Depending on how much wear and tear they have undergone, they are by turns known as "Shadowy Husks" or "Black Serpent Knights."
The Black Serpents are an elite enemy group. Members of Khaenri'ah's royal guard, they have been since affected by the curse and have lost their memories.
Outside of quests and the Spiral Abyss, they are found in The Chasm: Underground Mines.
In combat, the Black Serpents are fairly durable enemies that use slow elemental attacks. When one of their attacks is fully absorbed by a player's Shield, they will grant themselves and/or other nearby Black Serpents a buff at the cost of a percentage of their current HP.
Drops[]
| Level | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90+ | 600 | 60 | 6 + 56.58% | 1 + 75.08% | 43.78% |
Types[]
The Black Serpents, while considered one group in the Adventurer Handbook, have two subclasses: Shadowy Husks and Black Serpent Knights.
- Shadowy Husks
Shadowy Husk: Defender — Wields a bow and will create a shield that protects itself from attacks from the front and obtain a stackable ATK increase upon hitting a shielded player.- Shadowy Husk: Line Breaker — Wields a lance and will heal nearby Black Serpents upon hitting a shielded player.
- Shadowy Husk: Standard Bearer — Wields a war banner and will create a Pyro shield for nearby Black Serpents upon hitting a shielded player.
- Black Serpent Knights
- Black Serpent Knight: Rockbreaker Ax — Wields dual axes and will enter a rampage state where their damage is converted to Geo and gain a massive defensive improvement when hitting shielded players. Similarly to Fatui Anemoboxers, they can dart to nearby Shadowy Husks and protect them with a shield.
- Black Serpent Knight: Windcutter — Wields a greatsword and will obtain an ATK increase and the ability to blink away from the next attack upon hitting a shielded player.
Dialogue[]
| Buliwyf, Guardian of The Desolation - Black Serpent Knight: Windcutter - Stony Halls | |
|---|---|
| Spotting the Traveler | Craven trespassers... the majestic one's dark curse... is inescapable... |
| Defeated | ...In death... there is awakening... |
| Skeld, Augur of the Mirrors - Shadowy Husk: Defender - Ad-Hoc Main Tunnel | |
| Spotting the Traveler | Enter not, outlander... Do not disturb the sleeping stone from the heavens... |
| Defeated | ...You... do not belong here... |
| Herger, Jester of Bloody Tears - Shadowy Husk: Line Breaker - The Glowing Narrows | |
| Spotting the Traveler | Depart! Depart...! The shadow of the omnipresent struggle is not something you can bear! |
| Defeated | ...The echoes of the end... will never... subside... |
| Haltaf, The Young - Shadowy Husk: Standard Bearer - The Serpent's Cave | |
| Spotting the Traveler | ...O guest from the false land, it is time to face the truth...! |
| Defeated | ...Truth voided, justice inverted... O partisan heavens... |
| Hyglacg, Rebuked Servant - Shadowy Husk: Line Breaker - Underground Waterway | |
| Spotting the Traveler | ...Even the ominous thing that came down from the heavens shall be ours to use... |
| Defeated | ...Shatter... Shatter... this chaotic illusion... our resurgence... shall not be barred... |
| Roneth, Banished Knight - Shadowy Husk: Defender - The Glowing Narrows | |
| Spotting the Traveler | ...Who art thou to stop us... We shall cleanse the tainted things from the skies... with sacred blood...! |
| Defeated | ...The heaven's judgment... the needle of retribution... Never... forget... |
| Edgetho, Breaker of the Oath of Silence - Black Serpent Knight: Windcutter - Underground Waterway | |
| Spotting the Traveler | ...Companion of that tyrant, "fate," the traveler known as "calamity"... |
| Defeated | ...No one remembers... that which has passed away... |
| Serkir, Scribe of Swords - Shadowy Husk: Defender - Nameless Ruins | |
| Spotting the Traveler | ...Envoy of the heavens, allow me to greet you — with a vengeance! |
| Defeated | ...A hollow victory over despair... is the greatest dejection of all... |
| Rethel, Slain of the Split Bow - Black Serpent Knight: Windcutter - The Glowing Narrows | |
| Spotting the Traveler | Why do you tarry in this place, Traveler? ...There is only death here, only memorials to injustice... |
| Defeated | ...Void emptiness... everything is... void... |
Lore[]
These silent monsters were originally members of Khaenri'ah's Royal Guard under their captain Dainsleif before the nation's fall. Ever since the cataclysm, they have been suffering from their curse, losing most of their humanity in the process. Depending on how far they've degraded, they're either referred to as Shadowy Husks or Black Serpent Knights.
A group of Black Serpent Knights gathered at the Chasm's mines, led by Halfdan. Although the group was suffering the curse, they were still able to remember Dainsleif's order to protect the people of Khaenri'ah at all costs. Large groups of hilichurls, former civilians of Khaenri'ah, were making their way to the underground depths of the present-day Chasm, somehow aware of a special fountain inside, which was able to remove some of the curse. The group is eventually discovered by the Traveler and Dainsleif; the former was investigating hilichurl activity, while the latter had been pursuing an Abyss Herald. They stumbled upon some hilichurls, before a group of knights attacked them, believing them to be hostiles and were unable to recognize Dainsleif. However, Halfdan was able to recognize him and ordered the knights to stand down, leading them to various areas in the Chasm.
At the same time, the Abyss Order, aware of the fountain's properties, attempts to use an amplification device in the hopes that they could restore the consciousness of those affected by the curse, despite being aware that the chances of success were low. The device instead causes pain to the knights and hilichurls, but Halfdan sacrifices his life to stop the device and passes on peacefully. The status of the remaining knights are not known.
In Sumeru, one of the Schwanenritter, Ynghildr, was presumably lost while fighting abyssal monsters during the cataclysm. Instead, she was corrupted into a Black Serpent Knight and eventually returns to the Ruin Golem in Devantaka Mountain, guarding a control module of the semi-operational golem. The Traveler encounters her while activating various relays in the golem and defeats her.
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Other Languages[]
The Black Serpents
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | The Black Serpents | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 黑蛇众 Hēishé-zhòng | Black Serpent Group |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑蛇眾 Hēishé-zhòng | |
| Japanese | 黒蛇衆 Kokuja-shuu[!][!] | Black Serpent Group |
| Korean | 흑흑 뱀 무리 Heuk Baem Muri | Black Serpent Group |
| Spanish | Guardias Serpiente Negra | Black Serpent Guards |
| French | Les Serpents noirs | The Black Serpents |
| Russian | Чёрные Змеи Chyornyye Zmei | The Black Serpents |
| Thai | Black Serpent | — |
| Vietnamese | Hắc XàHắc Xà | |
| German | Schwarze Schlangen | |
| Indonesian | The Black Serpents | — |
| Portuguese | Serpentes Negras | |
| Turkish | Kara Yılanlar | The Black Snakes |
| Italian | I Serpenti neri | The Black Snakes |
Black Serpent Knight
| Language | Official Name | Literal Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| English | Black Serpent Knight | — |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 黑蛇骑士 Hēishé Qíshì | Black Serpent Knight |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑蛇騎士 Hēishé Qíshì | |
| Japanese | 黒蛇騎士 Kokuja Kishi[!][!] | Black Serpent Knight |
| Korean | 흑흑 뱀 기사기사 Heuk Baem Gisa | Black Serpent Knight |
| Spanish | Caballero Serpiente Negra | Black Serpent Knight |
| French | Chevalier des Serpents noirs | Knight of the Black Serpents |
| Russian | Рыцарь Чёрного Змея Rytsar' Chyornogo Zmeya | Black Serpent Knight |
| Thai | Black Serpent Knight | — |
| Vietnamese | Kỵ SĩKỵ Sĩ Hắc XàHắc Xà | Black Serpent Knight |
| German | Schwarzer Schlangenreiter | Black Serpent Rider |
| Indonesian | Black Serpent Knight | — |
| Portuguese | Cavaleiro da Serpente Negra | |
| Turkish | Kara Yılan Şövalyesi | |
| Italian | Cavaliere del Serpente nero | Knight of the Black Snake |
Change History[]
- Fixes an issue whereby the defeat animation of the enemy "Black Serpent Knight" would play abnormally in certain situations.
- Added Loot Drops:
- Added:
- Shadowy Husks was released with:
