Gännicus

Unholy Death Knight
Orc
246 ilvl
Season 2
2425 Mythic+

Gännicus from Tarren Mill (EU) is recognized as one of the top PvE Unholy Death Knight in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 2425 rating in Mythic+ during season 2.

Here you'll find a detailed snapshot of his character from . It includes a thorough breakdown of his stats, talents, equipment, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a guide to enhance and inspire your own Unholy Death Knight build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Gännicus's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+455
18% Critical Strike
+576
17% Haste
+920
62% Mastery
+115
3% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Death Knight specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Death Knight class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Death Knight's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

Chains of Ice
Death Strike
Raise Dead
Mind Freeze
Anti-Magic Shell
Cleaving Strikes
Blinding Sleet
Coldthirst
Permafrost
Improved Death Strike
Anti-Magic Barrier
March of Darkness
Sacrificial Pact
Control Undead
Enfeeble
Icebound Fortitude
Blood Scent
Veteran of the Third War
Suppression
Brittle
Acclimation
Merciless Strikes
Anti-Magic Zone
Might of Thassarian
Clenching Grasp
Proliferating Chill
Gloom Ward
Asphyxiate
Assimilation
Death Pact
Death's Reach
Unholy Endurance
Runic Attenuation
Wraith Walk
Unholy Ground
Insidious Chill
Blood Draw
Will of the Necropolis
Death's Echo
Icy Talons
Rune Mastery
Unholy Bond
Empower Rune Weapon
Abomination Limb
Soul Reaper

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Unholy Death Knights with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

Festering Strike
Scourge Strike
Raise Dead
Outbreak
Dark Transformation
Epidemic
Improved Festering Strike
Runic Mastery
Infected Claws
Unholy Blight
Replenishing Wounds
Feasting Strikes
Apocalypse
Plaguebringer
Sudden Doom
All Will Serve
Defile
Bursting Sores
Unholy Command
Magus of the Dead
Improved Death Coil
Rotten Touch
Unholy Pact
Vile Contagion
Pestilence
Eternal Agony
Coil of Devastation
Harbinger of Doom
Reaping
Death Rot
Army of the Dead
Summon Gargoyle
Festermight
Ghoulish Frenzy
Army of the Damned
Morbidity
Unholy Aura
Unholy Assault
Superstrain
Commander of the Dead

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Unholy Death Knight's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

Life and Death
Dark Simulacrum
Necrotic Wounds
Reanimation
Necrotic Aura
Necromancer's Bargain
Strangulate
Doomburst
Rot and Wither
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden

Equipment

Equipment directly determines a character's power level in World of Warcraft. These items are acquired from diverse sources: they can drop in dungeons and raids, be discovered across the world, be crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of equipment significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Gännicus.

Head

  1. Dark Tormentor's Gaze

Neck

  1. Trailspinner Pendant

Shoulders

  1. Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards

Back

  1. Grim-Veiled Cape

Chest

  1. Cuirass of the Lonely Citadel

Wrist

  1. Airborne Abductor's Vambraces

Hands

  1. Cavalier Oathbreaker's Grasps

Waist

  1. Scarred Bloodbound Girdle

Legs

  1. Gormshell Greaves

Feet

  1. Warboots of Ruthless Conviction

Ring 1

  1. Death God's Signet

Ring 2

  1. Signet of the False Accuser

Trinket 1

  1. Phial of Putrefaction

Trinket 2

  1. Inscrutable Quantum Device

Main Hand

  1. Hellscream's Requiem

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Gännicus for the Unholy Death Knight specialization.

Unfortunately, no embellished item data were found.

Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Gännicus for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats

Wrist

  1. Enchant Bracers - Shaded Hearthing

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Eternal Strength

Ring 1

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery

Ring 2

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery

Main Hand

  1. Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Gännicus.

  1. Masterful Jewel Cluster
    2