- For the encounter in the Trial of the Champion, see The Black Knight (tactics). For the item, see
[The Black Knight].
 The Black Knight | |
|---|---|
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| Gender | Male |
| Race | Human (Humanoid) |
| Reaction | Alliance Horde |
| Affiliation(s) | Cult of the Damned |
| Location | Various |
| Status | Killable |
| Companion(s) | Maloric (squire) |
The Black Knight is an agent of the Lich King, sent to disrupt Tirion Fordring's Argent Tournament.
Biography
The Black Knight's first fall.
Icecrown
The Black Knight can be found near the eastern end of the Argent Tournament Grounds in Icecrown. He is involved in the neutral quest chain starting with Quest:The Black Knight of Westfall? / Quest:The Black Knight of Silverpine? and supposedly ending with Quest:The Black Knight's Fall upon reaching the rank of Champion in the Argent Tournament. His mount is named Black Knight's Gryphon, but called the Black War Gryphon when riding it.
Trial of the Champion
The Black Knight returned in patch 3.2.0 as the final boss of the 5-man instance the Trial of the Champion within the Crusaders' Coliseum.[1] In the quests Quest:The Black Knight's Curse and Quest:The Black Knight's Fate, it was revealed that the Cult of the Damned resurrected the Black Knight into undeath.
After flying into the coliseum and slaying a herald of the crusade (either Arelas Brightstar or Jaeren Sunsworn), the Black Knight was defeated by the champions who were training there.
Locations
| Notable appearances | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Level range | Health range | ||||
| Argent Tournament Grounds | 80 | 5,534 | ||||
| Quest:The Black Knight's Fall | 80 | 21,960 | ||||
| The Black Knight (tactics) | 82 |
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Trivia
- His naming, the naming of his relevant achievements, as well as elements of his encounter, are fairly obvious references to the character of the same name from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
- He appears as a legendary card in Hearthstone. His flavor text reads: "He was sent by the Lich King to disrupt the Argent Tournament. We can pretty much mark that a failure."
- In the TCG, the artwork was used to depict the Unrelenting Rider.
- In addition, he appears in his skeletal form in the Grand Tournament expansion. The Skeleton Knight's flavor text reads: "Apparently it really was just a flesh wound."
Gallery
The Black Knight action figure.
The Black Knight in Hearthstone.
The Black Knight in his skeleton form in Hearthstone.
Videos
Patches and hotfixes
- Hotfix (2009-04-21): Players can no longer summon the Black Knight unless you are riding an Argent Warhorse.
- Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Added.