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Unholy Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 26 players
  • Last Updated: 9 days 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

Legêndxd

Legêndxd

<Jake From Statefarm>Burning Legion (us)

Talents (class)

Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Stitchmaster
Strangulate
Exaar

Exaar

<Summit Sky>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Horsemen's Aid
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Necromancer's Bargain
Strangulate
Finalßoss

Finalßoss

Area 52 (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Death's Reach

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Doomburst
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

73% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

8% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 14,113 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

8% 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 202 for 15 sec. The force slams the earth, dealing 8,086 Nature damage to all nearby enemies and increasing Critical Strike by 10 per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 252. (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 137 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 Versatile Onyx
Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

39%

+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

13%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

Enduring Bloodstone

Enduring Bloodstone

10%

+181 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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

150%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 724 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 149%
  • Ring 238%
  • Neck13%
Captured Starlight

Captured Starlight

8%

Equip: When damaged below 30% health, gain a shield for 8 sec which absorbs up to 14,726 damage. This effect can only be triggered once every 4 min but is reduced by 12 sec per unique Algari gem color socketed.

  • Ring 2100%
Prismatic Null Stone

Prismatic Null Stone

4%

Equip: Increases effectiveness of Blasphemite secondary effects by 25%.

  • Neck100%

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 Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

50%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

27%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 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

85%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Oathsworn's Strength

Oathsworn's Strength

12%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Strength by 24 and Stamina by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

88%

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

Defender's March

Defender's March

4%

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

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

92%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 8 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 8 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

8%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 8. Additionally, the item also gains 10 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

85%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of the Apocalypse

8%

Rune of the Apocalypse

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Ring

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

112%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 3 of your Critical Strike while granting 16 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

50%

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

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

62%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+43 Leech

+43 Leech

23%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 38 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

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
100%
Gloom Ward
46.2%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
53.8%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
38.5%
Coldthirst
46.2%
Proliferating Chill
84.6%
Permafrost
0%
Veteran of the Third War
88.5%
Death Pact
23.1%
Brittle
76.9%
Blood Bond
69.2%
Icy Talons
73.1%
Death Notes
0%
Anti-Magic Zone
69.2%
Death Defiance
11.5%
Unholy Bond
88.5%
Ice Prison
3.8%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
0%
Anti-Magic Barrier
88.5%
Grip of the Dead
42.3%
Suppression
100%
Blood Scent
26.9%
Unholy Endurance
76.9%
Osmosis
84.6%
Insidious Chill
7.7%
Runic Protection
53.8%
Blood Draw
53.8%
Rune Mastery
84.6%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
3.8%
Will of the Necropolis
88.5%
2 / 2
Null Magic
80.8%
Unyielding Will
3.8%
Death's Echo
88.5%
Vestigial Shell
0%

Rider of the Apocalypse

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Pact of the Apocalypse
96%
Apocalypse Now
100%
A Feast of Souls
76%
Hungering Thirst
100%
Whitemane's Famine
100%
Mawsworn Menace
88%
Nazgrim's Conquest
92%
Death Charge
100%
Trollbane's Icy Fury
96%
Rider's Champion
100%
Mograine's Might
100%
Unholy Armaments
4%
Let Terror Reign
20%
Ride or Die!
28%
Outbreak
100%
Scourge Strike
100%
Sudden Doom
100%
Clawing Shadows
53.8%
Putrefy
53.8%
Dark Transformation
100%
Foul Infections
88.5%
Grave Mastery
11.5%
Doomed Bidding
53.8%
Morbidity
53.8%
Festering Scythe
53.8%
Superstrain
38.5%
March of Madness
42.3%
Magus of the Dead
69.2%
Infected Claws
57.7%
Ebon Fever
84.6%
Scythe of Decay
38.5%
Coil of Devastation
88.5%
Army of the Dead
88.5%
Unholy Devotion
76.9%
Menacing Magus
7.7%
Ghoulish Frenzy
76.9%
Blightfall
65.4%
Harbinger of Doom
88.5%
Raise Abomination
57.7%
Putrid Echoes
53.8%
All Will Serve
3.8%
Blightburst
53.8%
Soul Reaper
88.5%
Necromancer's Cunning
53.8%
Scourging
30.8%
2 / 2
Ancient Power
30.8%
2 / 2
Reaping
53.8%
Unholy Aura
11.5%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
53.8%
2 / 2
Pestilence
3.8%
Reanimation
53.8%
Outnumber
84.6%
Forbidden Knowledge
0%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

100%

Putrefy has 1 additional charge and 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.

Stitchmaster

Stitchmaster

65%

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.

Strangulate

Strangulate

58%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

19%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

19%

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

Life and Death

Life and Death

15%

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.

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.