Anime Squadron Knight Wiki

What Is Anime Squadron Knight?

Knight is a B-tier trait players roll onto units at the Trait Roll NPC when the unit needs early damage filler. Its listed roll chance is 11.3%, so the first decision is whether the unit is important enough to spend Trait Shards on. The trait gives +20% damage and +5% HP. That makes Knight an early trait to keep until better rolls appear rather than a trait to chase on every copy in the box. Knight belongs on units whose job matches the stat line. A damage carry wants damage, cooldown, range, or extra bodies; a tank wants HP and survival; an expensive unit wants cost control before it can reach the field. If Knight lands on a temporary starter, keep it only while that starter is still clearing stages. Trait Shards belong on units that will stay in the squad after the next summon or evolution. The clean in-game check is simple: open the unit, read the trait badge, then compare the trait effect against that unit's job. If the unit is Fastwagon, cost and farming matter more than raw boss damage. If the unit is Gometa, Woo, Madora, Shanron, or Puppeteer, the trait needs to help the main carry survive, hit harder, reach more enemies, or cycle abilities faster.

How To Get Knight In Anime Squadron

The Trait Roll NPC in the Upgrades area can roll Knight. Trait rolls use Trait Shards, with one shard spent for one reroll. Trait Shards can come from Story play, quests, battle pass rewards, group rewards, milestones, challenges, codes, and Robux purchases depending on the current game menu. Because Knight has a 11.3% listed chance, check the live trait screen before spending a large shard stack.

Anime Squadron Knight Abilities

Knight's listed effect gives +20% damage and +5% HP. In play, the unit gets a visible damage lift with a tiny HP bump. The live roll screen shows the current badge wording after updates. In practice, Knight is an early damage stopgap.

Anime Squadron Knight Pros and Cons

Pros

• Easy early damage: Knight has a much higher listed chance than A and S traits, so it can stabilize early damage without a huge shard chase.
• Clear reroll stop point: When Knight lands on the right unit, the player has a real stopping point. That matters because another roll can erase the trait and leave the account weaker.

Cons

• Tiny HP value: The HP bonus is small and does not make a fragile unit into a tank. Replacement starts when Knight once a better DPS trait appears.
• Bad fit wastes shards: Knight loses value when it lands on a unit that does not use its stats. The unit\'s role decides whether more Trait Shards belong on the same copy.

Anime Squadron Knight Attributes

role

Early damage trait

best_for

Starter units that need damage before Lethal, Sniper, Cloner, or Superior appears

difficulty

11.3% roll chance; spend shards on units that stay in the squad

Knight Obtain Methods In Anime Squadron

• The Trait Roll NPC can roll at the Trait NPC: The Upgrades area Trait Roll NPC spends Trait Shards until Knight appears, and that roll is worth keeping when it fits the unit\'s job.
• Earn Trait Shards first: The current game menus show for Story play, quests, battle pass rewards, group rewards, milestones, challenges, codes, or Robux purchases. The live reward screen decides the fastest shard source in the current patch.
• Right-unit fit: Knight fits when it lands on a unit that uses early damage. Shard spending moves to another unit if the trait lands on a starter that will leave the squad soon.

Related Anime Squadron Traits

• SS other

  Cloner

  Cloner is an Anime Squadron trait with a 0.2% roll chance that changes how a unit handles extra spawned units.

• C other

  Endure

  Endure is an Anime Squadron trait with a 20% roll chance that changes how a unit handles starter HP.

• S other

  Entrepreneur

  Entrepreneur is an Anime Squadron trait with a 0.3% roll chance that changes how a unit handles cost reduction.

• A other

  Juggernaut

  Juggernaut is an Anime Squadron trait with a 1.25% roll chance that changes how a unit handles HP tanking.

• A other

  Lethal

  Lethal is an Anime Squadron trait with a 1.25% roll chance that changes how a unit handles damage and cooldown.

• C other

  Powerful

  Powerful is an Anime Squadron trait with a 20% roll chance that changes how a unit handles starter damage.

• B other

  Ranger

  Ranger is an Anime Squadron trait with a 11.3% roll chance that changes how a unit handles range filler.

• S other

  Rebirth

  Rebirth is an Anime Squadron trait with a 0.4% roll chance that changes how a unit handles survival and range.

Knight In Anime Squadron Tier Lists

Last updated: 2026-06-20