Blood Knight (Diablo Immortal)

"The Blood Knight is a mid-range Class with hybrid attack options that are either melee or ranged depending on your proximity to the target. This vanquisher of vampires feeds on enemies’ life, entraps them in deadly shadows summoned with cursed strength, and relies on their trusty polearm to maintain distance from danger. And if all else fails, they may just succumb to the unholy abomination within themselves that’s vying for control of their humanity."

- Class description^(src)

The Blood Knight is a new class in the Diablo franchise, introduced in Diablo Immortal.

Gameplay[]

The Blood Knight is a melee/mid range class, with various skills having different effects depending on the player's proximity to the monster. They combine their mastery of the polearm with supernatural strength and vampiric powers to overwhelm the demonic foot soldiers of the Burning Hells.^[1]

Post-release, all cosmetic sets will include Blood Knight options. Retroactively, a number of cosmetic sets were given Blood Knight equivalents, namely Anointed Immortal, Blood Rebirth, Bronze Wardens, Children of Inarius, Exalted Immortal, Hatred's Heritage, Inferno Within, and Scions of the Storm.^[2]

Abilities[]

Primary Attacks[]

Skills[]

Quotes[]

Level Up

"Another chain around the curse."
“Every journey is a ring.”
"How deeply diverting."
"I shall never tire."
"I thought it would feel different, honestly!"
"I was already celebrating!"
"My pledge holds firm."
"The darkness has met its match."
"The night has raised me."
"The night obeys me."
"Who is my equal?"

Ultimate

"Die exquisitely."(Shadow's Embrace)
"Hahahaha. Sleep forever!" (Shadow's Embrace)
"I've been waiting for this." (Shadow's Embrace)
"The fangs of the Annulet bite deep!" (Shadow's Embrace)
"My chains are broken!" (Annihilation)
"I am what you fear!" (Annihilation)
"No more restraint!" (Annihilation)
"The curse has its due!" (Annihilation)

Massacre

"Haven't seen a foe like that before."
"Have you nothing else!"
"I'm hardly sweating."
"Over already? Uhhh."
"You will never feed again."
"You'd look splendid on my horn."
"Your screams are distracting."

Battle Taunt

"Come, entertain me."
"Hahahahaha!"
"Hahaha, what's that? Kill you? If you insist."
"Hardly entertaining."
"What's that? Shhhh."
"I can smell the blood already!"
“I’ve dreamed of a fight like this.”
”I’ve slain bigger.”
"Oooh, what have I done to deserve you?"
"Such a promising glory."
"That might be worth stabbing."
"You can run. I prefer it."
"You think yourself a challenge? Ha."

Using a skill before cool down

"A waste of precious time."
"Impatience is vulgar."
"No, I don't believe I will."
"Still recharging, hold on."
"That's recharging."
"Wait, just, wait."

Exhausted a channelled skill

"I don't have enough energy."
"I crave energy."
"I need energy."
"More energy."
"Need to get my blood up."
"Too little energy."

Health Potion

"Bought myself another night."
"Health is wealth."
"I heal fast."
"I'm healed. Let's continue."
"Invigorating."
"Now I feel alive."

Low Health

"The blood stirs..."
"I work best when I’m hurt.”
"I will not succumb.”
"My health wanes."
"You call these wounds?”

Full Inventory

"Ah, too many trophies."
"At least I'm weighed down by experience."
"I can't carry that much. Shame."
"My pack's cluttered."
"Why am I dragging all this about?"

Welcoming a New Party Member

"Just keep your rules to yourself."
"I hope you have something new to contribute."
“Well, a new potential."
"Save me the tough ones, eh?"
"There's so much I could show you."
"Welcome to the party."

Development[]

After the release of Immortal and its six classes (all of which had debuted in previous games), the developers wanted to create a new class. They wanted to do a "supernatural" class that would be kind of monstrous, comitting acts that not even classes like the Necromancer and Demon Hunter would carry out.^[3]

For release, 2000 lines of dialogue were written for the Blood Knight. The voice actors for the male and female versions are Ben Prendergast and Abby Trot respectively. The lines were written with context in mind; for instance, the Blood Knight has some "choice lines" in regards to the Countess, given their shared blood motif.^[3]