Shadowlands Death Knight Leveling Guide & Best Leveling Spec 10-60

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Der LichkönigMandl Important Changes to Leveling a Death Knight in the Shadowlands Pre-Patch

Death Knights begin at level 10 instead of level 55. They may only start in their class newbie zone, unless they are an Allied Race. Allied Race members start at level 10 and begin with a short quest line in Icecrown Citadel that takes them to Stormwind or Orgrimmar.

There is a new tab on your spellbook between General and your talent specialization, simply titled "Death Knight". These are abilities that are now shared by all Death Knights regardless of any specialization they choose.

New Death Knights will not begin in a default spec (Unholy). Until they are allowed to choose a spec at level 10, their abilities are drawn from the general Death Knight abilities available to all specializations.

Experienced Death Knights will notice some talents have been reworked or rearranged, and may require re-acquiring some talents.

AoE (Area of Effect) caps are being introduced in the Shadowlands pre-patch, which places a limit on how many targets the ability can hit at once. This affects some Death Knight abilities.

Best Death Knight Leveling Spec in ShadowlandsChoosing a Death Knight Specialization

Blood: Use Dunkler Befehl or Todesgriff to engage targets. Siedendes Blut hits enemies around you and applies Blutseuche. Todesstoß is used to mitigate damage, and can be used to both heal you, or as a Runic Power dump. Markzerfetzer is used to generate stacks of Knochenschild, which increase your Haste and reduce your damage taken, as long as you have one charge of the buff on you. Herzstoß is used to dump Runes; when used inside Tod und Verfall, Herzstoß will cleave 5 times.

Frost: Use Heulende Böe to deal AoE damage, spread your DoT, consume procs of Raureif and generate Runic Power. Use Auslöschen on single target, to spend your procs of Tötungsmaschine and generate Runic Power. Use Froststoß to spend Runic Power. Unbarmherziger Winter should be used on cooldown. Frost's damage depends on paying attention to Raureif and Tötungsmaschine procs to get the most out power of the spec.

Unholy: Use Totenerweckung to raise a ghoul to fight for you. Use Ausbruch to apply Virulente Seuche. Use Schwärender Stoß to apply Schwärende Wundes, and Geißelstoß to blow the wounds up. Dunkle Transformation transforms your ghoul and makes it more powerful. Use Todesmantel or Epidemie as a Runic Power dump or when you don't have Runes. Unholy's damage is dependant on keeping your ghoul transformed, keeping Virulent plague on the target, and blowing up as many wounds as possible.

Choosing a Race for Your Death Knight in Shadowlands

Default Races are races that are immediately available to be played when you start your WoW account.

Allied Races are races that are locked behind certain requirements that need to be met before you can create characters belonging to that race.

Alliance

Default Races:

Draenei

Lichtgeschmiedeter Draenei

Mechagnom

Leerenelf

Horde

Defaults Races:

Blutelf

Best Death Knight Leveling Talents in ShadowlandsSuggested Blood Leveling Talents in Shadowlands

Level 15 Talents

Herzbrecher Herzstoß generates 2 additional Runic Power per target hit.

Bluttrinker drains 9 health from the target over 3 sec. You can move, parry, dodge, and use defensive abilities while channeling this ability.

Grabstein consumes up to 5 Bone Shield charges. For each charge consumed, you gain 6 Runic Power and absorb damage equal to 6% of your maximum health for 8 sec.

Level 25 Talents

Schnelle Verwesung Your Blutseuche and Tod und Verfall deal damage 15% more often. Additionally, your spell=55078] leeches 50% more Health.

Hämostase Each enemy hit by Siedendes Blut increases the damage and healing done by your next Todesstoß by 8%, stacking up to 5 times.

Schwindsucht Strikes up to 8 enemies in front of you with a hungering attack that deals Physical damage and heals you for 150% of that damage.

Level 30 Talents

Übles Bollwerk Each charge of Knochenschild increases your maximum health by 1%.

Blutlabung While Scharlachrote Geißel is active, your next Tod und Verfall heals you for health per Knochenschild charge and you immediately gain 10 Runic Power

Blutwandlung Consume the essence around you to generate 1 Rune.Recharge time reduced by 2 sec whenever a Bone Shield charge is consumed.

Level 35 Talents

Wille der Nekropole Damage taken below 30% Health is reduced by 30%.

Antimagische Barriere Reduces the cooldown of Antimagische Hülle by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%.

Mal des Blutes Places a Mark of Blood on an enemy for 15 sec. The enemy's damaging auto attacks will also heal their victim for 3% of the victim's maximum health.

Level 40 Talents

Umklammerung der Toten Tod und Verfall reduces the movement speed of enemies within its area by 90%, decaying by 10% every sec.

Enger Griff Reduces the cooldown on Blutschattens Griff by 30 sec.

Gespensterwanderung Embrace the power of the Shadowlands, removing all root effects and increasing your movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Taking any action cancels the effect. While active, your movement speed cannot be reduced below 170%.

Level 45 Talents

Gierig Todesstoß's healing is increased by 20% and grants you 15% Leech for 8 sec.

Todespakt Create a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec.

Blutwürmer Your auto attacks have a chance to summon a Bloodworm. Bloodworms deal minor damage to your target for 15 sec and then burst, healing you for 15% of your missing health. If you drop below 50% health, your Bloodworms will immediately burst and heal you.

Level 50 Talents

Fegefeuer An unholy pact that prevents fatal damage, instead absorbing incoming healing equal to the damage prevented, lasting 3 sec. If any healing absorption remains when this effect expires, you will die. This effect may only occur every 4 min.

Roter Durst Reduces the cooldown on Vampirblut by 1.5 sec per 10 Runic Power spent.

Knochensturm A whirl of bone and gore batters up to 8 nearby enemies, dealing Shadow damage every 1 sec, and healing you for 3% of your maximum health every time it deals damage (up to 15%). Lasts 1 sec per 10 Runic Power spent.

Suggested Frost Leveling Talents in Shadowlands

Level 15 Talents

Erbarmungsloser Angriff Gain Inexorable Assault every 8 sec, stacking up to 5 times. Auslöschen consumes a stack to deal additional Frost damage.

Eisige Klauen Your Runic Power spending abilities increase your melee attack speed by 5% for 6 sec, stacking up to 3 times.

Kaltes Herz Every 2 sec, gain a stack of Cold Heart, causing your next Eisketten to deal extra Frost damage. Stacks up to 20 times.

Level 25 Talents

Runischer Kreislauf Auto attacks have a chance to generate 5 Runic Power.

Mörderische Effizienz Consuming the effect has a 50% chance to grant you 1 Rune.

Horn des Winters Blow the Horn of Winter, gaining 2 Rune and generating 25 Runic Power.

Level 30 Talents

Todesweite Increases the range of Todesgriff by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Todesgriff

Ersticken Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 4 sec.

Blendender Eisregen Targets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for 5 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. When Blinding Sleet ends, enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 sec.

Level 35 Talents

Lawine Casting Heulende Böe with 9spell=59057] active causes jagged icicles to fall on enemies nearby your target, dealing Frost damage.

Gefrorener Impuls While you have fewer than 3 full Rune, your auto attacks radiate intense cold, inflicting Frost damage on all nearby enemies.

Frostsichel A sweeping attack that strikes up to 5 enemies in front of you for Frost damage. This attack benefits from Tötungsmaschine. Critical strikes with Frostscythe deal 4 times normal damage.

Level 40 Talents

Permafrost Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 40% of the damage dealt.

Todespakt Create a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec.

Level 45 Talents

Aufziehender Sturm Each Rune spent during Unbarmherziger Winter increases its damage by 10%, and extends its duration by 0.5 sec.

Hypothermische Präsenz Embrace the ice in your veins, reducing the Runic Power cost of your abilities by 35% for 8 sec. Does not trigger the global cooldown.

Unaufhaltbarer Gletscher Summon glacial spikes from the ground that advance forward, each dealing Frost damage and applying Schneidendes Eis to enemies near their eruption point.

Level 50 Talents

Eiskappe Your Froststoß, Frostsichel, and Auslöschen critical strikes reduce the remaining cooldown of Säule des Frosts by 4 sec.

Auslöschung While Säule des Frosts is active, Froststoß and Heulende Böe always grant Tötungsmaschine and have a 30% chance to generate a Rune.

Sindragosas Hauch Continuously deal Frost damage every 1 sec to enemies in a cone in front of you, until your Runic Power is exhausted. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets.

Suggested Unholy Leveling Talents in Shadowlands

Level 15 Talents

Infizierte Klauen Your ghoul's Claw attack has a 30% chance to cause a Schwärende Wunde on the target.

Alle werden dienen Your Totenerweckung spell summons an additional skeletal minion.

Reißende Schatten Deals Shadow damage and causes 1 Schwärende Wunde to burst.

Level 25 Talents

Platzende Geschwüre Bursting a Schwärende Wunde deals 25% more damage, and deals Shadow damage to 8 nearby targets.

Schwarzes Fieber Virulente Seuche deals 15% more damage over time in half the duration.

Unheilige Verseuchung Surrounds yourself with a vile swarm of insects for 6 sec, stinging all nearby enemies and infecting them with Virulente Seuche and an unholy disease that deals damage over 14 sec, stacking up to 4 times. Your minions deal 3% increased damage per stack to enemies infected by Unholy Blight.

Level 30 Talents

Umklammerung der Toten Tod und Verfall reduces the movement speed of enemies within its area by 90%, decaying by 10% every sec.

Todesweite Increases the range of Todesgriff by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Todesgriff

Ersticken Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 4 sec.

Level 35 Talents

Pestilenzpusteln Bursting a Schwärende Wunde has a 10% chance to grant you Runenverderbnis.

Verdammnisbote Hereinbrechende Verdammnis triggers 15% more often and can accumulate up to 2 charges.

Seelenernter Strike an enemy for Shadow damage and afflict the enemy with Soul Reaper. After 5 sec, if the target is below 35% health this effect will explode dealing additional Shadow damage to the target. If the enemy that yields experience or honor dies while afflicted by Soul Reaper, gain Runenverderbnis.

Level 40 Talents

Zauberfresser Antimagische Hülle absorbs 30% more magic damage and lasts 5 sec longer.

Todespakt Create a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec.

Level 45 Talents

Pestilenz Tod und Verfall damage has a 10% chance to apply a Schwärende Wunde to the enemy.

Epidemie Causes each of your Virulente Seuche to flare up, dealing Shadow damage to the infected enemy, and an additional Shadow damage to all other enemies near them.

Entweihen Defile the targeted ground, dealing Shadow damage to all enemies over 10 sec. While you remain within your Defile, your Geißelstoß will hit 4 enemies near the target. If any enemies are standing in the Defile, it grows in size and deals increasing damage every sec.

Level 50 Talents

Armee der Verdammten Todesmantel reduces the cooldown of Apokalypse by 1 sec and Armee der Toten by 5 sec. Additionally Apokalypse and Armee der Toten summon a Magus of the Dead for 15 sec who hurls Frostbolts and Shadow Bolts at your foes.

Unheiliger Pakt Creates an unholy pact between you and your pet, igniting flaming chains that deal Shadow damage over 15 sec to enemies between you and your pet. While active, your strength is increased by 8%.

Unheiliger Angriff Strike your target dealing Shadow damage, infecting the target with 4 Schwärende Wunde and sending you into an Unholy Frenzy, increasing haste by 20% for 12 sec.

Best Death Knight Leveling Rotation in ShadowlandsOptimal Blood Death Knight Ability Use While LevelingTodesgriffHand des TodesSiedendes BlutMarkzerfetzerKnochenschildOssuariumTodesstoßTodesstoßRune des gefallenen KreuzfahrersElite Mobs:KnochenschildTodesstoßBluttrinkerLots of small mobs:Siedendes BlutBlutseucheMarkzerfetzerTod und VerfallTod und VerfallHerzstoßTodesstoßDungeons:Siedendes BlutDunkler BefehlTodesgriffGedankenfrostErstickenOptimal Frost Death Knight Ability Use While LevelingRune des schneidenden EisesRune des schneidenden EisesRune des gefallenen KreuzfahrersAuslöschenFroststoßUnaufhaltbarer GletscherTötungsmaschineRaureifElite Mobs:Säule des FrostsRunenwaffe verstärkenEisige GegenwehrTodesstoßLots of small mobs:Unbarmherziger WinterHeulende BöeRaureifFrostsichelAuslöschenFroststoßUnaufhaltbarer GletscherTodesstoßDungeonsGedankenfrostEiskettenTodesgriffOptimal Unholy Death Knight Ability Use While LevelingTotenerweckungAusbruchVirulente SeucheSchwärender StoßSchwärende WundeGeißelstoßTodesmantelRune des gefallenen KreuzfahrersElites:TodesstoßDunkle TransformationApokalypseLots of small mobs:Virulente SeucheAusbruchTod und VerfallSchwärender StoßGeißelstoßDungeonsGedankenfrostEiskettenTodesgriffBest Weapons and Gear for Leveling a Death Knight in ShadowlandsDeath Knight Stat Weights in Shadowlands

Specialization

Stat 1

Stat 2

Stat 3

Stat 4

Blood

Versatility

Haste

Critical Strike

Mastery

Frost

Critical Strike

Mastery

Versatility

Haste

Unholy

Haste

Critical Strike

Versatility

Mastery

Death Knight Heirlooms in Shadowlands

(2) Set: Rested experience consumed is reduced by 30%.

(3) Set: Increases your out-of-combat regeneration in the outdoors, normal dungeons and battlegrounds.

(4) Set: Gaining a level triggers Burst of Knowledge, dealing Holy damage to nearby enemies and granting you 40% primary stat for 2 minutes. Defeating additional enemies extends this effect, up to 2 additional minutes.

(6) Set: Rested experience consumed is reduced by an additional 30%.

Helms: Polierter Helm der Ehre, Brünierter Helm der Macht, Makelloser Helm der Lichtschmiede

Necklace: Ewiger Talisman des glühenden Zorns

Shoulder: Polierte Schiftung der Ehre, Brünierte Schulterstücke der Macht, Makellose Schiftung der Lichtschmiede

Cloak: Abgenutztes Steinhautgargoylecape

Chest: Polierte Brustplatte der Ehre Brünierte Brustplatte der Macht, Makellose Brustplatte der Lichtschmiede

Legs: Polierte Beinplatten der Ehre, Brünierte Beinplatten der Macht, Makellose Beinplatten der Lichtschmiede

Rings: Kapitän Sanders verschollenes Band, Schreckenspiratenring

Trinkets: Schnelle Hand der Gerechtigkeit, Berührung der Leere

2H Weapons: Blutiger Arkanitschnitter,

1H Weapon: Kampferprobte Hauklinge, Frommer Aurasteinhammer

Shield: Versengter drakonischer Deflektor

Chopper mit ChauffeurErbstückhorterRelics of the Past

Relikt der Vergangenheit I: Set the Item Level to 23 and the Required Level to 15.

Relikt der Vergangenheit II: Set the Item Level to 33 and the Required Level to 25.

Relikt der Vergangenheit III: Set the Item Level to 43 and the Required Level to 35.

Relikt der Vergangenheit IV: Set the Item Level to 56 and the Required Level to 45.

Relikt der Vergangenheit V: Set the Item Level to 100 and the Required Level to 50.

Acherus UpgradesRüstmeister OzorgRüstmeister OzorgBest Death Knight Leveling Professions in ShadowlandsKräuterkundeBergbauKürschnereiKräuterkundeBergbauSchmiedekunstBergbauSchmiedekunstPoröser WetzsteinPoröser GewichtssteinAlchemieBest Death Knight Questing Path in Shadowlands

Levels 8-10: Death Knight Class Area (except for Allied Races)

Levels 10-50: Battle for Azeroth zones or other expansion zones via Chromie Time

Levels 50-60: Shadowlands Storyline or Threads of Fate

Threads of Fate LevelingShadowlands Death Knight Leveling Gameplay MechanicsDeath Knight Runes and Runic PowerRunenHerzstoßHeulende BöeSchwärender StoßRunenmachtTodesstoßFroststoßTodesmantelA Blood Death Knight with 4 Runes ready to use, 2 Runes rechargings, and near full Runic Power bar.Death Knight RuneforgingRunenschmieden

Rune des schneidenden Eises: This rune gives you extra weapon damage as Frost damage and attacking enemies increases their vulnerability to your Frost abilities.

Rune des gefallenen Kreuzfahrers: This rune gives your melee attacks a chance to heal you for a small percentage of your health and increase your Strength for a few seconds.

Rune des Ewigen Dursts: This rune increases your movement speed by 5%. Additionally, when you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor you heal for 5% of your maximum health and gain 10% Haste and movement speed.

Rune des gefallenen KreuzfahrersRune des schneidenden EisesRune des gefallenen KreuzfahrersSchwarzes TorDeath Knight UtilityAntimagische HülleEisige GegenwehrUnaufhaltsamer TodTodesstoßGedankenfrostEiskettenUntote kontrollierenTodesgriffVerbündeten erweckenShadowlands Death Knight Class AbilitiesStarting Abilities: Death Knight Beginning Class Zone

Runenstoß, a blow that strikes for Physical damage. This attack cannot be dodged, parried, or blocked.

Todesstoß, which focuses dark power into a strike for Physical damage that heals you of 25% of all damage taken in the last 5 seconds, minimum 7% of maximum health.

Todesgriff, which grips and enemy and pulls him toward you. Also interrupts casting when you do this.

Todesmantel, which fires a blast of unholy energy at a target, causing Shadow damage to an enemy or healing an Undead ally.

Gedankenfrost, which interrupts spellcasting and prevents any spell in that school from being cast for 3 sec.

Tod und Verfall, which corrupts the targeted ground, causing Shadow damage to targets in that area.

Veteran des Dritten Krieges, a passive ability that increases stamina by 30% for Blood and 10% for Unholy, Frost, and un-specialized.

Antimagische Hülle is learned at level 9. This ability envelops the Death Knight in a protective barrier that absorbs magic damage, prevents the application of harmful magic effects, and grants Runic Power if it absorbs damage. Lasts for 5 seconds.

Runenschmieden, which allows the Death Knight to emblazon their weapon with runes. Requires a Runeforge. There are several across the world, but the most convenient is located in Acherus, the Death Knight zone accessible through Schwarzes Tor

When you complete the Death Knight area, you will be awarded Schwarzes Tor, a teleport that returns you to Acherus,

General Death Knight Class Abilities

Totenerweckung (level 12): Raises a ghoul to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 minute.

Eisketten (level 13): Shackles the target with frozen chains, reducing movement speed by 70% for 8 sec.

Dunkler Befehl (level 14): Command the target to attack you.

Der Tod reit' (Passive) (level 22): Increases your mounted speed by 20%.

Eisige Pfade (level 27): Activates a freezing aura for 10 min that creates ice beneath your feet, allowing party or raid members within 50 yards to walk on water. Usable while mounted, but being attacked or damaged will cancel the effect.

Lichritter (level 33):
Draw upon unholy energy to become Undead for 10 sec, increasing Leech by 10%, and making you immune to Charm, Fear, and Sleep.

Untote kontrollieren (level 37): Dominates the target undead creature up to level 38, forcing it to do your bidding for 5 min.

Eisige Gegenwehr (level 38): Your blood freezes, granting immunity to Stun effects and reducing all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec.

Verbündeten erwecken (level 39): Pours dark energy into a dead target, reuniting spirit and body to allow the target to reenter battle with 60% health and at least 20% mana. One of the few rezzes that can be applied during combat (though not in the Arena).

Unaufhaltsamer Tod (level 42): For 8 sec, your movement speed is increased by 30%, you cannot be slowed below 100% of normal speed, and you are immune to forced movement effects and knockbacks. Passive: You cannot be slowed below 70% of normal speed.

Antimagisches Feld (level 47): Places an Anti-Magic Zone for 10 sec that reduces spell damage taken by party or raid members by 20%.

Unaufhaltsamer Tod (level 49, Rank 2): Death's Advance movement speed increased by 5% and the duration is increased by 2 sec.

Opferpakt (level 54): Sacrifice your ghoul to deal Shadow damage to 8 nearby enemies and heal for 25% of your maximum health.

Blood Death Knight Class Abilities

Herzstoß (level 10): Instantly strike the target and 1 other nearby enemy, causing Physical damage, and reducing enemies' movement speed by 20% for 8 sec

Meisterschaft: Blutschild (Passive) (level 10): Each time you heal yourself with Death Strike, you gain 16% of the amount healed as a Physical damage absorption shield. Also increases your attack power by 8.0%.

Markzerfetzer (level 11): Smash the target, dealing (37.557% of Attack power) Physical damage and generating 3 charges of Knochenschild. Knochenschild: Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones, increasing Armor.

Siedendes Blut (level 17): Deals (30% of Attack power) Shadow damage and infects all enemies within 10 yds with Blutseuche. Blutseuche inflicts a disease that drains health from the target over 24 seconds.

Scharlachrote Geißel (Passive) (level 18): Your auto attacks on targets infected with your Blood Plague have a chance to make your next Death and Decay cost no runes and reset its cooldown.

Runenwandlung (level 19): Reduces all damage taken by 20% for 4 sec.

Ersticken (level 21): Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec.

Herzstoß (level 23, Rank 2): Heart Strike generates 5 additional Runic Power.

Siedendes Blut (level 24, Rank 2): Blood Boil gains one additional charge.

Hand des Todes (level 28): Reach out with necrotic tendrils, dealing (Shadow damage and applying Blutseuche to your target. Blutseuche inflicts a disease that drains health from the target over 24 seconds..

Vampirblut (level 29): Embrace your undeath, increasing your maximum health by 30% and increasing all healing and absorbs received by 30% for 10 sec.

Blutschattens Griff (level 32): Shadowy tendrils coil around all enemies within 15 yards of a hostile or friendly target, pulling them to the target's location.

Tanzende Runenwaffe (level 34): Summons a rune weapon for 8 sec that mirrors your melee attacks and bolsters your defenses. While active, you gain 40% parry chance.

Markzerfetzer (level 41, Rank 2): Bone Shield increases your Haste by 10%.

Tod und Verfall (level 43, Rank 2): Heart Strike hits up to 3 additional enemies while you remain in Death and Decay.

Verbesserte Runenwandlung (level 44, Rank 2): Rune Tap gains an additional charge.

Veteran des Dritten Krieges (level 49, Rank 2): Stamina increased by 30%.

Herzstoß (level 52, Rank 3): Damage increased by 20%.

Verbessertes Vampirblut (level 56, Rank 2): Increases all healing and absorbs by 5% and duration by 2 sec.

Ossuarium (level 58): While you have at least 5 Bone Shield charges, the cost of Death Strike is reduced by 5 Runic Power. Additionally, your maximum Runic Power is increased by 10.

Frost Death Knight Class Abilities

Heulende Böe (level 10): Blast the target with a frigid wind, dealing Frost damage to that foe, and reduced damage to all other enemies within 10 yards, infecting all targets with Frostfieber. Frostfieber: a disease that deals Frost damage over 24 sec and has a chance to grant the Death Knight 5 Runic Power each time it deals damage.

Meisterschaft: Gefrorenes Herz (Passive) (level 10): Increases the damage of your Frost abilities by 16.0%.

Macht der gefrorenen Ödnis (Passive) (level 10): While Dual-wielding, your Obliterate and Frost Strike also strike with your off-hand, and each weapon can be engraved with a Runeforge enchant.

Froststoß (level 11): Chill your weapon(s) with icy power and quickly strike the enemy, dealing Frost damage.

Auslöschen (level 14): A brutal attack that deals Physical damage.

Finsterer Beistand (Passive) (level 18): When you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor, your next Death Strike within 20 sec is free and heals for an additional 10% of maximum health.

Unbarmherziger Winter (level 19): Drain the warmth of life from all nearby enemies within 8 yards, dealing Frost damage over 8 sec and reducing their movement speed by 20%.

Runenauffrischung (level 21): Each Runic Power you spend has a 2.0% chance to instantly grant you a Rune.

Tötungsmaschine (Passive) (level 23): Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to make your next Obliterate critically strike.

Macht der gefrorenen Ödnis (level 24, Rank 2): Wielding a two-handed weapon increases Obliterate damage by 30%, and increases the chance for your auto attack critical strikes to grant Killing Machine.

Todesstoß (level 28, Rank 2): Death Strike's cost is reduced by 10, and its healing is increased by 60%.

Säule des Frosts (level 29): Increases your Strength by 10% for 15 sec. Each Rune spent while active increases your Strength by an additional 1%.

Raureif (Passive) (level 32): Obliterate has a 45% chance to cause your next Howling Blast to consume no runes and deal 150% additional damage.

Unbarmherziger Winter (level 34, Rank 2): Increases damage done by 20%.

Verbesserter Raureif (level 41, Rank 2): Increases Howling Blast's damage done by an additional 150%.

Verbesserter Froststoß (level 43, Rank 2): Increases damage done by 20%.

Furor des Frostwyrms (level 44): Summons a frostwyrm who breathes on all enemies within 40 yd in front of you, dealing Frost damage and slowing movement speed by 50% for 10 sec.

Runenwaffe verstärken (level 48): Empower your rune weapon, gaining 15% Haste and generating 1 Rune and 5 Runic Power instantly and every 5 sec for 20 sec.

Säule des Frosts (level 49, Rank 2): Increases Strength by 10%.

Verbessertes Auslöschen (level 52, Rank 2): Increases damage done by 20%.

Runenwaffe verstärken (level 56, Rank 2): Reduces the cooldown by 15 sec.

Frostschnitter (level 58, Rank 2): Your next Obliterate also deals Frost damage.

Unholy Death Knight Class Abilities

Schwärender Stoß (level 10): Strikes for Physical damage and infects the target with Schwärende Wunde. Schwärende Wunde: A pustulent lesion that will burst on death or when damaged by Scourge Strike, dealing Shadow damage and generating 3 Runic Power.

Meisterschaft: Schreckensklinge (Passive) (level 10): Increases the damage of your Minions and Shadow damage abilities by 18.0%.

Geißelstoß (level 11):An unholy strike that deals Physical and Shadow damage, and causes 1 Festering Wound to burst.

Ausbruch (Passive) (level 17): Deals Shadow damage to the target and infects all nearby enemies with Virulente Seuche. Virulente Seuche:
A disease that deals (112.5% of Attack power) Shadow damage over 27 sec. It erupts when the infected target dies, dealing Shadow damage to nearby enemies.

Finsterer Beistand (level 18): When you kill an enemy that yields experience or honor, your next Death Strike within 20 sec is free and heals for an additional 10% of maximum health.

Apokalypse (level 19): Bring doom upon the enemy, dealing (50% of Attack power)% Shadow damage and bursting up to 4 Festering Wounds on the target. Summons an Army of the Dead ghoul for 15 sec for each burst Festering Wound.

Runenverderbnis (Passive) (level 21): Each Runic Power you spend has a 1.4% chance to increase your Rune regeneration rate by 100% for 3 sec.

Hereinbrechende Verdammnis (Passive) (level 23): Your auto attacks have a chance to make your next Death Coil costs no Runic Power.

Verbesserter schwärender Stoß (level 24, Rank 2): Increases damage done by 20%.

Todesstoß (level 28, Rank 2): Death Strike's cost is reduced by 10, and its healing is increased by 60%.

Totenerweckung (level 29, Rank 2): Raises a ghoul to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one ghoul at a time.

Dunkle Transformation (level 32): Transform your ghoul into a powerful undead monstrosity for 15 seconds. The ghoul's abilities are empowered and take on new functions while transformation is active.

Gargoyle beschwören (level 32): Summon a Gargoyle into the area to bombard the target for 30 sec.

Epidemie (level 34): Causes each of your Virulent Plagues to flare up, dealing Shadow damage to the infected enemy, and additional Shadow damage to all other enemies near them.

Unheiliger Befehl (level 41, Rank 2): Damage dealt reduces the cooldown of Dark Transformation by 1 sec.

Spaltende Stöße (level 43, Rank 2): Scourge Strike hits all enemies near the target while you remain in Death and Decay.

Armee der Toten (level 44): Summons a legion of ghouls who swarms your enemies, fighting anything they can for 30 sec.

Apokalypse (level 49, Rank 2): Reduces the cooldown by 15 sec and increases the damage done by 15%.

Dunkle Transformation (level 52, Rank 2): Dark Transformation grants your ghoul 100% energy.

Geißelstoß (level 56, Rank 2): Increases damage done by 20%.

Apokalypse (level 58, Rank 2): Apocalypse generates 2 Runes.

Target Caps on Death Knight Abilities

Geißelstoß (All) - capped at 5 targets, if in Tod und Verfall

Opferpakt (All) - capped at 8 targets

Herzstoß (Blood) - capped at 2 targets; 5 targets if in Tod und Verfall

Frostsichel (Frost Talent) - capped at 5 targets

Reißende Schatten (Unholy) - capped at 5 targets

Platzende Geschwüre (Unholy Talent) - capped at 8 targets

Pestilenz (Unholy Talent) - wound generation from this talent is capped at ~10 wounds.

Siedendes Blut (Blood)

Furor des Frostwyrms (Frost)

Unbarmherziger Winter (Frost)

Lawine (Frost Talent)

Gefrorener Impuls (Frost Talent)

Unaufhaltbarer Gletscher (Frost Talent)

Virulente Seuche (Unholy) - explosion only soft-capped

Entweihen (Unholy Talent)

Epidemie (Unholy Talent) - The primary portion triggers on up to 20 individual targets affected by Virulent Plague, each of those can cleave up to 6 targets with the secondary component.

Unheilige Verseuchung (Unholy)

Unheiliger Pakt (Unholy)

Sindragosas Hauch

Kommentare

Kommentar von Habutat

The description for the Goblin racials are twisted.

Kommentar von Selenddron

Is there supposed to be a 110-120 area of this? I didn't notice one.

Kommentar von Edgysan

I would not suggest heirlooms (head,chest,shoulders) for lvls 110-120 but ok...

Kommentar von Jevnaker

Also there is only warmode talents suggested for blood not for the other two speccs.

Kommentar von schwarzekuh

At level 70, you will want to start runeforging your weapons with Rune of the Fallen Crusader, which has a chance to heal you and increase your Strength.

Rune of the Fallen Crusader is now available at Level 55.

Kommentar von Taraezor

Note: Ensure you asked Chromie to select Northrend to ensure the rewards as outlined below are excellent for you! She'll have exhorted you, in her sassy voice, to show no restraint when taking on the scourge!

Levelled up rapidly. My Blood DK has a woeful weapon (and gear too). If going to Northrend then the quest Die Käfige vollmachen will be ideal. Reward is a spec specific weapon Quetscher der aufgehobenen Emanzipation and it doesn't require a huge quest chain. Over in Grizzly Hills. Best of all, I got a blue upgrade!

The breadcrumb style prerequisites for this quest are Trollsaison! or Gute Trolljagd.

Now at Sholazar, at River's Heart, pick up the breadcrumb style quest Naturgewalt from Pilot Vic. You are sent to meet the avatar of Freya who promptly offers you Eine Vertrauensfrage and after you've killed the mobs you get a sweet piece of gear. The followup quest Siebenfach zurückgezahlt rewards a nice peace of gear and a ring to boot.

Also up on the very high platform on the edge of the Basin, to the east, is another quick quest Eine verwitterte Kiste with an appropriate gear reward and nice XP of course.

I do this little shuffle on all my alts. Of course, when a prepatch for any expansion hits, always look for easy gear catch ups from Blizzard.

Kommentar von kv83

I'm sorry, but recommending Unholy over Frost seems really, really bad. Unholy is a very involved spec, with multiple cooldowns to juggle. Frost has a simple rotation, great survivability and not as many plates to spin as Unholy. I think it's a major fault to recommend Unholy to new players to the class, resulting in frustration. Probably why icy-veins recommends Frost over Unholy too.

Kommentar von sofibo12345

Thanks for posting this guide

Kommentar von Moezso

Why would you advise players to use dark command or death grip to engage targets? Neither of those are best used on pull, they are better used to get a mob off a dps or healer, or yank a caster, or as a second interrupt (in death grip's case). Taunting on pull means your taunt is on CD for when you need it, and gripping on pull divides the pack, diminishing cleave. Pull with DnD into BB, or just BB if DnD is on CD.

Kommentar von shogundr4g0n

For Frost, if you want to dual wield you are better of doing on your off-hand the Bloodsoaked Skullforge Reaver, since it gives you strength which it's better than getting more crit from Devouts Hammer

Shadowlands Death Knight Leveling Guide & Best Leveling Spec 10-60

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