Black Knight and Dread Knight: Difference between revisions

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Necropolis creatures

Level 1

Skeleton

Skeleton Warrior

Level 2

Walking Dead

Zombie

Level 3

Wight

Wraith

Level 4

Vampire

Vampire Lord

Level 5

Lich

Power Lich

Level 6

Black Knight

Dread Knight

Level 7

Bone Dragon

Ghost Dragon

Towns

Statistics

Black Knight

Cost per troop
1200

Attack	16
Defense	16
Damage	15–30
Health	120
Speed	7
Movement	Ground
Size	2
Growth	2
AI Value	2087

Special abilities:

• Undead
• Curses enemies

Dread Knight

Cost per troop
1500

Attack	18
Defense	18
Damage	15–30
Health	120
Speed	9
Movement	Ground
Size	2
Growth	2
AI Value	2382

Special abilities:

• Undead
• Curses enemies
• Death blow attack

Portraits

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

"Knights have a chance of 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 blows." ^{RoE manual}

Special Abilities[edit | hide | hide all]

Special Ability: Curse[edit | hide]

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[edit | hide]

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 calculation for more specific information about the matter.

Heroes with a specialty[edit | hide]

Tamika the Death Knight has black knights as a 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.
Haart Lich the Death Knight Lord Haart the Death Knight increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Black Knights or Dread Knights +5 and damage +10.

Appearance[edit | hide]

A Dread Knight appears at the beginning of the Corporeal Punishment scenario from the Long Live the King campaign in Restoration of Erathia.

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The Dread Knights are considered to be the best level 6 unit, alongside the 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 Queens who have a fixed damage value). However, the weaknesses of the 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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-'''Black and Dread Knights''' are level 6 creatures of [[Necropolis town]]. They are recruited from the [[Hall of Darkness]].
+{{Cram|Hall of Darkness|Black Knight|Dread Knight|no_dwelling=|-={{---}}}}
+'''Black and Dread Knights''' are the level 6 creatures of [[Necropolis]]. They are recruited from the [[Hall of Darkness]].
-Both knights have a 20% 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.
+''"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 ability curse =====
+== Special Abilities ==
-Black and Dread Knights' curse ability behaves slightly different from the [[Curse]] spell as it is not considered [[School of Fire Magic|fire school]] spell. This is due to a fact that the ability is not affected by [[Fiery Fields]] [[terrain]], and creatures with immunity to fire magic (e.g. [[Fire Elemental]]s) are not affected by it. However, the ability is affected by the [[Magic Plains]].
+===== 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 =====
+===== 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 speciality =====
+== 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.
-*[[File:Hero Lord Haart Death Knight small.gif]] [[Lord Haart Death Knight|Lord Haart]] the [[Death Knight]] increases the Attack and Defense skills of any Black Knights or Dread Knights +5 and damage +10, 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.
-== See also ==
-* [[List of creatures]]
+== Appearance ==
-* [[List of creatures (HotA)]]
+A Dread Knight appears at the beginning of the [[Corporeal Punishment]] scenario from the [[Long Live the King]] campaign in {{roe}}.
+{{video|RoE 1.0 CD-Heroes3-DATA-HEROES3 VID-EVIL2C-smk-EVIL2C|550px}}
+{{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.
+}}<!-- end of fan opinion -->
+{{creature 'see also'}}
+* [[Comparison of Level 6 Creatures]]
 [[Category: Creatures]]
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