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 The antithesis of a Paladin, a Shadow Knight derives power from the evil gods he serves.<br> He's part Warrior, part Necromancer and has the innate ability to <i>Harm Touch.</i> 
 - EverQuest manual

=Description=
[[File:C shadowknight.gif|right]]
'''Shadow Knights''' are unholy warriors that use fear, pain and disease to attack all that is good in the world. Shadow Knights are a plate-wearing melee class able to wield many kinds of weapons and dark spells.

The Shadow Knight is considered by many as the opposite to a Paladin, while in some ways this is true, on Norrath they aren't the traditional evil Black Knight to the Good White Knight. The races that are capable of producing Shadow Knights are not all innately evil, even Humans are known to become them. In a similar fashion to a Paladin, Shadow Knights have to be dedicated to their deity, whether this dedication is because of a desire to serve or to gain in power and wealth is debatable. What is true for certain is none of the deities Shadow Knights follow could be thought of as good and will usually be classed as evil.

Shadow Knights have many of the skills and undertake similar training to that of a Warrior, complemented with an impressive spell casting ability in Necromantic magic. They are one of the most respected and feared professions and as individuals are formidable opponents, even inexperienced Shadow Knights have completed tough and painful tasks, proving their worth enough to be trained. The Iksar especially give difficult tasks to their young apprentices, many of whom will never make it beyond their apprentice status. They are taught to fight without fear or mercy and not to question their masters, at least not until they can defeat them and give commands of their own.

Shadow Knights have no qualms about their method of defeating an opponent, including leaching their health and strength to enhance their own. Among the dark spells available to them, Shadow Knights can cause an enemy to run in fear and then slow their movement, catching up and striking them repeatedly where their armor is most vulnerable. This isn't to say Shadow Knights avoid direct combat as they are powerful duelists, often using weapons imbued with cruelty. They are among the most dangerous enemies that an adventurer could encounter and as an ally need to be respected and dealt with carefully, Shadow Knights have a reputation for being quick to anger and easy to annoy and not always making their distaste known until it maybe fatal for the party responsible.

'''''Roleplaying Tips'''''<br>
You are a tool in the hands of a dark god. You were chosen to lay waste to all that is good, and by fulfilling that promise you will gain new power. His dark gifts flow through you.  You can feel that power pulsing in your veins, and you can share that feeling with others, making them writhe in the grip of agony.  Your life is lived to see others die.  The weak, the foolish, and any who oppose the will of your god will be struck down by the force of your dark powers, and the bite of your steel.  Corruption, tyranny, death, and war, these are your watchwords.  Strife follows you wherever you go, and you are usually the source of it.  You feel no pity or remorse for those you trod under your steel-shod feet, for they are inferior, and know not the beauty of the dark visions your god has granted of you, of the power they oppose.  Your god is great and terrible, and you are the walking proof of this, every day.

=== Class Titles ===
{| class="eoTable1" style="width:30%;"
! Level 1-50
! Level 51-54
! Level 55-59
! Level 60
|- style="text-align: center;"
| Shadow Knight || Reaver || Revenant || Grave Lord
|}

= Creation Guide =

== Picking the Right Race ==

The first thing you have to pick then is your race.   Which race you pick will determine the foundation of your character for the rest of your life on Norrath so it is rather important that you pick one you like.  There are a number of differences between Shadow Knight races which can influence your decision.

Experience penalties have a noticeable impact on leveling speed. If this is important to you consider [[Dark Elf|Dark Elves]], [[Human]]s, and [[Erudite]]s, which have no penalty.  [[Ogre]]s, with their 15% penalty, level quite a bit slower.  [[Troll]]s and [[Iksar]], with a 20% penalty, level the slowest. If playing on a server with the hybrid class experience penalty, it will take an Iksar or Troll Shadow Knight more than twice the experience to reach Level 60 as compared to a Halfling warrior.  So be prepared for a long haul if you choose one of these races.

Humans and Erudites have no night vision, although they do have access to the infravision spell [[Deadeye]], which could be a problem if you do not know the geography well.   Erudites also have a naturally high magical resistance.  These two, being neutral races, begin with sufficient faction to enter many cities the other races would be denied from without doing substantial work. Human Shadow Knights are also the only race that can have a moustache, so do consider that.

Iksars and Trolls both regenerate their health faster. Because of Shadowknights lifetap spells this is not as pronounced as some other classes but is still worth considering as it is a decent bonus.

Ogres have an advantage in that they cannot be stunned by melee attacks when hit from the front.  This can be helpful throughout your characters life, and is an ability that cannot be duplicated by any gear in the game. 

Ogres and Trolls have the racial [[Slam]] ability that can be used rather than [[Bash]].  This skill is available at level 1 and does not require a shield to be equip to use. This is useful for interrupting casters even while wielding a two-handed weapon. For mobs that require magic weapons to be damaged, the Slam user must equip a magic item in the Shoulders slot.


Faction wise, most Shadow Knights are not liked very much.  Iksars can only trade in Cabilis.  Erudites and Humans are more widely accepted, but only barely. Choosing Rallos Zek, if that option is available, will give you some mobility in neutral races' cities as well as most of Kael Drakkel. In the end however, your choice will not matter too much as some factions will never like you, and others can be fixed with enough work, regardless of which race you choose.

== Racial Experience Statistics ==

''Note: Shadownights receive a 40% experience penalty on GREEN and TEAL servers until a patch removes these at some point in the classic timeline.  Class experience penalties are no longer in effect on BLUE and RED servers as of [https://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211758 9/21/15]. Racial penalties of 20% for Trolls and Iksar and 15% for Ogres are still applicable on all servers."

== Starting Statistics ==
{| class="eoTable2 sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Race !! Str !! Sta !! Agi !! Dex !! Wis !! Int !! Cha !! Bonus
|-
| style="text-align: left"| '''Dark Elf''' || 70 || 70 || 90 || 75 || 83 || 109 || 65 || 20
|-
| style="text-align: left"| '''Erudite''' || 70 || 75 || 70 || 70 || 83 || 117 || 75 || 20
|-
| style="text-align: left"| '''Human''' || 85 || 80 || 75 || 75 || 75 || 85 || 80 || 20
|-
| style="text-align: left"| '''Iksar''' || 80 || 75 || 90 || 85 || 80 || 85 || 60 || 20
|-
| style="text-align: left"| '''Ogre''' || 140 || 127 || 70 || 70 || 67 || 70 || 42 || 20
|-
| style="text-align: left"| '''Troll''' || 118 || 114 || 83 || 75 || 60 || 62 || 45 || 20
|}

== Spending Your Bonus Points ==

Shadow Knights need to balance the difficulty of good melee ability with a reasonable mana pool.  With this in mind here are our suggested bonus point spendings:

* Dark Elves: Add 10 Strength and 10 Stamina.
* Erudites: Add 15 Strength and 5 Agility.
* Humans: Add 10 Strength and 10 Intelligence.
* Iksars: Add 10 Strength and 10 Intelligence.
* Ogre: Add 15 Intelligence and 5 Agility.
* Trolls: Add 20 Intelligence.

The best SK point builds do the following:

'''Ogres & Erudites: Get Agility to 75 as a minimum, to avoid the mitigation penalty. Place the rest of the points into the stat of your preference. 
'''

Realistic/Modern statistic allocation:

* Dark Elves: Add 20 to Stamina.
* Erudites: Add 15 Stamina and 5 Agility.
* Humans: Add 20 Stamina.
* Iksars: Add 20 Stamina.
* Ogre: Add 15 Stamina and 5 Agility.
* Trolls: Add 20 Stamina.

== Religion ==

Religion is not of a huge concern to Shadow Knights as they are already hated.  Most choose to worship [[Innoruuk]] the Prince of Hate, as it ties in well their role.  The other choices are [[Cazic-Thule]], or rarely [[Bertoxxulous]] or [[Rallos Zek]].  Shadow Knights cannot be agnostic, as their dark powers are directly linked to their study or worship of their deity and the dead.

* {{Class And Religion Gear Search|Shadow Knight|Bertoxxulous}}
* {{Class And Religion Gear Search|Shadow Knight|Cazic Thule}}
* {{Class And Religion Gear Search|Shadow Knight|Innoruuk}}
* {{Class And Religion Gear Search|Shadow Knight|Rallos Zek}}

'''Cultural Armor:''' 

The only real benefit to selecting one religion over another is if you care about cultural crafted armor. For example, on P99 Trolls cannot craft cultural armor, and if a troll selects innoruuk then they will not be able to use ogre crafted armor, but if they select Cazic-Thule they can use ogre crafted armor. Besides Trolls most other races have options to select from.

= Regeneration Rates =

Your Shadowknight will gain the following amount of HP every 6 seconds at various levels depending on whether you are sitting, feigning death, or standing.
{| class="eoTable2"
! Level Range
! Normal Regen
! Iksar/Troll Regen
|-
| Level 1-19
| 2 sitting, 1 FD, 1 standing
| 4 sitting, 2 FD, 2 standing
|-
| Level 20-49
| 3 sitting, 1 FD, 1 standing
| 6 sitting, 2 FD, 2 standing
|-
| Level 50
| 4 sitting, 1 FD, 1 standing
| 8 sitting, 2 FD, 2 standing
|-
| Level 51-55
| 5 sitting, 3 FD, 2 standing
| 12 sitting, 8 FD, 6 standing
|-
| Level 56-59
| 6 sitting, 4 FD, 3 standing
| 16 sitting, 12 FD, 10 standing
|-
| Level 60
| 7 sitting, 5 FD, 4 standing
| 18 sitting, 14 FD, 12 standing
|-
|}



=Spells=

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==Level 9== 
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Siphon Strength
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|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=5
|kind=Detrimental
|targ=single
|max=10 Strength
}}
</table>

==Level 15==  
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      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Bone Walk
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|school=Conjuration
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|mana=80
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|max=Pet level 6-7
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Clinging Darkness
|description=Snare DoT
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=20
|kind=Detrimental
|targ=Single
|max=30 dmg
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Endure Cold
|description=Cold Resistance Buff
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Abjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=20
|kind=Buff
|targ=Single
|max=20 CR
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Fear
|description=Fear Spell
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|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=40
|kind=Fear
|targ=Single
|max=18 Seconds
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Lifespike
|description=Lifetap
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|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=18
|kind=Detrimental
|targ=Single
|max=11 dmg & healing
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Numb the Dead
|description=Frenzy Range Reducer
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|school=Abjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=20
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|targ=Single
|max=
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Shadow Step
|description=Self Only Random Teleport
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=10
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|targ=Self
|max=
}}
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==Level 22==  
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      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Convoke Shadow
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|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Conjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=120
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|max=Lvl 9-11 Pet
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Dark Empathy
|description=Transfer life from caster to target
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|mana=20
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{{RadSpellRow
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|mana=35
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{{RadSpellRow
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|mana=60
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{{RadSpellRow
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Spook the Dead
|description=Undead only fear
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|max=18 Seconds
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Vampiric Embrace
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|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
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|name=Ward Undead
|description=Undead Only DD
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Evocation
|location=Vendor
|mana=30
|kind=Damage
|targ=Single
|max=41dmg
}}
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==Level 29==  
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      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
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|max=
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==Level 30==  
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      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Endure Disease
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|school=Abjuration
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|mana=20
|kind=Buff
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|targ=Single
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Feign Death
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|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Abjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=60
|kind=Beneficial
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|targ=Self
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Gather Shadows
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|school=Divination
|location=Vendor
|mana=35
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Heat Blood
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|school=Alteration
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|mana=72
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|max=170dmg
|targ=Single
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Lifedraw
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|school=Alteration
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|mana=63
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|max=45dmg & Healing
|targ=Single
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Restless Bones
|description=Summons a Skeleton Pet with innate magic attacks 
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|school=Conjuration
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|mana=160
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{{RadSpellRow
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|mana=40
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==Level 34==  
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      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{radSpellRow
|name=Shieldskin
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|school=Abj.
|location=Vendor.
|mana=41
|kind=Beneficial
|max=55hp
|targ=Self
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 </table>

==Level 39==  
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      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Animate Dead
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|school=Conjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=200
|kind=Summon
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|targ=
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Cancel Magic
|description=Removes magical effects
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|school=Abjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=30
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|targ=Single
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Expulse Undead
|description=Undead Only Direct Damage
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|school=Evocation
|location=Vendor
|mana=60
|kind=DD
|max=94dmg (1.6 DPM)
|targ=Single
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Heart Flutter
|description=STR & AC Debuff and Disease DoT 
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=80
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|max=7 AC / 20 STR / 144dmg (1.8 DPM)
|targ=Single
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Resist Cold
|description=Cold Resistance Buff
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Abjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=50
|kind=Buff
|max=40 CR
|targ=Single
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{{RadSpellRow
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|school=Abjuration
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|mana=40
|kind=Detrimental
|max=12 AC
|targ=Single
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{{RadSpellRow
|name=Shroud of Hate
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|era={{Velious Short}}
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|mana=60
|kind=Detrimental
|max=20 ATK
|targ=Single
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==Level 49==  
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    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Breath of the Dead
|description=Water Breathing
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=45
|kind=Buff
|max=
|targ=Self
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Dismiss Undead
|description=Undead Only Direct Damage 
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Evocation
|location=Vendor
|mana=90
|kind=DD
|max=162dmg (1.8 DPM)
|targ=Single
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Dooming Darkness
|description=Slows target and deals damage
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Conjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=120
|kind=DoT/Snare
|max=300dmg (2.66 DPM) / 60% Snare
|targ=Single
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Invoke Fear
|description=Causes target to flee
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=120
|kind=Fear
|max=42 Seconds
|targ=Single
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Life Leech
|description=Transfer life from target to caster
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=[[The Etched Stone|Quest.]]
|mana=315
|kind=Lifetap
|max=280 dmg and healing (.89DPM/HPM)
|targ=
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Shadow Sight
|description=Self Only Ultravision
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Divination
|location=Vendor
|mana=50
|kind=Buff
|max=
|targ=Self
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Summon Dead
|description=Summons a Skeleton Pet
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Conjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=290
|kind=Summon
|max=Pet lvl 22-25
|targ=
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Word of Spirit
|description=Point Blank Area Magical Direct Damage
|era={{Classic Short}}
|school=Evocation
|location=Vendor
|mana=133
|kind=DD
|max=104dmg/target
|targ=PBAoE
}}
</table>

==Level 50==  
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    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Shroud of Pain
|description=Transfer AC from target to caster
|era={{Velious Short}}
|school=Alt.
|location=NPC Drop.
|mana=100
|kind=Detrimental
|max=18 AC
|targ=Single
}}
</table>

==Level 51==  
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    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Siphon Life
|description=transfer life from target to caster
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Abjuration
|location=Overthere
|mana=72
|kind=Lifetap
|targ=Single
|max=75dmg & healing
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Summon Corpse
|description=summons corpse to your location, within the same zone
|era={{Velious Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=700
|kind=Beneficial
|targ=Single
|max=
}}
</table>

==Level 52==  
<table class="eoTable2 " style="width:100%;">	
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Malignant Dead
|description=Summon a Skeleton Pet that has fast regen and innately dual wields
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Conjuration
|location=Overthere
|mana=390
|kind=Summon
|max=Pet lvl 29-33
|targ=
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Summon Companion
|description=Summons your pet to your current location
|era={{Velious Short}}
|school=Conjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=50
|kind=Beneficial
|max=
|targ=Pet
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Rest the Dead
|description=Undead only aggro radius reducer
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Abjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=75
|kind=Detrimental
|max=
|targ=Single
}}
</table>

==Level 53==  
<table class="eoTable2 " style="width:100%;">	
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Boil Blood
|description=Fire Based DoT
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=150
|kind=DoT
|targ=Single
|max=504dmg (3.36 DPM)
}}
</table>

==Level 54==  
<table class="eoTable2 " style="width:100%;">	
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Banshee Aura
|description=Self Only Damage Shield
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Abj.
|location=Overthere.
|mana=60
|kind=Buff
|targ=Self
|max=12 DS
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Panic the Dead
|description=Causes target to flee
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Alt.
|location=Vendor.
|mana=50
|kind=Fear
|targ=Single
|max=54 Seconds
}}
</table>

==Level 55==  
<table class="eoTable2 " style="width:100%;">	
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Bobbing Corpse
|description=Levitate, Water Breathing and Poison Resist.
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Abjuration
|location=Overthere
|mana=100
|kind=Buff
|targ=Self
|max=
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Expel Undead
|description=Undead Only Direct Damage
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Evocation
|location=Vendor
|mana=130
|kind=DD
|targ=Single
|max=273dmg (2.1 DPM)
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Shroud of Death
|description=Imbue Self With Lifetap Proc
|era={{Velious Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=NPC Drop
|mana=100
|kind=Buff
|targ=Self
|max=50dmg & Healing
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Shroud of Undeath
|description=Skeletal Form and Imbue Self With Lifetap Proc
|era={{Velious Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Chardok Drop
|mana=100
|kind=Buff
|targ=Self
|max=50dmg & Healing
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Spirit Tap
|description=Transfer life from target to caster
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=144
|kind=Lifetap
|targ=Single
|max=150dmg & Healing (1.0 DPM/HPM)
}}
</table>

==Level 56==  
<table class="eoTable2 " style="width:100%;">	
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Steelskin
|description=Damage Absorber
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Abjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=149
|kind=Beneficial
|targ=Self
|max=230 HP
}}

</table>

==Level 57==  
<table class="eoTable2 " style="width:100%;">	
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Drain Spirit
|description=Transfer life from target to caster
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=189
|kind=Lifetap
|targ=Single
|max=226dmg & Healing (1.2 DPM/HPM)
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Vampiric Curse
|description=Transfers life from target to caster over time
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=144
|kind=Lifetap DoT
|targ=Single
|max=189dmg & Healing (1.3 DPM/HPM)
}}


</table>

==Level 58==  
<table class="eoTable2 " style="width:100%;">	
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Cackling Bones
|description=Summon a skeleton pet with a lifetap proc
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Conjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=450
|kind=Summon
|targ=
|max=Pet lvl 33-37
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Nullify Magic
|description=Removes magical effects from target
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Divination
|location=Vendor
|mana=50
|kind=Detrimental
|targ=Single
|max=2 Effects
}}
</table>

==Level 59==  
<table class="eoTable2 " style="width:100%;">	
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Cascading Darkness
|description=Deals damage and slow movement of target
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Conjuration
|location=Vendor
|mana=300
|kind=Snare/DoT
|targ=Single
|max=1152dmg / 60% Snare
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Diamondskin
|description=Self Only Damage Absorption
|era={{Velious Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=236
|kind=Beneficial
|targ=Self
|max=394 HP
}}
</table>

==Level 60==  
<table class="eoTable2 " style="width:100%;">	
    <tr>
      <th>Name</th>
      <th>Type</th>
      <th>Target</th>
      <th>Mana</th>
      <th>Max Effect</th>
      <th>Description</th>
      <th>School</th>
      <th>Location</th>
      <th>Era</th>
    </tr>
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Asystole
|description=Debuffs AC, Str and does damage over time
|era={{Kunark Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Overthere
|mana=210
|kind=DoT
|targ=Single
|max=690dmg (3.29 DPM) / 16AC / 40str
}}

{{RadSpellRow
|name=Drain Soul
|description=Transfers life from target to caster
|era={{Velious Short}}
|school=Alteration
|location=Vendor
|mana=225
|kind=Lifetap
|targ=Single
|max=338dmg & Healing (1.5 DPM/HPM)
}}
{{RadSpellRow
|name=Death Peace
|description=Self Only Fake Death 
|era={{Velious Short}}
|school=Abjuration
|location=NPC Drop
|mana=120
|kind=Beneficial
|targ=Self
|max=
}}
</table>

= Pet Guide =

{{#lsth:Pet Guide|[[Shadow Knight]] Pets}}

= Skills =

==Combat Skills==

{| class="eoTable2"
! Level || Trained || Skill || Cap Until 50 || Cap Above 50 || Feb 21, 2001 || Oct 8, 2001
|-
|1 || No || 1 Hand Blunt || 200 || 225
|-
|1 || No || 1 Hand Slashing || 200 || 225
|-
|1 || No || 2 Hand Blunt || 200 || 225
|-
|1 || No || 2 Hand Slashing || 200 || 225
|-
|1 || No || Archery || 75 || 75
|-
|1 || No || Defense || 210 || 230 || 252
|-
|1 || No || Hand to Hand || 75 || 100
|-
|1 || No || Harm Touch || 200 || 200
|-
|1 || No || Offense || 200 || 230
|-
|1 || No || Piercing || 200 || 210
|-
|1 || Yes || Taunt || 180 || 180 || || 220
|-
|6 || Yes || Bash || 175 || 200
|-
|10 || Yes || Dodge || 125 || 155
|-
|17 || Yes || Parry || 175 || 205
|-
|20 || Yes || Double Attack || 200 || 235
|-
|30 || Yes || Riposte || 175 || 200
|-
|40 || Yes || Disarm || 70 || 70
|}

==Casting Skills==

{| class="eoTable2"
! Level || Trained || Skill || Cap Until 50 || Cap Above 50
|-
|9* || Yes || Abjuration *|| 235 || 235
|-
|9 || Yes || Alteration || 235 || 235
|-
|9 || No || Channelling || 200 || 220
|-
|9 || Yes || Conjuration || 235 || 235
|-
|9 || Yes || Divination || 235 || 235
|-
|9* || Yes || Evocation * || 235 || 235
|-
|12 || Yes || Meditate || 185 || 235
|}

* Note: It's not necessary to train Abjuration until level 15.  It's not necessary to train Evocation until level 22.  This can save you skill points and time as you receive that skill at your current level when you initially train it.

==Miscellaneous Skills==

{| class="eoTable2"
! Level || Trained || Skill || Cap Until 50 || Cap Above 50
|-
|1 || No || Alcohol Tolerance || 200 || 200
|-
|1 || No || Beg || 200 || 200
|-
|1 || No || Bind Wound || 100 || 200
|-
|1 || No || Fishing || 200 || 200
|-
|1 || Yes || Sense Heading || 200 || 200
|-
|1 || No || Swimming || 200 || 200
|-
|35 || Yes || Hide || 75 || 75
|}

* Various [[Tradeskills]]

= Disciplines =
Shadow Knight disciplines were introduced with the Velious expansion; they offer short term advantages with a long re-use: These are most useful in dragon/boss encounters.

{{#lsth:Disciplines|[[Shadow Knight]]}}

= Hybrid Casting =
Hybrids that cast spells in combat were taking double penalties at higher levels. The casting times of their spells went up, and the amount of melee damage they did per second went up. This results is having to take longer to cast spells, and losing more damage/second for each second taken in casting. To help offset this, Rangers, Paladins and Shadowknights casting non-beneficial spells that have casting times greater than or equal to 3 seconds, now get a 3 % reduction in casting time for each level over 50. 3% at 51, 6% at 52, etc., to 30% at 60. Again, this applies only to non-beneficial spells. This will speed up the casting of your nukes, dots and dispels. It will not speed up pet summoning, buffs and heals (lifetaps are considered nukes). This is live on Blue but will not be on Green until February 21, 2001's patch.

= Shadowknight-Specific Quests =

{{#lsth:Class Race Quest List|Shadow Knight}}

= Gearing =

Class specific gear suggestions are cross listed on the [[Players:Gear|Gear Reference]] page.

Check [[:Category:Shadow Knight Equipment | Shadow Knight Equipment]] for the full list of gear usable by Shadow Knights.

== Pre-Planar ==

{{#lsth:Players:Pre Planar Gear|[[Shadow Knight]]}}

== Planar ==

{{#lsth:Players:Planar Gear|[[Shadow Knight]]}}

== Kunark ==

{{#lsth:Players:Kunark Gear|[[Shadow Knight]]}}

== Velious Pre-Raid/Group ==

{{#lsth:Players:Velious Pre-Raid Gear|[[Shadow Knight]]}}

== Velious Raiding ==

{{#lsth:Players:Velious Raiding Gear|[[Shadow Knight]]}}

== Iksar ==

Iksar specific due to plate restrictions, covers all eras, from good starting gear to best in slot.
<ul>
<li>'''Ears'''      - {{:Black Sapphire Electrum Earring}}, {{:Fingerbone Hoop}}, {{:Earring of Essence}}, {{:Head of the Valiant}}, {{:Yunnb's Earring}}</li>
<li>'''Fingers'''   - {{:Platinum Fire Wedding Ring}}, {{:Djarns Amethyst Ring}}, {{:Gem Encrusted Ring}}, {{:Band of Eternal Flame}}, {{:Crimson Ring of the Djinni}}</li>
<li>'''Neck'''      - {{:Glowing Bone Collar}}, {{:Amulet of the Sphinx Eye}}, {{:Necklace of Superiority}}</li>
<li>'''Head'''      - {{:Dreadscale Helm}}, {{:Kylong War Helm}}, {{:Blazing Helm of Fennin Ro}}, {{:Crown of Rile}}</li>
<li>'''Face'''      - {{:Dreadscale Mask}}, {{:Sarnak-Hide Mask}}, {{:Targishin's Bone Mask}}, {{:Enshrouded Veil}}</li>
<li>'''Chest'''     - {{:Dreadscale Breastplate}}, {{:Tree Weave}}, {{:Fungus Covered Scale Tunic}}, {{:Will of Innoruuk}}</li>
<li>'''Arms'''      - {{:Dreadscale Vambraces}}, {{:Sleeves of the Ancients}}, {{:Sebilite Scale Vambraces}}</li>
<li>'''Back'''      - {{:Hooded Black Cloak}}, {{:Hierophant's Cloak}}, {{:Cloak of Flames}}, {{:Cloak of Piety}}</li>
<li>'''Waist'''     - {{:Thick Banded Belt}}, {{:Flowing Black Silk Sash}}, {{:Sash of the Dragonborn}}, {{:Runebranded Girdle}}, {{:Pegasus-Hide Belt}}</li>
<li>'''Shoulders''' - {{:Tattered Mantle}}, {{:Grim Pauldrons}}, {{:Pearlescent Pauldrons}}</li>
<li>'''Wrists'''    - {{:Dreadscale Bracer}}, {{:Bracer of Scavenging}}, {{:Dark Rust Bracer}}</li>
<li>'''Legs'''      - {{:Dreadscale Greaves}}, {{:Dark Scale Greaves}}, {{:Sebilite Scale Leggings}}</li>
<li>'''Hands'''     - {{:Dreadscale Gauntlets}}, {{:Jarsath Scale Gauntlets}}, {{:Gauntlets of Fiery Might}}</li>
<li>'''Feet'''      - {{:Dreadscale Boots}}, {{:Sebilite Scale Boots}}, {{:Blazing Boots of Fennin Ro}}</li>

<li>'''Primary'''   - {{:Sword of Skyfire}}, {{:Lord of Pain's Khukri}}, {{:Mace of the Shadowed Soul}}, {{:Noctivagant Blade}},{{:Khyldorn the Blood Drinker}},{{:Greenmist}},{{:Innoruuk's Curse}}</li>
<li>'''Secondary''' - {{:Sarnak Battle Shield}}, {{:Ashenbone Shield}}, {{:Atramentous Shield}}</li>
<li>'''Range'''     - {{:Idol of the Thorned}}, {{:Stone of Morid}}</li>
</ul>

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