Thinking of rolling DK, never played one and also see very few around just wondering why that is, are they a decent class?
I main tank for my 4/8M guild and I’m top DPS for my 7/8H guild. I’ve maimed DK since WotLK and have had my fair share of top parses
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The DK is boring as can be now. They got boring in Legion when they gutted half their moves, and they were left to rot this xpac also.
Take the frost DK, it used to be a high damage 2h dps with OMFG Obliterates and low survivabilty. Now it is low damage DW with high survivabilty.
Half my action bar is empty on my DK now. Most of it is filled up with mounts and potions.
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they’re overshadowed by the more recent “hero classes” with monks and demon hunters. still an excellent choice, in my opinion.
i have no trouble tanking +10 mythics or holding my spot in the weekly raid with DPS. we may not be the mostest bestest at the top of all the charts everywhere all the time, but we aren’t the lame ducks of the raid either.
personally i say play what’s fun. if you’ve never done the DK starting zones and story, you’re missin out. it’s an engaging class that doesn’t really play like any others. so give it a try:)
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If you aint looking to go into MDI, AWC or be in the World First race any class/spec is completely viable.
Just pick what you have fun with.
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I have a big issue with their mobility. I really don’t see what they bring over mobile classes.
In fact that is a general statement about non-mobile classes. I don’t understand why Blizzard makes classes so immobile, yet they don’t have any great strengths to offset this.
Have faith.
If Shadowlands is real, then Acherus will be moved there, as there is a marker for it on the map. Our time is coming.
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man, if the shadowlands turns out to be true and we get a death themed expansion, we almost HAVE to get some nifty buffs or something. knowing blizzard though, they’re more likely to rip out our coolest abilities, and the rest of warlock’s stuff, and throw in necromancers as a class.
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It is my hope. The map made me so excited. Acherus is there! In The Shadowlands at the tip of one of the zones.
If its real then we have to get unique stuff from the expansion, unique story, or something.
Warlocks lost their best ability (turn into a demon) in an xpac about demons. I don’t know what else Blood can lose but seems likely Unholy would lose Army if necromancers became a thing
blizzard: makes undead deathy themed expansion with lots and lots of undead enemies in every zone
death knights: actually put control undead back on their bars and make use of it
blizzard: “FUN DETECTED!” nerfs death knights other abilities that have nothing to do with gimmick skills
I dont know much about their viability, but I have a lot of fun on my DK. UH is really fun to me and blood is the only spec i ever tank on ( i hate tanking but blood is the only one i at least kind of enjoy it on)
They’re so so, neither good or bad, DK perform ok in m+15 and raids in general.
They lost a lot and i mean a lot of spells and skills, your bar as a FDK will have like 3 skills tops.
They don’t really need to be that mobile when they can just make all the enemies come to them with all the pull moves they have.
They function but are overshadowed by nearly every other melee for bringing some niche to a m+ run or raid.
So you would be playing a class with zero demand to be included in a groups. DKs also have a bad stigma from our poor performance in the past couple of raid tiers.
You don’t need to be mobile as a DK, not when you can pull everyone to you.
I like it. It’s nice. I main a BDK, best class imo. I miss frost spec though.
A lot.
@OP, DK’s have a great story line and they’re a lot of fun. Try one out, see if you like it.
All specs are good but now, Blood and Apocalypse seem to be better than Frost.
Just my opinion. Have fun.
Part of which being the fact that we’re the “Huntards” of BfA due to how many “Whoops, wrong direction” cleaves we have.
My own personal set up has me taking my position into consideration BEFORE I even start hitting things which makes me lower my DPS a bit because I’m rushing to get into a good position which THEN makes me face-pull something that’s coming around the corner.
Even so, I personally like what Frost has atm and only wish for either higher base-line damage output (no talents chosen) or for some niche things here and there.