Death Knight FAQs

Death Knight is quite new in Worlf of Warcraft and Wrath of the Lich King (Wotlk) so be gentle when you first get your Death Knight.

It’s quite understandable if some of you are still wondering what Death Knight is all about. This is the reason why we decided to post the following information that really help you”

Q: How do you create a Death knight?

A: Currently, you can create a Death Knight on your server which will start at level 55 once you have a level 55 or higher character of any class on your server. So far in 3.0.8 Patch once you have a level 55+ character on -any server-, you will be able to create a new Death Knight on any server as well.

Q: Where do Death Knights start?

A: As mentioned earlier, Death Knights begin at level 55, in an instanced version of Eastern Plaguelands – more specifically, you find yourself awakened in Acherus: The Ebon Hold, which is a necropolis floating above light’s hope chapel, similar to Naxxramas.

After the cutscene, you follow a series of questlines both within Acherus, as well as in the plaguelands below; these quests will eventually lead you up to level 58, at which point -after- having finished all of the start quest chains you will be able to leave the Ebon Hold and venture onward into outland.

As of now, Blizzard has used a new so-called “phasing” system in the Death Knightstarting zone for it’s quests.Thi means that when you complete a specific quests, their will be a major changes in the world around you, and you are only able to interact with players who are in the same phase as you are.

Q: What races can be Death Knights?

A: All races can currently become Death Knights, the lich king doesnt discriminate when picking his warriors.

Q: Does “Hero Class” mean Death Knights will be more powerful than other classes?”

A: No, what signifies the Death Knight as a “Hero Class” are 3 things:
1. You begin at level 55, giving you a head-start on leveling compared to other classes.
2. An abundance of lore and deathknight-specific quests drive the class progression.
3. You earn a set of superior-quality gear as you finish the starting quest chains.

Death Knights are balanced on the same scale as all other classes, and the blizzard developers strive to keep Death Knights as equally strong as other classes as possible.

Q: What types of armor can Death Knights use?

A: Death Knights primarily wear Plate Armor, but are capable of wearing all armor types.

Q: Can Death Knights equip Shields?

A: No, Death Knights were designed to tank without the use of a shield, similarly to Feral Druids.

Q: What types of weapons can Death Knights use?

A: Death knights begin with 175 weapon skill for the following weapon types:
1-Handed Swords
2-Handed Swords
1-Handed Axes
2-Handed Axes
Polearms

Death Knights can also speak with weapon masters in order to learn how to use 1-handed Maces and 2-handed Maces, though both of these weapon skills start at 1 once trained.

Death Knights -CAN- dual wield, though it is a subject of much debate as to whether or not dual wielding is more (or even equally) effective as using 2-handed weapons.

It should be noted that the final quest chain in the Death Knight starting zone currently rewards one of the two following weapons, both of which are 2-handed weapons:
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38632
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38633