In the new content for Wrath of the Lich King, a great deal of changes have been made with new content flooding in regarding the Death Knight class, how it will played and what each talent tree entails. Creating an intriguing new melee/casting hybrid, the Death Knight has multiple play options, from playing support to tanking, to casting and even off healing in certain situations. The end result is a class that few have come close to mastering yet and many are excited to start playing for the first time.

The Blood Talent Tree is best used for hybrid tanking or higher DPS focusing on physical damage similar to the arms tree for Warriors. For the most part, you can land a solid role in a raid as a DPS Death Knight and could probably do a good job in one as an off-tank with this build. Additionally, expect the DPS build of a Death Knight to be a very popular method by which to enter PvP due to the tanking abilities.

The frost talent tree is the home of the spells and burst damage potential. There are no dedicated Frost builds that truly take advantage of everything the build has to offer, with most builds including a mix of either Blood or Unholy Talents. For the most part, the Frost/Blood hybrids are best for tanking while the Frost/Unholy hybrids work best for PvP.

The Unholy Tree is going to be the tree with which those who enjoy the calling of Undead seek out. Here you will focus on your summons and diseases, a combination that makes for good tanking qualities as well as hybriding with other classes for DPS builds.

Overall, the final verdict on each of these talent trees will not be seen until the game has been released for some time and players have had a chance to build their Death Knights and test them in various situations. However, from first glimpse, the Death Knight is not only a powerful adversary; it is a very versatile group member.

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