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Unholy Death Knight

  • 2v2
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 1 hour 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

Déãthcõrè

Déãthcõrè

Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Zombify
Strangulate
Trainblue

Trainblue

<Melk Trupp>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Strangulate
Spellwarden
Кромгон

Кромгон

<Melk Trupp>Soulflayer (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
Doomburst

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

90% 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 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

4% 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 217 for 15 sec. The force slams the earth, dealing 10,207 Nature damage to all nearby enemies and increasing Critical Strike by 10 per enemy hit, up to a maximum of 272. (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 137 Critical Strike for 10 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

2% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 14,113 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 Unholy Death Knight is Versatile Onyx
Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

33%

+10 Mastery and +3 Versatility

Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

12%

+10 Versatility and +3 Mastery

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

11%

+147 Mastery and +49 Haste

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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

192%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 140,238 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 145%
  • Ring 245%
  • Neck8%
  • Feet1%
  • Wrist1%
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

8%

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

  • Head50%
  • Wrist50%

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

64%

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

24%

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

94%

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

6%

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

76%

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

98%

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

2%

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

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

104%

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.

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

40%

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

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

78%

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

+135 Leech

+135 Leech

16%

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

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

98%

Putrefy has 1 additional charge and 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

82%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

56%

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

Necromancer's Bargain

Necromancer's Bargain

26%

When a Lesser Ghoul dies, you gather the remains to heal for 5% of its maximum health. Death Strike sacrifices all Lesser Ghouls under your command.

Doomburst

Doomburst

18%

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.

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

6%

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

Zombify

Zombify

4%

Reanimates a nearby corpse, summoning a zombie for 20 sec that slowly moves towards your target. If your zombie reaches its target, it explodes after 3.0 sec. The explosion stuns all enemies within 8 yards for 3 sec and deals 10% of their health in Shadow damage.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

2%

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.

Life and Death

Life and Death

2%

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.