Death Knight PvP at level 80, from the beta. Siege Vehicles! ’nuff said.
I haven’t started a DK yet. Yeah, I know, I’m bad. I did play one for awhile in the beta and I’m looking forward to it, but I think I’m going to get my Rogue up to 80, first. I haven’t had much time to play recently and I’m only level 73.
So. DKs and PvP. What do you think of them as they stand, now?
Are they the overall destruction machine of choice? Or strong against casters and Ok against others? Or…? Are they the Gankers or the Gankees?
Planning to play a Death Knight when Wrath goes live? Or are you going to give it a couple of weeks to let the hordes move on?
If you are going to join the Deathknight horde (at any time) then you might want to check out this freeDK leveling guide (a PDF) that covers the DK starting area. Both Horde and Alliance will be using the same area, just in case you didn’t know, so this guide applies equally to both sides. (By the way - I didn’t write the guide.)
When I was running my DK through that area some weeks back there were a number of people asking “Where’s the…?” “How do I…” etc. So I think that a lot of people will find this to be useful. Download it here and save to your disk.
Death Knights, the heavy metal (plate) wearing Hero Class of Wrath of the Lich King, are probably going to be the most played class once people load Wrath onto their systems.
As it stands, their ability trees are blood, frost, and unholy. They generate runic power and use it to power their big smash attacks. Blizzard sees them as tanks for caster mobs, which brings about interesting PvP thoughts, but they’re solid in the DPS department and should be a blast to solo.
Talents? Builds? Powers? Well… All their talents and abilities are still being run through the beta grinder and will be buffed, nerfed, and kicked around until Bliz is happy enough with their status. Since they’re getting a lot of attention from the Devs I assume that the “happy enough” state will actually occur.
If you’re one of the few whole will actually be playing one of these death machines then you might want to check ouit some of the “How the Death Knight Stands Right Now” posts below. Keep in mind that there will be changes between now and the Wrath release date.
Edit: While you’re here grab this free Death Knight Leveling Guide. It’s a PDF and it covers the DK starter area (levels 55-58.)
This first is advice to raiding DKs from a Druid:
Tips for new Death Knights from a fellow melee, part 1 - I’ve healed a lot of Death Knight tanks, and tanked for a lot of Death Knight DPS. Most of you seem like cool people, so I say this with sincere love in my little Druid heart and a touch of worry over what will happen in November: …
Zuggy covers Death Knight presences and powers:
Death Knight Abilities and Spells - Death Knight Presences Death Knight presences can be best described as equivalent to warrior stances. There are 3 stances a death knight may enter. Blood Presence - Increases damage done by 15% and heals the Death Knight by 2% of damage …
An Update on current talents and DPS:
Death Knight Discussions/Changes for Wrath of the Lich King (Oct 2nd) - Frost tree to get some buffs Disease damage went down a little, which will lower’s Unholy’s overall dps. Dancing Rune Weapon was doing a huge portion of blood’s dps. We thought it was cooler to let it hit hard but be out less often. …
More on DK changes and where they stand, now:
9014 Beta Build and More - As always, our friends over at WotLKwiki where quick to post the Death Knight changes. Here they are, I’ll add any other changes I find in a future post. 9014 Death Knight Changes. Blood. Bloody Vengeance - No longer increases frost and …
More DK Changes and Commentary:
New Beta Patch: Death Knight Changes - Runic Focus - Description changed to : “Unlike most casters, a Death Knight’s spells cause double damage on critical hits.†Unholy. Death and Decay - Damage Increased (Now Rank 4 - 62 Damage) (Old Rank 4 - 52 Damage) …
Here’s a free Death Knight prep guide. (Look for the button in the middle of the red text.) It’s not a talent or leveling guide, rather it gives info on recommended gear as you level to 70, as well as a number of other tips. You can also pre-order the full Death Knight guide from the same page.
I’ve heard rumors, here and there, that one or two people are planning on playing a Death Knight when Wrath of the Lich King arrives.
Update, 10/31 - The free DK Prep Guide guide is no longer available, sorry. That was out of my control. However, there is another freebie, below.
As for he prep guide It’s been incorporated into the full Death Knight Guide, by the Killer Guides team. In addition to the prep guide, you get info on talents, builds, strategies, leveling, gold, PvP, and everything else you need to be the most brutal Death Knight that you can be.
The freebie is a leveling guide for the Death Knight starter area (covering levels 55-58.) For those of you have have played several DKs through that area (in the beta) well, you won’t find this interesting.
For the rest of you who want a step by step walkthough of all the quests, where to go, what to do, etc., you’ll want this guide. It’ll save you a lot of time getting through the new area. Click here to get yours.
Just in case this is true you might want to check out this freebie, the Death Knight Prep Guide.
It’s not a leveling or skill guide. It is a guide to potions, gear, and a few other things you’ll want to do to get your Death Knight 100% ready to go for Outlands and Northrend. Buy them and store them now, while they’re cheap.
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