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Frost Death Knight

  • 3v3
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 4 hours ago

See what 50 high-rated 3v3 characters are using, based on PvPLeaderboard’s EU and US rankings.

Where these stats come from

Starting at the top of the rankings, we work down until we have everything we need for 50 characters.

A character is ignored if their Battle.net profile is missing or incomplete, if they aren’t max level, or if their talents don’t fit the current talent tree.

Use this as a starting point, then adjust your setup for your bracket, comp, rating, and matchup.

Sources: PvPLeaderboard; Battle.net

Players

Crackosaurus

Crackosaurus

Frostmourne (us)

Talents (Class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (Specialization)

-

Talents (Hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (PvP)

Strangulate
Spellwarden
Death's Cold Embrace
Ädåm

Ädåm

Drak'thul (eu)

Talents (Class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (Specialization)

-

Talents (Hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (PvP)

Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Versatus

Versatus

<Noßrain>Archimonde (eu)

Talents (Class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (Specialization)

-

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 > Critical Strike > Haste

Most Used Races

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

Most Used Items

Trinket Combinations

42% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

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

Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 320 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

16% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Venomous Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 320 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

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

12% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

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

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 270 primary stat for 20 sec.

Most Used 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

46%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

16%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

13%

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

Most Used 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

82%

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 47 and your ally's Primary Stat by 12.

  • Feet25%
  • Waist25%
  • Wrist20%
  • Back18%
  • Shoulders9%
  • Legs3%
  • Chest1%
Loa Worshiper's Band

Loa Worshiper's Band

12%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to charge the band, calling forth the avatar of a Loa to assist you in combat. Each unique socketed gem color in your gear allows for different Loa to be summoned. These effects range from dealing damage to your foes or granting you temporary power.

  • Ring 150%
  • Ring 250%
Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

8%

Equip: Double the gems, double the power! All Jewelcrafting embellishments operate at double strength.

  • Wrist75%
  • Hands25%

Most Used Enchants

Percentages use the 50 characters in this dataset. A value above 100% means the enchant appears more than 50 times, usually because the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

6%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

88%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

10%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

70%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

12%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Falco Strikes

6%

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Heat Wave

2%

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Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

90%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

2%

+32 Agility/Strength & +70 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

50%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

44%

Rune of Razorice

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle

14%

Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

2%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

116%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

36%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

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 talent popularity. The percentages show how many of the 50 characters in this dataset selected each 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
24%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
22%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
94%
Gloom Ward
100%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
100%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
14%
Coldthirst
72%
Proliferating Chill
80%
Permafrost
76%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
94%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
100%
Death Notes
12%
Anti-Magic Zone
100%
Death Defiance
90%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
6%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
50%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
54%
Suppression
98%
Blood Scent
22%
Unholy Endurance
88%
Osmosis
82%
Insidious Chill
22%
Runic Protection
94%
Blood Draw
80%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
16%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
100%
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
52%
Arctic Assault
100%
Runic Overflow
78%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
100%
Runic Command
0%
1 / 2
Biting Cold
52%
Inexorable Assault
56%
Frostreaper
100%
Pillar of Frost
100%
Icy Onslaught
48%
Gathering Storm
52%
Murderous Efficiency
54%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
94%
Enduring Strength
88%
Frozen Dominion
100%
Frigid Executioner
56%
Howling Blades
48%
Cryogenic Chamber
54%
Frostwyrm's Fury
100%
Everfrost
50%
Northwinds
90%
Bonegrinder
100%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
64%
Avalanche
42%
Icebreaker
100%
2 / 2
Obliteration
100%
Icy Death Torrent
24%
Shattering Blade
24%
Hyperpyrexia
100%
Killing Streak
100%
The Long Winter
2%
Frostbane
2%
Breath of Sindragosa
98%
Chosen of Frostbrood
100%
4 / 4

Most Used PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

92%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

80%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

42%

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

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

36%

Pillar of Frost grants you Remorseless Winter and increases its damage by 450% 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.

Delirium

Delirium

34%

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.

Shroud of Winter

Shroud of Winter

2%

Enemies within 8 yards of you become shrouded in winter, reducing the range of their spells and abilities by 30%.

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

2%

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

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

2%

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.