Army of the Dead
From WoWWiki
| Army of the Dead | |
|---|---|
| Usable by | |
| Class | Death knight |
| Properties | |
| Type | Utility |
| School | Shadow |
| Cooldown | 20 min |
| Talents | |
| Improvement talents | Ravenous Dead Night of the Dead |
| Other information | |
| Ranks | 1 |
| Related buff | |
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- "You're no use to me alive."
—Saeryn DusksorrowTCGSW 22
Army of the Dead is learned by Death knights at level 80. It was 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.
It should be noted that unlike most other player pets ghouls cannot benefit from Bloodlust/Heroism directly. However, if one has these spells cast on them prior to summoning the ghouls they will benefit from the added haste. Additionally, effects that increase damage done by a percentage, such as Blood Presence or Bone Shield will not increase their damage, however, the haste added from Unholy Presence will. Attack power effects will not aid them yet strength will. This means that while Battle Shout or Blessing of Might are useless for the ghouls, Horn of Winter or Unbreakable Armor is useful.
It is also worth noting that the adds will not taunt bosses in raids. Bosses in any 5 man dungeon or adds on raid boss encounters will be taunted by the ghouls.
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.
