Death Knight Unholy DPS Guide
By Reckonar
Welcome to the 2h Death Knight Unholy Dps guide. Here you will find information of how to improve
and play this spec.
This guide is updated to the latest expansion of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.
Contents
- Abbreviations
- Talent Build
- Glyphs
- Gameplay
- Statistics
- Gemming
- Enchants & Professions
- Reference
1. Abbreviations
Arranged in alphabetic order.
- Anti-Magic Shell (AMS)
- Anti-Magic Zone (AMZ)
- Blood Boil (BB)
- Blood Strike (BS)
- Blood Tap (BT)
- Damage Per Second (DPS)
- Death Coil (DC)
- Death Grip (DG)
- Death and Decay (DnD)
- Death Knight (DK)
- Death Strike (DS)
- Dark Simluacrum (DSim)
- Dark Transformation (DT)
- Empower Rune Weapon (ERW)
- Festering Strike (FeS)
- Horn of Winter (HoW)
- Icebound Fortitude (IF)
- Icy Touch (IT)
- Necrotic Strike (NeS)
- Outbreak (OB)
- Pestilence (PeS)
- Plague Strike (PS)
- Runic Power (RP)
- Scourge Strike (SS)
- Unholy Frenzy (UF)
2. Talent Build
Unholy.
7/2/32
As this guide is updated to the latest version of WoW, this spec is also updated to the latest version.
Yes, this spec is both for multi target and single target DPS. This is a 2h weapon spec.
3. Glyphs
Single Target & Multi Target.
Single Target
Prime Glyphs
- Glyph of Raise Dead
- Glyph of Death Coil
- Glyph of Scourge Strike
Major Glyphs
- Glyph of Anti-Magic Shell
- Glyph of Blood Boil
- Glyph of Pestilence
Minor Glyphs
These Minor Glyphs are optional but I will show the ones that I am using.
- Optional - Glyph of Horn of Winter
- Optional - Glyph of Path of Frost
- Optional - Glyph of Blood Tap
Multi Target
Prime Glyphs
- Glyph of Raise Dead
- Glyph of Icy Touch
- Glyph of Death and Decay
Major Glyphs
The Major Glyphs stay the same as the Single Target DPS.
- Glyph of Anti-Magic Shell
- Glyph of Blood Boil
- Glyph of Pestilence
Minor Glyphs
These Minor Glyphs are optional but I will show the ones that I am using.
The Minor Glyphs also stay the same as the single target or optional.
- Optional - Glyph of Horn of Winter
- Optional - Glyph of Path of Frost
- Optional - Glyph of Blood Tap
4. Gameplay
Rotation & Presences.
I will not use abbreviations for this section. I do this to make understanding easier.
Due to patch 4.0.1 the gameplay of Death Knight has had some major overhauls.
The Death Knight's presence's have changed completely too. The Death Knight Unholy
spec is now a very fast paced spec. I will explain the single target and multi target DPS gameplay.
There is no longer a fixed rotation for the Unholy spec. It is played in a priority system
in both single target and multi target DPS.
Single Target
The single target Unholy DPS spec for Death Knight's is now played in Unholy presence.
Outbreak (IT & PS) > Festering Strike to obtain enough Death Runes > Scourge Strike >
Empty your Runic Power on your Death Coils or when "Sudden Doom" procs > Horn of Winter
to refresh and add more runic power > Dark Transformation.
Multi Target
The multi target Unholy DPS spec for Death Knight's is now played in Frost presence.
Outbreak (IT & PS) > Pestilence > If all the Death Runes are active use Scourge Strike >
When both Blood and Frost runes are active use Blood Boil & Icy Touch > Death Coil to empty your Runic
Power or when "Sudden Doom" procs and repeat.
Remember, Horn of Winter is a great move to add that extra runic power when needed.
5. Statistics
Changes and Differences.
- Hit - Until 8% - Remember excess hit can be useless.
- Strength
- Haste
- Crit
6. Gemming
The gems you should be using for Unholy.
- Meta Gem - Destructive Shadowspirit Diamond
- Red - Bold Inferno Ruby
- Orange - Fierce Ember Topaz
- Purple - Etched Demonseye
7. Enchants & Professions
Boosting your DPS.
Enchants
- Draconic Embossment - Strength - This is a great enchant which can be made by Leatherworkers.
- Rune of the Fallen Crusader - Still a great enchantment for your weapons.
Professions
- Jewelcrafting - A very strong profession due to its 3 powerful gems. Bold Chimera's eye - [+ 67 Strength]
- Skinning - A good profession for the DK because of its 80 Crit Rating.
Even though the two professions mentioned above do not match, they both hold strong
abilities that will boost your DPS.
8. Reference
Where I obtained my information from.
http://manaflask.com/Sheya/blog/5288/
http://wowhead.com
http://elitistjerks.com/f72/t105521-..._charmed_life/