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Unholy Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 19 hours ago

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

Chärles

Chärles

<HARD SERVE>Kel'Thuzad (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
Ггузии

Ггузии

<podval>Howling Fjord (eu)

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
Neruda

Neruda

<Fedaykin>Ragnaros (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

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

74% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

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

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.

8% 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 188 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 216 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

4% 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 248 for 10 sec, further increased by 1 for every 1% of the target's missing health, up to a maximum of 304.

Algeth'ar Puzzle Box

Algeth'ar Puzzle Box

Use: Solve a puzzle, increasing your Mastery by 899 for 20 sec. (2 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 Flawless Masterful Lapis
Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

31%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

21%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

14%

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

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 Prismatic Focusing Iris on a Ring 1 item
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

60%

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 140%
  • Ring 237%
  • Neck23%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

56%

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 30 and your ally's Primary Stat by 8.

  • Feet36%
  • Waist32%
  • Back18%
  • Wrist7%
  • Legs4%
  • Shoulders4%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

34%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,492 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet29%
  • Back24%
  • Wrist24%
  • Waist12%
  • Legs6%
  • Main Hand6%

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

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

56%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

36%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

74%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

16%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

6%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

86%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

6%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

94%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

4%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

94%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

60%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

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
98%
Death Strike
98%
Raise Dead
98%
Runic Attenuation
98%
Improved Death Strike
98%
Cleaving Strikes
98%
Mind Freeze
98%
Blinding Sleet
96%
Gloom Ward
94%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
96%
Unholy Momentum
98%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
94%
Coldthirst
34%
Proliferating Chill
86%
Permafrost
6%
Veteran of the Third War
98%
Death Pact
82%
Brittle
92%
Blood Bond
42%
Icy Talons
36%
Death Notes
2%
Anti-Magic Zone
90%
Death Defiance
74%
Unholy Bond
98%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
98%
Assimilation
6%
Anti-Magic Barrier
98%
Grip of the Dead
66%
Suppression
98%
Blood Scent
26%
Unholy Endurance
94%
Osmosis
90%
Insidious Chill
12%
Runic Protection
90%
Blood Draw
70%
Rune Mastery
98%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
4%
Will of the Necropolis
98%
2 / 2
Null Magic
96%
Unyielding Will
2%
Death's Echo
98%
Vestigial Shell
2%

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
98%
Scourge Strike
98%
Sudden Doom
98%
Clawing Shadows
98%
Putrefy
98%
Dark Transformation
98%
Foul Infections
98%
Grave Mastery
8%
Necromancer's Cunning
98%
Ebon Fever
98%
Festering Scythe
96%
Superstrain
4%
Soul Reaper
98%
Magus of the Dead
98%
Infected Claws
58%
Cycle of Death
32%
Coil of Devastation
94%
Army of the Dead
98%
Reaping
98%
Menacing Magus
18%
Ghoulish Frenzy
88%
Morbidity
90%
Harbinger of Doom
98%
Raise Abomination
96%
Unholy Devotion
96%
All Will Serve
0%
Blightburst
98%
Putrid Echoes
98%
Doomed Bidding
98%
Scourging
4%
1 / 2
Ancient Power
2%
2 / 2
Unholy Aura
98%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
98%
2 / 2
Blightfall
0%
Reanimation
98%
Outnumber
96%
Forbidden Knowledge
294%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

98%

Putrefy 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

80%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

52%

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

Life and Death

Life and Death

18%

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

18%

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.

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

16%

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

Stitchmaster

Stitchmaster

8%

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.

Zombify

Zombify

4%

Reanimates a nearby corpse, summoning a zombie for 20 sec that slowly moves towards your target. If your zombie reaches its target, it explodes after 3.0 sec. The explosion stuns all enemies within 8 yards for 3 sec and deals 10% of their health in Shadow damage.