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Knightkneeler

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Knightkneeler


Icon of Knightkneeler inThree Houses.

An attack that is effective against cavalry units.

Type(s)

Combat art

First game

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Knightkneeler (Japanese:葬騎の一撃Bury Cavalry Blow) is askill which debuted inFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. In that game it is a weapon skill linked to theRhomphaia, while inThree Houses it is a basic combat art learned by all units upon increasing their skill level inlances to C. Knightkneeler grants its user an anti-cavalry effect, allowing them to dealbonus damage to cavalry foes.

Data

In the mainFire Emblem series

GameIconMightHitCritAvo /Crit Avo*RangeCostOther effects and notes
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia+5+15+0+014HPDealsbonus damage tomounted units.
Cannot makefollow-up attacks.
Requires 15 SP to learn.
Three Houses+5+15+0+014durabilityDealsbonus damage tomounted units.
Cannot makefollow-up attacks.

In otherFire Emblem series titles

GameIconMightHitCritAvo /Crit Avo*RangeCostOther effects and notes
Warriors: Three HopesLarge------20/18/16durabilityDealsbonus damage tocavalry units.
Breaks the opponent's guard.
Base cooldown: 20 seconds.
Needs15/20 uses to level up.

Availability

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

WeaponsRhomphaia

Three Houses

Skill levelLance: C

Warriors: Three Hopes

InnateAnnette •Balthus •Bernadetta •Caspar •Catherine •Claude •Constance •Dimitri •Edelgard •Felix •Ferdinand •Flayn •Hilda •Holst •Hubert •Linhardt •Lorenz •Lysithea •Marianne •Monica •Rhea •Rodrigue •Seteth •Sothis
Class masterySoldier (★★★):
Arval •Ashe •Byleth •Dedue •Dorothea •Gatekeeper •Hapi •Ignatz •Ingrid •Jeralt •Leonie •Manuela •Mercedes •Petra •Raphael •Shamir •Shez •Sylvain •Yuri
Peer trainingGatekeeper

Flavor text

GameText
(English)		Text
(Japanese)
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Effective against mounted
units.
【騎馬】を持つ相手に対し
特効を得る
Three Houses
An attack that is effective against cavalry units.
騎馬の敵に有効
Warriors: Three Hopes
Perform a powerful lance thrust.
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Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
LanguageNameDefinition, etymology, and notes
English

Knightkneeler

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Japanese

葬騎の一撃

Bury Cavalry Blow

Spanish

Matajinetes

Rider killer

French

Désarçonneur

Unhorser

German

Ritterschreck

Cavalier's fright

Italian

Spaccasella

Saddle splitter

Dutch

Ridderknieler

Knightkneeler

Korean

나이트 헌터

Transliteration of English "knight hunter".

Simplified Chinese

弑骑一击

Rider-killer; lit. "kill a rider in one blow".

Traditional Chinese

弒騎一擊

Rider-killer; lit. "kill a rider in one blow".

References

Skills inFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Combat artsAegis •amiibo •Archballista •Armorcrush •Armor Disruptor •Astral Blade •Celestial Bow •Coral Cover •Crosswise Cut •Curved Shot •Death Blow •Destreza •Double Lion •Dragonhaze •Duelist Sword •Earth's Boon •Earth's Kiss •Encloser •Flamberge •Foudroyant •Grounder •Heaven or Hell •Heavy Draw •Hexblade •Hit and Run •Hunter's Volley •Knightkneeler •Leonine Poise •Longearche •Lunar Flash •Lunge •Mistdancer •Overrun •Pavise •Penetrate •Plenitude •Ragnarok Ω •Roundhouse •Scendscale •Shadow Gambit •Shove •Solar Thrust •Solo Triangle Attack •Speculum •Subdue •Sunder •Swap •Tempest Lance •Thunderclap •Tigerstance •Trance Shot •Triangle Attack •Vendetta •Ward Arrow •Windsweep •Wrath Strike
Other skillsAbsolve •Anathema •Anti-Armor •Anti-Cavalry •Anti-Fliers •Antihex •Anti-Terrors •Apotrope •Banish •Bowrange + •Dark Spikes •Defensive •Deicide •Discipline •Divide •Dragonskin •Duma's Gift •Eerie Screech •Evade Critical •Halve Axes •Halve Lances •Halve Swords •Heavy Armor •Hex •Incarnation •Influence •Lifetaker •Magic +5 •Miracle •Nullify Ailments •Pact •Phalanx •Phantasm •Reconstruct •Recovery •Resistance +5 •Sanctuary •Soothing Light •Sophisticate •Teleportation •Transmute •Tri-affliction •Upheaval •Vengeful Cry •Wildfire •Wrath
Combat arts inFire Emblem: Three Houses
Sword combat artsAssassinate •Astra •Bane of Monsters •Beast Fang •Finesse Blade •Foudroyant Strike •Grounder •Haze Slice •Heaven's Fall •Hexblade •Ruptured Heaven •Soulblade •Subdue •Sublime Heaven •Sunder •Sword Dance •Windsweep •Wrath Strike
Lance combat artsAtrocity •Burning Quake •Frozen Lance •Glowing Ember •Hit and Run •Knightkneeler •Lance Jab •Monster Piercer •Paraselene •Ruined Sky •Shatter Slash •Swift Strikes •Tempest Lance •Vengeance
Axe combat artsApocalyptic Flame •Armored Strike •Diamond Axe •Dust •Exhaustive Strike •Flickering Flower •Focused Strike •Helm Splitter •Lightning Axe •Monster Breaker •Raging Storm •Smash •Spike •War Master's Strike •Wild Abandon
Bow combat artsBreak Shot •Curved Shot •Deadeye •Encloser •Fallen Star •Heavy Draw •Hunter's Volley •Monster Blast •Point-Blank Volley •Schism Shot •Waning Shot •Ward Arrow •Wind God
Brawling combat artsBombard •Draining Blow •Eviscerate •Fading Blow •Fierce Iron Fist •Mighty Blow •Monster Crusher •Mystic Blow •Nimble Combo •One-Two Punch •Pneuma Gale •Rushing Blow
Movement-related combat artsDraw Back •Foul Play •Reposition •Shove •Smite •Swap
Other combat artsHealing Focus •Triangle Attack
Combat arts and spells inFire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Sword combat artsAssassinate •Astra •Beast Fang •Electric Grounder •Finesse Blade •Firesweep •Flash Strike •Foudroyant Strike •Grounder •Haze Slice •Iceblade •Lightblade •Magic Blade •Mortal Struggle •Shadowblade •Sublime Heaven •Swift Slice •Sword Dance •Windsweep •Wrath Strike
Lance combat artsAirshaker •Atrocity •Burning Quake •Dark Lance •Earthsplitter •Frozen Lance •Glowing Ember •Knightkneeler •Lance Jab •Lightstrike •Paraselene •Ruined Sky •Shatter Slash •Stormblade •Tempest Lance •Thunder Rush •Titanic Might •Vengeance •Wheelsweep
Axe combat artsApocalyptic Flame •Armor Smasher •Armored Strike •Crush •Diamond Axe •Dust •Flickering Flower •Focused Strike •Helm Splitter •Invigorating Spirit •Lightning Axe •Raging Storm •Returning Axe •Shredder •Smash •Spike •Swinging Fury •War Strike •Wild Abandon
Bow combat artsBreak Shot •Curved Shot •Deadeye •Drill Arrow •Fallen Star •Flame Volley •Hide Presence •Hunter's Volley •Point-Blank Volley •Precision Volley •Spiral Shot •Thunderbolt •Tornado Shot •Tracking Shot •Waning Shot •Ward Arrow •Wind God
Brawling combat artsBattle Trance •Bombard •Draining Blow •Dual Devastators •Eviscerate •Fierce Iron Fist •Flamewhorl Kick •Frozen Fist •Lightning Fist •Mighty Blow •Mystic Blow •Rushing Blow •Steady Mind •Whirlwind Kick
MagicBlack MagicAgnea's Arrow •Blizzard •Bolganone •Bolting •Cutting Gale •Excalibur •Fimbulvetr •Fire •Meteor •Ragnarok •Sagittae •Thoron •Thunder •Wind
Dark MagicBanshee Θ •Dark Spikes Τ •Death Γ •Hades Ω •Luna Λ •Miasma Δ •Mire Β •Quake Σ •Swarm Ζ
White MagicAbraxas •Aura •Fortify •Heal •Nosferatu •Physic •Recover •Restore •Seraphim •Silence •Ward
Combat arts
Sword combat artsArmor Disruptor •Assassinate •Astra •Astral Blade •Bane of Monsters •Beast Fang •Bloodletting •Crosswise Cut •Death Blow •Destreza •Double Lion •Duelist Sword •Earth's Boon •Electric Grounder •Finesse Blade •Firesweep •Flamberge •Flash Strike •Foudroyant Strike •Grounder •Haze Slice •Heaven's Fall •Hexblade •Iceblade •Lightblade •Magic Blade •Mortal Struggle •Penetrate •Plenitude •Ragnarok Ω •Roundhouse •Ruptured Heaven •Scendscale •Shadowblade •Shadow Gambit •Soulblade •Subdue •Sublime Heaven •Sunder •Swift Slice •Sword Dance •Thunderclap •Tigerstance •Windsweep •Wrath Strike
Lance combat artsAirshaker •Archballista •Armorcrush •Atrocity •Burning Quake •Dark Lance •Dragonhaze •Earthsplitter •Frozen Lance •Glowing Ember •Heaven or Hell •Hit and Run •Knightkneeler •Lance Jab •Leonine Poise •Lightstrike •Longearche •Lunge •Mistdancer •Monster Piercer •Overrun •Paraselene •Ruined Sky •Shatter Slash •Solar Thrust •Solo Triangle Attack •Stormblade •Swift Strikes •Tempest Lance •Thunder Rush •Titanic Might •Vendetta •Vengeance •Wheelsweep
Axe combat artsApocalyptic Flame •Armored Strike •Armor Smasher •Crush •Diamond Axe •Dust •Exhaustive Strike •Flickering Flower •Focused Strike •Fury •Helm Splitter •Invigorating Spirit •Lightning Axe •Monster Breaker •Raging Storm •Returning Axe •Shredder •Smash •Spike •Swinging Fury •War Master's Strike •Wild Abandon
Bow combat artsBreak Shot •Celestial Bow •Curved Shot •Deadeye •Drill Arrow •Encloser •Fallen Star •Flame Volley •Heavy Draw •Hide Presence •Hunter's Volley •Lunar Flash •Monster Blast •Point-Blank Volley •Precision Volley •Schism Shot •Spiral Shot •Thunderbolt •Tornado Shot •Tracking Shot •Trance Shot •Waning Shot •Ward Arrow •Wind God
Gauntlet combat artsBattle Trance •Bombard •Draining Blow •Dual Devastators •Eviscerate •Fading Blow •Fierce Iron Fist •Flamewhorl Kick •Frozen Fist •Lightning Fist •Mighty Blow •Monster Crusher •Mystic Blow •Nimble Combo •One-Two Punch •Pneuma Gale •Rushing Blow •Steady Mind •Whirlwind Kick
Movement-related combat artsDraw Back •Foul Play •Reposition •Shove •Smite •Swap
Other combat artsamiibo •Coral Cover •Dark Spikes •Defensive •Earth's Kiss •Healing Focus •Pavise •Triangle Attack •Upheaval
Unused combat artsAegis •Speculum