I am doing a legendary solo run on halo, and I am just now getting to the part where I first engage the prometheans. I am a little worried about the knights and I can’t think of a good way to kill them without getting my -Yoink- kicked. I know that the noob combo comes to thought, but I can’t rely completely on it since there are some missions where I won’t have access to a plasma pistol. Has anyone found the weakness of a knight on legendary using only promethean weaponry?
Boltshot charge-up blast.
> Boltshot charge-up blast.
That can work, but I prefer a Scatter Shot if one is available
> > Boltshot charge-up blast.
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> That can work, but I prefer a Scatter Shot if one is available
Well yeah, you should always choose a power weapon over a standard arm if it suits the situation. I thought the OP was asking for good solutions using the common arms, IE Suppressor, Boltshot and LightRifle.
> > > Boltshot charge-up blast.
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> > That can work, but I prefer a Scatter Shot if one is available
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> Well yeah, you should always choose a power weapon over a standard arm if it suits the situation. I thought the OP was asking for good solutions using the common arms, IE Suppressor, Boltshot and LightRifle.
Out of the three standard Promethean weapons, over-charged Boltshot and the Light Rifle are good options, but the Scatter Shot seems to be a common enough occurrence in the game for me to recommend it.
Needlers.
Needlers, Plasma Pistol Overcharges, fully auto weapons actually work wonders against prometheans, boltshot blast, and just about any power weapon.
You could also use the plasma pistol and rifle combo.
thought id add in that a plasma sticky will really mess them up, but yeah i like the suppressor up close fully unloading a clip.
also watch out for the knights with the red circle around their head, a shot of that will zap u without even being able to react to it.
> Needlers.
This.
I would suggest using the Binary Rifle, Incinerator Cannon and Needler whenever possible, however you almost never have access to them on Legendary. Just keep using the Lightrifle to snipe from a distance from cover. You could try rushing to utilize the Scattershot or Boltshot blast, but I wouldn’t recommend it due to Prometheans with Scattershots.
Do you have a specific point you’re stuck at? I remember being stuck at the first meeting with Prometheans in Forerunner, but after that dealing with them became easier.
Ok, so I’m thinking maybe use a boltshot/light rifle combo based on what I’ve read. And I presume that a strong prioritization of enemies is the following in order:
mooks
air bikes
turrets
knights
Sounds reasonable?
I haven’t played much campaign, but they’re in Spartan Ops too. If you only have crappy weapons, they’re exactly like Reach elites: just shoot their shields down, then headshot. Just make sure to only hit one at a time so shields don’t recharge and move around enough not to get hit by binary rifle… Seemed to work out solo legendary.
But obviously power weapons / charges are more effective.
OP, I feel your pain. The Knights are significantly overpowered, and without power weapons, they are difficult to take down.
But I found a way.
Suppressor, and the Boltshot or the Lightrifle.
Full clip of the suppressor knocks down their shield, given almost every shot hits.
Simple headshot via Bolt or Lightrifle, finishes them off.
Enjoy, should quickly become second nature.
Zabuza, that might work pretty well too. In my experience the knights are also extremely weak to melee once their shields are down, but another thing that worries me is their warping behind me and instakilling me with their melee. How do I avoid this?
I have found two ways to kill them pretty easily. One is to kill one of the “less strong” promethians and obtain the energy sucking grenades from them and then use them on the knights. The easier way I found last night (had to replay the 1st three missions on legendary because they didnt register for my commendations the first time around) is just assassinate them. If you watch them they will sometimes just walk aimlessly around - sprint up behind them and assassinate them.
> Needlers.
This. Always pick one up every chance you get. The human weapons do damage against Promos. Learn to time the Promos when they charge at you after their shields get broken. The higher ranking Promos telecharge you when they lose their shields. Shotguns are good too, just don’t get to close or you will pay for it.
Fair enough. Thanks for your input people. I’ll definitely try some of these tactics and post my results.
> Needlers.
This. It decimated the Knights and the Watchers.
I am having kind of the same issue as OP, with Promethean knights being tough on Legendary. I found one of the best solutions is to take down the guardian, or whatever the floating that reflects grenades is called and then weaken the Knight with the light rifle if I can. Once that has been done, circling them while spraying the suppressor takes them down (at a large ammo cost however). I reliably finish them off this way since suppressor ammo is common if you look around.
Or, as others have said, find a reliable way of getting behind them and assassinating them.