Unholy Death Knight PvP Guide for Shadowlands
Patch 9.2.5Shadowlands PvP Season 4
Updated on December 4, 2022
Everything you need to improve your performance in PvP.
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Type | Top Choice | Max. Rating | Median Rating | Popularity |
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Talent | Grip of the Dead | 2179 | 1% | |
Talent Combination | Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Harbinger of Doom Spell Eater Unholy Pact Unholy Assault | 2191 | 2% | |
PvP Talent | Death's Echo | 2225 | 6% | |
PvP Talent Combination | Necrotic Aura Death's Echo Necrotic Wounds | 2278 | 1% | |
Main Hand | 2141 | 90% | ||
Trinket | Cosmic Gladiator's Medallion | 2265 | 1% | |
Trinket Combination | Cosmic Gladiator's Medallion | 2265 | 1% | |
Head | 2206 | 6% | ||
Neck | 2146 | 1% | ||
Shoulders | Shoulderplates of the First Eidolon | 2143 | 98% | |
Back | Grim-Veiled Cape | 2143 | 91% | |
Chest | Shadowghast Breastplate | 2177 | 1% | |
Wrist | Cosmic Gladiator's Plate Vambraces | 2339 | 1% | |
Hands | 2166 | 11% | ||
Waist | Girdle of Unity | 2161 | 1% | |
Legs | Shadowghast Greaves | 2148 | 5% | |
Feet | 2141 | 91% | ||
Rings | Cosmic Gladiator's Ring | 2182 | 1% | |
Item Level | 299 | 2403 | 8% | |
Legendaries | Frenzied Monstrosity | 2144 | 96% | |
Covenants | 2141 | 99% | ||
Soulbinds | Necrolord ![]() | 2141 | 99% | |
Soulbind Ability | Necrolord Serrated Spaulders | 2148 | 2% | |
Soulbind Ability Combination | Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2225 | 7% | |
Conduit | Debilitating Malady | 2249 | 8% | |
Conduit Combination | Convocation of the Dead Insatiable Appetite Brutal Grasp Fleeting Wind Eternal Hunger Chilled Resilience Brutal Grasp Fleeting Wind Meat Shield Withering Plague Debilitating Malady Chilled Resilience Eternal Hunger Fleeting Wind Insatiable Appetite Brutal Grasp Convocation of the Dead Hardened Bones | 2494 | 1% | |
Gem | Versatile Jewel Cluster | 2183 | 14% | |
Gem Combination | Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 2183 | 14% | |
Back Enchant | Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | 2166 | 1% | |
Chest Enchant | Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 2143 | 96% | |
Wrist Enchant | Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | 2123 | 27% | |
Belt Enchant | Summon Shadow Demon | 2145 | 16% | |
Feet Enchant | Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | 2148 | 11% | |
Weapon Enchant | Booty Bomb | 2130 | 3% |
Stat | Median Value |
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Mastery | 60% |
Race | Representation |
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![]() Orc | 114 (69%) |
Talent +
Grip of the Dead | 2179 | 1% | |
Harbinger of Doom | 2155 | 5% | |
Spell Eater | 2146 | 48% | |
Pestilent Pustules | 2144 | 88% | |
Unholy Assault | 2144 | 91% | |
Clawing Shadows | 2144 | 96% | |
Unholy Blight | 2144 | 96% | |
Asphyxiate | 2142 | 97% | |
Unholy Pact | 2140 | 100% | |
Wraith Walk | 2131 | 49% | |
Soul Reaper | 2113 | 5% | |
Bursting Sores | 2108 | 3% | |
Infected Claws | 2107 | 1% | |
Army of the Damned | 2106 | 7% | |
Death Pact | 2105 | 1% | |
All Will Serve | 2027 | 1% | |
Death's Reach | 2004 | 1% |
Talent Combination +
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Harbinger of Doom Spell Eater Unholy Pact Unholy Assault | 2191 | 2% | |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Pestilent Pustules Spell Eater Unholy Pact Unholy Assault | 2161 | 41% | |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Pestilent Pustules Wraith Walk Unholy Pact Unholy Assault | 2138 | 41% | |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Pestilent Pustules Death Pact Unholy Pact Unholy Assault | 2127 | 1% | |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Soul Reaper Wraith Walk Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 2113 | 1% | |
Clawing Shadows Bursting Sores Asphyxiate Pestilent Pustules Wraith Walk Unholy Pact Unholy Assault | 2109 | 1% | |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Pestilent Pustules Wraith Walk Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 2103 | 1% |
PvP Talent Combination +
Necrotic Aura Death's Echo Necrotic Wounds | 2278 | 1% | |
Necrotic Wounds Death's Echo Strangulate | 2225 | 4% | |
Necrotic Wounds Necrotic Aura Strangulate | 2146 | 50% | |
Spellwarden Strangulate Necrotic Aura | 2143 | 1% | |
Necrotic Wounds Spellwarden Strangulate | 2133 | 22% | |
Necrotic Wounds Strangulate Raise Abomination | 2131 | 3% | |
Necrotic Wounds Spellwarden Raise Abomination | 2124 | 1% | |
Necrotic Aura Spellwarden Necrotic Wounds | 2110 | 6% | |
Necrotic Wounds Necrotic Aura Raise Abomination | 2104 | 2% | |
Necrotic Aura Raise Abomination Spellwarden | 2088 | 1% |
Stat Name +
Mastery | 60% |
Versatility | 33% |
Haste | 15% |
Crit | 11% |
Shoulders +
Shoulderplates of the First Eidolon | 2143 | 98% |
Covenants +
Necrolord | 2141 | 99% |
Soulbind Ability +
Necrolord Serrated Spaulders | 2148 | 2% | |
Necrolord Hearth Kidneystone | 2147 | 22% | |
Necrolord Viscous Trail | 2147 | 22% | |
Necrolord Gnashing Chompers | 2146 | 6% | |
Necrolord Plagueborn Cleansing Slime | 2144 | 78% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent | 2141 | 99% | |
Necrolord Ultimate Form | 2141 | 99% | |
Necrolord Kevin's Oozeling | 2141 | 99% | |
Necrolord Ooz's Frictionless Coating | 2141 | 99% | |
Necrolord Bonesmith's Satchel | 2140 | 18% | |
Necrolord Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone | 2140 | 32% | |
Necrolord Resilient Stitching | 2140 | 48% | |
Necrolord Undulating Maneuvers | 2138 | 76% | |
Necrolord Forgeborne Reveries | 2138 | 81% | |
Necrolord Gristled Toes | 2137 | 52% | |
Necrolord Mnemonic Equipment | 2137 | 75% | |
Necrolord Resourceful Fleshcrafting | 2135 | 77% | |
Necrolord Emeni's Ambulatory Flesh | 2134 | 9% | |
Necrolord Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers | 2134 | 45% | |
Necrolord Emeni's Magnificent Skin | 2134 | 67% | |
Necrolord Carver's Eye | 2134 | 73% | |
Necrolord Lead by Example | 2134 | 77% | |
Necrolord Runeforged Spurs | 2133 | 61% | |
Necrolord Pustule Eruption | 2133 | 65% | |
Necrolord Waking Bone Breastplate | 2130 | 5% | |
Necrolord Cartilaginous Legs | 2127 | 53% | |
Necrolord Kevin's Keyring | 2126 | 20% | |
Necrolord Sole Slough | 2125 | 22% | |
Necrolord Sulfuric Emission | 2122 | 16% | |
Necrolord Heirmir's Arsenal: Ravenous Pendant | 2107 | 1% |
Soulbind Ability Combination +
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2225 | 7% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling Lead by Example Emeni's Magnificent Skin Cartilaginous Legs Gristled Toes Resilient Stitching Pustule Eruption Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2209 | 1% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Kevin's Keyring Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2176 | 3% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling Lead by Example Emeni's Magnificent Skin Cartilaginous Legs Gristled Toes Resilient Stitching Pustule Eruption Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2175 | 1% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling Lead by Example Emeni's Magnificent Skin Cartilaginous Legs Gristled Toes Sole Slough Pustule Eruption Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Bonesmith's Satchel Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2161 | 1% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Kevin's Keyring Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling Lead by Example Emeni's Magnificent Skin Cartilaginous Legs Gristled Toes Resilient Stitching Pustule Eruption Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Bonesmith's Satchel Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2158 | 1% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Kevin's Keyring Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling Lead by Example Emeni's Magnificent Skin Cartilaginous Legs Sulfuric Emission Resilient Stitching Pustule Eruption | 2153 | 1% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Kevin's Keyring Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling | 2149 | 5% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2146 | 2% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling | 2146 | 16% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling Lead by Example Emeni's Magnificent Skin Cartilaginous Legs Gnashing Chompers Resilient Stitching Pustule Eruption Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Bonesmith's Satchel Heirmir's Arsenal: Marrowed Gemstone Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2141 | 1% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling | 2141 | 61% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling Lead by Example Emeni's Magnificent Skin Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2133 | 17% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling Lead by Example Emeni's Magnificent Skin Cartilaginous Legs Gristled Toes Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2130 | 12% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Kevin's Keyring Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling | 2125 | 15% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling Lead by Example Emeni's Magnificent Skin Cartilaginous Legs Sulfuric Emission Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Runeforged Spurs Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2107 | 1% | |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail Kevin's Oozeling Lead by Example Emeni's Magnificent Skin Hearth Kidneystone Gristled Toes Resilient Stitching Pustule Eruption Forgeborne Reveries Resourceful Fleshcrafting Bonesmith's Satchel Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers Carver's Eye Mnemonic Equipment | 2092 | 1% |
Conduit +
Debilitating Malady | 2249 | 8% | |
Blood Bond | 2198 | 5% | |
Fleeting Wind | 2144 | 74% | |
Eternal Hunger | 2142 | 98% | |
Convocation of the Dead | 2142 | 98% | |
Withering Plague | 2141 | 16% | |
Brutal Grasp | 2141 | 99% | |
Unleashed Frenzy | 2140 | 5% | |
Hardened Bones | 2140 | 49% | |
Insatiable Appetite | 2140 | 88% | |
Chilled Resilience | 2140 | 98% | |
Condensed Anima Sphere | 2139 | 49% | |
Adaptive Armor Fragment | 2135 | 12% | |
Lingering Plague | 2132 | 13% | |
Meat Shield | 2132 | 19% | |
Accelerated Cold | 2132 | 43% | |
Reinforced Shell | 2132 | 69% | |
Eradicating Blow | 2126 | 13% | |
Spirit Drain | 2126 | 24% | |
Everfrost | 2126 | 25% | |
Embrace Death | 2115 | 11% | |
Unending Grip | 2113 | 9% |
Conduit Combination +
Convocation of the Dead Insatiable Appetite Brutal Grasp Fleeting Wind Eternal Hunger Chilled Resilience Brutal Grasp Fleeting Wind Meat Shield Withering Plague Debilitating Malady Chilled Resilience Eternal Hunger Fleeting Wind Insatiable Appetite Brutal Grasp Convocation of the Dead Hardened Bones | 2494 | 1% | |
Eternal Hunger Condensed Anima Sphere Brutal Grasp Hardened Bones Convocation of the Dead Fleeting Wind Brutal Grasp Fleeting Wind Meat Shield Withering Plague Debilitating Malady Blood Bond Accelerated Cold Chilled Resilience Hardened Bones Everfrost Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere | 2467 | 1% | |
Eternal Hunger Insatiable Appetite Brutal Grasp Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Chilled Resilience Withering Plague Fleeting Wind Insatiable Appetite Debilitating Malady Brutal Grasp Chilled Resilience Brutal Grasp Chilled Resilience Insatiable Appetite Eternal Hunger Convocation of the Dead Hardened Bones | 2404 | 3% | |
Eternal Hunger Condensed Anima Sphere Brutal Grasp Chilled Resilience Convocation of the Dead Reinforced Shell Eternal Hunger Chilled Resilience Hardened Bones Brutal Grasp Convocation of the Dead Spirit Drain Accelerated Cold Chilled Resilience Insatiable Appetite Hardened Bones Adaptive Armor Fragment Reinforced Shell | 2215 | 1% | |
Brutal Grasp Insatiable Appetite Convocation of the Dead Condensed Anima Sphere Eternal Hunger Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Chilled Resilience Insatiable Appetite Eternal Hunger Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere Accelerated Cold Chilled Resilience Condensed Anima Sphere Brutal Grasp Everfrost Insatiable Appetite | 2156 | 8% | |
Brutal Grasp Insatiable Appetite Convocation of the Dead Fleeting Wind Eternal Hunger Hardened Bones | 2155 | 28% | |
Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere Eternal Hunger Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Chilled Resilience Eternal Hunger Chilled Resilience Reinforced Shell Brutal Grasp | 2143 | 27% | |
Convocation of the Dead Insatiable Appetite Eternal Hunger Fleeting Wind Brutal Grasp Chilled Resilience | 2143 | 62% | |
Eternal Hunger Insatiable Appetite Brutal Grasp Chilled Resilience Convocation of the Dead Reinforced Shell Brutal Grasp Spirit Drain Insatiable Appetite Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Chilled Resilience Eternal Hunger Fleeting Wind Hardened Bones Reinforced Shell | 2140 | 6% | |
Eternal Hunger Insatiable Appetite Convocation of the Dead Hardened Bones Brutal Grasp Chilled Resilience | 2140 | 39% | |
Eternal Hunger Insatiable Appetite Convocation of the Dead Chilled Resilience Brutal Grasp Reinforced Shell | 2128 | 58% | |
Brutal Grasp Insatiable Appetite Chilled Resilience Eternal Hunger Reinforced Shell | 2127 | 58% | |
Eternal Hunger Condensed Anima Sphere Brutal Grasp Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Spirit Drain Eternal Hunger Spirit Drain Reinforced Shell Convocation of the Dead Everfrost Spirit Drain Condensed Anima Sphere Hardened Bones Accelerated Cold Reinforced Shell | 2125 | 1% | |
Convocation of the Dead Reinforced Shell Eternal Hunger Insatiable Appetite Brutal Grasp Chilled Resilience Brutal Grasp Chilled Resilience Condensed Anima Sphere Everfrost Accelerated Cold Insatiable Appetite Convocation of the Dead Chilled Resilience Condensed Anima Sphere Brutal Grasp Eternal Hunger Insatiable Appetite | 2125 | 7% | |
Convocation of the Dead Hardened Bones Eternal Hunger Reinforced Shell Brutal Grasp Chilled Resilience Convocation of the Dead Chilled Resilience Condensed Anima Sphere Meat Shield Adaptive Armor Fragment Reinforced Shell | 2063 | 1% |
Gem Combination +
Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 2183 | 14% | |
Straddling Sage Agate Versatile Jewel Cluster Straddling Jewel Doublet Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster Versatile Jewel Cluster | 2164 | 3% | |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 2138 | 89% | |
Quick Jewel Cluster Quick Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 2126 | 1% |
Wrist Enchant +
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | 2123 | 27% |
Belt Enchant +
Summon Shadow Demon | 2145 | 16% |
Weapon Enchant +
Booty Bomb | 2130 | 3% |
Race +
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