Death Knight
Hero Skill
Deals 600% AoE ATK DMG to nearest foe and other targets nearby. Grants 7 nearby allies immunity to one condition for 4s. (Condition immunity cannot stack and will block the condition that was inflicted first.) (Cooldown 5s. This Hero has Lv 5 Revive.)
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Death Knight build analysis
Death Knight is a legendary multiclass hero. Compared with the other 12 legendary multiclass heroes in the database, Death Knight leans offensive, with base ATK near the top of its class while HP sits lower. Among top players, the most settled part of the build is trait (Accuracy, 25.1%) and the least settled is pet (Drako's Breath, only 5.9%), so the pet slot is where you have the most freedom to adapt.
How settled is each slot?
The pick rate of the most popular option shows how much top players agree. Death Knight's top talent, Flame Guard, is picked 10.7% of the time, which is 13.8 points less settled than the typical hero (median 24.5%).
| Slot | Top pick | Runner-up | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent | Flame Guard (10.7%) | Sacred Light (5.4%) | no consensus |
| Insignia | Brawler's Favor Insignia (15.7%) | Unholy Pact Insignia (8.9%) | contested |
| Square Insignia | Tyranny Insignia (12.2%) | Blood Barrier Insignia (10.5%) | no consensus |
| Equipment | Malaise (8.5%) | Pyremage (8.0%) | no consensus |
| Trait | Accuracy (25.1%) | ATK (23.3%) | contested |
| Pet | Drako's Breath (5.9%) | Nature's Spite (5.6%) | no consensus |
Near-universal is 50% or more, clear favourite 30–50%, contested 15–30%, no consensus under 15%. When a slot is contested, the runner-up is usually a reasonable substitute if you don't own the top pick.
Stats compared with other legendary multiclass heroes
| Stat | Death Knight | Peer median | Rank vs peers | Rank overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base ATK | 240 | 225 | 2 / 13 | 115 / 208 |
| Base HP | 3,200 | 3,600 | 10 / 13 | 133 / 208 |
| ATK growth per level | 12 | 12 | 7 / 13 | 147 / 208 |
| HP growth per level | 160 | 180 | 9 / 13 | 142 / 208 |
| Attack interval (lower is faster) | 1,200 ms | 1,000 | 9 / 13 | 72 / 208 |
| Move speed | 175 | 255 | 12 / 13 | 168 / 208 |
Across all 208 heroes of every rarity, base ATK ranks 115th of 208 and base HP ranks 133rd of 208.
Heroes with similar builds
4 other heroes share Death Knight's core pairing of Flame Guard + Brawler's Favor Insignia: Dracax, Rockno, Orksbane, Revenant. If you're rebuilding one of them, the same talent and insignia usually carry over.
Looking at every slot, not just talent and insignia, these heroes' builds overlap most with Death Knight's:
- Dracax (legendary, offensive): overlap score 212, same top talent (Flame Guard)
- Lady Leo (legendary, crowd control): overlap score 211
- Thunder God (legendary, crowd control): overlap score 209
- Vlad Dracula (legendary, support): overlap score 205
Overlap score adds up the shared pick rate across all six slots. 0 means nothing in common, and 600 would mean identical builds.
Data source: base stats, skill text and pick rates come from IGG's official Castle Clash hero data, which reports what top players equip. The rankings, consensus ratings and similarity scores above are calculated by CastleClash Builds. See the methodology for details.