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Unholy Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 22 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

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
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Tøtødk

Tøtødk

<FC STORMWIND>Archimonde (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
Bloodforged Armor

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

47% 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 193 primary stat for 20 sec.

14% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 134 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

10% 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 176 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (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 Versatile Amethyst
Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

25%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

19%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

15%

+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

78%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,165 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 146%
  • Ring 241%
  • Neck13%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

51%

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 28 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Feet33%
  • Waist27%
  • Wrist17%
  • Back17%
  • Legs3%
  • Shoulders3%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

36%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,450 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet38%
  • Wrist24%
  • Waist19%
  • Back14%
  • Legs5%

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

3%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

49%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

42%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

53%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

22%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

2%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

83%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

2%

+16 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

88%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

12%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

117%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

27%

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
98.3%
Death Strike
98.3%
Raise Dead
98.3%
Runic Attenuation
98.3%
Improved Death Strike
98.3%
Cleaving Strikes
98.3%
Mind Freeze
98.3%
Blinding Sleet
94.9%
Gloom Ward
91.5%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
96.6%
Unholy Momentum
98.3%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
94.9%
Coldthirst
33.9%
Proliferating Chill
88.1%
Permafrost
10.2%
Veteran of the Third War
98.3%
Death Pact
72.9%
Brittle
98.3%
Blood Bond
47.5%
Icy Talons
35.6%
Death Notes
5.1%
Anti-Magic Zone
86.4%
Death Defiance
57.6%
Unholy Bond
98.3%
Ice Prison
1.7%
Asphyxiate
98.3%
Assimilation
6.8%
Anti-Magic Barrier
98.3%
Grip of the Dead
72.9%
Suppression
98.3%
Blood Scent
35.6%
Unholy Endurance
93.2%
Osmosis
88.1%
Insidious Chill
22%
Runic Protection
91.5%
Blood Draw
64.4%
Rune Mastery
98.3%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
3.4%
Will of the Necropolis
98.3%
2 / 2
Null Magic
94.9%
Unyielding Will
1.7%
Death's Echo
98.3%
Vestigial Shell
3.4%

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
98.3%
Scourge Strike
98.3%
Sudden Doom
98.3%
Clawing Shadows
98.3%
Putrefy
98.3%
Dark Transformation
98.3%
Foul Infections
98.3%
Grave Mastery
11.9%
Necromancer's Cunning
98.3%
Ebon Fever
94.9%
Festering Scythe
96.6%
Superstrain
5.1%
Soul Reaper
98.3%
Magus of the Dead
98.3%
Infected Claws
78%
Cycle of Death
22%
Coil of Devastation
96.6%
Army of the Dead
98.3%
Reaping
98.3%
Menacing Magus
16.9%
Ghoulish Frenzy
79.7%
Morbidity
84.7%
Harbinger of Doom
98.3%
Raise Abomination
94.9%
Unholy Devotion
91.5%
All Will Serve
3.4%
Blightburst
98.3%
Putrid Echoes
98.3%
Doomed Bidding
98.3%
Scourging
5.1%
1 / 2
Ancient Power
1.7%
2 / 2
Unholy Aura
98.3%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
98.3%
2 / 2
Blightfall
0%
Reanimation
96.6%
Outnumber
96.6%
Forbidden Knowledge
294.9%

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

76%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

46%

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

Life and Death

Life and Death

20%

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

19%

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

Doomburst

Doomburst

19%

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.

Stitchmaster

Stitchmaster

14%

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

3%

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.