A Guide to Dark Knight [2026]

Hi @Donn1e, may you add Auf Haven as well?

 

Hi, I'm not planning to add any Neo Tokyo content to this guide currently.
If there is any incentive to do that in the future like a balance patch that will make this content relevant to DRK I will consider it, as I have a lot on my plate at the moment.
Anyway, if your ping is low enough you can fully auto pot Auf Haven with the 1500 HP pots method mentioned in this guide, with a larger pot on a comfortable key for zombify.
There is also another method you can use here -> click

 

Thank you, I think you are a great guide writer, and also seeing your base that probably is that other guide linked in your answer, you translated that very well to a more understandable and cool way to read.

 

I've just joined the server and I really appreciate the depth of this guide for one of my favorite classes. I will leverage this guide as I continue to play.

Thank you and awesome guide!

 

Hello, really appreciate for this detailed guide.
During my 3rd job grinding I did follow the tip to max polearm fury as it is better for grinding monsters.
Now that I am 4th job, I am wondering if there's some situation that polearm fury would be better than spear crusher.
The two I can think of is lhc golems and RG.
I am too low level to try with those contents however I believe in golems, you could hit +5 golems from the stairs (top and mid platforms or bot and mid platforms).
For RG, with rush and monster magnet, clearing the two first maps and the bee bonus map, would polearm fury be better in these situations?

 

So yeah while fury is better with 5+ targets in theory, most often you're attacking less than 5 targets. In golems your party will move with the spawns. In rg you will either kill mobs quickly so they don't add up or attack on platforms with less than 5 mobs. You would have to swap between spear and pole arm. When you don't attack mobs in LHC for a few seconds your party can lose accuracy. I recommend to most new players to skip pole arms entirely. Unfortunately they don't have a place in the meta

 

In practice, only in niche bossing situations.
Some bosses force you to stand away from them (Von Leon and RG boss with rocks for example), and in that case you could be using Fury instead of standing still and waiting for it to be safe to get close again.
You can do just fine without it though, I wouldn't SP reset for that alone.

 

made a drk just cause of this guide
10/10 would read again

 

Does anybody knows the range required for solo Shao as a DK?

 

I was able to consistently solo on mw20, echo, and apple only starting at mid to low 12k clean (with mw). Si is about 14% and se is about 12% DPS increase if you can bring those in with you

 

Hello, is it too late to reset AP if i did not max Improved MaxHP from the start? I am currently level 91 lol...

 

You just need to have it maxed when you do all the ap resetting. Doesn't matter when you maxed it.

 

Thanks for this comprehensive and useful DK guide, appreciate it.

Wanted to ask you/other end-game DKs what your optimal buff macro set-ups are i.e. HB+Stance/Booster+HB+Stance, etc.?

 

I personally use hb + booster as a macro setup, rest of the skills (stance and maple warrior) are individual.

There isn't a real need for other macros.

 

skill changed, is dragon blood worth to put SP to it?

 

yes, but all my guides will be changed accordingly when i get the time (could be much later) and then probably changed again for phase 2
consider all 3 guides outdated for the time being, sorry

 

Hi, can i check with you which skill SP will you deduct to max dragon blood now? I'm not sure and want to sp reset it now...

 

Sacrifice

 

so when Lv 120 , Sacrifice only 1 , Dragon blood 20 , power crash 20 ?

 

Cant make Sacrifice 1, minimum required is 3 to unlock dragon roar.