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What time is Knight Royale and how do you join?
- While the event is on, a Knight Royale window pops up twice a day at 16:00 and 21:30 Turkish time; press Join.
- Sign-up lasts 10 minutes, then everyone is pulled onto the battlefield. Changed your mind? Hit Cancel in the window.
- Right now the first 160 players to press Join get in, split across two maps. At busy times, sign up the moment the window appears.
- Leave at least one free bag slot before you go in: players who enter with a full bag get no Soul Gems.
- The notice lists no level requirement; everyone starts at level 1 inside, so your real level and gear don't matter.
On NTTGame's global USKO servers the times are different: the global notice lists 00:00 and 23:00 server time.
How does Knight Royale work? The rules
| Rule | Details |
|---|---|
| Start | Level 1; 1 HP potion, a basic bow, a basic sword, 15 arrows and 2 skills with 30 uses |
| Leveling | Kill players or mobs to level up; max HP, MP, attack and defense go up with it |
| Bag | At most 9 different items |
| Enemy HP | You can't see enemy health bars drop |
| Starting zone | Zone 1 with 40+ players, zone 3 with fewer than 40 |
| Poison gas | Starts 3 minutes in, then moves from zone 1 to zone 5 every 180 seconds |
| Winner | The last player alive |
A warning pops up when you step into the gas and your screen turns purple once it starts hurting. The minimap countdown shows when the next gas wave comes and where the chests are. Our take: kill mobs for levels early and stay near the middle before the gas reaches zone 3; running from the gas straight into an enemy is how most runs end.
Which weapons are there? Mithril and Pathos' Delegate
| Tier | Weapons (attack) | Armor set (defense per piece) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dagger 14, Old Bow 7 | Pathos Chitin, 5 |
| 2 | Long Sword 42, Bow 20 | Pathos Krowaz Chitin, 9 |
| 3 | Greatsword 63, Composite Bow 30 | Pathos Holy Knight, 15 |
| Mithril | Mithril Greatsword 84, Mithril Bow 42 | Weapon upgrade via Craft |
Mithril Ingots drop by chance from Gift of Pathos chests and from Pathos' Delegate, a boss that shows up once gas zone 3 is active and roams between zones 4 and 5. Whoever kills it also gets a 3-minute attack buff. Use the Craft icon in the right corner to turn a Greatsword or Composite Bow into its Mithril version.
You start with Soul Strike (200% damage) and Fireball. Sprint Potions (+150% speed for 10 minutes) drop from players and mobs, while Rush Scrolls (charge, melee weapon) and Blink Scrolls (jump, ranged weapon) come from Golden Puppies.
Knight Royale rewards: how many Soul Gems?
| Rank | Soul Gems |
|---|---|
| 1st | 60 |
| 2nd | 40 |
| 3rd | 35 |
| Top 15% | 25 |
| 15–50% | 20 |
| 51–80% | 10 |
| Participation | 1 |
NTTGame notes that rewards can vary with the number of participants. Soul Gems are deleted when the event ends, so spend them before it closes.
What do Soul Gems buy? Julia's list
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| Soul Gems | Reward |
|---|---|
| 50 | Event Emblem (3 days) |
| 75 | 100 Ibex or Crisis potions |
| 100 | VIP Vault Key (7 days) |
| 200 | Blue Alencia Wings (15 days) |
| 300 | Solar Pendant |
| 400 | Lunar Tattoo (15 days) |
| 700 | The Anniversary Emblem Replica (no stats) |
| 900 | Solar Messenger achievement (title: +16 attack, +16 defense) |
| 1000 | Bronze Premium (30 days) |
Quick math: a 4-week event with 2 matches a day is 56 matches. Average 20 Soul Gems (top half) and you finish with 1,120, enough for Bronze Premium. Average 10 and you'll have 560, so the Lunar Tattoo (400) is the realistic target. If you'll miss matches, aim lower from the start, because leftover Soul Gems vanish at the end.
When does Knight Royale come back? Past dates
| Year | Start dates |
|---|---|
| 2022 | February 24, May 19, November 17 |
| 2023 | March 9, July 6, October 19 |
| 2024 | February 7, May 2 (Duo mode), June 27, October 17 |
| 2025 | February 6, May 29, September 18 |
| 2026 | January 8, April 29, August 20 |
Since June 2024 Knight Royale has launched on the same day as the Coin Event, every 16 weeks. The February 7, 2024 notice gave the run as February 7 to March 7, i.e. 4 weeks. The Turkish notice for the August 20, 2026 run has no end date; on NTTGame's global service the same run closed on September 21. If the pattern holds, the next one falls in the first half of December 2026, but it's not confirmed until NTTGame announces it.
What is Knight Royale Duo?
A two-player mode that ran once, May 2–30, 2024. You're paired with a random partner, share EXP from the mobs your teammate kills, and the last team alive wins. It used the same times as the normal mode: 16:00 and 21:30.
How is it different from global USKO and SteamKO Knight Royale?
Same rules, gear and Soul Gem table; only the times and dates differ. On the global USKO servers, matches run at 00:00 and 23:00 server time, and the last run was August 26 to September 21, 2026. Playing Knight Online on Steam (SteamKO)? See SteamKO Knight Royale: how to join, gear tiers, poison gas timing and Soul Gem rewards.
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