The Death Knight

Discover the best professions for your Death Knight in World of Warcraft: Midnight. Learn which crafting and gathering skills offer the most value and profit.

The Death Knight (DK) class in World of Warcraft: Midnight offers unique advantages for profession choices, allowing them to be either a valuable support to your main character or a significant source of income. Unlike some other classes, DKs start at level 55, which can be a double-edged sword for professions.

Enchanting is generally not recommended for a DK as a primary profession. Most enchanters acquire items through quest rewards, crafting, or the Auction House (AH). Starting enchanting from scratch on a DK means foregoing the benefit of their starting level, and it's only viable if your main characters don't have enchanting and you desperately need it, perhaps in conjunction with tailoring if you frequently run dungeons.

The prevalence of DKs in Outland (nearly 50% of players) presents an opportunity. With most of these DKs lacking professions, the Outland becomes a prime location for your DK to farm materials with minimal interruption. Similarly, professions like Mining and Herbalism are easily farmed in Azeroth due to the DK's fast mount and ability to avoid aggro in most areas, leading to little competition, especially with most hardcore farmers in Northrend.

While a DK can pursue either Mining or Herbalism, picking both is difficult as you can only track one at a time. The optimal creation professions for a wise DK are Jewelcrafting, Alchemy, and Inscription. Leatherworking and Skinning require killing beasts, and their gear is often better suited for Rogues or Hunters. Blacksmithing and Engineering also progress more smoothly with leveling. Tailoring for a DK necessitates running dungeons, and significant profits are unlikely until then, apart from bags.

Jewelcrafting, Alchemy, and Inscription are favored because their products (glyphs, potions, and crafted gems) are universally useful. Jewelcrafting, in particular, is highly popular. A combination of Mining and Jewelcrafting is considered the smartest choice for a DK, enabling the creation of items for all your characters and generating easy income.

An alternative strategy is to purchase bags and focus solely on gathering materials without interruption. Once you reach level 300 in a gathering profession, you can then pick up a corresponding crafting profession. However, since you must train the gathering profession anyway, taking both simultaneously might be more efficient.

A significant hurdle for all professions, including those chosen by a DK, is the requirement to reach level 350, which often means being confined to Outland until then. Jewelcrafting can be particularly challenging, demanding more time in Outland unless you have a level 80 character to purchase materials up to 350.

Regardless of your profession choices, remember that all professions require time and levels to advance. They are interconnected, and a balanced approach across multiple characters can minimize the cost of materials. Expecting all professions to be easy or quick to level is unrealistic.