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Unholy Death Knight

  • Mythic+
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 17 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

Yarrgidk

Yarrgidk

<FatSharkYes>Kazzak (eu)

Talents (Class)

Death's Reach
March of Darkness

Talents (Specialization)

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

Talents (Hero)

Blood-Soaked Ground
Pact of the San'layn
Vampiric Aura
Vampiric Speed
Floorki

Floorki

<Humble>Sargeras (us)

Talents (Class)

Death's Reach
March of Darkness

Talents (Specialization)

Raise Abomination
Grave Mastery
Desecrate
Pact of the San'layn
Vampiric Aura
Vampiric Speed

Talents (Hero)

Desecrate
Pact of the San'layn
Vampiric Aura
Vampiric Speed
Myzouth

Myzouth

<Equity>Burning Legion (eu)

Talents (Class)

Asphyxiate
Wraith Walk

Talents (Specialization)

Raise Abomination
Grave Mastery
Desecrate
Pact of the San'layn
Bloody Fortitude
Vampiric Speed

Talents (Hero)

Desecrate
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

52% of the best players use this combination
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Use: Bite the heart and embrace the ravening hunger, gaining 436 Strength for 20 sec. While the hunger persists, gain a very high chance to devour a morsel of your target with every attack, dealing 13,921 Physical damage and further increasing your Strength by 48. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique

Equip: You have a chance to follow up your attacks with Guillotine, hurling a massive axe in an arc at your target to deal 44,002 Physical damage. Damage increased by 2% for every 1% health the target is missing.

28% of the best players use this combination
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Use: Bite the heart and embrace the ravening hunger, gaining 436 Strength for 20 sec. While the hunger persists, gain a very high chance to devour a morsel of your target with every attack, dealing 13,921 Physical damage and further increasing your Strength by 48. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Keeper's Seething Core

Keeper's Seething Core

Equip: Your attacks have a high chance to grant you Focus of Ula'tek, increasing your Haste by 126 for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap. When two or more applications are active, your focus sharpens further to increase the effect by 20%.

8% of the best players use this combination
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Use: Bite the heart and embrace the ravening hunger, gaining 387 Strength for 20 sec. While the hunger persists, gain a very high chance to devour a morsel of your target with every attack, dealing 11,589 Physical damage and further increasing your Strength by 43. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Resonant Bellowstone

Resonant Bellowstone

Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to echo with Xathuux's furious roar, increasing your Critical Strike by 183 for 30 sec. During this time, each of your attacks increases your Critical Strike by an additional 24, stacking up to a maximum of 5 times.

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 Peridot
Flawless Masterful Peridot

Flawless Masterful Peridot

21%

+16 Haste & +7 Mastery

Flawless Masterful Garnet

Flawless Masterful Garnet

21%

+16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

19%

+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

80%

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 67 and your ally's Primary Stat by 17.

  • Wrist46%
  • Feet46%
  • Back6%
  • Waist3%
Loa Worshiper's Band

Loa Worshiper's Band

36%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to charge the band, calling forth the avatar of a Loa to assist you in combat. Each unique socketed gem color in your gear allows for different Loa to be summoned. These effects range from dealing damage to your foes or granting you temporary power.

  • Ring 261%
  • Ring 139%
Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

16%

Equip: Double the gems, double the power! All Jewelcrafting embellishments operate at double strength.

  • Feet50%
  • Wrist50%

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

Goblin Glider

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

98%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

2%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

68%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

22%

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

68%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

24%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle

22%

Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

6%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

192%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

4%

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 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
100%
Cleaving Strikes
100%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
96%
Gloom Ward
100%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
88%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
80%
Coldthirst
88%
Proliferating Chill
0%
Permafrost
72%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
82%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
100%
Death Notes
14%
Anti-Magic Zone
100%
Death Defiance
50%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
0%
Death's Reach
100%
Assimilation
20%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
52%
Suppression
98%
Blood Scent
92%
Unholy Endurance
62%
Osmosis
4%
Insidious Chill
96%
Runic Protection
48%
Blood Draw
56%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
2%
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%
Vampiric Aura
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
98%
Magus of the Dead
100%
Infected Claws
0%
Cycle of Death
92%
Coil of Devastation
8%
Army of the Dead
100%
Reaping
98%
Menacing Magus
96%
Ghoulish Frenzy
90%
Morbidity
2%
Harbinger of Doom
100%
Raise Abomination
100%
Unholy Devotion
18%
All Will Serve
0%
Blightburst
100%
Putrid Echoes
100%
Doomed Bidding
100%
Scourging
100%
2 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
100%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
98%
1 / 2
Blightfall
100%
Lord of the Dead
100%
Outnumber
0%
Forbidden Knowledge
100%
4 / 4