4x Shaman 1x Death Knight

[McBooty]

So I never thought I'd be interested in Death Knights. They seem too popular right now. But not too long ago I got my first beta key (and only one. /curse self for having 5 accounts with the same email), and while waiting around for the PvP server to come back up I decided to roll one on the PvE server. I was hooked SO fast. They're incredibly complex but manageable, and really are what you call Battle Mages. They're a bit like Shadowknights were back in EverQuest 1, but more challenging.
Wowwwwwwwwwwww. Holy effing ess. The starting experience is the best writing I've seen in any Warcraft game, ever. What a great quest line.
I know the way to do things right is have a paladin tank and 4x elemental shamans, but I think i want to do the opposite for a few reasons.
I'll never play a paladin. I have a problem with anyone who spreads religion with a sword. But I LOVE me some redemption stories, and the DK one is like... whoa.
Windfury Totem (which is now a haste buff instead of a weapon proc buff), Strength of Earth (which now adds 86 strength AND agility), Wrath of Air and 4x Totem of Wrath should all be things a DK would love. Plus, just doing the starter quests got me up to 57.999999 (enough that my first gryphon ride, landing somewhere gave me discovery XP so I had to fly right back where I came from to train 58)
Anyone have any experience trying this? The one I'd really like is the 61-point Death Knight Frost tree "Hungering Cold", which could at best freeze up to 10 enemies for 20 seconds out of each minute. They're basically all frost-trapped; any damage will break the frost sleep.
DKs also have the coolest taunt thing ever; it's just got a 10-second or so cooldown like a warrior's taunt, but can be done from 30 feet away (I'll let you see that for yourself).

So overall I think they're going to make a great pairing with one or more shamen. Has anyone had a chance to try it out yet? I'm just 1-boxing, so borrrrring.
-M

[Daki]

DK is QUITE fun mines 58 or something like that...however... I think that there will be so many running around... meh... later.

It will die off as it did with shamans and paladins. But it would make a great team =).

[Mac]

i don't care how many people will be playing them, thankfully if I end up needing a tank for my team, I will have the option to roll one of these.

I'd rather skip content I would need a tank for, then roll a belf pali :thumbdown:

[Drakkun]

I'm considering 4x DK/1x resto shaman or 1x DK/4x ele shaman. Haven't made up my mind yet.

Also, I plan to be ganked a lot the first few weeks, but its ok I don't care about being first to 80.

[Nejcha]

4x shadow priests 1x DK ?
Any one?

[Bena]

I was thinking of rolling a frost DK for my mages. With all the frost spells they have, it would play nicely with a frost mage.. if their freeze is like mage freeze then that would mean some nice shatter crits

[Dominian]

I was thinking of rolling a frost DK for my mages. With all the frost spells they have, it would play nicely with a frost mage.. if their freeze is like mage freeze then that would mean some nice shatter crits

Indeed nice for pve but it will be hard in pvp due to dim returns

[Drakkun]

Imagine in 5v5 arenas...

DK uses deathgrip (25 sec cd with talents) to pull target to group, freezes in place, 4x shaman blow up target.
Rinse repeat

[SilverSlice]

ok i been slacking when it comes to reading up on dk. but i heard they are acceptable tanks?

anyone know anyting on how they are to use as a tank for a boxer?

Silver

[Ðeceased]

Imagine in 5v5 arenas...

DK uses deathgrip (25 sec cd with talents) to pull target to group, freezes in place, 4x shaman blow up target.
Rinse repeat

or.. shamans stationary.. run out with your DK.. freeze em and dps.. then if someone runs towards the clones.. deathgrip and burst him/her down