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San'layn Unholy Death Knight Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 3

  • Death Knight class icon Unholy Death Knight specialization icon
    Unholy Death Knight
  • San'layn icon San'layn
  • Based on 17 Characters
  • The War Within Season 3
  • From 3071 to 3515 Rating

Welcome to Murlok.io’s San'layn Unholy Death Knight PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 San'layn Unholy Death Knight DPS across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ San'layn Unholy Death Knights

  1. Shuhdk's icon
    1
    Shuhdk
    Blackhand (EU)
    Mag'har Orc | San'layn | 717 ilvl
    3515
  2. Ðeadss's icon
    2
    Ðeadss
    Tarren Mill (EU)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 712 ilvl
    3418
  3. Mortárion's icon
    3
    Mortárion
    Illidan (US)
    Orc | San'layn | 712 ilvl
    3330
  4. Sarentos's icon
    4
    Sarentos
    Twisting Nether (EU)
    Human | San'layn | 712 ilvl
    3298
  5. Apocalypse's icon
    5
    Apocalypse
    Queldorei (TW)
    Worgen | San'layn | 713 ilvl
    3229

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Unholy Death Knight's DPS performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 23% Critical Strike +12198
  • 32% Haste +19236
  • 63% Mastery +18847
  • 2% Versatility +1177

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 3% Avoidance +1374
  • 3% Leech +1071
  • 6% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Avoidance
  2. Leech
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top San'layn Unholy Death Knights.

  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 for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Unholy Death Knights in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Stonemask

    • Set
    • 16
    Hollow Sentinel's Stonemask icon

  2. Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm

    • 1
    Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm icon

Neck

  1. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 6
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

  2. Ornately Engraved Amplifier

    • 4
    Ornately Engraved Amplifier icon

  3. Salhadaar's Folly

    • 3
    Salhadaar's Folly icon

  4. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 2
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  5. Duskblaze's Desperation

    • 1
    Duskblaze's Desperation icon

Shoulders

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Perches

    • Set
    • 15
    Hollow Sentinel's Perches icon

  2. Stoneflesh Spaulders

    • 2
    Stoneflesh Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 17
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate

    • Set
    • 17
    Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 14
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Clanking Cuffs

    • 1
    Clanking Cuffs icon

  3. Flameforged Armguard

    • 1
    Flameforged Armguard icon

  4. Vambraces of Verification

    • 1
    Vambraces of Verification icon

Hands

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets

    • Set
    • 6
    Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets icon

  2. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers

    • 6
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon

  3. Breached Containment Guards

    • 2
    Breached Containment Guards icon

  4. Achillite's Unbreakable Grip

    • 1
    Achillite's Unbreakable Grip icon

  5. Devourer's Gauntlets

    • 1
    Devourer's Gauntlets icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 7
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 7
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  3. Girdle of Absolute Faith

    • 1
    Girdle of Absolute Faith icon

  4. Improvisational Girdle

    • 1
    Improvisational Girdle icon

  5. Venture Contractor's Floodlight

    • 1
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon

Legs

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt

    • Set
    • 15
    Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt icon

  2. Overpressure Platelegs

    • 2
    Overpressure Platelegs icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Plated Sabatons

    • 13
    Interloper's Plated Sabatons icon

  2. Devoted Plate Walkers

    • 1
    Devoted Plate Walkers icon

  3. Implacable Weatherproof Treads

    • 1
    Implacable Weatherproof Treads icon

  4. Jak'tull's Intruder Stompers

    • 1
    Jak'tull's Intruder Stompers icon

  5. Voidhound Trainer's Boots

    • 1
    Voidhound Trainer's Boots icon

Rings

  1. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 11
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

  2. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 10
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

  3. Ring of the Panoply

    • 5
    Ring of the Panoply icon

  4. Logic Gate: Omega

    • 2
    Logic Gate: Omega icon

  5. Band of the Shattered Soul

    • 1
    Band of the Shattered Soul icon

Trinkets

  1. Cursed Stone Idol

    • 12
    Cursed Stone Idol icon

  2. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 9
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  3. Astral Antenna

    • 6
    Astral Antenna icon

  4. Unyielding Netherprism

    • 3
    Unyielding Netherprism icon

  5. So'leah's Secret Technique

    • 2
    So'leah's Secret Technique icon

Main Hand

  1. Charged Claymore

    • Craft
    • 5
    Charged Claymore icon

  2. Circuit Breaker

    • 2
    Circuit Breaker icon

  3. Emberbrand Zweihander

    • 2
    Emberbrand Zweihander icon

  4. Photon Sabre Prime

    • 2
    Photon Sabre Prime icon

  5. Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers

    • 2
    Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Unholy Death Knights.

  1. Dawnthread Lining

    • 20
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Ascendance

    • 4
    Charged Crusher icon

  3. Blessed Weapon Grip

    • 1
    Everforged Greataxe icon

  4. Duskthread Lining

    • 1
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  5. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 1
    Everforged Vambraces icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Unholy Death Knight gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 3.

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 10
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 5
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 2
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 15
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Crystalline Radiance

    • 1
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  3. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 1
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

Wrist

  1. +1090 Avoidance

    • 8
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  2. +1000 Speed

    • 4
    +1000 Speed icon

  3. +2040 Leech

    • 4
    +2040 Leech icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 17
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 9
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 6
    Scout's March icon

  3. Defender's March

    • 1
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Mastery

    • 16
    +315 Mastery icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 10
    +315 Haste icon

  3. +315 Critical Strike

    • 6
    +315 Critical Strike icon

Main Hand

  1. Rune of the Fallen Crusader

    • 17
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Unholy Death Knights in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 12
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 1
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 7
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 5
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  4. Precise Fiber

    • 1
    Precise Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Onyx

    • 23
    Deadly Onyx icon

  2. Masterful Ruby

    • 23
    Masterful Ruby icon

  3. Masterful Emerald

    • 20
    Masterful Emerald icon

  4. Quick Onyx

    • 11
    Quick Onyx icon

  5. Quick Ruby

    • 6
    Quick Ruby icon

Tinker

  1. Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector

    • 1
    Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector 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

    • 4
    Critical Chain icon

  2. Spark Burst

    • 2
    Spark Burst icon

  3. Electric Current

    • 1
    Electric Current icon

Most Played Races for Unholy Death Knight M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Unholy Death Knight DPS players in The War Within Season 3.

  1. Night Elf

    • 6
    Night Elf icon

  2. Human

    • 3
    Human icon

  3. Void Elf

    • 1
    Void Elf icon

  4. Troll

    • 1
    Troll icon

  5. Draenei

    • 1
    Draenei icon

San'layn Unholy Death Knight Guide FAQ

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

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top San'layn Unholy Death Knights in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 3 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.