Grail Knight

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The Grail Knight is the pride of Bretonnia – a blessed warrior granted supernatural might by the mysterious Lady of the Lake. As all Bretonnian Knights, he never engages in ranged combat, instead favoring foes with the gift of close-quarters battle. Whether armed with his longsword or a trusty sword and shield, the Grail Knight is death to foul creatures wherever he encounters them.

- Vermintide 2 Official Website

Grail Knight
Details
Passives	The Lady's Duty
Ability	Blessed Blade
Cooldown	0:40
Hit Points	150

Grail Knight is one of 4 careers available to Markus Kruber.

The career is the fourth career for Markus Kruber, available to be purchased as a Premium Career.

Description

‘Grail Knight’ isn't just a rank, it’s a holy station, earned in battle with some ghastly monstrosity. Supposedly the Lady of the Lake sends visions to worthy candidates, guiding them on a righteous path of carnage. If they survive, she lets them drink from the grail and blesses them with holy strength.

That’s what happened to Kruber. He’s got the bloodline and he’s thrown down with plenty of ghastly monstrosities.

- Vermintide 2 Official Website

Skills and Traits

Ability	Description
Blessed Blade	Career Skill Markus equips a blessed blade and slashes down with great force, smiting any evil creature caught in its wake and dealing heavy damage.
The Lady's Duty	Passive Ability Upon entering a mission, the Lady of the Lake grants 2 random Duties for the Grail Knight and his party to complete. Upon completion of a Duty, the party is granted a Benison for the rest of the mission.
Knight's Challenge	Passive Ability Deals 10% more damage to the first enemy hit.
Thirst for Glory	Passive Ability Increases movement speed by 5%.
Bastion of Bretonnia	Passive Ability Markus can use shields to block Warpfire Thrower attacks.

Duties and Benisons/Blessings

Duties are objectives that the party can complete to receive bonuses (referred to as Benisons/Blessings in the game) that will last until the end of the mission. Duties are assigned at the start of the mission. By default, the party will receive 2 Duties from of the pool of 5. Some Talents can provide additional Duties.

Every Duty has a requirement and a bonus associated with it, which are not random. For example, Find Grimoires Duty will always give Health Regen. Requirements on some Duties scale with Difficulty, but bonuses never do. Duty progress is shared, meaning actions of every team member contribute to it, not just those of the Grail Knight. The Knight can theoretically do absolutely nothing, have his comrades do all the work, and still count as having completed his Duties.

Once the Duty is complete, the bonus is applied to the whole party and is displayed on the buff bar. With one exception, Duties cannot be completed more than once per mission. That exception is the Duty granted by the Virtue of the Penitent Talent, which gives a Potion of Strength and restarts upon completion.

Duty	Blessing
Slay Enemies*	Potion of Strength
Slay Elites	+10% Power Level
Slay Specials	+5% Attack Speed
Slay Monsters	+10% Cooldown Regen
Find Tomes	+10% Damage Reduction
Find Grimoires	Health Regen

*Repeatable

Difficulty	Enemies	Elites	Specials	Monsters	Tomes	Grimores
Recruit	100	15	10	1	1	1
Veteran	125	15	10	1	1	1
Champion	150	20	15	1	1	1
Legend	175	20	15	1	1	1
Cataclysm	200	30	20	1	1	1

Weapons

Melee Weapons
Two-Handed Sword	Sword	Executioner Sword	Two-Handed Hammer	Sword and Shield	Mace	Mace and Shield	Mace and Sword	File:Bretonnian-Longsword Bretonnian Longsword	File:Bretonnian Sword and Shield Bretonnian Sword and Shield

Talents

You may select one talent from each tier and change them freely in Taal's Horn Keep.

Level 5
Lady's Generosity	Lady's Wrath	Gift of the Grail
Staggering an enemy with a melee attack grants temporary health. Health gained is based on the strength of the stagger.	Melee killing blows grants temporary health based on the health of the slain enemy.	Healing yourself with a First Aid Kit or a Healing Draught also heals your nearby allies for 20% of their maximum health. Removes any wounds.
Level 10
Virtue of the Ideal	Virtue of Knightly Temper	Virtue of Heroism
Killing enemies increases power level by 10% for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.	Critical strikes instantly slay enemies if their current health is less than 4 times the amount of damage of the critical strike. Half effect versus Lords and Monsters.	Power level of heavy attacks increased by 25%.
Level 15
Bulwark	Smiter	Enhanced Power
Enemies that you stagger take 10% more damage from melee attacks for 5 seconds. Deal 20% more damage to staggered enemies. Each hit against a staggered enemy adds another count of stagger. Bonus damage is increased to 40% against enemies afflicted by more than one stagger effect.	The first enemy hit always counts as staggered. Deal 20% more damage to staggered enemies. Each hit against a staggered enemy adds another count of stagger. Bonus damage is increased to 40% against enemies afflicted by more than one stagger effect.	Increases total Power Level by 7.5%. This is calculated before other buffs are applied.
Level 20
Virtue of Duty	Virtue of Purity	Virtue of the Penitent
The Lady's Favour grants an additional Quest.	Increases the potency of the blessings rewarded upon completing a Quest by 50%.	The Lady's Favour grants a repeatable Quest that rewards a Potion of Strength to Markus upon completion. (Potion drops on the floor if Markus's potion slot is occupied)
Level 25
Virtue of Stoicism	Virtue of Discipline	Virtue of the Joust
50% of damage taken is regenerated as temporary health after 5 seconds.	Timed blocks increase power level by 20% for 6 seconds.	Increases push arc and stamina regeneration by 30%.
Level 30
Virtue of Audacity	Virtue of the Impetuous Knight	Virtue of Confidence
Adds a second stab attack to Blessed Blade, dealing devastating single target damage.	Killing an enemy with Blessed Blade increases movement speed by 35% for 15 seconds.	Change Blessed Blade to a horizontal slash that cleaves through and staggers multiple enemies.

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