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Frost Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 14 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
Delirium
Strangulate
Ðecaying

Ðecaying

<it was my idea>Area 52 (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Deathchill
Delirium
Strangulate
Kaboomlex

Kaboomlex

<Banana Meow>Ravencrest (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

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.

32% 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
Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 134 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

36%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

22%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

14%

+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

76%

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 242%
  • Ring 139%
  • Neck18%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

58%

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.

  • Feet31%
  • Waist28%
  • Back24%
  • Wrist17%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

24%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 2,674 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Wrist42%
  • Back33%
  • Feet17%
  • Legs8%

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

4%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

44%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

42%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

66%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

12%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

2%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

68%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

6%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

82%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

10%

Rune of Razorice

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

6%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

106%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

28%

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
100%
Death Strike
100%
Raise Dead
20%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
14%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
96%
Gloom Ward
96%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
96%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
4%
Coldthirst
76%
Proliferating Chill
96%
Permafrost
56%
Veteran of the Third War
98%
Death Pact
86%
Brittle
96%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
100%
Death Notes
2%
Anti-Magic Zone
88%
Death Defiance
80%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
6%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
42%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
78%
Suppression
100%
Blood Scent
46%
Unholy Endurance
100%
Osmosis
94%
Insidious Chill
26%
Runic Protection
88%
Blood Draw
92%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
14%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
96%
Unyielding Will
6%
Death's Echo
100%
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
100%
Obliterate
100%
Howling Blast
100%
Killing Machine
100%
Empower Rune Weapon
100%
Frostscythe
28%
Arctic Assault
100%
Runic Overflow
98%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
100%
Runic Command
8%
1 / 2
Biting Cold
24%
Inexorable Assault
38%
Frostreaper
98%
Pillar of Frost
100%
Icy Onslaught
80%
Gathering Storm
24%
Murderous Efficiency
74%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
96%
Enduring Strength
100%
Frozen Dominion
98%
Frigid Executioner
74%
Howling Blades
76%
Cryogenic Chamber
28%
Frostwyrm's Fury
100%
Everfrost
36%
Northwinds
92%
Bonegrinder
100%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
50%
Avalanche
62%
Icebreaker
98%
2 / 2
Obliteration
100%
Icy Death Torrent
8%
Shattering Blade
20%
Hyperpyrexia
98%
Killing Streak
98%
The Long Winter
4%
Frostbane
2%
Breath of Sindragosa
98%
Chosen of Frostbrood
300%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

90%

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

Deathchill

Deathchill

54%

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.

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

50%

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

Delirium

Delirium

34%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

28%

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

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

26%

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

16%

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

2%

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