Withered Knight · Weapon specialisation
Greatsword specialisation
Allocates three Greatsword skill slots and one Polearm & Shield slot.
Build use: Maximum depth on the execution-focused Greatsword kit.
Verified talent-tree choices and build interactions, including Withered Knight specialisations, execution chains and transcription-sensitive names.

This is a partial, source-checked catalogue. “Official” confirms a patch statement, not a tier verdict; “creator-tested” links to the test, and missing live values remain visibly pending.
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Withered Knight · Weapon specialisation
Allocates three Greatsword skill slots and one Polearm & Shield slot.
Build use: Maximum depth on the execution-focused Greatsword kit.
Withered Knight · Weapon specialisation
Allocates three Polearm & Shield skill slots and one Greatsword slot.
Build use: Frontline control and ally rescue.
Withered Knight · Weapon specialisation
Allocates two slots to each stance and reduces cooldowns across active skills.
Build use: Flexible hybrid setup rather than maximum stance depth.
Withered Knight · Knight martial arts
Boosts physical damage after a successful execution.
Build use: Execution-chain builds can keep the buff active almost continuously.
Withered Knight · Polearm talent tree
Lets Spear Barrage continue channeling while energy remains.
Build use: Core pairing for a Spear Barrage setup.
Withered Knight · Greatsword core archetype
One half of the linked pair that prevents executions from consuming Wither and extends its duration, with a small execution-damage tradeoff.
Build use: Enables repeat executions from a single Wither application.
Withered Knight · Greatsword core archetype
The other half of the linked Wither-refresh pair; additional negative effects are applied as the mark is refreshed.
Build use: Completes the continuous execution loop.
That class has a detailed launch-week tree walkthrough with repeatable build interactions. Equivalent source depth has not yet been found for the other five classes.
Possibly, but they are labelled transcription-sensitive because those names come from creator-video captions. Their linked Wither-refresh effect is documented; the spelling still needs a direct game capture.
Yes. Skills and talents can be changed between expeditions at no cost; they cannot be changed during a match.
Records currently apply to the 30 July 2026 launch update. The applicable version is printed on each row so stale data can be identified after a patch.
Yes. Every record links directly to the official announcement or the hands-on guide used to verify it, and the full source list appears below the table.
Source for the Judgment/Wither loop, skill-by-skill verdicts and affix tiers.