Death knight (H5)

This article is about the creature from Heroes of Might and Magic V. For other uses, see Death Knight.

Death knight
Creature information
Faction	Neutral
Tier/level	6
Cost per unit	1200 gold
Stats
Attack	23
Attack	23
Defense	23
Defense	23
Hit Points	90
Hit Points	90
Damage	25-35
Damage	25-35
Initiative	10
Initiative	10
Speed	7
Speed	7
Growth	2
Growth	2
Icon
Death knight's icon

A terrible curse awaits those who are foolish enough to combat these Vampire lords, outcasts from the dark realm of the Necromancers. Death Knights are able to slay numerous enemies with a single strike.^OffBck

The death knight is a neutral creature in Heroes of Might and Magic V.

Death knights are quite fast. With the Deadly Strike ability, they can cut in half the number of creatures in a stack, making it an invaluable ability. Even without Deadly Strike, they do very high damage, but they are also somewhat fragile for a sixth-level creature. However, being undead gives them many advantages (i.e. immunity to mind spells) and the Raise Dead spell can help preserve their numbers.

Abilities

• Large Creature - This creature is bigger than others and occupies four squares on the field.^OffBck
• Undead - This creature is not alive (like all other Necropolis creatures) and its morale is always neutral. It cannot be affected by Poison- , Blind- or Mind-related magic.^OffBck
• Cursing Attack - During attack a curse is put on the target, reducing the damage it can inflict. With each following attack the curse is renewed.^OffBck
• Deadly Strike - There's a 25% chace that this creature's attack will kill half the units in the enemy detachment.^OffBck