Animate Dead's duration reduced to 40 from 120, cooldown reduced from 180 to 240.Animate Dead mana cost reduced to 250 from 300.Death Pact now costs 50 mana (down from 75), and can be cast twice as frequently as before.Lord Nightsorrow, Lord Soulrender, Lord Dethstorm, Lord Maldazzar, Lord Darkhallow, Lord Lightstalker, Baron Bloodbane, Baron Felblade, Duke Dreadmoore, Duke Ragereaver, Baron Frostfel, Lord Darkscythe, Duke Wintermaul, Baron Perenolde, Baron Morte He can be easily killed.įor skill point spending strategies most players research either Unholy Aura or Death Coil first and maximize those stopping only to get Animate Dead at Level 6. His Unholy Aura ability makes him helpful in large allied games where his aura can help a lot of units.Īlthough the Death Knight is a melee guy it's best to watch him very closely and remove him from battle if attacked. The Death Knight's Death Coil ability makes him useful for healing units and for attacking other Heroes. Some jokingly refer to him as the healing Knight because 3 of his abilities (Death Coil, Death Pact, Unholy Aura) can be used to heal damage. Animate Dead can be very powerful depending on the units raised and the timing. Death Pact is rarely used but can help keep the Death Knight alive by eating Skeleton Warriors. Death Coil is also useful for attacking enemy Heroes or units. Death Coil is useful for healing the Death Knight's army or allied Undead Heroes. The Death Knight works very well with Ghouls because of his Unholy Aura, which also combines well with the Dread Lord's Vampiric Aura. The Death Knight is typically the second Hero built by Undead players with the Dread Lord being the first Hero. The Death Knight is a melee Hero but attacks very slowly making him one of the lesser melee Heroes. Bestowed with black, vampiric Runeblades and shadowy steeds, Death Knights serve as the Scourge's mightiest generals. The weary, vengeful warriors accepted his dark pact, and although they retained their humanity, their twisted souls were bound to his evil will for all time. The Lich King offered them untold power in exchange for their services and loyalty. When they finally reached Ner'zhul's icy fortress in Northrend they had become dark and brooding. These renegade Paladins succumbed to bitter hatred over the course of their grueling quest.

A small band of Paladins, embittered by society's cruelty, traveled north to find the plague's source. Though the Paladins were immune to disease of any kind, they were persecuted by the general populace who believed that they had been infected by the foul plague. However, once the Paladin ranks were disbanded by the failing Alliance, many of these holy warriors traveled to the quarantined lands to ease the suffering of those left within the plague-ridden colonies.

Death Knights were once proud Paladins and virtuous defenders of Humanity.

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