
The socket and raw strength that gives us from Bracers of Unrelenting Attack pushes it over the other options this tier, but both of our other options are still very good. Wrist for Unholy Death Knight DPS Phase 1 Recommended BiS Chest Enchant: Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats This piece is our best option, even if you aren't trying to keep your 2p active for the Scourge Strike build. Recommended BiS Cloak Enchant: Enchant Cloak - Greater Speed > Enchant Cloak - Major AgilityĬhest for Unholy Death Knight DPS Phase 1 Item level wins out again on this slot, the density of stats on Drape of the Deadly Foe is just higher than anything else available. Recommended BiS Shoulder Enchant: Greater Inscription of the Axe from The Sons of Hodir > Greater Inscription of Vengeance / Lesser Inscription of the Axeĭrops from Gluth and Noth the Plaguebringer Shoulders for Unholy Death Knight DPS Phase 1Įven with the lower item level on the 10m tier shoulders they're better than any non 25 tier piece, I highly recommend focusing on getting and keeping your 2p active, in most scenarios this will be worth more than using a slightly higher item level piece in any one slot. Recommended BiS Helm Enchant: Arcanum of Torment is our only real option for helm enchants in WotLK content, in a pinch either Arcanum of Triumph or TBC reputation helm enchants can be substituted until you're revered with Knights of the Ebon Blade. Obsidian Greathelm is incredibly powerful and highly sought after, this is one of the best items to prioritize for phase 1, whether you're going for 4p or not.

With wanting to wear four pieces of tier to activate our set bonus as Scourge Strike, this is our off piece of choice, as it is for every other plate dps spec. BiS items for Scourge Strike Will be marked with "Best - SS" and BiS items for Morb will be marked with "Best - Morb", anything that is shared in their BiS lists will just be marked as "Best". The belt is your absolute best spot for pre-bis badge purchases, as it allows you to use the prismatic slot immediately to reach your meta gem requirements.īody Armor for Unholy Death Knight DPS Phase 1īecause Unholy has the option of playing fast 1h weapons with the "Morb" sub-spec, or slow 2h/dual wield 1h weapons, there will be some notes about what piece may be better for what sub-spec. This is the general order you'll want to spend your badges in, with obvious exceptions made if you have a significantly weaker piece in another slot. This set will put us over the 'soft' cap for hit rating of 9%, but as a dual wield class that's ok, as we still value hit rating highly for our auto attacks.Įmblems of Heroism for Unholy Death Knight DPS Phase 1Įmblems of Heroism come from certain quests, as well as Heroic Dungeons in WotLK, and can be farmed with the daily lockout of these instances, you'll want to farm these extensively as part of your pre-bis set, as some of the pieces are incredibly powerful on your way into Naxxramas.

Haste - because we value snapshotting our gargoyle so much, on top of the base attack speed gain of haste, this stat is incredibly attractive to us.Hit - to at least 5% - your talent Nerves of Cold Steel will give you 3% Melee Hit so you're capped on main hand specials, any point of hit after this will increase your ghouls hit, as well as your spell hit which affects DnD.Strength - is still the absolute best stat for Unholy Death Knights, this will not change throughout the expansion.With that in mind, we're still typically seeking just for the highest density of stats, with a focus on getting and then keeping our 2p from tier activated if you're playing the Scourge Strike build. When looking at item levels, it's important to remember that Malygos gear uses item levels a tier higher than its difficulty, so 213 gear in 10m, and 226 gear in 25m, as does Sartharion: Three Drake gear, and gear off of Kel'Thuzad. With split lockouts and three new raids, the sheer amount of gear you can see every week has increased, and so has the ease of gearing. With the release of both 10m and 25m comes a glut of new items and choices, the vast majority stronger than our pre-raid gear. This guide will list the recommended gear for your class and role, containing gear sourced from raids, dungeons, PvP, professions, BoE World drops, and reputations.īest in Slot Gear for Unholy Death Knight DPS Phase 1 Gear in this guide is primarily obtained from Naxxramas, Obsidian Sanctum, and Eye of Eternity.

Welcome to Wowhead's Phase 1 Best in Slot Gear list for Unholy Death Knight DPS in Wrath of the Lich King Classic.
