WotLK PVE Unholy Death Knight DPS Guide (Quick)

Welcome to our Unholy Death Knight DPS guide for WoW WotLK. This guide will show you what you need to know to play the Death Knight class as Unholy.

Talents

This is the popular Unholy DK DPS build. As your gear improves your DPS will improve drastically.

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

• Glyph of the Ghoul
• Dark Death
• Icy Touch

Minor Glyphs

• Horn of Winter
• Raise Dead
• Pestilence

Gems

Gems can change based on your build, equipment and caps. You may need to adjust your gems to account for your gear.

• Meta: Chaotic Skyflare Diamond
• Red: Bold Cardinal Ruby
• Blue: Nightmare Tear (1 max) or Sovereign Dreadstone
• Yellow: Fierce Ametrine

Enchants

You may need to adjust your enchants to your gear. 

• Head: Arcanum of Torment
• Shoulder: Greater Inscription of the Axe
• Back: Greater Speed or Major Agility
• Chest: Powerful Stats
• Bracers: Greater Assault
• Gloves: Crusher
• Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs: Icescale Leg Armor
• Boots: Tuskarr’s Vitality or Greater Assault
• Weapon: Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Stat Priority

1. Hit (8%)
2. Strength 
3. Haste
4. Armor Penetration
5. Critical Strike
6. Expertise
7. Attack Power
8. Agility

Rotation

Icy Touch -> Plague Strike -> Blood Strike -> Blood Strike -> Scourge Strike -> Death Coil -> Horn of Winter -> Scourge Strike -> Death Coil -> Scourge Strike -> Scourge Strike -> Death Coil -> Death Coil

Glyph of Disease allows us to use Pestilence to refresh our Diseases.

Army of the Dead should be used before the encounter starts. Casting it instead of doing your rotation will cause you to lose DPS.