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Unholy Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 2 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Unholy 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

Líùdk

Líùdk

<Part Time Pro>Area 52 (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
Ггузии

Ггузии

<podval>Howling Fjord (eu)

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
Doomburst
Spellwarden
Asphïxï

Asphïxï

<Ethics>Archimonde (eu)

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
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

66% 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)

10% 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)

4% of the best players use this combination
Forgotten Farstrider's Insignia

Forgotten Farstrider's Insignia

Seed of the Devouring Wild

Seed of the Devouring Wild

Use: Awaken the Bloodthorn Roots, erupting around your target and inflicting 26,010 Nature damage split among nearby enemies. You absorb their essence, gaining 272 Mastery for 10 sec. (1 Min 30 Sec 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

17%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

16%

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

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

6%

+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 Prismatic Focusing Iris on a Ring 1 item
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

58%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,165 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 245%
  • Neck10%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

32%

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 17 and your ally's Primary Stat by 4.

  • Feet50%
  • Waist38%
  • Wrist6%
  • Legs6%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

26%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities can cause you to heed the whispers and fire a Devouring Bolt at your target, dealing 1,475 Cosmic damage. This bolt devours their strength, seizing 91 of your highest secondary stat for you for 10 sec.

  • Wrist54%
  • Waist15%
  • Back8%
  • Hands8%
  • Legs8%
  • Feet8%

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

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

30%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

14%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

32%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

4%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

48%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

4%

+16 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

82%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

14%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

58%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

34%

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
94%
Death Strike
94%
Raise Dead
94%
Runic Attenuation
94%
Improved Death Strike
94%
Cleaving Strikes
94%
Mind Freeze
94%
Blinding Sleet
84%
Gloom Ward
76%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
90%
Unholy Momentum
94%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
94%
Coldthirst
46%
Proliferating Chill
66%
Permafrost
14%
Veteran of the Third War
94%
Death Pact
62%
Brittle
90%
Blood Bond
72%
Icy Talons
70%
Death Notes
8%
Anti-Magic Zone
74%
Death Defiance
48%
Unholy Bond
94%
Ice Prison
2%
Asphyxiate
94%
Assimilation
12%
Anti-Magic Barrier
92%
Grip of the Dead
44%
Suppression
92%
Blood Scent
46%
Unholy Endurance
84%
Osmosis
80%
Insidious Chill
32%
Runic Protection
90%
Blood Draw
60%
Rune Mastery
94%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
8%
Will of the Necropolis
94%
2 / 2
Null Magic
92%
Unyielding Will
4%
Death's Echo
94%
Vestigial Shell
6%

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
94%
Scourge Strike
94%
Sudden Doom
94%
Clawing Shadows
94%
Putrefy
94%
Dark Transformation
94%
Foul Infections
94%
Grave Mastery
20%
Doomed Bidding
94%
Morbidity
58%
Festering Scythe
94%
Superstrain
8%
March of Madness
92%
Magus of the Dead
92%
Infected Claws
76%
Ebon Fever
92%
Scythe of Decay
4%
Coil of Devastation
94%
Army of the Dead
94%
Unholy Devotion
60%
Menacing Magus
16%
Ghoulish Frenzy
86%
Blightfall
22%
Harbinger of Doom
92%
Raise Abomination
94%
Putrid Echoes
94%
All Will Serve
6%
Blightburst
88%
Soul Reaper
90%
Necromancer's Cunning
94%
Scourging
10%
2 / 2
Ancient Power
4%
1 / 2
Reaping
90%
Unholy Aura
74%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
94%
2 / 2
Pestilence
0%
Reanimation
92%
Outnumber
92%
Forbidden Knowledge
274%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

92%

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

54%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

38%

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

Doomburst

Doomburst

32%

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.

Life and Death

Life and Death

28%

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

22%

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

Stitchmaster

Stitchmaster

14%

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.