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Frost Death Knight

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  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 4 hours ago

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

Akiri

Akiri

<Lunae>Taerar (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Death's Cold Embrace
Wolffiixdk

Wolffiixdk

Dethecus (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Death's Cold Embrace
Ersix

Ersix

<Pixelbased Lifeforms>Defias Brotherhood (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor

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)

22% 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)

6% 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 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 Masterful Lapis
Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

19%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

10%

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

Masterful Lapis

Masterful Lapis

10%

+11 Versatility & +4 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

94%

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 145%
  • Ring 243%
  • Neck13%
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 1,492 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet40%
  • Back20%
  • Wrist20%
  • Hands20%
Primal Spore Binding

Primal Spore Binding

4%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to detonate hidden Explosive Spores near your target. If your target is an ally, the spore heals them and nearby allies for 6,625 health. If your target is hostile, the spore instead detonates on nearby foes for 4,417 Nature damage. These explosions are split among all targets hit, and their effectiveness increases for every target hit, up to 5.

  • Head50%
  • Shoulders50%

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

10%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

22%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

12%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

22%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

4%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

20%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

8%

+16 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

48%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

40%

Rune of Razorice

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

14%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

40%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

30%

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
96%
Death Strike
96%
Raise Dead
26%
Runic Attenuation
96%
Improved Death Strike
96%
Cleaving Strikes
22%
Mind Freeze
96%
Blinding Sleet
92%
Gloom Ward
94%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
92%
Unholy Momentum
96%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
10%
Coldthirst
48%
Proliferating Chill
78%
Permafrost
64%
Veteran of the Third War
94%
Death Pact
70%
Brittle
94%
Blood Bond
2%
Icy Talons
96%
Death Notes
8%
Anti-Magic Zone
84%
Death Defiance
70%
Unholy Bond
96%
Ice Prison
4%
Asphyxiate
96%
Assimilation
50%
Anti-Magic Barrier
96%
Grip of the Dead
64%
Suppression
90%
Blood Scent
66%
Unholy Endurance
88%
Osmosis
80%
Insidious Chill
36%
Runic Protection
92%
Blood Draw
82%
Rune Mastery
96%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
16%
Will of the Necropolis
94%
2 / 2
Null Magic
90%
Unyielding Will
8%
Death's Echo
96%
Vestigial Shell
22%

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
96%
Obliterate
96%
Howling Blast
96%
Killing Machine
96%
Empower Rune Weapon
96%
Frostscythe
42%
Arctic Assault
96%
Runic Overflow
94%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
96%
Runic Command
2%
1 / 2
Biting Cold
36%
Inexorable Assault
46%
Frostreaper
86%
Pillar of Frost
96%
Icy Onslaught
62%
Gathering Storm
36%
Murderous Efficiency
66%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
92%
Enduring Strength
96%
Frozen Dominion
94%
Frigid Executioner
66%
Howling Blades
64%
Cryogenic Chamber
42%
Frostwyrm's Fury
96%
Everfrost
34%
Northwinds
84%
Bonegrinder
96%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
22%
Avalanche
34%
Icebreaker
92%
2 / 2
Obliteration
96%
Icy Death Torrent
12%
Shattering Blade
52%
Hyperpyrexia
92%
Killing Streak
94%
The Long Winter
4%
Frostbane
10%
Breath of Sindragosa
92%
Chosen of Frostbrood
288%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

66%

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

Delirium

Delirium

52%

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

52%

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.

Deathchill

Deathchill

42%

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.

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

26%

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.

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

14%

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

Shroud of Winter

Shroud of Winter

8%

Enemies within 8 yards of you become shrouded in winter, reducing the range of their spells and abilities by 30%.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

6%

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.

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

2%

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