Silver Knight

Silver Knights are an enemy in Dark Souls, and are encountered in Anor Londo.

General Information
Silver Knights are a primary enemy in Anor Londo. They have high lightning resistance and their armor offers a small curse resistance.

While similar to Black Knights in appearance, their armor is untarnished.

They wear the Silver Knight Set, use a Silver Knight Shield and wield either a Silver Knight Straight Sword, Silver Knight Spear or Dragonslayer Greatbow. When faced at short range, the Dragonslayer Greatbowman can switch to a sword and shield.

Lore
The Silver Knights stayed behind to guard Anor Londo when Gwyn, Lord of Cinder left to link the flame at the Kiln of the First Flame. They stayed in the forsaken city so that they could defend the illusion of Gwynevere, Princess of Sunlight.

Strategies
The Silver Knights pose a considerable threat to inexperienced players. An easy way to defeat them is to block or dodge their attacks, and then backstab them.