How to Beat Knight of the Dying Sun

Knight of the Dying Sun is a boss that appears during the The Hunter and the Hunted quest in Final Fantasy 16 (FF16). See the best strategies for how to beat Knight of the Dying Sun, how to counter its attacks and abilities, as well as its location, quest appearance, spoils, and drops.

Knight of the Dying Sun Overview

Knight of the Dying Sun Location and Drops

Knight of the Dying Sun
Level	18
Quest	The Hunter and the Hunted
Location & Region	The Kingsfall , Holy Empire of Sanbreque
Rewards	・448 EXP ・120 AP ・2500 Gil ・ Wyrrite ・ Meteorite ・ Bloody Hide ・ Imperial Link
Abilities	・Jump ・Double Jump ・Mirage Dive

How to Beat Knight of the Dying Sun

Step-by-Step Guide
Parry or Evade Basic Attacks Avoid the Knight's Jump Abilities Run Around During Mirage Dive

Parry or Evade Basic Attacks

Fighting the Knight of the Dying Sun will consist of evading his combos and parrying his basic sword attacks. Once you familiarize yourself with his attack patterns, you'll realize that he has the similar moves and abilities as the Knight of the Blinding Dawn.

If you've forgotten the latter's boss mechanics, you can stay back and use ranged attacks first until you get a grasp of the boss's movements.

How to Parry Attacks

Precision Dodge at the End of His Combo

The Knight will usually strike you with a sequence of melee attacks with short intervals in-between. Wait for the last combo to commence then time it with a precision dodge to counterattack him afterwards.

Avoid the Knight's Jump Abilities

When the Knight leaps in the air, stay away from the blue markers on the floor as this is where he'll land. As the battle ensues, he'll begin jumping twice known as the Double Jump ability. You can use L Stick to evade the first jump followed by the Dodge Button (R1) on the second jump.

Use Your Eikon Abilities When He Lands

Once the Knight lands on the ground, he'll be taking time to recover from the fall, this is a perfect time to use your Eikon abilities such as the Gouge and Rising Flames.

Best Abilities to Learn and Master

Run Around During Mirage Dive

Mirage Dive is an upgraded version of the Jump ability wherein the Knight will drop down on different locations all over the arena within a short amount of time.

Move around and again, avoid the numerous blue markers on the floor. Be careful when dodging as there's a slight chance for him to land on the spot of where you evaded.

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List of Bosses and Formidable Foes

All Formidable Foes

All Formidable Foes
Gigas	Morbol	Knight of the Blinding Dawn
Eikon of Fire	Shiva's Dominant	Tiamat
Dragon Aevis	Fafnir	Midnight Raven
Chirada	Suparna and Chirada	Benedikta
Garuda	Knight of the Dying Sun	Iron Giant
Infernal Eikon	Infernal Shadow	Imperial Cannonier
Akashic Dragon	Typhon	Republican War Panther
Akashic Morbol	Flame Lizard	Liquid Flame
Coeurl	Hugo	Undertaker
Titan	White Dragon	Necrophobe
Bahamut	Sleipnir	Barnabas (First Encounter)
Control Node	Aurum Giant	Barnabas (Second Encounter)
Behemoth	Ultima (First Encounter)	Ultimalius