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Death Knight Spellbook

Death Knights are a hero class, which means they start at higher level. Death Knights are a melee class with an emphasis on causing diseases and using dark magic.

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1. Ancient PowerPassiveAncient PowerSpending Runic Power increases your Strength by 0.5.2% for 20 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.Select to inspect details and sound files
2. Anti-Magic BarrierPassiveAnti-Magic BarrierReduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%.Select to inspect details and sound files
3. Anti-Magic ZoneTalentsAnti-Magic ZonePlaces an Anti-Magic Zone for 6 sec, reducing the magic damage taken by party or raid members by [character value]%.Select to inspect details and sound files
4. Army of the DeadTalentsArmy of the DeadSummon or empower Lesser Ghouls to form an unholy army of 8 for sec. While active, summoning a Lesser Ghoul will instead execute Orders based on nearby enemies. Death Orders Lesser Ghouls strike with you, dealing Shadow damage to your target. Epidemic Orders Lesser Ghouls erupt in viscera, dealing Shadow damage to nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.Select to inspect details and sound files
5. AsphyxiateTalentsAsphyxiateLifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
6. AvalanchePassiveAvalancheCasting Howling Blast with Rime active causes jagged icicles to fall on enemies nearby your target, applying Razorice and dealing Frost damage.Select to inspect details and sound files
7. Biting ColdPassiveBiting ColdRemorseless Winter damage is increased by 35%. The first time Remorseless Winter deals damage to 3 different enemies, you gain Rime.Select to inspect details and sound files
8. BlightburstPassiveBlightburstThe explosion effect of Putrefy extends the duration of your plagues by 3.1 sec and deals 35% of the damage they would deal over that time instantly. Putrefy now applies your plagues to unaffected targets.Select to inspect details and sound files
9. BlightfallPassiveBlightfallDark Transformation grants access to Blightfall. Blightfall Consume 100% of your plagues around you and deal 100% of their remaining damage instantly. Grants 1 charges of Putrefy.Select to inspect details and sound files
10. Blinding SleetTalentsBlinding SleetTargets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for 5 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. When Blinding Sleet ends, enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
11. Blood BoilTalentsBlood BoilDeals Shadow damage to all enemies within yds.Select to inspect details and sound files
12. Blood BondPassiveBlood BondWhile you are below 50% health, your Ghoul sacrifices 4% of its maximum health to heal you for[character percentage] of your maximum health every sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
13. Blood FeastPassiveBlood FeastAnti-Magic Shell heals you for 100% of the damage it absorbs.Select to inspect details and sound files
14. BloodshotPassiveBloodshotWhile Blood Shield is active, you deal 8% increased damage and damage taken is reduced by 4%.Select to inspect details and sound files
15. BloodwormsPassiveBloodwormsYour auto attacks have a chance to summon a Bloodworm. Bloodworms deal minor damage to your target for 15 sec and then burst, healing you for 15% of your missing health. If you drop below 50% health, your Bloodworms will immediately burst and heal you.Select to inspect details and sound files
16. Bloody ReflectionPassiveBloody ReflectionWhile Blood Shield is active, taking direct damage reflects Shadow damage back to the attacker. Blood Shield can now absorb up to 65% of your maximum health.Select to inspect details and sound files
17. Bone CollectorPassiveBone CollectorWhen you would pull an enemy generate 1 charge of Bone Shield. Bone Shield Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones, increasing Armor by [character value], and your Haste by 0%. Each melee attack against you consumes a charge. Lasts 30 sec or until all charges are consumed.Select to inspect details and sound files
18. BonegrinderPassiveBonegrinderConsuming Killing Machine grants 1% critical strike chance for 10 sec, stacking up to times. At stacks your next Killing Machine consumes the stacks and grants you 10% increased Frost damage for 10 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
19. Breath of SindragosaTalentsBreath of SindragosaCall upon Sindragosa's aid in battle for 8 sec, continuously dealing Frost damage every 1 sec sec to enemies in a cone in front of you. Consuming Killing Machine or Rime increases the duration by 0.8.1 sec. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets. Grants a charge of Empower Rune Weapon at the start and 2 Runes at the end.Select to inspect details and sound files
20. Chosen of FrostbroodPassiveChosen of FrostbroodFrostwyrm's Fury deals 100% increased damage to the first enemy it hits and grants you 15% Haste for 12 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
21. Chosen of FrostbroodPassiveChosen of FrostbroodFrostwyrm's Fury extends the duration of an active Pillar of Frost by 2.1 sec. Enduring Strength grants an additional 4% Strength.Select to inspect details and sound files
22. Chosen of FrostbroodPassiveChosen of FrostbroodAll Frost damage increased by 10%. Frostwyrm's Fury deals 100% increased damage. After the Frostwyrm flies away, you may cast Frostwyrm's Fury again to recall it at 50% effectiveness.Select to inspect details and sound files
23. Clawing ShadowsPassiveClawing ShadowsShadows guide your strikes, increasing the damage of your Scourge Strike by 25%, and causing it to grant you Clawing Shadows up to [character value] times. For each stack of Clawing Shadows, your Scourge Strike chains to an additional enemy. Each subsequent chain deals 10% reduced damage.Select to inspect details and sound files
24. Cleaving StrikesPassiveCleaving StrikesFrostscythe deals 20% increased damage during Remorseless Winter.Heart Strike hits up to 3Scourge Strike and Festering Strike deal 10% increased damage. additional enemies while you remain in Death and Decay. When leaving your Death and Decay you retain its bonus effects for 4 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files

1. CoagulopathyPassiveCoagulopathyEnemies affected by Blood Plague take 5% increased damage from you and Death Strike increases the damage of your Blood Plague by 10% for 15 sec, stacking up to [character value] times.Select to inspect details and sound files
2. Commander of the DeadPassiveCommander of the DeadDark Transformation empowers your Dark Arbiter, Abomination, Magus and Lesser Ghouls for 30 sec, increasing their damage by 25%.Select to inspect details and sound files
3. ConsumptionTalentsConsumptionEmpower the runes in your weapon, reducing the damage you take over the duration and unleashing a devastating attack that deals Shadow damage and consumes up to 75% of your Blood Plague instantly from enemies in front of you. I: Consumes up to 25% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 5% and an additional 8 sec after empowering. II: Consumes up to 50% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 10% and an additional 4 sec after empowering. III: Consumes up to 75% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 15% and an additional 2 sec after empowering.Select to inspect details and sound files
4. Control UndeadTalentsControl UndeadDominates the target undead creature up to level 38, forcing it to do your bidding for 5 min.Select to inspect details and sound files
5. Cryogenic ChamberPassiveCryogenic ChamberWhen Howling Blast consumes Rime, 15% of the damage it deals is gathered into the next cast of Remorseless Winter, up to 20 times.Select to inspect details and sound files
6. Cycle of DeathPassiveCycle of DeathPutrefy reduces the cooldown of Death and Decay by 1.1 sec. Death and Decay reduces the cooldown of Putrefy by 0.3.1 sec for each enemy it damages, up to 3.1 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
7. Dance of MidnightPassiveDance of MidnightWhen you consume a Rune you have a chance to call a Dancing Rune Weapon to your aid for 8 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
8. Dance of MidnightPassiveDance of MidnightFor each Dancing Rune Weapon active your damage is increased by 0% and your damage taken is reduced by 0%.Select to inspect details and sound files
9. Dance of MidnightPassiveDance of MidnightWhile Dancing Rune Weapon is active, Parrying an attack has a 100% chance to make your next Heart Strike cost no Runes and deal 150% increased damage.Select to inspect details and sound files
10. Dancing Rune WeaponTalentsDancing Rune WeaponSummons a rune weapon for 8 sec that mirrors your melee attacks and bolsters your defenses. While active, you gain 30% parry chance.Select to inspect details and sound files
11. Dark TransformationTalentsDark TransformationCorrupt and evolve your Ghoul into a Monstrosity, greatly empowering its abilities for 15 sec. Death Coil and Epidemic extends the duration of this effect by 1.1 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
12. Deadly ReachPassiveDeadly ReachDeath Strike hits an additional 2 enemies at[character percentage] effectiveness.Select to inspect details and sound files
13. Death DefiancePassiveDeath DefianceThe cooldown of Death Pact is reduced by 30 sec, and you receive 50% increased healing while its healing absorb is active.Select to inspect details and sound files
14. Death NotesPassiveDeath NotesRaise Ally costs 30 less Runic Power.Select to inspect details and sound files
15. Death PactTalentsDeath PactCreate a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
16. Death StrikeTalentsDeath StrikeFocuses dark power into a strike with both weapons, that deals a total of Physical damage and heals you for 20.2% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 7.1% of maximum health.Select to inspect details and sound files
17. Death's EchoPassiveDeath's EchoDeath's Advance, Death and Decay, and Death Grip have 1 additional charge.Select to inspect details and sound files
18. Death's ReachPassiveDeath's ReachIncreases the range of Death Grip by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip.Select to inspect details and sound files
19. Ebon FeverPassiveEbon FeverPlagues deal 15% more damage over time in 125% of their duration.Select to inspect details and sound files
20. Empower Rune WeaponTalentsEmpower Rune WeaponDrain the will of your enemy to empower your rune weapon, dealing Shadowfrost damage and reduced damage to enemies nearby, gaining 40 Runic Power, and grants you Killing Machine.Select to inspect details and sound files
21. EnfeeblePassiveEnfeebleYour ghoul's attacks have a chance to apply Enfeeble, reducing the enemies movement speed by 30% and the damage they deal to you by 12% for 6 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
22. Forbidden KnowledgePassiveForbidden KnowledgeArmy of the Dead siphons the power of the fallen, transforming Death Coil and Epidemic into Necrotic Coil and Graveyard for 30 sec. Necrotic Coil Unleash a vortex of necrotic energy and bone, dealing Shadowstrike damage up to 3 foes and Shadow damage to all pierced enemies. Graveyard The dead erupt beneath all foes with Virulent Plague, dealing Shadow damage and Shadow damage to enemies nearby.Select to inspect details and sound files
23. Forbidden KnowledgePassiveForbidden KnowledgePutrefy causes your next 1 Scourge Strikes to summon a Lesser Ghoul, and grants you 3% Mastery for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.Select to inspect details and sound files
24. Forbidden KnowledgePassiveForbidden KnowledgeDread Plague has a 20% chance to rouse the dead, causing a Lesser Ghoul to unearth and leap at the target to Putrefy at 100% effectiveness.Select to inspect details and sound files

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Death's Reach

Blood · Frost · Unholy

Increases the range of Death Grip by 10 yds.

Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip.

Static client tooltip. Scaled amounts and some conditional values depend on your character.

Type

Passive

School

Shadow

Cast

Instant

Range

0 yd

Cooldown

No spell cooldown recorded

Cost

No resource cost recorded

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