This site makes extensive use of JavaScript.
Please enable JavaScript in your browser.
Live
PTR
11.0.2
PTR
11.0.5
Beta
WotLK Guide: Death Knight
WotLK Guide
FAQ
Northrend
Raids & Dungeons
PvP
Professions
Spells and Talents
Death Knight
Achievements
Miscellaneous
The first hero class addition to World of Warcraft, the
Death Knight
is a character unlike any other. Players may create a new Death Knight on any realm as long as they have at least one level 55 character on that realm. You can only have one Death Knight per realm.
Death Knights are birthed in the Ebon Hold (located in the
Scarlet Enclave
) and start at level 55, with a full basic set of
uncommon-quality gear
. Death Knights are similar to warriors in that they are primarily plate wearers and use most swords, axes, and maces.
For those seeking more in-depth and detailed information, Wowhead user
visas
has composed an extensive
Death Knight FAQ
in our
Death Knight
class forum.
Class Skills
Blood
(55)
(55 - 80)
(55)
(56 - 79)
(58 - 78)
(59 - 79)
(64)
Dark Command
(65)
Death Pact
(66)
Talented Abilities
(Tier 3)
(Tier 5)
(Tier 7)
Vampiric Blood
(Tier 8)
(Tier 9)
Dancing Rune Weapon
(Tier 11)
Frost
(55 - 78)
Veteran of the Third War
(57)
Mind Freeze
(57)
Chains of Ice
(58)
(61 - 79)
Path of Frost
(61)
Icebound Fortitude
(62)
(65 - 75)
(67)
Empower Rune Weapon
(75)
Talented Abilities
Lichborne
(Tier 3)
(Tier 5)
(Tier 7)
Pillar of Frost
(Tier 8)
(Tier 9)
(Tier 11)
Unholy
Acherus Deathcharger
(55)
(55 - 80)
Death Gate
(55)
Death Grip
(55)
(55 - 80)
(56 - 80)
Raise Dead
(56)
(60 - 80)
Anti-Magic Shell
(68)
Death's Advance
(70)
Army of the Dead
(80)
Talented Abilities
(Tier 3)
Summon Gargoyle
(Tier 5)
Anti-Magic Zone
(Tier 7)
(Tier 8)
(Tier 9)
(Tier 11)
Runeforging
Runeforging is a skill specific to death knights, involving the affixing of runes to the death knight's weapon. It requires a runeforge, which can only be found in the Ebon Hold. This is also the only place where the runes can be changed.
(55)
Rune of Razorice
(55)
(57)
(57)
(60)
(63)
(63)
Rune of the Fallen Crusader
(70)
Talents
Check out our updated
talent calculator
.
