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Unholy Death Knight

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 9 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

Dk

Dk

Altar of Storms (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
Unholy

Unholy

Daggerspine (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
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 Highmountain Tauren

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

45% 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.

37% 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)

7% 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)

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

46%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

17%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

17%

+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

100%

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.

  • Waist33%
  • Feet33%
  • Wrist15%
  • Back13%
  • Shoulders3%
  • Chest2%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

70%

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 238%
  • Neck21%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

10%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,475 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet33%
  • Back33%
  • Waist17%
  • Wrist17%

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

82%

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

60%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

15%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

100%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

92%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

7%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

97%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

75%

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
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
96.7%
Blinding Sleet
95%
Gloom Ward
93.3%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
91.7%
Unholy Momentum
96.7%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
96.7%
Coldthirst
48.3%
Proliferating Chill
75%
Permafrost
11.7%
Veteran of the Third War
96.7%
Death Pact
81.7%
Brittle
96.7%
Blood Bond
23.3%
Icy Talons
25%
Death Notes
5%
Anti-Magic Zone
93.3%
Death Defiance
76.7%
Unholy Bond
96.7%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
96.7%
Assimilation
13.3%
Anti-Magic Barrier
96.7%
Grip of the Dead
70%
Suppression
95%
Blood Scent
31.7%
Unholy Endurance
96.7%
Osmosis
83.3%
Insidious Chill
15%
Runic Protection
85%
Blood Draw
53.3%
Rune Mastery
96.7%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
1.7%
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
56.7%
Cycle of Death
40%
Coil of Devastation
90%
Army of the Dead
96.7%
Reaping
96.7%
Menacing Magus
16.7%
Ghoulish Frenzy
88.3%
Morbidity
83.3%
Harbinger of Doom
96.7%
Raise Abomination
91.7%
Unholy Devotion
93.3%
All Will Serve
5%
Blightburst
96.7%
Putrid Echoes
96.7%
Doomed Bidding
96.7%
Scourging
0%
1 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
96.7%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
96.7%
2 / 2
Blightfall
0%
Reanimation
96.7%
Outnumber
96.7%
Forbidden Knowledge
290%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

95%

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

80%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

20%

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

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

7%

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

3%

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.

Zombify

Zombify

2%

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.

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.