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Frost Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 48 players
  • Last Updated: 1 hour ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Frost 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

Ðepravity

Ðepravity

<핸디캡승리>Argent Dawn (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Deathchill
Strangulate
Death's Cold Embrace
Shortnstout

Shortnstout

<rbgs and rhino pills>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Deathchill
Delirium
Strangulate
Tomatopaste

Tomatopaste

<Revoke>Bleeding Hollow (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Spellwarden

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Frost Death Knight is
Versatility > Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Frost Death Knight for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

40% 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 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)

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 159 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

2% of the best players use this combination
Forgotten Farstrider's Insignia

Forgotten Farstrider's Insignia

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to increase your Critical Strike by 612 and size, diminishing over 12 sec.

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Frost Death Knight is Flawless Versatile Amethyst
Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

23%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

12%

+23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

12%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

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 Frost Death Knight is Prismatic Focusing Iris on a Ring 1 item
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

79%

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 147%
  • Ring 242%
  • Neck11%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

23%

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.

  • Feet36%
  • Wrist27%
  • Waist27%
  • Chest9%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

15%

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.

  • Wrist29%
  • Back29%
  • Feet29%
  • Shoulders14%

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

6%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

21%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

17%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

23%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

6%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

38%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

6%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

54%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

31%

Rune of Razorice

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

4%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

2%

Rune of Razorice

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

40%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

25%

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
95.8%
Death Strike
95.8%
Raise Dead
25%
Runic Attenuation
95.8%
Improved Death Strike
95.8%
Cleaving Strikes
22.9%
Mind Freeze
95.8%
Blinding Sleet
93.8%
Gloom Ward
89.6%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
93.8%
Unholy Momentum
95.8%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
14.6%
Coldthirst
66.7%
Proliferating Chill
83.3%
Permafrost
41.7%
Veteran of the Third War
95.8%
Death Pact
87.5%
Brittle
91.7%
Blood Bond
2.1%
Icy Talons
95.8%
Death Notes
6.3%
Anti-Magic Zone
87.5%
Death Defiance
77.1%
Unholy Bond
95.8%
Ice Prison
2.1%
Asphyxiate
95.8%
Assimilation
37.5%
Anti-Magic Barrier
95.8%
Grip of the Dead
50%
Suppression
93.8%
Blood Scent
37.5%
Unholy Endurance
89.6%
Osmosis
81.3%
Insidious Chill
56.3%
Runic Protection
81.3%
Blood Draw
85.4%
Rune Mastery
95.8%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
22.9%
Will of the Necropolis
95.8%
2 / 2
Null Magic
89.6%
Unyielding Will
6.3%
Death's Echo
95.8%
Vestigial Shell
20.8%

Deathbringer

Hero class image
Swift and Painful
100%
Grim Reaper
100%
Rune Carved Plates
100%
Wave of Souls
100%
Bind in Darkness
100%
Death's Messenger
100%
Dark Talons
100%
Wither Away
100%
Soul Rupture
100%
Reaper's Mark
100%
Exterminate
100%
Echoing Fury
100%
Deathly Blows
100%
Frigid Resolve
100%
Frost Strike
95.8%
Obliterate
95.8%
Howling Blast
95.8%
Killing Machine
95.8%
Empower Rune Weapon
95.8%
Frostscythe
37.5%
Arctic Assault
95.8%
Runic Overflow
93.8%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
95.8%
Runic Command
4.2%
2 / 2
Biting Cold
33.3%
Inexorable Assault
35.4%
Frostreaper
95.8%
Pillar of Frost
95.8%
Icy Onslaught
60.4%
Gathering Storm
33.3%
Murderous Efficiency
66.7%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
89.6%
Enduring Strength
93.8%
Frozen Dominion
95.8%
Frigid Executioner
58.3%
Howling Blades
66.7%
Cryogenic Chamber
41.7%
Frostwyrm's Fury
95.8%
Everfrost
39.6%
Northwinds
85.4%
Bonegrinder
95.8%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
31.3%
Avalanche
50%
Icebreaker
93.8%
2 / 2
Obliteration
95.8%
Icy Death Torrent
12.5%
Shattering Blade
33.3%
Hyperpyrexia
93.8%
Killing Streak
93.8%
The Long Winter
2.1%
Frostbane
4.2%
Breath of Sindragosa
93.8%
Chosen of Frostbrood
287.5%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

83%

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

Deathchill

Deathchill

46%

Your Remorseless Winter and Chains of Ice apply Deathchill, rooting the target in place for 4 sec. Remorseless Winter All targets within 8 yards are afflicted with Deathchill when Remorseless Winter is cast. Chains of Ice When you Chains of Ice a target already afflicted by your Chains of Ice they will be afflicted by Deathchill.

Delirium

Delirium

44%

Howling Blast applies Delirium, reducing the cooldown recovery rate of movement enhancing abilities by 50% for 12 sec.

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

33%

Pillar of Frost grants you Remorseless Winter and increases its damage by 400% and its radius by 150%, but your movement speed is heavily reduced for its duration. Pillar of Frost's cooldown is increased by 15 sec.

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

33%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

31%

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

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

10%

Chains of Ice reduces the target's Haste by 8%. Frost Strike refreshes the duration of Chains of Ice.

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

4%

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

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

2%

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.