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Unholy Death Knight

  • 2v2
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 7 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Unholy Death Knight on the 2v2 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

Arkoma

Arkoma

<Noßrain>Archimonde (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor
Arkomä

Arkomä

<Noßrain>Archimonde (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Strangulate
Spellwarden
Kòsmòs

Kòsmòs

<Hostile Takeovers>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Strangulate
Spellwarden

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

The best race for a Unholy Death Knight for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

76% 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 182 primary stat for 20 sec.

18% 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)

6% 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 Unholy Death Knight is Flawless Masterful Lapis
Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

51%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

15%

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

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

14%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

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 Unholy Death Knight is Arcanoweave Lining on a Waist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

136%

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.

  • Waist28%
  • Back24%
  • Feet24%
  • Wrist21%
  • Shoulders3%
  • Legs1%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

28%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,152 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 143%
  • Ring 243%
  • Neck14%
Hunt

Hunt

12%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.

  • Main Hand100%

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

6%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

68%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

22%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

62%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

14%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

20%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

98%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

100%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

110%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

46%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

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
100%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
100%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
100%
Gloom Ward
98%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
92%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
98%
Coldthirst
56%
Proliferating Chill
76%
Permafrost
4%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
90%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
24%
Icy Talons
26%
Death Notes
2%
Anti-Magic Zone
98%
Death Defiance
84%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
16%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
60%
Suppression
98%
Blood Scent
26%
Unholy Endurance
96%
Osmosis
94%
Insidious Chill
6%
Runic Protection
98%
Blood Draw
68%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
0%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
98%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
100%
Vestigial Shell
4%

Rider of the Apocalypse

Hero class image
Pact of the Apocalypse
100%
Apocalypse Now
100%
A Feast of Souls
100%
Hungering Thirst
100%
Whitemane's Famine
100%
Mawsworn Menace
100%
Nazgrim's Conquest
100%
Death Charge
100%
Trollbane's Icy Fury
100%
Rider's Champion
100%
Mograine's Might
100%
Unholy Armaments
100%
Let Terror Reign
100%
Ride or Die!
100%
Outbreak
100%
Scourge Strike
100%
Sudden Doom
100%
Clawing Shadows
100%
Putrefy
100%
Dark Transformation
100%
Foul Infections
100%
Grave Mastery
10%
Necromancer's Cunning
100%
Ebon Fever
100%
Festering Scythe
100%
Superstrain
2%
Soul Reaper
100%
Magus of the Dead
100%
Infected Claws
46%
Cycle of Death
48%
Coil of Devastation
96%
Army of the Dead
100%
Reaping
100%
Menacing Magus
6%
Ghoulish Frenzy
98%
Morbidity
94%
Harbinger of Doom
100%
Raise Abomination
100%
Unholy Devotion
100%
All Will Serve
0%
Blightburst
100%
Putrid Echoes
100%
Doomed Bidding
100%
Scourging
0%
1 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
100%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
100%
2 / 2
Blightfall
0%
Reanimation
100%
Outnumber
100%
Forbidden Knowledge
100%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

100%

Putrefy applies a Necrotic Wound to the enemy when it deals damage, absorbing 8% of all healing received for 15 sec. Max 3 stacks. Adding a stack does not refresh the duration.

Strangulate

Strangulate

90%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

78%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

24%

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

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

4%

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.

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

2%

Your Death and Decay rots enemies each time it deals damage, absorbing healing equal to 100% of damage dealt.

Life and Death

Life and Death

2%

When the target afflicted with your Dread Plague is healed, you are also healed for 10% of the amount. Additionally, Dread Plague deals 200% of its remaining damage to the target when dispelled.