Frost Death Knight Mythic+ Guide for Shadowlands
Patch 9.2.5Shadowlands Mythic+ Season 4
Updated on December 4, 2022
Everything you need to improve your DPS performance in Mythic+ Dungeons.
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Type | Top Choice | Max. Key | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
Talents | Icy Talons Murderous Efficiency Blinding Sleet Avalanche Wraith Walk Gathering Storm Breath of Sindragosa | +27 | 24% |
Weapons | Gavel of the First Arbiter | +30 | 11% |
Trinkets | Enforcer's Stun Grenade Old Warrior's Soul | +27 | 26% |
Head | Visage of the First Eidolon | +30 | 48% |
Neck | Shadowghast Necklace | +30 | 34% |
Shoulders | Shoulderplates of the First Eidolon | +29 | 76% |
Back | Cloak of the First Eidolon | +30 | 43% |
Chest | Carapace of the First Eidolon | +30 | 96% |
Wrist | Shadowghast Armguards | +29 | 31% |
Hands | Gauntlets of the First Eidolon | +30 | 95% |
Waist | Shadowghast Waistguard | +30 | 63% |
Legs | Chausses of the First Eidolon | +30 | 95% |
Feet | Greaves of the First Eidolon | +30 | 43% |
Rings | Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | +30 | 21% |
Legendaries | Rampant Transference | +30 | 75% |
Covenants | Night Fae | +30 | 75% |
Soulbinds |  | +29 | 55% |
Soulbind Abilities | Night Fae Wild Hunt Tactics Horn of the Wild Hunt First Strike Vorkai Sharpening Techniques Hunt's Exhilaration | +29 | 21% |
Conduit | Everfrost | +30 | 96% |
Conduit Combination | Spirit Drain Accelerated Cold Hardened Bones Everfrost Fleeting Wind Condensed Anima Sphere | +29 | 31% |
Gem | Deadly Jewel Cluster | +30 | 62% |
Gem Combination | Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +24 | 10% |
Back Enchant | Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed | +30 | 41% |
Chest Enchant | Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | +30 | 87% |
Wrist Enchant | Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | +28 | 37% |
Belt Enchant | Dimensional Shifter | +30 | 10% |
Feet Enchant | Enchant Boots - Soul Treads | +29 | 39% |
Ring Enchant | Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | +30 | 37% |
Weapon Enchant | Rune of the Fallen Crusader Rune of Hysteria | +29 | 70% |
Race | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
 Blood Elf | +2.54% |
Talents +
Icy Talons Murderous Efficiency Blinding Sleet Avalanche Wraith Walk Gathering Storm Breath of Sindragosa | +27 | 24% |
Icy Talons Murderous Efficiency Blinding Sleet Avalanche Permafrost Gathering Storm Breath of Sindragosa | +29 | 23% |
Icy Talons Murderous Efficiency Asphyxiate Avalanche Wraith Walk Gathering Storm Breath of Sindragosa | +24 | 9% |
Icy Talons Murderous Efficiency Asphyxiate Avalanche Permafrost Gathering Storm Breath of Sindragosa | +26 | 5% |
Icy Talons Murderous Efficiency Death's Reach Avalanche Wraith Walk Gathering Storm Breath of Sindragosa | +24 | 4% |
Icy Talons Runic Attenuation Asphyxiate Avalanche Wraith Walk Gathering Storm Breath of Sindragosa | +22 | 3% |
Inexorable Assault Murderous Efficiency Blinding Sleet Avalanche Wraith Walk Gathering Storm Obliteration | +22 | 3% |
Icy Talons Murderous Efficiency Blinding Sleet Avalanche Death Pact Gathering Storm Breath of Sindragosa | +28 | 3% |
Inexorable Assault Murderous Efficiency Asphyxiate Avalanche Wraith Walk Gathering Storm Obliteration | +22 | 2% |
Icy Talons Murderous Efficiency Blinding Sleet Avalanche Permafrost Gathering Storm Obliteration | +30 | 2% |
Weapons +
Gavel of the First Arbiter | +30 | 11% |
Tearing Sawtooth Blade Tearing Sawtooth Blade | +25 | 5% |
Blade of Grievous Harm Blade of Grievous Harm | +25 | 5% |
Blade of Grievous Harm Tearing Sawtooth Blade | +25 | 5% |
Tearing Sawtooth Blade Blade of Grievous Harm | +24 | 4% |
Scepter of Brutality Tearing Sawtooth Blade | +28 | 3% |
Tearing Sawtooth Blade Scepter of Brutality | +25 | 3% |
Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers | +21 | 2% |
Scepter of Brutality Scepter of Brutality | +24 | 2% |
Blade of Grievous Harm Scepter of Brutality | +25 | 2% |
Trinkets +
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Old Warrior's Soul | +27 | 26% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Eye of Command | +28 | 8% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade So'leah's Secret Technique | +27 | 7% |
Eye of Command Old Warrior's Soul | +24 | 6% |
Old Warrior's Soul Scars of Fraternal Strife | +25 | 6% |
Old Warrior's Soul So'leah's Secret Technique | +24 | 3% |
Decanter of Endless Howling Old Warrior's Soul | +28 | 3% |
Eye of Command So'leah's Secret Technique | +22 | 2% |
Eye of Command Scars of Fraternal Strife | +28 | 2% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Scars of Fraternal Strife | +30 | 2% |
Head +
Visage of the First Eidolon | +30 | 48% |
Shadowghast Helm | +26 | 24% |
Valorous Visage of Krexus | +27 | 6% |
Visage of Brutish Iron | +28 | 6% |
Gutcrusher Coronet | +29 | 5% |
Helm of Phantasmal Scars | +25 | 4% |
Diadem of Imperious Desire | +23 | 2% |
Hooktail's Commanding Gaze | +24 | 2% |
Dark Tormentor's Gaze | +26 | 1% |
Neck +
Shadowghast Necklace | +30 | 34% |
Choker of Barbed Reins | +27 | 25% |
Ornately Engraved Amplifier | +24 | 12% |
Beacon of Stormwind | +29 | 4% |
Trailspinner Pendant | +21 | 3% |
Cabochon of the Infinite Flight | +22 | 3% |
Noble's Birthstone Pendant | +25 | 3% |
Worldkiller Iris | +26 | 3% |
Charm of Eternal Winter | +26 | 3% |
Cartel Xy's Proof of Initiation | +23 | 2% |
Shoulders +
Shoulderplates of the First Eidolon | +29 | 76% |
Gutcrusher Shoulderplates | +25 | 6% |
Pauldrons of Encroaching Limits | +26 | 6% |
Stoneflesh Spaulders | +24 | 4% |
Gluttonous Gardbrace | +28 | 2% |
Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards | +30 | 2% |
Epaulettes of Overwhelming Force | +20 | 1% |
Shadowghast Pauldrons | +22 | 1% |
Mantle of Conflicted Loyalties | +22 | 1% |
Back +
Cloak of the First Eidolon | +30 | 43% |
Wine-Stained Mantle | +26 | 16% |
Duplicating Drape | +24 | 5% |
Mountebank's Colorful Cloak | +24 | 5% |
Drape of Titanic Dreams | +24 | 5% |
Grim-Veiled Cape | +23 | 4% |
Mantle of Manifest Sins | +28 | 3% |
Cloak of Sweltering Flame | +28 | 3% |
Cloak of Scarred Honor | +27 | 3% |
Drape of Shame | +22 | 2% |
Chest +
Carapace of the First Eidolon | +30 | 96% |
Shadowghast Breastplate | +20 | 1% |
Gutcrusher Chestplate | +23 | 1% |
Novaburst Warplate | +24 | 1% |
Wrist +
Shadowghast Armguards | +29 | 31% |
Bite-Marked Wristplates | +28 | 16% |
Vambraces of the First Eidolon | +30 | 16% |
Vambraces of Verification | +25 | 10% |
Gutcrusher Bracers | +24 | 6% |
Inordinately Wondrous Wristguards | +25 | 5% |
Hellhound Cuffs | +28 | 3% |
Airborne Abductor's Vambraces | +27 | 3% |
Vyraz's Parade Cuffs | +26 | 2% |
Veiled Auctioneer's Vambraces | +25 | 1% |
Hands +
Gauntlets of the First Eidolon | +30 | 95% |
Achillite's Unbreakable Grip | +21 | 1% |
Gutcrusher Gauntlets | +21 | 1% |
Shadowghast Gauntlets | +21 | 1% |
Horkin' Stuff-Lobbers | +21 | 1% |
Gauntlets of Absolute Authority | +23 | 1% |
Waist +
Shadowghast Waistguard | +30 | 63% |
Automatic Waist Tightener | +26 | 11% |
Girdle of Unity | +24 | 5% |
Improvisational Cinch | +25 | 4% |
Girdle of the First Eidolon | +26 | 4% |
Well-Oiled Plate Girdle | +22 | 4% |
Spellwarding Waistguard | +25 | 2% |
Gutcrusher Greatbelt | +20 | 1% |
Binding of Dark Destinies | +27 | 1% |
Binding of Warped Desires | +28 | 1% |
Legs +
Chausses of the First Eidolon | +30 | 95% |
Legguards of the Ultimate Threat | +21 | 1% |
Gutcrusher Legplates | +22 | 1% |
Feet +
Greaves of the First Eidolon | +30 | 43% |
Shadowghast Sabatons | +27 | 18% |
Implacable Weatherproof Treads | +25 | 9% |
Gutcrusher Stompers | +25 | 7% |
Pyroclastic Greatboots | +26 | 6% |
Errant Crusader's Greaves | +28 | 4% |
Treads of the Depraved | +22 | 3% |
Greaves of Acid Resistance | +23 | 3% |
Greaves of Haunting Ruination | +28 | 1% |
Stoneguard Attendant's Boots | +27 | 1% |
Rings +
Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | +30 | 21% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Overclocking Bit Band | +25 | 9% |
Logic Loop of Division Shorting Bit Band | +24 | 3% |
Logic Loop of Division Shadowghast Ring | +22 | 2% |
Shadowghast Ring Soulwarped Seal of Menethil | +26 | 2% |
Modified Defense Grid Soulwarped Seal of Menethil | +27 | 2% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Shadowghast Ring | +28 | 2% |
Modified Defense Grid Rygelon's Heraldric Ring | +23 | 1% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Shorting Bit Band | +23 | 1% |
Terestian's Signet Ring Logic Loop of Division | +24 | 1% |
Legendaries +
Rampant Transference | +30 | 75% |
Biting Cold | +30 | 72% |
Rage of the Frozen Champion | +29 | 23% |
Abomination's Frenzy | +25 | 21% |
Koltira's Favor | +22 | 3% |
Final Sentence | +26 | 3% |
Insatiable Hunger | +18 | 1% |
Absolute Zero | +19 | 1% |
Phearomones | +21 | 1% |
Crimson Rune Weapon | +24 | 1% |
Covenants +
Night Fae | +30 | 75% |
Necrolord | +25 | 22% |
Kyrian | +26 | 3% |
Venthyr | +18 | 1% |
Soulbinds +
| +29 | 55% |
 | +30 | 15% |
 | +25 | 11% |
 | +24 | 9% |
 | +28 | 4% |
 | +22 | 2% |
 | +20 | 1% |
 | +23 | 1% |
 | +26 | 1% |
Soulbind Abilities +
Night Fae Wild Hunt Tactics Horn of the Wild Hunt First Strike Vorkai Sharpening Techniques Hunt's Exhilaration | +29 | 21% |
Night Fae Wild Hunt Tactics Horn of the Wild Hunt First Strike Get In Formation Hunt's Exhilaration | +29 | 8% |
Night Fae Field of Blossoms Soothing Voice Somnambulist Podtender Waking Dreams | +30 | 5% |
Necrolord Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Forgeborne Reveries Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye | +25 | 4% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers | +22 | 3% |
Night Fae Field of Blossoms Soothing Voice Faerie Dust Podtender Waking Dreams | +24 | 3% |
Necrolord Resourceful Fleshcrafting Bonesmith's Satchel Forgeborne Reveries Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye | +24 | 2% |
Night Fae Wild Hunt Tactics Horn of the Wild Hunt First Strike Vorkai Sharpening Techniques Vorkai Ambush | +28 | 2% |
Night Fae Niya's Tools: Poison Run Without Tiring Grove Invigoration Swift Patrol Survivor's Rally | +22 | 1% |
Night Fae Wild Hunt Tactics Horn of the Wild Hunt First Strike Get In Formation Vorkai Ambush | +25 | 1% |
Conduit +
Everfrost | +30 | 96% |
Accelerated Cold | +30 | 92% |
Condensed Anima Sphere | +30 | 86% |
Spirit Drain | +30 | 83% |
Hardened Bones | +29 | 74% |
Fleeting Wind | +30 | 63% |
Reinforced Shell | +29 | 26% |
Chilled Resilience | +28 | 23% |
Unleashed Frenzy | +30 | 13% |
Brutal Grasp | +25 | 12% |
Conduit Combination +
Spirit Drain Accelerated Cold Hardened Bones Everfrost Fleeting Wind Condensed Anima Sphere | +29 | 31% |
Spirit Drain Reinforced Shell Accelerated Cold Hardened Bones Everfrost Condensed Anima Sphere | +28 | 9% |
Chilled Resilience Spirit Drain Accelerated Cold Hardened Bones Everfrost Condensed Anima Sphere | +28 | 7% |
Spirit Drain Accelerated Cold Everfrost Fleeting Wind Unleashed Frenzy Condensed Anima Sphere | +30 | 5% |
Spirit Drain Accelerated Cold Everfrost Fleeting Wind Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere | +24 | 3% |
Spirit Drain Accelerated Cold Everfrost Fleeting Wind Condensed Anima Sphere Adaptive Armor Fragment | +25 | 3% |
Spirit Drain Reinforced Shell Accelerated Cold Hardened Bones Everfrost Fleeting Wind | +29 | 3% |
Reinforced Shell Accelerated Cold Hardened Bones Everfrost Fleeting Wind Condensed Anima Sphere | +23 | 2% |
Spirit Drain Reinforced Shell Accelerated Cold Everfrost Fleeting Wind Condensed Anima Sphere | +24 | 2% |
Chilled Resilience Accelerated Cold Hardened Bones Everfrost Fleeting Wind Condensed Anima Sphere | +25 | 2% |
Gem +
Deadly Jewel Cluster | +30 | 62% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster | +29 | 51% |
Quick Jewel Cluster | +28 | 20% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster | +24 | 5% |
Straddling Jewel Doublet | +26 | 2% |
Straddling Sage Agate | +27 | 2% |
Gem Combination +
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +24 | 10% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +26 | 8% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | +23 | 7% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | +24 | 5% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +25 | 4% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster | +23 | 4% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | +25 | 4% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster | +22 | 4% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | +25 | 3% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | +28 | 3% |
Back Enchant +
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed | +30 | 41% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | +29 | 24% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech | +25 | 16% |
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality | +24 | 7% |
Chest Enchant +
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | +30 | 87% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish | +24 | 4% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Bulwark | +20 | 1% |
Enchant Chest - Sacred Stats | +24 | 1% |
Wrist Enchant +
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | +28 | 37% |
Belt Enchant +
Dimensional Shifter | +30 | 10% |
Nitro Boosts | +27 | 5% |
Feet Enchant +
Enchant Boots - Soul Treads | +29 | 39% |
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | +23 | 2% |
Ring Enchant +
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | +30 | 37% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | +27 | 29% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | +28 | 9% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | +28 | 7% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | +25 | 4% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | +28 | 4% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | +21 | 2% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | +22 | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | +22 | 1% |
Weapon Enchant +
Rune of the Fallen Crusader Rune of Hysteria | +29 | 70% |
Rune of the Fallen Crusader | +30 | 16% |
Rune of the Fallen Crusader Rune of Razorice | +24 | 8% |
Rune of Razorice Rune of Hysteria | +23 | 2% |
Rune of the Fallen Crusader Rune of the Fallen Crusader | +20 | 1% |
Rune of Razorice Rune of Razorice | +22 | 1% |
Rune of Razorice | +23 | 1% |
Races +
| +2.54% |
 | +2.49% |
 | +2.14% |
 | +1.85% |
 | +1.59% |
 | +1.44% |
 | +1.40% |
 | +1.40% |
 | +1.38% |
 | +1.38% |
 | +1.35% |
 | +1.28% |
 | +1.22% |
 | +1.16% |
 | +1.12% |
 | +1.02% |
 | +0.91% |
 | +0.91% |
 | +0.85% |
 | +0.74% |
 | +0.71% |
 | +0.71% |
 | +0.51% |
 | +0.49% |
 | +0.00% |
This guide covers all the essential parts of character optimization needed to maximize your DPS in Mythic+ Dungeons as Frost Death Knight.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the data come from?
Our guides are based on statistics. We use algorithms to process thousands of Mythic+ Logs (from Warcraft Logs) every day. By analyzing this Big Data from top parses we are able to precisely calculate what are World's Best Players using now.
How to use this guide?
We evaluate each item by their Maximum Key and Popularity metrics. If unsure what to choose, the safest option is to pick the most popular one. Also, be sure to use our dungeon filter when optimizing for different M+ Dungeons.