Death Knight Class - Champion of the Lich King
⚪ Last updated 2023⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #8 of 404 Classes mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
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[]This mod introduces the heroic class Death Knight and more than 30+ custom spells/passives from World of Warcraft into BG3.
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[]At level 1, each death knight starts with with 1 rune for each of the sub-specializations (Blood/Frost/Unholy) and a maximum Runic Power of 100. This resource pool gradually increases as your death knight levels until reaching level 12, at which point the death knight possesses 6 runes of the subclass specialization, 2 runes of the other specializations, and a maximum Runic Power of 150.
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- []Thereare three available subclasses for the Death Knight class: Blood , Frost and Unholy. Please check the mod image for the level progression table.
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[]The Blood subclass is designed with a tanky build, offering self-healing, damage-absorbingbarriers, crowd control abilities, and a primary emphasis on inflicting AOE damage. As part of its unique mechanics, this class can accumulate stackable temporary shields known as Blood Shields through Death Strike/Death Pact heals, and it can retaliate against enemy assaults with a small AOE burst while the Blood Shield is active. This class can also gain various advantages when positioned within an area corrupted by Death and Decay.
[]The Frost subclass offers a straightforward and easy-to-play experience as a melee damage class. This subclass relies heavily on landing critical attacks to activate various bonus effects tied to its abilities and resource management. The class also has a 15% independent critical hit chance against Chilled targets. For more information regarding the playstyle of a Frost Death Knight, please refer to the progression table above or the spell dictionary below.
[]Conversely, the Unholy subclass provides a more intricate playstyle, a
This mod brings the Death Knight class from World of Warcraft to Baldur's Gate 3, featuring over 30 custom spells and passives. It's a popular choice for players wanting a heroic, dark fantasy class with a Lich King theme, backed by thousands of endorsements.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- High community trust with 4,429 endorsements and 371,608 downloads.
- Large content addition with 30+ spells and passives for deep gameplay.
- Actively maintained, last updated in November 2023.
⚠️ Cons
- Potential balance issues due to the large number of custom abilities.
- May conflict with other class mods or game updates.
For BG3 players who love World of Warcraft's Death Knight fantasy and want a powerful, spell-heavy class. If you're into dark, heroic archetypes and don't mind a bit of imbalance, this is for you. Skip if you prefer lore-friendly, vanilla-balanced classes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Read the mod description for any special installation steps or required tools.
- Test the class in a new playthrough to avoid save corruption with existing characters.
- Check the mod's comments section for known issues and community fixes.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- VivaSortiara
- Version
- v1.2.0
- Downloads
- 371,608
- Endorsements
- 4,429
- Category
- Classes
- Created
- 8/31/2023
- Updated
- 11/3/2023
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