Preparing to Play Your Death Knight

Are you ready to play the new Death Knight class in the WotLK? There is a article about the new class released on the website of Tentonhammer. If you want to play the new Death Knight class, you should read it:

Getting ready to be reborn

As the Wrath of the Lich King expansion gets closer and closer, you may be deciding whether you want to play the new Death Knight class or not, and if you do, how far you're going to take him/her. Are you going to watch the opening area, are you sticking with it until 60, perhaps taking it across Outland to 70, or making it your new main?

If you're just curious as to how the Death Knight will work or just want to see some new lore, it won't really need much preparation, just have a character in your account at level 55 and you're set. However, for those of us interested in progressing with our Death Knights past Outland and into Northrend, we'll have to take appropiate measures to do so.

In this guide, we will go over just exactly what we should cover in order to begin our adventure as a Death Knight as painlessly as possible, keeping in mind there will be many who won't be as prepared in any aspect.

Money

Gold will be one key factor to determine how you get along in Outland and possibly even from the start. From flying mount costs to crafted gear costs and possibly some profession spending, your Death Knight will most likely require you to have a good amount of gold handy. While most would wait until they're of high enough level on their own Death Knights to begin farming and collecting, you may start doing so right now.

It would be ideal to have a good amount of gold for your new Death Knight - Messiah has written an awesome article on this subject that will relate both to your new Death Knight and anyone in particular looking to be ready for Wrath of the Lich King. It is worthy of note that you do not need to stock up on cloth for First Aid.

Depending on your Death Knight's chosen profession, you will need to stock up on either Potions, Armor or Weaponry from other players, spending your valuable money in the process. If you have a good buffer before you even begin, it'll help you that much more to ease into your new character.

One last thing you should keep in mind is that you should stock up on Runecloth if you want to be in good terms with all of your major cities' factions. This gets overlooked often by level 1 characters since you gain reputation with all of your cities and factions quickly as you level, but with a pre-made level 55, you will be friendly at best. If you want all of the perks which include some discounts and some achievements which include being Exalted with all your city factions, then you'll want to have enough Runecloth to turn-in your way to the top.