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Frost Death Knight

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  • Last Updated: 55 minutes ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Frost Death Knight on the Blitz 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

Shâðømóñàrçh

Shâðømóñàrçh

<KBD>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Spellwarden
Scotygrippen

Scotygrippen

Black Dragonflight (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Death's Cold Embrace
Kroxzy

Kroxzy

<KBD>Tarren Mill (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor

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)

37% 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.

5% of the best players use this combination
Light Company Guidon

Light Company Guidon

Equip: You are a volunteer of the Vanguard of the Light.

Use: Lead the charge to gain 706 Haste for 15 sec. All Vanguard of the Light volunteers within 40 yards also gain 176 Speed for 6 sec. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 37 Strength for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

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

31%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

25%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

13%

+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 Prismatic Focusing Iris on a Ring 1 item
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

93%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,165 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 142%
  • Ring 240%
  • Neck18%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

56%

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 28 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Waist30%
  • Feet21%
  • Wrist21%
  • Back15%
  • Legs9%
  • Shoulders3%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

20%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,475 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Back42%
  • Feet33%
  • Wrist17%
  • Waist8%

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

8%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

49%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

47%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

80%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

12%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Legion Mining

2%

Legion Mining

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

93%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

3%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

78%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of the Apocalypse

12%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of Razorice

5%

Rune of Razorice

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

110%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

29%

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
94.9%
Death Strike
94.9%
Raise Dead
13.6%
Runic Attenuation
94.9%
Improved Death Strike
94.9%
Cleaving Strikes
11.9%
Mind Freeze
94.9%
Blinding Sleet
93.2%
Gloom Ward
94.9%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
93.2%
Unholy Momentum
94.9%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
6.8%
Coldthirst
67.8%
Proliferating Chill
89.8%
Permafrost
71.2%
Veteran of the Third War
91.5%
Death Pact
71.2%
Brittle
91.5%
Blood Bond
5.1%
Icy Talons
94.9%
Death Notes
3.4%
Anti-Magic Zone
83.1%
Death Defiance
69.5%
Unholy Bond
94.9%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
94.9%
Assimilation
47.5%
Anti-Magic Barrier
94.9%
Grip of the Dead
64.4%
Suppression
94.9%
Blood Scent
35.6%
Unholy Endurance
94.9%
Osmosis
94.9%
Insidious Chill
28.8%
Runic Protection
88.1%
Blood Draw
93.2%
Rune Mastery
94.9%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
6.8%
Will of the Necropolis
94.9%
2 / 2
Null Magic
93.2%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
94.9%
Vestigial Shell
10.2%

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
94.9%
Obliterate
94.9%
Howling Blast
94.9%
Killing Machine
93.2%
Empower Rune Weapon
94.9%
Frostscythe
13.6%
Arctic Assault
93.2%
Runic Overflow
91.5%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
94.9%
Runic Command
5.1%
2 / 2
Biting Cold
13.6%
Inexorable Assault
37.3%
Frostreaper
94.9%
Pillar of Frost
94.9%
Icy Onslaught
86.4%
Gathering Storm
13.6%
Murderous Efficiency
81.4%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
89.8%
Enduring Strength
94.9%
Frozen Dominion
91.5%
Frigid Executioner
88.1%
Howling Blades
84.7%
Cryogenic Chamber
16.9%
Frostwyrm's Fury
94.9%
Everfrost
20.3%
Northwinds
88.1%
Bonegrinder
94.9%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
49.2%
Avalanche
74.6%
Icebreaker
91.5%
2 / 2
Obliteration
94.9%
Icy Death Torrent
6.8%
Shattering Blade
16.9%
Hyperpyrexia
91.5%
Killing Streak
94.9%
The Long Winter
3.4%
Frostbane
0%
Breath of Sindragosa
89.8%
Chosen of Frostbrood
284.7%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

90%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

61%

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

Delirium

Delirium

47%

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

Deathchill

Deathchill

31%

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.

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

29%

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

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

20%

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.

Shroud of Winter

Shroud of Winter

3%

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

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

3%

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