Best death knight race

[Soulhoarder]

I'm going to make a DK when I get a level 55 guy and I was wondering which is best for alliance and horde. Then tell me which is better out of the alliance and horde. By the way it's for dps not tank.

[Cookieman]

Allaince, Gnome, if you were Tanking

NE couse they are fun

[Soulhoarder]

I also said horde not just alliance

[Jadvya]

Forsaken! So you'll have died and been resurrected twice! An undead Undead! When I get around to making my Death Knight, that's what he's going to be.

[VelkynKarma]

I have an undead DK, I think he fits the lore very well.

ALSO Cookieman...thanks for quoting me in your sig lol

~VelkynKarma

[Wassa]

If you want to get into min/maxing with racial traits.

Alliance: Human for the +3 expertise to swords and maces. Most high end dps weapons for a DK is either a sword or an axe. Not so much for maces but you will probably have one or two while leveling.

Draenei is another good choice for a passive 1% hit, so you don't need as much hit rating. However if you are going to group a lot, especially in raids, you will have another draenei to group with to give you that hit.

Horde: Orc for blood fury (increased attack power), command (ghoul does more damage) and +5 expertise when using axes.

However, in the end, go troll. Racials will change but you can't nerf sexiness.

=P

Really, just pick what race you like best.

[Soulhoarder]

I've have been looking on forums on this topic and it says that undead and Blood elves are the best death knights for horde I believe undead. But blood elves?

[Saturo]

This isn't the forum for numbercrunching and min/maxing. That's what we have ElitistJerks for. For DKs, I'd go Tauren for HP bonus, if you're into tanking that is. For DPS I'd go for an Orc, just because of Bloodfury, a trinket-like AP bonus.

Orcs and Tauren are the numbercrunching choices too. Tauren for the overall increased health, both trough their starting HP and the racial. They have quite a bit of strength too, so in that way it works out too. Orcs have the highest amount of strength in the game, and a larger than average stamina pool too.

But really, the difference is infinitesmall at 80, so just go for what you think looks/plays/sounds best.
(For alliance, Id say make a dwarf. They have increased stamina and strength. They also work great against Rogues and Warriors, since they can remove bleed an poison. Draenei are quite good in that aspect too, but with a small heal in exchange.)

[Soulhoarder]

How good are draenei DKs?

[Saturo]

I'd say they are fair, they have a small self heal, that can help a bit to lower downtime if you are'nt Blood specced. They also get a 1% damage buff, trough their hit rating aura.

But really, this ain't the forum for this, check this out instead:
http://elitistjerks.com/f72/
(Try searching for an existing post instead of making a new one, these guys eat people for breakfast.)

[Soulhoarder]

Thanks, I was going to try an undead but when I tried most the body parts disapeared I don't know if it was the computer or the game. So instead I made a draenei when I get to level 55 I'm going to make a DK so I'm just trying to get some ideas on what to make.

[Soulhoarder]

Which makes a better DK night elf or draenei?

[Saturo]

The one that looks cooler.

You know, it does'nt really matter...

[Soulhoarder]

I made a topic under pet discussion please go look at it.

[Sarayana]

Soulhoarder, you should really just go to the character select screen and play around. As for the pet (your other thread), I'd suggest the same. You see a beast you like? Tame it, try it out. Nobody can tell you what to choose, and ultimately you, the person at the keyboard, matter more than the toon. The racials won't make or break your gameplay, if you know how to play your class.

For goodness sake, it's a game, have fun with it! Stop asking others to make all your decisions for you!

[Ryno]

The tauren DKs can BE FREAKING GREEN.

That's all the number crunching I NEED.

[Zangor]

if you are into lore and stuff go draenei since they are beings of light its actually one of the lich kings favorite things when he corrupts them and the fact that they get the 1% hit si excellent