Unholy Death Knight

Mythic+

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Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Trinkets

The two most popular trinkets for a Unholy Death Knight are Algeth'ar Puzzle Box and Whispering Incarnate Icon

Algeth'ar Puzzle Box

94%
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Whispering Incarnate Icon

69%
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Hunger of the Pack

20%
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Best Weapons

The most popular weapon for a Unholy Death Knight is Obsidian Seared Claymore

Obsidian Seared Claymore

17%

Incarnate Sky-Splitter

17%

Nhallish's Bloody Polearm

14%

Ley-Line Tracer

14%

Algeth'ar Hedgecleaver

14%

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Unholy Death Knight is Keen Ysemerald

+70 Haste and +33 Mastery

46%

+70 Mastery and +33 Critical Strike

14%

+70 Mastery and +33 Haste

12%

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 Lariat on a Neck item

Elemental Lariat

100%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to empower one of your socketed elemental gems, granting 499 of their associated stat for 12 sec.

  • Neck100%

Unstable Frostfire

71%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to inflict a Lingering Frostspark, dealing 9,317 Frostfire damage over 10 sec. Enemies that die while under this effect will explode, leaving a cold sleet for 8 sec that slows enemies by 50%.

  • Waist100%

Prepared Time

11%

Equip: Damaging a new enemy grants you 239 Haste for 10 sec, up to 5 stacks.

  • Legs100%

Onyx Annulet

Primordial Stones are a new system in Patch 10.0.7. These stones will give players unique powers and can only be socketed in a new ring called the Onyx Annulet and can be upgraded, broken down and crafted! More info on Wowhead.com

Storm Infused Stone

100%
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Desirous Blood Stone

100%
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Prophetic Twilight Stone

100%
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Trinket Combinations

66% of the best players use this combination

Whispering Incarnate Icon

Equip: Succumb to the Icon's whispers and become Infused with Frost, increasing your Critical Strike by 567. Fighting alongside allies who are Infused with Earth or Fire has a chance to grant you 277 of their Infusion's stat for 12 sec. Infusion based on your current specialization.

Algeth'ar Puzzle Box

Use: Solve a puzzle, increasing your Mastery by 4,313 for 20 sec. (3 Min Cooldown)

20% of the best players use this combination

Algeth'ar Puzzle Box

Use: Solve a puzzle, increasing your Mastery by 4,186 for 20 sec. (3 Min Cooldown)

Hunger of the Pack

Equip: Increases your Speed by 860 for 10 sec when you kill a target that gives experience or honor.

9% of the best players use this combination

Manic Grieftorch

Use: Channel for 2 sec, unleashing a furious volley of flame around your target, dealing 237,342 Fire damage to your target with a chance to strike nearby enemies for additional damage. Whenever an allied player dies, this cooldown is reduced by 90 seconds. (2 Min Cooldown)

Algeth'ar Puzzle Box

Use: Solve a puzzle, increasing your Mastery by 4,186 for 20 sec. (3 Min Cooldown)

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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Graceful Avoidance

83%

Graceful Avoidance

Homebound Speed

11%

Homebound Speed

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Chest

Waking Stats

100%

Waking Stats

Feet icon

Feet

Plainsrunner's Breeze

60%

Plainsrunner's Breeze

Watcher's Loam

31%

Watcher's Loam

Legs icon

Legs

Fierce Armor Kit

94%

Fierce Armor Kit

Frosted Armor Kit

6%

Frosted Armor Kit

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Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

100%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

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Ring

+82 Haste

114%

+82 Haste

+82 Mastery

63%

+82 Mastery

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Wrist

+200 Avoidance

74%

+200 Avoidance

+200 Speed

23%

+200 Speed

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% (always good)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1