Death Knight Tanking – Going for Blood
Hello, there. My name is Kurandir, and I’ll be your guide through the world of death knights. First, let me tell you a little bit about myself.
I have been playing World of Warcraft for about two and a half years now, since the fall of 2007. My first character was a human paladin, who I still play. Recently, I have absolutely fell in love with playing my death knight, Kurandir.
Currently, Kurandir is only specced as an unholy death knight. That will change this week. I am planning on going with a blood tank spec as well, which I will detail here as things progress. Here is a highlight of what I am planning to do:
The Spec
It will be 58/8/5. Here’s a detailed breakdown of the spec:
Blood Tree
Tier One: 5/5 Blood Barrier
Tier Two: 5/5 Bladed Armor, 3/3 Scent of Blood, 2/2 Two-Handed Weapon Specialization
Tier Three: 1/1 Rune Tap, 5/5 Dark Conviction, 3/3 Death Rune Mastery.
Tier Four: 3/3 Improved Rune Tap, 3/3 Spell Deflection
Tier Five: 3/3 Bloody Strikes, 3/3 Veteran of the Third War
Tier Six: 3/3 Bloody Vengeance, 1/2 Abomination’s Might
Tier Seven: 2/2 Improved Death Strike, 3/3 Sudden Doom, 1/1 Vampiric Blood
Tier Eight: 3/3 Will of the Necropolis, 1/1 Heart Strike, 3/3 Might of Mograine
Tier Nine: 5/5 Blood Gorged
Frost Tree
Tier One: 3/3 Improved Icy Touch, 5/5 Toughness (15% armor).
Unholy Tree
Tier One: 5/5 Anticipation (5% dodge).
Glyphs
Minor Glyphs: Horn of Winter, Pestilence, and Raise Dead
Major Glyphs: Death Strike, Death and Decay, Vampiric Blood
I chose death and decay for more damage (and more dmg = more threat per second), and vampiric blood for the Oh Crap! button effect. The Death Strike glyph should be a given.
Runeforge
Again, it should be obvious – Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle.
Right now, this is just an introduction into what I will be doing. Later I’ll add the gear that I currently have for my tanking (which is pretty basic and introductory). Until then, Suffer Well!!
