Knight Phantom

Knight Phantom
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Type	Boss
Health Points	35 ( x 7)
Attack Strength	1 () (excludes weapon damage)
Drops	Knightly Sword Knightly Pick Knightly Axe (only drops one weapon) Phantom Helm Phantom Plate Knight Phantom Trophy
ID	twilightforest:knight_phantom

The Knight Phantoms reside in a brick-layered room in the Goblin Knight Stronghold. They appear as ghostly pieces of Phantom Armor, and appear to have a spooky, ghost-like look when attacking.

Combat

These cursed knights retain 2 attacks.

When their visible ghost selves are hidden, merely being hit by these apparitions can deal damage. It isn't as damaging as their attacks when they use their weapons, but it can become a nuisance.

Their second attack is throwing weapons. One of the Knight Phantoms will show their ghostly self and float on the spot, while the other ghostly brethren hover around in a circular fashion. This attack comes in three different appearances, based on the tool in hand. Knight Phantoms with a Knightly Sword will charge towards the adventurer slowly but accurately, and can deal massive damage. Those with a Knightly Axe will throw their weapon in a straight line at the adventurer, which deals significant damage, and can quickly wilt health away. Finally, those with a Knightly Pick will throw their weapon in a line, but in 5 different directions and not aiming at the adventurer, which deals some damage, but is easily avoided.

A ranged weapon can be useful here, but one must be on their feet if they want to survive. The Knight Phantoms float in either a circle or a wave, and standing in their way can deal quite the amount of damage to them.

One must note, however, that the Knight Phantoms can receive damage in any form, but they will be dealt less damage if their ghost bodies are hidden. It is still possible to brute-force the Knight Phantoms, but this can be ineffective as it uses up a weapon's durability.

Treasure

Once you kill all 6 of the Knight Phantoms, a treasure chest will appear in the middle of the battle area. The chest will contain most of the Knight Phantoms' gear, such as Knightly Weapons, Phantom Armor and Knight Phantom Trophy.

Sometimes, the Knight Phantoms will drop their own equipment. These are damaged, and not as well-enchanted as the equipment in the loot chest.

If the mod Immersive Engineering is installed, the loot chest will also contain a Twilit Twilight Shader Grabbag and a Twilit Shader: Knight Phantom.

Progression

Using the Progression system, the area beneath the trees in the Dark Forest will be filled with smoky ribbons of dark magic. You will be affected with blindness if you stay in the area. Defeating the Twilight Lich will allow you to enter unimpeded. You will also need any boss trophy to unlock the lower levels of the Goblin Knight Stronghold.

Defeating the Knight Phantoms will allow you to interact with and enter the Dark Tower at the center of the Dark Forest.

History

Version	Details
1.18.2	Added Knight Phantom.
1.20.2	Changed the model of Knight Phantom. Got synchronized formation code working. Attacks are different with different weapons. Added particle and special effects. Once all Knight Phantoms in the vicinity are defeated, a loot chest will spawn.
2.0.0	Knight Phantoms will no longer target players in Creative Mode.
2.0.3	Fixed a crash when rendering thrown weapons.
2.3.5	Revised the loot chest spawning logic, making it more certain to generate. Fixed a crash when a Knight Phantom loses their weapon.
3.1.128	The loot chest will now have a Knight Phantom Trophy.
3.7.424	If Immersive Engineering is installed, each Knight Phantom will drop an Epic Shader Grabbag.
3.8.654	The Goblin Knight Strongholds will only be marked once all Knight Phantoms are slain. Fixed each Knight Phantom dropping an Epic Shader Grabbag (Immersive Engineering). If Immersive Engineering is installed, the loot chest will contain a Twilit Twilight Shader Grabbag and a Twilit Shader: Knight Phantom.