Radiant Retribution
Three wide slashes with a generous super-armour window through the leap into the third strike.
Applies to 23 September 2026 updateUpdated
Creator-tested
- Class
- Withered Knight
- Weapon
- Greatsword
- Role
- Setup / pressure
- Applies to
- 23 September 2026 update
- Balance passes
- 1 line, latest 2026-08-19
When to use it
Second slot; reliable setup and panic button.
Builds using this
- Withered Knight — Greatsword PvP — Soulgrot explains it at 12:17Chase and punish. The creator emphasises tracking the breakout dodge and the final hit; do not assume the whole animation has super armour.
What the balance passes changed
- 2026-08-19 · BuffedEnergy consumption and cooldown both slightly reduced.
Direction is the patch note’s own word, not a verdict on whether the skill is now good. Patch notes and update history.
Where this comes from
Full citation below.
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Sources for this page
- Legacy Gaming — Ultimate Withered Knight Class Guide — Source for the Judgment/Wither loop, skill-by-skill verdicts and affix tiers.
Other Withered Knight Greatsword skills
- Parry — Defence / counter
- Breakthrough Charge — Mobility / chase
- Light Strike — Wither application
- Heavy Strike — Wither execution
- Sprinting Slash — Dodge branch
- Pursuit — Heavy-strike branch