Death Knoob A Death Knoob ( aka Dork Knight , Dunce Knight , Donkey Kong , etc . ) is a poorly played death knight . The initial popularity of death knights coupled with a quirky play style resulted in a ubiquitous but not necessarily skilled player base . In addition , resentment grew among other classes , especially the classically tanking ones , that death knights who did not know how to tank generally wiped groups with some regularity while competing with other tanks for loot . Another sore point is their distinction as a hero class , initially " OP " capabilities , and an association with a ' dark ' character leading to a stereotype of a pompous , egotistical , " emo " player . This is exacerbated by the high initial level of death knights , with players complaining death knights will never have the experience of a player who has been playing since level 1 . While the requirement of having another 55 level character implies the player having previous game experience , detractors point out the character may not necessarily fit a similar play style as the death knights . It is also not uncommon for players who were bad from levels 1 - 55 to create a death knight as soon as possible , believing the class to be overpowered , making it a noob magnet . Stereotypical indications of a Death Knoob include : Ironically , the proliferation of death knights may have resulted in an overall " improved " reputation ( though lower population ) of rogues and especially hunters , under the presumption that players who did poorly with those classes created a Death Knight thinking that it would be easier for them . Adding to the selection bias is that players may roll a death knight on " any " server once the initial 55 level requirement is fulfilled , making them popular ' test ' or ' farming ' characters on new realms , which quickly become overrun with them . Role playing . Death knights are popular on role playing servers , due in part to their ability to equip a large range of armor and weapons as well as being able to travel more freely than a new character of any other class . It is difficult to overlook those traits , yet not everyone wishes to be an undead vengeance machine , so the solution is to pretend to be something else . Players can write an alternative description using mods , such as FlagRSP , in which their characters could be described as being anything they ' d like . This approach works on the assumption that fellow players are blind . Role playing Death Knoobs tend to adopt the " out and proud " approach - playing their death knights as undead guys who know how to party . These death knights are most commonly seen dancing , drinking and whoring the night away in the Pig & Whistle , Stormwind . It is unlikely that this is what Mograine had in mind when pledging his men to the destruction of the Lich King . Another rather irritating addition to Death Knoob role playing is a blood elf death knight who claims to be a high elf , simply because of possessing blue eyes in - game . This can lead to further confusion , such as " high elf " death knights who become another class altogether , such as paladins , hunters , even warlocks . Since it became possible to make a Death Knight on any server , provided you had a character that was at least 55 on another server , Death Knights that weren ' t in their high 60s to low 70s were considered to be lazy people who only created the Death Knight so as to have a 55 some - odd level advantage when they started . If you are interested in roleplaying a Death Knight appropriately , then do not let this stigma stop you - you may break expectations and earn yourself friends to roleplay with , or a place in a heavy lore - compliant roleplaying guild .