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Frost Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 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

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Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

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Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Spellwarden
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Talents (class)

Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Deathchill
Strangulate
Death's Cold Embrace

Stat Priority

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

36% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 60 primary stat for 20 sec.

30% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 65 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

8% of the best players use this combination
Cursed Stone Idol

Cursed Stone Idol

Use: Channel for 1 sec to invoke the wrath of the idol, increasing your Critical Strike by 193 for 15 sec. The force slams the earth, dealing 7,212 Nature damage to all nearby enemies and increasing Critical Strike by 9 per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 242. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Astral Antenna

Astral Antenna

Equip: The antenna has a chance to detect and draw ambient arcane energy towards you, granting 142 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Best Sockets

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

Versatile Onyx

26%

+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility

Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

21%

+10 Versatility and +3 Mastery

Pure Energizing Fiber

Pure Energizing Fiber

8%

Pure Energizing Fiber

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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

152%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 632 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 247%
  • Ring 145%
  • Neck8%
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

18%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 6 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

  • Waist44%
  • Hands33%
  • Wrist22%
Ascendance

Ascendance

10%

Equip: Gain Ascendance every 8 seconds spent in combat. Ascendance grants 1 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec, stacking up to 10 times. This is a Nerubian embellishment.

  • Main Hand60%
  • Off Hand40%

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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Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

46%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

26%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 47 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

82%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Oathsworn's Strength

Oathsworn's Strength

10%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Strength by 24 and Stamina by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

60%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

Defender's March

14%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

82%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 61 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 59 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

14%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 61. Additionally, the item also gains 65 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Ring

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

94%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Mastery by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

70%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 0 of your Critical Strike while granting 2 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

56%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

10%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 94 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

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Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

66%

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

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

42%

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

40%

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

32%

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

Delirium

Delirium

20%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

16%

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

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

10%

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.

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

2%

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

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%.