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Unholy Death Knight

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 38 players
  • Last Updated: 3 days ago

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

Actualplant

Actualplant

Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse
Fury of the Horsemen

Talents (pvp)

Dark Simulacrum
Necrotic Wounds
Spellwarden
Pkbtw

Pkbtw

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)

Life and Death
Necrotic Wounds
Spellwarden
Trainblue

Trainblue

<Melk Trupp>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Plague Mastery
Raise Abomination

Talents (hero)

Death Charge
Pact of the Apocalypse

Talents (pvp)

Necrotic Wounds
Stitchmaster
Bloodforged Armor

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 Highmountain Tauren

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

100% 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.

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

31%

+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility

Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

19%

+10 Versatility and +3 Mastery

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

13%

+10 Mastery and +3 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

197%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 670 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 140%
  • Ring 236%
  • Neck20%
  • Wrist3%
  • Waist1%

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

29%

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

97%

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

3%

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

74%

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

21%

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

95%

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

5%

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 the Fallen Crusader

68%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Rune of the Apocalypse

29%

Rune of the Apocalypse

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Ring

Cursed Mastery

Cursed Mastery

103%

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 Versatility

+21 Versatility

66%

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

66%

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

24%

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
100%
Death Strike
100%
Raise Dead
100%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
100%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
100%
Gloom Ward
63.2%
1 / 2
Wraith Walk
76.3%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
2.6%
Enfeeble
68.4%
Coldthirst
52.6%
Proliferating Chill
89.5%
Permafrost
2.6%
Veteran of the Third War
92.1%
Death Pact
34.2%
Brittle
92.1%
Blood Bond
57.9%
Icy Talons
63.2%
Death Notes
0%
Anti-Magic Zone
86.8%
Death Defiance
18.4%
Unholy Bond
89.5%
Ice Prison
2.6%
Asphyxiate
97.4%
Assimilation
15.8%
Anti-Magic Barrier
89.5%
Grip of the Dead
21.1%
Suppression
97.4%
Blood Scent
21.1%
Unholy Endurance
86.8%
Osmosis
86.8%
Insidious Chill
7.9%
Runic Protection
84.2%
Blood Draw
10.5%
Rune Mastery
92.1%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
5.3%
Will of the Necropolis
89.5%
2 / 2
Null Magic
81.6%
Unyielding Will
2.6%
Death's Echo
89.5%
Vestigial Shell
0%

Rider of the Apocalypse

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Pact of the Apocalypse
100%
Apocalypse Now
97.2%
Fury of the Horsemen
91.7%
Hungering Thirst
100%
Whitemane's Famine
100%
Mawsworn Menace
94.4%
Nazgrim's Conquest
94.4%
Death Charge
100%
Trollbane's Icy Fury
100%
Rider's Champion
100%
Mograine's Might
100%
Unholy Armaments
0%
Let Terror Reign
11.1%
Ride or Die!
11.1%
Outbreak
100%
Scourge Strike
100%
Sudden Doom
100%
Clawing Shadows
81.6%
Putrefy
81.6%
Dark Transformation
100%
Foul Infections
92.1%
Grave Mastery
13.2%
Doomed Bidding
81.6%
Morbidity
73.7%
Festering Scythe
78.9%
Superstrain
21.1%
March of Madness
76.3%
Magus of the Dead
89.5%
Infected Claws
60.5%
Ebon Fever
86.8%
Scythe of Decay
13.2%
Coil of Devastation
92.1%
Army of the Dead
92.1%
Unholy Devotion
50%
Menacing Magus
13.2%
Ghoulish Frenzy
84.2%
Blightfall
57.9%
Harbinger of Doom
89.5%
Raise Abomination
89.5%
Putrid Echoes
78.9%
All Will Serve
7.9%
Blightburst
76.3%
Soul Reaper
89.5%
Necromancer's Cunning
81.6%
Scourging
39.5%
2 / 2
Ancient Power
5.3%
1 / 2
Reaping
76.3%
Unholy Aura
26.3%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
81.6%
2 / 2
Pestilence
18.4%
Reanimation
81.6%
Outnumber
71.1%
Forbidden Knowledge
0%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

100%

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.

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

84%

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

Strangulate

Strangulate

63%

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

Stitchmaster

Stitchmaster

18%

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.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

13%

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

11%

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

Doomburst

Doomburst

8%

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

3%

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.