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Unholy Death Knight

  • Mythic+
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 16 hours ago

See what 50 high-ranked Mythic+ characters are using, based on Raider.IO’s worldwide rankings.

Where these stats come from

Starting at the top of the rankings, we work down until we have everything we need for 50 characters.

A character is ignored if their Battle.net profile is missing or incomplete, if they aren’t max level, or if their talents don’t fit the current talent tree.

Use this as a starting point, then adjust your setup for the dungeon, key level, affixes, and your group.

Sources: Raider.IO; Battle.net

Players

Ashproof

Ashproof

<Boosted Boosters>Garona (eu)

Talents (Class)

Death's Reach
Wraith Walk

Talents (Specialization)

Raise Abomination
Grave Mastery
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls
Death Charge

Talents (Hero)

Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls
Death Charge
Jespar

Jespar

<Agency>Mal'Ganis (us)

Talents (Class)

Asphyxiate
Wraith Walk

Talents (Specialization)

Raise Abomination
Grave Mastery
Blood-Soaked Ground
Pact of the San'layn
Bloody Fortitude
Vampiric Speed

Talents (Hero)

Blood-Soaked Ground
Pact of the San'layn
Bloody Fortitude
Vampiric Speed
Heartcold

Heartcold

<High Steakz>Zul'jin (us)

Talents (Class)

Death's Reach
Wraith Walk

Talents (Specialization)

Raise Abomination
Grave Mastery
Blood-Soaked Ground
Pact of the San'layn
Bloody Fortitude
Vampiric Speed

Talents (Hero)

Blood-Soaked Ground
Pact of the San'layn
Bloody Fortitude
Vampiric Speed

Stat Priority

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

Most Used Races

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

Most Used Items

Trinket Combinations

34% 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 29 Strength for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

10% of the best players use this combination
Idol of the War Loa

Idol of the War Loa

Equip: You have proven your worth to Nalorakk. Your abilities have a chance to echo with the war god's furious roar, granting you 256 Strength for 15 sec. Nearby allies with Nalorakk's favor are rallied, gaining 25% movement speed for 10 sec.

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)

8% of the best players use this combination
Resonant Bellowstone

Resonant Bellowstone

Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to echo with Xathuux's furious roar, increasing your Critical Strike by 175 for 30 sec. During this time, each of your attacks increases your Critical Strike by an additional 23, stacking up to a maximum of 5 times.

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)

Most Used 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 Garnet
Flawless Masterful Garnet

Flawless Masterful Garnet

46%

+16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery

Flawless Deadly Amethyst

Flawless Deadly Amethyst

25%

+16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

21%

+32 Primary Stat

Most Used 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 Wrist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

62%

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.

  • Wrist67%
  • Feet21%
  • Back7%
  • Waist5%
Hunt

Hunt

44%

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%
Hunter's Ritual Stone

Hunter's Ritual Stone

18%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to grant 101 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. While on a Prey Hunt this effect is increased by 50%. This bonus is only available outdoors while hunting prey.

  • Main Hand100%

Most Used Enchants

Percentages use the 50 characters in this dataset. A value above 100% means the enchant appears more than 50 times, usually because the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Back icon

Back

Flexweave Underlay

4%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

94%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

4%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

60%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

24%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

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

96%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of Sanguination

4%

Rune of Sanguination

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

180%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

8%

Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

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 talent popularity. The percentages show how many of the 50 characters in this dataset selected each 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
98%
Cleaving Strikes
100%
Mind Freeze
98%
Blinding Sleet
98%
Gloom Ward
100%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
64%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
80%
Coldthirst
90%
Proliferating Chill
0%
Permafrost
68%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
62%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
100%
Death Notes
38%
Anti-Magic Zone
100%
Death Defiance
46%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
0%
Death's Reach
100%
Assimilation
24%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
72%
Suppression
92%
Blood Scent
90%
Unholy Endurance
66%
Osmosis
2%
Insidious Chill
98%
Runic Protection
56%
Blood Draw
52%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
8%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
100%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
100%
Vestigial Shell
0%

San'layn

Hero class image
Infliction of Sorrow
100%
Incite Terror
100%
Inevitable
100%
The Blood is Life
100%
Desecrate
100%
Vampiric Strike
100%
Gift of the San'layn
100%
Pact of the San'layn
100%
Bloody Fortitude
100%
Vampiric Speed
100%
Frenzied Bloodthirst
100%
Transfusion
100%
Thrill of Blood
100%
Visceral Strength
100%
Outbreak
100%
Scourge Strike
100%
Sudden Doom
100%
Clawing Shadows
100%
Putrefy
100%
Dark Transformation
100%
Foul Infections
100%
Grave Mastery
100%
Necromancer's Cunning
100%
Ebon Fever
100%
Festering Scythe
100%
Superstrain
0%
Soul Reaper
64%
Magus of the Dead
100%
Infected Claws
6%
Cycle of Death
94%
Coil of Devastation
42%
Army of the Dead
100%
Reaping
68%
Menacing Magus
96%
Ghoulish Frenzy
84%
Morbidity
4%
Harbinger of Doom
100%
Raise Abomination
100%
Unholy Devotion
90%
All Will Serve
0%
Blightburst
100%
Putrid Echoes
100%
Doomed Bidding
100%
Scourging
52%
2 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
100%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
100%
1 / 2
Blightfall
52%
Lord of the Dead
100%
Outnumber
48%
Forbidden Knowledge
100%
4 / 4