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Unholy Death Knight

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 60 players
  • Last Updated: 2 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

Unholy

Unholy

Daggerspine (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
Pettyk

Pettyk

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)

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 Highmountain Tauren

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

65% 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)

3% of the best players use this combination
Rotting Globule

Rotting Globule

Use: Cover yourself in four fetid pustules, absorbing 182,271 damage for 15 sec. Each time the shield loses 25% of its value, a pustule erupts, dealing 4,729 Plague damage split among nearby enemies. If all pustules erupt, the final burst deals 2,702 additional Plague damage. (2 Min Cooldown)

Mark of Light

Mark of Light

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to unleash a Radiant Strike at your target, dealing 8,782 Holy damage split among nearby enemies.

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 Masterful Lapis
Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

28%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

23%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

19%

+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 Prismatic Focusing Iris on a Ring 2 item
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

65%

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 241%
  • Ring 138%
  • Neck21%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

60%

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 22 and your ally's Primary Stat by 6.

  • Feet44%
  • Waist33%
  • Wrist17%
  • Back6%
Devouring Banding

Devouring Banding

32%

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.

  • Feet42%
  • Waist37%
  • Back11%
  • 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

55%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

32%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

55%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

8%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Shadowlands Gathering

2%

Shadowlands Gathering

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

87%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

3%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse

92%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

5%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

117%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Amani Mastery

47%

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
95%
Death Strike
95%
Raise Dead
95%
Runic Attenuation
95%
Improved Death Strike
95%
Cleaving Strikes
95%
Mind Freeze
95%
Blinding Sleet
95%
Gloom Ward
91.7%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
90%
Unholy Momentum
95%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
95%
Coldthirst
70%
Proliferating Chill
76.7%
Permafrost
5%
Veteran of the Third War
95%
Death Pact
66.7%
Brittle
95%
Blood Bond
38.3%
Icy Talons
23.3%
Death Notes
3.3%
Anti-Magic Zone
90%
Death Defiance
60%
Unholy Bond
95%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
95%
Assimilation
13.3%
Anti-Magic Barrier
95%
Grip of the Dead
46.7%
Suppression
95%
Blood Scent
43.3%
Unholy Endurance
81.7%
Osmosis
86.7%
Insidious Chill
13.3%
Runic Protection
88.3%
Blood Draw
65%
Rune Mastery
95%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
0%
Will of the Necropolis
95%
2 / 2
Null Magic
95%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
95%
Vestigial Shell
6.7%

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
95%
Scourge Strike
95%
Sudden Doom
95%
Clawing Shadows
95%
Putrefy
95%
Dark Transformation
95%
Foul Infections
95%
Grave Mastery
10%
Necromancer's Cunning
95%
Ebon Fever
90%
Festering Scythe
95%
Superstrain
0%
Soul Reaper
95%
Magus of the Dead
95%
Infected Claws
83.3%
Cycle of Death
0%
Coil of Devastation
90%
Army of the Dead
95%
Reaping
95%
Menacing Magus
5%
Ghoulish Frenzy
55%
Morbidity
95%
Harbinger of Doom
95%
Raise Abomination
95%
Unholy Devotion
58.3%
All Will Serve
0%
Blightburst
90%
Putrid Echoes
95%
Doomed Bidding
95%
Scourging
0%
1 / 2
Ancient Power
0%
1 / 2
Unholy Aura
95%
2 / 2
Commander of the Dead
95%
2 / 2
Blightfall
0%
Reanimation
95%
Outnumber
95%
Forbidden Knowledge
285%

Best PvP Talents

Necrotic Wounds

Necrotic Wounds

95%

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.

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

82%

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

Strangulate

Strangulate

78%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

17%

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

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

7%

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

5%

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

2%

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.