Jakeboyswag's PvP Build

Death Knight class icon Unholy Death Knight specialization icon
Unholy Death Knight
Human race icon
Human
440 ilvl
Season 3
2104 Solo Shuffle

Jakeboyswag (Shandris US) is a Top Solo Shuffle Unholy Death Knight in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 2104 with 426 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 10.2.6 PvP 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 Jakeboyswag's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+279
7% Critical Strike
+2932
17% Haste
+3499
49% Mastery
+5210
25% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Mastery
  3. Haste
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+325
7% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  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 Jakeboyswag'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
1
Coldthirst
Permafrost
Improved Death Strike
1
Anti-Magic Barrier
1
March of Darkness
Sacrificial Pact
1
Control Undead
Enfeeble
Icebound Fortitude
1
Blood Scent
Veteran of the Third War
2
Suppression
Brittle
1
Acclimation
1
Merciless Strikes
Anti-Magic Zone
1
Might of Thassarian
1
Clenching Grasp
Proliferating Chill
1
Gloom Ward
Asphyxiate
1
Assimilation
Death Pact
Death's Reach
1
Unholy Endurance
Runic Attenuation
1
Wraith Walk
Unholy Ground
1
Insidious Chill
1
Blood Draw
Will of the Necropolis
2
Death's Echo
1
Icy Talons
2
Rune Mastery
2
Unholy Bond
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 Jakeboyswag'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
Replenishing Wounds
1
Feasting Strikes
Apocalypse
1
Clawing Shadows
1
Sudden Doom
1
All Will Serve
Defile
Bursting Sores
1
Unholy Command
Magus of the Dead
1
Improved Death Coil
2
Rotten Touch
1
Unholy Pact
Vile Contagion
Pestilence
1
Eternal Agony
Coil of Devastation
1
Harbinger of Doom
Reaping
1
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 Jakeboyswag'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 Jakeboyswag.

Head

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

Neck

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Pendant item icon
    Verdant Aspirant's Pendant

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Cape item icon
    Verdant Aspirant's Cape

Chest

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Plate Armor item icon
    Verdant Aspirant's Plate Armor

Wrist

  1. Verdant Gladiator's Plate Vambraces item icon
    Verdant Gladiator's Plate Vambraces

Hands

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

Waist

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Plate Girdle item icon
    Verdant Aspirant's Plate Girdle

Legs

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Plate Wargreaves item icon
    Verdant Aspirant's Plate Wargreaves

Feet

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Plate Warboots item icon
    Verdant Aspirant's Plate Warboots

Ring 1

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Ring item icon
    Verdant Aspirant's Ring

Ring 2

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Signet item icon
    Verdant Aspirant's Signet

Trinket 1

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity item set icon
    set
    Verdant Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Trinket 2

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity item set icon
    set
    Verdant Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Main Hand

  1. Verdant Aspirant's Halberd item icon
    Verdant Aspirant's Halberd

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 Jakeboyswag for the Unholy Death Knight specialization.

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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 Jakeboyswag for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Homebound Speed enchantment icon
    Homebound Speed

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Speed enchantment icon
    +200 Speed

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Ring 2

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

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 Jakeboyswag.

  1. Zen Malygite gem icon
    Zen Malygite
    3