Requires Wrath of the Lich King

When the Lich King’s control of his death knights was broken, his former champions sought revenge for the horrors committed under his command. After their vengeance was won, the death knights found themselves without a cause and without a home. One by one they trickled into the land of the living in search of a new purpose.

Frost sharpens their strikes; blood fortifies their bodies; and undeath allows them to erupt in unholy rage in the heat of battle. A thousand atrocities are etched in the eyes of every death knight, and foes who gaze into them too long will feel the warmth pulled from their bodies, replaced with cold steel.

Death Knight Information

Death Knights engage their foes up-close, supplementing swings of their weapons with dark magic that renders enemies vulnerable or damages them with unholy power. They drag foes into one-on-one conflicts, compelling them to focus their attacks away from weaker companions. To prevent their enemies from fleeing their grasp, death knights must remain mindful of the power they call forth from runes, and pace their attacks appropriately.

  • Type Tank, Melee Damage Dealer
  • Standard Bars Health, Runic
  • Available Armor Cloth, Leather, Mail, Plate
  • Available Weapons One-Handed Axes, One-Handed Maces, One-Handed Swords, Polearms, Two-Handed Axes, Two-Handed Maces, Two-Handed Swords
Death Knight Talents

Death knight talents can bolster their defensive abilities by focusing on their ability to heal themselves with blood runes , increase their damage and spell attacks with frost runes, or summon forth minions and diseases with unholy runes.

Death Knight Talent Specialization
Death Knight Features
Defense

To protect themselves and their fellows from death in battle, death knights gird themselves in heavy armor and parry attacks with their blades.

Melee damage

Death knight runeblades are empowered with dark magic; they can expend the power of their runes for vicious attacks.

Utility

As former champions of the Lich King, death knights can command the dead as minions, freeze their foes with ice, and inflict weakening diseases.

Runeforging

Death knights have a personal connection with their blades, and can forge runes into them in order to increase their power.

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Drizzed
Cenarius
Drizzed
2/27/2013
@Walerina: how many characters do you have i have 4 and i played proberly longer then you
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Drizzed
Cenarius
Drizzed
2/28/2013
@Walerina: me too and i dont care if i spell probably wrong im better then you!!!!!!!!!!!
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Drizzed
Cenarius
Drizzed
3/6/2013
@Walerina: im not 2 like you your just a poor little guy weeping for moms milk im better cause im a death knight and dont waste my life on WoW like you you poor ugly freak.SUCK IT FREAK!!!!!!!!!!!
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Weichun
Lightbringer
Weichun
3/6/2013
@Drizzed: Yeah.. and your 870 achieve shows you don't even have a 90
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Weichun
Lightbringer
Weichun
3/6/2013
@Drizzed: + you have played longer? heh.. you just started playing last year. you LIAR!!
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Drizzed
Cenarius
Drizzed
3/7/2013
@Weichun: how do you know stalker and i played warcraft when i was 5 on my dads computer
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Drizzed
Cenarius
Drizzed
3/7/2013
@Weichun: i deleted my other characters so i can start with new ones
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Drizzed
Cenarius
Drizzed
3/7/2013
@Walerina: and i got a's for all my grades
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Aendronys
Illidan
Aendronys
3/8/2013
@Drizzed:Omg, dude chill... Y so mad, learn to spell/ argue before attacking others kid
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Drizzed
Cenarius
Drizzed
3/8/2013
@Aendronys: I know how to spell don't get in my conversation.
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Deathstealer
Shu'halo
Deathstealer
2/24/2013
i was just crushing humans with the dead
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Jörmungändr
Burning Blade
Jörmungändr
2/20/2013
Death Knights are unbelievably fun to play and pretty easy to learn. Tanking is not hard and you can still pull in very good dps. Definitely my new main by the looks of it.
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Necrila
Silvermoon
Necrila
2/20/2013
Death Knight is the best class!
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Gageman
Spirestone
Gageman
2/18/2013
I found out monks are a regular class and death knights are the only hero class.
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Nashiryn
Galakrond
Nashiryn
2/16/2013
Love the Death Knight class, my new Main
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Caright
Laughing Skull
Caright
2/16/2013
BEST CLASS EVER
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Lilbigmac
Crushridge
Lilbigmac
2/15/2013
whats your favorite talent and why
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Mavalador
Dentarg
Mavalador
2/16/2013
@Lilbigmac: If you're gonna go out soloing mobs in the pve world, go blood, it makes it so much easier, and they give great survivability in pvp. But if your not tanking and your in a dungeon or raid group, go unholy. And I think Unholy is gonna rock after this next patch in pvp as well. Frost is the worst. Almost any class can beat them given the chance, and personally I think they don't deliver as much DPS as the game says they do. They are very squishy.
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Theloraxx
Darrowmere
Theloraxx
2/17/2013
@Lilbigmac: My favorite talent is Blood because i love to tank
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Wtfitadk
Moonrunner
Wtfitadk
2/21/2013
@Mavalador: You do not only have to be in blood, you can also be in frost and unholy and still take on the PvE mobs without taking much damage.
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Garduglo
Greymane
Garduglo
2/23/2013
@Mavalador: i only use unholy now just for raids cuz im not used to tank in raids cuz whenever use unholy it was really hard questing especially when facing mult enemies so i switched to blood for the rest besides raids
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Jöhnney
Dentarg
Jöhnney
3/5/2013
@Garduglo: only time i really tank is during current content raid bosses, i try to stay frost on most encounters. DPS them down before they even realise it XD
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Mavalador
Dentarg
Mavalador
2/15/2013
I luv DKs! But I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little irritated that the Horde got kicked out of Dalaran...but I think I'd be ok with it if the Alliance lost Acherus. I think thats fair. Oh my heck how cool would that be for lore. Both Dalaran and Acherus could totally battle it out in the sky! There blizz, DO IT! =)
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Koonnan
Blood Furnace
Koonnan
2/14/2013
i have a character that is 5 lvls from 55. WHY CANT DEATHKNIGHTS START AT LVL 50 INSTEAD OF LVL 55!!!!!!!!
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Sømdk
Kargath
Sømdk
2/14/2013
@Koonnan: It was terrible leveling from 54 to 55. Back at the start of wrath for some reason getting from 50 to 60 took forever, and being new to WoW in general at that time it took be like 3 days to get from 54 to 55. It was terrible, i just wanted a death Knight so badly ;_; Once i hit 55 though i jumped off a cliff on that character. Logged out. Made a DK (This one you see now) and have never touched that character since. :D

Actually i think i deleted it a few months ago. O.o It was a Blood elf pally so who cares...Not like there isn't a million of them anyways...
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Shadowsorcer
Shu'halo
Shadowsorcer
2/19/2013
@Sømdk: Wow there really that good Im lvl 33 i cant wait to death knight either it seems epic
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Ropaver
Borean Tundra
Ropaver
2/11/2013
For blood on alliance, what race should I choose?
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Wargknight
Dentarg
Wargknight
2/14/2013
@Ropaver: Id choose a Worgen for the extra speed to get around but for damage and healing standards, id pick a Dreanei. They have a racial heal ability which is sorta convienient when you have the purgetory talent and they have increased damage passive
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Dendooghon
Rexxar
Dendooghon
2/14/2013
@Wargknight: i know dude
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Garduglo
Greymane
Garduglo
2/23/2013
@Ropaver: try a dwarf they can use stoneform to eliminate bleed and other status conditions great for tanking
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Jadeoni
Shu'halo
Jadeoni
2/11/2013
DEATH KNIGHTS ARE AWESOME!
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Krutar
Icecrown
Krutar
2/10/2013
The picture of the orc dk above, I WANT HIS ARMOR!!
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Iceiclez
Moon Guard
Iceiclez
2/9/2013
I wish you could make more than one on a server :(
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Aenstin
Farstriders
Aenstin
2/9/2013
I find it ironic that I a paly a knight of holy but I want 2 make a knight of death
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Aenstin
Farstriders
Aenstin
2/9/2013
Oh my god I am lvl 53 and a half I am so exited
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Yerfaceguy
Blackhand
Yerfaceguy
2/4/2013
One day there will be demon hunters
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Semble
Arthas
Semble
2/5/2013
@Yerfaceguy: That will be an awesome day.
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Bloodhowl
Nazjatar
Bloodhowl
2/7/2013
@Yerfaceguy: I just want model updates everything else can wait.
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Krutar
Icecrown
Krutar
2/3/2013
im going to quote Deathbringer Saurfang......I have become, DEATH!
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Kolugo
Vashj
Kolugo
2/4/2013
@Krutar: ME TOO :)