Palamedes

Palamedes

Knight
Nature
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Nature front Knight who converts Restraint into cooldown cuts and doubled skill damage: S in Raids and PVP when the control piece is present, merely A in general PVE.

Profile

age

20

height

161cm

weight

48kg

birthday

1/11

nationality

Eastern Empire

hobby

Milking

PvE

DPS A

Raid

DPS S

Brawl

DPS C

Colosseum

DPS S

Overview

Strengths

  • Exposed Weak Point shreds active cooldown by 10s and adds +100% basic/active damage for 3s whenever any enemy is under Restraint.
  • Tiger Strike is a full-board 1152% Attack hit that also grants 20% crit chance and 20% attack speed for 20s.
  • Inner Focus is the standard knight engine: +88% Attack and +15% crit chance at T5.

Weaknesses

  • Without Restraint on the field, Exposed Weak Point never fires. Rising Dragon loses its 172% bonus hit and the cooldown loop dies.
  • Brawl is only C; short skirmishes punish a kit that wants a control partner online.
  • Immobilization bonus damage is another conditional layer: wrong team and half the passive text is idle.

Build

Skill priority

  1. 1
  2. 2

Investment

Extra copies

Spend extras on Transcend before the character card. Passive ranks on Exposed Weak Point and Inner Focus are the damage floor.

Transcend stop

Park at T5. That is where the Restraint payoff and the Attack passive finish.

Gifts

Love Letter All-Meat Skewers Premium Perfume Orc Vitamin D Pudding

Skill

Lv.
ULT Lv.MAX Tiger Strike Ultimate
Description

Inflicts damage to all enemies and grants a Critical Hit Chance Increase buff and an Attack Speed Increase buff to self.

Damage Dealt

Inflict damage equal to 1936% of Attack.

Effect: Apply Buff
Target
Self
Effect
Critical Hit Chance +20%.
Effect
Attack Speed +20%.
Duration
20s
ACT Lv.MAX Rising Dragon Active
Description

Inflicts damage to all enemies in front. Inflicts an additional hit if you have the [Spot Weakness] buff.

Damage Dealt

Inflict damage equal to 720% of Attack.

Effect: Damage Dealt
Detailed Activation Condition
Active while [Exposed Weak Point] is at maximum stacks
Additional Damage
Attacks from Active deal additional hit equal to Attack by 172%
P1 Lv.MAX Exposed Weak Point Passive 1
Description

If there is an incapacitated target among the enemies, reduces own Active Skill Cooldown and grants a Basic Attack and Active Skill Final Damage Increase buff to self. Damage inflicted increases when attacking incapacitated targets.

Effect 1: Change Cooldown
Detailed Activation Condition
Activates when affected by
Cooldown
2s
Effect 2: Apply Buff
Target
Self
Effect
Skill damage +100%.
Duration
3s
Spell Type
Cannot be removed.
Effect 3: Status Effect Bonus Damage
Activation Condition
When Skill Lands

Increases damage dealt by 100% when attacking a target afflicted with Stun.

P2 Lv.MAX Inner Focus Passive 2
Effect 1: Apply Buff
Target
Self
Effect
Attack +88%.
Effect 2: Apply Buff
Target
Self
Effect
Critical Hit Chance +15%.

Review

Swordbringer Updated Sep 5, 2026

Palamedes is a Nature Knight in the front line who does not play like a pure tank. He is a conditional DPS knight: the moment someone on the enemy team is under Restraint, his kit wakes up.

Exposed Weak Point is the reason he is on raid and PVP shortlists. While any enemy has Restraint, three things happen at T5: remaining active cooldown drops by 10s, he gains an irremovable +100% basic and active skill damage buff for 3s (3s internal cooldown), and he deals +100% damage into Immobilization targets. That is a full damage identity tied to one status. Skill priority Passive 1 = Passive 2 > Active = Ultimate is the brief telling you to finish those passives before chasing ult vanity.

Rising Dragon is the active that rides that buff. Base hit is 670% Attack to forward enemies on a 12s cooldown; with at least one Exposed Weak Point buff on himself it adds another 172% Attack hit. Combine the cooldown slash from Restraint with the bonus hit and the active becomes a near-permanent frontline pressure tool. Without Restraint it is just a decent 12s cleave.

Tiger Strike at T5 is 1152% Attack to all enemies, then a 20s self buff of 20% Critical Hit Chance and 20% Attack Speed, on a 30s cooldown. It is both the AoE spike and the crit/speed window that makes the Restraint loop crit more often. Inner Focus supplies the permanent sheet: Attack +88% and Critical Hit Chance +15%.

Gear named for him here is Fragarach (Attack %, Crit DMG %), Merlins Robe (Block %, Crit Res %), Glory of the Empire (HP %), and Rune of Focus (Crit DMG %, HP %). Synergy list is the control and sustain cast: Dian Cecht, Cowqueen Belsey, Neo Bedivere, Merlin. Cards Moonlight Swordplay (Ran) and Lingering Allure (Anessa) fit the crit-forward knight plan.

Tiers follow the condition: S in Raids and PVP, A in PVE, C in Brawl. Long fights and draft modes where you can guarantee Restraint make him look like a top frontliner. Brawl often does not. Invest to T5 with Transcend ahead of the card so Exposed Weak Point and Inner Focus are fully ranked. Then bring a Restraint source or leave him on the bench.