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Unholy Death Knight

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 19 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Unholy Death Knight on the Solo Shuffle 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

Pettykbtw

Pettykbtw

<減衰>Ravencrest (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
Kciktep

Kciktep

<i wanna die>Tichondrius (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
Bettyk

Bettyk

Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Life and Death
Necrotic Wounds
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 Night Elf and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

38% 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)

33% 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)

12% 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.

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

32%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

23%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

18%

+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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Waist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

102%

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 21 and your ally's Primary Stat by 5.

  • Waist33%
  • Feet33%
  • Wrist23%
  • Back7%
  • Legs5%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

58%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,133 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 246%
  • Ring 137%
  • Neck17%
Primal Spore Binding

Primal Spore Binding

13%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to detonate hidden Explosive Spores near your target. If your target is an ally, the spore heals them and nearby allies for 6,570 health. If your target is hostile, the spore instead detonates on nearby foes for 4,380 Nature damage. These explosions are split among all targets hit, and their effectiveness increases for every target hit, up to 5.

  • Waist50%
  • Wrist25%
  • Back25%

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

72%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

18%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

52%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

8%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

92%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

3%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

88%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

10%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

108%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

38%

Enchant Ring - Amani 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 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
96.7%
Death Strike
96.7%
Raise Dead
96.7%
Runic Attenuation
96.7%
Improved Death Strike
96.7%
Cleaving Strikes
96.7%
Mind Freeze
95%
Blinding Sleet
95%
Gloom Ward
91.7%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
90%
Unholy Momentum
96.7%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
96.7%
Coldthirst
56.7%
Proliferating Chill
80%
Permafrost
10%
Veteran of the Third War
96.7%
Death Pact
76.7%
Brittle
96.7%
Blood Bond
25%
Icy Talons
25%
Death Notes
6.7%
Anti-Magic Zone
95%
Death Defiance
73.3%
Unholy Bond
96.7%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
96.7%
Assimilation
11.7%
Anti-Magic Barrier
96.7%
Grip of the Dead
60%
Suppression
91.7%
Blood Scent
26.7%
Unholy Endurance
90%
Osmosis
88.3%
Insidious Chill
11.7%
Runic Protection
96.7%
Blood Draw
61.7%
Rune Mastery
96.7%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
8.3%
Will of the Necropolis
96.7%
2 / 2
Null Magic
95%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
96.7%
Vestigial Shell
3.3%

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
96.7%
Scourge Strike
96.7%
Sudden Doom
96.7%
Clawing Shadows
96.7%
Putrefy
96.7%
Dark Transformation
96.7%
Foul Infections
96.7%
Grave Mastery
15%
Necromancer's Cunning
96.7%
Ebon Fever
96.7%
Festering Scythe
96.7%
Superstrain
0%
Soul Reaper
96.7%
Magus of the Dead
96.7%
Infected Claws
85%
Cycle of Death
28.3%
Coil of Devastation
96.7%
Army of the Dead
96.7%
Reaping
96.7%
Menacing Magus
13.3%
Ghoulish Frenzy
75%
Morbidity
88.3%
Harbinger of Doom
96.7%
Raise Abomination
76.7%
Unholy Devotion
86.7%
All Will Serve
5%
Blightburst
96.7%
Putrid Echoes
96.7%
Doomed Bidding
91.7%
Scourging
6.7%
1 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
96.7%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
91.7%
2 / 2
Blightfall
1.7%
Reanimation
96.7%
Outnumber
91.7%
Forbidden Knowledge
290%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

93%

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

82%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

73%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

27%

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

Doomburst

Doomburst

8%

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.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

3%

Places a dark ward on an enemy player that persists for 12 sec, triggering when the enemy next spends mana on a spell, and allowing the Death Knight to unleash an exact duplicate of that spell.

Life and Death

Life and Death

2%

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.

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

2%

Your Death and Decay rots enemies each time it deals damage, absorbing healing equal to 100% of damage dealt.