Xmdw's PvE Build

Death Knight class icon Unholy Death Knight specialization icon
Unholy Death Knight
Human race icon
Human
489 ilvl
Season 3
3751 Mythic+

Xmdw (World Tree TW) is a Top Mythic+ Unholy Death Knight in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 3751 with 489 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference 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 Xmdw's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+2413
20% Critical Strike
+6195
36% Haste
+5349
68% Mastery
+1784
9% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Mastery
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+2182
21% Avoidance
+581
4% Leech
+250
5% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

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.

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Take a peek at Xmdw's selected Class Talents below:

Chains of Ice
1
Death Strike
1
Raise Dead
1
Mind Freeze
1
Anti-Magic Shell
1
Cleaving Strikes
1
Blinding Sleet
Coldthirst
Permafrost
1
Improved Death Strike
1
Anti-Magic Barrier
1
March of Darkness
Sacrificial Pact
Control Undead
Enfeeble
1
Icebound Fortitude
1
Blood Scent
Veteran of the Third War
2
Suppression
Brittle
1
Acclimation
Merciless Strikes
1
Anti-Magic Zone
1
Might of Thassarian
1
Clenching Grasp
Proliferating Chill
Gloom Ward
1
Asphyxiate
Assimilation
Death Pact
Death's Reach
Unholy Endurance
1
Runic Attenuation
1
Wraith Walk
Unholy Ground
1
Insidious Chill
Blood Draw
2
Will of the Necropolis
Death's Echo
1
Icy Talons
2
Rune Mastery
2
Unholy Bond
2
Empower Rune Weapon
1
Abomination Limb
1
Soul Reaper

Specialization Talents

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

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Take a peek at Xmdw's selected Specialization Talents below:

Festering Strike
1
Scourge Strike
1
Raise Dead
1
Outbreak
1
Dark Transformation
1
Epidemic
1
Improved Festering Strike
2
Runic Mastery
Infected Claws
1
Unholy Blight
1
Replenishing Wounds
1
Feasting Strikes
Apocalypse
1
Plaguebringer
1
Sudden Doom
All Will Serve
1
Defile
1
Ebon Fever
1
Unholy Command
2
Magus of the Dead
1
Improved Death Coil
Rotten Touch
Unholy Pact
1
Vile Contagion
Pestilence
Eternal Agony
1
Coil of Devastation
Harbinger of Doom
Reaping
Death Rot
1
Army of the Dead
1
Summon Gargoyle
Festermight
2
Ghoulish Frenzy
Army of the Damned
1
Morbidity
2
Unholy Aura
Unholy Assault
1
Superstrain
1
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.

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Take a peek at Xmdw's selected PvP Talents below:

Life and Death
Dark Simulacrum
Necrotic Wounds
Reanimation
Necrotic Aura
1
Necromancer's Bargain
Strangulate
1
Doomburst
Rot and Wither
Bloodforged Armor
1
Spellwarden

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

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

Head

  1. Piercing Gaze of the Risen Nightmare item set icon
    set
    Piercing Gaze of the Risen Nightmare

Neck

  1. Elemental Lariat item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Shoulders

  1. Skewers of the Risen Nightmare item set icon
    set
    Skewers of the Risen Nightmare

Back

  1. Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice item icon
    Mantle of Blazing Sacrifice

Chest

  1. Casket of the Risen Nightmare item set icon
    set
    Casket of the Risen Nightmare

Wrist

  1. Vambraces of the Risen Nightmare item icon
    Vambraces of the Risen Nightmare

Hands

  1. Thorns of the Risen Nightmare item set icon
    set
    Thorns of the Risen Nightmare

Waist

  1. Seal of the Risen Nightmare item icon
    Seal of the Risen Nightmare

Legs

  1. Frostfire Legguards of Preparation item icon
    Frostfire Legguards of Preparation

Feet

  1. Graveboots of the Risen Nightmare item icon
    Graveboots of the Risen Nightmare

Ring 1

  1. Signet of the Last Elder item icon
    Signet of the Last Elder

Ring 2

  1. Signet of Titanic Insight item icon
    Signet of Titanic Insight

Trinket 1

  1. Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge item icon
    Pip's Emerald Friendship Badge

Trinket 2

  1. Ashes of the Embersoul item icon
    Ashes of the Embersoul

Main Hand

  1. Fyr'alath the Dreamrender item icon
    Fyr'alath the Dreamrender

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 Xmdw for the Unholy Death Knight specialization.

  1. Elemental Lariat embellishment item icon
    Elemental Lariat
  2. Frostfire Legguards of Preparation embellishment item icon
    Prepared Time

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 Xmdw for each equipment slot.

Head

  1. Incandescent Essence enchantment icon
    Incandescent Essence

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Plainsrunner's Breeze enchantment icon
    Plainsrunner's Breeze

Ring 1

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Main Hand

  1. Rune of the Fallen Crusader enchantment icon
    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 Xmdw.

  1. Keen Ysemerald gem icon
    Keen Ysemerald
    7
  2. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    1