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Unholy Death Knight

  • Mythic+
  • 37 players
  • Last Updated: 5 hours ago

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

Criixus

Criixus

<Miscreants>Stormrage (us)

Talents (class)

Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination
Grave Mastery
Blood-Soaked Ground
Vampiric Speed

Talents (hero)

Blood-Soaked Ground
Vampiric Speed
Xgodfromhell

Xgodfromhell

<Novax>Draenor (eu)

Talents (class)

Death's Reach

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination
Grave Mastery
Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen
Death Charge

Talents (hero)

Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen
Death Charge
Elwhy

Elwhy

<Reclaimed>Frostmourne (us)

Talents (class)

Death's Reach
Wraith Walk

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination
Grave Mastery
Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen
Death Charge

Talents (hero)

Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen
Death Charge

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

62% of the best players use this combination
Cursed Stone Idol

Cursed Stone Idol

Use: Channel for 1 sec to invoke the wrath of the idol, increasing your Critical Strike by 217 for 15 sec. The force slams the earth, dealing 10,207 Nature damage to all nearby enemies and increasing Critical Strike by 10 per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 272. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Astral Antenna

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 147 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

14% of the best players use this combination
Unyielding Netherprism

Unyielding Netherprism

Equip: Your harmful abilities draw focused void through the prism to deal 2,370 Cosmic damage split between your target and nearby enemies. Damage increased by 30% per enemy struck, up to 150%. This effect may occur every 10 sec and accumulates Latent Power within the prism, up to 18 times.

Use: Consume all Latent Power to gain 16 Strength per stack for 20 sec. (20 Sec Cooldown)

Astral Antenna

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 147 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

8% of the best players use this combination
Araz's Ritual Forge

Araz's Ritual Forge

Use: Recklessly feed a portion of your essence to the forge, granting you 192 Strength decaying over 30 sec at the cost of 15% of your maximum health. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Antenna

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 147 Critical Strike for 10 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 Deadly Onyx
Deadly Onyx

Deadly Onyx

24%

+10 Mastery and +3 Critical Strike

Masterful Ruby

Masterful Ruby

22%

+10 Critical Strike and +3 Mastery

Masterful Emerald

Masterful Emerald

10%

+10 Haste and +3 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 Dawnthread Lining on a Wrist item
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

146%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 6 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

  • Wrist44%
  • Waist39%
  • Hands15%
  • Legs2%
Ascendance

Ascendance

16%

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

14%

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

  • Wrist60%
  • Hands20%
  • Waist20%

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 Winged Grace

Chant of Winged Grace

68%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 25 Avoidance and reducing fall damage by 10%. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

22%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 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

Defender's March

Defender's March

73%

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

Scout's March

Scout's March

27%

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

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

95%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 61 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 59 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

5%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 61. Additionally, the item also gains 65 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

62%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of the Apocalypse

38%

Rune of the Apocalypse

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Ring

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

105%

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

+21 Critical Strike

+21 Critical Strike

49%

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

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Wrist

+72 Avoidance

+72 Avoidance

76%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 50 Avoidance. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+135 Leech

+135 Leech

16%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 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

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Best Class Talents

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Best Hero Talents

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Best Specialization Talents

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