Dread Knight

Dread Knight

T6NecropolisUndead700 Gold+3/week

Dread Knight is the base tier 6 creature for Necropolis.

Stats

Bars compare against the best tier 6 creature
Health
80
Attack
19
Defense
18
Damage
12–14
Morale
—
Unaffected by Morale
Luck
0
Initiative
9
Speed
7
Movement
Ground
Counterattacks
1
Unaffected by MoraleLuck range -5 to 5Action points 1
HP per gold0.11Avg damage per gold0.019Derived from the700 Goldrecruit cost — higher is more army per gold
Weekly growth +3HP per week240Avg damage per week39Buy-out per week2,100 Gold
Updated from the game files · build 25672315 · 10 Oct 2026

Traits

Undead

A creature or person whose life has been prolonged by unnatural means.

Morale: Always neutral.

Luck range: –5 to 5.

Fallen Undead cannot be raised as Undead after battle.

Melee Attack

Can only attack adjacent enemies. Provokes counterattacks.

Double Strike

Strikes twice when performing attacks.

Dreadful Presence

Reduces all enemies’ Morale by 1. This effect does not stack; only the strongest one is active.

Upgrade line

Base form and its two upgrade options — the pair costs the same, so pick on strengths
Base

Dread Knight

80
19
18
12–14
—
0
9
7
Dread Knight
700 Gold
+3/week
Upgrade
80
25
18
24–26
—
0
11
7
  • New
  • New
Hollow Reaper
  • New
1,100 Gold
+3/week

Stats are compared against Dread Knight: green is higher, red ▼ lower. A badged glyph is a power the base form does not have; a gold-ringed one is a power it has under the same name but with different rules.

Other tier 6 creatures

Waurms
Waurms
Hive1,200 Gold+2/week
120
21
21
21–23
0
1
7
8
Hydra
Hydra
Dungeon1,200 Gold+2/week
130
24
22
25–28
0
0
6
4
Inquisitor
Inquisitor
Temple1,000 Gold+2/week
90
20
24
19–23
0
0
7
4
Qilin
Qilin
Grove1,200 Gold+2/week
130
22
20
24–30
0
2
9
6
Couatl
Couatl
Neutral1,600 Gold+4/week
95
26
19
21–28
0
0
12
8
Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer
Neutral1,600 Gold+8/week
85
24
28
27–36
—
—
9
6
Worldwatcher
Worldwatcher
Neutral1,600 Gold+4/week
75
25
25
25
—
—
8
3
Arbitrator
Arbitrator
Schism1,200 Gold+2/week
75
20
20
18–22
0
0
5
4

On the adventure map

Won by clearing

Lore

A soul fused with its armor, dread knights exist by a single rule — to fight is to live, and to live is to fight.