Best Builds for The Knight Upgrade Path
Goal: Knight builds that stack pressure while you're elsewhere.
Last verified 2026-02-27
At-a-Glance
- Role: Killer
- Path shape: Starter -> Intermediate -> Optimized
- Patch source: 9.4.2
Starter
Lowest ownership barrier while preserving the same job.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Intermediate
Keep core consistency, then add upside perks.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Knight
Optimized
Full target version pulled from the guide's core loadout.
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Knight
Unlock from Cannibal
Unlock from Xenomorph
Upgrade Step 1: Starter -> Intermediate
- Scourge Hook: Monstrous Shrine -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Spies from the Shadows -> Nowhere to Hide. Preserves the build's core job with a lower ownership barrier.
Upgrade Step 2: Intermediate -> Optimized
- Bitter Murmur -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Hex: Fortune's Fool -> Nowhere to Hide. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Lethal Pursuer -> Barbecue & Chilli. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Nowhere to Hide -> Ultimate Weapon. Preserves the build's core job with a lower ownership barrier.