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There are a lot of things still being worked out with the Death Knight class such as specific spell abilities. Unlike a traditional caster type however, a Death Knight's spell power comes from runes that are etched into their blade. Think Warcraft III when you think about the possibilities of abilities for the Death Knight. I say possibilities because things are still in process for the development of the class and there will be (of course) a lot of testing for balance done. Given that this is our first Hero class we're unveiling, you can be sure we're going for the coolest of the cool for this class.
Runes and Mana pool
Is the Death Knight going to have a mana pool? The pictures from BlizzCon show spells using mana.
The runes they inscribe on
their weapons are their mana pool (of a sort). As they use their
abilities, the runes will be exhausted. After a period of time the
runes will refresh. So, they don't have a traditional type of mana
pool. You'll most likely see some screenshots of it, but the Death
Knight (at current) has three different types of runes that they can
inscribe on their weapon: Blood, Frost, and Unholy. Runes can only be
inscribed out of combat ( all of this is subject to change as
development continues.)
The rune types don't dictate a new damage type, they're simply a
resource that spells and abilities will use when you activate them. The
spells and abilities won't necessarily be "blood, unholy, or frost"
damage.
Imagine it being three different energy pools which you can change the size of before you get into combat.
About weapons
There's no final decision or
announcement on how multiple weapons would be etched, or how weapon
switching may affect the etched runes. What has been discussed to some
degree is that the main-hand weapon would be etched and that's it, but
it's too early to say what would be allowed in the final game.
Which level?
Also, we haven't decided on
what level you will start as your Death Knight, but it seems that it
should be easy enough for someone who has leveled a character to level
80 and done the quest to be able to adapt to a Death Knight fairly
well. It's not quite the same as handing it over to someone who is
still learning the game. There are lots of opportunities for someone to
solo and group to learn how to play the class.
Which race?
It's true that the current
plan has been heavily discussed to go ahead with all races, but no
final decision has been made. After talking to Chris he wasn't totally
sold on the idea. Both are technically correct in that the current plan
of some of the developers is to go ahead with all races, there's been
no final decision made and no real work has progressed to force a
decision just yet. The FAQ is more accurate at this time, in my
opinion.
Lore-wise there's really no reason why a specific race couldn't become a Death Knight.
All races can be challenged mentally and physically, their will
dulled, and be cast down into madness ... and darkness. Their souls
drawn into the runeblade they wield.
Compared to other classes
They are not planned to be
more powerful, them being a hero class simply means they're introduced
at a higher level, and in general will reference the more powerful hero
types of Warcraft history.
It's out intention to integrate them into the current classes,
balance them appropriately, and have them provide an additional - but
equal - role in groups and raids as compared to other classes.
Will there be other hero classes?
Yeah, well that kind figures
in to the new definition of what a hero class is. It allows us to add
new classes that start at higher levels, keeping players relatively
kept up as we continue to release expansions and raise the level cap,
and ultimately it really fits to use the heroes from past Warcraft
games as inspiration. Some other hero classes could definitely be
things like Demon Hunter, Blademaster, etc.


