Knoll (Japanese:ノールKnoll) is a playableShaman who appears inFire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. He is one ofGrado's royal mages who formerly worked closely with PrinceLyon researching theFire Emblem. He joins inChapter 15.

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Role

In Eirika's route, Knoll appears inChapter 15 along withEphraim andDuessel, arriving from the southwest to help Eirika. Ephraim mentions him as a Grado citizen, who had told him about a "Dark Stone", causing a dark wave of energy. According to Knoll, Vigarde has been dead for a year^[1], and everything afterwards was planned by PrinceLyon. His name is mentioned in passing, but in Ephraim's route, his role is expanded on much more.

He appears inChapter 14 of Ephraim's route, in which Ephraim conquers Grado Keep itself. When the battle is over, Ephraim finds Knoll in a cell. He states that he is a former researcher of mysterious matters. Ephraim asks him about Lyon, and Knoll proceeds to tell him everything he knows about Lyon's actions and the war. He tells the story of what happened to cause the war.

EmperorVigarde died a year ago of illness, devastating Lyon. Without his father he felt powerless. However, Lyon began to try to work to resurrect him using the power ofGrado's Sacred Stone, also known as theFire Emblem. With a team of mages, including Knoll, he conducted research with the stone^[2] and eventually, after many tireless days, the Fire Emblem was shattered in two—the Sacred Stone, and a Dark Stone. Knoll arrived just in time to see Lyon resurrect Vigarde and then destroy the Sacred Stone.

While unmentioned to Ephraim or Eirika, Knoll discusses other discoveries with Duessel andNatasha in their support conversations. Dubbing the spell to see into the future the "time shear".^[3]

Afterwards, Lyon under the influence of the Demon KingFomortiis asks his father, now an empty shell, to order the invasion of Renais. And has Knoll scheduled to be executed, most likely for knowing too much about what had happened; his execution scheduled for the day after Ephraim arrived.

He leads Ephraim to the Sacred Twin weapons of Grado: the dark magic tomeGleipnir and the black axeGarm.

Afterwards, Ephraim explains this to Eirika briefly in the same manner. Knoll joins Ephraim's army and fights with him for the rest of the game. Will Knoll citing his reason for staying as he feels it's what Lyon would have wanted^[4].

Starting stats and growth rates

Stats with two figures separated by a ~ are presented as a range, representing stats that vary due to random growths. The figures to the left and right of the ~ are the stat's minimum and maximum possible values respectively.

Eirika's routeEphraim's route

Shaman Level 10 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 15, automatically on the enemy phase of turn 2 StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 21~22 Luck 0~1 Magic 12~13 Defense 2~3 Skill 9~10 Resistance 10~11 Speed 8~9 Constitution 7 Movement 5 Aid 6 Max HP 70% Luck 20% Magic 50% Defense 10% Skill 40% Resistance 45% Speed 35% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Flux Nosferatu Vulnerary Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- C --

Shaman Level 10 Affinity

Recruitment:Chapter 14, automatically at the end of the chapter StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 21 Luck 0 Magic 12 Defense 2 Skill 9 Resistance 10 Speed 8 Constitution 7 Movement 5 Aid 6 Max HP 70% Luck 20% Magic 50% Defense 10% Skill 40% Resistance 45% Speed 35% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Flux Nosferatu Vulnerary Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- -- C --

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Promotion stat gains

Class	HP	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Con	Mov	Skills	Weapon level
Druid	+4	+0	+0	+3	+0	+2	+2	+1	+1	--	E, D, +40
Summoner	+3	+0	+1	+3	+0	+1	+3	+1	+1	Summon	E, +40

Analysis

Knoll joins after the game's halfway point, very slightly later onEirika's route. However, he joins at a high enough level for instant promotion with aGuiding Ring. He can promote intoSummoner, one of the best support classes inThe Sacred Stones. Summoners can summon phantoms, 1-HP controllable minions who can attack and take hits. Since their HP is so low, enemies tend to prioritize them when attacking, making them perfect for baiting powerful enemies and distracting them from proper units.

Knoll's greatest issue is that summoning phantoms is his only true utility, and it requires him to promote. Without promotion, Knoll is far from useful, and even after promotion, all he does well is summon phantoms. He joins late and his stats are mediocre. His magic is high, but his speed is too low to double, his physical bulk is abysmal, and his 0 base luck means that almost any physical opponent can crit him. When he joins, the player will have access to many mounted units who can one-round and take hits; Knoll is unmounted, cannot one-round, and cannot take hits, so his combat effectiveness is lackluster. This is why his promotion toDruid is not recommended, as even if he was good at combat Druid's access to Anima is fairly niche. He cannot even contribute with staves, because without promotion, he only has C-rank dark magic and no other weapon ranks. Both of Knoll's promotions give him E-rank staves, but E-rank staves are hardly useful at this point of the game.

Overall, Knoll's greatest advantage and utility is easy access to theSummoner class, since his base level is high enough to promote and his only competition for the class isEwan. Since Ewan is aTrainee who needs an enormous amount of training to reachSummoner, Knoll will be most players' only Summoner, and having at least one is useful for several strategies.

Fire Emblem Heroes

Role

Knoll is one of the characters added to the game in the Book V launch update, and was first made available by clearing associated quests available between December 8, 2020 and December 22, 2020. He was later added to the general summoning pool starting from the December Legendary Hero summoning event. Only one variation of Knoll is currently available inHeroes, based on hisThe Sacred Stones incarnation.

Knoll: Darkness Watcher

Starting stats

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Rarity ★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 7/8/9 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 2/3/4 Resistance 7/8/9 Maximum HP 36/39/42 Attack 30/33/36 Speed 25/28/31 Defense 13/16/19 Resistance 28/31/34 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Ruin -- --

Rarity ★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 17/18/19 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 6/7/8 Defense 2/3/4 Resistance 8/9/10 Maximum HP 37/40/43 Attack 32/35/38 Speed 26/29/32 Defense 14/17/20 Resistance 30/33/36 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Rauðrfox -- New Moon

Rarity ★★★★★ Weapon type Movement type

Initial StatsLevel 40 Stats Maximum HP 18/19/20 Attack 8/9/10 Speed 7/8/9 Defense 3/4/5 Resistance 8/9/10 Maximum HP 40/43/46 Attack 34/37/40 Speed 29/32/35 Defense 16/19/22 Resistance 32/35/38 {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}}

Skills Rauðrfox+ -- New Moon

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Skill set

Skill set
Skill		Unlock	Auto-unlock	SP cost
	Flux	★★★	★★★	50
	Ruin	★★★	★★★	100
	Rauðrfox	★★★	★★★★	200
	Rauðrfox+	★★★★★	★★★★★	300
	Dark Monograph	★★★★★	—	400
	New Moon	★★★	★★★★	100
	Luna	★★★★	—	200
A	Warding Blow 1	★★★	—	50
A	Mirror Strike 1	★★★★	—	120
A	Mirror Strike 2	★★★★★	—	240
C	Spd Ploy 1	★★★	—	60
C	Spd Ploy 2	★★★	—	120
C	Spd Ploy 3	★★★★	—	240

Personality

Knoll is a quiet man, not very talkative or social. He is slightly awkward and overly formal in conversation, and slightly shy. However, he is good-hearted, having helped Lyon with the same vision. Together, and along with the rest of the team of researchers, they aimed to avert disaster. According to him, future catastrophes cause ripples in time that can be read.^[5] He seems to have good reflexes, having dodged Lute's attacks twice.^[6] He is very intelligent, and knows much about magic and the flow of time. Wise but antisocial, he is a mysterious figure.

Knoll was formerly a research for Prince Lyon and Grado's royal court. He and Lyon seem to have been close, as Knoll holds Lyon in very high regards, to the point that after Lyon is lost to the Demon King, he feels that he has lost everything.^[7] He recognizesNatasha as one of the clerics at the Imperial Temple.^[8] He still holds faith in Grado, however, and after the war, helps in the restoration of Grado. Afterwards, he disappears, never seen again.

Supports

Main article:Knoll/Supports

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Endings

Knoll, Watcher of Darkness
Knoll returned to Grado, where he dedicated himself to rebuilding it and fulfilling Lyon's vision. When the country was restored to its former glory, he disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again.

Quotes

Death quote

Battle quotes

Heroes quotes

Main article:Knoll/Quotes (Heroes)

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Knoll is featured on two cards inFire Emblem Cipher.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Knoll
	Watcher of Darkness, Knoll
		"I'll do what I can to help you. I feel like that is what Prince Lyon would want."
		Attack: 60	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 4
		Class: Summoner		Tier:Advanced	Class Change Cost: 3
		Pursuing the Heart of Darkness:[Activate][Once per turn] Choose up to 2 of your Orbs, and look at them. Gleipnir, the Magic Tome:[Activate][Once per turn] [Send 1 Orb to the Retreat Area] Choose up to 2 of your opponent's Bond cards, and flip them face-down. Peace in Darkness:[Activate][Once per turn] [] If you have 2 or fewer cards in your hand, draw 2 cards.
	Card #B22-047R • Artist:Akira Egawa
	Surviving Court Mage, Knoll
		"My name is Knoll. Until recently, I was one of Grado's top researchers in arcane matters."
		Attack: 30	Support: 20	Range: 1-2	Deploy Cost: 1
		Class: Shaman		Tier:Base	Class Change Cost: --
		Knowledge of Elder Magic:[Always] The Support skills of cards that are supporting enemies with a Deployment Cost of 1 are unable to come into effect. Sealspell Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this combat, any Support skills that your opponent's Support card possesses are unable to come into effect.
	Card #B22-048N • Artist:Akira Egawa
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Knoll .

Flavor text

Meet some of the Heroes entries

Knoll: Darkness Watcher
Knoll is a royal mage who serves the Grado Empire. And not only is he talented with magic, but he's also an outstanding scholar!	Knoll joined Prince Lyon in his studies of the Sacred Stone kept by Grado. It seems that this wasn't just any research though. What they uncovered would change the fate of the continent as they knew it.	As their research progressed, Knoll became aware of the true secrets of the Sacred Stone…and was thrown into the dungeons to keep this knowledge from going any further!	Some time later, he was rescued by Prince Ephraim of Renais. Knoll then asked to join his army, hoping to find a way to somehow save both Grado and Lyon.
Closely Associated Characters
Lyon Ephraim {{{Related_name3}}} {{{Related_name4}}} {{{Related_name5}}} Prince of Grado; not fond of fighting. A childhood friend of Ephraim and Eirika. Knoll's lord. Prince of Renais. Eirika's twin. Cares deeply for his sister. His confidence has sometimes put him in danger. He rescues Knoll from his imprisonment by the Grado army. {{{Related_blurb3}}} {{{Related_blurb4}}} {{{Related_blurb5}}}

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

241

Knoll The Sacred Stones

997

CYL 2 (2018)

136 (−105)

Knoll The Sacred Stones

1,894

CYL 3 (2019)

190 (+48)

Knoll The Sacred Stones

1,346 (−548)

CYL 4 (2020)

162 (−30)

Knoll The Sacred Stones

983 (−363)

CYL 5 (2021)

428 (+266)

Knoll The Sacred Stones

176 (−807)

CYL 6 (2022)

423 (−7)

Knoll The Sacred Stones

189 (+13)

CYL 7 (2023)

401 (−22)

Knoll The Sacred Stones

133 (−56)

CYL 8 (2024)

376 (−25)

Knoll The Sacred Stones

148 (+15)

CYL 9 (2025)

453 (+77)

Knoll The Sacred Stones

92 (−56)

CYL 10 (2026)

374 (−79)

Knoll The Sacred Stones

90 (−2)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	6,048

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Shaman Druid Summoner Dark Anima,dark Staff Dark Staff

Official artwork

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  Artwork of Knoll fromThe Sacred Stones.

Battle animations

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  Knoll attacking withdark magic as aShaman inThe Sacred Stones.
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  Knoll performing acritical hit withmagic as aDruid inThe Sacred Stones.

CG images

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  CG image of Knoll witnessingLyon experiment with theDark Stone inThe Sacred Stones.

Heroes artwork

Character artwork

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  Artwork of Knoll: Darkness Watcher.
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  Artwork of Knoll: Darkness Watcher.
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  Artwork of Knoll: Darkness Watcher.
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  Artwork of Knoll: Darkness Watcher.

Meet some of the Heroes artwork

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  Artwork of Knoll: Darkness Watcher.
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  Artwork of Knoll: Darkness Watcher.
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  Artwork of Knoll: Darkness Watcher.
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  Artwork of Knoll: Darkness Watcher.
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  Knoll in artwork ofLyon: Demon King.

Cipher artwork

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  Bonus artwork featuring Knoll.

References

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