Shadow Army

The Shadow Army is an army of dark creatures in service of Menzies, the Lord of Destruction. The Shadow Army is engaged with the Eternal forces of Balthazar in a constant war inside the Fissure of Woe.

The Shadow Army has units that run the gamut of professions. They patrol many parts of the Fissure, especially in the areas of the Temple of War, the Tower of Strength and the Tower of Courage. They are, however, hostile to the Skeleton Army that wanders the Great Battle Field; and inciting fights between groups of those two armies is a famous tactic to get rid of both.

Known subtypes
For a list of all units of the Shadow Army including bosses and quest-specific units, see Category:Shadow Army.

Trivia

 * Most Shadow Army units resemble darker, greyscale versions of other units with glowing yellow eyes and (with the exception of Abyssals, Shadow Warriors and Shadow Rangers) curved black spikes projecting from their backs.
 * Most units resemble the White Mantle, it is not know whether this resemblance is intentional or simply the result of reusing graphics. Shadow Monks, Mesmers and Elementals are look very similar to White Mantle Priests, Sycophants and Savants. Shadow Warriors and Rangers wear armor very similar to White Mantle Knights, however they have spiked helmets, lack capes, and their armor has the distinctive 'fins' or 'wings' of the Enchanted.
 * Abyssals look like Trolls.
 * Shadow Beasts are reskins of Nightmares.