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Unholy Death Knight Mythic+ Gear & Tier

The most popular Unholy Death Knight Gear & Tier in WoW - TWW. Data-driven builds updated daily for The Dawnbreaker in The War Within Season 3. Disclaimers & FAQ

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Unholy Death Knight Gear Tables

Here you can find the most used items for each slot of your inventory. These include powerful alternative options for your build, even if you can't get your hands on the Best in Slot.

BiS Best in Slot data provided by Wowhead's Unholy Death Knight Best in Slot Guide.

Main-Hand	Max Key	Popularity
Charged Claymore	+16	44.6%
Circuit Breaker	+17	11.4%
Everforged Greataxe	+14	10.9%
BiS Fatebound Crusader	+15	10.4%
Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers	+15	5.9%
Emberbrand Zweihander	+15	5.9%
Charged Halberd	+14	2.5%
Photon Sabre Prime	+14	2.0%
Void-Steeped Falchion	+15	2.0%
Maw of the Void	+15	2.0%
Glorenzelg, High-Blade of the Silver Hand	+13	0.5%
Supermassive Starcrusher	+13	0.5%

Trinket	Max Key	Popularity
BiS Cursed Stone Idol	+16	75.7%
Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker	+16	49.5%
BiS Astral Antenna	+17	19.8%
So'leah's Secret Technique	+16	12.9%
Ara-Kara Sacbrood	+15	11.4%
House of Cards	+15	11.4%
Unyielding Netherprism	+17	7.4%
Araz's Ritual Forge	+15	2.5%
Void-Touched Fragment	+14	2.0%
Eradicating Arcanocore	+14	1.5%
Incorporeal Warpclaw	+14	1.0%
Incorporeal Essence-Gorger	+13	1.0%

Rings	Max Key	Popularity
Signet of the False Accuser	+17	65.8%
BiS Whispers of K'aresh	+16	50.5%
The Jastor Diamond	+16	19.3%
BiS Ring of the Panoply	+16	15.8%
Devout Zealot's Ring	+15	13.9%
Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship	+14	5.4%
Logic Gate: Alpha	+15	5.0%
Logic Gate: Omega	+16	5.0%
Footbomb Championship Ring	+15	4.0%
Radiant Necromancer's Band	+15	2.0%
Band of the Shattered Soul	+14	2.0%
Signet of Collapsing Stars	+14	1.5%

Head	Max Key	Popularity
BiS Hollow Sentinel's Stonemask	+17	85.6%
Wing Commander's Helmet	+14	5.0%
Cauldron Champion's Crown	+15	4.5%
Crown of Absolute Command	+14	2.0%
Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm	+13	0.5%
Artoshion's Abyssal Stare	+13	0.5%
Wastelander Brute's Helmet	+13	0.5%

Neck	Max Key	Popularity
Sin Stained Pendant	+16	52.0%
Ornately Engraved Amplifier	+17	26.7%
Duskblaze's Desperation	+15	4.5%
BiS Salhadaar's Folly	+15	3.5%
Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship	+14	3.0%
Momma's Mega Medallion	+15	3.0%
Strapped Rescue-Keg	+14	2.0%
Void-Scarred Brooch	+14	2.0%
Cabochon of the Infinite Flight	+15	1.0%
Semi-Charmed Amulet	+13	0.5%
Wastelander's Gilded Pendant	+15	0.5%

Shoulders	Max Key	Popularity
BiS Hollow Sentinel's Perches	+17	87.6%
Spaulders of Unleashed Pride	+14	4.5%
Cauldron Champion's Screamplate	+16	2.5%
Swarm Monarch's Spaulders	+14	1.0%
Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders	+13	1.0%
Beacons of False Righteousness	+13	1.0%
Shoulderplates of Bloodshed	+14	0.5%
Stoneflesh Spaulders	+13	0.5%

Back	Max Key	Popularity
BiS Reshii Wraps	+17	98.5%

Chest	Max Key	Popularity
BiS Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate	+17	84.2%
Muckdiver's Wading Plate	+16	5.9%
Cauldron Champion's Ribcage	+15	3.0%
Breastplate of Otherworldly Influence	+14	2.5%
Dark Priest's Carapace	+15	1.5%
Manaforged Displacement Chassis	+13	1.0%
Experimental Goresilk Chestguard	+13	0.5%

Wrist	Max Key	Popularity
BiS Everforged Vambraces	+17	43.6%
Vambraces of Verification	+16	16.3%
Flameforged Armguard	+15	13.9%
Discarded Nutrient Shackles	+16	7.4%
Yoke of Enveloping Hatred	+15	6.4%
Eco-Dome Access Bands	+15	5.9%
Void-Scarred Captain's Vambraces	+14	1.5%
Horologist's Wristguards	+13	0.5%
Flamewatch Armguards	+15	0.5%
Stonefury Vambraces	+13	0.5%
Secret-Dredger's Armplates	+13	0.5%
Fuzzy Cindercuffs	+14	0.5%

Gloves	Max Key	Popularity
Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets	+16	47.5%
Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers	+15	25.7%
BiS Breached Containment Guards	+16	6.4%
Achillite's Unbreakable Grip	+15	5.0%
Cauldron Champion's Fistguards	+15	5.0%
Devourer's Gauntlets	+15	4.0%
Void-Scarred Captain's Handguards	+14	2.5%
Everforged Gauntlets	+17	2.0%
Gauntlets of the Thunder God	+15	0.5%

Belt	Max Key	Popularity
Durable Information Securing Container	+17	61.4%
BiS Everforged Greatbelt	+15	21.3%
Fresh Ethereal Fetters	+16	5.4%
Venture Contractor's Floodlight	+15	4.5%
Girdle of Somber Ploys	+14	3.5%
Girdle of Absolute Faith	+15	1.5%
Lightning-Conductor's Bands	+14	0.5%
Ultradense Fission Girdle	+13	0.5%

Legs	Max Key	Popularity
BiS Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt	+17	80.2%
Overpressure Platelegs	+15	10.4%
Halkias's Towering Pillars	+13	2.0%
Quantum Leapers	+15	1.5%
Shrapnel-Fused Legguards	+15	1.5%
Secret-Dredger's Legguards	+14	1.0%
Everforged Legplates	+13	1.0%
Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses	+14	1.0%

Feet	Max Key	Popularity
BiS Interloper's Plated Sabatons	+17	37.6%
Implacable Weatherproof Treads	+16	27.2%
Sterilized Expulsion Boots	+15	11.9%
Devoted Plate Walkers	+15	4.5%
Everforged Sabatons	+14	3.5%
Secret-Dredger's Sabatons	+14	2.5%
Darkrider Sabatons	+14	2.5%
Cauldron Champion's Greatboots	+14	2.0%
Jak'tull's Intruder Stompers	+14	2.0%
Rik's Walkin' Boots	+16	1.5%
Wastelander Brute's Sollerets	+13	1.0%
Charred Saronite Greaves	+15	0.5%

Most Popular Unholy Death Knight Crafted Gear

The most popular Unholy Death Knight crafted item is Charged Claymore with 44.6% usage.

Item	Max Key	Popularity
Charged Claymore	+16	44.6%
BiS Everforged Vambraces	+17	43.6%
BiS Everforged Greatbelt	+15	21.3%
Everforged Greataxe	+14	10.9%
Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship	+14	5.4%
Everforged Sabatons	+14	3.5%
Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship	+14	3.0%
Charged Halberd	+14	2.5%
Everforged Gauntlets	+17	2.0%
Everforged Legplates	+13	1.0%

Most Popular Unholy Death Knight Missives

These are the most popular Unholy Death Knight missives. The most popular missive is Algari Missive of the Peerless with 51.0% usage.

Missive	Max Key	Popularity
Algari Missive of the Peerless	+17	51.0%
Algari Missive of the Feverflare	+15	36.1%
Algari Missive of the Fireflash	+16	11.9%
Algari Missive of the Aurora	+16	0.5%
Algari Missive of the Harmonious	+13	0.5%

Most Popular Unholy Death Knight Embellishments

These are the most popular Unholy Death Knight embellishment combos. The most popular combo is Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension and None with 31.2% usage.

Embellishments	Max Key	Popularity
Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension / None	+16	31.2%
Dawnthread Lining / Dawnthread Lining	+17	22.8%
None / None	+15	14.4%
Dawnthread Lining / None	+15	7.4%
Writhing Armor Banding / Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension	+15	6.9%
Duskthread Lining / None	+14	3.0%
Blessed Weapon Grip / None	+15	2.5%
Duskthread Lining / Darkmoon Sigil: Ascension	+16	2.0%
Elemental Focusing Lens / None	+14	1.5%
Darkmoon Sigil: Vivacity / None	+15	1.5%
Blessed Weapon Grip / Dawnthread Lining	+14	1.0%
Blessed Weapon Grip / Duskthread Lining	+13	1.0%

Unholy Death Knight Tier Set

Hollow Sentinel's Wake

Hollow Sentinel's Wake is the Death Knight tier set in Season 3. These are its effects:

San'layn

2 Set Bonus

Infliction of Sorrow extends the duration of your disease by an additional 3.0 sec on your main target, and

Essence of the Blood Queen additionally increases your Mastery by 0.5% per stack.

4 Set Bonus

Infliction of Sorrow deals 30% increased damage, and

Vampiric Strike increases the damage of your ghoul by 20% for 8 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Rider of the Apocalypse

2 Set Bonus

Apocalypse now summons Whitemane for 10 sec. Whitemane's

Undeath deals 20% increased damage and infects 1 additional target when it spreads, and her

Death Coil deals 35% increased damage.

4 Set Bonus

Casting

Death Coil or

Epidemic orders Whitemane to cast her

Death Coil or

Epidemic alongside you at 125% effectiveness. Your

Death Coil deals 40% increased damage to targets affected by Whitemane's

Undeath.

Most Popular Unholy Death Knight Tier Set Slots

Due to stat distribution differences across set items, some may be more popular than others.

Item	Popularity
Hollow Sentinel's Perches	87.6%
Hollow Sentinel's Stonemask	85.6%
Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate	84.2%
Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt	80.2%
Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets	47.5%

Unholy Death Knight Gear Overview

The most popular Unholy Death Knight gear based on all data across the last 2 weeks. This represents a strong set of gear for this point in Season 3 that is close to Best in Slot but with some alternatives that are easier to obtain. Tier pieces up to the maximum set bonus and legendary items have been prioritized once seen at least once.

BiS Best in Slot data provided by Wowhead's Unholy Death Knight Best in Slot Guide.

BiS Hollow Sentinel's Stonemask

Masterful Emerald

Crit / Mastery

85.6%

173 parses

Sin Stained Pendant

Haste / Mastery

52.0%

105 parses

BiS Hollow Sentinel's Perches

Haste / Crit

87.6%

177 parses

BiS Reshii Wraps

Chant of Winged Grace

98.5%

199 parses

BiS Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate

Crystalline Radiance

Mastery / Crit

84.2%

170 parses

BiS Everforged Vambraces

Chant of Armored Avoidance

43.6%

88 parses

Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets

Haste / Vers

47.5%

96 parses

Durable Information Securing Container

Masterful Emerald

61.4%

124 parses

BiS Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt

Stormbound Armor Kit

Haste / Mastery

80.2%

162 parses

BiS Interloper's Plated Sabatons

Defender's March

Haste / Crit

37.6%

76 parses

Signet of the False Accuser

Mastery / Haste

65.8%

133 parses

BiS Whispers of K'aresh

Haste / Mastery

50.5%

102 parses

Weapons & Trinkets

Trinkets

Charged Claymore

Algari Missive of the Peerless

44.6%

90 parses

Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

38.1%

77 parses

BiS Cursed Stone Idol

38.1%

77 parses

Learn About Unholy Death Knight Gear With Wowhead

To learn more about your gearing choices, check out Wowhead's Unholy Death Knight Gear Guide . While Archon can show you the current meta (what gear choices players are making and how they are performing with those choices), Wowhead can teach you more about why certain choices are better than others.

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