Skill / Withered Knight
Breakthrough Charge
A committed charge that closes distance and turns a recovery window into heavy pressure.
Skill familyBreakthrough Charge
Class / weaponWithered Knight / Engage and punish
Combat roleGreatsword
Skill purpose
Breakthrough Charge closes space and carries the Knight through a committed exchange. The charge is most reliable when the target has already spent its movement answer.
- Hold the second stage until the target's retreat is clear.
- Use it to punish recovery rather than open across empty space.
- Keep the follow-up finisher available.
When to spend it
Use Breakthrough Charge when it changes the next decision: it creates an opening, protects an interaction, or makes the route home safer.
- Spend it after the enemy commits to a readable action.
- Avoid using it on a target that can simply walk out of the effect.
- Keep the next escape or control tool in mind before committing.
Pairing notes
The best skill bar has an opener, a control or protection answer, a finisher, and a way to survive the response. Test the pairing in the intended mode before upgrading around it.
- Pair damage with a way to hold the target.
- Pair support with a way to move after the protection lands.
- Use the map route to decide whether utility is worth more than burst.