Magi Knight

Elite
Health
82/89 HPAlways 82. 89 from Ascension 8.
Gold
4030 goldAny amount from 35 to 45, rolled when the fight ends. 26 to 33 from Ascension 3.Any amount from 26 to 33, rolled when the fight ends. 35 to 45 below Ascension 3.
Found in
Glorythe Knight Gang fight, 1 in 3 from the elite pool.
See fight
Part of
Knight Gang fightOne of its opening enemies.
attack6/7defend5/9Block
Magi KnightBlock5/982/82/89/89Magi Knight

Turn 1

How to beat Magi Knight

  • Kill it first. In the Knight Gang it is the lowest HP knight at 82 (89 at Ascension 8+), its Block is small, and the moment it dies every card Dampen touched is upgraded again.
  • Dampen hits your whole deck, including cards in the draw and discard piles, so an upgrade-heavy deck loses a lot on turn two.
  • If it will survive to turn five, the Bomb is 35 (40) and must be blocked or dodged. Prep's defend intent on the turn before is your warning.
  • Ram at 10 (11) is ignorable next to the Flail Knight and Spectral Knight it fights with.

Notes

  • Appears only in the Knight Gang elite fight in Glory.
  • Dampen does not stack: a second cast just adds another caster, and the debuff is removed once every caster is dead.
  • Only cards that were upgraded at the moment Dampen was applied are affected, so a card you upgrade later in the fight keeps its upgrade.
  • Prep is hidden from the compendium's move list.

Changes by version

  1. 12 Feb 2026ChangeSpectral KnightInternal playtest
    Changed Knights encounter: swapped the position of the Spectral Knight and the Magi Knight
  2. 5 Feb 2026Bomb move damage40(45)35(40)Internal playtest
    Bomb move damage decreased from 40 to 35 (45 to 40 with Ascension)
  3. 29 Jan 2026NumberInternal playtest
    HP changed from 81(82)-85(86) to 82(89) and Power Shield move's Block gain now scales with Ascension increased from 5 to 9
All 14 patch notes11 older
  1. 15 Jan 2026SoundInternal playtest
    Added or updated SFX
  2. 14 Aug 2025Bug fixDampenInternal playtest
    Fixed an issue where, if a card with the Echoing enchantment was downgraded by an effect like Magi Knight's Dampen move, it would receive an additional Replay
  3. 10 Jul 2025NerfInternal playtest
    Nerfed Magi Knight
  4. 3 Jul 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed softlock with Magi knight magic bomb animation
  5. 26 Jun 2025Bug fixMagic BombInternal playtest
    Fixed a softlock that sometimes occurred when Magi Knight used its Magic Bomb move
  6. 6 Mar 2025Bug fixInternal playtest
    Fixed an issue where killing Magi Knight enemy while playing cards very fast could cause a softlock
  7. 6 Feb 2025ChangeInternal playtest
    Changed moveset
  8. 16 Jan 2025Bug fixSovereign BladeForgeInternal playtest
    Sovereign Blade card no longer loses its extra Forge damage after being downgraded by Magi Knight
  9. 14 Jun 2024ChangeInternal playtest
    Move AI reworked
    Bug fixInternal playtest
    Magi Knight no longer incorrectly shows the affliction intent for its 15 damage ram move
  10. 31 May 2024ReworkInternal playtest
    Reworked Magi Knight
    Related powerDampenInternal playtest
    Dampen power changed: "Downgrade all your cards. When Magi Knight is slain, return your cards to normal."
  11. 4 May 2024Bug fixClawInternal playtest
    Claw damage is no longer reset when Magi Knight downgrades it
    Bug fixGenetic AlgorithmInternal playtest
    Genetic Algorithm block is no longer reset when Magi Knight downgrades it

Internal playtest notes are from before the Early Access release. Names and numbers in them can differ from the game today.

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