Darkblade

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Darkblade
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Biographical information

Species:

Hive

Type:

Knight

Sect:

Blood of Oryx
Hidden Swarm
Lucent Brood
Savathûn's Brood
Xivu Arath's Horde

Purpose:

Heavy Melee Unit
Defense Infantry

Mission:

The Sunless Cell
Shattered Throne
In the Deep
Pit of Heresy
Interference
The Lightblade
Ascendant Challenges
Haunted Forest
Heist Battleground: Mars

Combat information

Weapon(s):

Axe

Abilities:

Melee
Summon Hive
Temporary Vanish
Teleportation
Rapid Movement
High Durability

 

Darkblades are formidable variant of the Hive Knights.

Overview

Darkblades were first introduced in Destiny in the form of Alak-Hul, the Darkblade, a unique Strike boss fought at the end of The Sunless Cell. Weaker versions of Alak-Hul were carried over into Destiny 2 as mini-bosses, such as the Abyssal Champion. They are visually identical to Alak-Hul, except for a glowing line on their helmets similar to those of Destiny 2's Knights, and mechanically similar.

Gameplay

Darkblades will advance slowly towards the player and attempt to crush them with their axes. Like Alak-Hul, their helmets will break off when they take enough damage, causing them to become enraged and begin rushing at the player in a straight line. While they are easy to outmaneuver, one must be mindful of their surroundings to avoid being cornered while doing so.

Some Darkblades have access to a teleportation ability where they will dissipate into the air and reappear a few moments later, often behind and/or within striking distance of the player. One should stay on the move and watch out for the reappearance to keep their guard up.

Known Darkblades

Variants

Trivia

  • Unlike most Hive Knight bosses, Darkblades are shown to have the same sounds as a Taken boss would have.
  • Darkblades are the only enemy variant to not have a basic enemy version, instead most Darkblades are considered Ultras

List of appearances