Black Knight

BADMEN get two powerful attacks, making them dangerous in large groups. They look small and weak, but they have plenty of HP and Defense. High Magic Defense makes them a pain to take out quickly, though it's worth using your various spellcasting items to soften them up while your melee fighters do the hard work. FOG2 or INV2 can also help a lot against large groups.

Black Knight

HP 260

Gil 1,800 gil

Experience 1,263

Size Small

Damage 44

Hit Rate 2×116%

Critical Hit Chance 1%

Absorb 38

Evade 18%

Magic Defense 68%

Morale 200

Elemental Vulnerability

Encountered In

Black Knights get two powerful attacks, making them dangerous in large groups. They look small and weak, but they have plenty of HP and Defense. High Magic Defense makes them a pain to take out quickly, though it's worth using your various spellcasting items to soften them up while your melee fighters do the hard work. Shld2 or Invis2 can also help a lot against large groups.

Black Knight

Sprite

Rank 6

HP 1,140

Average Drop Value

3,488 gil

Power 85 Attacks 7×80% (5.6)

Defense 85 Evasion 1×70% (0.7)

Magic Resistance 5×40% (2.0)

Fear −170% (50% at 8,180 party HP)

Treasures 1,500 gil (40%), 2,000 gil (30%), Diamond Shield (10%), Yoichi's Bow (10%), Hi-Potion (5%), Sun Blade (5%)

Elemental Vulnerability

Encountered In

You may remember Black Knights from the game's introduction. Fighting them is a lot more fair when you meet them in Castle Palamecia. They're more dangerous than their Royal Guard brethren, with 7 attacks that are a bit more powerful, though not Poisonous, and higher defense and HP. Treat them as tougher versions of those enemies. However, they can be profitable to fight, as they drop both Yoichi's Bows and powerful Sun Blades, which you will likely want two of if you can get them.