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Rider Of The Apocalypse Unholy Death Knight Mythic+ PvE Guide for TWW Season 2

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    Unholy Death Knight
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  • The War Within Season 2
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Welcome to Murlok.io’s Rider Of The Apocalypse Unholy Death Knight PvE build guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in The War Within Season 2.

Using data from the top 50 Rider Of The Apocalypse Unholy 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.

Top Rider Of The Apocalypse Unholy Death Knights

  1. Plaguestrike's icon
    1
    Plaguestrike
    Tichondrius (US)
    Night Elf | Rider Of The Apocalypse | 671 ilvl
    3462
  2. Fynee's icon
    2
    Fynee
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Night Elf | Rider Of The Apocalypse | 671 ilvl
    3406
  3. Skivle's icon
    3
    Skivle
    Malganis (US)
    Mag'har Orc | Rider Of The Apocalypse | 672 ilvl
    3401
  4. 나쭌's icon
    4
    나쭌
    Azshara (KR)
    Mag'har Orc | Rider Of The Apocalypse | 672 ilvl
    3369
  5. Diddlew's icon
    5
    Diddlew
    Tichondrius (US)
    Human | Rider Of The Apocalypse | 672 ilvl
    3363

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

  • +2566
    9% Critical Strike
  • +20590
    31% Haste
  • +18097
    61% Mastery
  • +3035
    4% Versatility

Stat priority

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

Minor Stats

  • +825
    2% Avoidance
  • +1115
    3% Leech
  • +0
    4% Speed

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  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 Rider Of The Apocalypse Unholy 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 icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Crown
    36

Neck

  1. Strapped Rescue-Keg icon
    Strapped Rescue-Keg
    30
  2. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship
    3
  3. Gobfather's Gifted Bling icon
    Gobfather's Gifted Bling
    2
  4. Prized Gladiator's Necklace icon
    Prized Gladiator's Necklace
    1

Shoulders

  1. Cauldron Champion's Screamplate icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Screamplate
    36

Back

  1. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Craft
    Consecrated Cloak
    27
  2. Electrician's Siphoning Filter icon
    Electrician's Siphoning Filter
    7
  3. Chef Chewie's Towel icon
    Chef Chewie's Towel
    1
  4. Test Pilot's Go-Pack icon
    Test Pilot's Go-Pack
    1

Chest

  1. Cauldron Champion's Ribcage icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Ribcage
    34
  2. \
    "Bullet-Proof" Vestplate
    2

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Craft
    Everforged Vambraces
    25
  2. Stonefury Vambraces icon
    Stonefury Vambraces
    7
  3. Junkreaver's Coils icon
    Junkreaver's Coils
    2
  4. Clanking Cuffs icon
    Craft
    Clanking Cuffs
    1
  5. Revved-Up Vambraces icon
    Revved-Up Vambraces
    1

Hands

  1. Cauldron Champion's Fistguards icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Fistguards
    34
  2. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers
    2

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt icon
    Craft
    Everforged Greatbelt
    12
  2. Lightning-Conductor's Bands icon
    Lightning-Conductor's Bands
    11
  3. Coin-Operated Girdle icon
    Coin-Operated Girdle
    8
  4. Automatic Waist Tightener icon
    Automatic Waist Tightener
    3
  5. Globlin-Fused Greatbelt icon
    Globlin-Fused Greatbelt
    2

Legs

  1. Everforged Legplates icon
    Craft
    Everforged Legplates
    17
  2. Galvanized Oxxein Legguards icon
    Galvanized Oxxein Legguards
    10
  3. Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses icon
    Set
    Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses
    7
  4. Thunder-Clad Legguards icon
    Thunder-Clad Legguards
    2

Feet

  1. Rik's Walkin' Boots icon
    Rik's Walkin' Boots
    16
  2. Cauldron Champion's Greatboots icon
    Cauldron Champion's Greatboots
    10
  3. Everforged Sabatons icon
    Craft
    Everforged Sabatons
    7
  4. Devoted Plate Walkers icon
    Devoted Plate Walkers
    2
  5. Secret-Dredger's Sabatons icon
    Secret-Dredger's Sabatons
    1

Rings

  1. Cyrce's Circlet icon
    Cyrce's Circlet
    29
  2. Footbomb Championship Ring icon
    Footbomb Championship Ring
    19
  3. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon
    Craft
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship
    10
  4. The Jastor Diamond icon
    The Jastor Diamond
    8
  5. Wick's Golden Loop icon
    Wick's Golden Loop
    3

Trinkets

  1. House of Cards icon
    House of Cards
    17
  2. Suspicious Energy Drink icon
    Suspicious Energy Drink
    14
  3. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker
    13
  4. Funhouse Lens icon
    Funhouse Lens
    7
  5. Mechano-Core Amplifier icon
    Mechano-Core Amplifier
    5

Main Hand

  1. Charged Claymore icon
    Craft
    Charged Claymore
    13
  2. Poleaxe of Somber Fate icon
    Poleaxe of Somber Fate
    5
  3. Electro-Arm Bludgeoner icon
    Electro-Arm Bludgeoner
    4
  4. Emberbrand Zweihander icon
    Emberbrand Zweihander
    4
  5. Everforged Greataxe icon
    Craft
    Everforged Greataxe
    3

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 Unholy Death Knight builds for Mythic+.

  1. Everforged Vambraces icon
    Duskthread Lining
    45
  2. Charged Claymore icon
    Ascendance
    9
  3. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Writhing Armor Banding
    7
  4. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Elemental Focusing Lens
    6
  5. Consecrated Cloak icon
    Dawnthread Lining
    2

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.

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace icon
    Chant of Winged Grace
    14
  2. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity
    10
  3. Chant of Leeching Fangs icon
    Chant of Leeching Fangs
    10

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance icon
    Crystalline Radiance
    34
  2. Oathsworn's Strength icon
    Oathsworn's Strength
    1

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance icon
    +1090 Avoidance
    15
  2. +1000 Speed icon
    +1000 Speed
    13
  3. +2040 Leech icon
    +2040 Leech
    8

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit icon
    Stormbound Armor Kit
    35
  2. Defender's Armor Kit icon
    Defender's Armor Kit
    1

Feet

  1. Defender's March icon
    Defender's March
    18
  2. Scout's March icon
    Scout's March
    18

Rings

  1. +315 Haste icon
    +315 Haste
    42
  2. +315 Mastery icon
    +315 Mastery
    23
  3. Cursed Haste icon
    Cursed Haste
    5

Main Hand

  1. Rune of the Fallen Crusader icon
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader
    36

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 icon
    Culminating Blasphemite
    23
  2. Elusive Blasphemite icon
    Elusive Blasphemite
    4

Cyrce's Circlet

  1. Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine icon
    Fathomdweller's Runed Citrine
    29
  2. Stormbringer's Runed Citrine icon
    Stormbringer's Runed Citrine
    29
  3. Windsinger's Runed Citrine icon
    Windsinger's Runed Citrine
    27
  4. Legendary Skipper's Citrine icon
    Legendary Skipper's Citrine
    2

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Emerald icon
    Masterful Emerald
    90
  2. Quick Onyx icon
    Quick Onyx
    47
  3. Quick Sapphire icon
    Quick Sapphire
    9
  4. Quick Ruby icon
    Quick Ruby
    6
  5. Versatile Onyx icon
    Versatile Onyx
    5

Tinker

  1. Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector icon
    Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector
    1

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. Human icon
    Human
    8
  2. Night Elf icon
    Night Elf
    6
  3. Orc icon
    Orc
    6
  4. Troll icon
    Troll
    4
  5. Mag'har Orc icon
    Mag'har Orc
    4

Frequently Asked Questions

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

How is this Rider Of The Apocalypse Unholy Death Knight Mythic+ guide created?

The guide is created by collecting live data from the 50 top-rated Rider Of The Apocalypse Unholy 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 12 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.