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Trial of the Champion

The Black Knight Guide

The Black Knight in Trial of the Champion, quoted from the Adventure Guide. Database holds the raw abilities and the full loot table.

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30-second TL;DR

Adventure Guide says

  • Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Phase 1: The Black Knight, Risen Argent Herald, Phase 2: The Undead, Phase 3: The Afterlife.

Encounter phases

Adventure Guide says

  1. Phase 1: The Black Knight
  2. Risen Argent Herald
  3. Phase 2: The Undead When the Black Knight is killed, he is risen as a skeleton to continue his fight. He retains Plague Strike, Icy Touch and Obliterate from his living form and gains new abilities.
  4. Phase 3: The Afterlife When the Black Knight's skeleton form is destroyed, he is risen as a ghost for his final stand. As a ghost he loses all of his abilities from his previous forms.

Boss abilities

AbilityAdventure GuideNotes
Death's RespiteThe Black Knight stuns a player for 2 sec, inflicting Shadow damage and knocking them back.
Icy TouchThe Black Knight grips a player in his icy hands, inflicting Frost damage and afflicting them with Frost Fever.
Frost Fever
Plague StrikeThe Black Knight viciously strikes a player, inflicting Physical damage and plaguing them with Blood Plague.
Blood Plaguefor 12 sec.
ObliterateThe Black Knight brutaly strikes a player, inflicting Physical damage that is increased by the number of diseases the target is afflicted with. Obliterate removes all diseases from the target when they are struck.
Raise Argent HeraldThe Black Knight raises the argent herald as a mindless ghoul.
DesecrationThe Black Knight desecrates the ground at a player's location. The desecration inflicts Shadow damage and slows all players within it every second. The ground remains desecrated for 15 sec.
Army of the DeadThe Black Knight summons an entire legion of Ghouls to fight for him.
Ghoul Explode
Death's Bite
Marked For Death

Loot

Every name is a TheWoWDB item page. Hover the row for the first-party tooltip.

Belt of Merciless CrueltyNHBlack Knight's RondelNHBoots of the Crackling FlameNHDrape of the UndefeatedNHEmbrace of MadnessNHGauntlets of RevelationNHGaze of the UnknownNHGirdle of Arrogant DownfallNHGirdle of the Dauntless ConquerorNHGirdle of the Pallid KnightNHGloves of the Dark ExileNHHandwraps of Surrendered HopeNHHelm of the Violent FrayNHLeggings of the Bloodless KnightNHMantle of Inconsolable FearNHMask of Distant MemoryNHShoulderpads of the Infamous KnaveNHSpectral KrisNHSymbol of RedemptionNHTears of the VanquishedNHThe Black HeartNHThe Warlord's DepravityNHTrue-Aim Long RifleNHUruka's Band of ZealNHVambraces of Unholy CommandNH

Mounts, toys, achievements, transmog

Only rows the journal loot table or an achievement title can prove for this encounter.

Achievements

Heroic: Trial of the Champion · Heroic: Trial of the Champion · Trial of the Champion · Trial of the Champion

Entrance and instance

Trial of the Champion is a dungeon in the Adventure Guide. See the Trial of the Champion database page for the raw journal, map, and loot grid. This guide does not invent coordinates or a walking path.

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Player strategy

This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal.

Questions

What does the Adventure Guide say about The Black Knight?

Stages named in the Adventure Guide: Phase 1: The Black Knight, Risen Argent Herald, Phase 2: The Undead, Phase 3: The Afterlife.

What does The Black Knight drop?

The Adventure Guide lists 25 drops. Each name links to its TheWoWDB item page. The full table also lives on the Trial of the Champion database page.

Does The Black Knight change on Heroic or Mythic?

The current Adventure Guide text for this encounter does not include separate Heroic or Mythic sentences we can quote. If a later client build adds them, they appear here automatically.

Where does this guide's text come from?

Quoted Adventure Guide sections come from TheWoWDB's retail datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Player strategy such as positioning, assignments, and cooldown timings is omitted unless that sentence is already in the journal.

Source and build

This page quotes the Adventure Guide. It does not add player strategy such as positioning, assignments, stack or spread calls, or cooldown timings unless that sentence is already in the journal. Quoted sections come from TheWoWDB Adventure Guide datamine (client build 12.1.0.69587, ingested 2026-09-01). Ability names link to first-party spell pages. When a newer retail build is ingested, this page updates with it.