A short guide for beginners in WoW about the Death Knight:
Death Knight Guide (Unholy)
So, you've installed the World of Warcraft game and started playing as a Death Knight. First of all, it should be noted that you won't be able to play this class if you don't have other characters at the maximum level for the current expansion. You start your game at level 60 in Acherus Fortress, where you will complete your first quest chains. As you progress through the quests, you will gain access to the Northrend, Cataclysm, Pandaria, Warlords of Draenor, and Legion zones. Also, as you level up, you will unlock more and more dungeons and raids. For completing quests, developing professions, and other actions, you receive rewards in the form of "achievements" in the game. The more achievements you have, the more advanced player you can consider yourself to be.
But let's return directly to the Death Knight class. Who is it? A Death Knight is, first and foremost, a powerful warrior serving the forces of darkness. Accordingly, his skills and abilities are primarily related to combat skills and dark magic. The main characteristic of a Death Knight is strength. It affects the damage dealt by melee weapons and the power of dark magic, as paradoxical as it sounds. Your hero can be a tank or a melee fighter. Tanking is available in the "Blood" specialization. The other two specializations, "Frost" and "Unholy," make you a melee fighter.
Let's consider the tactics in more detail. So, all classes and specializations can be divided into groups or lines. The first line of attackers is the tanks. A tank needs to have colossal health and damage; the tank should be the first to enter the battle and take on the main damage. The second group is melee fighters. The task of the fighters is to help the tank and, if necessary, take on the damage, as well as defend players at a distance. The third line is mages and healers. The main task of healers is to heal the tank and fighters. The task of mages is to provide support from a distance and deal damage. For the most part, mages can use their own healing, but they are very vulnerable in melee combat.
We will consider the "Unholy" specialization. As you have already understood, this is a second-line fighter. An Unholy Death Knight can summon various minions to help him, drain health, and infect enemies with diseases. In fact, if you are on the second line of attack, you need to help the tank. In fact, when the tank enters the battle, you should attack enemies with your diseases and minions and then engage in melee combat with the weakened enemy. Don't forget to defend the fighters and healers. If you see that an enemy is approaching from a distance, move away from the main line and begin defensive actions if the tank is in relative safety. Use your defensive abilities to protect yourself from ranged attacks. Losing a tank or healers usually means the death of the group, but as a fighter, you should fight to the last and leave the front only in the event of a general retreat.