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FrostDeath Knight

36 players in this sample; one player is worth 3 points.

Ready-Made Talent Builds

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Where players disagree

49 talents are taken by almost everyone. These are the picks the field is actually split on.

  • Avalanche61%
  • Assimilation58%
  • Smothering Offense58%
  • Inexorable Assault56%
  • Murderous Efficiency56%
  • Permafrost42%
  • Blood Scent36%

Top Playersby rating

  1. 1ChärleskelthuzadHuman · Deathbringer · 245 ilvl84% W2735
  2. 2DocwilderlotharKul Tiran · Deathbringer · 244 ilvl55% W2079
  3. 3Cageolasmoon-guardHuman · Rider of the Apocalypse · 244 ilvl49% W2033
  4. 4AupauragnarosOrc · Deathbringer · 247 ilvl51% W2001
  5. 5ShortnstouttichondriusMag'har Orc · Deathbringer · 249 ilvl51% W1942
+31 more on the leaderboard →

Stat Priority

Mastery > Versatility > Haste > Critical Strike

  • Mastery43.6%
  • Versatility14.7%
  • Haste13.2%
  • Critical Strike7.7%

Leech 1.7%

In-game percentages, averaged over the sample.

Hero Talent Tree

  • Deathbringer89%
  • Rider of the Apocalypse11%

PvP Talents

  • Strangulate83%
  • Deathchill50%
  • Spellwarden47%
  • Delirium44%
  • Bloodforged Armor31%
  • Death's Cold Embrace28%
  • Bitter Chill8%
  • Rot and Wither3%
  • Shroud of Winter3%

Races

  • Human25%
  • Orc22%
  • Highmountain Tauren8%
  • Kul Tiran8%
  • Mag'har Orc8%
  • Blood Elf3%
  • Dwarf3%
  • Mechagnome3%

+7 more

Talent Tree

ActivePassiveChoiceCore path 80%+

Death Knight — Class

8 points23 pointsIcebound Fortitude — 100% (36/36)100%Death Strike — 100% (36/36)100%Raise Dead — 22% (8/36)22%Runic Attenuation — 100% (36/36)100%Improved Death Strike — 100% (36/36)100%Cleaving Strikes — 17% (6/36)17%Mind Freeze — 100% (36/36)100%Blinding Sleet — 100% (36/36)100%Gloom Ward — 97% (35/36) · 2 rank97%March of Darkness / Wraith Walk — 94% (34/36)94%Unholy Momentum — 100% (36/36) · 2 rank100%Control Undead — 0% (0/36)Enfeeble — 0% (0/36)Coldthirst — 75% (27/36)75%Proliferating Chill — 94% (34/36)94%Permafrost — 42% (15/36)42%Veteran of the Third War — 97% (35/36)97%Death Pact — 86% (31/36)86%Brittle — 97% (35/36)97%Blood Bond — 0% (0/36)Icy Talons — 100% (36/36)100%Death Notes — 3% (1/36)Anti-Magic Zone — 92% (33/36)92%Death Defiance — 81% (29/36)81%Unholy Bond — 100% (36/36)100%Ice Prison — 3% (1/36)Asphyxiate / Death's Reach — 100% (36/36)100%Assimilation — 58% (21/36)58%Anti-Magic Barrier — 100% (36/36)100%Grip of the Dead — 81% (29/36)81%Suppression — 100% (36/36)100%Blood Scent — 36% (13/36)36%Unholy Endurance — 100% (36/36)100%Osmosis — 97% (35/36)97%Insidious Chill — 19% (7/36)19%Runic Protection — 92% (33/36)92%Blood Draw — 94% (34/36)94%Rune Mastery — 100% (36/36) · 2 rank100%Subduing Grasp — 14% (5/36)14%Will of the Necropolis — 100% (36/36) · 2 rank100%Null Magic — 97% (35/36)97%Unyielding Will — 6% (2/36)6%Death's Echo — 100% (36/36)100%Vestigial Shell — 8% (3/36)8%

Deathbringer — 89%

Reaper's Mark — 89% (32/36)89%Wave of Souls — 89% (32/36)89%Wither Away — 89% (32/36)89%Bind in Darkness — 89% (32/36)89%Frigid Resolve — 89% (32/36)89%Soul Rupture — 89% (32/36)89%Grim Reaper — 89% (32/36)89%Pact of the Deathbringer / Rune Carved Plates — 89% (32/36)89%Deathly Blows — 89% (32/36)89%Swift and Painful — 89% (32/36)89%Dark Talons / Reaper's Onslaught — 89% (32/36)89%Death's Messenger / Expelling Shield — 89% (32/36)89%Echoing Fury — 89% (32/36)89%Exterminate — 89% (32/36)89%

Rider of the Apocalypse — 11%

Rider's Champion — 11% (4/36)11%On a Paler Horse / Death Charge — 11% (4/36)11%Mograine's Might — 11% (4/36)11%Horsemen's Aid / Pact of the Apocalypse — 11% (4/36)11%Ride or Die! — 11% (4/36)11%Whitemane's Famine — 11% (4/36)11%Nazgrim's Conquest — 11% (4/36)11%Trollbane's Icy Fury — 11% (4/36)11%Let Terror Reign — 11% (4/36)11%Hungering Thirst — 11% (4/36)11%Fury of the Horsemen / A Feast of Souls — 11% (4/36)11%Mawsworn Menace — 11% (4/36)11%Unholy Armaments — 11% (4/36)11%Apocalypse Now — 11% (4/36)11%

Frost — Spec

8 points20 pointsFrost Strike — 100% (36/36)100%Obliterate — 100% (36/36)100%Howling Blast — 100% (36/36)100%Killing Machine — 100% (36/36)100%Empower Rune Weapon — 100% (36/36)100%Frostscythe — 25% (9/36)25%Arctic Assault — 100% (36/36)100%Runic Overflow — 100% (36/36) · 2 rank100%Frostbound Will — 100% (36/36)100%Runic Command — 3% (1/36) · 2 rankBiting Cold — 19% (7/36)19%Inexorable Assault — 56% (20/36)56%Frostreaper — 100% (36/36)100%Pillar of Frost — 100% (36/36)100%Icy Onslaught — 89% (32/36)89%Gathering Storm — 19% (7/36)19%Murderous Efficiency — 56% (20/36)56%Rage of the Frozen Champion — 97% (35/36)97%Enduring Strength — 97% (35/36)97%Frozen Dominion — 97% (35/36)97%Frigid Executioner — 81% (29/36)81%Howling Blades — 78% (28/36)78%Cryogenic Chamber — 22% (8/36)22%Frostwyrm's Fury — 100% (36/36)100%Everfrost — 28% (10/36)28%Northwinds — 92% (33/36)92%Bonegrinder — 100% (36/36) · 2 rank100%Smothering Offense — 58% (21/36)58%Avalanche — 61% (22/36)61%Icebreaker — 97% (35/36) · 2 rank97%Obliteration — 100% (36/36)100%Icy Death Torrent — 3% (1/36)Shattering Blade — 28% (10/36)28%Hyperpyrexia — 97% (35/36)97%Killing Streak — 100% (36/36)100%The Long Winter — 3% (1/36)Frostbane — 3% (1/36)Breath of Sindragosa — 97% (35/36)97%Chosen of Frostbrood — 100% (36/36)100%

Gear

Head

  • Relentless Rider's CrownHaste / Mastery · ilvl 24689%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate HelmVers / Mastery · ilvl 2468%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate GuardHaste · ilvl 2393%

Neck

  • Thalassian Competitor's AmuletCrit / Vers · ilvl 246 · socket64%
  • Galactic Gladiator's AmuletVers / Mastery · ilvl 246 · socket28%
  • Galactic Gladiator's NecklaceVers / Haste · ilvl 263 · socket3%
  • Galactic Gladiator's PendantVers / Crit · ilvl 263 · socket3%

+1 more

Shoulder

  • Relentless Rider's DreadthornsHaste / Vers · ilvl 24689%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate PauldronsHaste / Mastery · ilvl 2466%
  • Galactic Aspirant's Plate PauldronsVers / Haste · ilvl 2173%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate PauldronsVers / Haste · ilvl 2463%

Back

  • Galactic Gladiator's ShawlVers / Mastery · ilvl 24653%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Cloth CloakCrit / Haste · ilvl 23931%
  • Galactic Gladiator's DrapeVers / Haste · ilvl 2466%
  • Galactic Aspirant's CloakHaste / Vers · ilvl 2173%

+3 more

Chest

  • Relentless Rider's CuirassHaste / Crit · ilvl 24661%
  • Galactic Gladiator's ChestplateVers / Mastery · ilvl 24631%
  • Galactic Aspirant's ChestplateVers / Haste · ilvl 2173%
  • Steelbark ChestguardVers / Crit · ilvl 2333%

+1 more

Wrist

  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate WristguardsVers / Mastery · ilvl 24650%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate ArmguardsHaste / Vers · ilvl 24631%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate BindingsCrit · ilvl 24611%
  • Galactic Warmonger's BracersVers / Mastery · ilvl 2436%

+1 more

Hands

  • Relentless Rider's BonegraspsMastery / Haste · ilvl 246100%

Waist

  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate GirdleVers / Mastery · ilvl 24658%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate WaistguardHaste / Vers · ilvl 24631%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate GreatbeltVers / Haste · ilvl 2466%
  • Galactic Aspirant's Plate GreatbeltVers / Haste · ilvl 2173%

+1 more

Legs

  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate WargreavesVers / Mastery · ilvl 24650%
  • Relentless Rider's LegguardsCrit / Mastery · ilvl 24636%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate GreavesCrit / Vers · ilvl 23911%
  • Galactic Warmonger's LegguardsVers / Haste · ilvl 2433%

Feet

  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate SabatonsVers / Mastery · ilvl 24664%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Plate WarbootsVers / Haste · ilvl 24622%
  • Thalassian Competitor's Plate DunkersVers · ilvl 2468%
  • Galactic Aspirant's Plate WarbootsVers / Haste · ilvl 2173%

+1 more

Ring

  • Thalassian Competitor's SignetVers / Mastery · ilvl 246 · socket65%
  • Galactic Gladiator's SignetVers / Mastery · ilvl 246 · socket22%
  • Galactic Gladiator's RingVers / Haste · ilvl 246 · socket10%
  • Galactic Gladiator's BandVers / Crit · ilvl 263 · socket1%

+1 more

Trinket

  • Galactic Gladiator's Medallionilvl 24644%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of AlacrityHaste · ilvl 24631%
  • Galactic Gladiator's Badge of FerocityCrit · ilvl 24619%
  • Galactic Aspirant's Medallionilvl 2173%

+2 more

Main Hand

  • Galactic Gladiator's GreatswordVers / Mastery · ilvl 24681%
  • Thalassian Competitor's GreatswordCrit / Haste · ilvl 24611%
  • Galactic Gladiator's SwordVers / Haste · ilvl 2466%
  • Galactic Gladiator's GreataxeVers / Haste · ilvl 2463%

Off Hand

  • Galactic Gladiator's SwordVers / Haste · ilvl 2466%

Enchants

Head

  • Empowered Blessing of Speed58%
  • Blessing of Speed14%
  • Empowered Hex of Leeching14%

+1 more

Shoulder

  • Akil'zon's Swiftness69%
  • Silvermoon's Mending14%
  • Flight of the Eagle3%

+1 more

Back

  • Goblin Glider3%

Chest

  • Mark of the Worldsoul53%
  • Mark of Nalorakk39%

Wrist

  • Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing3%

Hands

  • Heavy Knothide Armor Kit3%

Waist

  • Nitro Boosts3%

Legs

  • Forest Hunter's Armor Kit86%
  • Blood Knight's Armor Kit6%

Feet

  • Farstrider's Hunt81%
  • Shaladrassil's Roots6%

Ring

  • Zul'jin's Mastery56%
  • Silvermoon's Tenacity22%
  • Eyes of the Eagle6%

+4 more

Main Hand

  • Rune of the Fallen Crusader64%
  • Rune of Razorice28%
  • Rune of the Apocalypse8%

+1 more

Off Hand

  • Rune of Razorice3%
  • Rune of the Fallen Crusader3%

Gems and Embellishments

Gems189 total

  • Flawless Versatile Amethyst+14 Mastery & +6 Versatility35%
  • Flawless Masterful Lapis+14 Versatility & +6 Mastery27%
  • Enduring Heliotrope+20 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control13%
  • Flawless Quick Amethyst+14 Mastery & +6 Haste7%
  • Flawless Quick Lapis+14 Versatility & +6 Haste3%
  • Flawless Deadly Amethyst+14 Mastery & +6 Critical Strike3%

+10 more

Embellishments64 total

  • Arcanoweave Lining38%
  • Prismatic Focusing Iris31%
  • Devouring Banding16%
  • Sunfire Silk Lining8%
  • Hunt5%
  • Blessed Pango Charm2%

+1 more

Collected Aug 2