- For other uses, see Death Knight.
The Death Knight is the Might hero class of the Necropolis faction in Heroes of Might and Magic III. Its Magic counterpart is the Necromancer.
Death Knights are knights resurrected as liches. While they retain their former martial learnings, their new forms open them more freely to the learning of magic.OffBck
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When leveling up below tenth level, the Death Knight has a 30% chance to increase attack, a 25% chance to increase defense or knowledge, and a 20% chance each to increase spellpower. At tenth level, it's 25% chance for each skill.
Skill probability[]
| Probability | Skill |
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| 10 | Necromancy |
| 8 | Navigation |
| 7 | Ballistics, Offense |
| 6 | Wisdom |
| 5 | Archery, Armorer, Artillery, Intelligence, Logistics, Resistance, Tactics |
| 4 | Eagle Eye, Earth Magic, Learning, Mysticism, Pathfinding, Scouting, Sorcery |
| 3 | Water Magic |
| 2 | Air Magic, Diplomacy, Scholar |
| 1 | Fire Magic, Luck |
| 0 | Estates, First Aid, Leadership |
Notable death knights[]
| Necropolis heroes in Heroes III |
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| Death knights |
| Charna · Clavius · Galthran · Haart · Isra · Moander · Straker · Tamika · Vokial |
| Necromancers |
| Aislinn · Nagash · Nimbus · Sandro · Septienna · Thant · Vidomina · Xsi |