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Unholy Death Knight

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  • 23 players
  • Last Updated: 8 days ago

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

Garginghouls

Garginghouls

<Gabe Owners Collective>Burning Legion (us)

Talents (class)

Death's Reach

Talents (spec)

Grave Mastery
Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Horsemen's Aid
Fury of the Horsemen

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Stitchmaster
Spellwarden
Scotycrippin

Scotycrippin

<on CRIPP>Black Dragonflight (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Strangulate
Doomburst
Ünhòlý

Ünhòlý

Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Stitchmaster
Doomburst

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

96% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

4% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 65 for 15 sec. (1 Min 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 Versatile Onyx
Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

31%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

23%

+10 Versatility and +3 Mastery

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

14%

+10 Mastery and +3 Haste

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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

183%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 724 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 148%
  • Ring 240%
  • Neck10%
  • Feet2%
Ascendance

Ascendance

9%

Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 1 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.

  • Main Hand100%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

4%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

  • Feet100%

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.
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Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

65%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

35%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

100%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

87%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

Defender's March

9%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

83%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 8 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 8 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

17%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 8. Additionally, the item also gains 10 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

78%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of the Apocalypse

22%

Rune of the Apocalypse

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Ring

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

78%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 3 of your Critical Strike while granting 16 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

57%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Mastery by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

91%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+135 Leech

+135 Leech

9%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 38 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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
95.7%
Gloom Ward
43.5%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
30.4%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
47.8%
Coldthirst
52.2%
Proliferating Chill
69.6%
Permafrost
13%
Veteran of the Third War
73.9%
Death Pact
47.8%
Brittle
73.9%
Blood Bond
43.5%
Icy Talons
56.5%
Death Notes
0%
Anti-Magic Zone
73.9%
Death Defiance
34.8%
Unholy Bond
78.3%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
91.3%
Assimilation
8.7%
Anti-Magic Barrier
73.9%
Grip of the Dead
43.5%
Suppression
78.3%
Blood Scent
39.1%
Unholy Endurance
69.6%
Osmosis
47.8%
Insidious Chill
34.8%
Runic Protection
73.9%
Blood Draw
4.3%
Rune Mastery
78.3%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
0%
Will of the Necropolis
78.3%
2 / 2
Null Magic
60.9%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
78.3%
Vestigial Shell
0%

Rider of the Apocalypse

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Pact of the Apocalypse
100%
Apocalypse Now
100%
A Feast of Souls
85.7%
Hungering Thirst
95.2%
Whitemane's Famine
100%
Mawsworn Menace
85.7%
Nazgrim's Conquest
85.7%
Death Charge
100%
Trollbane's Icy Fury
90.5%
Rider's Champion
100%
Mograine's Might
100%
Unholy Armaments
0%
Let Terror Reign
28.6%
Ride or Die!
28.6%
Outbreak
100%
Scourge Strike
100%
Sudden Doom
100%
Clawing Shadows
65.2%
Putrefy
65.2%
Dark Transformation
100%
Foul Infections
78.3%
Grave Mastery
8.7%
Doomed Bidding
65.2%
Morbidity
56.5%
Festering Scythe
56.5%
Superstrain
34.8%
March of Madness
56.5%
Magus of the Dead
65.2%
Infected Claws
43.5%
Ebon Fever
69.6%
Scythe of Decay
34.8%
Coil of Devastation
73.9%
Army of the Dead
78.3%
Unholy Devotion
52.2%
Menacing Magus
17.4%
Ghoulish Frenzy
65.2%
Blightfall
43.5%
Harbinger of Doom
78.3%
Raise Abomination
65.2%
Putrid Echoes
65.2%
All Will Serve
4.3%
Blightburst
65.2%
Soul Reaper
73.9%
Necromancer's Cunning
65.2%
Scourging
21.7%
2 / 2
Ancient Power
21.7%
2 / 2
Reaping
60.9%
Unholy Aura
30.4%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
56.5%
2 / 2
Pestilence
8.7%
Reanimation
60.9%
Outnumber
69.6%
Forbidden Knowledge
0%

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.

Stitchmaster

Stitchmaster

65%

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.

Strangulate

Strangulate

57%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

30%

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

Doomburst

Doomburst

30%

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.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

9%

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.

Life and Death

Life and Death

4%

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.

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

4%

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