How Powerful Are Death knights? - World of Warcraft Lore 

you forgot that deathknights have a little ability called strangulate that silences spellcasters and leaves them choking helpless while waiting to be cut down by the deathknight

Lmfao all I heard was excuses as to why Illidan "DH" lost to Arthas "DK". Illidan was empowered and still lost to pre lich king Arthas.

You forget to mention the ARMOR that Death Knights favor: Saronite, a special metal that counters magic as well as several abilities that make Death Knights powerful magic-counters in lore. A.) Saronite will block a lot of the incoming magical brunt of it, and several runic abilities will also stop the major incoming damage of a spellcaster and turn the energy into runic power to use against the caster. 9 time out of 10 a Death Knight will win against ANY class, even a Paladin, seeing how Saronite does a especially great job at not only blocking light magic, but also reflecting it. And as you said, close combat, casters are fucked. Death Knights SPECIALIZE at closing distances and getting close. From binding you to the ground with frozen chains, to lassoing you with shadow magic and pulling you into range for his deadly runeblades. Demon Hunters WILL have a fair chance against Death Knights, but the rest... well, they are screwed.

Everytime arthas wins, there's a excuse lol

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Incorrect. You lost me at 6:49. You either 1) haven't played the Undead Campaign for the Frozen Throne, 2) Haven't played it long enough to remember it, or 3) you're biased toward Illidan. Firstly, you cast aside him obtaining the Skull of Guldan as some sort of inconsequential improvement to his abilities, capacities, and power. That's not how this work, Illidan gained the strength of demons, of Fel. You can't dismiss that. Secondly, and most importantly, Arthas' connection to the Frozen Throne was damaged and Ner'zhul was substantially weakened when he cast out Frostmourne. That is huge, it's the whole POINT of the entire Scourge Campaign: The power of the Lich King was WANING. Illidan was STRONGER than he started and Arthas was WEAKER: And Arthas WON. This wasn't "a specific scenario". It was a 1v1, mano y mano battle and Arthas pulled out on top. If you wanted to argue that Arthas won because of his own training as a paladin, and not the strength imbued to him by Ner'zhul, you could say that. But you didn't. I'm not impressed. That was absolutely and unequivocally wrong.

When comparing the Death Knight and the Demon hunter you were focusing more on the melee combat and not on their spells yet you included Demon Hunter's spells.. What's the deal? Death Knights can literally melt the flesh off their opponents bones, (Necrotic strike/plague, and Death and Decay) and can chill the air so cold, and so fast that it stops a person from being able to take a breath. (remorseless winter) Yes, Demon Hunters are fast, and yes they're strong, but if you can't breathe, and your bones and joints are frozen solid, and your skin is melting, and each cut against you heals your opponent (Death Strike), you're going to lose pretty quickly. I wholeheartedly believe Death Knights to be one of the strongest playable classes in the game. (Behind Mages and Druids... Yes.. Ahead of Warlocks..)

Hmm you either don't like Death Knights or ignored their lore. A spell caster would beat a DK? You forget that DKs are made to withstand magic damage as dps? Blood for melee? They counter all dps maybe hunter would be an issue because they do range physical damage (see sylvanas vs arthas. She was able to fight him off for a bit and poison him easily even before she became a banshee she gave him so trouble). I think you should check again and re do this video.

I was with you until you got to the casters.... Then I decided that I wasted my entire time with this video...... First of all, Deathknights originated as the anti caster. So many tools to counter spellcasters: Anti magic shell, Anti Magic ZONE, Mind Freeze, Strangulate, Death grip and chains to counter mobility, and then on top of all that, Dark Sim to turn the casters own magic against them!! If there is one group that DK's take a big ol poop on.... It's casters...... You had that all wrong man. Felt bad listening to the end of that vid bro

"Arthas was not a regular Death Knight..." so as in Illidan was not a regular Demon Hunter? Just making sure we are on the same page here

Nixxiom wouldn't approve of this. Filthy casuals.

Lots of wrong information in this video. 1. On the topic of Arthas vs Illidan. Arthas was actually severely weakened at that moment and was rushing to get to the Frozen throne because it was too late. This is why he left Illidan alive instead of finishing him or raising him. 2. Holy Light is not a great advantage against Death Knights. Against the scourge and undead in general yes. However Gen 3 DKs were manufactured from the ground up to be anti-paladin shock troopers. This is why they were so easily able to raid the Paladin class hall in legion

Death Knights are designed to be the ultimate Mage KILLERS. Why does Doron not mention this...... He's under estimating Death Knights. They also use Terror as a weapon. Current Death Knights willpower is incredibly strong. They have lost the ability to feel fear themselves. Against the Burning Legion Death Knights can counter their fel magic easily and turn it against them. They can mercilessly Cut down Demons without fear and cannot be bribed with power from the legion. And lest we forget Kil'Jaeden himself fears Death Knights. That is the reason he has never assaulted the frozen throne with his own forces. He knows his creation the lich king has become so powerful that he created the most powerful form of Necromancy in the cosmos. So powerful infact that anything that lives could be turned into the scourge. With the scourges ability to suck the souls from the living and bend it to their will KIl'Jaeden knew if he had sent his forces they would be killed then turned against him. And since the scourge take the souls of what they kill along with the body the Legion won't get those forces back even though they did not die in the twisting nether. Death Knights are the greatest weapon against the Legion. In my Opinion of course! Man Doron doesn't know what the crap he's talking about....

Looks like propaganda againt Death Knights.

Dont know about your belief of powerful spell casters being a counter to DK's. The vast majority of DK spells are specifically designed to COUNTER casters. Anti-magic shell, Anti-magic zone, Death grip. Chains of ice. If anything, DK's would have an easier time with casters than with other melee all things being equal. DK's are basically hard countered by equal skilled light users like priest and paladins, and arent really soft countered by ANYTHING that is of equal skill. DK's on the other hand hard counter pretty much any casting class, and soft counter other melee in due to armor (rogues) spell breaking (shamans) or endurance (warriors). Basically, if you arent a Paladin or a priest, you need to be individually more powerful than the DK you're fighting.

You did not mention that DKs are casters as well, can copy spells, have abilities of whatever they were as living and any class can become a DK including your beloved DHs. And some things you made outright wrong: Mistake 1: Guldahn created what we named the first generation of DKS not the very first DKs - the very first DKs were created on Argus from Draenei by the Legion 2. The first gen DKS were not necromancers. They were warlocks 3. there are 4 generations of DKs. The 4th Gen being all DKs created AFTER the Fall of Arthas or raised by necromancers not belonging to the scource. 4. DKs can feel pain. Even arthas was HURT by Sylvannas arrows - its jsut that DKs are way more resilient towards pain. But they can be tortured. 5. Lorewise the only way to kill a DK is by destroying his brain. Everything esle wont matter. 6. Afaik Rune magic was said to use the energy of azeroth itself and thus being capable of theoreticly everything that is possible with arcane magic. if you know the runes you can hurl fireballs arcane bolts or whatever. 7. DHs have experience fighting DEMONS not undead thats a huge difference bro. You dont become a great vermin hunter by hunting elefants. You aint experienced in fishing salmons by fishing whales. Different stories. 8. Dks also get superhuman strength and speed due to their state. 9. Since when can the LK directly empower DKs? its not like you get a LK power buff... 10. You are very biased....very very biased. 11. You do realise that DKs are multiclassing? They are DKs now but were warriors and paladins before - that or other classes (possible though casters are more likely to be raised as liches) 12. DKs are IN SPECIAL effective against mages and warlocks. Saronite armor makes you IMMUNE to magic, thats not "helping" thats winning. Antimagic shield and antimagic shell actually counter magic...they are basicly immune to warlocks and mages. strangulate also helps and deathgrip into a runeblade helps a LOT. dude...really...Priests and Paladins are due to their light spells good against DKs but everything else doesnt stand a chance. Also rune magic can theortically do the same as arcane magic so whatever the mage brings the DK can counter it. Not to mention that some DKs are actually warlocks or mages AND DK on Top so they still ahve access to their spells. 13. Theoreticly a DH can be raised as DK. DKs Win. Every class except Paladin and Druid can become DK AND KEEP their former powers

You didn't mention their armour against light users. Saronite repels the light

"How Powerful Are Death knights?" Not as powerful as they were in 6.2.4.

Demon hunters have "experience fighting foes much more powerful than a death knight." You say this is based on lore, but it sounds like you just prefer demon hunters. This was way too opinion based. When it comes to average strength of the classes in general, Death Knights, Paladins, and Warlocks are the top. Lore-wise, they are consistently the most powerful.

You said about the spellcaster they would kill a death knight like nothing but a dk can just grip the mage or warlock forces them to fight hand to hand combat. So the death knights has a good chance to kill a spellcaster

I always got the impression that Death Knights of the player generation were, lore-wise, kind of suppose to be anti-mages. With their anti-magic spells and various silencing abilities, most spell casters would be at a disadvantage. Though Warlocks would probably fair better than regular mages since they are traditionally more powerful and being able to call upon demonic aid certainly helps.

This guy has no idea what he's talking about. Death knights are literally unstoppable juggernauts who: 1) Counter spellcasters more than anything else in the warcraft universe. 2) Will make short work of a DH (If we are talking an even match up of a master DK vs a master DH) - heavy saronite armoring + neverending stamina and endurance against light armor and warglaives which are QUITE debetable if they can even pierce through saronite armoring. In the end, DHs are part of the living. They get tired just like anyone else. 3) Are countered only by light wielders. The biggest counter to a DK is a strong paladin who wields the Light. Note: I am a roleplayer and know lore inside and out, and for the record I don't even have a Death Knight in my character list, nor am I interested in playing one. I literally can't stand such misleading nonsense, however. Have my dislike.

You should make a chart of weakest to strongest classes in order, once you've done this series.

A few things I spotted immediately that are wrong. Firstly, you are heavily underplaying the magic capabilities of deathknights. They may not fight as mages or your typical spellcaster, but they wield very powerful magic and are extreamly capable spellcasters. Their magic is strong enough to raise the dead, and with the use of certain runes can even replicate the spells cast by their oponents (Lets not forget that necromancy is actually a school of arcane magic as well.) Secondly, You are greatly undervaluing the fact that deathknights arent only deathknights, but a raised class with previous expirience in combat. An extreamly powerful warrior raised as a detahknight suddenly becomes an even deadlier force, and this applies to pretty much all other classes.

You forgot Death Knight generation 4 created by the players. Nazgrim, Whitemane, and King Trollbane.

That epic music and the narrator sounds like he's having a stroke lol

I have to disagree with you. Death Knights are probably one of the most, if not THE MOST powerful of the classes. This is even acknowledged by Chris Metzen himself. Let's look at the lore of it and take in to account the current big bad in WoW, the Legion. The Dreadlords and the Legion do not fear any, EXCEPT the death knight. The Lich King and Scourge were created to weaken the forces of Azeroth so that the Legion could invade. When it was realized that the Lich King was no longer under the control of Kil'Jaeden, Illidan was sent to destroy him. Kil'Jaeden knew that the Lich King was going to surpass all in terms of abilities, strength and power(which he did) and Illidan was the only hope. He was defeated by Arthas, a death knight. Call Arthas the Lich King's champion all you like. Going off of your own logic, ALL 3rd gen dks are champions of the Lich King. That title is moot. DKs SPECIFICALLY counter spell casters. In terms of physical ability, they are unmatched. To put it plainly, random death knight vs random mags/warrior/pally/whatever, the inherent powers and abilities of the dk are superior. People have hated the DK since they were introduced.

so fun to read dk fanboys defending their class

You should remove or remake this video mate, there are lots of errors in it.

“Demon hunters would be too much for death knights” ...Right. That’s why Arthas castrated Illidan in their fight 😂🤷‍♂️

"The single most important piece of equipment to a death knight is the runeblade. It is through the runeblade that a death knight commands the powers of frost, blood, and unholy. The runeblade also acts as a vessel to store the death knight's runic power" - Instructor Razuvious. Something very important to remember. Everything a death knight can use against an enemy comes from their weapon. If ANY class can separate a death knight from his/her runeblade, the fight would be over. Easier said than done, but not impossible.

Must mention that Death Knights are the only ones who can wear saronites armors without truning into madness, thoses armors makes them almost invunerable to any light spells, the saronite swords can go through any other type of metal and moreover they can shatter the soul of the poors fools they stab, making it and destructive weapon even against other Undead/Death Knights, not to mention that the Unholy 3rd generation Death Knight were designed to be a destructive force against any spells caster, granting them abilities to literaly annihilate any kind of magic, a power they're the only ones to have in their possession.

Wouldn't anti-magic abilities counter mages? Also how would a demon hunter deal with the dk's plagues? The only hard counter should be a paladin.

lol ARthas pwned the shit out of Illidan, since then you can't say demon hunters>Death knights.

Doran man you are doing very well continue with the lore video clips please your videos are really nice you are helping me a lot with the lore !!! Greetings

Arthas defeated Illidan only through a lucky strike? Yea keep telling yourself that..

Subscribed because of the great content and really nice subtitles. Haha

You forgot to mention that saronite blocks holy magic

I feel like DKs actually counter mages and warlocks. The first generation was specifically designed to wipe out Dalaran, and they did just that. When the death knights attacked Dalaran, they crushed everyone in sight. Third generation death knights also have this ability. Arthas was also capable of crushing Dalaran, however he had the help of Kel'thuzad, the Scourge and the Legion. I feel like a warlock would have a better chance against a DK than a mage would, as they can summon powerful melee demons and use the more powerful fel magic, but I still don't think it would be an easy fight as you said. Paladins would counter death knights, but would also be equally countered. Light and shadow (void) are pretty much equal in strength, they would essentially crush each other.

The biggest thing omitted is Death Knights are walking armies. In game army of the dead ghouls only last a short while but in lore once raised they stay active until they are destroyed. A trip to a graveyard or ancient battlefield can increase the damage potential of any Death Knight hundreds if not thousands of times over. You also didn't get into the process of becoming a Death Knight only the most elite become Death Knights the rest die. This means that every Death Knight you see is already a master level opponent.

ı think Dks one of most powerful class

Hey Doron, would it be possible for an in-depth lore video of the troll wars?

I think ur spot on and that's coming from some one that plays DK as a main for manys years now. Good job👌

You forgot to take into account that DK antimagic capabilities in the lore make the 3rd gen DKs the antithesis of spellcasters. Amal'thezad even goes over it as part of the DK starter-quest. Their armor repels the light and elemental magic and the very power that animates them is not only resistant to status effects derived from elemental magics, but can absorb and become empowered by them. The game may put a CD and a limit on Antimagic Shell and Antimagic Zone, but canonically both of those abilities can be sustained for as long as the DK has power to sustain them. In a fight, a DK would trounce a Mage or Warlock of equal power and skill as all of those class' primary forms of dealing damage are essentially useless. The exception being extremely powerful or clever magic-users who used things like time manipulation or massively destructive spells to remove the DK from the battlefield completely. But at that point we're not talking player-character casters, as that sort of devastation is the forte of heavy-hitters like Gul'dan, Khadgar, or Jaina. TBH, the only match for the DK in terms of a fight would be the DH or the Pally. The former being very mobile and hard to catch, and the latter being wreathed in the cosmic plot armor that is The Light.

yeah we get it. You're a DH fanboy.

nice video man :D

Great video on one of my favorite classes.

Damn, you made me want to play again my 61 Tauren DK.

Uther would have actually won that fight. He kicked the shit outa Arthas. But he was taunting Arthas. He said something about Invincible I think and that set Arthas off and he went crazy. If not for that Uther was about to smash his face. "Again I may be wrong, it's been awhile since I read the book but I think it was his horse Invincible that Uther taunted him with".

I dont know about the demon hunter argument as they are trained to fight demons while the deathknights were created to easily and effectively fight mortals

Death knights were basically made to counter many things. Saronite is supposed to help against the light by LOTS. Ore created from the corruption of the Old Gods themselves. Also Death knights are known to absorb and bend magic back at its users. I would still put them above pallys and priest. But not more powerful than mage or warlock.

What's the transmog set you're using at 3:00 of the video? Looks great.

I remember when wotlk came out and how hyped I was and wanted to fight lk that feeling can never be matched

wait wait but Arthas defeated Illidan before he even merged with Nerzhul....

You just gotta love that Icebound Fortitude + Death Srike

Another great video, keep it up!

Hi guys.. Can i ask? What is the name of the Armorset at 8:50 ?? Maybe i can transmog my set to that.. Thanks for answering. 😊

A very simplistic "examination" of Death Knights. Also wrong on several points.

I remember back when wotlk first came out and I made my dwarf death knight I had so much fun with it man those were the days, wotlk was the last expansion I played though anything after that i know nothing about though have considered getting back into it again even though being a grown man now i dont have as much free time.

now I know what class um pickin when I get the game n thx 4 another kol bid by the way

in a duel with such skilled beings, there is no such thing as "a lucky strike"

So glad I found this series

Shadow priest next please, want to know more about them and how powerfull they are according to the lore.

Definitely overlooked a lot of things here

Here are some things I would like to clear up as I can't reply to everyone individually in detail: Do note and the reason why I didn't say this in the video is because I thought it would be obvious. This entire series is my opinion based on the lore facts. The thing about Warcraft lore is that it can be interpreted in multiple ways because certain areas are so gray, especially when it comes to magic and abilities of characters. If you disagree with my results that is fine. 1. Aren't Death Knights the most elite class? No, the order that the players are a part of was created with the purpose of cleansing the Plaguelands. Arthas definitely picked best candidates from the fallen champions and as we have seen there were a lot of unworthy initiates. However quantity also mattered to him as he wanted to overpower the Paladins. The Death Knights were not the ultimate super weapon of the Scourge, because as we have seen Arthas betrayed them and was willing to sacrifice them just for Tirion. 2. Aren't death knights best counters for spellcasters? In a way yes, compared to most other classes. They can create anti magic shields and can wear saronite that is very effective at reflecting magic. This, however does not make them invincible, a spell powerful enough can break through anything. The death knights did after all lose the battle against the paladins. Plus what magic shield is going to protect you when a spellcaster summons a massive fireball from the sky that turns into a fel reaver, as Gul'Dan did. As a further example to this the Paladins are able to shield themselves from incoming attacks by the Light but it doesn't mean that the shield can't be bypassed, as we have witnessed at the Broken shore with Tirion. 3. Arthas was weakened and he easily defeated Illidan, how is that possible? The Warcraft 3 lore and the novel lore (which is canon) is a bit different and some things are clearly explained in the book. Near the end Arthas was given all the power Ner'Zhul could spare and was effectively at his most powerful stage. The cinematic that we have seen in the game which Blizzard regrets for not putting in the effort where they swing a few times and Arthas deals the fatal blow is not really accurate. When it comes to the lore Illidan outmatched Arthas in combat skills. 4. Shouldn't death knights be above demon hunters? A demon hunter army led by Illidan destroyed a home world of the Nathrezim (Nathrezim that kept Lich king in check). They also planned to invade Argus, the main base of the Burning Legion where Kil'Jaeden is. The same Kil'Jaeden that created the Lich King who created the death knights. So based on the achievements no, because as far as we know there hasn't been a single mortal race or class to invade and damage the Legion in the way demon hunters did. Lastly, death knights are not invincible immortal killing machines. Many of them have been defeated and destroyed and one of them, Koltira Deathweaver was imprisoned by Sylvanas with not much trouble. Also get lower PING and increase performance with NoPING: nopi.ng/Doronsmovies

Can you make a video shows how hard to a person to become one of the specs like how hard is it for someone to become paladin, demon hunter and warlock and how long it takes etc...

You forgot to include that Death Knights were design by Gul'dan to be warriors able to counter spell casters, thus anti magic shield and the Anti-Magic Zone for Blackhand in exchange for Gul'dan life.

cant wait for a shaman video, game wise shamans have been questionable but what i know in lore a seasoned shaman that have good relations with the elements are powerful and destructive.

Awesome video! :3

THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THEIR SARONITE ARMOR!!!

*I eat all the classes for breakfast only the other dks can kill me*

Every single point you make like "oooh but demon hunters have metamorphosis" can be countered with an argument from the death knight side. "yeah and death knights have minions." "ooh but illidan was weakened when he fought arthas" yeah but arthas was also weakened since illidan was trying to destroy the scourge, etc.

hi can someone tel me what is the arwork at 9.44 please ? ( i have make some research but i have not fine it)

Maybe you should consider the "rock-paper-scissor" mechanic in RP-games where as the rock is the "tanks" A.K.A. Warriors, Death Knights and Paladins. paper is the "casters" A.K.A. Mage, Priest, Warlock, Shaman and Druid (and Hunter?). Scissor would then be "assassins" A.K.A. Rogue, Demon Hunter and Monk. In this setup: the rocks counter the scissor, because the assassins can't kill the tanks faster than the tank can kill the assassins; The scissors counter the paper because the assassins can sneak up on the casters and take them out before they can begin casting; and the paper counters the rock because armor isn't a factor when it comes to magical damage (and they're too slow to run up close to take them out). So, all in all, the thing you just said in the video directed to the fact that Death Knights are the strongest class within the "rock" category, Demon Hunters are the strongest in the Scissor category and you didn't say anything about the rest but I'm going to assume that the Warlock is the best in the "paper" category. Note: There are more factors than this "rock-paper-scissor" functionality of course. e.g. Holy vs Shadow, Fel vs Nature/Elemental, Frost vs Fire, (Blood vs Arcane?), etc...

isn't rune magic something like storing energy or a spell on an object through a rune? and when you activate it it unleashes that energy?

Hands down best lore youtuber ( in my opinion ofc)

Very good! Make all the classes that much rich in content!

Dks are based on fel magic. What we got from the Aszuna qline is that Arcane magic counters fel magic and vice versa. Dk's default Antimagic shell is green indicating it's a shield made of fel magic blocking out arcane based spells, but not really having an effect against fel based ones

I read that in the lore that Tauren and Worgen DKs form the most lethal and, arguably, powerful Death Knights. of course these sources might be outdated or fabricated, so I could use some clearing up on that topic. since I main a Worgen Death Knight, I'd like to know all the possible lore that belongs to the Worgen Death Knights as well as Death Knights and Worgen

Hey nice video, as a ww monk PLEASE DO A How powerful are Monks

I contest that a well trained monk wouldn't be that easy for a death knight. They also have quite a bit of stamina, fists that hit like warhammers, are very agile, and are capable of utilizing chi in ways that would counter the Death Knight's diseases and magic based attacks.

Can you do How Powerfull Are Monks? I think it will be cool because for me, martial arts can make you quite invinsible in my opinion. So in lore they must almost be battle mages and they fight with their fists. Please make it Doron + you have a awesome voice and a nice avatar.

Death knight issues vs Demon hunters? Bitch please, Arthas pwnd Illidan

Ignoring the fight Arthas v Illidan, ignoring in-game duels DK v DH, but still stating "ye DH are strongrr"... The speed does not count if a DK can strangle you with his grip, and cut a DH in half

Huge fan of the channel! First off I wanted to say I loved the video and was super glad to see it pop up on my dash! I main a Death Knight myself and agree with a lot of this video though I had a few disagreements. Maybe it's because I'm a newcomer to the Warcraft lore but I feel like I'd have to disagree with Death Knights being on par with most spellcasters. They seem to be built with countering spellcasters in mind. Their shields, their deathgrip and even their asphyxiate abilities attest to this. I feel like any ability that would destroy a Death Knight like the ones you mentioned such as dropping a massive fel meteor on them would... also kill the caster themselves because they'd be dragged in with them as for Demon hunters I agree it'd be a very close match and depending on the user themselves and metamorphosis would definitely give the Demon hunters a big edge. Anyways, sorry if I'm rambling but I had a bit of a dumb question for the new expansion! Death knights can absorb souls into their runeblades, right? Doesn't a Demon's soul escape into the Twisting Nether when it dies? Would this ability to steal souls apply to a Demon's soul as well? If so do Demon Hunters have their own variation of such magic? It'd be really useful against the Legion. Anyways, sorry for my rambling and dumb question. Big fan.

Finally thanks man

The biggest gripe I have with Death Knights in the game is...they have to breath. I can drown in water if I run out of air.

In the case of death knights everything boils (pun intended) to blood boil which, in a realistic scenario, would be an instant kill

Dk Mage, DH,Warrior,Rogue,Monk,Hunter,Priest,Druid, Shamans. Priest ... situational, Worlock sometimes situational. In my opinion:)

So much for bias

Arthas had not been locked up for 10,000 years, okay, but he also did not have the combat experience of Illidan, who was much older, and also, the latter had a lot of time to recover his skill, before fighting Arthas. And you forgot to mention their ability to create pests and diseases.

i think you kinda underplayed that they are also anti-mobility. strangulate, deathgrip, silences, chains. i know these are from the RPG, but I believe that the concept of being anti-mobility does give them a better chance against spellcasters. they could blow up a mountain, but im sure a spell like that takes time to cast, time that the Dk can use to close the gap and shut them down.

Second generation and third generation death knights that you mentioned are the same generation, since nerzhul and the lich king are the same person and created death knights for the same purpose with the same abilities.

I have a question I've been wondering about death knights for a while, I'd like to get someone else's opinion: are death knights psychic? To clarify: This is something I wondered about back in the old WCIII-era rpg books, where the lich king was given psionic abilities, but it is sort of backed up by abilities and events observed in lore. The lich king can mentally command the Scourge, of course, even when they were still sentient and seemed capable of grumbling about it. During TFT, the lich king's pain was transmitted to Arthas, and even with Bolvar we see him capable of reaching out and telepathically communicating with the death knights. So the Lich King had a lot of psychic-like powers, and DKs in general are sort of like mini lich kings in terms of how their powers work. As for the Death Knights themselves, they definitely have telekinesis in the form of death grip, gorefiend's grasp, strangulate and asphyxiate (where the DKs show some Darth Vader inspiration), and Mind Freeze and Dark Command also seem to be telepathy-type abilities, in addition to being able to assume DKs control their undead servants telepathically. Within the lore, psychic-like abilities are usually within the domain of shadow magic, which death knights have some associations with in addition to blood, frost and unholy. It would be interesting if they did, since priests are the only other class which really show much that you would call psychic powers. What do you think, could you justify a Death Knight doing psychic-like things? Communicating telepathically and so on?

Where can I find the picture at 6:17?

great vid!

What's that yellow and blue gear the paladin is wearing?

I don't even play DK. But wtf? They're 100% top tier. Probably the strongest.

What is the Set the Human Frost DK is wearing i mean the one with gray/silver hair

One issue I have always had with the Death Knight class fantasy, is that they are a soul trapped in a rotting husk of a body. I mean they can't live forever since they are becoming more decomposed in every passing moment. It is just disgusting! D:

Doron I wanna play a bit of WoW with you haha, I think it'd be cool and stuff do you have like a fan guild?