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San'layn Unholy Death Knight Mythic+ PvE Guide for Midnight Pre-Patch

Welcome to Murlok’s San'layn Unholy Death Knight PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: Midnight Pre-Patch.

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 12.0 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. Брайтдк's icon
    1
    Брайтдк
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Dwarf | San'layn | 170 ilvl
    4222
  2. 비글미's icon
    2
    비글미
    Azshara (KR)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 169 ilvl
    4209
  3. Трастор's icon
    3
    Трастор
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Human | San'layn | 169 ilvl
    4200
  4. Лайшель's icon
    4
    Лайшель
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Blood Elf | San'layn | 169 ilvl
    4189
  5. Xgodfromhell's icon
    5
    Xgodfromhell
    Draenor (EU)
    Mag'har Orc | San'layn | 169 ilvl
    4156

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

  • 34% Critical Strike +350
  • 30% Haste +295
  • 85% Mastery +493
  • 3% Versatility +37

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 7% Avoidance +70
  • 4% Leech +23
  • 7% 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
    • 50
    Hollow Sentinel's Stonemask icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 25
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Momma's Mega Medallion

    • 7
    Momma's Mega Medallion icon

  3. Salhadaar's Folly

    • 7
    Salhadaar's Folly icon

  4. Duskblaze's Desperation

    • 4
    Duskblaze's Desperation icon

  5. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 4
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

Shoulders

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Perches

    • Set
    • 48
    Hollow Sentinel's Perches icon

  2. Everforged Pauldrons

    • Craft
    • 1
    Everforged Pauldrons icon

  3. Spaulders of Unleashed Pride

    • 1
    Spaulders of Unleashed Pride icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 49
    Reshii Wraps icon

  2. Cloak of Coordination

    • 1
    Cloak of Coordination icon

Chest

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate

    • Set
    • 47
    Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate icon

  2. Everforged Breastplate

    • 2
    Everforged Breastplate icon

  3. Muckdiver's Wading Plate

    • 1
    Muckdiver's Wading Plate icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 38
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Hollow Sentinel's Stonecuffs

    • 6
    Hollow Sentinel's Stonecuffs icon

  3. Discarded Nutrient Shackles

    • 2
    Discarded Nutrient Shackles icon

  4. Vambraces of Verification

    • 2
    Vambraces of Verification icon

  5. Yoke of Enveloping Hatred

    • 2
    Yoke of Enveloping Hatred icon

Hands

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets

    • Set
    • 18
    Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets icon

  2. Everforged Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 12
    Everforged Gauntlets icon

  3. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers

    • 12
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon

  4. Breached Containment Guards

    • 4
    Breached Containment Guards icon

  5. Achillite's Unbreakable Grip

    • 3
    Achillite's Unbreakable Grip icon

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 33
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Fresh Ethereal Fetters

    • 6
    Fresh Ethereal Fetters icon

  3. Girdle of Somber Ploys

    • 4
    Girdle of Somber Ploys icon

  4. Hollow Sentinel's Greatbelt

    • 2
    Hollow Sentinel's Greatbelt icon

  5. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 1
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

Legs

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt

    • Set
    • 46
    Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt icon

  2. Everforged Legplates

    • Craft
    • 3
    Everforged Legplates icon

  3. Overpressure Platelegs

    • 1
    Overpressure Platelegs icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Plated Sabatons

    • 45
    Interloper's Plated Sabatons icon

  2. Sterilized Expulsion Boots

    • 3
    Sterilized Expulsion Boots icon

  3. Hollow Sentinel's Greatboots

    • 1
    Hollow Sentinel's Greatboots icon

  4. Implacable Weatherproof Treads

    • 1
    Implacable Weatherproof Treads icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 38
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Signet of the False Accuser

    • 16
    Signet of the False Accuser icon

  3. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 14
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

  4. Logic Gate: Omega

    • 9
    Logic Gate: Omega icon

  5. Whispers of K'aresh

    • 8
    Whispers of K'aresh icon

Trinkets

  1. Astral Antenna

    • 45
    Astral Antenna icon

  2. Cursed Stone Idol

    • 35
    Cursed Stone Idol icon

  3. Unyielding Netherprism

    • 11
    Unyielding Netherprism icon

  4. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 6
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  5. Araz's Ritual Forge

    • 3
    Araz's Ritual Forge icon

Main Hand

  1. Circuit Breaker

    • 12
    Circuit Breaker icon

  2. Photon Sabre Prime

    • 12
    Photon Sabre Prime icon

  3. Fatebound Crusader

    • 9
    Fatebound Crusader icon

  4. Maw of the Void

    • 7
    Maw of the Void icon

  5. Charged Claymore

    • Craft
    • 4
    Charged Claymore 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

    • 77
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Duskthread Lining

    • 5
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  3. Ascendance

    • 4
    Charged Claymore icon

  4. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 4
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  5. Prismatic Null Stone

    • 1
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship 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 Midnight Pre-Patch.

Shoulders

  1. Greater Inscription of Vicious Strength

    • 1
    Greater Inscription of Vicious Strength icon

Back

  1. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 29
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

  2. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 14
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  3. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 5
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 49
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +72 Avoidance

    • 27
    +72 Avoidance icon

  2. +43 Leech

    • 11
    +43 Leech icon

  3. +66 Speed

    • 9
    +66 Speed icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 48
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Charged Armor Kit

    • 2
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 32
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 13
    Scout's March icon

Rings

  1. +21 Mastery

    • 55
    +21 Mastery icon

  2. +21 Critical Strike

    • 24
    +21 Critical Strike icon

  3. +21 Haste

    • 10
    +21 Haste icon

Main Hand

  1. Rune of the Apocalypse

    • 28
    Rune of the Apocalypse icon

  2. Rune of the Fallen Crusader

    • 22
    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

    • 45
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 2
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 1
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 37
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  2. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  3. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  4. Energizing Fiber

    • 3
    Energizing Fiber icon

  5. Dexterous Fiber

    • 1
    Dexterous Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Deadly Onyx

    • 98
    Deadly Onyx icon

  2. Masterful Ruby

    • 85
    Masterful Ruby icon

  3. Quick Onyx

    • 50
    Quick Onyx icon

  4. Masterful Emerald

    • 34
    Masterful Emerald icon

  5. Deadly Emerald

    • 25
    Deadly Emerald 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. 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 Midnight Pre-Patch.

  1. Human

    • 11
    Human icon

  2. Mag'har Orc

    • 7
    Mag'har Orc icon

  3. Orc

    • 6
    Orc icon

  4. Night Elf

    • 6
    Night Elf icon

  5. Dwarf

    • 5
    Dwarf 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 Midnight Pre-Patch and Patch 12.0.

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.