: 3
Type: Troop
Rarity: Common
Max level: 16
Position: Ground
Attack type: Melee
Range: 1.2 tiles
Targets: Ground
Damage type: Single target
Speed: Medium (60)
Hit speed: 1.2 sec
Hitpoints: 1,766
Damage: 202
Damage per second: 168

Hitpoints, damage and DPS come from the Clash Royale Wiki and have not been checked in-game yet.

Story

Added to the game on January 4, 2016

As an Evolution Not only has his facial hair got an upgrade, the Knight's armor has too! While moving, an evolved Knight gains a special Shield and is stronger in melee combat.

From the game universe

What it looks like

The Knight is a Common card that is unlocked in the Training Camp. It spawns one single-target, ground-targeting, melee, and ground troop with high hitpoints and moderate damage. The Knight takes the appearance of a man who has brown eyes, a blond-colored mustache and eyebrows, and wears chain mail and a chestplate, a team-colored sash and a belt, and brown shoes with metal plates on them, while wielding a saber as his weapon. A Knight card costs 3 Elixir to deploy.

Trivia

The word "Knight" comes from the German "Knecht", meaning "servant or vassal". Originally, knights were associated with mounted warriors, later being considered a class of lower nobility, until eventually, knighthood had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior. Often, a knight was a vassal who served as an elite fighter or a bodyguard for a lord, with payment in the form of land holdings. The Knight is 1 of 20 cards associated with nobility, with the others being Royal Recruits, Royal Giant, Royal Delivery, Tower Princess, Royal Hogs, Dark Prince, Prince, Raging Prince, Mega Knight, Princess, Royal Ghost, Spirit Empress, Super Knight, Dagger Duchess, Royal Chef, Golden Knight, Skeleton King, Archer Queen, and the Little Prince.
The Knight is 1 of 7 cards that are already unlocked for the player when they start playing the game, the others being Minions, Archers, Arrows, Tower Princess, Giant, and Fireball. Despite this, the game recognizes that those cards are unlocked in the Training Camp. In the tutorial, the Knight is the first card that the player is told to use.
The Knight is the 1 of the 4 cards have both Evolution and Hero form, the others being Valkyrie, Musketeer and Wizard.
The Knight is one of the first troop cards to be featured in a Trainer's deck, alongside the Minions, Archers, Spear Goblins, Goblins, Bomber, Skeletons, Barbarians, Minion Horde, Mini P.E.K.K.A., Musketeer, Giant, Valkyrie, Wizard, Hog Rider, Baby Dragon, Skeleton Army, Witch, P.E.K.K.A., Prince, and Balloon.
The Knight is one of the first troops to be featured in a Loading Screen, alongside the Goblins, Skeletons, and Prince.
The Knight is one of the first troop cards to receive a card render, alongside Archers, Goblins, Bomber, Skeletons, Barbarians, Bats, Royal Recruits, Skeleton Barrel, Rascals, Musketeer, Giant, Valkyrie, Wizard, Flying Machine, Hog Rider, Royal Hogs, Dart Goblin, Zappies, Elixir Golem, Baby Dragon, Skeleton Army, Witch, P.E.K.K.A., Prince, Balloon, Giant Skeleton, Goblin Giant, Hunter, Electro Dragon, Wall Breakers, Bowler, Cannon Cart, Mega Knight, Ram Rider, Miner, Royal Ghost, Ice Wizard, Magic Archer, Bandit, Lava Hound, Night Witch, and Fisherman.
The Knight is 1 of 10 troops that have been featured under the Special Delivery ruler ability, the others being Skeleton Barrel, Mini P.E.K.K.A., Musketeer, Wizard, P.E.K.K.A., Giant Skeleton, Golem, Sparky, and Royal Ghost.
From his description, it is implied that the Knight and the Barbarians are distant cousins, due to their physical similarities, especially the color of their hair and mustaches. Coincidentally, both the Knight and the Barbarians are voice acted by John Mondelli. However, in the Dutch language setting of the game, the Knight is said to be the Barbarian's nephew. According to John Mondelli, the Knight has a French accent. The Electro Wizard and the Lumberjack are also voice acted by John Mondelli.
The Knight is featured in non-Clash games. More specifically: The Knight is featured as a pin in Brawl Stars, resembling the Knight Cheer Emote. While not available as a character, the Knight's sounds, along with Barbarians', Wizard's, and the Dark Prince's, were featured in the Clash Royale Theme song in Beatstar.
When the Knight is defeated, his metallic sword falls to the ground, with the blade slightly buried into it. The other units that drop items upon death are Rascal Boy, Mega Minion, Dark Prince, Executioner, Mega Knight, Sparky, Fisherman, Super Knight, Golden Knight, and the Little Prince.
The Knight is the subject of certain cosmetics in the game. More specifically: The Knight is the subject of a few Clan badges. The Knight is the subject of 2 Emotes. The Knight is the subject of a few Battle Banner frames.
The Knight was featured in the winning decks of multiple Clash Royale Tournaments. More specifically: The Knight was featured in the winning deck of the King's Cup II Tournament, by a player called Surgical Goblin. The Knight was featured in the winning deck of the Clash Royale League 2019 Tournament, by a player called Surgical Goblin. The Knight was featured in the winning deck of the Clash Royale League 2020 Tournament, by a player called Ruben.

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