Dread Knight

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Class Summary

Basic Information
Free to Play Status: Unrestricted Recommended Attributes: Str, Con, Dex Recommended Wield Style: Two-Handed Armor Type: Heavy Secondary Diplomacy Expression: Demand Recommended Playstyle solo, group	Photo Gallery orc dread knight male
Weapons and Armor
Wield Types 2H Wielding	Weapon Types 2H Piercing 2H Blunt Hand to Hand Thrown Archery 2H Slashing 1H Blunt	Weapon Specialization Spear And Javelin Bow Crossbow Axe Staff Thrown Hammers Thrown Axes Greatsword Longsword Hammer Mace Great Maul Club Short Sword Great Axe Great Spear
Skills
Perception and Concealment General Awareness Combat Awareness Detection Fighter Tactic Recognition Awareness	Combat Parry Block	Spell Schools Conjuration Evocation Alteration General Fishing
Special
Weapons & Armor Dread Knights primarily use massive two handed weapons, the sheer size of which aids them in striking terror into the hearts of their enemies. They are also capable of wielding a one handed weapon and a shield, though most of their abilities do not lend themselves to this style. Dread Knights are capable of wearing medium or heavy armors, and are able to master most types of ranged and melee weapons. Dreadful Countenance As dread knights fight, their terrifying presence and dark aura gradually overwhelm their enemies. All enemies within a certain range of the dread knight are effected, but particularly the one on whom he is focusing. As their fear grows, the enemy's ability to fight back and defend itself is gradually reduced. Rising Dread - Incoming Critical +5%, All Resistances Reduced Wave of Despair - Incoming Critical +7%, All Resistances Reduced, Incoming Spiritual Damage +5% (Unlocked at level 10) Fell Aura - Incoming Critical +9%, All Resistances Reduced, Incoming Spiritual Damage +10%, Damage -5% (Unlocked at level 20) Hopelessness - Incoming Critical +11%, All Resistances Reduced, Incoming Spiritual Damage +15%, Damage -7% (Unlocked at level 25)

Stances

Level	Name		Effect
1		Ebon Blade	This form allows a dark aura to surround your weapon, increasing the damage you do. (Adds 15% damage)
10		Armor of Darkness	This form shrouds your body in a dark aura, increasing the hate you gain with each attack by 40%, and increasing your damage mitigation by 15%.
?		Shadow Meld	Increases accuracy by 10%. Increases block and parry by 6%. 55% chance to increase DC on an attack. Increases all resist but Holy, Planar and Shadow by 100.

Known Spells and Abilities

Level	Name		Rank	Effect
1		Devour Strength	I	Reduces your opponent's strength and dexterity by 10, while increasing your strength and dexterity by 10 for 5 minutes.
1		Vexing Strike	I	Deals melee damage plus 6 damage. Increases your Dreadful Countenance. Upon crit, you receive an extra increase to your Dreadful Countenance.
2		Malice	I	Deals 150% weapon damage plus 17 to 21 damage. Increases your Dreadful Countenance. Deals an extra 18 to 22 damage when flanking with an ally.
4		Torture	I	Deals 140 to 303 damage and adds 303 to 321 hate over 24 sec.
4		Anthamine's Charge		When opponents attack you, they take xx damage.
6		Vexing Strike	I	Deals melee damage plus 18 damage. Increases your Dreadful Countenance. Upon crit, you receive an extra increase to your Dreadful Countenance.
6		Bleak Foeman	I	Raises your chance to block incoming attacks by 100% for 60 sec or until you block or activate another ability. This turns off your auto-attack.
8		Retaliate	I	Counterattack after a successful block, dealing 150% weapon damage plus 26 to 30 and adds 90 hate.
8		Harrow	I	Drains life equal to 200% of your melee damage plus xx to xx damage.
10		Wrack	I	Deals 400% of weapon damage plus 43 to 49. Increases Dreadful Countenance.
10		Shadow Step	I	Teleports you behind your opponent. (You must activate this ability and choose which ability you would like to use after it in order to execute it)
10		Word of Doom: Althen		Speaking this Word of Doom deals 904 to 954 spiritual damage and increases your Dreadful Countenance.
10		Scourge	I	Rescues your defensive target from an incoming attack, causing the offender to attack you for 2 attacks. Deals 50% weapon damage and adds 163 hate. The same opponent may only be target-forced once every 30 sec.
10		Weapon Shield		When using Armor of Darkness, increases your ability to block while wielding a two-handed weapon. The amount of block bonus increases with level.

Level	Name		Rank	Effect
12		Malice	II	Deals 150% weapon damage plus 36 to 40 damage. Increases your Dreadful Countenance. Deals an extra 40 to 46 damage when flanking with an ally.
12		Devour Strength	II	Reduces your opponent's strength and dexterity by 17, while increasing your strength and dexterity by 17 for 5 minutes.
12		Frighten	I	Causes your opponent to flee from you for 10 sec. Increases your Dreadful Countenance. In player versus player combat this spell stuns your target for 5 seconds. Has a 25% chance to break on hit. Only affects a single target every 30 seconds.
12		Torture	II	Deals 670 to 708 damage and adds 301 hate over 24 sec.
12		Master of Fear		Your master over dark energy maks you immune to most fear effects.
14		Incite	I	Deals melee damage plus 58 and increases your opponents'aggression toward you by 1181.
14		Dark Ward	I	Blocks 25% of incoming damage for the next 5 incoming attacks or 60 sec.
14		Vengeance	I	Counterattack that deals melee damage plus 54 and stuns your opponent for 3 seconds or 3 hits.
14		Abyssal Chains	I	Reduces opponent's movement speed by 70% for 20 to 30 sec.
16		Wrack	II	Deals 400% of weapon damage plus 91 to 99. Increases Dreadful Countenance.
16		Vexing Strike	III	Deals melee damage plus 32 damage. Increases your Dreadful Countenance. Upon crit, you receive an extra increase to your Dreadful Countenance.
16		Retaliate	II	Counterattack after a successful block, dealing 150% weapon damage plus 47 to 53 and adds 156 hate.
18		Harrow	II	Drains life equal to 200% of your melee damage plus 65 to 71 damage.
18		Phantasmal Blade	I	Paralyzes your opponent for 20 to 30 seconds or 1 hit.
18		Ravaging Darkness	I	Deals 50% weapon damage. Drains 80 endurance from an opponent over 8 sec and adds to your Dreadful Countenance over time.
18		Seething Hatred	I	Forces your opponent to attack you for 4 attacks or 8 seconds. Increases your Dreadful Countenance. The same opponent may target-forced once every 30 sec.
18		Dreadful Visage	I	Increases your Dreadful Countenance.
18		Provoke	I	Increases your opponent's hatred of you by 594.
18		Scythe of Doom	I	Deals 142 to 154 damage and heals you for 100% of the damage dealt to 6 opponents with 10m in front of you.
18		Hex of Ill Omen		Deals 674 to 713 points of damage to your opponent. Lowers your opponents damage by 30 for 2 minutes. Increases Dreadful Countenance.

• Level 51

Summon: Avatar of Dread

• Level 53

• Level 55
  • Soul Consumption

Learned Abilities

Cull I

Cull I
166 Energy
Physical Evocation	Offensive Target
Range: 25	Cast: 1.5
Refresh: 10.0	Level: 30
Drains 369 to 389 health from an opponent.

Location: Trengal Keep

Mobs that provide update: Gulgrethor Death Knight • Gulgrethor Warlock

These can be solo'd, with some effort, by entering the Keep through the drainpipe hole in the eastern wall or mount-flying to a nearby stone pipe inside that wall. After clearning 1 or 2 mobs guarding the drain hole on the outside, at least one Warlock is accessible singly on foot, and more if flying.

The warlocks, specifically, begin casting Cull at below about 50% HP. Apparently, each mob gives at most a single update. It may take about 10 mobs total to learn the spell completely.

Location: Coterie Infineum Sanctuary

Mobs that provide update: Humanoid Guardians

Location: Falgarholm

Mobs that provide update: Thralls

Cull II

Cull II
210 Energy
Physical Evocation	Offensive Target
Range: 25	Cast: 1.5
Refresh: 10.0	Level: 40
Drains 474 to 501 health from an opponent.

Location: Graystone

Mobs who provide update: Blessing One area, the mobs in the jail cells

Cull III

Cull III
310 Energy
Physical Evocation	Offensive Target
Range: 25	Cast: 1.5
Refresh: 10.0	Level: Unknown
Drains 1318 to 1389 health from an opponent.

Location: Rahz Inkur

Mobs who provide update: Efreeti Champions (only the ones with the ornate robe/headdress give updates!)

Ancient Word of Doom

Ancient Word of Doom
124 Energy
Spiritual Evocation	Offensive Target
Range: 25	Cast: Instant
Refresh: 2:00	Level: 50
Speaking this Word of Doom deals 2332 to 2454 spiritual damage and increases your Dreadful Countenance. Also adds 2842 hate.

Location: APW Library Wing

Mobs that provide update: Dread Lords Malazath and Tiraslee.

Media

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