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Unholy Death Knight Mythic+ Guide for Shadowlands

Patch 9.2.7Shadowlands Mythic+ Season 4

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Easy mode choices summary for Unholy Death Knight

Type
Top Choice
Max. Key
Popularity
Talents
Clawing Shadows
Unholy Blight
Asphyxiate
Soul Reaper
Wraith Walk
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+28
30%
Weapons
Gavel of the First Arbiter
+32
66%
Trinkets
Enforcer's Stun Grenade
Old Warrior's Soul
+32
28%
Head
Visage of the First Eidolon
+32
71%
Neck
Shadowghast Necklace
+32
30%
Shoulders
Shoulderplates of the First Eidolon
+32
77%
Back
Grim-Veiled Cape
+32
87%
Chest
Carapace of the First Eidolon
+32
93%
Wrist
Vambraces of Verification
+27
18%
Hands
Gauntlets of the First Eidolon
+30
90%
Waist
Shadowghast Waistguard
+28
20%
Legs
Chausses of the First Eidolon
+32
86%
Feet
Greaves of the First Eidolon
+29
23%
Rings
Logic Loop of Division
Overclocking Bit Band
+28
12%
Legendaries
Abomination's Frenzy
+32
94%
Covenants
Necrolord
+32
95%
Soulbinds
Plague Deviser Marileth
+32
78%
Soulbind Abilities
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Plagueborn Cleansing Slime
Ultimate Form
Undulating Maneuvers
+32
35%
Conduit
Eternal Hunger
+32
97%
Conduit Combination
Eternal Hunger
Spirit Drain
Fleeting Wind
Convocation of the Dead
Brutal Grasp
Condensed Anima Sphere
+26
24%
Gem
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+32
63%
Gem Combination
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+28
11%
Back Enchant
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed
+30
49%
Chest Enchant
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
+32
87%
Wrist Enchant
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing
+32
39%
Belt Enchant
Nitro Boosts
+28
9%
Feet Enchant
Enchant Boots - Soul Treads
+32
43%
Ring Enchant
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
+30
47%
Weapon Enchant
Rune of the Fallen Crusader
+32
98%
Race
Performance Gain
Lightforged Draenei
+0.99%

Talents for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Clawing Shadows
Unholy Blight
Asphyxiate
Soul Reaper
Wraith Walk
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+28
30%
Clawing Shadows
Unholy Blight
Asphyxiate
Soul Reaper
Spell Eater
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+32
11%
All Will Serve
Unholy Blight
Asphyxiate
Soul Reaper
Wraith Walk
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+24
7%
Clawing Shadows
Unholy Blight
Death's Reach
Soul Reaper
Wraith Walk
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+25
5%
Infected Claws
Bursting Sores
Asphyxiate
Soul Reaper
Wraith Walk
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+30
5%
Clawing Shadows
Unholy Blight
Asphyxiate
Soul Reaper
Death Pact
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+26
4%
All Will Serve
Unholy Blight
Asphyxiate
Soul Reaper
Spell Eater
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+24
3%
Clawing Shadows
Unholy Blight
Grip of the Dead
Soul Reaper
Wraith Walk
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+24
3%
All Will Serve
Unholy Blight
Death's Reach
Soul Reaper
Wraith Walk
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+26
2%
Infected Claws
Bursting Sores
Asphyxiate
Soul Reaper
Spell Eater
Unholy Pact
Army of the Damned
+25
2%

Weapons for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Gavel of the First Arbiter
+32
66%
Overseer's Final Word
+24
9%
Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers
+24
7%
Logg
+24
5%
Jaithys, the Prison Blade
+25
3%
Dessia's Decimating Decapitator
+20
1%
Zin'khas, Blade of the Fallen God
+20
1%
Rift-Scarred Solcrusher
+20
1%
Stygian Lance of Passage
+23
1%

Trinkets for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enforcer's Stun Grenade
Old Warrior's Soul
+32
28%
Enforcer's Stun Grenade
So'leah's Secret Technique
+28
10%
Enforcer's Stun Grenade
Scars of Fraternal Strife
+26
5%
Enforcer's Stun Grenade
Eye of Command
+24
4%
Scars of Fraternal Strife
The First Sigil
+24
4%
Old Warrior's Soul
Scars of Fraternal Strife
+23
3%
Old Warrior's Soul
The First Sigil
+25
3%
Inscrutable Quantum Device
So'leah's Secret Technique
+20
2%
Old Warrior's Soul
So'leah's Secret Technique
+23
2%
Eye of Command
So'leah's Secret Technique
+25
2%

Head for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Visage of the First Eidolon
+32
71%
Gutcrusher Coronet
+27
8%
Valorous Visage of Krexus
+24
4%
Shadowghast Helm
+30
4%
Visage of Brutish Iron
+22
3%
Helm of Phantasmal Scars
+24
3%
Diadem of Imperious Desire
+25
3%
Hooktail's Commanding Gaze
+23
1%
Dark Tormentor's Gaze
+25
1%

Neck for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Shadowghast Necklace
+32
30%
Choker of Barbed Reins
+26
18%
Charm of Eternal Winter
+28
8%
Periapt of Pristine Preservation
+26
7%
Cabochon of the Infinite Flight
+23
6%
Ornately Engraved Amplifier
+23
6%
Worldkiller Iris
+30
5%
Amulet of the Last Guardian
+24
4%
Noble's Birthstone Pendant
+24
3%
Interplanar Keystone
+25
3%

Shoulders for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Shoulderplates of the First Eidolon
+32
77%
Pauldrons of Encroaching Limits
+23
5%
Gutcrusher Shoulderplates
+26
4%
Mantle of Conflicted Loyalties
+26
3%
Gluttonous Gardbrace
+26
2%
Stoneflesh Spaulders
+22
2%
Shadowghast Pauldrons
+21
1%
Pauldrons of Possible Afterlives
+21
1%
Epaulettes of Overwhelming Force
+29
1%
Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards
+24
1%

Back for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Grim-Veiled Cape
+32
87%
Cloak of the First Eidolon
+23
3%
Drape of Titanic Dreams
+22
2%
Wine-Stained Mantle
+21
1%
Cloak of Sweltering Flame
+22
1%
Mountebank's Colorful Cloak
+22
1%

Chest for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Carapace of the First Eidolon
+32
93%
Novaburst Warplate
+21
2%
Shadowghast Breastplate
+20
1%
Breastplate of Obligation
+21
1%
Gutcrusher Chestplate
+22
1%
Incarnadine Breastplate
+24
1%
Cuirass of the Lonely Citadel
+25
1%

Wrist for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Vambraces of Verification
+27
18%
Shadowghast Armguards
+25
16%
Bite-Marked Wristplates
+28
12%
Vambraces of the First Eidolon
+30
12%
Gutcrusher Bracers
+25
10%
Inordinately Wondrous Wristguards
+28
6%
Vyraz's Parade Cuffs
+24
4%
Hellhound Cuffs
+28
4%
Veiled Auctioneer's Vambraces
+26
3%
Bracers of the Inscrutable Inventor
+26
3%

Hands for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Gauntlets of the First Eidolon
+30
90%
High Speed Gauntlets
+25
3%
Achillite's Unbreakable Grip
+20
1%
Cavalier Oathbreaker's Grasps
+21
1%
Gauntlets of Absolute Authority
+21
1%
Repurposed Golem Grips
+22
1%
Gutcrusher Gauntlets
+23
1%

Waist for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Shadowghast Waistguard
+28
20%
Girdle of the First Eidolon
+28
19%
Automatic Waist Tightener
+26
14%
Improvisational Cinch
+30
13%
Spellwarding Waistguard
+27
8%
Well-Oiled Plate Girdle
+32
5%
Girdle of Unity
+23
5%
Binding of Warped Desires
+29
4%
Stoic Guardsman's Belt
+25
3%
Enforcer's Containment Cinch
+22
2%

Legs for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Chausses of the First Eidolon
+32
86%
Shadowghast Greaves
+22
7%
Anodized Plate Legguards
+25
3%
Rivet-Sealed Legplates
+21
1%
Endlessly Gluttonous Greaves
+26
1%

Feet for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Greaves of the First Eidolon
+29
23%
Shadowghast Sabatons
+26
19%
Implacable Weatherproof Treads
+27
16%
Gutcrusher Stompers
+25
14%
Greaves of Acid Resistance
+25
6%
Errant Crusader's Greaves
+28
5%
Treads of the Depraved
+24
4%
Pyroclastic Greatboots
+25
3%
Champion's Gruesome Greaves
+24
2%
Greaves of Haunting Ruination
+25
2%

Rings for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Logic Loop of Division
Overclocking Bit Band
+28
12%
Logic Loop of Recursion
Overclocking Bit Band
+30
10%
Logic Loop of Division
Shorting Bit Band
+23
3%
Shadowghast Ring
Soulwarped Seal of Menethil
+25
3%
Ring of Collapsing Futures
Rebooting Bit Band
+25
2%
Ring of Collapsing Futures
Soulwarped Seal of Menethil
+28
2%
Soulwarped Seal of Menethil
Rygelon's Heraldric Ring
+28
2%
Modified Defense Grid
Soulwarped Seal of Menethil
+32
2%
Logic Loop of Recursion
Shorting Bit Band
+21
1%
Ring of Collapsing Futures
Protecting Bit Band
+23
1%

Legendaries for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Abomination's Frenzy
+32
94%
Frenzied Monstrosity
+32
84%
Deadliest Coil
+28
8%
Reanimated Shambler
+26
5%
Rampant Transference
+23
3%
Insatiable Hunger
+21
2%
Superstrain
+23
1%
Final Sentence
+25
1%
Crimson Rune Weapon
+25
1%

Covenants for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Necrolord
+32
95%
Night Fae
+23
3%
Venthyr
+21
2%
Kyrian
+25
1%

Soulbinds for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Plague Deviser Marileth
+32
78%
Bonesmith Heirmir
+29
14%
Emeni
+27
3%
Dreamweaver
+23
2%
Niya
+21
1%
Theotar the Mad Duke
+21
1%
Nadjia the Mistblade
+21
1%

Soulbind Abilities for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Plagueborn Cleansing Slime
Ultimate Form
Undulating Maneuvers
+32
35%
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Kevin's Keyring
Ultimate Form
Undulating Maneuvers
+30
6%
Necrolord
Bonesmith Heirmir
Resourceful Fleshcrafting
Runeforged Spurs
Forgeborne Reveries
Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone
Carver's Eye
+24
4%
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Plagueborn Cleansing Slime
Ultimate Form
Kevin's Oozeling
+26
3%
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Plagueborn Cleansing Slime
Ultimate Form
Viscous Trail
+22
2%
Necrolord
Bonesmith Heirmir
Resourceful Fleshcrafting
Bonesmith's Satchel
Forgeborne Reveries
Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone
Carver's Eye
+28
2%
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Ultimate Form
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Plagueborn Cleansing Slime
Undulating Maneuvers
+21
2%
Necrolord
Plague Deviser Marileth
Volatile Solvent
Ooz's Frictionless Coating
Ultimate Form
Undulating Maneuvers
Kevin's Oozeling
+21
1%
Necrolord
Bonesmith Heirmir
Resourceful Fleshcrafting
Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers
Runeforged Spurs
Forgeborne Reveries
Carver's Eye
+29
1%
Necrolord
Emeni
Lead by Example
Cartilaginous Legs
Gristled Toes
Emeni's Magnificent Skin
Pustule Eruption
+27
1%

Conduit for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Eternal Hunger
+32
97%
Brutal Grasp
+32
90%
Convocation of the Dead
+32
86%
Condensed Anima Sphere
+32
78%
Fleeting Wind
+30
65%
Spirit Drain
+28
57%
Hardened Bones
+32
48%
Chilled Resilience
+32
24%
Reinforced Shell
+28
22%
Insatiable Appetite
+29
11%

Conduit Combination for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Eternal Hunger
Spirit Drain
Fleeting Wind
Convocation of the Dead
Brutal Grasp
Condensed Anima Sphere
+26
24%
Eternal Hunger
Hardened Bones
Fleeting Wind
Convocation of the Dead
Brutal Grasp
Condensed Anima Sphere
+25
11%
Eternal Hunger
Chilled Resilience
Hardened Bones
Convocation of the Dead
Brutal Grasp
Condensed Anima Sphere
+32
5%
Eternal Hunger
Spirit Drain
Hardened Bones
Convocation of the Dead
Brutal Grasp
Condensed Anima Sphere
+28
5%
Eternal Hunger
Chilled Resilience
Fleeting Wind
Convocation of the Dead
Brutal Grasp
Condensed Anima Sphere
+26
4%
Eternal Hunger
Spirit Drain
Reinforced Shell
Fleeting Wind
Convocation of the Dead
Brutal Grasp
+23
3%
Eternal Hunger
Spirit Drain
Hardened Bones
Fleeting Wind
Convocation of the Dead
Brutal Grasp
+24
3%
Eternal Hunger
Reinforced Shell
Hardened Bones
Fleeting Wind
Brutal Grasp
Condensed Anima Sphere
+26
3%
Eternal Hunger
Reinforced Shell
Fleeting Wind
Convocation of the Dead
Brutal Grasp
Condensed Anima Sphere
+23
2%
Eternal Hunger
Chilled Resilience
Spirit Drain
Hardened Bones
Convocation of the Dead
Brutal Grasp
+26
2%

Gem for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+32
63%
Quick Jewel Cluster
+32
30%
Deadly Jewel Cluster
+32
21%
Versatile Jewel Cluster
+25
9%
Straddling Jewel Doublet
+24
2%
Straddling Sage Agate
+32
2%
Straddling Viridium
+25
1%
Leviathan's Eye of Strength
+26
1%

Gem Combination for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+28
11%
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+24
10%
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+25
6%
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+28
5%
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+30
4%
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
Masterful Jewel Cluster
+26
4%
Quick Jewel Cluster
+23
3%
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
+25
3%
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
Quick Jewel Cluster
+22
2%

Back Enchant for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed
+30
49%
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance
+32
22%
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech
+26
13%
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality
+23
9%

Chest Enchant for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
+32
87%
Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish
+25
5%
Enchant Chest - Eternal Bulwark
+22
1%
Enchant Chest - Sacred Stats
+23
1%

Wrist Enchant for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing
+32
39%

Belt Enchant for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Nitro Boosts
+28
9%
Dimensional Shifter
+32
7%

Feet Enchant for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Boots - Soul Treads
+32
43%
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility
+23
3%

Ring Enchant for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
+30
47%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
+28
14%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike
+29
12%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
+25
10%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
+32
4%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste
+25
3%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
+20
2%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
+23
2%
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility
+23
1%

Weapon Enchant for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Max. Key
Popularity
Rune of the Fallen Crusader
+32
98%
Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle
+19
1%

Races for Unholy Death Knight

-
Name
Performance Gain
Lightforged Draenei
+0.99%
Mechagnome
+0.92%
Draenei
+0.91%
Blood Elf
+0.91%
Worgen
+0.87%
Human
+0.84%
Orc
+0.83%
Highmountain Tauren
+0.77%
Kul Tiran
+0.76%
Zandalari Troll Paku
+0.66%
Pandaren
+0.61%
Troll
+0.57%
Dwarf
+0.57%
Tauren
+0.55%
Nightborne
+0.48%
Night Elf
+0.45%
Void Elf
+0.33%
Gnome
+0.28%
Mag'har Orc
+0.26%
Dark Iron Dwarf
+0.26%
Goblin
+0.25%
Zandalari Troll Kimbul
+0.19%
Undead
+0.12%
Vulpera
+0.05%
Zandalari Troll Bwonsamdi
+0.00%

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