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Unholy Death Knight

  • 3v3
  • 58 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Unholy Death Knight on the 3v3 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

Xeek

Xeek

Rivendare (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Death's Reach

Talents (spec)

Grave Mastery
Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Strangulate
Spellwarden
Petkick

Petkick

<carried by vices>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
A Feast of Souls

Talents (pvp)

Dark Simulacrum
Necrotic Wounds
Spellwarden
Kciktep

Kciktep

<i wanna die>Tichondrius (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

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)

22% 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)

5% 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)

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

32%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

18%

+23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

18%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

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 Feet item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

71%

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.

  • Feet39%
  • Waist32%
  • Wrist17%
  • Back7%
  • Legs5%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

62%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,142 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 147%
  • Ring 236%
  • Neck17%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

31%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,337 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Feet39%
  • Waist28%
  • Back22%
  • Wrist11%

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

62%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

31%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

45%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

16%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

90%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

3%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

88%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

12%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

103%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

43%

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
93.1%
Death Strike
93.1%
Raise Dead
93.1%
Runic Attenuation
93.1%
Improved Death Strike
93.1%
Cleaving Strikes
93.1%
Mind Freeze
93.1%
Blinding Sleet
91.4%
Gloom Ward
89.7%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
84.5%
Unholy Momentum
93.1%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
93.1%
Coldthirst
53.4%
Proliferating Chill
69%
Permafrost
10.3%
Veteran of the Third War
93.1%
Death Pact
82.8%
Brittle
93.1%
Blood Bond
32.8%
Icy Talons
29.3%
Death Notes
5.2%
Anti-Magic Zone
93.1%
Death Defiance
77.6%
Unholy Bond
93.1%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
93.1%
Assimilation
31%
Anti-Magic Barrier
93.1%
Grip of the Dead
25.9%
Suppression
91.4%
Blood Scent
25.9%
Unholy Endurance
86.2%
Osmosis
82.8%
Insidious Chill
13.8%
Runic Protection
84.5%
Blood Draw
56.9%
Rune Mastery
93.1%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
0%
Will of the Necropolis
93.1%
2 / 2
Null Magic
91.4%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
93.1%
Vestigial Shell
6.9%

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
93.1%
Scourge Strike
93.1%
Sudden Doom
93.1%
Clawing Shadows
93.1%
Putrefy
93.1%
Dark Transformation
93.1%
Foul Infections
93.1%
Grave Mastery
13.8%
Necromancer's Cunning
93.1%
Ebon Fever
81%
Festering Scythe
93.1%
Superstrain
0%
Soul Reaper
93.1%
Magus of the Dead
93.1%
Infected Claws
84.5%
Cycle of Death
0%
Coil of Devastation
89.7%
Army of the Dead
93.1%
Reaping
93.1%
Menacing Magus
8.6%
Ghoulish Frenzy
60.3%
Morbidity
93.1%
Harbinger of Doom
93.1%
Raise Abomination
93.1%
Unholy Devotion
62.1%
All Will Serve
0%
Blightburst
89.7%
Putrid Echoes
93.1%
Doomed Bidding
93.1%
Scourging
0%
1 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
91.4%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
93.1%
2 / 2
Blightfall
0%
Reanimation
93.1%
Outnumber
93.1%
Forbidden Knowledge
279.3%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

93%

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

76%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

71%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

14%

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.

Life and Death

Life and Death

7%

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.

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.

Stitchmaster

Stitchmaster

3%

When a Lesser Ghoul dies, you gather the remains to heal for 2% of its maximum health. Death Strike sacrifices all Lesser Ghouls under your command.