Fixing my Death Knight build

nightdugalle

So before the updates done to a lot of things one of my characters was based around a Death Knight, unholy warriors who commanded the dead. So my build wrapped around using Great Weapon skills like Cleave, Brimstone and Annihilate. Enrage was by toggle, Invulnerability my passive. pretty standard. focus alot on str, con, and dex. I mixed in some other powers like Summon shadows, March of the dead, and Void Horror. Void Shift being my close the gap move. Was fun to play but with it being one of my first tries with making a free form character its a mess. I even went as far as to pick the +8 to strength, con and dex talents which i am told was a bad choice to start with. Any help and input would be great to make this character a force to be reckon with again.

flowcyto

Here's one way to make a Deathknight:

(Unnamed Build) - Freeform

Super Stats
Level 6: Strength (Primary)
Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
Level 15: Intelligence (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Hero (End: 6, Rec: 6, Other Stats: 8)
Level 6: Covert Ops Training (Str: 3, Dex: 3, Con: 3, Int: 3)
Level 9: Physical Conditioning (Str: 5, Con: 5)
Level 12: Healthy Mind (Con: 5, Int: 5)
Level 15: Body and Mind (Str: 5, Int: 5)
Level 18: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Relentless (Str: 5, Rec: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Shadow Bolt
Level 1: Cleave (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Enrage (Endorphin Rush)
Level 8: Invulnerability (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Void Shift (Emerging Nightmares)
Level 14: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 17: Vile Lariat (Work Up)
Level 20: Arc of Ruin (No Quarter, Wildfire)
Level 23: Lifedrain (Rank 2, Vampiric Sympathy)
Level 26: Ebon Void (Voracious Darkness)
Level 29: Summon Shadows (Rank 2, Devouring Darkness)
Level 32: Resurgence (Rank 2)
Level 35: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 38: Rebirth
Adv. Points: 33/36

Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations
Strength: Swole (3/3)
Strength: Physical Peak (2/3)
Strength: Brutality (2/2)
Strength: Juggernaut (2/3)
Strength: Overpower (1/3)
Warden: Fortified Gear (2/3)
Warden: Slaughter (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (2/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Mastery: Warden Mastery (1/1)

Many other ways to combo diff powers/sets, though, and it may depend if you find Frost powers thematic or not.

nightdugalle

Build is great! But i am curious how ice powers would add to the build

flowcyto

Not much that the current powers don't already cover. Ice Cage can interrupt, could use the Ice block instead (nothing special about it, more for theme), or Fractal Aegis. Avalanche is a good ranged AoE, Wall of Ice's special adv can simulate frozen footsteps, Ice Sheath is a decent AO (though still 2nd to ES/NM), etc. I'd prob just make a differently themed build that's HW + Ice instead of HW + Darkness.

angelheart71

I found this thread and decided to switch some powers up to simulate the blood/Ice/Unholy.


Death Knight - Freeform

Super Stats
Level 6: Strength (Primary)
Level 10: Constitution (Secondary)
Level 15: Intelligence (Secondary)

Talents
Level 1: The Hero (End: 6, Rec: 6, Other Stats: 8)
Level 6: Covert Ops Training (Str: 3, Dex: 3, Con: 3, Int: 3)
Level 9: Physical Conditioning (Str: 5, Con: 5)
Level 12: Healthy Mind (Con: 5, Int: 5)
Level 15: Body and Mind (Str: 5, Int: 5)
Level 18: Quick Recovery (Con: 5, Rec: 5)
Level 21: Relentless (Str: 5, Rec: 5)

Powers
Level 1: Ice Shards
Level 1: Wall of Ice (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 6: Ice Shield (Rank 2, Frigid Air)
Level 8: Invulnerability (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 11: Molecular Self-Assembly
Level 14: Reaper's Caress (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 17: Cut Down
Level 20: Reaper's Embrace (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Level 23: Form of the Swordsman (Cut Where it Counts)
Level 26: Vile Lariat (Rank 2, Work Up)
Level 29: Devour Essence (Rank 2, Phlebotomist)
Level 32: Resurgence
Level 35: Ego Surge (Nimble Mind)
Level 38: Conviction (Rank 2, Rank 3)
Adv. Points: 36/36

Travel Powers
Level 6:
Level 35:

Specializations
Strength: Swole (3/3)
Strength: Physical Peak (2/3)
Strength: Brutality (2/2)
Strength: Juggernaut (2/3)
Strength: Overpower (1/3)
Warden: Fortified Gear (2/3)
Warden: Slaughter (3/3)
Warden: Ruthless (2/2)
Warden: The Best Defense (3/3)
Vindicator: Aggressive Stance (2/2)
Vindicator: Merciless (3/3)
Vindicator: Focused Strikes (2/3)
Vindicator: Mass Destruction (3/3)
Mastery: Warden Mastery (1/1)

flowcyto

That build can work too, though FotS scales w/ Dex and that's not SS'd. I assume you could take AotB instead, or just use FotT/FotS and swap Str SS for Dex SS. Also prob wouldn't bother w/ the special adv on Ice Shield here.