--- title: "Death Knight vs Shaman in WoW Midnight: Class Comparison" description: "Death Knight or Shaman? Roles, armor, specializations, beginner friendliness and solo play compared side by side, so you find the class that suits you." canonical_url: "https://findyourmain.com/en/classes/compare/death-knight-vs-shaman" meta: "og:description": "Death Knight or Shaman? Roles, armor, specializations, beginner friendliness and solo play compared side by side, so you find the class that suits you." "og:image": "https://findyourmain.com/_og/s/o_377f7f57d7519d73.png" "og:image:height": "600" "og:image:type": image/png "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "Death Knight vs Shaman in WoW Midnight: Class Comparison" "twitter:image": "https://findyourmain.com/_og/s/o_377f7f57d7519d73.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://findyourmain.com/llms.txt) [![Death Knight: Hooded death knight with a glowing blue eye and dark plate armor](https://findyourmain.com/images/classes/deathknight.webp)](https://findyourmain.com/en/classes/death-knight) [![Shaman: Orc shaman with braids, surrounded by lightning](https://findyourmain.com/images/classes/shaman.webp)](https://findyourmain.com/en/classes/shaman)**vs** # Death Knight vs. Shaman **vs** ## **Key differences** - ◆Only the Death Knight can tank. - ◆Only the Shaman can heal. - ◆The Death Knight fights in melee. - ◆The Shaman fights in melee or at range, depending on the specialization. - ◆The Death Knight wears plate, the Shaman mail. - ◆The Death Knight is more beginner friendly. - ◆The Death Knight does better solo. - ◆More races can play the Death Knight (23 instead of 15). ## At a glance | At a glance | Death Knight | Shaman | | --- | --- | --- | | **Roles** | Tank, DPS | Healer, DPS | | **Armor** | Plate | Mail | | **Combat style** | Melee | Melee and ranged | | **Playable races** | 23 | 15 | | **Specializations** | Blood (Tank), Frost (DPS), Unholy (DPS) | Elemental (DPS), Enhancement (DPS), Restoration (Healer) | | **Beginner friendly** | 4/5 | 3/5 | | **Solo play** | 5/5 | 3/5 | These ratings help you pick a class. They are not a DPS ranking, and balance shifts with every patch. [How we rate ›](https://findyourmain.com/en/about#how-we-rate-classes) ## The classes in short ### **Death Knight** The Death Knight is a plate fighter with dark magic, one of the most forgiving tanks as Blood and a melee damage dealer as Frost or Unholy. Strong self-healing makes it very sturdy solo. [**Learn more about the Death Knight ›**](https://findyourmain.com/en/classes/death-knight) ### **Shaman** The Shaman uses totems and elemental magic and can play ranged damage (Elemental), melee damage (Enhancement) or healing (Restoration). It brings Bloodlust and lots of group utility. [**Learn more about the Shaman ›**](https://findyourmain.com/en/classes/shaman) [⚔ Let them fight in the arena](https://findyourmain.com/en?classes=deathknight,shaman) [Class Quiz](https://findyourmain.com/en/wow-class-quiz) ## Frequently asked questions

### Which is better: Death Knight or Shaman? ▶

Neither class is better in general. The Death Knight is more beginner friendly. The Death Knight does better solo. In the end, what matters is which playstyle you enjoy more.

### What is the difference between Death Knight and Shaman? ▶

Only the Death Knight can tank. Only the Shaman can heal. The Death Knight fights in melee. The Shaman fights in melee or at range, depending on the specialization. The Death Knight wears plate, the Shaman mail.

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