Tides of Annihilation Wiki

Geraint is an optional boss in Tides of Annihilation, fought in the Japanese wing of the Great Russell Museum as a samurai who transforms into an Oni in his second phase.

Palamedes is a fire-affinity Knight of the Round Table in Tides of Annihilation and the one knight confirmed to fill either loadout slot, built around charging and parrying, who breaks walls and moves heavy objects outside combat.

Characters8/23/2026 6 min readpixeldrift

Beginner guide to Tides of Annihilation: what kind of game it is, how the knight loadout works, the attack telegraphs and defensive rules, and what the first playable build confirmed.

Gameplay8/23/2026 7 min readTheRealMaverick

The Partnered State is a combat mechanic in Tides of Annihilation where Gwendolyn absorbs a spectral knight to gain enhanced abilities. Demonstrated in pre-release footage rather than in the first playable build.

Gameplay8/23/2026 5 min readTheRealMaverick

The four weapon types in Tides of Annihilation: swords, fists, bows and an unannounced fourth. Only the sword has been demonstrated, so this page separates what developers have reported from what a build has shown.

Gameplay8/23/2026 6 min readDarkKnight_X

Gaheris is the wind knight of Tides of Annihilation, a primary summon whose feather stacks and cyclones control the air, who improves Gwendolyn's dodge, and whose arrows create ziplines outside combat.

Kay is the time knight of Tides of Annihilation, a secondary summon whose clock-like field slows enemy attacks and turns moves that come out too fast to react to into readable ones.

Characters8/23/2026 5 min readnightowl

Gawain is a secondary knight in Tides of Annihilation who scatters enemy formations and then stays on the field drawing enemy attention, giving Gwendolyn room to work a crowded fight.

Characters8/23/2026 5 min readghostpetal

Anubis is a boss in Tides of Annihilation, fought at the end of the exploration section of the August 2026 hands-on demo, in the Egyptian wing of the Great Russell Museum.

The first offline playtest of Tides of Annihilation, held in Chengdu in August 2026: a press and creator day on 14 August, public sessions on 15 and 16 August, and the first time the game was playable outside the studio.

Bedivere is a scythe-wielding, fire-aligned knight in Tides of Annihilation, a primary summon built for ground offence whose meter powers a heavy finisher against enemies with broken poise.

The London museum that hosts the whole of the first playable Tides of Annihilation demo. Its Egyptian, Japanese and Chinese wings each drive their own enemies, music and bosses, and the building doubles as a hub with challenge realms.

Locations8/23/2026 8 min readj0shlore

Guan Yu is Gwendolyn's master in Tides of Annihilation and the character who teaches the opening tutorial, a Chinese figure placed in the game's museum setting alongside its Arthurian cast.

Characters8/23/2026 6 min readTheRealMaverick