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Frost Death Knight

  • 3v3
  • 58 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Frost Death Knight on the 3v3 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

Trainblue

Trainblue

<Melk Trupp>Kazzak (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Wotlkmønster

Wotlkmønster

<Performance Institute>Eredar (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Valkýr

Valkýr

Icecrown (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 Pandaren 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)

21% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

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

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)

21% 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)

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

44%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

20%

+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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Feet item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

119%

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.

  • Feet38%
  • Waist30%
  • Wrist13%
  • Chest7%
  • Legs6%
  • Back6%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

24%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,375 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet43%
  • Back29%
  • Waist14%
  • Legs7%
  • Wrist7%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

12%

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 243%
  • Ring 129%
  • Neck29%

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

53%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

28%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

48%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

9%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

84%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

2%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

86%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

10%

Rune of Razorice

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

2%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

110%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

33%

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
100%
Death Strike
100%
Raise Dead
8.6%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
6.9%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
100%
Gloom Ward
96.6%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
100%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
3.4%
Coldthirst
84.5%
Proliferating Chill
98.3%
Permafrost
27.6%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
100%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
3.4%
Icy Talons
100%
Death Notes
0%
Anti-Magic Zone
94.8%
Death Defiance
96.6%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
56.9%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
86.2%
Suppression
100%
Blood Scent
24.1%
Unholy Endurance
100%
Osmosis
94.8%
Insidious Chill
17.2%
Runic Protection
94.8%
Blood Draw
94.8%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
12.1%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
98.3%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
100%
Vestigial Shell
5.2%

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
100%
Obliterate
100%
Howling Blast
100%
Killing Machine
100%
Empower Rune Weapon
100%
Frostscythe
12.1%
Arctic Assault
100%
Runic Overflow
98.3%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
100%
Runic Command
3.4%
2 / 2
Biting Cold
12.1%
Inexorable Assault
56.9%
Frostreaper
100%
Pillar of Frost
100%
Icy Onslaught
91.4%
Gathering Storm
12.1%
Murderous Efficiency
86.2%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
94.8%
Enduring Strength
94.8%
Frozen Dominion
98.3%
Frigid Executioner
89.7%
Howling Blades
87.9%
Cryogenic Chamber
15.5%
Frostwyrm's Fury
100%
Everfrost
19%
Northwinds
89.7%
Bonegrinder
100%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
44.8%
Avalanche
84.5%
Icebreaker
100%
2 / 2
Obliteration
100%
Icy Death Torrent
0%
Shattering Blade
6.9%
Hyperpyrexia
100%
Killing Streak
100%
The Long Winter
0%
Frostbane
0%
Breath of Sindragosa
100%
Chosen of Frostbrood
300%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

98%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

81%

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

Delirium

Delirium

71%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

24%

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

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

14%

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.

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

9%

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

Deathchill

Deathchill

3%

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.