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Frost Death Knight

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  • Last Updated: 8 days 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

Змейджамбо

Змейджамбо

<Рак Гейминг>Soulflayer (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Death's Reach

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse

Talents (pvp)

Deathchill
Delirium
Bitter Chill
Bloodycold

Bloodycold

Nordrassil (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Dark Simulacrum
Strangulate
Spellwarden
Bloodyfrost

Bloodyfrost

<Order of the Banshees>Nordrassil (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Spellwarden

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

70% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

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

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 14,113 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

7% of the best players use this combination
Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

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

Astral Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 9,813 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 Versatile Onyx
Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

40%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

10%

+10 Mastery and +3 Haste

Enduring Bloodstone

Enduring Bloodstone

9%

+12 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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

175%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 724 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 148%
  • Ring 235%
  • Neck16%
  • Feet1%
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

9%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 6 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

  • Wrist50%
  • Hands50%
Duskthread Lining

Duskthread Lining

9%

Equip: Your gear cools with Woven Duskthread and gains 6 Versatility when over 80% health.

  • Waist50%
  • Feet50%

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.
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Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

66%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

27%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

91%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Oathsworn's Strength

Oathsworn's Strength

2%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Strength by 24 and Stamina by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

84%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Minor Speed

5%

Minor Speed Increase

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

89%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 8 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 8 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

7%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 8. Additionally, the item also gains 10 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Rune of Razorice

55%

Rune of Razorice

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

41%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

16%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

2%

Rune of Razorice

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Ring

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

82%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 3 of your Critical Strike while granting 16 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

43%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Mastery by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

80%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

9%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 38 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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
97.7%
Death Strike
97.7%
Raise Dead
77.3%
Runic Attenuation
97.7%
Improved Death Strike
97.7%
Cleaving Strikes
75%
Mind Freeze
97.7%
Blinding Sleet
88.6%
Gloom Ward
72.7%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
59.1%
Unholy Momentum
97.7%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
20.5%
Coldthirst
25%
Proliferating Chill
79.5%
Permafrost
22.7%
Veteran of the Third War
81.8%
Death Pact
36.4%
Brittle
70.5%
Blood Bond
25%
Icy Talons
97.7%
Death Notes
11.4%
Anti-Magic Zone
75%
Death Defiance
15.9%
Unholy Bond
84.1%
Ice Prison
6.8%
Asphyxiate
97.7%
Assimilation
15.9%
Anti-Magic Barrier
86.4%
Grip of the Dead
52.3%
Suppression
88.6%
Blood Scent
22.7%
Unholy Endurance
75%
Osmosis
52.3%
Insidious Chill
22.7%
Runic Protection
40.9%
Blood Draw
45.5%
Rune Mastery
75%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
6.8%
Will of the Necropolis
72.7%
2 / 2
Null Magic
65.9%
Unyielding Will
2.3%
Death's Echo
68.2%
Vestigial Shell
4.5%

Rider of the Apocalypse

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Pact of the Apocalypse
100%
Apocalypse Now
100%
A Feast of Souls
91.7%
Hungering Thirst
100%
Whitemane's Famine
100%
Mawsworn Menace
94.4%
Nazgrim's Conquest
100%
Death Charge
100%
Trollbane's Icy Fury
94.4%
Rider's Champion
100%
Mograine's Might
100%
Unholy Armaments
0%
Let Terror Reign
5.6%
Ride or Die!
13.9%
Frost Strike
97.7%
Obliterate
97.7%
Howling Blast
97.7%
Killing Machine
97.7%
Empower Rune Weapon
97.7%
Frostscythe
34.1%
Arctic Assault
97.7%
Runic Overflow
81.8%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
61.4%
Runic Command
6.8%
1 / 2
Biting Cold
34.1%
Inexorable Assault
47.7%
Frostreaper
84.1%
Pillar of Frost
84.1%
Icy Onslaught
61.4%
Gathering Storm
34.1%
Murderous Efficiency
81.8%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
72.7%
Enduring Strength
79.5%
Frozen Dominion
81.8%
Frigid Executioner
63.6%
Howling Blades
90.9%
Cryogenic Chamber
34.1%
Frostwyrm's Fury
84.1%
Everfrost
29.5%
Northwinds
77.3%
Bonegrinder
84.1%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
13.6%
Avalanche
22.7%
Icebreaker
77.3%
2 / 2
Obliteration
79.5%
Icy Death Torrent
20.5%
Shattering Blade
68.2%
Hyperpyrexia
72.7%
Killing Streak
79.5%
The Long Winter
15.9%
Frostbane
18.2%
Breath of Sindragosa
65.9%
Chosen of Frostbrood
0%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

93%

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

Delirium

Delirium

52%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

45%

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

Deathchill

Deathchill

45%

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.

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

36%

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.

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

9%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

7%

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

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

5%

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.