Death Knight Tanking

[Acree]

Certainly not.  Though, spot healz can help both you and the healer.  Plus, there is a glyph that allows your runetap to also affect members of your party as well.  Its not a bad idea to have a type of oh shit button for emergencies. 

[One Ear]

A video that might shed some light on blood "tanking".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us2lBEb9z0k

HardGay has been around a while, but very few know he is really a Death Knight of no small ability. In this he tanks for "RamenShop". An unorthodox rotation, to be sure.

[Vitandus]

Two builds:

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=jcEMqI0IsbotuIo0xZMg

http://www.wowhead.com/?talent=jcEMVh0IsbRtuAZ0xZcg

The former has Improved Rune Tap. The "Oh, shit!" factor along with the synergy with Blade Barrier is nice.

The latter - a recommendation from another - sacrifices Improved Rune Tap and Dancing Rune Weapon for full Blood Aura and Blood Gorged.

I have read that Blood Tanks have no problems with Runic Power. I swapped out the points in Butchery and Scent of Blood for the TPS-generation of more damage. Two points are in Morbidity to give me the raid-buff of Hysteria and to move Death and Decay off of the cooldown cycle of the other abilities.

I need to check DRW and see if it adds to the tank's threat or has its own threat table.