Illeyria turns Level 80!!!

My Death Knight becomes my second character to hit level 80!  I have to say that leveling as a DK is a breeze.  I would highly recommend an unholy build to level your DK.  It has amazing AOE power, a permanent Ghoul Pet & increased mount speed.  All in all a perfect combo for fast leveling.  My DK is frost specced right now for tanking.  I've been able to tank a few heroics & Naxx so far & I have to say DK Tanking is very strong.  Excellent threat for both single target & AOE situations.  Hopefully patch 3.1 doesn't mess DK tanking up too much.

The Nerubian Conquerer is mine!!!!

I had a very good night in Naxx yesterday!  Not only did this amazing gun drop for me, but I also got my Tier 7 Leggings!  My rolls have been horrible lately, so I was really fortunate to get these awesome upgrades =)  The only thing left for our guild to accomplish before patch 3.1 comes out is to down Malygos.  Our first attempt did not go so well.  We will be trying him again this Sunday.  I have a good feeling that we will do it!  If we are successful, I will get a new title, "Champion of the Frozen Wastes"!

My Death Knight is coming along nicely as well.  She is 75 now & is questing in Dragonblight.  I decided to have her learn Mining & Skinning so she can supply my other characters with mats.  Let me tell you, leveling those professions from scratch was not fun at all.  I think that since DK's start at level 55, they should be able to start 2 professions at the equivalent level.  To have to go back to the starter areas to level your skill is just a horrible time sink.    

My Death Knight turns 70!!!!

Well I'm back to accomplishing my original goal of having a level 70 character for each class!  I think it might be time to start the process of leveling all my alts to 80.  If I think about it too much, it becomes an overwhelming prospect.  So I'm just gonna take it one leveling project at a time.  Since I've been enjoying my Death Knight so much, I'm gonna focus on getting her to level 80 next.

I find Death Knights to be the ultimate leveling class.  They can take on multiple mobs at the same time better than any other class in my opinion.  Think a combination of Protection Paladin & mage in one package and you kinda get the idea of how powerful these guys are.  My DK is specced unholy right now & I love it.  Her AOE damage is insane & with abilities like Bone Shield and Death Strike, she can survive quite a beating & heal herself too!  Add a permanent ghoul pet for extra dps and you have quite a powerful character!

However, what I am most interested in trying with my DK is tanking.  It seems that tanking with a DK should be a very unique experience.  I've tanked with my Druid, Paladin & Warrior.  So far, Paladin has been my favorite tanking class, but I have a feeling that the Death Knight will be just as fun =)

Northrend Awaits!

Well, it's been about a week since Wrath of the Lich King has come out & so much has happened!  I guess the big question is whether I will continue my quest to get a character of each class to max level.  It's something I can't answer right now.  The thought of trying to level 10 characters to 80 at this time is just too overwhelming...lol.  So I just plan to take it easy for the time being & just enjoy the new content =)

I've been working on Devarien for the most part.  He is almost level 74 now & I have done all of Borean Tundra, about 1/2 of Dragonblight & some of Howling Fjord.  I've also been able to see the 1st four instances.  I've loved everything I've seen so far!  In particular, I think that Azjol-Nerub & Ahn'kahet are the best looking instances I've seen so far!

I've also been able to create a Death Knight & complete the Ebon Hold quest chain.  Twice in fact!  I liked the quest chain so much that I created an Alliance & Horde Death Knight...lol.  In my opinion, the blue set of armor you get for finishing the Death Knight quest chain is the best looking armor in the game!  I really wish it would level with you so you wouldn't have to replace it.  My Alliance DK is specced Blood & my Horde DK is specced Unholy.  Both builds are strong, but I like my female Blood Elf DK the most =)  She just looks amazing!  

As much as I liked the DK quest chain, I just wish there was more content related to it.  First, I really think that your DK should end up at level 70 by the end of the quest chain.  I mean who really wants to have to level through the Outlands again when Northrend is waiting for you?  Also, I think it would have been really cool if the quests started with a flash back to the time before your character became a DK to see what happened to you.   

All in all, I've been really happy with the new expansion & am really looking forward to getting Devarien to level 80!