Creating minions from the ranks of the unliving is
a core ability of the death knight.Raise Dead: The death knight can raise a ghoul companion from the corpses of fallen creatures, as well as those of both friendly and enemy players. If cast on a friendly player, that player will have the opportunity to actually play as the ghoul, controlling its movements and actions. Army of the Dead:
This channeled spell raises a group of undead followers who will attack the death knight
