
Unholy is also considered more iconic since no other spec in the game has such an attunement with undeath, disease, and pestilence.įrost is an interesting and fun choice, but probably best left to more experienced players, as the spec can be a little fussy to make the most of it.īefore level 10, you are just a Death Knight with some general abilities. With its diseases and summons, Unholy can more easily pull groups of mobs and survive. If you would rather level as a DPS, we recommend using Unholy to do so. As a tank, you can often experience near-instant dungeon queues!

Blood has high area damage capability and amazing self-healing, and its damage is not far behind the two damage specializations. Shadowlands Leveling FAQFrost LevelingUnholy Levelingīest Death Knight Leveling Spec in ShadowlandsĪlthough each specialization has strengths and weaknesses, we recommend Blood as the best Death Knight leveling spec.

If Death Knight isn't right for you, use our Guide Navigation menu to the right side of the page to find more class leveling guides for Shadowlands. Our class guides are always updated with the latest information based on theorycraft and in-game experience make sure to check our changelog to this page, by clicking on View Changelog at the top of the page to see the latest updates. Using their powers of undeath, they can manipulate frost or unholy powers to defeat enemies, or use blood magic to sustain massive amounts of damage and heal themselves.ĭeath Knights are special: they are the first Hero class to be added to the game, they start at level 8 instead of level 1, and they have an individual starting zone experience which sets them on a very special questline where you learn how and why they defected from the Lich King and decided to aid Azeroth.

They're former revived warriors of the The Lich King.

Welcome to Wowhead's WoW Shadowlands Death Knight leveling guide! This WoW Death Knight leveling guide is dedicated to teaching beginners how to operate the Death Knight, a plate-wearing melee and tank class.
