Acheilos's PvE Build

Death Knight class icon Unholy Death Knight specialization icon
Unholy Death Knight
Human race icon
Human
515 ilvl
Season 4
2848 Mythic+

Acheilos (Dalaran US) is a Top Mythic+ Unholy Death Knight in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 4, achieving a rating of 2848 with 514 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 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 Acheilos's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+2962
23% Critical Strike
+6905
39% Haste
+7235
85% Mastery
+1893
9% Versatility
  1. Mastery
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+250
5% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Speed
  3. Leech

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 Acheilos'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
Anti-Magic Barrier
1
March of Darkness
1
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
1
Unholy Endurance
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
Soul Reaper
1

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 Acheilos's selected Specialization Talents below:

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

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 Acheilos's selected PvP Talents below:

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

Head

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

Neck

  1. Torc of Passed Time item icon
    Torc of Passed Time

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Mammoth-Trainer's Drape item icon
    Mammoth-Trainer's Drape

Chest

  1. Breastplate of Proven Knowledge item icon
    Breastplate of Proven Knowledge

Wrist

  1. Allied Wristguard of Companionship item icon
    Allied Wristguard of Companionship

Hands

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

Waist

  1. Recycled Golemskin Waistguard item icon
    Recycled Golemskin Waistguard

Legs

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

Feet

  1. Pristine Magma Stompers item icon
    Pristine Magma Stompers

Ring 1

  1. Entropic Convergence Loop item icon
    Entropic Convergence Loop

Ring 2

  1. Ring-Bound Hourglass item icon
    Ring-Bound Hourglass

Trinket 1

  1. Neltharion's Call to Suffering item icon
    Neltharion's Call to Suffering

Trinket 2

  1. Blazebinder's Hoof item icon
    Blazebinder's Hoof

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 Acheilos for the Unholy Death Knight specialization.

  1. Allied Wristguard of Companionship embellishment item icon
    Allied Wristgaurds Of Companionship
  2. Torc of Passed Time embellishment item icon
    Blue Silken Lining

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 Acheilos 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

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

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

Ring 1

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

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 Acheilos.

  1. Radiant Alexstraszite gem icon
    Radiant Alexstraszite
    2
  2. Sensei's Neltharite gem icon
    Sensei's Neltharite
    2
  3. Skillful Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Skillful Illimited Diamond
    1