Editing Black Knight and Dread Knight

{{Necropolis creatures}}{{Creature
 | AI_Value  = 2087
 | Name      = Black Knight
 | Attack    = 16
 | Defense   = 16
 | Speed     = 7
 | Growth    = 2
 | Size      = 2
 | Damage    = 15–30
 | Health    = 120
 | Cost      = 1200
 | Special   = • [[Undead]]<br>• [[Curse]]s enemies
 | U_AI_Value= 2382
 | U_name    = Dread Knight
 | U_attack  = '''18'''
 | U_defense = '''18'''
 | U_speed   = '''9'''
 | U_cost    = 1500
 | U_special = • [[Undead]]<br>• [[Curse]]s enemies<br>• '''[[Death blow]] attack'''
 | No_shots  = 
 | No_ushots = 
}} 

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'''Black and Dread Knights''' are the level 6 creatures of [[Necropolis]]. They are recruited from the [[Hall of Darkness]].

''"Knights have a chance of [[Curse|cursing]] opponents they strike. Cursed creatures inflict only minimum damage in their own attacks. Dread knights' attacks also have a 20% chance of inflicting double damage [[death blow]]s."{{-}}<sup>[[Restoration of Erathia Manual Page 102|RoE manual]]''</sup>
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== Special Abilities ==
===== Special Ability: Curse =====
Black and Dread Knights have a 25% chance to curse their target stack for three rounds. This ability uses the [[Curse]] spell. However, [[Fiery Fields]] [[terrain]] does not affect creature spells. The ability is affected by the [[Magic Plains]].

===== Special Ability: Death Blow =====
Dread Knights' special ability death blow gives them 20% chance of dealing double base damage when attacking a creature stack. The game information states that Dread Knights would deal double damage when the death blow occurs, but that is not technically correct as it only doubles the base damage. In other words, bonuses from [[Offense]], [[Luck]] or attack-defense difference are not doubled. See [[Damage|damage calculation]] for more specific information about the matter.  

== Heroes with a specialty ==
*{{H|Tamika|Death Knight|}} has black knights as a [[Specialty#Creature_specialties|specialty]], which increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Black Knights or Dread Knights for each level attained after 6th level, and gives them a [[speed]] bonus of 1.
*{{swh|noicon=|{{H|Haart Lich|Death Knight}} {{withmapedhota}}|{{H|Lord Haart|hero_link=Haart Lich|image=Haart Lich|Death Knight}}{{-wa}}{{-ws}}}} increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Black Knights or Dread Knights +5 and damage +10.

== Appearance ==
A Dread Knight appears at the beginning of the [[Corporeal Punishment]] scenario from the [[Long Live the King]] campaign in {{roe}}.

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{{Fanopinion|
The Dread Knights are considered to be the best level 6 unit, alongside the [[Naga and Naga Queen|Naga Queens]]. They also have the highest attack, defense and health for a level 6 unit, accompanied by the largest damage range and max damage (together with the [[Naga Queen|Naga Queens]] who have a fixed damage value). However, the weaknesses of the [[Bone and Ghost Dragon|Bone and Ghost Dragons]] compensates for their strength.

They should be used as a powerful striking force, since they will both deal much damage to the enemy and also resist attacks pretty well.

In one-on-one combat with no stats bonus, a Dread Knight defeats a [[Naga Queen]] only if their [[Death Blow]] triggers.
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{{creature 'see also'}}
* [[Comparison of Level 6 Creatures]]

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