IncreKnight FAQ: Prestige, Classes, Pets, Gear & Endgame Questions Answered (2026)

Key Takeaways

• IncreKnight is designed as an idle game first — you progress fastest by optimizing AFK gains and prestige timing, not grinding actively.

• After Prestige 10, all content scales indefinitely. There's no "beating" IncreKnight. The endgame is the game.

• Most players quit between Prestige 3 and 5. That's the hardest wall. Push through it — Prestige 5 unlocks gear enhancement and the game opens up.

Prestige Questions

When should I first prestige?

Level 50. Not 55. Not 60. The 2x damage multiplier from Prestige 1 means your second run to 50 takes roughly half the time. Delaying is the single most common and costly mistake in the game. I sat at Level 58 for three days and honestly I'm still kind of annoyed about it.

What do I lose on prestige?

Your level, gold, all gear, and map progress reset. You keep: prestige bonuses, pets, guild membership, unlocked classes, and any real-money purchases. Enhancement stones used before Prestige 5 are lost, so don't enhance early.

How many prestiges are there?

Infinite, but structured bonuses stop at Prestige 10. After that, everything scales but you don't get new multiplier tiers. Prestige 10+ is the "true endgame" where optimization and build crafting matter more than raw number chasing.

What are the prestige bonuses?

1st: +100% damage. 2nd (Level 75): +50% gold find. 3rd (Level 100): +25% XP gain. Each subsequent prestige adds escalating versions of these three bonuses. By Prestige 5 you've got enough stacking multipliers that runs feel dramatically faster.

Class Questions

Which knight class is best?

Depends on stage, tbh. Flame Knight for first 3 prestiges (fire DoT carries AFK progression). Thunder Knight for Prestige 3-7 (crit builds overtake once you have gear). Frost Knight for specific difficult content where survivability is the bottleneck. Most veterans rotate between all three depending on what they're doing.

Can I change classes?

Yes, at each prestige you can pick a different class. Your previous class levels don't carry over, so switching means you start fresh in that class for the new prestige run. The Developer Room lets you respec stats for free once per prestige, which helps smooth out the transition.

Is Frost Knight bad?

Not bad, just specialized. The slow-on-hit is invaluable for pushing dungeons where bosses one-shot you without breathing room. But for raw progression speed, it's the slowest of the three — kind of ironic. Use Frost when you're stuck on a boss, not when you're farming.

Pet Questions

Best pet for pushing?

Phoenix. The free revive saves runs where you'd otherwise die to a boss at 5% HP. And since pet damage scales off YOUR stats, the Phoenix hits hard regardless of its own level. It's kind of the perfect pet for progression content.

Best pet for farming?

Gold Dragon. The +50% gold bonus stacks multiplicatively with prestige gold bonuses. At Prestige 3 with Gold Dragon, you're swimming in gold and Forge upgrades stop being a budget question.

Best pet for pure DPS?

Void Cat. +25% crit chance is the single biggest DPS increase from any pet, and crit damage is the best scaling stat in the damage formula. Use this when you outgear the content and just want to clear faster.

How do I get pets?

Most come from dungeon drops (roughly 80% of available pets). Some from the guild shop (15%). A small number from special events (5%). Phoenix, Gold Dragon, and Void Cat are all obtainable without spending money. The paid pets are maybe 10% better — not worth it unless you're chasing leaderboard spots.

Gear Questions

Best weapon type?

Sword for active play (higher DPS ceiling, manual targeting). Bow for AFK farming (auto-targets, less damage but consistent while idle). The choice depends on your play style more than raw numbers. Most veterans keep both.

Should I enhance gear before Prestige 5?

No. Enhancement stones are consumed on prestige. Gear from Prestige 1-4 gets replaced too quickly to justify the cost. Save all stones for Prestige 5+. I learned this the hard way and wasted probably 40-50 stones across my first three prestiges.

Sell or salvage?

Salvage every Rare or higher item. The materials are worth 5x vendor gold AND you'll need hundreds of them for enhancement later. Sell only Common and Uncommon gear if you're desperate for gold. Which you shouldn't be if your Forge is leveled properly.

Stat priority on gear?

Crit Damage > Crit Chance (up to 80% cap) > Attack Speed (up to 5/sec cap) > All Stats > Vitality. In that exact order for DPS builds. Tank builds swap Vitality to first.

Endgame Questions

What happens after Prestige 10?

The infinite endgame. No new structured bonuses, but all content scales. Build optimization, speedrunning prestige resets, and leaderboard chasing become the game. Think of Prestige 10 as the end of the tutorial — the real game starts after that.

Why do people quit at Prestige 3?

The 3-to-5 grind is the steepest difficulty curve. You need more optimization, better prestige timing, and actual build planning instead of face-rolling. Once you hit Prestige 5 and unlock enhancement, the pace picks up again. Push through — it's worth it.

Is the game still being updated?

Yes. SUPERita, the solo developer, released IncreKnight on June 3, 2026. With 90% positive reviews and a $4.99 price point on Steam, active development is ongoing. For a solo dev project, the update cadence has been impressive so far.