The WotLK Death Knight and How to get Started
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 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. 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. 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: As well as a strong focus on diseases and related abilities this tree also improves 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.
However, since you have to have a level 55 character to even unlock a WotLK Death Knight, you may not need a gathering profession for your 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.