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Unholy Death Knight

  • 2v2
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 21 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

Trant

Trant

<The Cool Cats Coalition>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
Frostyjim

Frostyjim

<Rebels>Sylvanas (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
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

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

90% 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.

3% 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)

2% 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

45%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

23%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

16%

+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 Back item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

129%

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.

  • Back33%
  • Feet30%
  • Waist25%
  • Wrist11%
  • Shoulders1%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

32%

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 153%
  • Ring 232%
  • Neck16%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

7%

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.

  • Feet50%
  • Chest25%
  • Waist25%

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

78%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

20%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

68%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

12%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

8%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

98%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

2%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

93%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

5%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

105%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

64%

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
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
98.3%
Blinding Sleet
98.3%
Gloom Ward
96.6%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
89.8%
Unholy Momentum
98.3%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
98.3%
Coldthirst
40.7%
Proliferating Chill
86.4%
Permafrost
5.1%
Veteran of the Third War
98.3%
Death Pact
88.1%
Brittle
98.3%
Blood Bond
33.9%
Icy Talons
22%
Death Notes
1.7%
Anti-Magic Zone
94.9%
Death Defiance
83.1%
Unholy Bond
98.3%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
98.3%
Assimilation
11.9%
Anti-Magic Barrier
98.3%
Grip of the Dead
67.8%
Suppression
98.3%
Blood Scent
11.9%
Unholy Endurance
96.6%
Osmosis
96.6%
Insidious Chill
5.1%
Runic Protection
96.6%
Blood Draw
64.4%
Rune Mastery
98.3%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
1.7%
Will of the Necropolis
98.3%
2 / 2
Null Magic
98.3%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
98.3%
Vestigial Shell
1.7%

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
1.7%
Necromancer's Cunning
98.3%
Ebon Fever
98.3%
Festering Scythe
98.3%
Superstrain
3.4%
Soul Reaper
98.3%
Magus of the Dead
98.3%
Infected Claws
62.7%
Cycle of Death
37.3%
Coil of Devastation
96.6%
Army of the Dead
98.3%
Reaping
98.3%
Menacing Magus
1.7%
Ghoulish Frenzy
94.9%
Morbidity
94.9%
Harbinger of Doom
98.3%
Raise Abomination
98.3%
Unholy Devotion
98.3%
All Will Serve
0%
Blightburst
98.3%
Putrid Echoes
98.3%
Doomed Bidding
98.3%
Scourging
0%
1 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
98.3%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
98.3%
2 / 2
Blightfall
0%
Reanimation
98.3%
Outnumber
98.3%
Forbidden Knowledge
294.9%

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

92%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

66%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

29%

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

Doomburst

Doomburst

8%

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.

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.

Zombify

Zombify

2%

Reanimates a nearby corpse, summoning a zombie for 20 sec that slowly moves towards your target. If your zombie reaches its target, it explodes after 3.0 sec. The explosion stuns all enemies within 8 yards for 3 sec and deals 10% of their health in Shadow damage.