In ages past, powerful sorcerers learned how to cheat Hades and persist as undead liches long after death had robbed their bodies of life. A dangerous practice of the Necromancer is to bind the souls of these ancient liches to their will, thus acquiring their powers.^y^nAt level 14, drawing upon ancient arcane craft, the Liche King learns Arcane Blast and can launch deadly bolts of elemental energy at enemies.