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Unholy Death Knight

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 23 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

Nyheim

Nyheim

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
Spellwarden
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
Spellwarden
Petkick

Petkick

<carried by vices>Sargeras (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 Highmountain Tauren

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

82% 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.

11% 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 Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 208 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

4% 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 Masterful Lapis
Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

54%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

21%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

16%

+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

155%

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 29 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Waist31%
  • Feet29%
  • Back23%
  • Wrist9%
  • Shoulders6%
  • Chest2%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

18%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,152 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 150%
  • Ring 230%
  • Neck20%
Hunt

Hunt

16%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.

  • Main Hand100%

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.
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

88%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

13%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

73%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

16%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

11%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

100%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

100%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

129%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

57%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's 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
100%
Death Strike
100%
Raise Dead
100%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
100%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
98.2%
Gloom Ward
100%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
98.2%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
100%
Coldthirst
55.4%
Proliferating Chill
87.5%
Permafrost
3.6%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
96.4%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
17.9%
Icy Talons
16.1%
Death Notes
3.6%
Anti-Magic Zone
98.2%
Death Defiance
96.4%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
7.1%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
73.2%
Suppression
100%
Blood Scent
14.3%
Unholy Endurance
100%
Osmosis
96.4%
Insidious Chill
8.9%
Runic Protection
98.2%
Blood Draw
51.8%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
1.8%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
96.4%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
100%
Vestigial Shell
0%

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
100%
Scourge Strike
100%
Sudden Doom
100%
Clawing Shadows
100%
Putrefy
100%
Dark Transformation
100%
Foul Infections
100%
Grave Mastery
3.6%
Necromancer's Cunning
100%
Ebon Fever
100%
Festering Scythe
100%
Superstrain
0%
Soul Reaper
100%
Magus of the Dead
100%
Infected Claws
48.2%
Cycle of Death
48.2%
Coil of Devastation
98.2%
Army of the Dead
100%
Reaping
100%
Menacing Magus
7.1%
Ghoulish Frenzy
98.2%
Morbidity
96.4%
Harbinger of Doom
100%
Raise Abomination
100%
Unholy Devotion
100%
All Will Serve
0%
Blightburst
100%
Putrid Echoes
100%
Doomed Bidding
100%
Scourging
0%
1 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
100%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
100%
2 / 2
Blightfall
0%
Reanimation
100%
Outnumber
100%
Forbidden Knowledge
300%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

100%

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.

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

88%

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

Strangulate

Strangulate

84%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

14%

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

Life and Death

Life and Death

5%

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.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

5%

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.

Doomburst

Doomburst

4%

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.