Death knight

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This page is about the monster. For the obsolete background see Death Knight (background).

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HP	52-107
HD	10
XP	912
Speed	10
AC	10
EV	9
Will	80
Attack¹	28 (hit: plain)
Resistances	None
Vulnerabilities	Holy
Habitat	Land
Intelligence	Human
Uses	Weapons & armour Starting equipment Open doors
Holiness	Natural
Size	Medium
Type	human, human
Flags	Fighter Evil Speaks Warm-blooded

A warrior-priest of Yredelemnul that chants unholy homages to the dark god and calls forth the dead.

Useful Info

Death knights are human followers of Yredelemnul. They can cast Agony and reflect damage back to they take. They spawn in late Dungeon, as well as the Crypt - usually with undead like freezing wraiths, phantasmal warriors, and flayed ghosts.

As followers of Yredelemnul, death knights are unaffected by umbra's accuracy penalty. As humans, they are not vulnerable to holy wrath.

Spell set I
Slot¹	Agony	Priest flag
Slot²	Injury Mirror	Priest flag

Agony is basically torment, so it hurts a lot. A potion of lignification gives immunity to this spell. Having high willpower reduces the chance of it affecting you.
Watch out for Injury Mirror - it's often a good idea to stop attacking the knight during Injury Mirror. Check for the status icon (or the status text in console) to make sure it ends. Also note that lasting effects, e.g. poison and clouds, count as your damage for their duration.

Prior to 0.18, death knights could cast Haunt, and could not be found in the Dungeon.
Prior to 0.17, death knights could cast Drain Life and Animate Dead instead of Agony and Haunt.
Death knights replaced deep dwarf death knights in 0.15.