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Death knight spec ?
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Adamsm
Whatever play style you enjoy the most: If you like to Tank you want to be Blood, if you like Pets Unholy is the choice and if you want to hit things with two weapons Frost is the way to go.
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Rankkor
hey guys
i reacently reached to lvl 55 and i decided to create a death knight perso
can u tell what is the best spec for it ?
For leveling, Go Frost (fastest killing speed) and have a subspec for blood (good for soloing stuff)
Once you're 85, all specs are just as good. Blood is a tanking spec in case you want to try farming. For PVP I recommend Frost since it has a higher burst and less dependency on diseases.
For PVE Dual-wield Frost or Unholy are equally good, and you just can't go wrong with them.
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Rankkor
I dunno Entro, Unholy isn't really the best suited spec for someone starting.
For a start, without diseases, SS hits like a wet noodle, and having to apply a disease to every little mob you kill is a pain in the ass. Furthermore, the Ghoul isn't "that" strong with the crappy leveling gear we constantly replace.
2hand Frost has a big advantage in that those guaranteed crits happen ALL THE TIME, and just one of them is enough to fulminate any mob. What's more, Frost Strike hits hard without any disease, and Obli hits hard enough without diseases, lastly, thanks to Rime, you even get to disease the targets easy enough.
Lastly, Frost has a burstier AoE.
For someone who's just starting, 2hand Frost is just flat-out better than anything. I do recommend Unholy at max level, its a fun spec that has good cooldowns, and nice bonuses, but for someone who is not only low level but also new to the game, Frost is the way to go.
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Adamsm
Aye, Blood is the best 'newbie' spec, since it's one to three buttons to figure out. And of course, since you can pull massive amounts of mobs, you'll level quickly.
Unholy though, needs proper disease and pet management to get the most bang for your buck. I wouldn't discourage someone from picking up the spec, but just know it's a pita to get it down...but once you do, you'll have a blast.
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Thien
hello
i agree with blood spec as a better leveling spec even as dps, just use frost presence. only after hitting level 81 or above is when frost or unholy start to out dps a blood spec DK.. this is strictly from a point of leveling DK.
as you level, it is not optimal to farm for BIS gear at each leve
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Post by
stuffeh
For the love of The Powers That Be, please don't roll blood unless you know how to tank.
I've seen "tanking" dks death grip melee adds to them leaving caster adds free to get aggro on the healer. I've seen dks drop D&D and pull the adds away from the D&D wasting the rune. I've seen dks not use diseases. I've seen dks not use blood boil and allowing the mobs to rush past them at the healer. I've seen dks pull bosses with just himself and the healer because the rest of the dps is clearing up the last mob he never taunted.
Do the reverse of everything above, and you'll be a decent tank. Three rules about tanking, healer doesn't get hurt, is not oom (out of mana), and pull bosses when everyone is present. And that you're speced and have the proper/enough gear to tank what you need to tank. Do these things, and you'll be a great tank.
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Thien
For the love of The Powers That Be, please don't roll blood unless you know how to tank.
the original poster asked for spec to level. and yes, one can use blood spec to level as DPS... and in dungeon, a blood spec DK in frost presence generally out dps other DK in non-cata dungeons.
this because we dont have access to our full talent tree as lowbies.... random dungeons are now mainly an AOE fest, a DK just spamming Heart strike and Death strike can be top DK dps pre-75 level.
thien
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