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Death Knight
Runeblade wielders raised from death by the Lich King, commanding blood, frost, and unholy plague.
Death Knight at a glance
- Armor
- Plate
- Resource
- Runes and Runic Power
- Introduced in
- Wrath of the Lich King
- Specializations
- 3
- Roles
- Tank, DPS
Specializations
Ladder snapshot and gold angle
Death Knights pull huge packs and self-heal through them, so old-raid transmog and mount clears run fast and low-risk solo.
Recent Death Knight hotfixes
- September 10, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Unholy
Resolved an issue causing Magus of the Dead to occasionally spawn at extreme vertical differences.
- September 9, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Blood
Resolved an issue causing Grip of the Dead from Death and Decay to permanently be active on targets.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Developers’ notes: We’re aiming to increase Frost Death Knight’s performance in single target and two target cleave scenarios.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Howling Blast main target damage increased by 15%.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Obliterate damage increased by 15%.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Frost Strike damage increased by 20%.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Melee damage increased by 10%.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Unholy
Resolved an issue causing Mastery: Dreadblade and Foul Infections to not increase the critical strike chance of Plague Erupt effects.
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Death Knight hotfix, by date: Death Knight hotfixes.