Death Knight Shopping List (55-70)

Quite rightYes, you’re quite right about 20k gold not being even close to enough (I’m going to need at least three times that when I have two or more level 80 characters). But the main thing is that I allready have all the materials for several Executioner enchants since my mage is an enchanter (and void crystals and many other enchanting mats have become rather cheap on AH, not making it worth selling much of it anymore).

I guess he’ll enchant the [url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=31134]Blade of Misfortune[/url] with [url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=33307]Executioner[/url] and then send it over so that the death knight has it at level 60. Obviously, I’ll need someone else to enchant the [url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=25762]Honed Voidaxe[/url] from [url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?quest=9977]Ring of Blood[/url] at level 65, but that’s a later problem… by a few days at least.

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In Dalaran I saw theIn Dalaran I saw the 3-passenger gryphon sold by a vendor for 18k. I’m guessing this goes down if you gain rep with Dalaran.

Anyway, better be loaded with cash for WotLK 🙂

20k gold – not enoughYou need 20k gold~ or there abouts for the mammoth.

Hog (engineering boe – so far still boe too) – 31k MIN (there are vendor bought items that total around 31k)

And then leveling professions to max once more at 80 (with inflated prices if you want things maxed fast)

So yea i wouldn’t go wasting gold just yet if i were in your position

heyaSorry about the reply time, kept looking at the bottom of the page for my post to get passed motivation haha.

Anyway for powerleveling any profession I usually hit up the official profession forums: the post at: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=102789457&sid=1

On a side note, If you are going to gem it out I would take a

Enigmatic Skyfire Diamond (Meta req filled by helm alone)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25895

Chaotic Skyfire Diamond(Requires at least two gem slots – may be a hinderence)
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=34220

Of course, I wouldn’t go spending heaps on gems at this level as it will be replaced quickly – I would first get all my enchants sorted as they give much better stat return on gold investment

Items i’ve gotten.Here’s a list of items i’ve gotten for my dk, if anyone has some suggestions i’d be happy to hear them.

Bags:

4x imbued netherweave bag
7x netherweave bag (for bank)

Consumables:
20x elixir of major fortitude
20x elixir of major strength
10x flask of relentless assault
20x ravager dog(food buff, 40ap 20spi)
20x Roasted clefthoof(food buff, 20str, 20spi)
40x scroll of strength VI (20str 30min)
20x Fel sharpening stone
5x super healing potions(with the char, will keep more at bank or mule)

Enchants:
2x savagery scroll
1x fortitude scroll
1x Major strength on gloves
(got some items already enchanted)
3x Cobrahide Leg armor

Quest turn-ins:
10x firewing and sunfury signets
1x arcane tome
5x sanguine hibiscus
30x arakkoa feather
10x mature spore sac
6x fertile spores
6x bog lord tendril
10x glowcap
10x unidentified plant parts
3x pair of ivory tusks
8x dreadfang venom sac

30x Bone Fragments
30x Dark iron scraps
30x Savage Frond
30x Core of Elements
30x Crypt fiend parts

300x wool cloth
300x Rune cloth
300x mageweave cloth
300x silk cloth

1x golden rod
8x Hi-explosive bomb
8x unstable trigger
2x thorium bar

1x imperfect draenethyst fragment
1x Flawless draenethyst sphere

Glyphs:
Glyph of Horn of Winter(minor)
Glyph of Pestilence(minor)
Glyph of Death’s Embrace(minor)
Glyph of the ghoul(major)
Glyph of death strike(major)

Items:
Furious Gizmatic Goggles
Blade of misfortune (savagery)
Demon-Forged Chestguard of the Beast(exceptional stats)
Fel iron plate belt OR girdle of siege
Fel iron plate boots OR boots of the decimator(fortitude)
Fel iron plate Gloves OR gauntlets of the skullsplitter(+15 str ench.)
Fel iron plate Pants OR ??Need suggestions?? (Cobrahide Leg armor)

All the stuff to get the goggles with engineering.

Also got 6000 gold, and will continu to get more before wotlk.

I appreciate all the help people can give, and hopefully someone gets something out of the list to get for themselves.

-lemli

If I had too much gold, I’dIf I had too much gold, I’d probably go for the Executioner enchant for leveling, until you get [url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?spell=53344]Rune of the Fallen Crusader[/url] at level 70.

Hey Shikamaru! A list wouldHey Shikamaru! A list would be great 🙂

But if money wasn’t an issue…?Let’s say you’re sitting at around 20k gold, you have an enchnanter hence all the mats needed for pretty much anything and just want what’s best for your young Death Knight. Which enchant would you consider to be [i]the[/i] best enchant for a Death Knight weapon. Would it be something like Potency or Executioner or is the Runeforging (even at earlier levels like level 60 for your 150g [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31134]Blade of Misfortune[/url]) still better or equal?

[b][notag][Edit][/notag][/b] I had written a post on Dhannek’s levelling guide asking this, but couldn’t find it after the server switching, but guess it didn’t disappear after all, making this sort of a double post. Sorry about that. :O

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Hey DeHey De, Would you do me a huge favor and post what source or list of full enchanting mats you used to power lvl it to 350 and make that helm when you get there? I’ve got nothing but time and gold until WotLK so this would be great fun to start grinding for 😉

I was more thinking in theI was more thinking in the epl area, once you finish the DK quest area. But then again, we might be lucky that all the stupid DKs head straight to Outland after the starting area.

Anyways I think Im still gonna do the slacker mode and fly around and deliver stuff. Gives me an irl break to get food and stuff done }:)

Also Im leveling a horde char, so not that much out of the way for me. Btw 1 quest was forgotten in the guide: Dukes of the Council. So thats another turnin quest in Silithus

Thats a good point, howeverThats a good point, however I’m not sure it’s gonna be that much of an apocalypse in the DK starting zones, simply thanks to the phasing engine, Blizzard did a great job with that.

As you progress through the DK quest line, the zone changes and you’re moved to different instances of it, thus avoiding a huge messy crowd of DKs 😛

When Lich King hits theWhen Lich King hits the servers are probably gonna be swarmed by DKs. So I dont mind spending a few ekstra mins flying around, turning in stuff, instead of fighting all the rest for quest mobs. Just a personal opinion though 😛

Thank you, I’ll add enchantsThank you, I’ll add enchants to the optional list tomorrow.

Woah, now that’s someWoah, now that’s some serious motivation 😛

Upgrade – Helm [Best in slot for Power Leveled Engineers]Well I just finished gathering all my mats for the engineer grind to 375 so I guess it’s safe to post that the -best in slot- helm for levels 62-70+ is the engineer helm crafted at lvl 62 with 350 engineering

Furious Gizmatic Goggles
http://www.wowhead.com/?item=32461

It is a bit expensive and stupid to level out engineering for this alone, but for those that are leveling engineering anyway or going for a hog [like me] this is a very nice upgrade and will last a modest 10~ levels. It gives engineering levels (reagents give levels too) and with todays nether prices it is relatively cheap compared to the 50g~ per level khorium power cores you are already going to be making anyway.

Can’t find any green plate helms from wotlk on wowhead at mo so the next best thing would be a level 77(obtained at) blue helm? probably better in a green I’m sure?

Enchants…The beauty of the Armour Vellum is that you can apply enchants to your blue gear as soon as you complete the final death knight starter quest.

Here is a list of what I have prepared for my death knight, I actually decided to double this so that when I hit 70 and get the outland blues I will have an instant set of enchants to slip on and continue the northrend grind with that extra small edge.

Feet – Surefooted (over 35)
Void Crystal (2), Large Prismatic Shard (4).

Exceptional Stats – Chest (over 35)
Large Prismatic Shard (4), Arcane Dust (4), Greater Planar Essence (4)

Enchant Cloak – Spell Penetration (over 35)
Greater Planar Essence (2), Arcane Dust (6), Primal Mana (2)

Enchant Bracer – Brawn (over 35)
Arcane Dust (6)

Enchant Gloves – Major Strength (over 35)
Arcane Dust (12), Greater Planar Essence

Nethercobra Leg Armor (no vellum required)
Heavy Knothide Leather (4), Cobra Scales (4), Primal Air ( 8 ), Primal Nether

Armor Vellum II x5
Celestial Ink = Violet Pigment (“Commonly obtained when milling Firebloom, Purple Lotus, Arthas’ Tears, Sungrass, Blindweed, Ghost Mushroom, and Gromsblood.”)

In total you would need…
Void Crystals = 2
Large Prismatic Shard = 8
Arcane Dust = 28
Greater Planar Essence – 7
Primal Mana = 2

Heavy Knothide Leather = 4
Cobra Scales = 4
Primal Air = 8
Primal Nether = 1

Firebloom, Purple Lotus, Arthas’ Tears, Sungrass, Blindweed, Ghost Mushroom or Gromsblood = 25 (5 for each Vellum)
Common Parchment = 5

Hmm..Been checking daily on my realm to see if ” Blade of Misfortune ” has been put on AH, but it seems it hasn’t at all kinda making it hard for me to get the required weapon. Although I did find something.. not as good but seems to be ok. But I want your opinion on it James.

Sword Stats:
DMG: 181-273
SPD: 3.50
DPS: 64.9
STR: 23
AGI: 23
STA: 24

Unless I get Blade of Misfortune but so far haven’t had any luck and even went on a farming spree of lower level mobs for a few hours to see if dropped. >_< silly sword sells for 200g on my realm once it is on AH.

Woops, my badSorry, my bad 😛

Totally forgot about that :O

For people that don’t know what it is –> [url=http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/07/28/taking-a-look-at-runeforging/]Runeforging[/url]

Anyway, then you could maybe add the runes that can be inscribed, such as [url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?spell=53344]Rune of the Fallen Crusader[/url].

I could make a list for you, if you want 😉

I wouldn’t recommend blowingI wouldn’t recommend blowing 120g on a weapon enchant, when DKs can just enchant their own weapon for free with Runeforging.

AdditionsYou could add some enchants in the ”Optional” section, like [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27972]Enchant Weapon – Potency[/url] or [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=27971]Enchant 2H Weapon – Savagery[/url].

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As for the Potions and Elixirs section, I would like to add the following:

[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=22824]Elixir of Major Strength[/url] and [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=22848]Elixir of Empowerment[/url].

At the moment, there aren’t that many elixirs that boost Strength / Attack Power, but I think you are aware of that.

That’s all I have to add for now, I will look for further information 🙂

Yea, but for that you needYea, but for that you need Halaa to be under your faction’s control. And if you do the Ring of Blood chain, you’ll get a better upgrade too.

Ugh, can’t you just apply toUgh, can’t you just apply to the Scryers initially, get the -3500 Aldor rep, and then do the Aldor version of the “So you hate us but want our rep ok go grind this” quest once for the XP?

You’ll lose -250 rep or something with Scryers by doing the Basilisk eyes turn in to Aldor once, but you’ll still get 11k XP (for just 8 eyes) and then you can go back to merrily turning in Scryer rep.

Much easier than ~120 eyes.

There’s a level 66 swordThere’s a level 66 sword from Halaa in Nagrand that’s a great upgrade. I used it until WotLK in the beta.

It’s debatable of course.It’s debatable of course. Cinderglacier is fine though even if you’re not frost, it boosts the damage from death coil / scourge strike, so it’s also fine for Unholy.

Anyway, it’s for sure a hell of a lot cheaper :p

Its debatable wetherIts debatable wether runeforging is better than enchants prior to Fallen Crusader (Affixes your rune weapon with a rune that has a chance to heal you for 3% and increase total Strength by 30% for 15 sec) which you get at 70.

Until then, the only dps ones are ones arent that great unless leveling with frost. This is why I chose savagery until 70.

Cinderglacier Affixes your rune weapon with a rune that has a chance to increase the damage by 20% of your next 2 spells that deal Frost or Shadow damage. Lasts 30 sec.
Razorice Affixes your rune weapon with a rune that causes 2% extra weapon damage as Frost damage and has a chance to increase Frost vulnerability.

I recrunched the numbers,I recrunched the numbers, its actually 128 Eyes or Sacs — since you drop -3850 (128 of either = 16 turn ins, 16 x 250 = 4000 XP). And yes, you’re right — its a lot of work for just a little boost; I was just wondering if anyone was as bored as I. If I spend an hour or two farming for 11k XP before WotLK comes out, it is an hour or two well spent 😛

Confirming. DKs don’t needConfirming. DKs don’t need to enchant their weapons. See my [url=https://www.wow-pro.com/Death_Knight_FAQ]Death Knight FAQ[/url] and look up Runeforging. 😛

Dont bother with enchantingDont bother with enchanting weapons, at least as ive understood it, its either enchant or rune forging, and rune forging is cheaper and to some extent better? Jame pls confirm 🙂

I don’t know really, 112I don’t know really, 112 eyes only to get an extra 11k xp seems like so much work for so little :p

I just tried it, and I haveI just tried it, and I have to agree with you, it takes too long and too many efforts for such a small gain (you could get about as much XP/hour by simply following the plaguelands circuits and then going to HFP). I won’t put the blasted lands / silithus turn ins in the guide after all, even as optional, it seems like a bad advice.

The only logical time/placeEdit – Oops this supposed to be a reply to a comment below, but somehow it replied to the thread instead of that reply. Oh well!

In regards to Ungoro/Silithus turn ins, the only logical time/place to turn in those quests is after you fly to Thunder Bluff to turn in cloth for horde, or fly to Iron Forge to cloth for Alliance.

The Horde side is not too much of a detour, it just seems like a bit of a waste. The alliance one is pretty out of the way, seeing how Alliance DKs no longer have to fly to Theramore to pick up training for Heavy Runecloth Bandages. You would have to make the major detour of Iron Forge -> Wetlands -> Theramore -> Un’goro/Silithus, hence it seems like a waste of time.

The purpose behind my speed guide was to just get to 60 ASAP, and then move on to Outland due to DKs having much better means to leveling on harder HFP mobs/quests at 60 than 58. Going to Un’goro and such is just really tacked on XP since you can get to 60 eaily via WPL/LHC turn ins. (By the way, is it ‘turn ins’ or ‘turn-ins’?)

A thoughtOk, bear with me here — but I think that there might be a way to squeeze another 11k XP out of Shattrath. If you want to be, say, Scryer; initially pick Aldor. Do the “Allegiance to the Aldor” quest, getting -3500 rep with Scryer. Now go and turn in however many sets of 8 Dampscale Basilisk Eyes are needed to swap over to Scryer (since the quest is only avalible if you are not on good terms with the Scryers). The inital turn in of Eyes will give you 11k XP; and now you can level your reputation as normal. Assuming that -3500 rep is all you get, it would only take 14 turn ins (250 Rep a piece) in order to get back the 3500; so only 112 Eyes, which at a drop rate of ~30% per mob is only just over 300 Basilisks you need to kill to get 11k XP for your unborn DK.

Yea, I’ll add them asYea, I’ll add them as optional and tell people to go there right away after they get out of the DK starting zone if they want to do those turn ins.

If you get to 60 before youIf you get to 60 before you head to Outland, the Blasted Lands animal turn ins are grey.

Also, it is debatable if the Un’goro and Silithus quests are worth the time to fly down there.

Quite the list there, thankQuite the list there, thank you! 😛

146K xp /hour is pretty good at this level, above average.

The blasted lands turn ins are also interesting, I’ll add them.

I wouldn’t bother with:

6 x Bog Lord Tendril
6 x Fertile Spores

You’ll pretty much get those while following my circuits in zangarmarsh, before you even get to the sporregar part.

360 Unidentified Plant Parts is a good idea, I will add it too. What shoulder enchants do you mean though? If you mean [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=29192]Arcanum of Ferocity[/url], it’s actually a head slot enchant and requires revered with CE.

The item list looks good, I’ll check it thoroughly later tonight and update the guide.

Thank you, very useful 🙂

Firstly, thanks Jame for allFirstly, thanks Jame for all your guides. They’ve been great, I’ve always loved them! 🙂

Quest Handins

30 x Crypt Fiend Parts
30 x Bone Fragments
30 x Savage Frond
30 x Core of Elements
30 x Dark Iron Scraps

300 x Wool Cloth
300 x Silk Cloth
300 x Mageweave Cloth
300 x Runecloth

7 x Red Power Crystal
7 x Yellow Power Crystal
7 x Blue Power Crystal
7 x Green Power Crystal
1 x Abyssal Crest
20 x Encrypted Twilight Text

Can be done at 60-61
43800 XP

Now, Im skeptical that its worth the time. So I checked out how long it took, assuming I could port to Theremore and recall out of silithus.

0 Arrive Theremore
1 Fly out to Un G
5 Arrive Ung
7 Talk to Collie
15 Finish tower loop arrive back and Collie
16 Fly to Silithus
18 Hand in, finished.

So 18 minutes for 43800 xp or 146000 xp/hour. I dont know if this good xp/hour at this level or not? I thought Jame you should know if its worth it or not. You also may 🙂 be aware of some deilvery quests or some other quests that might add a little xp to this?

14 x Vulture Gizzard
11 x Basilisk Brain
6 x Scorpok Pincer
6 x Blasted Boar Lung
5 x Snickerfang Jowl

These Blasted lands turn ins are definately worth doing for a cool 34000xp. It must be done before 60, a quick flight from stormwind or grom’gol before doing the WPL quests is how it has to be done.

1 x Flawless Draenethyst Sphere
1 x Imperfect Draenethyst Fragment

1 x Nethergarde Bitter

6 x Bog Lord Tendril (i forget do you need the rep for quests at sporegar? should i get more?)
6 x Fertile Spores
360 x Unidentified Plant Parts (so can instantly get shoulder enchants)
10 x Glowcap
5 x Sanguine Hibiscus
10 x Mature Spore Sac

30 x Arakkoa Feather

10 x Dampscale Basilisk Eye
10 x Mark of Kil’Jaeden
10 x Mark of Sargeras
1 x Fel Armament

3 x Pair of Ivory Tusks
10x Oshu’gun Crystal Fragment

My Personal Gear Upgrade Path with Enchants

EH Shoulders – Saronite Plated Spaulders
EH Wrists – Plated Sarionite Bracers – Brawn
EH Hands – Bloodbane’s Guantlets of Command – Major Strenth
EH Legs – Engraved Saronite Legplates – Cobrahide
EH Back – Sky Darkener’s Shroud – Major Agility

60 2hd – Blade of Misfortune – Savagery
60 Feet – Boots of the Decimator -Runspeed or Fortitude?
60 Head – Legion Coif of Strength (mail, +49 stre :D) – Knothide armor kit, Arcanum of Ferocity as soon as reach Zang.
61 Chest – Breastplate of Blade Turning – +6 stats
62 Neck – Pendant of Cunning
62 Back – Shroud of Frenzy – Greater Agility
63 Wrist – Blade Dancer’s Wristguard (leather) – Brawn
63 Waist – Girdle of Siege
64 Hands – Guantlets of the Skullsplitter – Major Strength
65 2hd – Honed War Axe – Savegary
66 Wrist – Adamantite Plate Bracers – Brawn – Sov Shadow Draenite
66 Hands – Adamantite Plate Gloves – Major Strength – Sov Shadow Draenite, Bold Blood Garnet
66 Chest – Adamantite Plate Breastplate – +6 stats – 2 x Sov Shadow Draenite, Bold Blood Garnet

Buffs/Pots

Roasted Clefthoof
Purification Potion (WPL and random stuff)
Elixir of Major Strength
Earthen Elixir
Gift of Arthas (does this still work with deathknights?!)
Healing Potion Injectors (probably wont use them, but just in case)
Fel Sharpening Stones
Greater Runes of Warding

“260 Sanguine Hibiscus“260 Sanguine Hibiscus (friendy->exalted sporregar, get 40 additional glowcaps for tabard and pet)”

If you are planning on getting this and you happen to have a highlevel friend that can help you, you should consider doing http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9729 for http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25537. This quest req min lvl 63 and Sporregar exalted.

So another nice wep before you can get ring of blood at 65.

Very good point. I hadGood point. I had started with BoE Items only in mind, then changed my mind 😛
Replaced all “BoE Items” with “Equipment” to avoid confusion.

TypoI’ve noticed that you stated ”BoE Items” 2 times in your guide, while they are not all BoE.

It’s clear that some are Bind on [b]Pick-up[/b] (BoP) items when you hover over the items.
Could be your intention, though.
I just thought I should post it, even if it is me that’s not thinking right here.

As for the Potions & Elixirs, I will look into it.

-Mike

Thanks, that’s quite helpfulThanks, that’s quite helpful 🙂

I’d say add them but noteI’d say add them but note the differences as you did. Stamina is really a non-issue for any competent Death Knight, however I don’t know if those will be steady supply with all of the DKs going to be infesting Outland! A lot of people simply don’t know that the named BoEs are good for DKs yet, so the prices have been incredibly low for me.

But yes, I didn’t know about Fel Iron Plate stuff since I am blissfully ignorant of most BS stuff due to having a Warlock main for so long 😛

As for quest rewards:

Hellfire:
[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=28041]Bladefist’s Breadth[/url]
[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25987]Helboar Carving Blade[/url] (Alliance only – substitute for those who can’t get a BoM)
[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31720]Battlemaster’s Breastplate[/url]

… and so on.
[url=http://www.wowhead.com/?items=4.4&filter=cr=126;crs=3483;crv=0]Here is how I find them[/url], however it is more annoying to look for cloaks/rings/trinkets that are better since it is so much easier just to do a plate search.

Off the top of my head, I remember having quite the clownsuit on my original DK in late june, well after they added the good blue quest reward set to the DK zone in the beta. I definitely remember the Helboar Carver (this guy was alliance), shoulders from Zangar, the Brestplate from Hellfire, and [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25977]the wolf mask from Terokkar[/url] being the first few amazing actual upgrades instead of side grades before Nagrand where things start becoming upgrades more commonly.

edit – now with more links!

Thank you, that will save meThank you, that will save me some time 🙂

Hey Dhannek. Now thats someHey Dhannek. Now thats some proper feedback, thank you! Looking forward to your guide update.

About the Boots of the Decimator, Girdle of Siege, Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter and Nagascale Legplates of the Beast etc. The reason why I didn’t put them in: [url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?search=fel+iron+plate]Fel Iron Plate[/url].

You can get them much earlier and much cheaper, and if you do the math, it’s pretty close:

[url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=31151]Girdle of Siege[/url]
[url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=31125]Boots of the Decimator[/url]
[url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=31180]Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter[/url]
[url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=31242]Nagascale Legplates of the Beast[/url] +26 STR +26 AGI +41 STA

Armor: 2549 | Str: 124 | Sta: 77 | Agi: 44 | Hit Rating: 12 | Crit Rating: 18
Total Cost (avg.): [color=#ff6600][b]~200g[/b][/color] (probably more now, because the prices for those are going up a lot lately)

[url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=23484]Fel Iron Plate Belt[/url]
[url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=23487]Fel Iron Plate Boots[/url]
[url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=23482]Fel Iron Plate Gloves[/url]
[url=http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?item=23488]Fel Iron Plate Legs[/url]

Armor: 2386 | Str: 122 | Sta: 114 | Agi: 0 | Hit Rating: 15 | Crit Rating: 0
Total Cost (avg.): [color=#ff6600][b]31g[/b][/color]

Armor and str are almost identical. Fel Iron Plate has a lot more stamina, a little more hit rating, but about -3% crit.

However, they are much cheaper, much easier to obtain (Blacksmiths craft a lot of those while leveling up smithing) and they also can be equipped earlier.

Or better, you can simply buy the fel iron ore / bars and ask a blacksmith friend of your to craft them for you.

Should I even bother adding the blues to the optional list? The difference is so small and the price so big.

The second to last post onDon’t forget the [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=31720]Battlemaster’s Breastplate[/url] (quest reward from HFP), the Helboar Slicer (alliance quest from HFP for those who dont have the Blade of Misfortune), and also a good wolf-helm from Terokkar and Shoulders from an early Zangar quest. I leveled my main on the beta before I collected stuff like the Blade of Misfortune and other good BoEs, so those are the main quest items I remember getting that were huge upgrades as I leveled to 68 (I quit before BEM as I leveled so fast). What someone (with more time than I do) can do is set up a filter for plate quest rewards from each zone on WoWHead, and that shows what the quests are that give the good rewards!

I do like the idea of showing quest rewards from the intro zones in Northrend, to compare against in case someone might think something from Netherstorm or such that people would be receiving at 68-70 pre-WotLK would get. A few craftable epics at 70 are also still very good to get, especially now badges are pretty much worthless so spending 15 on nether vortexes (or just buying them) are cheap as heck. I think the Red Belt of Battle is a good example of this, and actually might be THE ONLY example :]

Also, good BoEs that I don’t see listed are the Boots of the Decimator and Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter. The second to last post on [url=http://deathknight.info/forum/index.php?topic=700.135]this thread over at deathknight.info[/url] has a full list of purely BoE upgrades, but most of them are the dumb “…of the Beast” style BoEs that are incredibly hard to acquire due to it being a random chance at a certain flavor of an already random drop! I tend to shy away from posting those, as they are ‘super optional’ due to their rarity.

Nice job on this, as this was something I was planning on doing to be included with my Pre-Outland speed leveling guide, but it kind of made the project bloat out of control a bit when I really wanted to concentrate on just the leveling part. That is why you notice a whole part on ‘recommended equipment’ and ‘optional xp quests’ and such. I’ll make sure to add a link to this guide from those sections, as you have done a good job so far on finding the quest items out that I have been too busy/lazy to do. I only really have a list of the BoEs that can be bought off of the AH.

Also, I have a huge revision of my guide coming up tonight, and it will hopefully be the final copy. It has a full list of all of the non-soulbound items to turn in for XP quests in Outland. The only one I am missing right now from the current list that are the 10 [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?item=25416]Oshu’gun Crystal Fragments[/url] for [url=http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9882][66] Stealing From Thieves[/url].

(I also like the level in brackets– I’ll add that to mine to help differenciate what a quest link looks like! :] )

DK EnchantsYou can now get the enchants of the following for your Deathknight, because there is Armor Vellum II now:
These are my personal recommendations. Don’t take them for granted.

Enchant Gloves – Major Strength (Arcane Dust x 12 Greater Planar x 1)

Enchant Chest – Exceptional Stats (Arcane Dust x 4 Greater Planar x 4 Large Prismatic Shard x 4)

Enchant Boots – Fortitude (Arcane Dust x 12)

Enchant Back – Greater Agility (Arcane Dust x 4 Greater Planar x 1 Primal Air x 1)

Enchant Shoulder – Inscription of the Blade (Honored Scryers, Arcane Dust x 2)

Enchant Bracer – Brawn (Arcane Dust x 6)

The following are NOT enchants, but Armor Kits.

Head – Heavy Knothide Armor Kit (Heavy Knothide Leather x 3)

Legs – Nethercleft Leg Armor (Primal Nether x 1, Primal Earth x 3, Thick Clefthoof Leather x 16, Heavy Knothide Leather x 4)

I mostly went for Strength and Stamina, those get buffs from your talents (think Ghoul)
I hope I didn’t make any mistakes and that it’ll help some people!

The Blasted Lands animalThe Blasted Lands animal parts are definitely grey at 60, I tested with my DK. Wowhead has the grey level wrong.

Quote:These are good for[quote]These are good for Death Knights below 60. Personally I am going to be at 60 before I get to the Blasted Lands (per my guide) and thus those quests will be grey by then.[/quote]
Afaik the quests become grey at 61 so they might still give some xp. Also the buff items you receive as rewards could be used right away in Outlands. It’s not a necessity by any means but since we come the way anyway and it’s not hard to farm the items why not.

[quote]36 Pair of Ivory Horns for Consortium Neutral->friendly in Nagrand[/quote]
A small note: Remember to do one turn-in of Oshugun Crystal Fragment (http://www.wowhead.com/?quest=9882) for xp before you get friendly because the quest is no longer available afterwards. The fragments can be farmed in advance as well and are an alternative to the ivory horns to get to friendly

Another okay spot for farming arakkoa feathers is northeast of the lake. If you are alone you don’t need to go to the upper levels and can run circles (this might not work for affliction locks because of the kill speed).

Quote:These are for the[quote]These are for the Blasted Lands quests:
– 5 Snickerfang Jowl
– 6 Blasted Boar Lungs
– 6 Scorpok Pincer
– 11 Basilisk Brains
– 14 Vulture Gizzard[/quote]These are good for Death Knights below 60. Personally I am going to be at 60 before I get to the Blasted Lands (per my guide) and thus those quests will be grey by then.

I’ve amassed almost every good piece of equipment that may be possibly good for Death Knights 60-68. Most are side grades to quest gear you get 60-68, but some are pretty good. My server is down right now, but I’ll post them later.

As for rep items:
[quote]General reputation items that can be pre-farmed:
– 840 Encrypted Twilight Texts (neutral->exalted cenarion circle)
– 360 Unidentified Plant Parts (neutral->honored cenarion expedition)
– 1080 Arakkoa Feather (neutral->honored lower city)
– 260 Sanguine Hibiscus (friendy->exalted sporregar, get 40 additional glowcaps for tabard and pet)
– lots and lots of scryer/aldor rep items (shoulder enchants will be useful for a long time)[/quote]The 360 Unidentified Plant parts are pretty easy to get. 10 just for the inital XP.

The 1080 Feathers is pretty hilarious, but actually semi-easy to get. Just go to the Arrakoa camp at the very south west part of Terokkar. There is a camp there without any upper levels, as it is a pain to go up and down those bird houses of theirs! Also, there is like a minimum number of mobs that NEED to be up for some reason, so it is a non-stop kill fest. I did this in about 3-4 hours (playing bejeweled mod while watching movies in Windowed mode) on my destructo-lock with a Voidwalker sacrificed for endless health and life-tapped mana pre3.0. An affliction warlock should have even less downtime (no casting) than I did post 3.0.

36 Pair of Ivory Horns for Consortium Neutral->friendly in Nagrand. Super easy to get, just find the “Wild Elleks” roaming around. Each kill is a guaranteed drop.

Sanguine habisicus are easy for stealth classes with herbalism– annoying for anyone else.

Otherwise I have a complete list of all ‘turn ins for xp only’ in my guide elsewhere.

Edit – I would love for this ‘what to gather’ guide to circulate well. I have far too spare much stuff saved up that I need to sell for a good profit :]

Girdle of Siege is a BoEGirdle of Siege is a BoE that should keep you covered in the waist slot from level 63 until 68 when you pick up Borak’s Belt of Bravery from the Cipher of Damnation questline. Average buyout on the Girdle according to wowhead is 35g.

SuggestionsHere are a few armor items I bought and enchanted:
– Adamantite Plate Bracers (lvl66)
– Adamantite Plate Gloves (lvl66)
– Girdle of Siege (lvl63)
– Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter (lvl64)
– Boots of the Decimator (lvl60)
– Blade of Misfortune (lvl60)
There’s larger compilation at http://deathknight.info/forum/index.php?topic=700.msg42309#msg42309

Additional quest items:
These are for the Blasted Lands quests:
– 5 Snickerfang Jowl
– 6 Blasted Boar Lungs
– 6 Scorpok Pincer
– 11 Basilisk Brains
– 14 Vulture Gizzard

General reputation items that can be pre-farmed:
– 840 Encrypted Twilight Texts (neutral->exalted cenarion circle)
– 360 Unidentified Plant Parts (neutral->honored cenarion expedition)
– 1080 Arakkoa Feather (neutral->honored lower city)
– 260 Sanguine Hibiscus (friendy->exalted sporregar, get 40 additional glowcaps for tabard and pet)
– lots and lots of scryer/aldor rep items (shoulder enchants will be useful for a long time)

Other items:
– 12 Netherweave Bag (8 bank, 4 inventory)