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Unholy Death Knight

  • 2v2
  • 60 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Unholy Death Knight on the 2v2 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

Tyrannicús

Tyrannicús

<Echoes of Aurora>Silvermoon (eu)

Talents (class)

Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Grave Mastery
Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Strangulate
Bloodforged Armor
Kimdeath

Kimdeath

Aegwynn (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Strangulate
Spellwarden
Unstablegoth

Unstablegoth

<Anima Temporis>Archimonde (eu)

Talents (class)

Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Strangulate
Spellwarden

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Unholy Death Knight is
Versatility > Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Unholy Death Knight for the Alliance is Human and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

55% 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)

12% 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)

3% of the best players use this combination
Heart of Wind

Heart of Wind

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to awaken the Heart of Wind, surrounding you with strong gales that increase your Haste by 234 for 10 sec.

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to increase your Critical Strike by 660 and size, diminishing over 12 sec.

Best Sockets

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

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

25%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

19%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

14%

+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 Unholy Death Knight is Arcanoweave Lining on a Wrist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

90%

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 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

  • Wrist30%
  • Feet28%
  • Waist26%
  • Back17%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

37%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,133 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 241%
  • Neck14%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

18%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,349 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Back27%
  • Wrist27%
  • Waist18%
  • Feet18%
  • Main Hand9%

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%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

52%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

30%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

50%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

7%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

72%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

7%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

93%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

3%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

100%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

50%

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
98.3%
Death Strike
98.3%
Raise Dead
98.3%
Runic Attenuation
98.3%
Improved Death Strike
98.3%
Cleaving Strikes
98.3%
Mind Freeze
98.3%
Blinding Sleet
93.3%
Gloom Ward
96.7%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
86.7%
Unholy Momentum
98.3%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
93.3%
Coldthirst
56.7%
Proliferating Chill
66.7%
Permafrost
23.3%
Veteran of the Third War
98.3%
Death Pact
56.7%
Brittle
98.3%
Blood Bond
35%
Icy Talons
46.7%
Death Notes
8.3%
Anti-Magic Zone
95%
Death Defiance
50%
Unholy Bond
98.3%
Ice Prison
3.3%
Asphyxiate
98.3%
Assimilation
25%
Anti-Magic Barrier
98.3%
Grip of the Dead
36.7%
Suppression
91.7%
Blood Scent
46.7%
Unholy Endurance
90%
Osmosis
78.3%
Insidious Chill
28.3%
Runic Protection
95%
Blood Draw
68.3%
Rune Mastery
98.3%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
5%
Will of the Necropolis
98.3%
2 / 2
Null Magic
96.7%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
98.3%
Vestigial Shell
11.7%

Rider of the Apocalypse

Hero class image
Pact of the Apocalypse
100%
Apocalypse Now
100%
A Feast of Souls
100%
Hungering Thirst
100%
Whitemane's Famine
100%
Mawsworn Menace
100%
Nazgrim's Conquest
100%
Death Charge
100%
Trollbane's Icy Fury
100%
Rider's Champion
100%
Mograine's Might
100%
Unholy Armaments
100%
Let Terror Reign
100%
Ride or Die!
100%
Outbreak
98.3%
Scourge Strike
98.3%
Sudden Doom
98.3%
Clawing Shadows
98.3%
Putrefy
98.3%
Dark Transformation
98.3%
Foul Infections
98.3%
Grave Mastery
25%
Necromancer's Cunning
98.3%
Ebon Fever
78.3%
Festering Scythe
98.3%
Superstrain
0%
Soul Reaper
96.7%
Magus of the Dead
98.3%
Infected Claws
95%
Cycle of Death
0%
Coil of Devastation
95%
Army of the Dead
98.3%
Reaping
96.7%
Menacing Magus
18.3%
Ghoulish Frenzy
70%
Morbidity
98.3%
Harbinger of Doom
98.3%
Raise Abomination
98.3%
Unholy Devotion
66.7%
All Will Serve
1.7%
Blightburst
86.7%
Putrid Echoes
98.3%
Doomed Bidding
98.3%
Scourging
0%
1 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
88.3%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
98.3%
2 / 2
Blightfall
0%
Reanimation
98.3%
Outnumber
98.3%
Forbidden Knowledge
295%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

97%

Putrefy applies a Necrotic Wound to the enemy when it deals damage, absorbing 8% of all healing received for 15 sec. Max 3 stacks. Adding a stack does not refresh the duration.

Strangulate

Strangulate

97%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

63%

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

Life and Death

Life and Death

17%

When the target afflicted with your Dread Plague is healed, you are also healed for 10% of the amount. Additionally, Dread Plague deals 200% of its remaining damage to the target when dispelled.

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

12%

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

Doomburst

Doomburst

5%

Sudden Doom also causes your next Death Coil to deal the damage of your plagues an additional time at 25% effectiveness and reduce the target's movement speed by 45% for 3 sec.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

5%

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.