Empower Rune Weapon ("ERW") is a level 75 Death knight ability that allows the death knight to empower their rune weapon, effectively resetting the cooldowns on almost all their abilities and enabling many Runic Power abilities as well. Predictably, this ability is not affected by, nor does it trigger the global cooldown.

Curiously, this ability does not require a melee weapon, unlike its name suggests.

Notes Edit

This ability is seldom used in regular DPS or tanking rotations, but do not forget about it - it is very powerful and can turn the tide of a battle if used properly. For example, if a blood-specced Death Knight tank activated Empower Rune Weapon while all his runes were on cooldown and he was low on health, it would immediately allow for 2 [Death Strike]s, and, if they are not on cooldown, [Vampiric Blood], [Rune Tap] and [Icebound Fortitude].

Rank table Edit

Rank	Level	Cost
1	75	40

External links Edit

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