Introduction to the Unholy Death Knight

The Unholy specialisation currently provides moderate single target damage, as well as excellent cleave damage against 4+ targets. It is better in this regard when compared to many other specialisations.

Unholy Death Knights are currently very powerful, especially in a group where you are able to do consistently large pulls. This spec also offers some high burst in the game in both single-target and AoE situations. Unholy has strong survivability but lacks mobility, meaning positioning is very important on some encounters.

Strengths and Weaknesses of the Unholy Death Knight

Talents

56	Infected Claws	All Will Serve ✅	Clawing Shadows
57	Bursting Sores ✅	Ebon Fever	Unholy Blight
58	Grip of the Dead	Death’s Reach ✅	Asphyxiate
60	Pestilent Pustules	Harbinger of Doom	Soul Reaper ✅
75	Spell Eater ✅	Wraith Walk	Death Pact
90	Pestilence	Defile	Epidemic ✅
100	Army of the Damned	Unholy Frenzy ✅	Summon Gargoyle

Rotation for the Unholy Death Knight

The Basic rotation for Unholy Death Knights is as follows:

• Cast  Outbreak to apply  Virulent Plague on the enemy.

• Cast  Army of the Dead just before the pull

• Click  Soul Reaper when you have less than 2 full Runes available.

• Cast  Dark Transformation on cooldown.

• Use  Apocalypse when there are 4 or more  Festering Wounds on the target.

• Cast  Festering Strike to apply  Festering Wounds on the target.

• Use  Scourge Strike when there are at least 1  Festering Wounds on the target.

You can use the recommended Addon ConRo for help with your rotation, it can be found in our Addons Guide here

Cooldowns

•  Army of the Dead should normally be channelled before the pull, but also used for high burst during a fight.
•  Apocalypse should be used when you have 4 stacks of  Festering Wounds.

Stat Priority

The stat priority for the Unholy Death Knights is:

1. Haste
2. Critical Strike/ Versatility
3. Mastery

Usually a higher item level piece of gear will be a bigger upgrade than a lower item level piece of gear even with better stats.

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