In Path of Exile Settlers of Kalguur league, Black Knight is a unique boss character. He introduces new boss mechanics and loot rewards, making him well worth the effort. Since fighting Black Knight is rare, players should take advantage of it when it comes. Here are some tips to help you find and defeat Black Knight in POE 3.25 Settlers of Kalguur.
Where To Find Black Knight?
Black Knight will spawn in Starfall Crater. For players who like to travel around the map, it may be found in a random location in the new area. This entrance is similar to Twisted Burrows in Affliction League, which also appears in Settlers of Kalguur.
It should be noted that Black Knight is level 83, so it can be speculated that Starfall Crater will appear on a level 16 map. In Settlers of Kalguur league, several mechanics are introduced to encourage players to explore more. These include Nameless Seer, who provides free random unique items and the ability to scry maps, which can appear anywhere on the map, such as Starfall Crater.
To increase the chance of finding Black Knight, the best strategy is to explore Tier 16 maps that are easy to run around. Doing so will increase your chances of encountering Starfall Crater. It is recommended to avoid maps that are difficult to explore, such as Maze, Dungeon, Cage, and other non-linear maps.
Black Knight Boss Fight Guide
In the fight against Black Knight, players need to adopt a head-on strategy, which usually involves alternating between two or three moves. Black Knight will use a Whirling Blades attack (similar to the effect of a skill gem), followed by a dash in a straight line. When the player gets close to Black Knight, he will launch a slam.
The most dangerous attack in this phase is Black Knight’s 180-degree piercing projectile attack. For players with more than 3500 life and maximum suppression and resistance, they can withstand one such attack. However, if the player does not have an additional layer of defense and their health is below this threshold, they cannot withstand this attack and may be killed in one blow.
When the boss reaches 80% and 40% health, he will become temporarily invincible. Black Knight will summon Verisium Pillars, which he will use to fire lasers at you while narrowing the area of the fight. To avoid these lasers, you will need to hide behind the pillars. But be aware that the pillars will be penetrated by lasers after a few seconds, and you will need to quickly move to the next pillar. It usually takes three pillars to wait out the boss’s invincibility.
Then, when the boss’ health drops further to 60% and 20%, he will also become invincible and summon a rock storm, with Verisium Meteors falling from the sky. As long as you can avoid these falling rocks in time, you will be safe during this stage.
If you fail at any stage of the fight with the boss, you will be revived outside the entrance of Starfall Crater, rather than when you hideout. You can try to reenter and continue the fight regardless of how much HP Black Knight has left. It is worth noting that sometimes you may not enter Starfall Crater again after a failure. This may be random or the system may provide you with a chance to try again during each battle phase.
Black Knight Drops
In the battle with Black Knight, you have a chance to obtain a unique item, Svalinn Girded Tower Shield. He also drops random runes, which are required for Runesmithing in Kingsmarch. If you don’t plan on using these runes, you can sell them for PoE Currency.
Around the arena or crater, you’ll find the most valuable rewards: five Verisium deposits, one of which is an unusually large deposit. Make sure you mark or mine these precious Verisium Ores and assign your workers to handle subsequent mining. Given how valuable these ores are in Kingsmarch area, it’s definitely worth challenging the Black Knight to fight for them whenever you explore Starfall Crater.
That’s all you need to know before fighting Black Knight in POE 3.25!
