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Unholy Death Knight

  • 2v2
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 20 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

Tyrannicús

Tyrannicús

<Echoes of Aurora>Silvermoon (eu)

Talents (class)

Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Grave Mastery

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor
Kimdeath

Kimdeath

Aegwynn (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
Pwaff

Pwaff

<Necrotic Brotherhood>Illidan (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
Bloodforged Armor
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

47% 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)

22% of the best players use this combination
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.

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)

8% 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 633 Haste for 15 sec. All Vanguard of the Light volunteers within 40 yards also gain 158 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 30 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

27%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

22%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

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

Arcanoweave Lining

103%

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 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

  • Waist29%
  • Wrist26%
  • Feet26%
  • Back18%
  • Legs2%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

38%

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 148%
  • Ring 248%
  • Neck4%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

15%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,349 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Back33%
  • Wrist33%
  • Feet22%
  • Waist11%

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%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

58%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

28%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

47%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

10%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

3%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

78%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

8%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

90%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

8%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

82%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

52%

Enchant Ring - Amani 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
98.3%
Death Strike
98.3%
Raise Dead
98.3%
Runic Attenuation
98.3%
Improved Death Strike
98.3%
Cleaving Strikes
98.3%
Mind Freeze
96.7%
Blinding Sleet
91.7%
Gloom Ward
95%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
88.3%
Unholy Momentum
98.3%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
96.7%
Coldthirst
50%
Proliferating Chill
78.3%
Permafrost
18.3%
Veteran of the Third War
98.3%
Death Pact
63.3%
Brittle
98.3%
Blood Bond
31.7%
Icy Talons
36.7%
Death Notes
13.3%
Anti-Magic Zone
93.3%
Death Defiance
58.3%
Unholy Bond
98.3%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
98.3%
Assimilation
16.7%
Anti-Magic Barrier
98.3%
Grip of the Dead
46.7%
Suppression
93.3%
Blood Scent
41.7%
Unholy Endurance
91.7%
Osmosis
81.7%
Insidious Chill
23.3%
Runic Protection
95%
Blood Draw
66.7%
Rune Mastery
98.3%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
8.3%
Will of the Necropolis
98.3%
2 / 2
Null Magic
96.7%
Unyielding Will
3.3%
Death's Echo
98.3%
Vestigial Shell
6.7%

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
98.3%
Scourge Strike
98.3%
Sudden Doom
98.3%
Clawing Shadows
98.3%
Putrefy
98.3%
Dark Transformation
98.3%
Foul Infections
98.3%
Grave Mastery
20%
Necromancer's Cunning
98.3%
Ebon Fever
98.3%
Festering Scythe
98.3%
Superstrain
3.3%
Soul Reaper
98.3%
Magus of the Dead
96.7%
Infected Claws
88.3%
Cycle of Death
26.7%
Coil of Devastation
93.3%
Army of the Dead
98.3%
Reaping
98.3%
Menacing Magus
16.7%
Ghoulish Frenzy
70%
Morbidity
85%
Harbinger of Doom
98.3%
Raise Abomination
85%
Unholy Devotion
86.7%
All Will Serve
1.7%
Blightburst
96.7%
Putrid Echoes
98.3%
Doomed Bidding
93.3%
Scourging
3.3%
2 / 2
Ancient Power
3.3%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
95%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
93.3%
2 / 2
Blightfall
3.3%
Reanimation
96.7%
Outnumber
93.3%
Forbidden Knowledge
295%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

97%

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

65%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

17%

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

Life and Death

Life and Death

15%

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.

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.

Doomburst

Doomburst

5%

Sudden Doom also causes your next Death Coil to deal the damage of your plagues an additional time at 25% effectiveness and reduce the target's movement speed by 45% for 3 sec.

Stitchmaster

Stitchmaster

2%

When a Lesser Ghoul dies, you gather the remains to heal for 2% of its maximum health. Death Strike sacrifices all Lesser Ghouls under your command.