A question I have been asked time and time again by non-DKs and my fellow DKs is "What spec should I use?" Usually I ask them a question in return, "What are you wanting to do with your DK?"
This generates one of 2 responses usually: DPS or tank. All 3 Death Knight trees can DPS and tank. Each tree lends itself strengths and weaknesses and those will somewhat determine what play style you go with.
Blood gives the best single target DPS and tanking as well as survivability through talents like Rune Tap, Mark of Blood, and Bloodworms. Each of these talents returns health to the DK in some form or another.
Unholy provides the best AOE of the 3 trees and focuses on spreading around diseases and turns your summoned ghoul minion into a controlable pet, similar to a warlock minion. Unholy also provides the talent Anti Magic Zone which comes in handy for fights such as Argent Confessor Paletress or The Black Knight in Trial of the Champion when a lot of magic effects or damage is presented to an entire group.
Frost takes portions of single target damage and AOE based damage and makes itself into a great all around tanking or DPS tree. Tanks will want talents like Frigid Dreadplate and Toughness while DPS will want Killing Machine, Merciless Combat, and (this blogs namesake) Blood of the North.
While Frost doesn't shine profusely in any one area for tanking, where it does shine is being the only tree that supports dual wielding, be it for tanking or DPS.
As a class lead, I try and determine what a person is looking for from being a Death Knight and making suggestions from there. I, and my guild, don't require a certain spec so I just make suggestions on specs. I've seen the class played well and I've seen them played horribly. So my final answer for "What spec do I choose?" ends up being "What do you like to do?"
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