With the release of the Forged in Fog DLC chapter,Dead By Daylighthas gained a much anticipated Knight Killer, capable of patrolling the battlefield with his army of minions, called his Guardia Compagnia. With such a unique power, unlike anything seen before inDead By Daylight, players may have a difficult time grasping their abilities.
This guide will walk players through how to playthe Knight inDead By Daylightand make use of his sometimes-unreliable abilities to maximize his effectiveness in The Entity’s trials. It will cover his teachable perks and the general strategy with which to approach his gameplay.
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How To Play The Knight
The Knight’s power can be difficult to use, as itrelies heavily on AI companionsto detect Survivors and pressure them out of loops. Because Survivors can see their patrol path and radius, it can beeasy for them to quickly avoid the Guardia Compagniapower. As such, figuring out how to play The Knight can be a little tricky.
When using his power outside a chase, the best thing the Guardia Compagnia can do ispatrol generators or spend time breaking pallets or walls. This can not only help clear loops to further endanger Survivors but pressure them off generators, slowing them down and preventing the use ofcommon meta perks like Prove Thyself. By using guards instead of performing these actions alone, The Knight can patrol other places andput more pressure on the map.
While in chase, The Knight’s sluggish power isnot to be relied upon as a tool for hunting Survivors. UnlikeThe Spirit, whose incorporeal form is fantastic at hunting down injured prey, using The Knight’s Guards to hunt down Survivors only serves to give them distance and prevent a down. Even if the Guards do find the injured Survivor, they cannot be relied upon to kill them as they are slow in chase.Guards should always be accompanied by The Knightto corral Survivors into unfavorable positions where they can be easily downed.
At more difficult, time-consuming loops that benefit Survivors, such as the Killer Shack, the best thing The Knight can do isquickly place a Guard by double tapping the power button. This way, Survivors that don’t want to be pressured by a Guard and The Knight will beforced to leave the loop before the Guard can detect them. Meanwhile, by not wasting time tracing a path that Survivors can avoid,Forged in Fog’s Knightcancontinue their chase without giving too much ground.
If the Guard doesn’t detect the Survivor, the Killer can push them into a weaker loop, but if the Guard does, be sure to try andpush the Survivor toward them. For example, if a Guard is following a Survivor into a loop,attempt to cut off the loop from the other side, forcing Survivors into taking a hit from either the Guard or The Knight. Keep in mind, however, thatSurvivors being chased by Guards have no collision with The Knight, so body blocking isn’t an option.
Dead By Daylightis currently available for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
