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[Maguspk]

Picked up Death Knight and I'm loving it, level 61 and some change now.

I'm feeling like it's even easier to play than Hunter. I can literally run around on my free epic mount through a pack of like 8 mobs and get off and take them all out in a matter of seconds, maybe a minute tops without losing more than like 50% of my HP at a time and usually ending the fight with upwards of 85% of my HP if it was 8 and not the usual 3-5.

Is it going to be this broken/easy all the way to 80? I'm not complaining just curious if maybe it's just because the blues I got from the starter quests being insanely good for the level I got them at. That may be the case since I've still yet to replace any pieces except for the chest.

I'm Unholy spec and I guess the main question of my post is this:

I feel like the class is easy to play, but I want to make sure my talents and rotations make sense and compare them to what others who have played DK might have done/be doing.

I pull with Mount and Icy Touch/Death Grip/Ghoul if I'm dazed to get the last few into my AoE radius. I then Plague Strike the one I last Icy Touch'd to get my DoTs on and then Pestilence. Then I'll alternate between Scourge Strike and Death Strike if I drop by ~1500 HP (the max amount my Death Strike seems to heal). Sometimes I'll pop a Blood Boil if lots are low HP, and Blood Strike if my other runes aren't up yet. I'll also use Gargoyle and Death Coil as the Runic Power makes itself available.

Here's a link to my character, not sure why it isn't up to date.

Thanks

[Bweigelt]

Picked up Death Knight and I'm loving it, level 61 and some change now.

I'm feeling like it's even easier to play than Hunter. I can literally run around on my free epic mount through a pack of like 8 mobs and get off and take them all out in a matter of seconds, maybe a minute tops without losing more than like 50% of my HP at a time and usually ending the fight with upwards of 85% of my HP if it was 8 and not the usual 3-5.

Is it going to be this broken/easy all the way to 80? I'm not complaining just curious if maybe it's just because the blues I got from the starter quests being insanely good for the level I got them at. That may be the case since I've still yet to replace any pieces except for the chest.

I'm Unholy spec and I guess the main question of my post is this:

I feel like the class is easy to play, but I want to make sure my talents and rotations make sense and compare them to what others who have played DK might have done/be doing.

I pull with Mount and Icy Touch/Death Grip/Ghoul if I'm dazed to get the last few into my AoE radius. I then Plague Strike the one I last Icy Touch'd to get my DoTs on and then Pestilence. Then I'll alternate between Scourge Strike and Death Strike if I drop by ~1500 HP (the max amount my Death Strike seems to heal). Sometimes I'll pop a Blood Boil if lots are low HP, and Blood Strike if my other runes aren't up yet. I'll also use Gargoyle and Death Coil as the Runic Power makes itself available.

Here's a link to my character, not sure why it isn't up to date.

Thanks

Having leveled a Paladin, Hunter, and now a DK I would say DK is the least broken while leveling of the 3. Most classes have become insanely easy to level with perhaps Warrior still suffering the most.

As far as rotation's go you seem to have it down pretty good for leveling. Only thing I would add, is to hold off on the icy touch pulling, wait till you have the group then Icy touch the one, Plague Strike, Pestilence, and then Death and Decay and Unholy Blight. Then just Death strike and Blood Strike as neccessary.

[Eaglestrike]

Warrior is amazing as long as you aren't trying to level in a zone with mobs higher than you. If they're lower or your level it levels just as fast as others really. I kill mobs with my warrior faster than most of my other toons, so having to bandage more often makes up for it.

You have the unholy rotation down as far as I know it Magus, but Blood boil is your AOE spell so if you have multi-mobs around use that over blood strike always. I do believe it was changed so blood boil procs death runes too.

[Resin]

Why is my most efficient Priest spell (at Lv.36) Holy Fire when I'm fully spec'd in Shadow?

[SamanosukeShiva]

how do i link my stats/spec

[Correction]

The World of Warcraft Armory

[SamanosukeShiva]

i mean in game

[Correction]

I don't know of any way outside of an addon that the game lets you do that.

Also:

Why is my most efficient Priest spell (at Lv.36) Holy Fire when I'm fully spec'd in Shadow?

Because you don't have Shadowform yet, and Shadow sucks without Shadowform.

[Guitarman]

Magus: i leveled 2 dk to 80. Way i do it is pull with death grip (assuming im solo, dont need the hate if you're dps in an instance). Icy touch, plague strike to lay on both plagues, then scourge strike, or death strike if i need the health. Don't bother with blood boil or pestilence, it's a wasted rune.

Being unholy as me, you can use our ghoul to pull as well. Tell it to leap, or just attack. Theres no distance maximum so if you can see it, the ghoul can pull it.

My question: How do i gauge my DPS? I'm finding it near impossible to find any pug for heroics, i need to sell myself best as possible.

[Jodwahh]

Download recount, head for an 80 test dummy, go totally menthol on it, look at recount to see what your dps is.

[Guitarman]

Perfect, thank you.

[Eaglestrike]

Magus: i leveled 2 dk to 80. Way i do it is pull with death grip (assuming im solo, dont need the hate if you're dps in an instance). Icy touch, plague strike to lay on both plagues, then scourge strike, or death strike if i need the health. Don't bother with blood boil or pestilence, it's a wasted rune.

Being unholy as me, you can use our ghoul to pull as well. Tell it to leap, or just attack. Theres no distance maximum so if you can see it, the ghoul can pull it.

My question: How do i gauge my DPS? I'm finding it near impossible to find any pug for heroics, i need to sell myself best as possible.

Pestilence isn't a wasted rune if there are multiple mobs up, it spreads diseases to the other targets, so that when the first target dies the other ones already have your diseases on them so all you have to do is scourge strike.

[Guitarman]

What's the quickest way out of stratholme? I've gotten my baron run down to about 11 min but im still clueless about the layout and need a quick way out

[Elesirdur]

And speaking of Stratholme, how do you deal with that annoying disease that negates healing effects and places a DoT on you if you're not a healer/hybrid class?

And if the answer is "go in the side/service/sewer entrance and not the front entrance" I will feel suitably answered, and very stupid for not trying that those few times I died going in the front door without properly researching the instance.

[Noobta]

What's the quickest way out of stratholme? I've gotten my baron run down to about 11 min but im still clueless about the layout and need a quick way out

Just backtrack from where you came in.

[Guitarman]

Bummer :/ Was hoping i was missing a place to leave. Being a DK i can just teleport to ebon keep and fly down the 10 sec to e. plaguelands at least.

Eles: I just deal with it :/ open up the supply crates and stock up on the lower level cure pots in some of those and just use em.

[Norellicus]

Err, you don't have to backtrack to get out of Stratholme. The gate to one side of Baron's ziggurat should lead to an exit portal.

Eles: Ghoul Rot?

I'm a Druid and it never really bothered me...just never left bearform to keep my health higher.

[Correction]

Err, you don't have to backtrack to get out of Stratholme. The gate to one side of Baron's ziggurat should lead to an exit portal.

I've never found this gate to be open...am I missing something?

[Jodwahh]

Question for DK tanks, how the fuck can I push up my tps? I'm barely breaking 1.7k atm and to be frank that doesn't cut the fucking mustard with me ~.~. Rotation im using is IT PS BS BS OB FS FS FS. Wipetime only dinged 80 2 days ago and started a tank set, any tips?

[FailureMidgard]

What's the quickest way out of stratholme? I've gotten my baron run down to about 11 min but im still clueless about the layout and need a quick way out

There's some trick where you invite a friend to the party, pass them lead, then logout. It should drop you from the party, reset the instance, and put you at the start when you log back on.