Death Knight
Roles: Tank, Melee Physical/Magic Damage Dealer
The death knight combines martial prowess with dark, necromantic energies. Blood DKs are able tanks using disease DoTs, and AoE attacks to keep the attention of their enemies. Frost and Unholy death knights are melee dps classes, using unholy power to destroy their foes. Although death knights can raise undead minions, the Unholy specialization gives this feature particular focus, becoming a true pet class. Death Knights use a unique two-part resource system called the Rune system in which primary abilities are powered by Runes which periodically regenerate; using these abilities generates Runic Power which in turn can be used to power other abilities.
Death Knights are the first and currently only hero class and consequently start at level 55 in Ebon Hold in the Eastern Plaguelands. In order to create a Death Knight, a player must have at least one level 55 or higher character associated with his or her account, even if that character is on a different realm.