[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":266},["ShallowReactive",2],{"class-retail-en-death-knight":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"classId":17,"date":256,"description":257,"extension":258,"meta":259,"navigation":260,"path":261,"seo":262,"stem":263,"summary":264,"updated":256,"__hash__":265},"classes_en\u002Fclasses\u002Fdeath-knight.md","Death Knight in WoW Midnight – Playstyle, Specs and Who It Suits",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":242},"minimark",[9,14,18,31,61,65,90,94,99,102,130,134,137,155,159,162,187,191,196,209,214,222,226,229],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"playstyle","Playstyle",[15,16],"class-art",{"name":17},"deathknight",[19,20,21,22,26,27,30],"p",{},"The Death Knight is a fallen hero who returned as one of the undead. It fights in plate with runeblades and dark magic of frost, blood and plague. Its resources are ",[23,24,25],"strong",{},"Runes",", which recharge on their own, and ",[23,28,29],{},"Runic Power",", which you earn by spending runes.",[19,32,33,34,44,45,52,53,60],{},"Signature tools are ",[35,36,41],"a",{"href":37,"rel":38,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=49576",[39],"nofollow","_blank",[23,42,43],{},"Death Grip",", which pulls enemies to you, and ",[35,46,49],{"href":47,"rel":48,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=49998",[39],[23,50,51],{},"Death Strike",", which heals more the more damage you have recently taken. ",[35,54,57],{"href":55,"rel":56,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=48707",[39],[23,58,59],{},"Anti-Magic Shell"," protects against spells. Death Knights start their journey in their own starting zone with a strong story.",[10,62,64],{"id":63},"background-and-lore","Background and lore",[19,66,67,68,71,72,75,76,79,80,83,84,86,87,89],{},"Death knights are fallen heroes whom the ",[23,69,70],{},"Lich King"," raised as undead warriors. Their stronghold was the necropolis ",[23,73,74],{},"Acherus",". Under ",[23,77,78],{},"Darion Mograine"," they broke free of him at Light's Hope Chapel and founded the ",[23,81,82],{},"Knights of the Ebon Blade",". Since then they have fought of their own will. Death knights use ",[23,85,25],{}," and ",[23,88,29],{}," and are the only class with Blood, Frost and Unholy magic.",[10,91,93],{"id":92},"specializations","Specializations",[95,96,98],"h3",{"id":97},"blood","Blood",[19,100,101],{},"Blood is the vampire among tanks: the more damage you take, the more you heal. You build bone shields, drain life from enemies and in an emergency let a rune weapon dance for you. Nearly unkillable solo, which is why it tops almost every solo guide.",[19,103,104,107,108,115,116,115,123],{},[23,105,106],{},"Signature abilities:"," ",[35,109,112],{"href":110,"rel":111,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=195182",[39],[23,113,114],{},"Marrowrend",", ",[35,117,120],{"href":118,"rel":119,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=206930",[39],[23,121,122],{},"Heart Strike",[35,124,127],{"href":125,"rel":126,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=49028",[39],[23,128,129],{},"Dancing Rune Weapon",[95,131,133],{"id":132},"frost","Frost",[19,135,136],{},"Frost wields two weapons or a big two-hander and strikes with icy blows. The playstyle is fast and direct. The fantasy: the cold, merciless knight from Northrend.",[19,138,139,107,141,115,148],{},[23,140,106],{},[35,142,145],{"href":143,"rel":144,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=49020",[39],[23,146,147],{},"Obliterate",[35,149,152],{"href":150,"rel":151,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=51271",[39],[23,153,154],{},"Pillar of Frost",[95,156,158],{"id":157},"unholy","Unholy",[19,160,161],{},"Unholy is the necromancer in plate armor. A ghoul is always at your side, you spread plagues and summon the undead at the right moment. More to manage than Frost, but a very strong pet fantasy.",[19,163,164,107,166,115,173,115,180],{},[23,165,106],{},[35,167,170],{"href":168,"rel":169,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=85948",[39],[23,171,172],{},"Festering Strike",[35,174,177],{"href":175,"rel":176,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=275699",[39],[23,178,179],{},"Apocalypse",[35,181,184],{"href":182,"rel":183,"target":40},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.wowhead.com\u002Fspell=63560",[39],[23,185,186],{},"Dark Transformation",[10,188,190],{"id":189},"who-is-the-death-knight-for","Who is the Death Knight for?",[19,192,193],{},[23,194,195],{},"A good fit if you …",[197,198,199,203,206],"ul",{},[200,201,202],"li",{},"want a sturdy class that is very hard to kill in solo content,",[200,204,205],{},"want to learn tanking, since Blood forgives a lot of mistakes,",[200,207,208],{},"love the dark fantasy around the Lich King.",[19,210,211],{},[23,212,213],{},"Not ideal if you …",[197,215,216,219],{},[200,217,218],{},"need high mobility, because the Death Knight is on the slower side,",[200,220,221],{},"want to play at range or as a healer.",[10,223,225],{"id":224},"strengths-and-weaknesses","Strengths and weaknesses",[19,227,228],{},"The Death Knight is tough, self-sufficient and can pull enemies out of position with Death Grip. Its biggest weakness is mobility: fast classes that stay at range give it a hard time.",[19,230,231,232,236,237,241],{},"How does the Death Knight fare against other classes? Try it in the ",[35,233,235],{"href":234},"\u002Fen","arena"," or read our guide to ",[35,238,240],{"href":239},"\u002Fen\u002Fguides\u002Fwow-tank-classes","WoW tank classes",".",{"title":243,"searchDepth":244,"depth":244,"links":245},"",2,[246,247,248,254,255],{"id":12,"depth":244,"text":13},{"id":63,"depth":244,"text":64},{"id":92,"depth":244,"text":93,"children":249},[250,252,253],{"id":97,"depth":251,"text":98},3,{"id":132,"depth":251,"text":133},{"id":157,"depth":251,"text":158},{"id":189,"depth":244,"text":190},{"id":224,"depth":244,"text":225},"2026-10-13","The Death Knight in WoW Midnight explained: Blood, Frost and Unholy, runes, playstyle, strengths and weaknesses. A tough plate fighter with strong self-healing.","md",{},true,"\u002Fclasses\u002Fdeath-knight",{"title":5,"description":257},"classes\u002Fdeath-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.","xvrhgSL66z3yAq62B8KgaWNfuuDScGi4f3zvRX2AeP8",1791932256843]