Hallowed Knight Builds & Class Guide: Lords Of The Fallen

Explore the Hallowed Knight class in Lords of the Fallen (2023). Discover starting stats, items, and build guides for both Cleric and classic Knight playstyles.

The Hallowed Knight class in Lords of the Fallen (2023) excels in tankiness, offering high early-game health and durability, along with solid starter gear. This class also provides a strong foundation for Radiance Knight builds.

Each class in Lords of the Fallen features distinct starting statistics. The Hallowed Knight is designed around a robust, durable, and enduring playstyle, with a minor inclination towards holy magic.

Strength	Agility	Endurance	Vitality	Radiance	Inferno
12	8	15	11	9	8

The Hallowed Knight begins with high Endurance, enabling effective stamina management for combos and dodges. Despite a slower pace, the extra endurance is beneficial for evasion. Their modest Strength allows for decent damage with strength-scaling weapons. Vitality is the second-highest stat, providing a solid base for survivability, which can be further enhanced through leveling. The starting Radiance of 9 makes it easy to transition into a Radiance Knight build.

The Hallowed Knight's starting equipment includes:

• Short Sword
• Knight Shield
• Heavy Armor
• Grenades
• Healing-over-time consumable

This equipment forms a classic sword and shield build, offering good defense and fast, low-damage attack combos. Grenades aid in early crowd control, and healing-over-time consumables assist in surviving early boss encounters and long stretches between Vestiges or Umbral Seedlings.

Hallowed Knight Builds

The Hallowed Knight, being one of the tankiest starting classes, offers several build opportunities. These include a Cleric build utilizing Radiance magic and a more traditional medieval knight build focusing on two-handed weapons or sword and shield combat.

Armor Note: For all builds, prioritize Heavy armor that allows for Medium Encumbrance to ensure effective dodge rolls. Mix and match armor pieces to optimize physical defense and resistances against various status effects like burns, umbral, poison, and bleeds, which are crucial for survival, especially in the Umbral realm.

Amulet Recommendations: The amulet found in one of the Pilgrim's Perch key rooms (near the blacksmith in the bellroom vestige) increases physical damage and defense. The Minder's Pendant, found in the mines of Calrath City, offers significant physical defense. Rings are largely a matter of personal preference.

Hallowed Knight: Cleric Build

To play as a Cleric-type class, leverage Radiance magic for empowering attacks, buffs, and heals. With a starting Radiance of 9, only 3 additional levels are needed to meet the minimum requirement for Radiant Spells. A Radiant Catalyst can be acquired from Exacter Dunmire in the Safe Hub after defeating the first boss. Dunmire also sells spells, including a radiant damage weapon buff. The spell 'Sanctify,' usable from level 15, creates a healing radius for yourself and co-op allies. It can be found at the top of the Safe Hub's tower, offering increased self-sufficiency and survivability early in the game.

New Radiant spells become available as you progress, with Dunmire offering more as you advance. Defeating the first boss also yields a remembrance that provides Radiance-themed weapons, armor, and spells. The spell 'Aura of Tenacity,' found in a book in the Safe Hub's lower level, enhances physical protection at the cost of mana per second. With a Radiance stat of 30, you can unlock 'Divine Arms,' a spell that summons blades to attack enemies, obtained from the optional Mance boss.