I've actually seen more than a few questions lately about tanking as a lowbie death knight. People want to know if it's possible, how to gear, and if there's any special wow gold or tricks you should watch out for. Combine this with Alison Robert's resurrection of her lowbie tank project, and I have to admit, lowbie tanking has been on my mind. There's no denying that tanking at level 60 is an entirely different beast than tanking at level 85, but there are enough similarities that practicing at 60 can help you develop a lot of the tools you'll need to soldier through those level 85 heroic PuGs on the way to those Satchels of Exotic Mysteries.

This week, we'll take a look at the average level 58 death knight (58 being the level your average death knight is upon leaving the starting experience), and figure what you can do to get in gear and get yourself tanking all the way through to level 70.

Questions and queuing up

Ok, that's the bad news. The real question though, is simple: Can you still tank? The answer, essentially, is yes. It isn't always pretty, but low level dungeons are a lot wow gold kaufen than high level heroics. Your gear doesn't have to be so severely tanked focused, either. That said, there are at least a few things you should do to make sure you're the best tank you can be.

Start with a tanking spec that focuses on the survival tools you need. I would recommend something similar to this blood talent spread. Since you're building a good tanking toolkit and you can't quite rely on gear yet, focus on the abilities that will make you as non-squishy as possible. You can start building on utility talents once you're in your late 60s or so. From here, I'd start getting Improved Death Strike as soon as possible, since the extra healing will be invaluable.

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