Unholy Death Knight Guide WoW: Midnight
About the Class
Unholy Death Knight (UDK) is a melee fighter who wields two-handed weapons (swords, axes) and uses various diseases and curses to deal damage. The class has excellent burst damage in both AoE and single-target combat.
Strengths
Very strong burst damage.- Simple rotation that allows you to quickly learn the class and perform well.
- Strong defensive abilities for both yourself and the group/raid.
Weaknesses
Small number of abilities, which greatly limits rotation. The class may seem boring to some players.- Single-target damage is inconsistent and depends on selected talents, so it may not always be the highest.
- Few abilities that provide crowd control against groups of enemies.
Stat Priority
Strength
Mastery
Critical Strike
Haste
VersatilityTalents
Here you can see the talent heatmap for the character. We collect data from the top 100 Unholy Death Knight players and show how many of them choose each talent.
Rider of the Apocalypse
- Class Talents
- Specialization
San'layn
- Class Talents
- Specialization
Rotation (Ability Priority)
Outbreak if 
Virulent Plague is not active.
Festering Strike after using 
Dark Transformation if you have more than 3 stacks of Little Ghoul.
Soul Reaper if the target is below 35% health.
Pestilence after Dark Transformation ends.
Army of the Dead.- Dark Transformation.
- Soul Reaper when Dark Transformation.
Festermight.- Festermight if more than 2 charges or Virulent Plague is not active.
- Festermight.
- Soul Reaper.
- Festermight if Dark Transformation will be on cooldown for more than 15 seconds.
Festering Scythe if any target does not have the debuff or it is about to expire.
Death Coil if you have a 
Sudden Doom proc or have more than 80 Runic Power.- Festering Strike if you have no stacks of Little Ghoul.
Scourge Strike if you have stacks of Little Ghoul.- Death Coil.
Best in Slot Gear (BiS)
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Enchants, Gems, Consumables
Leveling Process
From the very first level you will already have damage-dealing abilities. The main abilities at early levels will be Outbreak, Scourge Strike and 
Death Strike. As you level up, you will unlock new abilities, gradually building toward the full rotation. We recommend following the ability priority from the rotation section.
Mythic+ Tips
1
If your group has few classes capable of interrupting spells, or you plan to fight many mobs that cast spells, be sure to take the 
Cold Thirst talent. When interrupting abilities you will gain 10 Runic Power, and the cooldown of the ability will be reduced by 3 seconds, allowing you to interrupt dangerous enemy spells more often.
2
Take the 
Asphyxiate talent if your group lacks crowd control effects. With this ability you can stun a target for 5 seconds, preventing it from casting dangerous spells.
3
Try to use 
Death Grip as often as possible on mobs that continuously cast spells and do not move. This ability will interrupt the spell cast and pull the annoying 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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