Death Knight

Death Knight

Professions

The choice of professions for a Death Knight in Wrath of the Lich King depends mainly on your goals: crafting gear, preparing consumables or making gold.

Professions support your character's progression, but they do not replace choices of gear, talents and play. The Death Knight starts at level 55 with no profession: you have to learn and level them from the beginning.

Blacksmithing and Mining

Blacksmithing lets you craft weapons and plate armor, which the Death Knight wears, and Mining provides its materials.

Engineering and Mining

Engineering crafts items usable in combat, in PvE as in PvP, and Mining provides part of its materials.

Jewelcrafting and Mining

Jewelcrafting cuts gems to place in gear sockets, and Mining provides part of its materials.

Enchanting

Enchanting lets you improve your gear.

Alchemy and Herbalism

Herbalism lets you gather plants, and Alchemy is used to make potions and elixirs. This combination helps you prepare your own consumables.

Inscription and Herbalism

Inscription uses the plants gathered with Herbalism to make inks and items to sell to other players.

Cooking, Fishing and First Aid

Cooking and Fishing provide useful food, and First Aid lets you make bandages to heal yourself.

Which professions suit your specialization?

Blood

The Blacksmithing + Mining combination supports the Death Knight's plate gear.

Frost

Blacksmithing lets you craft one-handed or two-handed weapons; Engineering complements it well.

Unholy

Engineering provides items that are useful in combat, especially in PvP.

Key takeaway

No profession is mandatory for the Death Knight: choose them according to your goals, and keep in mind that they start from scratch at level 55.