Lord Knossos

Lord Knossos

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Role - Frontline / Melee DPS
Archetype - Bruiser
2941.1 EHP
2500 HP
15 armor
650 move speed
246.2 melee base dps
1260.0 total dmg over 5s
540 / 725 / 910 AoE stun, bleed, cracked armor dmg
Baseline effects

Upgrade effects

Playstyle

Lord Knossos is a beefy melee bruiser that focuses on hard engage and single target damage.

• RMB is a low cooldown projectile that is great for poking from a distance, and also weaves nicely between melee attacks for extra damage.
• Q is a very straightforward yet powerful engage tool, although it can be dodged if used too predictably.
• F has amazing AoE damage and stuns, and is great for coordinated teams to follow up on.
• Knossos has decent health, but isn't tanky enough to stay on the front line for long, so he has to stay healthy and wait for a good opportunity to engage.
• Knossos has worse mobility than most other heroes, and must conserve more stamina in order to dodge and retreat.

Patience, decision making, and heavy punishes are qualities that let Knossos lord over the battlefield.

Skills

Skewer

100
Melee

LMB - Spear attacks

Performs a 4 hit combo.

• Melee, 2.05 hits/s, 246.2 dps.
• 4th hit deals 180 dmg.
• 480 total dmg per combo.

Jump Skewer

200
Melee

Jump + LMB - Leaping attack

Two-handed leaping slam.

Dodge Skewer

200
4m

Dodge + LMB - Lunging thrust

Thrust a spear forward.

Chuck

1s

175
15m

RMB - Throw spear

Throws a spear as a projectile.

• Projectile is slightly affected by gravity.
• Projectile does not disappear in flight unless aimed upwards.
• Damage falls off from -0% at 12m to -50% at 28m.
• 1s attack time.
• Cooldown begins after 2s if stationary, or after 1s if moving or performing any action.

Despite having a tooltip range of 15m, this projectile can hit targets across the map, although it is difficult to aim.

Gore

12s

130
5m

Q - Charge forward with horns

Charge forward and gore an enemy with horns.

• Hits only the closest enemy.
• Cancels enemy (interrupts).
• Can be cancelled with dodge, still goes on full cooldown.

Bull Rush

15s

E - Speed boost

Spin your spears and get fired up for 5s.

• Instant cast, does not interrupt movement.
• +20% move speed for 5s.

Labyrinth

200
Self

F - Circle of spears

Spears erupt from the ground in a 6m radius.

• Initial hit damage ignores armor.
• Applies bleed and cracked armor.
• Stuns enemies for 1s (interrupts).
• Focus increases
  • 200 / 300 / 400 AoE dmg, ignores armor.
  • Bleed, 75 dmg/s for 4s / 5s / 6s.
  • Cracked armor, -10 armor and 10 dmg/s for 4s / 5s / 6s.
  • 540 / 725 / 910 total dmg.

The in-game tooltip incorrectly states that the bleed deals 85 dmg/s, but it actually deals 75 dmg/s.

Upgrades

LMB - Skewer / Jump Skewer / Dodge Skewer

Bruiser

LMB L - 4th hit buffs

Skewer

On 4th hit, gain +20% basic attack damage for 3s.

Only the 4th hit of the combo needs to hit, the other hits do not matter.

This buff does affect jump attacks and dodge attacks.

Sharpened Horns

LMB LL - Refresh buff on hit

Skewer

On hit, refresh buff duration to 3s.

The buff is not refreshed by jump attacks or dodge attacks.

Seeing Red

LMB LR - Damage on kill

Skewer

On kill with any skill, deals double damage for 5s.

This buff does affect jump attacks and dodge attacks.

Pierce

LMB R - Sprint attack

Automatically uses Pierce when using a basic attack while sprinting.

Pierce

140
Melee

Sprint + LMB - Attack from sprint

A single hit with momentum.

• Costs 10 stamina.
• Counts as the first hit of the basic attack combo.
• Bleeding, 50 dmg/s for 3s.
• 290 total dmg.

Note that if you have enabled the option to always sprint when out of combat, which is on by default, then you will have to stop moving or move in a non-forwards direction in order to not use this attack out of combat.

Adding Assault to Injury

LMB RL - Increased bleed, refresh

Pierce

• Bleeding, 50 60 dmg/s for 3s.
• 290 320 total dmg.

The in-game tooltip also states that the duration of other bleeds is refreshed on hit, but it does not do so.

Overrun

LMB RR - Cracked armor

Pierce

Cracked armor, -10 armor and 10 dmg/s for 3s.

• 290 320 total dmg.

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RMB - Chuck

Heavy Barrel

RMB L - Charge up, bleed

Chuck

Hold to charge up, release to throw.

• Charge Level 1
  • 175 projectile dmg.
  • Damage falls off from -0% at 12m to -50% at 28m.
• Charge Level 2 - 0.75s
  • 200 projectile dmg.
  • Damage falls off from -0% at 28m to -50% at 44m.
  • Bleed, 50 dmg/s for 4s.
  • 400 total dmg.
  • 1s 4s cooldown.
  • Faster projectile.

Kidney Shot

RMB LL - Backstab damage

Chuck

• Charge Level 2 - 0.75s
  • On backstab hit, deals 200 350 dmg.
  • 550 total backstab dmg.

Skill Shot

RMB LR - Cracked armor

Chuck

• Charge Level 2 - 0.75s
  • On hit, gain +25% basic attack damage for 5s.

This buff does affect jump attacks and dodge attacks.

Torus

RMB R - AoE slow

Chuck is replaced by Torus.

Torus

1s 12s

175 125
15m 20m

RMB - Rain down spears

Rain down spears in a 3m radius.

• Slow, -20% move speed for 3s.

Immobilizing Torus

RMB RL - Cripple enemies

Torus

• Slow, -20% move speed for 3s.

Cripple for 3s.

Spear Time

RMB RR - Reduced cooldown per hit

Torus

Cooldown is reduced by 3s per enemy hit.

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Q - Gore

Goring Up

Q L - Launch enemy

Gore

Launch 1m high.

Goring Toss

Q LL - Increased launch

Gore

• Launch 1m 3m high.

More Gore

Q LR - AoE

Gore

• Hits only the closest enemy.

Hits all enemies in a 2.5m radius.

Bulldoze

Q R - Second hit

Gore

At end of attack, press Q again within 2s to use Bulldoze.

Bulldoze

12s 17s

300
Melee

Q, Q - Strong second hit

Cross your arms for a devastating follow up attack.

• 130 430 total dmg.

Focus on the Kill

Q RL - Increased damage, focus

Bulldoze

• 300 400 dmg.
• 430 530 total dmg.

On kill, gain +125 focus.

Initiating Gore

Q RR - Buff attack damage

Gore

When hitting an enemy over 75% health, gain +25% basic attack damage for 5s}.

This buff does affect jump attacks and dodge attacks.

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E - Bull Rush

Raging Bull

E L - Buff damage

Bull Rush

+15% basic attack damage for 5s.

This buff does affect jump attacks and dodge attacks.

Long Running

E LL - Increased move speed

Bull Rush

• +20% +40% move speed for 5s.

Mighty Yawp

E LR - AoE buff

Bull Rush

Speed and damage buffs also apply to allies in a 2m radius.

The in-game tooltip incorrectly states this as a 10m radius, but it is actually 2m.

Major Beef

E R - Temporary health

Bull Rush

Gain +300 temporary health for 5s.

Thick Skinned

E RL - More temporary health

Bull Rush

• Gain +300 +500 temporary health for 5s.

Interrupting Cow

E RR - Damage and interrupt

Bull Rush

Deals AoE damage in a 5m range in front of Knossos.

150 dmg, ignores armor.

Cancels enemies (interrupts).

This is a fairly unique skill in that it can deal damage and cc without interrupting your own movement.

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F - Labyrinth / Passive

Dominator

F L - Damage buff on kill

Passive

On kill, Skewer gains +5% damage until death. Stacks 3x.

This also affects jump attacks and dodge attacks.

Battle Fury

F LL - Focus gain

Passive

On kill and death, gain +25 focus.

Remorseless

F LR - Buff on kill

Passive

On kill, gain +10% move speed and +10% damage for 6s.

Bloody Minded

F R - Weakness immunity, halve daze

Passive

Gain immunity to weakness.

Recover twice as fast from daze.

Life Line

F RL - Healing and regen

Passive

+20% self healing.

+20% health regen outside of combat.

Hardy

F RR - Degen resistance

Passive

+25% degen resistance.

Labyrinth

On use, grants +25% degen resistance until death.

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Talents

Wind Up

T RMB - Damage, ignore armor

Chuck

• +50 damage (175 225), damage from this skill ignores armor.

Clash

On hit, Skewer damage ignores armor for 4s.

Trample

T Q - Damage, range, cooldown

Gore

• +50 damage (130 180).
• 5m 8m range.

Clash

On hit, reduce cooldown by 7s (12s 5s).

Fury

T E - Duration, focus

Bull Rush

• Lasts 5s 8s.

Clash

Hits with basic attacks during Bull Rush gain +4 focus.

Notes

• Practice your aim with Chuck, it's a great tool to deal poke damage or finish off a fleeing enemy.
• You don't always have to initiate with Gore - sometimes, you can start with some melee attacks, and then use Gore to interrupt an escape skill.
• Labyrinth is one of the best focuses in the game, use it as much as possible.
• Try not to spend too much stamina on jump attacks, dodge attacks, or chasing down enemies, as it is your only resource for retreating from a battle.