I am suprised that this article did not mention trinkets, so for those of you still looking, here are a few tips of my own. These are DPS trinkets as I am Unholy and spec'd for DPS.

There are 2 trinkets I think a DPS DK should get:
The Death Knights Anguish: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=38212
Serrah's Star: http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37559

These trinkets pair very nicely with one another. When both of these items proc at the same time; which happens often enough to warrant mentioning it; they add 337 points to your crit rating, which is an increase of about 19.5%. For a decently geared DK that means about a 32% crit chance. On a large boss fight, this may happen 10-15 times depending on how much HP the boss has.

For Death Knights this item is great because ANY melee damage, including spell damage, can cause the Oozing Wound effect. For instance if this trinket procs as you are fighting 5-6 enemies, and you use pestilence, each enemy it hits causes the Oozing Wounds to activate. What I normally do when I notice this proc is use Pestilence than follow that with Blood Boil or if I am in cool down, Unholy Blight. That instantly maxes out the Oozing wounds effect and than I follow it up with a death strike, which normally crit's, giving me a 2-5k heal depending on the size of the mob I am fighting. When you only have 13-16k health, getting 2 of those Death Strikes off during these trinket procs can equal almost a 10k heal in a very short amount of time, which any Death Knight can tell you who solo's a lot, is huge.

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