Unholy Death Knight Guide for Midnight Season 2 (Patch 12.1)
viewsAbout the Class
Unholy Death Knight (UDK) is a melee fighter who wields two-handed weapons (sword, axe) and uses various diseases and curses to deal damage. The class boasts excellent burst damage in both AoE and single-target combat.
Strengths
- Very strong burst damage.
- A simple rotation that lets you quickly grasp the class and put up good results.
- Good defensive abilities for both yourself and the group/raid.
Weaknesses
- A small number of abilities, which heavily limits the rotation. The class can feel boring for some players.
- Single-target damage is inconsistent and depends on the chosen talents, so it may not be the highest.
- Few abilities that affect crowd control of enemy groups.
Stat Priority
Strength
Critical Strike
Mastery
Haste
VersatilityTalents
Rotation (Ability Priority)
- 1
Outbreak - 2
Festering Strike - 3
Army of the Dead - 4
Reaper's Mark - 5
Festering Scythe
- Outbreak — to keep your diseases on the target
Festering Scythe — if its buff has fallen off- Reaper's Mark — if the enemy is below 35% health and your
Dark Transformation buff is active, or you triggered the 
Reaping effect from Dark Transformation 
Death Coil — when you have a 
Sudden Doom proc or 
Forbidden Knowledge is active- Festering Scythe — if the target is above 35% health and your Dark Transformation buff is active. If the target is below 35%, use Reaper's Mark to trigger your Festering Scythe instead
- Festering Strike — if you have fewer than 3 stacks of Vile Contagion
Scourge Strike — if you have at least 1 stack of Vile Contagion- Death Coil
Best in Slot (BiS)
Don't forget to explore our class pages, where not only the best items in the slot are available, but also other alternatives for any class, spec or situation:
Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Leveling
From the very first level you will already have abilities to deal damage. Your core abilities in the early levels will be Outbreak, Scourge Strike and 
Death Strike. As you level up you will gain new abilities, getting closer to the core rotation. We recommend following the ability priority from the rotation section.
Mythic+ Tips
If your group has few classes capable of interrupting spells, or you plan to fight a large number of casting mobs, be sure to take the 
Cold Wind talent. When you interrupt an ability, you gain 10 Runic Power and the cooldown of the ability is reduced by 3 seconds, allowing you to interrupt dangerous enemy spells more often.
Take the 
Asphyxiate talent if your group has no or insufficient crowd control. With this ability you can stun a target for 5 seconds, preventing it from casting dangerous spells.
Try to use 
Death Grip as often as possible on mobs that cast constantly and do not move from their spot. This ability will interrupt the cast and pull the pesky mob to you.
Macros
#showtooltip Mind Freeze /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Mind Freeze
#showtooltip Asphyxiate /cast [target=mouseover, exists] Asphyxiate
#showtooltip Raise Ally /cast [@mouseover,help,dead][] Raise Ally
Author
Fouren
Fouren has been playing World of Warcraft for over 15 years. He is an active player with 12 Cutting Edge achievements under his belt, and has reached the top 1% and 0.1% multiple times on various classes. His main classes are healers, particularly Holy Paladin.
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