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Frost Death Knight

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

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

Bloodycold

Bloodycold

Nordrassil (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Dark Simulacrum
Strangulate
Spellwarden
Simonthedk

Simonthedk

<Onlyglads>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Spellwarden
Flarkness

Flarkness

<Intensify>Dawnbringer (us)

Talents (class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Delirium
Strangulate
Spellwarden

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

92% 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 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

4% 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)

2% of the best players use this combination
Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

Equip: Repurpose a Seaforium charge to give your heart a kick, causing your first ability every 60 sec to trigger Explosive Adrenaline, granting 82 Critical Strike for 15 sec. While exploding, Critical Strikes cause you to blow up again, extending this duration by 1 sec, up to 15 times.

Signet of the Priory

Signet of the Priory

Use: Raise your signet to the Light, increasing your highest secondary stat by 204 for 20 sec. Your act inspires nearby signetbearers within your party, granting them 5 of the same stat for 20 sec. (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 Versatile Onyx
Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

50%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

15%

+10 Versatility and +3 Mastery

Enduring Bloodstone

Enduring Bloodstone

10%

+12 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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

192%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 724 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 247%
  • Ring 146%
  • Neck4%
  • Feet2%
  • Wrist1%
Prismatic Null Stone

Prismatic Null Stone

4%

Equip: Increases effectiveness of Blasphemite secondary effects by 25%.

  • Waist50%
  • Feet50%
Writhing Armor Banding

Writhing Armor Banding

2%

Equip: Embrace the darkness. Double the effects of your other Nerubian embellished item, positive and negative.

  • Wrist100%

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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Back

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

68%

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

20%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 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

100%

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

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

90%

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

Scout's March

Scout's March

2%

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

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

92%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 8 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 8 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

4%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 8. Additionally, the item also gains 10 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Rune of Razorice

60%

Rune of Razorice

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

38%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

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Off Hand

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

12%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of Razorice

2%

Rune of Razorice

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Ring

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

96%

Permanently infuses a ring with a cursed chant, sapping 3 of your Critical Strike while granting 16 Mastery. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

56%

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

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

86%

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

+43 Leech

+43 Leech

8%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 38 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

Talent Tree Background
Icebound Fortitude
98%
Death Strike
98%
Raise Dead
70%
Runic Attenuation
98%
Improved Death Strike
98%
Cleaving Strikes
70%
Mind Freeze
98%
Blinding Sleet
94%
Gloom Ward
72%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
58%
Unholy Momentum
98%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
16%
Coldthirst
46%
Proliferating Chill
82%
Permafrost
20%
Veteran of the Third War
74%
Death Pact
38%
Brittle
56%
Blood Bond
16%
Icy Talons
98%
Death Notes
2%
Anti-Magic Zone
70%
Death Defiance
12%
Unholy Bond
70%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
98%
Assimilation
6%
Anti-Magic Barrier
76%
Grip of the Dead
42%
Suppression
96%
Blood Scent
16%
Unholy Endurance
70%
Osmosis
44%
Insidious Chill
12%
Runic Protection
38%
Blood Draw
34%
Rune Mastery
56%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
4%
Will of the Necropolis
56%
2 / 2
Null Magic
46%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
54%
Vestigial Shell
4%

Rider of the Apocalypse

Hero class image
Pact of the Apocalypse
100%
Apocalypse Now
100%
A Feast of Souls
95.2%
Hungering Thirst
100%
Whitemane's Famine
100%
Mawsworn Menace
92.9%
Nazgrim's Conquest
100%
Death Charge
100%
Trollbane's Icy Fury
100%
Rider's Champion
100%
Mograine's Might
100%
Unholy Armaments
0%
Let Terror Reign
0%
Ride or Die!
11.9%
Frost Strike
98%
Obliterate
98%
Howling Blast
98%
Killing Machine
98%
Empower Rune Weapon
98%
Frostscythe
6%
Arctic Assault
98%
Runic Overflow
98%
2 / 2
Frostbound Will
58%
Runic Command
8%
1 / 2
Biting Cold
6%
Inexorable Assault
60%
Frostreaper
88%
Pillar of Frost
74%
Icy Onslaught
68%
Gathering Storm
4%
Murderous Efficiency
94%
Rage of the Frozen Champion
70%
Enduring Strength
74%
Frozen Dominion
74%
Frigid Executioner
66%
Howling Blades
92%
Cryogenic Chamber
24%
Frostwyrm's Fury
74%
Everfrost
18%
Northwinds
58%
Bonegrinder
74%
2 / 2
Smothering Offense
12%
Avalanche
32%
Icebreaker
72%
2 / 2
Obliteration
74%
Icy Death Torrent
14%
Shattering Blade
56%
Hyperpyrexia
66%
Killing Streak
74%
The Long Winter
4%
Frostbane
8%
Breath of Sindragosa
66%
Chosen of Frostbrood
0%

Best PvP Talents

Strangulate

Strangulate

98%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

90%

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

Delirium

Delirium

84%

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

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

8%

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.

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

8%

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

Bitter Chill

Bitter Chill

4%

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

Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

2%

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.