The WotLK Death Knight Class

A dual role, tanking and DPS, is played by the WotLK Death Knight in the World of Warcrafts expansion pack the Wrath of the Lich King. They perform these tasks as well if not better than the other classes. Blizzard has saturated this class with abilities that are both new and creative and therefore likely that players will enjoy.

The WotLK Death Knight charges in. He takes the first hit, soaks up the damage, and holds the foe in place while others beat on it. Avoid playing the Death Knight class if you prefer ranged damage or healing your teammates.

PvP

You’re going to have to learn how to play PVP all over again with the Death Knight. You will be effective once you get the hang of it. 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 put out high damage and tank as good as any other class in World Of Warcraft.

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 tree has many control elements, with a strong critical strike/bonus damage theme, as well as several talents that improve physical damage mitigation.

Unholy: This tree has a heavy focus on diseases and related abilities, as well as improving summoned minions. Even has spell damage shielding, mobility improvement sub-themes and AoE.

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.