Raise Dead (death knight ability)

For the Unholy talent version, see [Raise Dead].

Raise Dead
Raise Dead Row 1 death knight talent 30 yd range 2 min cooldown Instant Raises a ghoul to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 min.
Properties
Class	Death knight
School	Physical
Cooldown	2 minutes
Other information
Improvements	[Death's Messenger], [Enfeeble], [Ruptured Viscera]
Glyphs	[Glyph of the Geist],  [Glyph of the Skeleton]

Do not be mistaken - I will gladly trade your life for a more obedient soldier.

Raise Dead is a Death knight talent that allows the death knight to raise a Risen Ally as a temporary combat pet. It is automatically learned by Unholy death knights. Unholy death knights can also upgrade the ghoul to a permanent pet with a shorter cooldown with the [Raise Dead] talent.

Background

Raise Dead and other similar abilities have been a staple of the Warcraft series, commonly used by practitioners of necromancy, including Necrolyte units in Warcraft I, Death Knight units in Warcraft II, and Necromancer units in Warcraft III.

Glyphs

•  [Glyph of the Geist]
•  [Glyph of the Skeleton]

Patch changes

In World of Warcraft: Trading Card Game.

• Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11): Ghouls summoned by Raise Dead now inherit 85% of the Death Knight's health (was 50%).
  
• Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 1 class talent (was a level 12 ability). Rank 2 split into a separate talent for Unholy.
  
• Patch 9.0.5 (2021-03-09): Removed the stun when summoning the temporary ghoul version of Raise Dead in PvP.
  
• Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13):
  • Now available to all specializations at level 12 (was a level 55 Unholy spell) as a temporary pet with a 2-minute cooldown.
  • Rank 2 added for Unholy death knights at level 29, reducing the cooldown to 30 seconds and making the ghoul permanent.
    
• Hotfix (2018-08-07): The Risen Ally's Claw ability will no longer incorrectly gain damage from [Mastery: Dreadblade]. The [Dark Transformation] upgrade to Sweeping Claws still benefits from Mastery.
  
• Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Cooldown decreased to 30 sec (was 1 minute). Icon updated from .
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14): Now only available to Unholy death knights. The ghoul is now a permanent pet.
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Cooldown reduced from 3 to 2 min.
  
• Hotfix (2013-10-02): Raise Dead and Wild Mushroom: Plague (obtained through Druid's Symbiosis) should no longer cause each other's summons to despawn.
  
• Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): No longer requires either a humanoid corpse or  [Corpse Dust].
  
• Patch 3.2.0 (2009-08-04): This spell will no longer give two errors when the casting player lacks the reagent to cast it.
  
• Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Duration lowered to 60 sec. and cooldown lowered to 3 min. The cooldown on this ability now begins when the pet dies rather than when it is summoned.
  
• Hotfix (2009-02-18): Raise Dead now properly detects the presence of Corpse Dust in your inventory.
  
• Patch 3.0.8 (2009-01-20):
  • Raise Dead has now been split into two spells:
    • Raise Dead now raises a ghoul or pet ghoul (if talented). Requires  [Corpse Dust] if no humanoid corpse is nearby.
    • [Raise Ally] now raises a fallen party member and has no reagent. Available at level 72.
  • Raise Dead no longer puts you in combat when cast.
    
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
  

Classic

• Hotfix (2022-09-13): The Ghoul will now resummon when dismounting after flying.
  

See also

• Raise Dead, TCG card

Other versions

• Wrath Classic

  Raise Dead
  Raise Dead Level 56 death knight ability 30 yd range 3 min cooldown Instant Raises a Ghoul to fight by your side. If no humanoid corpse that yields experience or honor is available, you must supply Corpse Dust to complete the spell. You can have a maximum of one Ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 min.
  Properties
  Class	Death knight
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	3 minutes
  Other information
  Level learned	56
  Improvements	[Master of Ghouls], [Night of the Dead], [Ravenous Dead]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Raise Dead],  [Glyph of the Ghoul]
  Related buff
  Raise Dead A Risen Ghoul is in your service.

• Cataclysm Classic

  Raise Dead
  Raise Dead Level 56 death knight ability 30 yd range 3 min cooldown Instant Raises a Ghoul to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one Ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 min.
  Properties
  Class	Death knight
  School	Physical
  Cooldown	3 minutes
  Other information
  Level learned	56
  Improvements	[Master of Ghouls]
  Glyphs	[Glyph of Raise Dead]
  Related buff
  Raise Dead A Risen Ghoul is in your service.

External links

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