death knight
logoWowvalor
Talent Tree Background

Frost Death Knight

  • 2v2
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 19 hours 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

Valificus

Valificus

Emerald Dream (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Inquisition

Inquisition

<Nightmare Before Azeroth>Aerie Peak (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Imsku

Imsku

<Local Defense>Mug'thol (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Spellwarden

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

42% 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)

36% 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.

12% 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

48%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

24%

+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 Feet item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

108%

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.

  • Feet39%
  • Waist30%
  • Back11%
  • Wrist9%
  • Chest6%
  • Legs4%
  • Shoulders2%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

48%

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 146%
  • Ring 246%
  • Neck8%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

12%

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.

  • Wrist50%
  • Back17%
  • Waist17%
  • Feet17%

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

Goblin Glider

6%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

60%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

36%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

62%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

16%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

2%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

92%

+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

68%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

28%

Rune of Razorice

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

4%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

118%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

48%

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
6%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
6%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
100%
Gloom Ward
98%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
98%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
2%
Enfeeble
0%
Coldthirst
86%
Proliferating Chill
96%
Permafrost
44%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
98%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
100%
Death Notes
2%
Anti-Magic Zone
98%
Death Defiance
96%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
8%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
42%
Anti-Magic Barrier
98%
Grip of the Dead
84%
Suppression
100%
Blood Scent
22%
Unholy Endurance
98%
Osmosis
94%
Insidious Chill
16%
Runic Protection
92%
Blood Draw
94%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
16%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
98%
Unyielding Will
2%
Death's Echo
100%
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
14%
Arctic Assault
100%
Runic Overflow
96%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
100%
Runic Command
4%
2 / 2
Biting Cold
10%
Inexorable Assault
62%
Frostreaper
98%
Pillar of Frost
100%
Icy Onslaught
92%
Gathering Storm
10%
Murderous Efficiency
54%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
94%
Enduring Strength
100%
Frozen Dominion
98%
Frigid Executioner
94%
Howling Blades
88%
Cryogenic Chamber
14%
Frostwyrm's Fury
100%
Everfrost
16%
Northwinds
96%
Bonegrinder
100%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
68%
Avalanche
60%
Icebreaker
100%
2 / 2
Obliteration
100%
Icy Death Torrent
0%
Shattering Blade
26%
Hyperpyrexia
100%
Killing Streak
100%
The Long Winter
0%
Frostbane
6%
Breath of Sindragosa
100%
Chosen of Frostbrood
300%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

98%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

74%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

56%

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

Delirium

Delirium

40%

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

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.

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

8%

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

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

8%

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.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

6%

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.