Army of the Dead

In the Unholy Death Knight talent tree, Army of the Dead sits in the Unholy specialization talents, row 6 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Unholy Talents.

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The tree draws a line into Army of the Dead from Superstrain, Plague Mastery or Grave Mastery and Soul Reaper.

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  Superstrain

  Dread Plague deals damage to an additional nearby enemy at 75% effectiveness and has a chance to grant you 4 Runic Power.

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  Plague Mastery

  Critical strike damage of your diseases is increased by 25%

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  Grave Mastery

  Critical strike damage of your minions is increased by 15%

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  Soul Reaper

  Rupture the soul of your enemy, dealing (450% of Attack Power) Shadowfrost damage and causing the foe to take 20% increased damage from your diseases and minions for 8 sec. Only usable on enemies below 35% maximum health. Consumes up to 3 Lesser Ghoul stacks to summon them instantly.

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Army of the Dead leads on to Harbinger of Doom, Raise Abomination or Summon Gargoyle and Unholy Devotion.

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  Harbinger of Doom

  Sudden Doom triggers 30% more often and can accumulate up to 2 charges.

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  Raise Abomination

  Army of the Dead now raises an Abomination for 30 sec to attack enemies while emitting a disease cloud, dealing (35% of Attack Power) Plague damage to nearby enemies every 2 sec.

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  Summon Gargoyle

  Army of the Dead now summons a Gargoyle into the battlefield to bombard your enemies for 25 sec. The Gargoyle gains 1% increased damage for every 1 Runic Power you spend and always critically strikes.

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  Unholy Devotion

  Putrefy causes your permanent Ghoul to go on an unholy frenzy, increasing its attack speed and energy regeneration by 25% for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Same row

Also on this row: Cycle of Death, Coil of Devastation, Reaping, Menacing Magus and Ghoulish Frenzy.

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  Cycle of Death

  Putrefy reduces the cooldown of Death and Decay by 1.1 sec.

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  Coil of Devastation

  Death Coil deals 10% increased damage and causes the target to take an additional 30% of the direct damage dealt over 4 sec.

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  Reaping

  Scourge Strike, Festering Strike, and Death Coil deal 30% additional damage to enemies below 35% health. Dark Transformation resets Soul Reaper's cooldown and allows it to be used on any target.

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  Menacing Magus

  Your Magus of the Dead Shadow Bolt now fires a volley of Shadow Bolts at up to 8 nearby enemies. Your Lord of the Dead Frostbolts now chain to 3 additional enemies.

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  Ghoulish Frenzy

  Dark Transformation increases the attack speed and damage of you and your Monstrosity by 5% for 15 sec.