Death Knight is the common name for several orders of necromancers.
Death Knight is the common name for several orders of necromancers. They use a unique rune-based magic system. There are three types of runes, according to the name of their specialization: Blood, Frost, Unholy. Like soldiers, they perform two roles – one of a tank and one of a fighter. Death Knights wear plate armor, wield one-handed / two-handed sword, ax, bludgeoning, and polearms.