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Frost Death Knight

  • 2v2
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 6 minutes ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Frost Death Knight on the 2v2 leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

Players

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Stormscale (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Deathchill
Strangulate
Spellwarden
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Përfêçtgïrl

Xavius (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Strangulate
Bitter Chill
Spellwarden
Sleeptight

Sleeptight

Outland (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Strangulate
Spellwarden
Death's Cold Embrace

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Frost Death Knight is
Versatility > Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Frost Death Knight for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

84% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 208 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

14% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 176 primary stat for 20 sec.

2% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 176 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 208 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Frost Death Knight is Flawless Versatile Amethyst
Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

58%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

21%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

16%

+23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Frost Death Knight is Arcanoweave Lining on a Waist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

132%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Strength by 30 and your ally's Primary Stat by 8.

  • Waist39%
  • Feet32%
  • Back18%
  • Wrist6%
  • Shoulders2%
  • Chest2%
  • Legs2%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

14%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,152 Arcane damage every second for 4 sec. Each unique gem color you have socketed empowers the Iris, causing it to deal 1% additional damage per.

  • Ring 143%
  • Ring 243%
  • Neck14%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

8%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,492 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet25%
  • Wrist25%
  • Waist25%
  • Legs25%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Back icon

Back

Flexweave Underlay

2%

Goblin Glider

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

68%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

30%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

76%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

4%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

8%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

96%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

2%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

66%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

34%

Rune of Razorice

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

2%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

120%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

42%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

Talent Tree Background
Icebound Fortitude
100%
Death Strike
100%
Raise Dead
4%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
2%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
100%
Gloom Ward
100%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
98%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
0%
Coldthirst
88%
Proliferating Chill
98%
Permafrost
58%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
100%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
100%
Death Notes
0%
Anti-Magic Zone
98%
Death Defiance
100%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
6%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
52%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
68%
Suppression
100%
Blood Scent
10%
Unholy Endurance
98%
Osmosis
96%
Insidious Chill
10%
Runic Protection
100%
Blood Draw
92%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
18%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
98%
Unyielding Will
2%
Death's Echo
98%
Vestigial Shell
8%

Deathbringer

Hero class image
Swift and Painful
100%
Grim Reaper
100%
Rune Carved Plates
100%
Wave of Souls
100%
Bind in Darkness
100%
Death's Messenger
100%
Dark Talons
100%
Wither Away
100%
Soul Rupture
100%
Reaper's Mark
100%
Exterminate
100%
Echoing Fury
100%
Deathly Blows
100%
Frigid Resolve
100%
Frost Strike
100%
Obliterate
100%
Howling Blast
100%
Killing Machine
100%
Empower Rune Weapon
100%
Frostscythe
8%
Arctic Assault
100%
Runic Overflow
100%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
100%
Runic Command
0%
1 / 2
Biting Cold
8%
Inexorable Assault
68%
Frostreaper
100%
Pillar of Frost
100%
Icy Onslaught
92%
Gathering Storm
8%
Murderous Efficiency
44%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
100%
Enduring Strength
94%
Frozen Dominion
98%
Frigid Executioner
92%
Howling Blades
90%
Cryogenic Chamber
10%
Frostwyrm's Fury
100%
Everfrost
12%
Northwinds
98%
Bonegrinder
100%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
80%
Avalanche
60%
Icebreaker
100%
2 / 2
Obliteration
100%
Icy Death Torrent
2%
Shattering Blade
36%
Hyperpyrexia
100%
Killing Streak
100%
The Long Winter
0%
Frostbane
0%
Breath of Sindragosa
100%
Chosen of Frostbrood
100%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

100%

Shadowy tendrils constrict an enemy's throat, silencing them for 4 sec.

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

84%

Anti-Magic Shell is now usable on allies and its cooldown is reduced by 10 sec.

Delirium

Delirium

38%

Howling Blast applies Delirium, reducing the cooldown recovery rate of movement enhancing abilities by 50% for 12 sec.

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

38%

Death Strike reduces all Physical damage taken by 25% for 4 sec.

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

14%

Chains of Ice reduces the target's Haste by 8%. Frost Strike refreshes the duration of Chains of Ice.

Deathchill

Deathchill

10%

Your Remorseless Winter and Chains of Ice apply Deathchill, rooting the target in place for 4 sec. Remorseless Winter All targets within 8 yards are afflicted with Deathchill when Remorseless Winter is cast. Chains of Ice When you Chains of Ice a target already afflicted by your Chains of Ice they will be afflicted by Deathchill.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

8%

Places a dark ward on an enemy player that persists for 12 sec, triggering when the enemy next spends mana on a spell, and allowing the Death Knight to unleash an exact duplicate of that spell.

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

6%

Pillar of Frost grants you Remorseless Winter and increases its damage by 400% and its radius by 150%, but your movement speed is heavily reduced for its duration. Pillar of Frost's cooldown is increased by 15 sec.

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

2%

Your Death and Decay rots enemies each time it deals damage, absorbing healing equal to 100% of damage dealt.