Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall features three new Seasonal Units to add to your ranks, inspired by the knights of the Teutonic Order.

The Schutzdieners are the first Unit available to unlock and command. They take their inspiration from the merciful combat medics who formed the Knights Hospitaller, whose legacy continues to this day via such organisations as St. John’s Ambulance.

We spoke to the Lead Combat and Balance Designer at Booming Tech about all things Knightfall Units, from their historical inspiration to their tactical viability, beginning with the Schutzdieners (3-Star Unit)!



Q: The Schutzdieners are battlefield medics; what made you want to add a new healing Unit to the game?

A: The battlefield was missing a Unit that supported frontline positions from the rear. Other healing Units such as the Bagpipers and Alchemists are only able to provide healing in dangerous areas.

Q: The Unit's unique trait is that they are long-range healers. How do you foresee them being used in battle effectively?

A: They must be led by a visionary commander and provide effective support to friendly forces before they are disadvantaged.

Q: The Knights Hospitaller were the medics of the Teutonic age, and after the establishment of their military arm, the Hospitallers grew into one of the most formidable fighting forces around. Is this merciful corps the inspiration for this Unit?

A: Yes. The Knights Hospitaller were active during the medieval period, and their ideals and beliefs have been passed down to this day and continue to influence philanthropic endeavours around the globe. I have the highest admiration for them, and often envision how such an order would have fought.



Q: Which specific Units are they strong and weak against?

A: They are not specific to the strengths and weaknesses of a particular Unit. They are strong when helping allies and weak against the enemy, and they always try to heal the sick and wounded.

Q: In a specific battle scenario, such as storming the final point, should the Schutzdieners be utilised more to harm, or to heal?

A: Definitely healing. Heal and defend was their motto.

Stay tuned for upcoming Behind The Scenes looks at the Kriegsbruders and Zweihanders!

Since its inception, Conqueror's Blade has been committed to delivering new Seasons of content regularly. This focus is not inherently misguided, but our journey thus far has been marred by a lack of refinement and polish, resulting in crashes and frustrating lag that overshadows the launch of new Seasons, and our aspirations have been gradually losing their luster due to technical setbacks.

The Players

Conqueror's Blade thrives on the passion of our dedicated players. Your invaluable feedback has shown us the areas where we fall short. We acknowledge that we have lacked self-reflection, and this has caused discord among our cherished player base.

We are especially grateful to those who shared their insights during the China Joy Shanghai 2023 Players Meetup held in late July. It was one of the key elements that helped point us in the right direction. 

Following this period of introspection, we have fulfilled our promise by forming a new, fully dedicated Optimisation Team. This endeavor is named "Project Nirvana" and will launch alongside the new Season. Our goal is clear: we aim to rectify past mistakes and make Conqueror's Blade the best it can be!

A Wave Of Optimisations

In our pursuit of excellence, we have undertaken several significant optimisations:

PvE Content Revamped

We've heeded your concerns about the overwhelming volume of PvE content and its detrimental effect on your gaming experience. To address this, our designers have immersed themselves in a month-long PvE marathon to better understand your perspective. With the Knightfall Season, we will integrate and enhance daily and weekly quests, streamlining the rewards and objectives. Unique PvE drops will be replaced with daily/weekly quest rewards, featuring the versatile Supply Tokens that can be exchanged for various items.

Performance Enhancement

Our programmers have rigorously tested the game on various gaming rigs to pinpoint performance bottlenecks. This has led to improvements in art assets, resulting in reduced VRAM usage and a more streamlined game client. We're committed to enhancing stability and reducing crashes.

Unit Balancing

Unit stat values will continue to undergo refinements, with regular changes planned to enrich gameplay and strategic depth.

Our Pledge To You

The Conqueror's Blade team pledges the following:

Performance Optimisation

We will diligently work on improving frame rates, reducing VRAM and RAM usage, enhancing stability, and minimising crashes. We will enhance network connections and frame rates for a clearer gaming experience. Our focus includes ensuring smooth gameplay on lower-end systems and laptops.

More Exciting Changes Await

Beyond these optimisations, we have exciting plans:

• Changes to Territory War
• Unit & Hero Balance Adjustments
• Progression Difficulty Decrease for New Accounts
• And much more!

Join Us On The Journey

The Conqueror's Blade development team will share more details with the community soon about our optimisation plans. Our programmers and designers will also embark on online and offline meetups with the community in the near future to hear feedback and share information. Stay tuned for details!

Thank you for your support and love for this game,

The Conqueror's Blade Development Team

Devote yourself to the Order of the Sword in Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall, the new Season available now as a free update! 

Pledge yourself as an acolyte and fight alongside your brothers in a new Seasonal Campaign, unlock brand-new Units, earn exclusive rewards from the Knightfall Battle Pass, and celebrate with launch events and sales.



Battle alongside the Brotherhood and unlock the following new Seasonal Units via Unit Challenges:

• Schutzdieners (3-Star) — Available Now: This Unit can heal and harm, making them the ideal companion on the battlefield.
• Kriegsbruders (4-Star) — Coming September 25: Command the first sword and shield Cavalry Unit in Conqueror’s Blade to devastate the enemy.
• Zweihanders (5-Star) — Coming October 9: This Unit’s two-handed greatswords excel at smashing through frontline formations. 

Prove chivalry isn’t dead and earn rewards fit for a true knight of the Order of the Sword. Over 100 levels of Free and Premium rewards can be redeemed by completing Seasonal Challenges, earning Glory, and levelling up your Battle Pass. 

Adorn your new Teutonic-inspired Units with the Ritterbruder Unit Attire and ride into battle atop your noble steed in the Order Grandmaster’s Mount Set. Ascend to the rank of Grandmaster and claim the highest reward at Tier 100—Order Grandmaster Hero Attire.

Greycloak Zealot’s Hero Attire is granted as an instant reward when you purchase the Battle Pass in-game for 1,000 Sovereigns. Plenty more amazing rewards can be earned on the Free Pass, too!



Embark on a brand new journey in the Seasonal Campaign beginning in the Borderlands or Ostaria (and journey to Ungverija later on in the Season), and play every week to follow the story and secure your standing. Battle in twice-weekly Territory Wars (beginning September 19) with your House and complete Stages to prepare for the final fight in Conqueror's City at the end of the Season.

• Dive into New Doctrine Pools: A new Doctrine Excavation Site has reopened! Talk to the War Scholar and use your Treatises to find Javelin Doctrines until September 27.
• Astrological Attire Chests: Unlock the contents of the Centauri Star and Glorious Sun Attire Chests with Golden Keys for a chance to receive the Centaur's Wrath Bow and Ordre du Ciel Hero Attire, Mount Set and Banner until September 27.
• Peruse Attire Shop Updates: Check out the Attire Chest menu (‘G’), to behold the Antique Tyrannical Set, Antique Tattered Henchmen Unit Attire, and the Antique Undefeated Attire available until November 30.
• Claim Twitch Drops: Watch Conqueror’s Blade Content Creators until September 20 to earn Twitch Drops including Greater Scrolls of Glory, Artificer’s Stones, pieces of the High Marshall Hero Attire and much more. Check out all the details here.
• Colosseum Returns: Prove your battle prowess in the returning PVP mode—Colosseum. Fight in 6v6 battles on newly-adjusted maps until September 27.

Download and play Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall today!

For more information about the new Season, check out the latest patch notes. New to the game? Conqueror’s Blade is available to download and play for free from the official website and Steam. Get the latest Conqueror’s Blade news by subscribing to the official newsletter and connecting with us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Discord.

Please be aware that from 08:00 CEST on 14/09 (23:00 PDT on 9/13), the Conqueror’s Blade servers will be inaccessible. The downtime is expected to last for 7 hours.

Please refer to the Patch Notes for documented changes. Meanwhile, stay tuned to our Discord channel in case of any immediate server updates.

To mark the launch of Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall, we’re giving you Twitch Drops fit for a knight! Tune in to streams hosted by Conqueror’s Blade content creators from September 14 –20 (14:00 CEST/08:00 ET), accumulate viewing time, and claim your rewards including pieces of the remarkable High Marshall Hero Attire.


You can also claim two daily rewards including Scrolls of Glory, Random Epic Artillery Chests, XP Cards, and more.

Your rewards will appear in your Drops Inventory when you’ve accumulated enough total viewing time from participating streams - don’t forget to claim them as soon as possible so you can work towards the next reward. Check out the main Knightfall Twitch Drops rewards:
To claim your items, make sure you link your Conqueror’s Blade account with your Twitch account:

• Log in here (use your Steam account if that’s how you play the game).
• Make sure to log in with your correct established account. If you register a new account, rewards will automatically be assigned to that account.
• Select ‘Link with Twitch’, and make sure you confirm the connection.

If you’re having trouble, our handy video contains some tips and tricks to help you get started with Twitch Drops:



If you’re new to Conqueror’s Blade on Twitch, the channels that are part of the Content Creator Program will be streaming Conqueror’s Blade throughout this event as their schedules allow. Remember to follow or subscribe to those you enjoy! Find Drop-enabled channels here.

Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall descends, and you need to create a brand-new Emblem to celebrate the arrival of the new Season and prove your chivalric prowess.

Design a new Emblem, then submit your entry via our Discord. Check out the rules and prizes below, and make sure you enter before October 6 (23:59 CEST)!
The winning Emblem will be in with a chance of being added to the game and will net their designer 7,000 Sovereigns, and all the rewards below.

The top three will receive 3,500 Sovereigns, 60x Artificer’s Stones, 5x Random Scrolls of Mastery, and all the rewards below.

Designers who make it to the top five will earn 500 Sovereigns,3x Random Epic Artillery Chests, and will also receive the exclusive Title.

• You need to create three individual pieces of artwork as part of the Emblem. The Frame, the Emblem, and the Shield.
• Entries should be submitted via the Discord Channel. If you want to take part in the contest or any future contests, you have to choose a new role on our Discord server (Contest Hunter) via the new onboarding system.
• Please include your character's name, MY.GAMES ID, and server name within your submission post. (We may ask for further evidence to prove that your entry was created by you.)
• Dimensions and maximum file sizes are as follows.
  • Emblem - 256 x 256 - 100KB
  • Frame - 256 x 256 - 100KB
  • Shield - 256 x 256 - 100KB

You can find an example image below.

• Entries must be received before October 6 (23:59 CEST).

• Your Emblem must not contain any gore, blood, nudity or skulls.
• Must not contain any religious symbols
• Must not contain any real countries' sigils/symbols (existing and historical)
• Must not contain any trademarked logos
• The overall design must fit within the fictional/medieval/ancient/possible fantasy realm
• Must fit within the world of Conqueror's Blade (no aeroplanes, future technology, cars)
• You must provide PNGs in the dimensions mentioned above (256 x 256)
• Upon winning, you will be asked to provide the Photoshop file with necessary layers for the development team to use with a view to implementing it into the game.

Three brand-new Seasonal Units are coming to Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall, starting on September 14. The third and final Unit that will be available to unlock are the most skilled fighters in the Order of the Sword: Zweihanders (5-Star Unit).



Formations

• Dispersed: The Unit spreads out to lessen damage.
• Column: A narrow formation effective for charging.

Unit Traits

• Perseverance: Continuous attacks cannot be interrupted by control effects other than Disrupt.
• Repulse: Ordered attacks can repel enemy infantry, increase the damage the target takes by 10%, and reduce the target's slashing defence by 100 points. These effects stack up to five times.
• Fire-Resistant: The Unit is more difficult to set ablaze.
• Schwertbrueders: Leadership costs are reduced by 10 during the Knightfall Season.

Unit Orders

• Prepared Stance: Order the Zweihanders to prepare for battle, and they will heal 2% of their Health while active. Once health is at full, max health and slashing damage are increased by 30% for 7 seconds.
• Knight's Defence: The Unit blocks enemy melee attacks and attacks with its swords, and grants immunity to control effects.
• Knight's Gambit: The Unit makes five powerful attacks and gains immunity to CC effects during the scuffle.

Unlock the Zweihanders via new Unit Challenges in Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall when they arrive on October 9.

IMPORTANT: This article is accurate as of the time of publication but is subject to change. 

Three brand-new Seasonal Units are coming to Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall, starting on September 14. The second Unit that will be available to unlock is making history as the first sword and shield Cavalry Unit in Conqueror’s Blade: Kriegsbruders (4-Star Unit).



Formations

• Dispersed: The Kriegsbruders spread out to lessen damage.
• Wedge: A wedge formation used for charging enemies. 

Unit Traits

• Mounted Fortress: The Unit’s shields block and reduce incoming ranged damage.
• Trial By Sword: Charging attacks cause extra damage.
• Fire Resistant: The Kriegsbruders are more difficult to set on fire.
• Combat Penalty vs Heroes: 15% less charge damage dealt to Heroes.
• Schwertbrueders: Leadership costs are reduced by 10 during the Knightfall Season.

Unit Orders

• Shield Charge: Order the Unit to block arrows while charging, then launch into a devastating attack at the end of the charge that deals double damage.
• Full Assault: While active, the Kriegsbruders moves through the enemy ranks and launches a flurry of attacks on nearby enemies, temporarily gaining 60% maximum health and 100 to all defences while attacking.

Unlock the Kriegsbruders via new Unit Challenges in Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall when they arrive on September 25.

IMPORTANT: This article is accurate as of the time of publication but is subject to change. 

Three brand-new Seasonal Units are coming to Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall, starting on September 14. The first Unit that will be available to unlock is an invaluable helping hand in battle: Schutzdieners (3-Star Unit).

Wanna be among the first to command them? Players who preorder the Knightfall Battle Pass in-game before September 14 will receive the Victory Pass. Complete this exclusive Pass to claim the unlocked Schutzdieners straight away at launch!
 


Formations

• Dispersed: The Schutzdieners spread to lessen damage from ranged attacks.
• Wings: The Unit forms a winged V shape, enabling them to break off into attacks.

Unit Traits

• Harm or Help: The Unit can both attack and heal from a safe distance.
• Schwertbrueders: Leadership costs are reduced by 10 during the Knightfall Season

Unit Orders

• Attack Area: Upon hearing their commander’s order, the Unit will bombard the indicated spot with a flurry of arrows
• Blessed Arrows: When needed, 25% of the Unit will fire healing arrows at an indicated spot which will heal allied Units.

Unlock the Schutzdieners via new Unit Challenges in Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall when they descend on September 14.

IMPORTANT: This article is accurate as of the time of publication but is subject to change.

The Conqueror’s Blade: Knightfall playtest begins September 5, and if you’re one of the chosen 200 players, you can find out if you have access to the PTR client by checking Discord. If you are selected, you can download the PTR client via the MGLauncher or Steam.

If you didn’t get access, you can still tune in to official Content Creators on Twitch to see the new Teutonic-inspired Season in action. Check the Twitch Directory for Conqueror's Blade to find a stream to watch from September 5 'til September 14!

The playtest will be active until the start of the new Season on September 14, so get ready to start your chivalric journey!