Wrath of the Lich King Death Knight
In the World of Warcraft expansion pack Wrath of the Lich King, the WotLK Death Knights play a dual role; tanking and DPS. They perform these tasks as well if not better than the other classes. Blizzard has imbued (that’s a real word, look it up) the class with new and creative abilities that most players are likely to enjoy.
The WotLK Death Knight charges in. While others beat on it, he takes the first strike, absorbs the damage and keeps the enemy at bay. The WotLK Death Knight might not be the class you should play if you are more into healing or ranged damage.
PvP
You’re going to have to learn how to play PVP all over again with the Death Knight. After you get used to it you can be very effective. Practice dueling and play the battlegrounds, and when you have the feel for it go ahead and join an arena team.
Raiding
Death Knights shine at raiding. They can tank as well as any class, and can put out high damage.
Builds
WotLK Death Knight talents are split into 3 categories, each of which are fully capable of supporting either a tanking or dps role:
Blood: This tree primarily amplifies the Death Knight’s melee spells, weapons, and abilities, and has a prominent health-regeneration theme.
Frost: This talent tree has a powerful critical strike/bonus damage them and many talents that add physical damage mitigation.
Unholy: This tree has a heavy focus on diseases and related abilities, as well as improving summoned minions. Also has AoE, spell damage shielding, and mobility-improvement sub-themes.
Suggested Professions
As a plate mail wearer, the WotLK Death Knight would do well to choose Blacksmithing as a profession, with Mining as a complement.
You probably won't need a gathering profession since you need to have a level 55 character to unlock a Wrath of the Lich King Death Knight. If you have gold to burn on leveling your Death Knight’s profession, consider Blacksmithing and Enchanting to run around with effective gear while you level.
World of Warcraft Mastery will soon include a detailed Wotlk Death Knight guide as part of its package of Warcraft Guides.
