Read on if you want to know more about this challenging foe. From how they work in fifth edition to a bit of information regarding their lore, there is no shortage of trivia regarding death knights.
So before you terrify your players by adding one of these intimidating undead into a combat encounter, it helps to know everything you can about them. Updated Septemby Amanda Hurych: It's never too late to include a death knight in your D&D campaign. Thankfully, death knights have been fleshed out quite a bit since their introduction to the game and are now brimming with important, unique differences that make them a great villainous addition to any game. Just about the only obvious difference is that one wields a sword and wears heavy armor while the other carries a staff and wears tattered robes. Both are skeletons who have unnaturally extended their lives. RELATED: Dungeons & Dragons: The Most Powerful Celestials, Rankedīoth have access to powerful spellcasting.
When death knights were introduced into the annals of the Dungeons and Dragons first edition manuals, the game's designers experienced difficulty differentiating these potent melee opponents from liches.
