Hey, so like everyone else I have not been posting recently due to the new expansion Cataclysm. I've been spending all my free time getting to level 85 and setting up our new
guild website. Now that that is done I will start posting interesting changes about Deathknights in World of Warcraft again.
I thought a good way to start off posting about a new expansion would be to post a compilation of what are considered "best" Deathknight specs. Keeping in mind that this blog is raid tank oriented the DPS spec are considered offspecs.
Deathknight Raid Tank Spec
Your base for raid tanking in 4.0 should resemble
this. You will have 2 spare point to place in one of these talents
Abomination's Might,
BCB,
Virulence or
Crimson Scourge. Most endgame raid tanks think Crimson Scourge is a waste of points unless your the designated AoE tank. You should look at what your other raid members and tank are bringing to the raid before spending the last 2 point. It will have a big impact on what you select.
If your wondering about the sub-spec into frost for
Lichborne you can read more about it
here. The short explanation is; with the use of the
Lichborne macro you get an extra defensive cooldown.
Lichborne Macro:
#showtooltip Lichborne
/cast Lichborne;
/cast [@player] Death Coil
If you want to do your own homework here are the sources I look into.
Elitist Jerks -
Blood | DK endgame tanking [4.x]
pwnwear.com -
Index to all the DK Tank 4.0.3 info
Deathknight DPS Spec
Since DPS is an offspec for me I'm going to keep it short and sweet.