Small sample: 13 players, so one player moves a percentage by 8 points. Read these as a rough signal, not a consensus.

Ready-Made Talent Builds

In game: talent window → Import

Copy the code and paste it into the game. Each one is a complete loadout taken from a top player in this sample, not an average of several.

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Where players disagree

50 talents are taken by almost everyone. These are the picks the field is actually split on — top 10 of 11.

  • Subduing Grasp69%
  • Frigid Executioner69%
  • Howling Blades69%
  • Inexorable Assault69%
  • Grip of the Dead31%
  • Biting Cold31%
  • Cryogenic Chamber31%
  • Everfrost31%
  • Frostscythe31%
  • Gathering Storm31%

Top Playersby rating

  1. 1ÄdåmdrakthulVoid Elf · Deathbringer · 280 ilvl59% W2242
  2. 2GódsgíftkazzakHuman · Deathbringer · 278 ilvl64% W2097
  3. 3Hästfuglthe-maelstromPandaren · Deathbringer · 282 ilvl62% W2074
  4. 4VersatusarchimondeHuman · Deathbringer · 284 ilvl55% W1992
  5. 5RinkatachikublackhandHuman · Deathbringer · 277 ilvl66% W1953
+8 more on the leaderboard →

Stat Priority

Versatility > Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike

  • Versatility21.5% in game48.5%
  • Mastery58.0% in game39.1%
  • Haste8.0% in game7.0%
  • Critical Strike8.1% in game5.4%

Speed 5.3% · Leech 0.7%

Order and bars: each stat’s share of the secondary stat rating on gear, averaged over the sample — what these players actually itemised for. In-game percentages are shown for reference only. They are not comparable between stats: each has its own rating-to-percent rate, and mastery is scaled by a coefficient that differs per specialisation.

Hero Talent Tree

  • Deathbringer100%

PvP Talents

  • Strangulate100%
  • Spellwarden92%

+6 more

Races

  • Human38%
  • Orc38%
  • Highmountain Tauren8%

+2 more

Talent Tree

ActivePassiveChoiceCore path 80%+

Death Knight — Class

8 points23 points100%100%8%100%100%8%100%100%100%100%100%8%77%92%92%100%100%100%100%8%100%92%100%100%15%100%31%100%15%92%92%15%92%85%100%69%100%100%100%8%
  • Icebound Fortitude: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Death Strike: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Raise Dead: 8% (1 of 13 players)
  • Runic Attenuation: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Improved Death Strike: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Cleaving Strikes: 8% (1 of 13 players)
  • Mind Freeze: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Blinding Sleet: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Gloom Ward: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • March of Darkness / Wraith Walk: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Unholy Momentum: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Control Undead: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Enfeeble: 8% (1 of 13 players)
  • Coldthirst: 77% (10 of 13 players)
  • Proliferating Chill: 92% (12 of 13 players)
  • Permafrost: 92% (12 of 13 players)
  • Veteran of the Third War: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Death Pact: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Brittle: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Blood Bond: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Icy Talons: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Death Notes: 8% (1 of 13 players)
  • Anti-Magic Zone: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Death Defiance: 92% (12 of 13 players)
  • Unholy Bond: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Ice Prison: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Asphyxiate / Death's Reach: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Assimilation: 15% (2 of 13 players)
  • Anti-Magic Barrier: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Grip of the Dead: 31% (4 of 13 players)
  • Suppression: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Blood Scent: 15% (2 of 13 players)
  • Unholy Endurance: 92% (12 of 13 players)
  • Osmosis: 92% (12 of 13 players)
  • Insidious Chill: 15% (2 of 13 players)
  • Runic Protection: 92% (12 of 13 players)
  • Blood Draw: 85% (11 of 13 players)
  • Rune Mastery: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Subduing Grasp: 69% (9 of 13 players)
  • Will of the Necropolis: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Null Magic: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Unyielding Will: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Death's Echo: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Vestigial Shell: 8% (1 of 13 players)

Deathbringer — 100%

100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%
  • Reaper's Mark: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Wave of Souls: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Wither Away: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Bind in Darkness: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Frigid Resolve: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Soul Rupture: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Grim Reaper: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Pact of the Deathbringer / Rune Carved Plates: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Deathly Blows: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Swift and Painful: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Dark Talons / Reaper's Onslaught: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Death's Messenger / Expelling Shield: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Echoing Fury: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Exterminate: 100% (13 of 13 players)

Rider of the Apocalypse — 0%

  • Rider's Champion: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • On a Paler Horse / Death Charge: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Mograine's Might: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Horsemen's Aid / Pact of the Apocalypse: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Ride or Die!: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Whitemane's Famine: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Nazgrim's Conquest: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Trollbane's Icy Fury: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Let Terror Reign: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Hungering Thirst: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Fury of the Horsemen / A Feast of Souls: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Mawsworn Menace: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Unholy Armaments: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Apocalypse Now: 0% (0 of 13 players)

Frost — Spec

8 points20 points100%100%100%100%100%31%100%92%100%31%69%100%100%85%31%31%100%100%100%69%69%31%100%31%77%100%77%77%100%100%15%100%100%100%100%
  • Frost Strike: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Obliterate: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Howling Blast: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Killing Machine: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Empower Rune Weapon: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Frostscythe: 31% (4 of 13 players)
  • Arctic Assault: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Runic Overflow: 92% (12 of 13 players)
  • Frostbound Will: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Runic Command: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Biting Cold: 31% (4 of 13 players)
  • Inexorable Assault: 69% (9 of 13 players)
  • Frostreaper: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Pillar of Frost: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Icy Onslaught: 85% (11 of 13 players)
  • Gathering Storm: 31% (4 of 13 players)
  • Murderous Efficiency: 31% (4 of 13 players)
  • Rage of the Frozen Champion: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Enduring Strength: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Frozen Dominion: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Frigid Executioner: 69% (9 of 13 players)
  • Howling Blades: 69% (9 of 13 players)
  • Cryogenic Chamber: 31% (4 of 13 players)
  • Frostwyrm's Fury: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Everfrost: 31% (4 of 13 players)
  • Northwinds: 77% (10 of 13 players)
  • Bonegrinder: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Smothering Offense: 77% (10 of 13 players)
  • Avalanche: 77% (10 of 13 players)
  • Icebreaker: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Obliteration: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Icy Death Torrent: 15% (2 of 13 players)
  • Shattering Blade: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Hyperpyrexia: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Killing Streak: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • The Long Winter: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Frostbane: 0% (0 of 13 players)
  • Breath of Sindragosa: 100% (13 of 13 players)
  • Chosen of Frostbrood: 100% (13 of 13 players)

Gear

Head

  • 69%
  • 15%

+2 more

Neck

  • 62%
  • 15%
  • 15%

+1 more

Shoulder

  • 54%
  • 31%

+1 more

Back

  • 38%
  • 31%
  • 15%

+2 more

Chest

  • 62%
  • 31%

+1 more

Wrist

  • 31%
  • 31%
  • 23%

+2 more

Hands

  • 85%
  • 15%

Waist

  • 54%
  • 38%

+1 more

Legs

  • 62%
  • 15%
  • 15%

+1 more

Feet

  • 54%
  • 31%

+2 more

Ring

  • 62%
  • 19%

+4 more

Trinket

  • 35%
  • 27%
  • 12%
  • 12%

+3 more

Main Hand

  • 85%
  • 8%

+1 more

Off Hand

  • 8%

Enchants

Head

  • Empowered Blessing of Speed62%
  • Blessing of Speed8%
  • Empowered Hex of Leeching8%

Shoulder

  • Akil'zon's Swiftness62%
  • Silvermoon's Mending8%

Chest

  • Mark of the Worldsoul92%
  • Mark of Nalorakk8%

Legs

  • Forest Hunter's Armor Kit92%
  • Blood Knight's Armor Kit8%

Feet

  • Farstrider's Hunt62%
  • Lynx's Dexterity8%
  • Shaladrassil's Roots8%

Ring

  • Silvermoon's Tenacity46%
  • Zul'jin's Mastery38%

+2 more

Main Hand

  • Rune of the Fallen Crusader77%
  • Rune of Razorice15%

+1 more

Off Hand

  • Rune of the Fallen Crusader8%

Gems and Embellishments

Gems55 total

  • 49%
  • 20%
  • 20%

+2 more

Embellishments23 total

  • Arcanoweave Lining78%
  • Prismatic Focusing Iris13%

+2 more

Collected Sep 24