how to beat unholy dk as retr? #duel

[bbyyccyy]

they have alost def ability and good burst. and damn pet...

[Mercy]

Death Knight

• Their pets are undead, which means you have guaranteed crits with Exorcism on them, and you can use Holy Wrath and Turn Evil on them.
• Icy Chains, Diseases, Mark of Blood, etc; You will want to Cleanse these as often as you can, whenever possible. Yes, Unholy Death Knights can make their diseases undispellable, but if you keep them cleansed, finding the right time for them to use Death Coil can become difficult and frustrate them. The purpose of cleansing such things is because snares are never good, of course, but also, many of a Death Knight's strikes rely on the number of diseases applied in some way. With more diseases applied, Death Strike heals more, Blood Strike deals more damage, etc.
• Death Knights that have Lichborne talented, be wary of them. If you can time it properly, you can hit them with Holy Wrath or Turn Evil while they are using Lichborne, as it turns them into undead for the spell's duration.

Source: http://forum.warmane.com/showthread.php?t=79433

Hopefully this is helpful to you. :)

To add,

Against a good Unholy Death Knight, if you play correctly, it will be a stalemate. They are able to heal themselves and use CDs enough to keep themselves alive against a Ret. Just like a Ret can use Seal of Light and Flash of Light (via procs) to heal themselves. If you play against a great Unholy Death Knight, you will likely lose, because they are capable of kiting you and damaging you down. If you can't land Judgments for mana, or get crits for instant heals, you become very vulnerable. There is no real counter to it unless you are an Engineer and can use the rocket boosts to your advantage.

Hand of Freedom -> Rocket Boosts
Repentance
etc.
To catch the DK. But when you do catch them, they are capable of being tanky enough to stay alive long enough to where they can just kite you again.

[heslig]

Source: http://forum.warmane.com/showthread.php?t=79433

Hopefully this is helpful to you. :)

To add,

Against a good Unholy Death Knight, if you play correctly, it will be a stalemate. They are able to heal themselves and use CDs enough to keep themselves alive against a Ret. Just like a Ret can use Seal of Light and Flash of Light (via procs) to heal themselves. If you play against a great Unholy Death Knight, you will likely lose, because they are capable of kiting you and damaging you down. If you can't land Judgments for mana, or get crits for instant heals, you become very vulnerable. There is no real counter to it unless you are an Engineer and can use the rocket boosts to your advantage.

Hand of Freedom -> Rocket Boosts
Repentance
etc.
To catch the DK. But when you do catch them, they are capable of being tanky enough to stay alive long enough to where they can just kite you again.

Pretty much this. You need a 1h+shield (with +healing) and change into seal of light and heal judgement. When he has green shield attack his pet to keep yourself alive. Wait for Icebound Fortitude to pop out and for him to use his cooldowns - meanwhile you kill pet - then you try to blast him down when he has no pet and is stunnable. You will have to wait untill 1 min after first stun to have his trinket gone. Prepare to turtle alot.