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Death Knight Specs and Talent Builds Guide

Frost Death Knight DPS Specs and Talent Builds – 4.2

A master of burst and AoE, the Frost Death Knight embodies the hybrid melee/caster DPS class. Drawing on Frost talent tree skills and abilities like Rime and Killing Machine, the Frost DK DPS builds and specs emphasis powerful Obliterates and Frost Strikes and devastating Howling Blasts. For Raids, Heroics and other group setting, Frost DKs grant powerful buffs, debuffs and crowd-control capabilities.
Frost DK DPS Specs and Talent Builds Guide 4.2
Frost Death Knight DPS Discussion 4.2

Unholy Death Knight DPS Specs and Talent Builds – 4.2

A necromantic wielder of shadow and blight, the Unholy Death Knight calls on abilities and skills in the Unholy talent tree to inflict opponents with devastating diseases and plagues and commands powerful Ghoul and Gargoyle minions to batter enemies while they suffer the crushing blows of the Unholy Death Knights Scourge Strikes. For Raids and Heroics, plagues provide group-wide buffs and debuffs.
Unholy DK DPS Specs and Talent Builds Guide 4.2
Unholy Death Knight DPS Discussion 4.2

Death Knight PVP Specs and Talent Builds – 4.2

Unleash massive damage and burst down opponents with devastating Howling Blasts and Frost Strikes employing Frost Death Knight PVP Specs. Dominate Arenas with powerful CC and Mobility utilizing the versatility of Unholy Death Knight PVP Talent Builds. Render healers useless with Necrotic Strikes. A formidable foe in PVP, Death Knight PVP Specs wield massive burst or constant pressure from plagues and pets.
Death Knight PVP Specs and Talent Builds Guide 4.2
The Firelands 4.2 Guide

Blood Death Knight Tank Specs and Talent Builds – 4.2

Boasting stalwart stamina and exceptional avoidance skills, the Blood Death Knight is the epiphany of the melee tank. Drawing on heals from powerful Death Strikes and relying on Blood Mastery for protection, the Blood Death Knight forfeits the use of shields and wields a single 2Hand blade in combat. Blood Death Knight Tank specs and builds emphasize the self-healing abilities of the Death Knight class.
Blood Death Knight Tank Specs and Talent Builds Guide 4.2
The Firelands 4.2 Guide


Rage of the Firelands – patch 4.2

Guide to patch 4.2 – Rage of the Firelands

World of Warcraft: Catalysm patch 4.2 – Rage of the Firelands is live, including the new daily quest hubs The Regrowth and Molten Front and the new 10 and 25-man raid encounter The Firelands including Firelord Ragnaros. For Death Knights patch 4.2 includes a tooltip update to the previously nerfed Frost Death Knight DPS favorite Obliterate as well as a slight buff to the Unholy Death Knight DPS talent Unholy Might.
The Firelands 4.2 Guide


Popular Death Knight Specs and Builds

Death Knight Build: Frost DW DPS Spec 4/31/6

A Dual Wield Frost Death Knight DPS build optimized for a rotation prioritizing Obliterate, Howling Blast and Frost Strike to maximize Rime and Killing Machine procs in endgame Dungeons and Raids. Three talent points are allocated to the talent Epidemic to maximize Disease uptime and limit the use of Plague Strike. This spec performs best in Unholy Presence prioritizing Haste as secondary stat.
Frost DK DPS Specs and Talent Builds Guide 4.2
Frost Death Knight DPS Discussion 4.2

Death Knight Build: Frost 2H PVP Spec 3/31/7

A 2H Frost Death Knight PVP build optimized for Howling Blast and Frost Strike. The spec makes full use of the CC and Mobility of Unholy Command, Endless Winter and Chilblains as well as Lichborne for supreme adaptability.
This spec performs best in Unholy Presence prioritizing Mastery and Haste as secondary stats.
Death Knight PVP Specs and Talent Builds Guide 4.2
The Firelands 4.2 Guide

Death Knight Build: Blood Tank Spec 31/8/2

A Blood Death Knight Tank spec optimized for survival in endgame Dungeons and Raids. Talent points are allocated to the Frost second tier talent Lichborne for the Death Coil heal. Complement with Glyph of Vampiric Blood to maximize survivability.
This spec is intended for 2H tanking in Blood Presence prioritizing Mastery as secondary stat.
Blood Death Knight Tank Specs and Talent Builds Guide 4.2
The Firelands 4.2 Guide

Death Knight Build: Unholy 2H PVP Spec 2/8/31

A 2H Unholy PvP-build for Death Knights in Arena focusing on maximizing Disease and Festering and Scourge Strike damage for constant pressure. The spec makes full use of the CC and Mobility of Unholy Command, Endless Winter and Death’s Advance as well as Lichborne for supreme adaptability. This spec performs best in Unholy Presence prioritizing Haste as secondary stat.
Death Knight PVP Specs and Talent Builds Guide 4.2
The Firelands 4.2 Guide

Death Knight Build: Frost 2H DPS Spec 7/31/3

The ultimate Frost 2H Death Knight Frost Mastery DPS build wielding a rotation prioritizing Howling Blast and Frost Strike for Runic Empowerment and massive multiple target DPS in Dungeon and Raids. Three talent points are allocated to the talent Epidemic to limit the use of Plague Strike thus preventing Runic Empowerment from refreshing Unholy Runes.
Frost DK DPS Specs and Talent Builds Guide 4.2
Frost Death Knight DPS Discussion 4.2