Great Knight Class Guide

The Great Knight is an axe-wielding mounted class, skilled at defense. in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. Read on to learn more about the Great Knight class, its combos, and abilities.

Great Knight Overview

Class Overview
Great Knight
Details
Weapon: Axe Level: Master Description: The heavily armored Great Knight has high defense while retaining mobility. Characteristics: ・Strong against lances. ・High defense, strong against physical attacks. ・Low resistance, weak against magic attacks. ・Vulnerable to the abilities Effective vs Armored Units and Effective vs Cavalry.

Class Promotion Chart
Fighter (Axe)	→	Brigand	→	Wyvern Rider	→	Wyvern Lord
			→	Warrior
	→	Armored Knight	→	Fortress Knight	→	Great Knight

Best Units for the Great Knight Class

Best Units for the Great Knight Class
Black Eagles: Edelgard	Blue Lions: Dedue	Golden Deer: Hilda

Great Knight Combos

Great Knight Class Action

	Charge forward and bash the shield against enemies, knocking them backwards. The longer you charge the attack, the stronger it will be.

Hold X to charge the Class Gauge, and release it to charge forward. The long you charge the gauge, your charge forward will be more powerful and you'll break or nullify the enemy's guard. Press and hold X during a strong attack to reduce the charge time of the next class action.

Great Knight Combo List

	Two swings of the axe that ends with throwing enemies into the air.
	Swing the axe twice and charge towards the enemy using the shield.
	Release three regular axe swings and finish with two powerful, upward slashes with the axe that pushes enemies back.
	After a series of axe chops, circle the surrounding area while bashing enemies with the shield.
	Transmute a rock formation that sends enemies flying after a series of regular attacks.
	An exploding attack with the horse that affects a large portion of the surrounding area following regular attacks with the axe.
Spam	Continually hack and slash enemies with the axe and finish with a forward charge with the horse while volleying enemies mid-air.

Dismounted Great Knight Combo List

	Slam your shield on the ground to knock enemies up high.
	Knocks enemies up high using your axe.
	Bash all enemies with your shield after a couple of axe slashes.
	A double spinning attack that knocks enemies away.
	Spins your shield around to throw enemies up in the air.
	Release a series of regular attacks and finish with a stunning charge and spinning axe attack that knocks out the surrounding area.
	A powerful spinning axe attack that knock out a large AoE.
Spam	Continuously attack using your axe before bashing them with your shield and charging forward.

When dismounted, a Great Knight's combos are similar to a Fortress Knight's. You can dismount and mount your horse by pressing + on your Switch.

Great Knight Class Abilities

Primary Class Abilities

Class Ability	Effect
Impregnable	Prevents the unit from being knocked back when performing a strong attack.
Lance Buster Lv 4	Grants one tier greater advantage against enemies equipped with lances. Increases damage to them by 95%.

Equipped Class Abilities

Class Ability	Effect
Armored Cavalry's Ploy	Increases the attack range of Great Knight class actions.
Armored Cavalry's Wisdom	Increases damage dealt by Great Knight class actions in proportion to Def.
Def +10	Increases Def by 10.
Luna	When attacking, causes enemies to incur a reduction in Def proportional to the unit's Lck.
Knucklebreaker	Taking a hit while guarding causes the enemy to incur damage proportional to the unit's Def. The enemy's Str is also temporarily reduced by 10.
Defiant Def	When HP is at 25% or below: increases Def by 20.
Nullify Armored Effect	Nullifies effectiveness against armored units.
Stalwart Stance	Prevents hits from swords, lances, axes, and gauntlets from knocking back the unit mid-attack.

List of Class Abilities and Effects

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