Stayclean
Makesuretokeeponcuringthediseaseifyouhavetheabilitytodoso.Eventhough10minutesseemslikealongtime,themeleehitsImentionedearlierquicklycutsthattimedownandyoucansuddenlyturnintoazombiebeforeyou'reawareofit.YoucanalsoalwaysretreattoanArgentHealer,whowillcureyourafflictionwithincloseproximity.AlsobeawarethatusingimmunitymechanicssuchasDivineShieldorIceBlockwhileinfectedwilltransformyouintoazombieimmediately,ratherthanremovingthediseasefromyou.
RememberthatzombiesareclassifiedasUndead,whichmeansabilitiessuchasHolyWrath,TurnEvil,ShackleUndead,andExorcismallworkonthem.ThisisagreatopportunityforPaladinsandPrieststouseabilitiesnormallyreservedforNPCsonfellowplayers.HolyWrathalsoworksasanAoEstun,soit'sagoodabilitytouseinthemidstofthezombiemasses.
Rememberthatzombiescanbeofanylevel-fromlowbieplayersgivingtownsfolkascaretoLevel70swreakinghavocinmajorcities.Don'thesitatetostrikedownlow-levelzombies.Theyhaveexactlythesameabilitiesasthehighlevelones,sothey'rejustasdangerousexceptthattheyareeasiertokillbecausetheyhavelesslife.Ifthatweaponswappingbugisfixed,lowlevelzombiesshouldgodownfairlyquickly.Ifyoukillthem,theywillreturnuninfectedandhopefullystaythatway.
Movefaster
ThegoodnewsisthatAzerothianzombies,justlikeinmostmovies,moveslow.Justbesuretostayfartherthan21yardsawayfromthemastheyhaveRetch!arangedspellthatwillslowanyonewithintheareaofeffect.Thisisthesmokygreencloudonthegroundyouseeinallthosescreenshots.TheycanalsosummonaburstofspeedusingLurch!sodon'tbetooconfidentthattheywon'tclosethedistance.Thatabilityalsofreesthemfrommovementimpairingeffectssotrappingthemorslowingthemisn'taguaranteeyou'llbeabletostayawayfromthem.Theideaistokitethezombies,becausegettingintomeleerangewiththemisaverybadidea.
Azombie'sstapleattackisMangle!,nottobeconfusedwiththeexclamationpoint-lessDruidspellofthesamename.Theattackitselfisn'tanythingyoushouldworryabout,it'stheriskofinfectionaseverymeleeattackhasachanceofinfectingyouwiththeplague.Asameleeclass,you'rebetteroffusingyourrangedweapontostrikethemfromafar.Otherwise,youshouldhaveapockethealerthatcanremovethediseasefromyou.Althoughreportshavebeenpouringinthatthediseaseisbecomingharderandhardertocure...
Ifyouwatchalotofhorrormovies,youprobablyalreadyknowthatit'sunwisetotakeonalotofzombiesonyourown.Mostoftheirabilitiesconfertheireffectstootherzombies,sotheyaremuchmorepowerfulwithcompany.Smartgroupsofzombieswilltaketurnsusingtheircooldownsinordertogetthebesteffect.Thismeansthatapartyofzombiescanprettymuchkeepmostoftheirbuffsupindefinitelywithorderedusage.Evenifyougethelpfromcityguards,theseNPCswillgetinfectedandturn.Infact,themorezombiesthereare,thefasterthey-andyou-willconvertbecausezombieauto-hitsshavetensecondsoffthedisease'sduration.Thismeanssixhitswillshaveoneminuteoff,andalotofhitsfromalotofzombiescanmeanaverygrimend.