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Frost Death Knight Mythic+ PvE Guide for TWW Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Frost Death Knight PvE build guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in The War Within Season 2.

Using data from the top 50 Frost Death Knights across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the most used stats, talents, gear, enchantments, and gems for competitive runs in Patch 11.1.7.

Top Frost Death Knights

  1. Элслэйерх's icon
    1
    Элслэйерх
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Night Elf | Deathbringer | 684 ilvl
    3989
  2. Frôststrike's icon
    2
    Frôststrike
    Zuljin (US)
    Mag'har Orc | Deathbringer | 684 ilvl
    3909
  3. 羽鳥翎音's icon
    3
    羽鳥翎音
    Nightsong (TW)
    Void Elf | Deathbringer | 684 ilvl
    3865
  4. Thrayndk's icon
    4
    Thrayndk
    Illidan (US)
    Dwarf | Deathbringer | 683 ilvl
    3831
  5. Nilit's icon
    5
    Nilit
    Dalaran (EU)
    Mag'har Orc | Deathbringer | 684 ilvl
    3831

Stats

Stats are core attributes that directly affect a character’s performance. They appear on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

Each stat has diminishing returns once the bonus reaches +20% from equipped sources, so balancing them is key to maximizing effectiveness.

Secondary Stats

  • +16870
    29% Critical Strike
  • +8034
    12% Haste
  • +19685
    72% Mastery
  • +1121
    1% Versatility

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Critical Strike
  3. Haste
  4. Versatility

Minor Stats

  • +1134
    2% Avoidance
  • +1116
    2% Leech
  • +0
    4% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talents

Talents define a character’s build and have a direct impact on performance in Mythic+ Dungeons. This section highlights the most popular Frost Death Knight class, specialization, hero, and PvP talents based on top player data from Season 2.

Talents are shown as heatmaps, where colors indicate frequency:

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best In Slot Gear

Gear refers to the items equipped in each slot. It provides most of a character’s stat bonuses and can come from the Great Vault, crafted gear, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

Frequently equipped by top players, these items represent the current best-in-slot gear for Mythic+.

Head

  1. Cauldron Champion's Crown

    • Set
    • 21
    Cauldron Champion's Crown icon

  2. Fullthrottle Facerig

    • 20
    Fullthrottle Facerig icon

  3. Everforged Helm

    • Craft
    • 8
    Everforged Helm icon

  4. Apogee Inventor's Goggles

    • 1
    Apogee Inventor's Goggles icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 34
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Undermine Merc's Dog Tags

    • 10
    Undermine Merc's Dog Tags icon

  3. Gobfather's Gifted Bling

    • 2
    Gobfather's Gifted Bling icon

  4. Strapped Rescue-Keg

    • 2
    Strapped Rescue-Keg icon

  5. Flickering Glowtorc

    • 1
    Flickering Glowtorc icon

Shoulders

  1. Cauldron Champion's Screamplate

    • Set
    • 50
    Cauldron Champion's Screamplate icon

Back

  1. Consecrated Cloak

    • Craft
    • 33
    Consecrated Cloak icon

  2. Undercircuit Racing Flag

    • 6
    Undercircuit Racing Flag icon

  3. Test Pilot's Go-Pack

    • 4
    Test Pilot's Go-Pack icon

  4. Chef Chewie's Towel

    • 3
    Chef Chewie's Towel icon

  5. Candlebearer's Shroud

    • 1
    Candlebearer's Shroud icon

Chest

  1. Cauldron Champion's Ribcage

    • Set
    • 48
    Cauldron Champion's Ribcage icon

  2. Everforged Breastplate

    • Craft
    • 1
    Everforged Breastplate icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Chestplate

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Chestplate icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 38
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Test Subject's Clasps

    • 7
    Test Subject's Clasps icon

  3. Revved-Up Vambraces

    • 2
    Revved-Up Vambraces icon

  4. Algari Competitor's Plate Armguards

    • Craft
    • 1
    Algari Competitor's Plate Armguards icon

  5. Cauldron Champion's Wraps

    • 1
    Cauldron Champion's Wraps icon

Hands

  1. Cauldron Champion's Fistguards

    • Set
    • 49
    Cauldron Champion's Fistguards icon

  2. Everforged Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 1
    Everforged Gauntlets icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 48
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Cauldron Champion's Title Belt

    • 1
    Cauldron Champion's Title Belt icon

  3. Prized Gladiator's Plate Girdle

    • 1
    Prized Gladiator's Plate Girdle icon

Legs

  1. Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses

    • Set
    • 42
    Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses icon

  2. Everforged Legplates

    • 7
    Everforged Legplates icon

  3. Hired Muscle's Legguards

    • 1
    Hired Muscle's Legguards icon

Feet

  1. Rik's Walkin' Boots

    • 14
    Rik's Walkin' Boots icon

  2. Cauldron Champion's Greatboots

    • 13
    Cauldron Champion's Greatboots icon

  3. Everforged Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 9
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  4. Cutthroat Competition Stompers

    • 6
    Cutthroat Competition Stompers icon

  5. Hops-Laden Greatboots

    • 4
    Hops-Laden Greatboots icon

Rings

  1. The Jastor Diamond

    • 42
    The Jastor Diamond icon

  2. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 18
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  3. Ring of Perpetual Conflict

    • 11
    Ring of Perpetual Conflict icon

  4. Hoop of the Blighted

    • 7
    Hoop of the Blighted icon

  5. Faded Championship Ring

    • 6
    Faded Championship Ring icon

Trinkets

  1. House of Cards

    • 47
    House of Cards icon

  2. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 43
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  3. Eye of Kezan

    • 2
    Eye of Kezan icon

  4. Mechano-Core Amplifier

    • 2
    Mechano-Core Amplifier icon

  5. Signet of the Priory

    • 2
    Signet of the Priory icon

Main Hand

  1. Remixed Ignition Saber

    • 21
    Remixed Ignition Saber icon

  2. Wiseguy's Refused Offer

    • 8
    Wiseguy's Refused Offer icon

  3. Best-in-Slots

    • 5
    Best-in-Slots icon

  4. Everforged Longsword

    • 5
    Everforged Longsword icon

  5. Gorestained Cleaver

    • 4
    Gorestained Cleaver icon

Off Hand

  1. Remixed Ignition Saber

    • 21
    Remixed Ignition Saber icon

  2. Charged Slicer

    • 8
    Charged Slicer icon

  3. Everforged Longsword

    • 6
    Everforged Longsword icon

  4. Wiseguy's Refused Offer

    • 5
    Wiseguy's Refused Offer icon

  5. Gorestained Cleaver

    • 2
    Gorestained Cleaver icon

Embellishments

Embellishments are special effects tied to crafted items. Some are built into recipes, while others can be added using optional reagents.

Only two embellished items can be equipped at a time, so choosing the right effects is crucial. The following embellishments are most commonly used in top Frost Death Knight builds for Mythic+.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 59
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Duskthread Lining

    • 25
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  3. Ascendance

    • 8
    Charged Slicer icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 5
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  5. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 1
    Binding of Binding icon

Enchantments

Enchantments add effects to gear, including stat bonuses, damage or healing procs, and other enhancements. Most are created through Enchanting, while leg enchants are crafted by Leatherworkers.

These are the most used enchantments across each slot in Season 2 Mythic+ builds.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 49
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 27
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 15
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 6
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 48
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 2
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 23
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +1000 Speed

    • 13
    +1000 Speed icon

  3. +2040 Leech

    • 13
    +2040 Leech icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 47
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 2
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

  3. Fierce Armor Kit

    • 1
    Fierce Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 28
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 21
    Scout's March icon

  3. Plainsrunner's Breeze

    • 1
    Plainsrunner's Breeze icon

Rings

  1. +315 Critical Strike

    • 42
    +315 Critical Strike icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 29
    +315 Haste icon

  3. +315 Mastery

    • 20
    +315 Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Rune of Razorice

    • 27
    Rune of Razorice icon

  2. Rune of the Fallen Crusader

    • 18
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader icon

  3. Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle

    • 5
    Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle icon

Off Hand

  1. Rune of the Fallen Crusader

    • 31
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader icon

  2. Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle

    • 13
    Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle icon

  3. Rune of Razorice

    • 1
    Rune of Razorice icon

Gems

Gems provide bonus secondary stats and help fine-tune a character’s build. They are crafted through Jewelcrafting and socketed into gear.

Additional sockets can be added to Neck and Rings using the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear using a seasonal item typically sold by the Token of Merit vendor near the Great Vault.

Used to round out secondary stats, these gems are the most used in high-rated Mythic+.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 39
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 7
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Enduring Bloodstone

    • 1
    Enduring Bloodstone icon

Cyrce's Circlet

  1. Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine

    • 1
    Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine icon

  2. Stormbringer's Runed Citrine

    • 1
    Stormbringer's Runed Citrine icon

  3. Windsinger's Runed Citrine

    • 1
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Ruby

    • 130
    Masterful Ruby icon

  2. Quick Onyx

    • 59
    Quick Onyx icon

  3. Deadly Onyx

    • 44
    Deadly Onyx icon

  4. Masterful Emerald

    • 40
    Masterful Emerald icon

  5. Quick Ruby

    • 25
    Quick Ruby icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Critical Chain

    • 31
    Critical Chain icon

  2. Spark Burst

    • 11
    Spark Burst icon

  3. Electric Current

    • 3
    Electric Current icon

Races

Racial traits can affect performance in PvE, with their impact varying by class and game mode. While the differences may not be noticeable in most games, the right racial choice can provide a competitive edge.

These races are most often chosen for their edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

  1. Night Elf

    • 21
    Night Elf icon

  2. Mag'har Orc

    • 14
    Mag'har Orc icon

  3. Human

    • 4
    Human icon

  4. Dwarf

    • 4
    Dwarf icon

  5. Blood Elf

    • 3
    Blood Elf icon

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Frost Death Knight Mythic+ guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Frost Death Knights in Mythic+, using the Battle.net API . Their builds are then analyzed to identify the most used stats, talents, gear, and enhancements for Season 2.

How often is the information updated?

The data is refreshed every 8 hours.

Why is this called a guide?

It’s called a guide because it helps players make informed build decisions by showing what top players are using. While it doesn’t teach gameplay step by step, it serves as a reference for optimizing your setup.

Is this guide good for beginners?

Yes. It shows what top players are using, which can be useful for understanding current trends. However, it’s not a how-to guide.

Why is my character not listed in the top section?

Your character might not appear due to inactivity, not meeting the current rating threshold (which increases as the season progresses), frequent spec changes, or gear that doesn’t align with the PvE format.