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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. Anti-Magic ShellAbilitiesAnti-Magic ShellSurrounds you in an Anti-Magic Shell for 5 sec, absorbing up to magic damage and preventing application of harmful magical effects.Select to inspect details and sound files
2. ApocalypseArtifactApocalypseStrikes the enemy, dealing [character value] Physical damage and bursting up to 6 Festering Wounds on the target, summoning a member of your Army of the Dead for 20 sec for each burst Festering Wound.Select to inspect details and sound files
3. Blood PlagueAbilitiesBlood PlagueA shadowy disease that drains health from the target over 24 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
4. Chains of IceAbilitiesChains of IceShackles the target and 1 nearby enemy with frozen chains, reducing movement speed by 70% for 8 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
5. ConsumptionArtifactConsumptionStrikes all enemies in front of you with a hungering attack that deals [character value] Physical damage and heals you for 100% of that damage.Select to inspect details and sound files
6. ConsumptionAbilitiesConsumptionStrikes all enemies in front of you with a hungering attack that deals [character value] Physical damage and heals you for 100% of that damage.Select to inspect details and sound files
7. Corpse ExploderAbilitiesCorpse ExploderCause a target corpse to explode in a shower of gore. Does not affect mechanical or elemental corpses.Select to inspect details and sound files
8. Dark CommandAbilitiesDark CommandCommand the target to attack you, and increases the threat you generate against them by 800% for 6 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
9. Dark SuccorPassiveDark SuccorWhen you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor, your next Death Strike within 20 sec is free and heals for an additional 10% of maximum health.Select to inspect details and sound files
10. Dark TransformationRank 2Dark TransformationDark Transformation grants your ghoul 100% energy.Select to inspect details and sound files
11. Death and DecayAbilitiesDeath and DecayCorrupts the targeted ground, causing Shadow damage over 10 sec to targets within the area.[character value]&c1[ While you remain within the area, your Heart Strike will hit up to [character value] additional targets.][]Select to inspect details and sound files
12. Death and DecayAbilitiesDeath and DecayCorrupts the ground targeted by the Death Knight, causing Shadow damage every sec that targets remain in the area for 10 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
13. Death CoilAbilitiesDeath CoilFires a blast of unholy energy at the target, causing Shadow damage to an enemy or healing an Undead ally for health. Extends the duration of Dread Plague and Virulent Plague by 1.1 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
14. Death GateAbilitiesDeath GateOpens a gate which you can use to return to Ebon Hold. Using a Death Gate while in Ebon Hold will return you back to near your departure point.Select to inspect details and sound files
15. Death GripAbilitiesDeath GripHarnesses the energy that surrounds and binds all matter, drawing the target toward you and slowing their movement speed by 50% for 6 sec and forcing the enemy to attack you.[character value]&!c1[ The cooldown is increased by 10 sec in PvP Combat.][]Select to inspect details and sound files
16. Death's AdvanceAbilitiesDeath's AdvanceFor 10 sec, your movement speed is increased by 35%, you cannot be slowed below 100% of normal speed, and you are immune to forced movement effects and knockbacks. Passive: You cannot be slowed below 70% of normal speed.Select to inspect details and sound files
17. EpidemicAbilitiesEpidemicCauses each of your Virulent Plagues to flare up, dealing Shadow damage to the infected enemy and Shadow damage to foes nearby. Extends the duration of Dread Plague and Virulent Plague by 1.1 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
18. Festering StrikeAbilitiesFestering StrikeSlash the enemy for Physical damage and corrupt your weapon with blight, causing your next 2-3 Scourge Strikes to summon a Lesser Ghoul. Lesser Ghoul A mindless servant of the Scourge, raised to obey its master's commands for 8 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
19. Festering WoundPassiveFestering WoundFestering Strike applies a pustulent lesion that will burst on death or when damaged by Scourge Strike, dealing Shadow damage and generating 3 Runic Power. Stacks up to [character value] times on any target.Select to inspect details and sound files
20. Frost BreathAbilitiesFrost BreathSummons Sindragosa, who breathes frost on all enemies within 40 yd in front of you, dealing Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 10 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
21. Frost FeverAbilitiesFrost FeverA disease that deals Frost damage over 24 sec and has a chance to grant the Death Knight Runic Power each time it deals damage.Select to inspect details and sound files
22. LichborneAbilitiesLichborneDraw upon unholy energy to become Undead for 10 sec, increasing Leech by 6% and making you immune to Charm, Fear, and Sleep.Select to inspect details and sound files
23. Mastery: DreadbladePassiveMastery: DreadbladeIncreases the damage of your Minions and Shadow damage abilities.1%. Increases the critical strike damage of your Minions and Diseases by 20.1%.Select to inspect details and sound files
24. On a Pale HorsePassiveOn a Pale HorseYou are as hard to stop as death itself, increasing your mounted speed by 20%.Select to inspect details and sound files

1. ParryPassiveParryGives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks.Select to inspect details and sound files
2. Path of FrostAbilitiesPath of FrostActivates a freezing aura for 10 min that creates ice beneath your feet, allowing party or raid members within 50 yards to walk on water. Usable while mounted, but being attacked or damaged will cancel the effect.Select to inspect details and sound files
3. Raise AllyAbilitiesRaise AllyPours dark energy into a dead target, reuniting spirit and body to allow the target to reenter battle with 60% health and at least 20% mana.Select to inspect details and sound files
4. Raise DeadAbilitiesRaise DeadRaises [character value][an Abomination]?s58640[a Geist][a Ghoul] to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one [character value][Abomination]?s58640[Geist][Ghoul] at a time.Select to inspect details and sound files
5. Rune StrikeAbilitiesRune StrikeStrike the target for Physical damage. This attack cannot be dodged, blocked, or parried.Select to inspect details and sound files
6. RuneforgingAbilitiesRuneforgingAllows the Death Knight to emblazon their weapon with runes.Select to inspect details and sound files
7. Runic CorruptionPassiveRunic CorruptionEach Runic Power you spend has a[character percentage] chance to increase your Rune regeneration rate by 50% for 3 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
8. Sindragosa's FuryArtifactSindragosa's FurySummons Sindragosa, who breathes frost on all enemies within 40 yd in front of you, dealing Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 10 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
9. Single-Button AssistantAbilitiesSingle-Button AssistantCasts damaging abilities for use in combat, rotating through them based on priority. The global cooldown of abilities used through the Single-Button Assistant is 25% longer.Select to inspect details and sound files
10. All Will ServePassiveAll Will ServeRaise Dead summons an additional skeletal archer at your command that shoots Blighted Arrows. Blighted Arrow An unholy arrow that deals Shadow damage. When consuming Sudden Doom, your Death Coil commands your archer to fire an additional Blighted Arrow at 80% effectiveness. Epidemic will instead cause Blighted Arrow to ricochet and hit up to additional targets.Select to inspect details and sound files
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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

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Cycle of Death

Unholy

Putrefy 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.

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Type

Passive

School

Physical

Cast

Instant

Range

0 yd

Cooldown

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Cost

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