Dark champion

Dark champion
Creature information
Faction	Necropolis
Tier/level	4
Movement	30
Dwelling	Dark knight's sanctum
Cost per unit	4000 gold 4 ore
Stats
Melee Attack	40
Melee Attack	40
Melee Defense	40
Melee Defense	40
Ranged Defense	40
Ranged Defense	40
Hit Points	200
Hit Points	200
Damage	30-42
Damage	30-42
Movement	30
Movement	30
Speed	6
Speed	6
Growth	2
Growth	2
Icon
Dark champion's icon

The dark champion is a fourth-level creature, connected to the Necropolis in Heroes of Might and Magic IV: The Gathering Storm. It can be purchased at the dark knight's sanctum external dwelling.

Dark Champions are powerful, twisted undead Paladins. Those facing the charge of a Dark Campion will often flee in terror, while the few remaining to fight discover the wounds inflicted upon a Dark Champion rapidly fade away.^OffBck

Comments

The dark champion is one of the strongest creatures in Heroes IV. With three extremely useful abilities - charge, terror, and regeneration - it will do a lot of damage and stay alive long enough to present a real problem to any opponent. If the player finds the creature dwelling, purchase it; it is well worth the cost.

When facing it in combat, try slowing it down and throwing spells at it. Bring enough creature stacks to ensure that terror (which it can cast three times per combat) doesn't completely immobilize the army.

Abilities

	Charge
	Charge allows this creature to do more damage after it charges for a long distance before attacking.
	Undead
	Undead creatures are not affected by morale, or by spells and abilities that only work on living creatures. Some spells and artifacts (such as Holy Water) have special effects on Undead creatures. Undead creatures, however, give an additional -2 morale penalty to all non-Death creatures.
	Terror
	Terror allows this creature to cast Terror on an opponent. Enemies who are frozen by Terror cannot take any actions for one turn.
	Regeneration
	This creature's Regeneration ability allows it to completely heal all of it's wounds at the end of each turn. Regenerates up to 50 hit points per turn.

Notes

The ability description states that terror freezes the target for one turn. In reality, it freezes it for two turns.