How to Beat Reginald in Block Tales
The pompous Royal Captain of the Korbloxian Empire. One buff cancel and one AoE wave separate a clean clear from a 6-turn attrition slog.
The Royal Captain of the Korbloxian Empire and the gatekeeper boss of Trinity Castle in Chapter 5. A pompous ceremonial swordsman who opens every fight with Royal Salute (a 1-turn channeled buff), fights with parryable Ceremonial Slash combos, and at 50% HP summons two Royal Guards (40 HP each, 9 dmg × 2 attacks/turn). He is the highest ceremonial rank below the Trinity Council and the Blackrock King. The Reddit r/blocktales community knows him as 'the shortest member of the Trinity Council' (a recurring meme after the Demo 5 patch bumped his model down by 12%). Recommended BP 35+ (38+ for Hell Mode).
The Royal Salute Mechanic — Why Interrupt Timing Matters
Royal Salute is Reginald's signature 1-turn channel. If un-interrupted, it grants him +3 ATK and Stagger Immunity for 2 turns, which stacks with his Phase 2 Ceremonial Slash combo to push his burst damage to 22-26 per turn. Once the buff is up, you cannot cancel it, silence him, or knock him down for the next 2 turns — you eat the full combo.
How to interrupt it: cast Thunder Strike on the same turn he begins the channel. The Lightning proc cancels the buff mid-cast and deals 1.5x chip damage. Reddit's r/blocktales strategy is to hard-read for Royal Salute on turn 1 and keep Thunder Strike (or Lightning Bolt) in hand for the first 3 turns. After 3 turns, Reginald will not use Royal Salute again — he rotates to Ceremonial Slash + Guard Summon for the rest of the fight.
Why this is the highest-ROI interaction: skipping the buff saves you ~40 HP over the course of the fight (one fewer full-strength Ceremonial Slash combo + 2 turns of immunity). It also keeps Reginald vulnerable to Stun Grenade chains, which is the other half of the Phase 2 clear.
Weaknesses
- − Thunder Strike (interrupts Royal Salute channel — 1.5x proc damage on cancel)
- − Stun effects (locks the Royal Guard adds for 1 turn)
- − AoE damage (Blizzard / Rapid Jab to clear the 40 HP Guards)
- − Silence (blocks Royal Salute recast)
Resistances
- ✕ Single-target burst after the Royal Salute buff is up (Stagger Immunity blocks it)
- ✕ Burn (0% PROC — ceremonial armor is fireproof)
- ✕ Poison (100% PROC but ceremonial cape is enchanted against DoT — deals half damage)
Recommended Cards
Reddit r/blocktales budget pick: drop the Lightning Bolt in favor of a second Thunder Strike if you are under 30 BP. The 1.5x proc damage is the win condition — you do not need the range.
Attack Patterns
| Attack | Damage | Type | Parryable |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Salute | — | Special | ✗ |
| Ceremonial Slash | 16 | Physical | ✓ |
| Royal Guard Summon | — | Special | ✗ |
| Royal Guard Attack | 9 | Physical | ✓ |
| Command Shout | — | Support | ✗ |
Solo Strategy
Reginald is a 2-phase add-management fight disguised as a duel. Phase 1 (240 → 120 HP): he opens with Royal Salute on turn 1 — hard-read for it and cast Thunder Strike the same turn to cancel the channel and deal 1.5x damage. He then cycles Ceremonial Slash (parryable, 16 dmg) and Royal Salute. Do NOT waste your Stun Grenade in Phase 1. Phase 2 (120 → 0 HP): at 50% HP he summons two Royal Guards (40 HP each, 9 dmg × 2 attacks). Drop Stun Grenade immediately to lock down both adds for 1 turn, then AoE them with Blizzard or a follow-up Thunder Strike. Once the adds are down, finish Reginald — he will not use Royal Salute again. Recommended BP 35+ (38+ Hell Mode). The Reddit r/blocktales no-AoE clear exists but requires 42+ BP and a full heal-stack — it is a challenge run, not a normal clear.
Phase-by-Phase Breakdown
Phase 1 — Royal Salute Setup (240 → 120 HP)
Reginald opens with Royal Salute on turn 1. Lead with Thunder Strike the same turn — the Lightning proc cancels the channel and you get a free 1.5x damage window. For the next 2-3 turns, he cycles Ceremonial Slash (parryable for a free counter). Push him below 120 HP using Rapid Jab + Power Stab combos. Do not waste your Stun Grenade here — save it for Phase 2 when the Royal Guards spawn.
Phase 2 — Royal Guard Summon (120 → 0 HP)
At 50% HP, Reginald summons two Royal Guards (40 HP each, 9 dmg × 2 attacks per turn). Drop Stun Grenade immediately to lock down both adds for 1 turn, then AoE them with Blizzard or a follow-up Thunder Strike. If you ignore the adds, the 18 combined damage per turn will outpace your heal economy. Once the adds are down, finish Reginald with whatever BP you have left — he will not use Royal Salute again in this phase.
Hell Mode Tips — The r/blocktales Reginald Clear
On Hell Mode, Reginald hits for 14 dmg per Ceremonial Slash and the Royal Guards spawn one extra pair (3 adds total, 60 HP each). The Reddit-favorite Hell Mode clear runs 2x Thunder Strike + Stun Grenade + Blizzard + Rapid Jab + Heal Wave + Heal Plus. Bring 38+ BP.
The trick: cast Stun Grenade on the same turn he summons the adds — the stun AOE-locks all three Guards for 1 turn, giving you 2 free turns to AoE them down before they act. Without the stun, the three Guards will deal 27 damage in their first round, which most sub-40 BP decks cannot heal through.
Korbloxian Empire Command Chain
Reginald is the Royal Captain — the ceremonial rank below the Trinity Council and the Blackrock King. Defeating him is the gate to the Trinity Council fight, which is itself the gate to the full Korbloxian Empire boss chain. If you are preparing for the full Chapter 5 gauntlet, read the Empire lore page first — it explains the command structure and the recommended BP scaling (35 → 42 → 48 → 55) for the four Empire bosses in order.