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Frost Death Knight

Damage specialisation · Tier C in PvP, 1.1% of the sample

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Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

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Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 2 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility49.3%1,027 avg
  • Mastery43.6%909 avg
  • Haste7.0%147 avg
  • Critical Strike0.0%0 avg

2

Synced RBG players

192

Average rating sampled

192

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Death's Cold Embrace

Death's Cold Embrace

100%

Pillar of Frost grants you Remorseless Winter and increases its damage by 400% and its radius by 150%, but your movement speed is heavily reduced for its duration. Pillar of Frost's cooldown is increased by 15 sec.

2 players

Strangulate

Strangulate

100%

Shadowy tendrils constrict an enemy's throat, silencing them for 4 sec.

2 players

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

50%

Death Strike reduces all Physical damage taken by 25% for 4 sec.

1 players

Delirium

Delirium

50%

Howling Blast applies Delirium, reducing the cooldown recovery rate of movement enhancing abilities by 50% for 12 sec.

1 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Anti-Magic Zone
    Anti-Magic Zone100%

    Places an Anti-Magic Zone for 6 sec, reducing the magic damage taken by party or raid members by 15%.

  • Arctic Assault
    Arctic Assault100%

    Consuming Killing Machine fires a Glacial Advance through your target at 60% effectiveness.

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

100% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Venomous Aspirant's Plate Armor

50% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Baleful Grave-Knight's Breastplate

50% equipped · 292 ilvl

Frost Death Knight enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt100%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul100%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed100%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Only 2 synced characters play this specialisation so far, which is too few to report pick rates from.

A percentage drawn from a handful of players is noise wearing the costume of data, and a reader cannot tell the difference. This fills in as the background sync works through the ladder.

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Death Knight specs

  • Blood
  • Unholy
Bind in Darkness
Bind in Darkness100%

Rime empowered Howling Blast deals 60% increased damage to its main target, and is now Shadowfrost. Shadowfrost damage applies 2 stacks to Reaper's Mark and 4 stacks when it is a critical strike.

  • Biting Cold
    Biting Cold100%

    Remorseless Winter damage is increased by 35%. The first time Remorseless Winter deals damage to 3 different enemies, you gain Rime.

  • Bonegrinder
    Bonegrinder100%

    Consuming Killing Machine grants 1% critical strike chance for 10 sec, stacking up to 5 times. At 5 stacks your next Killing Machine consumes the stacks and grants you 20% increased Frost damage for 10 sec.

  • Survival

    • Anti-Magic Barrier
      Anti-Magic Barrier100%

      Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%.

    • Blood Draw
      Blood Draw100%

      When you fall below 30% health you drain 3,274 health from nearby enemies, the damage you take is reduced by 10% and your Death Strike cost is reduced by 10 for 8 sec. Can only occur every 2 min.

    • Breath of Sindragosa
      Breath of Sindragosa100%

      Call upon Sindragosa's aid in battle for 8 sec, continuously dealing 5,225 Frost damage every 1 sec to enemies in a cone in front of you. Consuming Killing Machine or Rime increases the duration by 0.8 sec. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets. Grants a charge of Empower Rune Weapon at the start and 2 Runes at the end.

    • Death Strike
      Death Strike100%

      Focuses dark power into a strike with both weapons, that deals a total of 4,969 Physical damage and heals you for 32.00% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 11.2% of maximum health.

    • Empower Rune Weapon
      Empower Rune Weapon100%

      Drain the will of your enemy to empower your rune weapon, dealing 11,853 Shadowfrost damage and reduced damage to enemies nearby, gaining 40 Runic Power, and grants you Killing Machine.

    Control & mobility

    • Asphyxiate
      Asphyxiate100%

      Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec.

    • Blinding Sleet
      Blinding Sleet100%

      Targets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for 5 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. When Blinding Sleet ends, enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 sec.

    • Coldthirst
      Coldthirst100%

      Successfully interrupting an enemy with Mind Freeze grants 10 Runic Power and reduces its cooldown by 3 sec.

    • Frostwyrm's Fury
      Frostwyrm's Fury100%

      Summons a frostwyrm who breathes on all enemies within 40 yd in front of you, dealing 28,538 Frost damage, stunning enemies for 3 sec, and slowing movement speed by 50% for 10 sec.

    • Icebound Fortitude
      Icebound Fortitude100%

      Your blood freezes, granting immunity to Stun effects and reducing all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec.

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Dunkers

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Sabatons

    50% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Hands

    Baleful Grave-Knight's Deathgrips

    50% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Gladiator's Plate Handguards

    50% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Guard

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Helm

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Baleful Grave-Knight's Greaves

    50% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Wargreaves

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Greatsword

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Polearm

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    100% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    100% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Red Lumberjack Shirt

    50% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Stylish Black Shirt

    50% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons

    50% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Pauldrons

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Illustrious Guild Tabard

    50% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Waistguard

    100% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards

    50% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Plate Cuffs

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery
    100%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness100%
  • Enchanted: Rune of the Fallen Crusader100%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina50%
  • Thalassian Phoenix Oil50%
  • Frost Death Knight gems & sockets

    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility100%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control50%