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Frost Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 19 hours ago

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

Ðepravity

Ðepravity

<핸디캡승리>Argent Dawn (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Deathchill
Strangulate
Death's Cold Embrace
Змейрбг

Змейрбг

<Рак Гейминг>Soulflayer (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Deathchill
Strangulate
Spellwarden
Runehurtz

Runehurtz

<Floor Goblins>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor
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

50% 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.

38% 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)

4% 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 663 Haste for 15 sec. All Vanguard of the Light volunteers within 40 yards also gain 165 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 32 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

35%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

23%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

15%

+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 2 item
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

74%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,142 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 243%
  • Ring 138%
  • Neck19%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

66%

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%
  • Wrist30%
  • Feet24%
  • Back15%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

32%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,463 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Wrist44%
  • Back25%
  • Waist13%
  • Feet13%
  • Legs6%

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

2%
Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

2%

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.

Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

46%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

46%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

62%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

10%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

78%

+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

70%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

14%

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

116%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

22%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Wrist icon

Wrist

Shaded Hearthing

2%

Shaded Hearthing

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%
Death Strike
94%
Raise Dead
12%
Runic Attenuation
94%
Improved Death Strike
94%
Cleaving Strikes
8%
Mind Freeze
94%
Blinding Sleet
92%
Gloom Ward
92%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
92%
Unholy Momentum
94%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
2%
Coldthirst
74%
Proliferating Chill
92%
Permafrost
56%
Veteran of the Third War
92%
Death Pact
80%
Brittle
90%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
94%
Death Notes
2%
Anti-Magic Zone
88%
Death Defiance
72%
Unholy Bond
94%
Ice Prison
2%
Asphyxiate
94%
Assimilation
48%
Anti-Magic Barrier
94%
Grip of the Dead
70%
Suppression
94%
Blood Scent
44%
Unholy Endurance
94%
Osmosis
88%
Insidious Chill
18%
Runic Protection
84%
Blood Draw
88%
Rune Mastery
94%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
10%
Will of the Necropolis
94%
2 / 2
Null Magic
92%
Unyielding Will
4%
Death's Echo
94%
Vestigial Shell
14%

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%
Obliterate
94%
Howling Blast
94%
Killing Machine
94%
Empower Rune Weapon
94%
Frostscythe
26%
Arctic Assault
94%
Runic Overflow
92%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
94%
Runic Command
4%
1 / 2
Biting Cold
22%
Inexorable Assault
42%
Frostreaper
94%
Pillar of Frost
94%
Icy Onslaught
72%
Gathering Storm
22%
Murderous Efficiency
52%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
90%
Enduring Strength
92%
Frozen Dominion
94%
Frigid Executioner
70%
Howling Blades
70%
Cryogenic Chamber
30%
Frostwyrm's Fury
94%
Everfrost
36%
Northwinds
88%
Bonegrinder
94%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
50%
Avalanche
50%
Icebreaker
94%
2 / 2
Obliteration
94%
Icy Death Torrent
4%
Shattering Blade
28%
Hyperpyrexia
94%
Killing Streak
94%
The Long Winter
0%
Frostbane
2%
Breath of Sindragosa
94%
Chosen of Frostbrood
282%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

84%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

48%

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

Deathchill

Deathchill

46%

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

34%

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.

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

26%

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

Delirium

Delirium

26%

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

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

12%

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

Shroud of Winter

Shroud of Winter

4%

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

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.