Frost Death Knight Guide — WoW: Midnight

Author: Fouren

Updated 10 hr ago

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About the Class

Frost Death Knight (FDK) is a melee DPS that can use either a two-handed weapon or dual-wield one-handed weapons. The class mechanic revolves around abilities that generate resources and others that spend them, making it ideal for players who enjoy following a strict rotation to maximize character effectiveness.

Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
🟩 Very good cleave damage that allows you to deal AoE damage while hitting a priority target.	🟥 Small number of abilities, which significantly limits the rotation. The class may seem boring to some players.
🟩 Simple rotation that allows you to quickly learn the class and perform well.	🟥 Single target damage is inconsistent and may not be the highest.
🟩 Good defensive abilities for both yourself and the group/raid.	🟥 If abilities do not proc, there are downtime periods in the rotation when all abilities are on cooldown.

Stat Priority

Frost Death Knight Stats Priority

Strength

Critical Strike

Mastery

Haste

Versatility

Talents

Here you can see the talent heatmap. We collect data from the top 100 Frost Death Knight players and show how many of them choose each talent.

Rider of the Apocalypse

Class Talents

Specialization

Deathbringer

Class Talents

Specialization

You can always see the latest talent trees for each hero spec in the dedicated section for Frost Death Knights.

Rotation (Ability Priority)

Single Target

Empower Rune Weapon if you have 2 charges
Frostwyrm's Fury
Pillar of Frost
Reaper's Mark
Obliterate if you have 2 stacks of Killing Machine
Howling Blast with Rime
Frostbane when the ability procs
Frost Strike if the target has more than 5 stacks of the debuff Razorice
Frost Strike to maintain Runic Power
Obliterate with Killing Machine
Empower Rune Weapon for procs of Killing Machine
Frost Strike
Empower Rune Weapon to generate Runic Power
Howling Blast

AoE

Empower Rune Weapon
Frostwyrm's Fury
Pillar of Frost
Reaper's Mark
Frostscythe if you have 2 procs of Killing Machine
Howling Blast with Rime
Frost Strike if the target has 5 stacks of Razorice
Frostbane if there is a proc
Glacial Advance if Breath of Sindragosa is not close to coming off cooldown
Glacial Advance
Frostscythe with Killing Machine
Frostscythe with Killing Machine if Reaper's Mark is not close to coming off cooldown
Empower Rune Weapon to generate Runic Power
Frostscythe if there is no Killing Machine

Rotation Example (Opener)

-> -> -> ->

Best in Slot (BiS)

Slot	Item
Two-Handed Weapon	Bellamy's Final Verdict
One-Handed Weapon	Blade of Final Twilight
Head	Crown of the Relentless Rider
Neck	Void Hymn Amulet
Shoulders	Chilling Blood Plate Pauldrons
Back	Warm Cloak of Rigid Scales
Chest	Breastplate of the Relentless Rider
Wrists	Spellbreaker's Bracers
Hands	Bonegrips of the Relentless Rider
Waist	Chainmail Belt of Hatred
Legs	Nightcrusher's Belt
Feet	Greaves of the Formless
Ring	Loa Worshipper's Ring
Ring	Ring of Sin'dorei Hope
Trinket	Banner of the Light's Regiment
Trinket	Gaze of Seer Aln

You can always see the latest equipment in the dedicated section for Frost Death Knights.

Enchants, Gems, Consumables

Enchants

Item	Name
Weapon	Rune of the Fallen Crusader for two-handed weapons
Weapon	Rune of Razorice on main hand weapon and Rune of the Fallen Crusader on off-hand weapon
Shoulders	Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
Helm	Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed
Back	Enchant Cloak - Chant of Winged Grace
Chest	Enchant Chest - Nalorakk's Mark
Wrists	Enchant Bracers - Chant of Armored Leech
Legs	Woodland Hunter Armor Patch
Boots	Enchant Boots - Wanderer's Hunt
Ring	Enchant Ring - Nature's Wrath

Gems

Meta gem Inscrutable Diamond of Eversong
Other sockets Flawless Death Amethyst

Consumables

Type	Name
Flask	Flask of the Shattered Sun
Combat Potion (prepot)	Potential of Light
Healing Potion	Silvermoon Healing Potion
Weapon Buff	Thalassian Phoenix Oil
Augment Rune	Void-Marked Augment Rune
Food	Royal Roast

Leveling

From level one you will already have damage-dealing abilities. The main abilities at early levels are Frost Strike и Death Strike As you level up you will gain new abilities, approaching the full rotation. We recommend following this ability priority as they become available:

Mythic+ Tips

Tip #1

If your group has few classes capable of interrupting spells or you expect to fight many spell-casting mobs, make sure to take the talent Cold Thirst. When interrupting abilities you will gain 10 Runic Power and the cooldown will be reduced by 3 seconds, allowing you to interrupt dangerous enemy spells more frequently.

Tip #2

Take the talent Asphyxiate if your group lacks crowd control effects. This ability allows you to stun a target for 5 seconds, preventing it from casting dangerous spells.

Tip #3

Try to use Death Grip as often as possible on mobs that constantly channel spells and do not move. This ability will interrupt the cast and pull the annoying mob to you.

Macros

Focus Interrupt Macro

#showtooltip Mind Freeze
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Mind Freeze

Mouseover Asphyxiate Macro

#showtooltip Asphyxiate
/cast [target=mouseover, exists] Asphyxiate

Mouseover Raise Ally Macro

#showtooltip Raise Ally
/cast [@mouseover,help,dead][]Raise Ally

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