two manning seems to be the only undergeared way to do it hehe. I've grown accustom to using a frost spec, much more dps, less healing and fall back oh sH(*#$&;(*$#t buttons but at the same time you can dps from ranged, and the MASSIVE aoe capability is bar none!
I suggest any dks that want to improve their dps check out elitistjerks.com their dk forum is free to browse and it will VASTLY improve your dps rotationsthe understanding of the class i've gained reading the information there has made my solo dk and my multibox play of the deathknights much improved lol
check it outgood lucK!****EDIT for more rotation information****** if you need a spec i can recommend something but i wont link one right now as most people are comfortable with how they play, but if you need one, post or pm
as for what/ how i play with the rotations, i've got approximately 5 or 6 buttons that get pressed in a pattern of 2 presses per key
my frost dps rotation goes something like bloodtap(macroed with obliterate so that its always part of the rotation. Bloodtap starts my rotation) icy touch(which improves every other bit of dmg if you spec for it) obliterate twice(high dmg and converts to death runes which you'll need for the second part of the rotation) blood strike (also converting to death runes).... after this is called the "DUMP" ie runic power dump, this is where i cast frost strike 2-4 times, or deathcoil 3 times if im too far away... frost strike hits so much harder tho. This brings us up to the second half of the rotation ie round 2
Since all your abilities in the first round generate death runes(ie u can use them as any type of rune) you can spam pretty much any attack during this phase. Since frost relys heavily on frost dmg icy touch is our bread and butter in this portion. Get the sigil from the dailys area near venture company(bought with coins earned from the dailies) it adds 203 dmg to icy touch, if you glyph for icy touch it also provides extra runic power which will help us generate more frost strikes (our second highest dmg attack)... depending on your gear(ie if you have or dont have 4 pc t7) you may not be able to get as many frost strikes out but the second rotation basically spams icy touch till you get a rime proc or killing machine proc... if you get a rime proc cast howling blast right away... if you get a killing machine proc you cast frost strike.... this makes for huge numbers and big crits and helps fire your dps. frost strike to dump runic power after spamming the icy touch 6 times then go back to rotation from the first half without blood tap**as it probably wont be back up yet. deathcoil runic dumps if you cant get close for any reason(like boss aoe or whirlwinds) as this will help survivability.
I've done a few nexus runs on heroic where the guy in the hall does the whirlwind and fears... i keep my dks at ranged and death grip his casters and kill them with only obliterate and blood strikes to generate death runes, then switch to the boss to dps him with icy touches and howling blasts. its slow, but my dks eventually kill the clerics fast and then the boss just fears my tank all over and i just pull boss in cast range and pew pew with icys howlings and deathcoils to finish um off!hope this helps a little ttfn!
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