Death Coil

Death Coil
Death Coil (5 ranks) Death knight ability 30 yd range 40 Runic Power Instant Fire a blast of unholy energy, causing X Shadow damage modified by attack power to an enemy target or healing a friendly Undead target for Y damage.
Properties
Class	Death knight
School	Shadow
Improvements	[Improved Death Coil]

[[Category:death knight abilities]][[Category:death knight abilities]]

For the Warlock's Death Coil ability, see [Death Coil].

The icy embrace of death can be beneficial...for those who know how to control it.Template:Cite

Those who have shunned the Light are welcomed with open arms by the shadows. Template:Cite

Death Coil is a death knight spell that unleashes some of the death knight's Runic Power to damage any target or heal a friendly undead target. While not specifically mentioned, Death Coil can be used to heal a Death Knight under the effects of [Lichborne] (including yourself).

Rank table

Rank	Level	Damage	Heals	Cost
1	55	184	276
2	62	208	312
3	68	275	412.5
4	76	381	571.5
5	80	443	664.5

In World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game.

Background

Death Coil is an iconic death knight ability that was first used by the Death Knight unit in Warcraft II, and was subsequently used by Death Knights in Warcraft III, and the tabletop RPG. In World of Warcraft, a variation of [Death Coil] was given to the Warlock class.

Glyphs

20

• Glyph of Dark Death
• Major Glyph
• Use: Increases the damage or healing done by Death Coil by 15%.
• Classes: Death Knight
• Requires Level 60
• Sell Price: 1

Glyph of Dark Death was created with Inscription (275).

Materials required:

1x [Ethereal Ink]

1x [Resilient Parchment]

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Removed, replaced by  [Glyph of Death Coil].
  
• Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Now updates the tooltip on Death Coil. In addition, its own tooltip has been clarified to indicate it also applies to healing from Death Coil.
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Added.
  

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB

Glyph of Death's Embrace
Glyph of Death's Embrace Level 25 death knight ability Instant Your Death Coil refunds 20 Runic Power when used to heal an allied minion, but will no longer trigger Blood Tap when used this way.
Usable by
Class	Death knight
Properties
Level learned	25
Glyph type	Minor Glyph
Source item
20 Glyph of Death's Embrace Minor Glyph Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph. Your Death Coil refunds 20 Runic Power when used to heal an allied minion, but will no longer trigger Blood Tap when used this way. Classes: Death Knight Requires Level 25 Sell Price: 1

Source

This item is created with Inscription (295); discovered via  [Research: Midnight Ink].

Materials required:

3x [Midnight Ink]

1x [Light Parchment]

Patch changes

• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Removed.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Requirements changed.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Now requires 3x Ethereal Ink (up from 1).
  
• Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): Now updates the tooltip on Death Coil to indicate runic power is refunded.
  

External links

Item	Spell
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External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB