Dread Knight broken in battlemode

[generalcoffeemug]

Dread Knight is broken. I've been playing Battlemode for a few days and I've stayed consistently in the top 25 for Slayer and top 50 for Demon. I know its a short time but I've bumped into the best players and I know where my skill is and I think I can talk on this. Browsing around it looks like the Dread Knight has been like this for a while and players agree Dread Knight + whatever is the best combo.

Every game a Dread Knight is in the game the game revolves around the Berserk ability because it is a such a huge spike in many of the stats of the demons. If the Slayer dies seems like 95% of the time it is to a Berserk. The other demon can loiter around, resurrecting the Dread Knight until the Berserk is ready. No surprise that most games have a Dread Knight in them.

The Slayer's tools for dealing with this ability aren't great and many are plain unreliable, all typically hard to set up as well. Chainsaw until the ability is done, portals, catapults, jump Ballista and shotgun chain, and damaging the Dread Knight enough so its somewhat kill-able when it uses Berserk. Am I missing any?

Is the Dread Knight ever going to get changed or should I think about not playing Battlemode?

[Hundinger]

The support for this game is over, you can forget about balance changes or anything else except new monthly challenges.

[Knud den Store 🧙‍♂]

Dread Knight is actually pretty weak once you know how to use the chainsaw. Have a pip ready and use it on any fodder demon, you get iframes and the Berserker will deplete doing nothing at all.

On Xbox and PS, the dread knight was worse because the pace of the game is slower, on PC the Dread Knight is only good against new players but it is a terrible meta pick. Dies in about 4 hits, if you have the DK around on low health you can focus on its partner and then bait out the berserker. EZ PZ.

I recommend you got to Spicy Demons to Git Gud if you plan to stick around, the game is actually really fun and I had a good time earning the nameplates.

[generalcoffeemug]

Originally posted by Hundinger:

The support for this game is over, you can forget about balance changes or anything else except new monthly challenges.

that sucks

[generalcoffeemug]

Originally posted by Knud den Store 🧙‍♂:

Dread Knight is actually pretty weak once you know how to use the chainsaw. Have a pip ready and use it on any fodder demon, you get iframes and the Berserker will deplete doing nothing at all.

On Xbox and PS, the dread knight was worse because the pace of the game is slower, on PC the Dread Knight is only good against new players but it is a terrible meta pick. Dies in about 4 hits, if you have the DK around on low health you can focus on its partner and then bait out the berserker. EZ PZ.

I recommend you got to Spicy Demons to Git Gud if you plan to stick around, the game is actually really fun and I had a good time earning the nameplates.

Yeah but you still have to line up the berserk with nearby fodder, which isn't reliable. No fodder nearby typically means you're going to take a lot of damage getting to a catapult or a portal if there is one nearby.

[Knud den Store 🧙‍♂]

Originally posted by generalcoffeemug:

Originally posted by Knud den Store 🧙‍♂:

Dread Knight is actually pretty weak once you know how to use the chainsaw. Have a pip ready and use it on any fodder demon, you get iframes and the Berserker will deplete doing nothing at all.

On Xbox and PS, the dread knight was worse because the pace of the game is slower, on PC the Dread Knight is only good against new players but it is a terrible meta pick. Dies in about 4 hits, if you have the DK around on low health you can focus on its partner and then bait out the berserker. EZ PZ.

I recommend you got to Spicy Demons to Git Gud if you plan to stick around, the game is actually really fun and I had a good time earning the nameplates.

Yeah but you still have to line up the berserk with nearby fodder, which isn't reliable. No fodder nearby typically means you're going to take a lot of damage getting to a catapult or a portal if there is one nearby.

There is a visual indicator when the zerker is about to go live, and even when active you have 3 seconds to use the chainsaw, zerker is not instant gibbing also never take the chainsaw upgrade, it is detrimental.

Also be aware of all your escape options, situational awareness is a huge part of this and offensively the Slayer always got the advantage. I really suggest you to go into spicy demons since they got all the guides you need to be effective.