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Frost Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 60 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days 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
Delirium
Strangulate
Daelyx

Daelyx

<Aegis>Archimonde (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Shroud of Winter
Strangulate
Spellwarden
Dkyeico

Dkyeico

<La Horda>Quel'Thalas (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Pact of the Deathbringer
Dark Talons
Expelling Shield

Talents (pvp)

Deathchill
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

35% 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)

8% 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)

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

29%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

18%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

15%

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

Prismatic Focusing Iris

82%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,165 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 149%
  • Ring 239%
  • Neck12%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

32%

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 23 and your ally's Primary Stat by 6.

  • Waist42%
  • Feet37%
  • Wrist21%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

27%

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.

  • Wrist31%
  • Back25%
  • Feet19%
  • Legs13%
  • Chest6%
  • Waist6%

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%

Flexweave Underlay

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

28%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

27%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

43%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

8%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

52%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

3%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

77%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

18%

Rune of Razorice

Off Hand icon

Off Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

2%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

2%

Rune of Razorice

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

72%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

32%

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

Wrist icon

Wrist

Shaded Hearthing

2%

Shaded Hearthing

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
98.3%
Death Strike
98.3%
Raise Dead
13.3%
Runic Attenuation
98.3%
Improved Death Strike
98.3%
Cleaving Strikes
13.3%
Mind Freeze
98.3%
Blinding Sleet
98.3%
Gloom Ward
95%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
96.7%
Unholy Momentum
98.3%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
8.3%
Coldthirst
80%
Proliferating Chill
91.7%
Permafrost
35%
Veteran of the Third War
98.3%
Death Pact
90%
Brittle
96.7%
Blood Bond
1.7%
Icy Talons
98.3%
Death Notes
1.7%
Anti-Magic Zone
90%
Death Defiance
85%
Unholy Bond
98.3%
Ice Prison
5%
Asphyxiate
98.3%
Assimilation
60%
Anti-Magic Barrier
98.3%
Grip of the Dead
61.7%
Suppression
96.7%
Blood Scent
30%
Unholy Endurance
96.7%
Osmosis
88.3%
Insidious Chill
33.3%
Runic Protection
86.7%
Blood Draw
95%
Rune Mastery
98.3%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
20%
Will of the Necropolis
98.3%
2 / 2
Null Magic
91.7%
Unyielding Will
3.3%
Death's Echo
98.3%
Vestigial Shell
13.3%

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
98.3%
Obliterate
98.3%
Howling Blast
98.3%
Killing Machine
98.3%
Empower Rune Weapon
98.3%
Frostscythe
26.7%
Arctic Assault
98.3%
Runic Overflow
90%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
98.3%
Runic Command
0%
1 / 2
Biting Cold
26.7%
Inexorable Assault
43.3%
Frostreaper
98.3%
Pillar of Frost
98.3%
Icy Onslaught
75%
Gathering Storm
26.7%
Murderous Efficiency
81.7%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
96.7%
Enduring Strength
98.3%
Frozen Dominion
98.3%
Frigid Executioner
71.7%
Howling Blades
80%
Cryogenic Chamber
30%
Frostwyrm's Fury
98.3%
Everfrost
25%
Northwinds
91.7%
Bonegrinder
98.3%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
43.3%
Avalanche
66.7%
Icebreaker
98.3%
2 / 2
Obliteration
98.3%
Icy Death Torrent
6.7%
Shattering Blade
16.7%
Hyperpyrexia
96.7%
Killing Streak
98.3%
The Long Winter
0%
Frostbane
1.7%
Breath of Sindragosa
96.7%
Chosen of Frostbrood
295%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

85%

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

Delirium

Delirium

50%

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

Deathchill

Deathchill

48%

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

48%

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

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

28%

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.

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

25%

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

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

8%

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

2%

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