The Cult of the Damned makes a strong comeback in , and have managed to infect many villages with the Undead Plague, including the Magmothran magnataur in , the Alliance town of , and the Horde farms north of , and have infiltrated both factions' main strongholds within Borean Tundra.
On the battlefield, they are scavengers, using spells to bring their dead enemies under their control before the carrion birds can get to them, gathering large undead forces and directing them at key targets chosen by their Scourge commanders.