Death Knight Speed Leveling Guide

If you're looking for a death knight guide which gives you information on how to level quickly, as well as several other useful tips, then this article was written for you. Specifically, we're going to talk about some basics facts of being a death knight, the special death knight only quests, and what you should use each talent tree for. By the time you've finished reading this guide, you'll know a lot more about death knights.

Let's get started.

First, we need to cover some basic information on the death knight. They are the first “hero class” in WoW, and as such, they start at level 55 automatically. The only requirement is that you already have a character which is at least level 55.

Death knights wear only plate armor, which means they're very capable tanks, and able to withstand a lot of physical damage. This also makes them very easy to solo level. They are the only class to use the unique “rune system” for using skills and making attacks. You get 2 runes each of blood, frost and plague – which you can use to make various attacks and spells.

One thing to note about the the death knight, is that you really need to make sure you do all of the special death knight only quests on the starter land. Why? Because these quests will give all of your skills and talent points, as well as gradually upgrade your armor until you have some very good gear capable of taking on several mobs at once. You'll also receive a very good 2-handed axe which will serve you well for many levels.

It's a good idea to stay in the death knight starting area until you're level 58. This means you can leave straight away for the Dark Portal and start questing in the Outland, which comes with the Burning Crusade expansion pack.

Next, we need to talk about the talent trees of the death knight, and what each one is best suited for. If you're solo leveling, you will probably want to spec for Blood. This is the DPS (damage-per-second) talent tree, and it's the best spec for dealing damage and killing mobs quickly, as well as having little down time.

If you want to try your hand at tanking, you will need to spec frost. This makes you a formidable opponent, and very difficult to kill. However, your damage output will be restricted compared to the other talent trees.

Finally, you can spec into the unholy talent tree. This is primarily the PVP tree, and contains many useful talents such as increasing your speed, and dealing damage while staying alive. You can also spec into unholy for leveling, although it isn't quite as efficient as specing Blood.

Something which new death knights may not realize is that death knights are very capable of using AOE to level, grind and farm. Having plate armor also makes this easier than it would be for non-plate classes.

In conclusion, this guide has shown you some useful tips for leveling your death knight quickly and efficiently, while still having plenty of fun. These tips included learning some basic info about the death knight and its capabilities, making sure to complete all of the special death knight only quests, and knowing which talent tree is best suited to each task. Now that you've read this guide, you should be better prepared to start leveling your death knight!