Frost Death Knight Review of Rider of the Apocalypse Hero Talents - Too Much RNG, Not Enough Agency
Mid-March, Blizzard revealed 12 new Hero Talent Trees in a sneak peek at the new system coming with the The War Within expansion.
Our Frost Death Knight guide writer, khazakdk, offers an early review of the Rider of the Apocalypse Death Knight Hero Talents that provide great class fantasy, but are lacking on the gameplay side.
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Rider of the Apocalypse Unholy Death Knight Review
The concept for Rider of the Apocalypse is out now, and this one is popular. When writing this article, the feedback thread for Rider of the Apocalypse had twice the views and three times the comments than Deathbringer. But is it all good? It delivers what many hoped for: mounting an undead steed in combat. But outside of that, there are some rough spots. Also, even if you are a Frost-only player, I highly recommend also readingTaeznak's breakdown on Rider of the Apocalypse for Unholy, as many of his points are good for both specs. Now let's dig in and see how Frost fares in this equine tree.Rider’s Champion
Spending Runes has a chance to call forth the aid of a Horseman for 10 seconds.
Mograine: Casts Death and Decay at his location that follows his position.
Whitemane: Casts Undeath on your target dealing Shadowfrost damage per stack every 3 seconds for 24 seconds. Each time Undeath deals damage it gains a stack. Cannot be Refreshed.
Trollbane: Casts Chains of Ice on your target slowing their movement speed by 70% and increasing the damage they take from you by 5% for 8 seconds.
Nazgrim: While
