Using Your Death Knight To Group

By Mike Miller

In the aftermath of the popular WoW's new hero class in Wrath of the Lich King, it seemed like everyone was flocking to make use of the new character. Now that some time has passed, many have turned their backs on the level 58 Death Knights. If you still play a Death Knight, however, you will see that this class still has a lot to offer its fans.

Death Knights can be great tanks or damage dealers, and this is an important thing to keep in mind when you are working in a group. However, if you are coming to the Death Knight class from a ranged fighter class, though, there are definitely things that you need to keep in mind.

First, remember that when you are playing a Death Knight, you'll always do better damage if you can get behind the mob that you are fighting. When you are behind the mob, you don't have to worry about it blocking you, parrying your blow or just dodging you. While you can't do this if you are soloing, its very possible when you are in a group. This can make a lot of difference in difficult instances.

You also need to keep in mind while playing a Death Knight that you always need to maintain your diseases at a high level. To Death Knights, diseases are much the same as curses to a Warlock. You're going to do much better if you have a higher quantity. Since macros can assist you in keeping them up, think about which ones you would like to use.

Keep in mind that you still can inflict damage regarding aggro even if you happen to be specced for melee if you're using a Death Knight. Keep this in mind if you come across a running job since you won't want it to bring along all the mobs it happens to find as it returns!

In this instance, a Death Grip can be quite useful. Your entire party can be obliterated by a running mob, and sometimes, you might have a tank that can't cope with caster since they aren't in it's line of vision. You'll discover you are much better suited for taking aggro and holding until help shows up than a cloth wearing class since you'll be donning a plate.

There are a lot of good possibilities when you are playing a Death Knight. A good Death Knight guide can be very helpful and will contain tips and suggestions for giving your character better damage output. The Death Knight character is far from obsolete, take another look. It will be worth it. - 30202

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