Death knights are one of those classes that’s just too intriguing to pass up as you start to play World of Warcraft. The death knights are full of dangerous talents that they learned while under Arthrus’ control, using those talents for their work under the Alliance or the Horde. If you want to try being a death knight and dabble in a class that is designed to do both tanking and damage, you should consider a few factors as you progress.

Death Knights are not exactly the most popular tank when you go to find a raid. Paladins and warriors are much more sought after than you will be. This mainly due to the fact you can’t use a shield and death knights are a new class so people believe you haven’t learned it yet. While it can be challenging to over come this fact, you need to press forward. Learning how to take all comes with time.

When you are looking at getting the attention of the mobs that you need to destroy, you have four abilities for doing so. Blood Boil and Army of the Dead are likely going to be the ones that you choose for the purpose, and you will discover that different ones will be beneficial for different situations. Unless you want to make sure that you want the attention of everything in the area, choose Blood Boil over Army of the dead.

When you want to hold the aggro that you have created, you have three different spells for doing so. Pestilence, Death and Decay, and Frost Presence are all great for doing so.

In the case of death knight tanks, you might want to use Frost Presence, due to the enhancements it has on your health, armor, and threat generation. If you’re in a big group, this aspect along will make you a great tank. You also won’t need to have a shield with this ability, allowing you to use two handed weapons in battle.

In a tough situation, you will also find that Pestilence is helpful, as it will spread all existing disease from the targeted enemy to all nearby targets as well. While it no longer does shadow damage, it has a very low cost, which means that you can cast it as soon as soon as the spell cools down. Matching Pestilence with Blood Boil can be a good way to make sure that you are going to be center of attention.

Even though Death and Decay generates a large threat on your part, it costs a lot. If you’re handling 4 mobs or more, you can use it; otherwise, cast the others.

Spend a bit of time learning how to play your death knight. Depending on what your intentions are, the Death Knight Class can be quite useful in many areas, that is why a death knight guide can be so helpful.

Enjoy leveling your Death Knight the fastest possible with the help of Nubun’s 1 to 80 WOW leveling guide. More death knight articles can also be read at the death knight guide page.