| Spell | Level | Description | |
| Army of the Dead |
80 | Summons an entire legion of Ghouls to fight for the Death Knight. The Ghouls will swarm the area, taunting and fighting anything they can. While channelling Army of the Dead, the Death Knight takes less damage equal to his or her Dodge plus Parry chance. 1 Blood 1 Unholy 1 Frost, Channeled, 20 min cooldown |
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| Corpse Explosion Rank 5 |
80 | Cause a corpse to explode for 443 Shadow damage to all enemies within $50444A1 yards. Will use a nearby corpse if the target is not a corpse. Does not affect mechanical or elemental corpses. 40 Runic Power, 30 yd range, Instant, 5 sec cooldown |
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| Death Coil Rank 5 |
80 | Fire a blast of unholy energy, causing 443 Shadow damage to an enemy target or healing 664.5 damage from a friendly Undead target. 40 Runic Power, 30 yd range, Instant |
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| Death Strike Rank 5 |
80 | A deadly attack that deals 75% weapon damage plus 222.75 and heals the Death Knight for an amount based on the damage done and the number of his or her diseases on the target. 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Death and Decay Rank 4 |
80 | Corrupts the ground targeted by the Death Knight, causing 62 Shadow damage every sec that targets remain in the area for 10 sec. This ability produces a high amount of threat. 1 Blood 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 30 yd range, Instant, 30 sec cooldown |
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| Plague Strike Rank 6 |
80 | A vicious strike that deals 50% weapon damage plus 189 and infects the target with Blood Plague, a disease dealing Shadow damage over time. 1 Unholy, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Unholy Blight Rank 4 |
80 | A vile swarm of unholy insects surrounds the Death Knight for a 10 yard radius. Enemies caught in the area take 48 Shadow damage per sec. Lasts 20 sec. 40 Runic Power, Instant |
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| Scourge Strike Rank 4 |
79 | An unholy strike that deals 45% of weapon damage as Shadow damage plus 357.19, total damage increased 11% per each of your diseases on the target. 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Death Coil Rank 4 |
76 | Fire a blast of unholy energy, causing 381 Shadow damage to an enemy target or healing 571.5 damage from a friendly Undead target. 40 Runic Power, 30 yd range, Instant |
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| Corpse Explosion Rank 4 |
75 | Cause a corpse to explode for 383 Shadow damage to all enemies within $50444A1 yards. Will use a nearby corpse if the target is not a corpse. Does not affect mechanical or elemental corpses. 40 Runic Power, 30 yd range, Instant, 5 sec cooldown |
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| Death Strike Rank 4 |
75 | A deadly attack that deals 75% weapon damage plus 187.5 and heals the Death Knight for an amount based on the damage done and the number of his or her diseases on the target. 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Plague Strike Rank 5 |
75 | A vicious strike that deals 50% weapon damage plus 157 and infects the target with Blood Plague, a disease dealing Shadow damage over time. 1 Unholy, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Unholy Blight Rank 3 |
75 | A vile swarm of unholy insects surrounds the Death Knight for a 10 yard radius. Enemies caught in the area take 40 Shadow damage per sec. Lasts 20 sec. 40 Runic Power, Instant |
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| Death and Decay Rank 3 |
73 | Corrupts the ground targeted by the Death Knight, causing 49 Shadow damage every sec that targets remain in the area for 10 sec. This ability produces a high amount of threat. 1 Blood 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 30 yd range, Instant, 30 sec cooldown |
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| Scourge Strike Rank 3 |
73 | An unholy strike that deals 45% of weapon damage as Shadow damage plus 291.38, total damage increased 11% per each of your diseases on the target. 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Corpse Explosion Rank 3 |
70 | Cause a corpse to explode for 262 Shadow damage to all enemies within $50444A1 yards. Will use a nearby corpse if the target is not a corpse. Does not affect mechanical or elemental corpses. 40 Runic Power, 30 yd range, Instant, 5 sec cooldown |
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| Death Strike Rank 3 |
70 | A deadly attack that deals 75% weapon damage plus 123.75 and heals the Death Knight for an amount based on the damage done and the number of his or her diseases on the target. 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Plague Strike Rank 4 |
70 | A vicious strike that deals 50% weapon damage plus 108 and infects the target with Blood Plague, a disease dealing Shadow damage over time. 1 Unholy, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Unholy Blight Rank 2 |
70 | A vile swarm of unholy insects surrounds the Death Knight for a 10 yard radius. Enemies caught in the area take 30 Shadow damage per sec. Lasts 20 sec. 40 Runic Power, Instant |
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| Unholy Presence |
70 | Infuses the death knight with unholy fury, increasing attack speed by 15%, movement speed by 15% and reducing the global cooldown on all abilities by 0.5 sec. Only one Presence may be active at a time. 1 Unholy, Instant, 1 sec cooldown |
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| Anti-Magic Shell |
68 | Surrounds the Death Knight in an Anti-Magic Shell, absorbing 75% of the damage dealt by harmful spells (up to a maximum of 50% of the Death Knight's health) and preventing application of harmful magical effects. Damage absorbed by Anti-Magic Shell energizes the Death Knight with additional runic power. Lasts 5 sec. 20 Runic Power, Instant, 45 sec cooldown |
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| Death Coil Rank 3 |
68 | Fire a blast of unholy energy, causing 275 Shadow damage to an enemy target or healing 412.5 damage from a friendly Undead target. 40 Runic Power, 30 yd range, Instant |
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| Death and Decay Rank 2 |
67 | Corrupts the ground targeted by the Death Knight, causing 34 Shadow damage every sec that targets remain in the area for 10 sec. This ability produces a high amount of threat. 1 Blood 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 30 yd range, Instant, 30 sec cooldown |
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| Scourge Strike Rank 2 |
67 | An unholy strike that deals 45% of weapon damage as Shadow damage plus 186.75, total damage increased 11% per each of your diseases on the target. 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Plague Strike Rank 3 |
65 | A vicious strike that deals 50% weapon damage plus 89 and infects the target with Blood Plague, a disease dealing Shadow damage over time. 1 Unholy, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Death Strike Rank 2 |
63 | A deadly attack that deals 75% weapon damage plus 97.5 and heals the Death Knight for an amount based on the damage done and the number of his or her diseases on the target. 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Death Coil Rank 2 |
62 | Fire a blast of unholy energy, causing 208 Shadow damage to an enemy target or healing 312 damage from a friendly Undead target. 40 Runic Power, 30 yd range, Instant |
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| Corpse Explosion Rank 2 |
60 | Cause a corpse to explode for 192 Shadow damage to all enemies within $50444A1 yards. Will use a nearby corpse if the target is not a corpse. Does not affect mechanical or elemental corpses. 40 Runic Power, 30 yd range, Instant, 5 sec cooldown |
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| Death and Decay Rank 1 |
60 | Corrupts the ground targeted by the Death Knight, causing 26 Shadow damage every sec that targets remain in the area for 10 sec. This ability produces a high amount of threat. 1 Blood 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 30 yd range, Instant, 30 sec cooldown |
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| Plague Strike Rank 2 |
60 | A vicious strike that deals 50% weapon damage plus 75.5 and infects the target with Blood Plague, a disease dealing Shadow damage over time. 1 Unholy, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Death Strike Rank 1 |
56 | A deadly attack that deals 75% weapon damage plus 84 and heals the Death Knight for an amount based on the damage done and the number of his or her diseases on the target. 1 Unholy 1 Frost, 5 yd range, Instant |
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| Raise Dead |
56 | Raises a Ghoul to fight by your side. If no humanoid corpse that yields experience or honor is available, you must supply Corpse Dust to complete the spell. You can have a maximum of one Ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 min. 30 yd range, Instant, 3 min cooldown |
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| Acherus Deathcharger Summon |
55 | Summons and dismisses your rideable Acherus Deathcharger. This is a very fast mount. 3 sec cast |
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| Death Coil Rank 1 |
55 | Fire a blast of unholy energy, causing 167 Shadow damage to an enemy target or healing 250.5 damage from a friendly Undead target. 40 Runic Power, 30 yd range, Instant |
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| Death Gate |
55 | Opens a gate which the Death Knight can use to return to Ebon Hold. 1 Unholy, 10 sec cast, 1 min cooldown |
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| Death Grip |
55 | Harness the unholy energy that surrounds and binds all matter, drawing the target toward the death knight and forcing the enemy to attack the death knight for 3 sec. 30 yd range, Instant, 35 sec cooldown |
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| Plague Strike Rank 1 |
55 | A vicious strike that deals 50% weapon damage plus 62.5 and infects the target with Blood Plague, a disease dealing Shadow damage over time. 1 Unholy, 5 yd range, Instant |

