- For other uses, see Apocalypse (disambiguation).
- Apocalypse
- Item Level 20
- Binds when picked up
- Unique
- Sword
- Two-Hand
- Speed 3.60
- 8 – 14 Damage
- (3.1 damage per second)
- +4 Strength
- +6 Stamina
- +4 Critical Strike
- +4 Mastery
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- Equip: Grants the Apocalypse ability, which summons members of your Army of the Dead to fight for you.
- Classes: Death knight
- "It shall sow destruction and war. Famine and death. It shall tempt with power, and then bring an end to all life."
Apocalypse is the artifact used by unholy death knights in World of Warcraft: Legion.
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Source
This item is a quest reward from
[10-45] The Dark Riders.
Background
Vampiric demons known as nathrezim forged this ancient sword, which brings with it violence, plagues, and death. Apocalypse soon earned a horrific reputation in the hands of a Tirisgarde mage who couldn't control its destructive energies. In time the sword was seized by the malevolent Dark Riders: servants of Medivh, the corrupted Guardian of Tirisfal. They hid the blade in the catacombs under his home, the tower of Karazhan.[1]
Artifact traits

Base
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1 | Feast of Souls |
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1 | Plaguebearer; Scourge the Unbeliever |
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4 | Gravitational Pull; Unholy Endurance |
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4 | Double Doom; Gravitational Pull; Plaguebearer |
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1 | Deadly Durability |
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4 | Feast of Souls; Scourge the Unbeliever; The Darkest Crusade |
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1 | Apocalypse; Eternal Agony; Rotten Touch |
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1 | None |
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1 | Deadliest Coil; Deadly Durability |
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4 | Armies of the Damned; Deadly Durability; Rotten Touch |
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1 | Runic Tattoos; The Darkest Crusade |
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4 | Feast of Souls; Plaguebearer; Runic Tattoos |
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4 | Portal to the Underworld; Rotten Touch; Scourge of Worlds |
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1 | Runic Tatoos; The Darkest Crusade |
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4 | Armies of the Damned; Eternal Agony; Unholy Endurance |
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4 | Eternal Agony; Portal to the Underworld; Scourge of Worlds |
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1 | Unholy Endurance |
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4 | Deadliest Coil; Scourge the Unbeliever; The Shambler |
Empowered
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Appearances
Classic
Achievement: [Fighting with Style: Classic]
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This is the default appearance | Recover one of the Pillars of Creation | Recover ![]() ![]() |
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Upgraded: Unholy War
Achievement: [Fighting with Style: Upgraded]
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Complete the death knight Order Campaign![]() |
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Valorous: Herald of Pestilence
Achievement: [Fighting with Style: Valorous]
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Complete the Balance of Power questline![]() |
Kill eight world bosses![]() |
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War-torn: Faminebearer
Achievement:
[Fighting with Style: War-torn]/
[Fighting with Style: War-torn]
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Challenging: Death's Deliverance
Achievement: [Fighting with Style: Challenging]
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Complete the Imp Mother Challenge questline | Defeat Heroic Kiljaeden after unlocking a Challenge artifact appearance | Win 10 rated battlegrounds after unlocking a Challenge artifact appearance | Defeat all Legion dungeon bosses after unlocking a challenge artifact appearance |
Hidden: Bone Reaper
Achievement: [Fighting with Style: Hidden]
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Complete 30 Legion dungeons after unlocking a Hidden artifact appearance | Complete 200 World Quests after unlocking a Hidden artifact appearance | Kill 1,000 enemy players after unlocking a Hidden artifact appearance |
Notes
- Temple Priestesses and Aranelle comment on the weapon.
Videos
Patch changes
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Level squished.
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Item level squished.
Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): Added.
References
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2015-10-23. Legion: Death Knight Artifact Reveal. Retrieved on 2015-11-08.