Unholy Death Knight Guide for Shadowlands
Patch 9.2.5Fated Raids
Updated on December 4, 2022
Everything you need to improve your DPS performance in Raids.
Class
Specialization
Raid:
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Type | Top Choice | Max. DPS | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
Talents | Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Death's Reach Soul Reaper Wraith Walk Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 85.7K | 54% |
Weapons | Gavel of the First Arbiter | 85.7K | 93% |
Trinkets | Enforcer's Stun Grenade Old Warrior's Soul | 69.6K | 35% |
Head | Visage of the First Eidolon | 84.9K | 63% |
Neck | Shadowghast Necklace | 85.7K | 37% |
Shoulders | Shoulderplates of the First Eidolon | 85.7K | 79% |
Back | Grim-Veiled Cape | 85.7K | 97% |
Chest | Carapace of the First Eidolon | 85.7K | 96% |
Wrist | Shadowghast Armguards | 84.9K | 16% |
Hands | Gauntlets of the First Eidolon | 85.7K | 95% |
Waist | Girdle of the First Eidolon | 70.5K | 16% |
Legs | Chausses of the First Eidolon | 85.7K | 91% |
Feet | Greaves of the First Eidolon | 85.7K | 29% |
Rings | Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | 81.5K | 29% |
Legendaries | Abomination's Frenzy | 85.7K | 99% |
Covenants | Necrolord | 85.7K | 99% |
Soulbinds |  | 85.7K | 96% |
Soulbind Abilities | Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers | 85.7K | 51% |
Conduit | Eternal Hunger | 85.7K | 100% |
Conduit Combination | Eternal Hunger Hardened Bones Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere | 84.9K | 31% |
Gem | Masterful Jewel Cluster | 85.7K | 71% |
Gem Combination | Masterful Jewel Cluster | 65.2K | 8% |
Back Enchant | Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed | 85.7K | 58% |
Chest Enchant | Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 85.7K | 95% |
Wrist Enchant | Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | 85.7K | 35% |
Belt Enchant | Dimensional Shifter | 84.9K | 10% |
Feet Enchant | Enchant Boots - Soul Treads | 71.8K | 44% |
Ring Enchant | Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 81.5K | 47% |
Weapon Enchant | Rune of the Fallen Crusader | 85.7K | 100% |
Race | Performance Gain |
|---|---|
 Troll | +1.80% |
Talents +
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Death's Reach Soul Reaper Wraith Walk Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 85.7K | 54% |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Soul Reaper Wraith Walk Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 76.4K | 18% |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Death's Reach Soul Reaper Spell Eater Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 66.1K | 6% |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Grip of the Dead Soul Reaper Wraith Walk Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 70.2K | 5% |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Soul Reaper Spell Eater Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 54.2K | 3% |
All Will Serve Unholy Blight Death's Reach Soul Reaper Wraith Walk Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 68.7K | 3% |
All Will Serve Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Soul Reaper Wraith Walk Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 41.1K | 2% |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Asphyxiate Soul Reaper Death Pact Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 46.8K | 1% |
Clawing Shadows Unholy Blight Death's Reach Soul Reaper Death Pact Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 61.6K | 1% |
All Will Serve Unholy Blight Death's Reach Soul Reaper Spell Eater Unholy Pact Army of the Damned | 75.8K | 1% |
Weapons +
Gavel of the First Arbiter | 85.7K | 93% |
Logg | 40.9K | 1% |
Stygian Lance of Passage | 53.7K | 1% |
Jaithys, the Prison Blade | 55.1K | 1% |
Overseer's Final Word | 58.7K | 1% |
Trinkets +
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Old Warrior's Soul | 69.6K | 35% |
Scars of Fraternal Strife The First Sigil | 85.7K | 16% |
Old Warrior's Soul The First Sigil | 80.1K | 15% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Scars of Fraternal Strife | 84.9K | 6% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade So'leah's Secret Technique | 77.6K | 3% |
Old Warrior's Soul Scars of Fraternal Strife | 78.9K | 3% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Eye of Command | 52.6K | 2% |
Enforcer's Stun Grenade Decanter of Endless Howling | 37.5K | 1% |
Old Warrior's Soul So'leah's Secret Technique | 50.1K | 1% |
Stone Legion Heraldry Old Warrior's Soul | 67.8K | 1% |
Head +
Visage of the First Eidolon | 84.9K | 63% |
Valorous Visage of Krexus | 85.7K | 15% |
Shadowghast Helm | 70.8K | 7% |
Diadem of Imperious Desire | 71.8K | 4% |
Gutcrusher Coronet | 63.0K | 3% |
Dark Tormentor's Gaze | 73.5K | 3% |
Visage of Brutish Iron | 52.6K | 2% |
Helm of Phantasmal Scars | 81.5K | 2% |
Dausegne's Dissonant Halo | 62.8K | 1% |
Neck +
Shadowghast Necklace | 85.7K | 37% |
Charm of Eternal Winter | 79.4K | 14% |
Periapt of Pristine Preservation | 63.5K | 9% |
Noble's Birthstone Pendant | 71.1K | 9% |
Worldkiller Iris | 84.9K | 9% |
Choker of Barbed Reins | 80.1K | 8% |
Cartel Xy's Proof of Initiation | 53.7K | 3% |
Beacon of Stormwind | 64.8K | 3% |
Interplanar Keystone | 68.2K | 3% |
Cabochon of the Infinite Flight | 58.0K | 2% |
Shoulders +
Shoulderplates of the First Eidolon | 85.7K | 79% |
Gluttonous Gardbrace | 65.2K | 4% |
Pauldrons of Encroaching Limits | 63.5K | 3% |
Epaulettes of Overwhelming Force | 65.1K | 3% |
Gutcrusher Shoulderplates | 62.0K | 3% |
Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards | 80.1K | 3% |
Mantle of Conflicted Loyalties | 52.2K | 2% |
Shadowghast Pauldrons | 71.1K | 1% |
Pauldrons of Possible Afterlives | 78.9K | 1% |
Spires of Broken Hope | 67.2K | 1% |
Back +
Grim-Veiled Cape | 85.7K | 97% |
Cloak of the First Eidolon | 70.5K | 1% |
Chest +
Carapace of the First Eidolon | 85.7K | 96% |
Novaburst Warplate | 40.5K | 1% |
Incarnadine Breastplate | 43.3K | 1% |
Wrist +
Shadowghast Armguards | 84.9K | 16% |
Hellhound Cuffs | 75.8K | 13% |
Vyraz's Parade Cuffs | 79.4K | 13% |
Vambraces of the First Eidolon | 81.5K | 10% |
Vambraces of Verification | 59.0K | 8% |
Airborne Abductor's Vambraces | 85.7K | 8% |
Veiled Auctioneer's Vambraces | 64.9K | 7% |
Bracers of the Inscrutable Inventor | 56.5K | 5% |
Bite-Marked Wristplates | 68.7K | 5% |
Unstable Giant's Cuffs | 55.3K | 4% |
Hands +
Gauntlets of the First Eidolon | 85.7K | 95% |
High Speed Gauntlets | 53.6K | 1% |
Cavalier Oathbreaker's Grasps | 55.1K | 1% |
Waist +
Girdle of the First Eidolon | 70.5K | 16% |
Automatic Waist Tightener | 76.4K | 14% |
Shadowghast Waistguard | 81.5K | 12% |
Enforcer's Containment Cinch | 68.2K | 12% |
Stoic Guardsman's Belt | 84.9K | 11% |
Binding of Warped Desires | 73.5K | 9% |
Improvisational Cinch | 71.0K | 7% |
Spellwarding Waistguard | 85.7K | 5% |
Binding of Dark Destinies | 65.2K | 4% |
Well-Oiled Plate Girdle | 67.2K | 4% |
Legs +
Chausses of the First Eidolon | 85.7K | 91% |
Shadowghast Greaves | 70.5K | 3% |
Endlessly Gluttonous Greaves | 84.9K | 3% |
Legguards of the Ultimate Threat | 67.7K | 2% |
Agatha's Gothic Greaves | 45.7K | 1% |
Feet +
Greaves of the First Eidolon | 85.7K | 29% |
Shadowghast Sabatons | 70.5K | 17% |
Errant Crusader's Greaves | 80.1K | 12% |
Greaves of Haunting Ruination | 68.2K | 8% |
Gutcrusher Stompers | 61.3K | 7% |
Implacable Weatherproof Treads | 64.6K | 7% |
Song-Mad Sabatons | 84.9K | 5% |
Stoneguard Attendant's Boots | 77.6K | 4% |
Treads of the Depraved | 71.8K | 3% |
Champion's Gruesome Greaves | 81.5K | 2% |
Rings +
Logic Loop of Division Overclocking Bit Band | 81.5K | 29% |
Logic Loop of Recursion Overclocking Bit Band | 73.5K | 9% |
Modified Defense Grid Soulwarped Seal of Menethil | 61.6K | 5% |
Logic Loop of Division Soulwarped Seal of Menethil | 57.5K | 3% |
Shadowghast Ring Soulwarped Seal of Menethil | 58.5K | 3% |
Jeweled Signet of Melandrus Soulwarped Seal of Menethil | 85.7K | 3% |
Soulwarped Seal of Menethil Rygelon's Heraldric Ring | 79.4K | 3% |
Tarnished Insignia of Quel'Thalas Soulwarped Seal of Menethil | 71.8K | 2% |
Ring of Collapsing Futures Soulwarped Seal of Menethil | 58.7K | 2% |
Most Regal Signet of Sire Denathrius Soulwarped Seal of Menethil | 84.9K | 1% |
Legendaries +
Abomination's Frenzy | 85.7K | 99% |
Frenzied Monstrosity | 85.7K | 74% |
Deadliest Coil | 71.1K | 26% |
Crimson Rune Weapon | 40.5K | 1% |
Covenants +
Necrolord | 85.7K | 99% |
Soulbinds +
| 85.7K | 96% |
 | 84.9K | 3% |
Soulbind Abilities +
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers | 85.7K | 51% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Kevin's Keyring Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers | 63.5K | 8% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Kevin's Oozeling | 79.4K | 3% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Viscous Trail | 57.4K | 2% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling | 52.6K | 1% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Ultimate Form Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling | 60.3K | 1% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Kevin's Keyring Ultimate Form Viscous Trail | 64.9K | 1% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Ultimate Form Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Undulating Maneuvers | 66.5K | 1% |
Necrolord Volatile Solvent Ooz's Frictionless Coating Plagueborn Cleansing Slime Undulating Maneuvers Kevin's Oozeling | 75.8K | 1% |
Necrolord Resourceful Fleshcrafting Heirmir's Arsenal: Gorestompers Runeforged Spurs Forgeborne Reveries Carver's Eye | 84.9K | 1% |
Conduit +
Eternal Hunger | 85.7K | 100% |
Brutal Grasp | 85.7K | 98% |
Convocation of the Dead | 85.7K | 98% |
Fleeting Wind | 85.7K | 76% |
Condensed Anima Sphere | 85.7K | 74% |
Hardened Bones | 84.9K | 67% |
Spirit Drain | 85.7K | 33% |
Chilled Resilience | 80.1K | 24% |
Reinforced Shell | 75.8K | 19% |
Insatiable Appetite | 61.9K | 4% |
Conduit Combination +
Eternal Hunger Hardened Bones Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere | 84.9K | 31% |
Eternal Hunger Spirit Drain Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere | 85.7K | 11% |
Eternal Hunger Spirit Drain Hardened Bones Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere | 79.4K | 6% |
Eternal Hunger Chilled Resilience Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere | 80.1K | 6% |
Eternal Hunger Spirit Drain Hardened Bones Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp | 81.5K | 6% |
Eternal Hunger Reinforced Shell Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere | 62.8K | 5% |
Eternal Hunger Chilled Resilience Hardened Bones Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere | 75.8K | 5% |
Eternal Hunger Chilled Resilience Hardened Bones Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp | 73.5K | 4% |
Eternal Hunger Reinforced Shell Hardened Bones Fleeting Wind Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp | 59.1K | 3% |
Eternal Hunger Reinforced Shell Hardened Bones Convocation of the Dead Brutal Grasp Condensed Anima Sphere | 64.9K | 2% |
Gem +
Masterful Jewel Cluster | 85.7K | 71% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster | 85.7K | 33% |
Quick Jewel Cluster | 77.6K | 27% |
Versatile Jewel Cluster | 62.5K | 5% |
Straddling Jewel Doublet | 59.8K | 3% |
Straddling Sage Agate | 80.1K | 3% |
Gem Combination +
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 70.5K | 8% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster | 65.2K | 8% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 71.0K | 7% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 66.3K | 6% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 70.8K | 6% |
Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster Masterful Jewel Cluster | 81.5K | 5% |
Quick Jewel Cluster | 57.8K | 3% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster | 63.5K | 2% |
Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster Deadly Jewel Cluster | 84.9K | 2% |
Back Enchant +
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed | 85.7K | 58% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance | 84.9K | 25% |
Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech | 71.1K | 9% |
Enchant Cloak - Soul Vitality | 62.5K | 5% |
Chest Enchant +
Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats | 85.7K | 95% |
Enchant Chest - Eternal Skirmish | 54.7K | 2% |
Wrist Enchant +
Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing | 85.7K | 35% |
Belt Enchant +
Dimensional Shifter | 84.9K | 10% |
Nitro Boosts | 77.6K | 9% |
Feet Enchant +
Enchant Boots - Soul Treads | 71.8K | 44% |
Enchant Boots - Eternal Agility | 48.0K | 1% |
Ring Enchant +
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 81.5K | 47% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike | 85.7K | 17% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | 71.8K | 11% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 67.1K | 8% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 80.1K | 8% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Critical Strike Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | 65.2K | 4% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste | 40.4K | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery | 46.6K | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 56.6K | 1% |
Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery Enchant Ring - Tenet of Versatility | 58.0K | 1% |
Weapon Enchant +
Rune of the Fallen Crusader | 85.7K | 100% |
Races +
| +1.80% |
 | +1.71% |
 | +1.53% |
 | +1.48% |
 | +1.20% |
 | +1.12% |
 | +1.10% |
 | +1.10% |
 | +1.03% |
 | +1.02% |
 | +1.01% |
 | +1.00% |
 | +0.99% |
 | +0.96% |
 | +0.88% |
 | +0.87% |
 | +0.85% |
 | +0.85% |
 | +0.74% |
 | +0.63% |
 | +0.52% |
 | +0.50% |
 | +0.44% |
 | +0.43% |
 | +0.00% |
This guide covers all the essential parts of character optimization needed to maximize your DPS in Raids as Unholy 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 Raid 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 DPS and Popularity metrics. If unsure what to choose, the safest option is to pick the most popular one. Also, be sure to use our boss filter when optimizing for different Raid Bosses.