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For the TCG card, see Army of the Dead. For other similarly-named articles, see Army of the Damned (disambiguation).
Army of the Dead
Spell deathknight armyofthedead
Properties
Class Death knight
School Shadow
Cooldown 8 min
Talents
Talent required Ability maldraxxus mage [Magus of the Dead]/Artifactability unholydeathknight flagellation [Ruptured Viscera] or Spell necro deathsdoor [Eternal Agony] or Ability malkorok blightofyshaarj green [Coil of Devastation]
Improvements Ability maldraxxus mage [Magus of the Dead], Artifactability unholydeathknight flagellation [Ruptured Viscera]
Related buff
Spell deathknight armyofthedead
  • Army of the Dead
  • Summoning Ghouls.
  • Duration: 4 secs
"You're no use to me alive."
—Saeryn Dusksorrow
[1]
Artimus-armyofthedead

A human death knight and his army of the dead.

Army of the Dead is an Unholy death knight ability, and the first death knight ability to be announced. It is a channeled ability which summons a number of ghouls to fight for the death knight. These creatures run around and attack nearby hostile targets at random.

Unlike most other guardian pets, ghouls cannot benefit from Spell nature bloodlust [Bloodlust]/Ability shaman heroism [Heroism] directly. However, if these spells are active on the player prior to summoning the ghouls, they will benefit from the added haste.

Background[]

This is a variation of a spell type, commonly used by death knights in previous games, called Raise Dead in Warcraft II, Animate Dead in Warcraft III, and Undead Minions in the RPG.

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Patch changes[]

  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2023-07-12): Resolved an issue causing Army of the Dead to summon fewer ghouls than intended in non-PvP combat.
  • Dragonflight Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11):
    • Now usable in arena and rated battleground matches.
    • Now summons 4 ghouls instead of 8 in PvP combat.
    • Ghoul damage is now increased by 20% in PvP combat.
  • Dragonflight Hotfix (2023-04-10): Damage increased by 10%.
  • Dragonflight Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 8 Unholy talent (was a level 44 Unholy ability).
  • Shadowlands Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Level reduced from 82 to 44.
  • Battle for Azeroth Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Duration reduced to 30 seconds (was 40). Cooldown reduced to 8 minutes (was 10).
  • Legion Patch 7.2.0 (2017-03-28): Ghoul model updated.
  • Legion Patch 7.1.5 (2017-01-10): Ghoul damage has been increased.
  • Legion Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Now available only to Unholy. Ghouls no longer taunt enemies.
  • Warlords of Draenor Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now deals 75% less damage.
  • Mists of Pandaria Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Channeling time reduced from 6 to 4 sec.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Cooldown reduced from 20 minutes to 10 minutes. Ghoul damage reduced by 50%. Cannot be used in Arenas.
  • Wrath-Logo-Small Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.

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