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Albion Online 'Knightfall' is here with new content and improved controls

Offering up plenty of new content for players to explore, the Knightfall update for Albion Online is here and it may be time to give it another look.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/albion-online-knightfall-is-here-with-new-content-and-improved-controls

Basic Builds: Battle Bracers

Welcome to another of our Basic Builds guides for beginner-to-intermediate players. Each guide presents a suggested build and describes how its abilities work in tandem. You can try these out as-is, or use them as a starting point to create new builds of your own.

[h3]Characteristics[/h3]

This build showcases the Battle Bracers, a warrior weapon with high mobility, damage and short crowd control abilities.

Here’s the full breakdown!

[h3]Equipment and Skills Used[/h3]

Adept’s Battle Bracers

Dragon Leap
- A short-range combo that allows you to dash and deal damage in a small radius. Can be activated a second time to briefly throw enemies into the air.
Triple Kick
- A slow dash through enemies, dealing damage up to three times.
Falcon Smash
- You levitate, becoming immune to crowd control. With the second cast you dive to a targeted area, dealing damage in a 6m radius.

Adept’s Mage Cowl

Firebreath
- Your Cowl has an offensive spell that briefly ignites enemies in a small cone in front of you

Adept’s Mercenary Jacket

Bloodlust
- This jacket's active ability allows you to regain some health every time you auto-attack or cast a damage spell

Adept’s Soldier Boots

Rejuvenating Sprint
- Your shoes’ active ability is a sprint that also heals you slightly

Adept’s Bag: Increases carry weight capacity

Adept’s Cape: Increases Energy and passive Energy Regeneration

Minor Poison Potion: Inflicts damage-over-time effect on targets and decreases their resistances for its duration

Beef Stew: Increases your damage

Journeyman’s Riding Horse: Brings you swiftly across the map while adding more carrying capacity

[h3]Pros and Cons[/h3]

Pros:

Lots of mobility, allowing you to dodge spells or escape a fight
Many small-scale crowd control abilities
Viable build for 1v1 and dueling
Affordable

Cons:

Average clear speed
Requires practice
Not suited to large scale fights

[h3]Playstyle[/h3]

Your Q-ability is a two-part combo where you dash in a targeted direction, dealing damage. Using the ability again will perform another dash, knocking enemies into the air while putting the spell on a 7-second cooldown, while not doing so will let you reuse the first part after 2 seconds. To maximize damage output, only use the first part; the second part is better for interrupting or finishing off a target.
The W-ability is another dash that has three damage instances. It lets you pass through a group of targets and deal damage nearby. so you can deal the full amount of damage to your targets. If you hit a player, they will be dragged with you. To maximize damage, aim near your current location, dealing damage in a concentrated area. Aiming further away will let you travel further but spread the damage.
Your main ability is a two-part combo. First, you levitate, becoming immune to crowd control. Then you can recast to dive towards a targeted area, dealing damage across a wide area. This is a good opener, as you can hit a group of enemies while they’re idle.
Your auto-attacks can further boost your damage. The first passive “Fatal Fury” increases your damage for every auto-attack. Since gloves have a high attack speed you can fit a few attacks between your abilities to elevate your damage output.
The cowl has an additional damage spell to quickly take down groups.
The jacket can regain health. It’s best used in combination with your weapon abilities if they can hit multiple targets, or when auto-attacking an enemy for a few seconds.
Your boots have a sprint ability that can regain a small amount of health quickly while providing increased speed.
An encounter should look something like this:
- Use your E to levitate, then recast to dive towards the target(s).
- Use the first part of your Q to deal damage.
- Use your W to apply additional damage.
- Alternate between using your first Q and auto attacks.
- Use your jacket when below 60% health, ideally in combination with area spells against groups or auto attacks against single enemies.
If energy becomes an issue, try switching to Cloth Sandals for Energetic Sprint.

That's it for this week - stay tuned for more Basic Builds guides coming soon!

A Fearless Fanatic is Coming

Albion’s warriors have discovered Knightfall Abbey, and are exploring its depths. Traces of the legendary Arthurian knights remain, with their treasured virtues of Justice, Valor, and Compassion. But elsewhere in Albion, the antithesis of knightly virtue reigns supreme. In the darkness, cultists summon unspeakable horrors to do their bidding.

A new vanity set launches next week, bringing forth the darker side of Albion's history. Stay tuned for more…

The Knightfall Patch is Here

Knightfall is here! This major patch expands and improves on the features introduced with the Beyond the Veil update - and to mark the occasion, we've produced a brand-new trailer:

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To celebrate the launch, we’re also holding a contest where you can share your perfect Knightfall build. Head over to The Albion Online Subreddit and submit yours for a chance to win!

And to keep the celebration going, we're also offering double Twitch Drops from May 8-15. These additional drops can be earned by watching any Albion stream that has Drops enabled. (To learn more about Twitch Drops, click here.)

Read on to learn what's new with Knightfall…

[h3]The Mists: Opportunity and Mystery[/h3]

Knightfall brings some major new features and improvements to the Mists, offering players of all types and levels a chance at big rewards. Coffers are treasures that only reveal their location to nearby players, and Caches offer individualized loot for clearing mob camps. Knightfall Abbey, a mysterious dungeon hidden within the Mists, is an atmospheric realm of crumbling stone and beautiful stained-glass windows. Seek out treasures and ancient shrines that offer powerful buffs, because you'll need all the help you can get - not only against other adventurers, but against the dungeon’s former residents as well.

[h3]New Items, Traders, and Standing[/h3]

Knightfall also brings brand-new items and crafting components, plus a new face in Brecilien, Eralia Wayfarer, who will trade with adventurers with sufficient standing. New Avalonian and Brecilien Capes offer unique defensive capabilities, Mystic Owl mounts carry you swiftly through the world, and new currencies and items await your discovery. The Roads of Avalon have also been updated with new enemies, new paths, and greater mob density, with some mobs now dropping Avalonian Energy to further link the Roads to the new cape lines.

[h3]Major Quality-of-Life Improvements[/h3]

Extensive combat balance changes
Optional WASD movement system
Characters' gender can be changed for Gold
New "Travel Mode" offers transparent map overlay while traveling
Items can now be repaired directly via the Marketplace UI
New guild logos, Season Winner statues, and skill icons
Major optimizations to mobile and controller gameplay
…and much more

For the complete list of changes, see the official patchnotes.

Watch the Final Invasion Day of the Season

It’s Invasion Day this weekend, with territories reset on both Albion East and Albion West. This time around, points will be doubled on Albion West and tripled on Albion East - and we’ll be broadcasting both events live on AlbionTV!

At 13:45 UTC on Saturday 6 May you can join hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Bogul for coverage of the final round of invasions in Albion East’s first Guild Season. Then, at 17:55 UTC, Shozen, Lewpac, and Bogul will bring you coverage of the first round of territory resets on Albion West. Finally, at 00:45 UTC on Sunday 7 May, Robinhoodrs, Shozen and Tazzik will present the second round of territory resets on Albion West. It’s going to be an action packed day, so tune in and watch the madness unfold!

For current season schedules for Albion West and Albion East, see this forum post.