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Unholy Death Knight

  • 3v3
  • 58 players
  • Last Updated: 10 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Unholy Death Knight on the 3v3 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

Petkick

Petkick

<carried by vices>Sargeras (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
Kciktep

Kciktep

<i wanna die>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
Zøzouh

Zøzouh

<La French Connection>Zul'jin (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
Bloodforged Armor

Stat Priority

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

81% 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)

5% 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)

3% of the best players use this combination
Solarflare Prism

Solarflare Prism

Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to unleash the prism's radiant light, increasing your Critical Strike by 214 for 10 sec, further increased by 1 for every 1% of the target's missing health, up to a maximum of 262.

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)

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 Versatile Amethyst
Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

28%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

20%

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

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

9%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

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

90%

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 22 and your ally's Primary Stat by 6.

  • Waist33%
  • Feet31%
  • Wrist21%
  • Back13%
  • Legs2%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

41%

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 142%
  • Ring 238%
  • Neck21%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

36%

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.

  • Feet38%
  • Waist24%
  • Back24%
  • Wrist14%

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

3%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

64%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

21%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

38%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

14%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

71%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

9%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

90%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

10%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

103%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

47%

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
100%
Death Strike
100%
Raise Dead
100%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
100%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
98.3%
Gloom Ward
94.8%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
91.4%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
100%
Coldthirst
55.2%
Proliferating Chill
81%
Permafrost
8.6%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
87.9%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
29.3%
Icy Talons
32.8%
Death Notes
8.6%
Anti-Magic Zone
100%
Death Defiance
82.8%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
1.7%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
17.2%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
31%
Suppression
98.3%
Blood Scent
20.7%
Unholy Endurance
93.1%
Osmosis
89.7%
Insidious Chill
17.2%
Runic Protection
94.8%
Blood Draw
65.5%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
8.6%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
100%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
100%
Vestigial Shell
3.4%

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
10.3%
Doomed Bidding
100%
Morbidity
86.2%
Festering Scythe
100%
Superstrain
0%
March of Madness
100%
Magus of the Dead
100%
Infected Claws
82.8%
Ebon Fever
100%
Scythe of Decay
0%
Coil of Devastation
98.3%
Army of the Dead
100%
Unholy Devotion
53.4%
Menacing Magus
10.3%
Ghoulish Frenzy
79.3%
Blightfall
6.9%
Harbinger of Doom
100%
Raise Abomination
100%
Putrid Echoes
100%
All Will Serve
0%
Blightburst
93.1%
Soul Reaper
100%
Necromancer's Cunning
100%
Scourging
1.7%
2 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Reaping
100%
Unholy Aura
94.8%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
100%
2 / 2
Pestilence
0%
Reanimation
100%
Outnumber
100%
Forbidden Knowledge
300%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

100%

Putrefy has 1 additional charge and 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

86%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

72%

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

12%

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.

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

3%

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.

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.

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.