To gain more Lesser Ghoul stacks as an Unholy DK in Midnight, use Festering Strike whenever you have no stacks, and avoid spending Scourge Strike without stacks because it only consumes them. The core loop is: build stacks with Festering Strike, spend them with Scourge Strike, and keep your stacks around 4–5 so you don’t cap or run dry.

Quick Scoop

  • Festering Strike generates Lesser Ghoul stacks. One guide says it gives 2–3 stacks per use, and another notes it can be transformed into Festering Scythe in Midnight.
  • Scourge Strike consumes one stack at a time to summon a Lesser Ghoul, so it is your spender, not your builder.
  • A practical rule is: if you have no Lesser Ghoul stacks , press Festering Strike; if you do have stacks, spend them with Scourge Strike unless you need to hold them briefly for timing.
  • Try not to sit at zero stacks for long, and also don’t overcap near the stack cap; one guide recommends hovering around 4–5 stacks.

Rotation Tip

A simple priority looks like this:

  1. Use Festering Strike to build stacks when you’re empty or low.
  1. Use Scourge Strike to spend stacks and summon the ghouls.
  1. Keep your disease/other core buffs up, then repeat the builder/spender cycle.

If you’re following Midnight guides, this is the main mechanic behind “lesser goul” management, and it is the same idea across beginner and advanced breakdowns: build with Festering Strike, spend with Scourge Strike.

Practical Rule

If you want the shortest version:

No stacks = Festering Strike.
Have stacks = Scourge Strike.

That’s the safest way to increase and then use Lesser Ghoul stacks without wasting resources.

TL;DR: To gain Lesser Ghoul stacks, press Festering Strike more often, keep Scourge Strike for spending those stacks, and aim to stay in the middle instead of going to zero or capping out.