Tier List

Introduction

The knight tier list is our pre-release ranking of the spectral Knights of the Round Table based on everything Eclipse Glow Games has revealed: trailers, press releases, the Xbox Partner Preview breakdown of the Dual Frontline Battle System, and the gamescom 2026 demo impressions. Because the full roster, skills and stat numbers are not public yet, these rankings are informed estimates that combine confirmed combat utility with expectations drawn from the Arthurian source material and typical action-game roles. Sir Lamorak stands out as the confirmed spear-wielding vanguard with obvious mirror-realm synergy, while several famous round-table names are listed at estimated tiers until the studio confirms their in-game kits. We update this page whenever new footage or official information drops, and the moment the game launches we will re-rank everything with hands-on numbers and community testing data.

Knight Tier Rankings

Ranked Knight Roster

Core Mechanics

Ranking knights for Tides of Annihilation means reasoning about the Dual Frontline Battle System, where you equip two loadouts of two knights and swap between them mid-combo. A knight's true value is not its standalone strength but how well it pairs: an attack-focused knight like Sir Lamorak covers space, while a defense knight absorbs pressure, and the best loadouts alternate roles so there is always an answer to incoming attacks. We weigh each knight across four criteria — damage potential, survivability, utility and synergy with the mirror- and climbing-based encounters we have seen — then assign a tier. Because official numbers are unavailable, we treat the tier bands as directional: S knights reshape how you play boss fights, A knights are consistently strong, B knights are situational but effective, and C knights serve niche or beginner roles until data changes our mind.

Advantages

This tier list gives you a decision framework before the game even launches. Instead of facing a roster of barely described names, you get each knight's expected role, weapon profile, pairing advice and the reasoning behind the tier, which saves hours of trial and error when the game ships. The rankings are grounded in confirmed sources — Sir Lamorak's spear performance in official gameplay, the Dual Frontline loadout logic from the Xbox Partner Preview — so they carry more weight than a random forum guess. We also keep the list honest by labeling which tiers are speculative and committing to update the page whenever new footage, beta data or hands-on information appears, which means early adopters can rely on the page staying current through the 2026 launch cycle.

Challenges

The unavoidable weakness of any pre-release tier list is data scarcity. Neither the full knight roster nor any skill numbers are public, so several tiers rely on Arthurian-source expectations rather than confirmed in-game behavior — Sir Lancelot might launch much weaker if the studio gives his sword kit a niche role, and Sir Tristan could be a secret star depending on mobility tuning. There is also the risk that the gamescom demo build differs significantly from the final game, rebalancing every knight between demo and launch. We mitigate this by clearly marking estimates, explaining every tier with reasoning you can audit, and committing to hands-on re-rankings once the game is out, but readers should treat the list as a planning tool, not a promise.

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