Death Knights – WoW’s first class of heroes
Death Knights are the latest class in the World of Warcraft. The new class became available when the World of Warcraft Expansion ‘Wrath of the Lich King’ was released. Blizzard called the Death Knight a Hero class because of several reasons. However, this doesn’t mean that the DK class is stronger compared to any other class.
DKs’ system of attack is based on their runic power. There are two runes available for all types of spells and attacks, and these runes have a cooldown which is consumed when the spell/attack is used. The DK has three different types of runes: two Frost, Blood, and Unholy. Same goes for the talent trees a DK has – Frost, Blood and Unholy.
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Death Knights wear armor made from plate, can cast spells and are also good melee dpsers. A Death Knight can fulfill the role of a damage dealer and tank in a group or raid. He can’t wear shields but he can use a one handed weapon or use two two-handed weapons.
To be able to create a DK you will need to have a level 70 char. A good thing about this is that you can start leveling your DK from level 55. Another good point is that you will already have some money at disposal, set of bags and decent gear to continue your leveling.
Your journey will start in The Ebon Hold in the Eastern Plaguelands. When you start you will be on the side of the Lich King. While doing the quests around The Ebon Hold you will receive orders directly from the Lich King. By completing the quests in this area you will receive your talent points and better gear. Because you start at level 55 you have missed out on some talent points but you can earn these back through questing.
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At the level 58 the quest chain you were on will change its course. Your char will manage to escape and he/she will join the enemies of the Lich King. At this level you can go anywhere you want and continue your leveling, however the best choice for fast leveling will be the Outlands area. You will enter the Outlands with all your talent points, full blue gear and with a nice piece of lore behind you.
As any other character, a Death Knight should also choose two primary professions. The choice of professions is solely up to you, however there are a few professions that can match a DK good. Enchanting is advisable for any char simply because it is useful and can give you nice stats upgrade with the ability to enchant rings. Since ring enchants are only available for the Enchanter himself it is nice for any character. A wise choice when it comes to primary professions could also be a combination of Jewelcrafting and Mining. Later on in the game you will be able to obtain better gear which will have more sockets and this is why Jewelcrafting is nice since all of the gems you can make will be improving your char’s stats. If you choose to become a Jewelcrafter you will be able to craft other pieces of gear like rings and necklaces. Blacksmithing could also be a good option for your DK because you will be able to craft plate gear which you can actually wear. Best accompanied by the Mining profession, you can also use Blacksmithing to make sockets in your gloves and wrists.
Playing a Death Knight will definitely bring you loads of fun. The only down point is that there are so many of them. Almost everybody has a Death Knight these days because they are so easy to level and start at level 55.
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