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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 FortificationPassiveBlood FortificationYour Blood thickens increasing your Stamina by 40% and your Armor by 45%.Select to inspect details and sound files
4. Blood PlagueAbilitiesBlood PlagueA shadowy disease that drains health from the target over 24 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. Crimson ScourgePassiveCrimson ScourgeYour auto attacks on targets infected with your Blood Plague have a [character value]% chance to make your next Death and Decay cost no runes and reset its cooldown.Select to inspect details and sound files
10. 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
11. 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
12. Dark TransformationRank 2Dark TransformationDark Transformation grants your ghoul 100% energy.Select to inspect details and sound files
13. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. Death's CaressAbilitiesDeath's CaressReach out with necrotic tendrils, dealing Shadow damage and applying Blood Plague to your target and generating 2 Bone Shield charges. Blood Plague A shadowy disease that drains health from the target over 24 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
20. Dual WieldPassiveDual WieldAllows one-hand and off-hand weapons to be equipped in the off-hand.Select to inspect details and sound files
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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

1. 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
2. FrostreaperPassiveFrostreaperKilling Machine also causes your next Obliterate to deal Frost damage.Select to inspect details and sound files
3. Glacial AdvanceAbilitiesGlacial AdvanceSummon glacial spikes from the ground that advance forward, each dealing Frost damage near their eruption point and applying Razorice.Select to inspect details and sound files
4. 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
5. Mastery: Blood ShieldPassiveMastery: Blood ShieldEach time you heal yourself with Death Strike, you gain.1% of the amount healed as a Physical damage absorption shield, up to 50% of your maximum health. Also increases your attack power.1%.Select to inspect details and sound files
6. 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
7. Mastery: Frozen HeartPassiveMastery: Frozen HeartIncreases the damage of your Frost abilities.1%.Select to inspect details and sound files
8. Might of the Frozen WastesPassiveMight of the Frozen WastesWielding a two-handed weapon increases Obliterate damage by 30%, Frostscythe damage by 30%, and your auto attack critical strikes always grant Killing Machine.Select to inspect details and sound files
9. 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
10. ParryPassiveParryGives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks.Select to inspect details and sound files
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. Remorseless WinterAbilitiesRemorseless WinterDrain the warmth of life from all nearby enemies within a character-dependent radius, dealing Frost damage over 8 sec and reducing their movement speed by 20%.Select to inspect details and sound files
15. RimePassiveRimeFrost Strike and Glacial Advance have a 45% chance to cause your next Howling Blast to consume no runes and deal 275% additional damage.Select to inspect details and sound files
16. RipostePassiveRiposteYou gain Parry equal to 100% of your Critical Strike from gear.Select to inspect details and sound files
17. Rune StrikeAbilitiesRune StrikeStrike the target for Physical damage. This attack cannot be dodged, blocked, or parried.Select to inspect details and sound files
18. RuneforgingAbilitiesRuneforgingAllows the Death Knight to emblazon their weapon with runes.Select to inspect details and sound files
19. 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
20. Runic EmpowermentPassiveRunic EmpowermentEach Runic Power you spend has a.1% chance to instantly grant you a Rune.Select to inspect details and sound files
21. 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
22. 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
23. Abomination LimbTalentsAbomination LimbSprout an additional limb, pulling enemies further than 8 yds from you every 1 sec sec. The same enemy can only be pulled once every 4 sec.Select to inspect details and sound files
24. 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

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Death and Decay

Blood · Frost · Unholy

Corrupts the ground targeted by the Death Knight, causing Shadow damage every sec that targets remain in the area for 10 sec.

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

Type

Active

School

Shadow

Cast

Instant

Range

100 yd

Cooldown

No spell cooldown recorded

Cost

No resource cost recorded

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