Direct answer
Evaluate Knights against the whole quest, not one highlighted attribute. Inspect hidden traits, maintain armor, use equipment to solve a specific gap, and protect Affinity by respecting personal strengths and preferences.
Knight roster
Browse the named Knights first, then open a dossier for route-specific checkpoints. Exact stats stay in the in-game Glossary because equipment, traits, armor, patches, and timeline state can change the useful answer.
Round Table and route Knights
Thirteen named Knights with recruitment leads, route results, and practical planning notes.
Angelica
Early Round Table Knight
One of the first Knights presented to players. Recheck her live Glossary traits and preferences before every assignment instead of relying on a fixed ranking.
- Availability
- A starting Knight who can be used immediately.
- Route use
- Send her on Goose Quest #1 or Beast Hunt to open special roster outcomes.
Gwendan
Debt-route Knight
His debt, Pawnbroker meeting, dismissal timing, death state, and connected reactions can change how the storyline resolves.
- Route lead
- Track his debt, the Pawnbroker meeting, and any later dismissal as one connected state.
- Planning
- Keep a save before debt and murder-route audiences because patches changed their interactions.
Ursula
Knight of Brimwood
A withdrawn Knight whose introduction emphasizes graveyards, family distance, and strong reactions to particular kinds of work.
- Assignment profile
- Favor relic work over diplomacy or magic rituals.
- Route watch
- Record graveyard, immortality, and family-related scenes before major Act changes.
Gideon
Duelist and diplomat
A formally trained duelist with an interest in performance, politics, and diplomacy. Track his Lost Child state when comparing timelines.
- Assignment profile
- Favor duels and diplomacy when the quest profile also fits.
- Special result
- Track him when testing the tree-spirit-related Unexpected Outcome.
Goberto
Round Table Knight
Plan around the current quest card and armor state. His warm character scenes belong to friendship and character development rather than a romance route.
- Assignment profile
- Favor hunts, duels, and relic recovery; maintain his armor first.
- Special result
- Track him when testing the magpie-related Unexpected Outcome.
Dulahan
Roster-sensitive Knight
An unusual Knight introduced alongside Goberto. Keep a separate save before major roster changes and cursed-helmet events connected with this character.
- Recruitment lead
- A hidden route can open after Goberto dies and several cycles pass.
- Assignment profile
- Favor magic rituals over crowd-heavy work.
Rufus
Branch-dependent Knight
Rufus appears in the Steam Knight introductions with Silgur. Record the Beast Hunt choices and resulting roster state before comparing routes.
- Recruitment lead
- On Beast Hunt, pursue the magical-traces branch without assigning Angelica.
- Route result
- This branch leads toward curing and recruiting the werewolf rather than keeping the beast.
Silgur
Branch-dependent Knight
Silgur shares a route context with Rufus. Preserve the pre-hunt save and compare who becomes available after each outcome.
- Recruitment lead
- Choose to kill the beast in the Groveshire Beast Hunt route.
- Route result
- He arrives later in Act 1 and can open a special Dragon Knight alternative.
Brunhilda
Gavault-route Knight
Gavault, Tarcus, Matilda, recruitment timing, and the regional outcome are the main checkpoints for her storyline.
- Recruitment lead
- Investigate the Gavault revolt, identify the instigator, then use the later Audience invitation.
- Route result
- Separate saves can compare recruitment against the territory and lion-mount outcomes.
Tarcus
Gavault Knight
Introduced with Brunhilda and closely tied to the same regional and family conflict. Compare his state at every major Gavault decision.
- Recruitment lead
- After Mathilda asks for help storming the Gavault revolt fort, watch for his immediate offer.
- Route use
- Keep a separate save after his Gavault recruitment so later character-specific branches remain comparable.
Chester
Goose-route Knight
The Steam introduction connects Chester with the Goose storyline. Keep the quest wording and result together when recording this route.
- Recruitment lead
- Send Angelica on Goose Quest #1, then pair Gwendan with the Goose follow-up.
- Route result
- The egg-description branch changes the companion or reward attached to Chester's arrival.
Victoria
Trials-route Knight
Her Trials, Ambush, Yorhav, and sword states changed across patches, so use a current-build save for each answer branch.
- Route lead
- Save before each Trials response and record the quest produced by that answer.
- Version note
- Use Patch 1.0.11 or later for corrected Trials, Ambush, Yorhav, and assignment states.
Oliver
Mercy-route Knight
His recruitment is tied to the opening mercy decision. Patch 1.0.10 corrected the gate and related New Game+ decision behavior.
- Recruitment lead
- Choose mercy in the opening and continue to his later recruitment appearance.
- Version note
- Patch 1.0.10 fixed the recruitment gate and New Game+ decision lock.
The five visible attributes
Strength, Agility, Charisma, Magic, and Wit are the first layer of quest matching. A high total does not guarantee success if the assignment asks for a different profile or if armor and hidden traits change the effective setup.
Traits, preferences, and Affinity
Investigations can reveal hidden traits and preferences that explain surprising results. Affinity reflects the relationship with the Sovereign and can be affected by how characters are treated and deployed.
Chester and the Goose route
Start the Goose chain by sending Angelica on the first quest, then keep Gwendan available for the follow-up. Save before the later Audience about the egg because the description determines the companion or reward attached to Chester's arrival.
- Fragrant egg: follow the mounted-Knight branch.
- Strange-smelling egg: follow the cheese branch.
- Shining egg: follow the Gwendan branch.
- In the later dialogue, use the response that treats the goose as looking for a companion.
Groveshire Beast Hunt outcomes
Keep a save before choosing how to investigate or kill the beast. Three practical roster outcomes come from this route, and Angelica changes which one is available.
- Send Angelica on Beast Hunt to bring the Beast or wolf result toward the Round Table.
- Pursue the magical-traces branch without Angelica to move toward curing and recruiting Rufus.
- Choose to kill the beast to open Silgur's later Act 1 arrival.
- Record whether the hunter invitation remains available after the debrief.
Gavault: Brunhilda and Tarcus
Investigate the revolt until Brunhilda is identified as the instigator, then save before the next Audience. A knowledge-based route can confront the instigator early; a first-run route can instead use the investigation result and the appropriate Wisdom or Audacity response.
- For Brunhilda, investigate the people, identify the instigator, invite her to an Audience, and use the response that stops the conflict from escalating.
- For Tarcus, continue after Mathilda asks for help storming the revolt fort and watch for his offer immediately afterward.
- Keep separate saves before supporting Brunhilda, removing Mathilda, or resolving the region so recruitment, territory, relic, lion-mount, and death outcomes remain comparable.
Preparing for the Dragon Knight
For the standard fight, repair and equip every assigned Knight, then complete as many support objectives as the schedule allows. Use weapons to cover the exact attributes missing from the battle card before committing the team.
- Silgur can offer an alternative that targets the Dragon Knight's dragon.
- Keep one save before choosing support and another before the final deployment.
- On the day the Dragon Knight is due to return, avoid exiting the game or loading another save while inside the Audience room.
Unexpected Outcome tracking checklist
When hunting special outcomes, track the matching route and Knight below, then record the visible localized quest card, companion, equipment, result grade, and post-quest Audience.
- Gwendan — test the diplomacy-related outcome recorded in his route.
- Gideon — test the tree-spirit-related outcome.
- Angelica — compare the Goose and Beast Hunt outcomes.
- Goberto — test the magpie-related outcome.
Equipment, armor, and roster capacity
Use equipment to address a known requirement, repair armor before critical work, and remember that Act-based roster capacity can make recruitment timing matter. Patch notes have also fixed several armor and dismissal issues, so old advice may no longer match the current build.
Frequently asked questions
Which Knight is best in Sovereign Tower?
There is no universal best Knight. The useful choice depends on the quest profile, traits, equipment, armor, Affinity, availability, and timeline.
Why did a strong Knight fail?
Check the full attribute requirements, hidden traits, preferences, armor condition, equipment, and whether an Unexpected Outcome changed the result.