Death Knight

Class Tree

Talents shared by every Death Knight specialization.

8 points required

23 points required

? 100 ⇄ Tree node 99822 Unresolved tree nodeBlizzard supplied the position and connections without an entry tooltip. 100 Icebound Fortitude Icebound Fortitude 100/100 · 100.0% Your blood freezes, granting immunity to Stun effects and reducing all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec. 100 Death Strike Death Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Focuses dark power into a strike that deals 54 Physical damage and heals you for 20.00% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 7.0% of maximum health. 100 Raise Dead Raise Dead 100/100 · 100.0% Raises a ghoul to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 min. 100 Runic Attenuation Runic Attenuation 100/100 · 100.0% Auto attacks have a chance to generate 3 Runic Power. 100 Improved Death Strike Improved Death Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Death Strike's cost is reduced by 10, and its healing is increased by 60%. 100 Cleaving Strikes Cleaving Strikes 100/100 · 100.0% 100 Mind Freeze Mind Freeze 100/100 · 100.0% Smash the target's mind with cold, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec. 95 Blinding Sleet Blinding Sleet 95/100 · 95.0% Targets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for 5 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. When Blinding Sleet ends, enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 sec. 100 Gloom Ward Gloom Ward 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Absorbs are 15% more effective on you. 92 ⇄ March of Darkness March of Darkness 74/100 · 74.0% Death's Advance grants an additional 25% movement speed over the first 3 sec. Wraith Walk 18/100 · 18.0% Embrace the power of the Shadowlands, removing all root effects and increasing your movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Taking any action cancels the effect. While active, your movement speed cannot be reduced below 170%. 100 Unholy Momentum Unholy Momentum 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Increases Haste by 2%. 13 Control Undead Control Undead 13/100 · 13.0% Dominates the target undead creature up to level 71, forcing it to do your bidding for 5 min. 18 Enfeeble Enfeeble 18/100 · 18.0% Your ghoul's attacks have a chance to apply Enfeeble, reducing the enemies movement speed by 30% and the damage they deal to you by 12% for 6 sec. 65 Coldthirst Coldthirst 65/100 · 65.0% Successfully interrupting an enemy with Mind Freeze grants 10 Runic Power and reduces its cooldown by 3 sec. 1 Proliferating Chill Proliferating Chill 1/100 · 1.0% Chains of Ice affects 1 additional nearby enemy. 98 Permafrost Permafrost 98/100 · 98.0% Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt. 100 Veteran of the Third War Veteran of the Third War 100/100 · 100.0% Stamina increased by 20%. 38 Death Pact Death Pact 38/100 · 38.0% Create a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec. 99 Brittle Brittle 99/100 · 99.0% Your diseases have a chance to weaken your enemy causing your attacks against them to deal 6% increased damage for 5 sec. 0 Blood Bond Blood Bond 0/100 · 0% While you are below 50% health, your Ghoul sacrifices 4% of its maximum health to heal you for 1% of your maximum health every sec. 99 Icy Talons Icy Talons 99/100 · 99.0% Your Runic Power spending abilities increase your melee attack speed by 6% for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times. 32 Death Notes Death Notes 32/100 · 32.0% Raise Ally costs 30 less Runic Power. 98 Anti-Magic Zone Anti-Magic Zone 98/100 · 98.0% Places an Anti-Magic Zone for 6 sec, reducing the magic damage taken by party or raid members by 15%. 32 Death Defiance Death Defiance 32/100 · 32.0% The cooldown of Death Pact is reduced by 30 sec, and you receive 50% increased healing while its healing absorb is active. 100 Unholy Bond Unholy Bond 100/100 · 100.0% Increases the effectiveness of your Runeforge effects by 20%. 0 Ice Prison Ice Prison 0/100 · 0% Chains of Ice now also roots enemies for 4 sec but its cooldown is increased to 12 sec. 99 ⇄ Asphyxiate Asphyxiate 63/100 · 63.0% Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec. Death's Reach 36/100 · 36.0% Increases the range of Death Grip by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip. 43 Assimilation Assimilation 43/100 · 43.0% The cooldown of Anti-Magic Zone is reduced by 60 sec and its duration is increased by 2 sec. 100 Anti-Magic Barrier Anti-Magic Barrier 100/100 · 100.0% Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%. 86 Grip of the Dead Grip of the Dead 86/100 · 86.0% Death and Decay reduces the movement speed of enemies within its area by 90%, decaying by 10% every sec. 51 Suppression Suppression 51/100 · 51.0% Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 3%. When suffering a loss of control effect, this bonus is increased by an additional 6% for 6 sec. 78 Blood Scent Blood Scent 78/100 · 78.0% Increases Leech by 3%. 66 Unholy Endurance Unholy Endurance 66/100 · 66.0% Increases Lichborne duration by 2 sec and reduces the cooldown by 30 sec. 11 Osmosis Osmosis 11/100 · 11.0% Anti-Magic Shell increases healing received by 15%. 99 Insidious Chill Insidious Chill 99/100 · 99.0% Your auto-attacks reduce the target's auto-attack speed by 5% for 30 sec, stacking up to 4 times. 99 Runic Protection Runic Protection 99/100 · 99.0% Your chance to be critically struck is reduced by 3% and your Armor is increased by 6%. 65 Blood Draw Blood Draw 65/100 · 65.0% When you fall below 30% health you drain 42 health from nearby enemies, the damage you take is reduced by 10% and your Death Strike cost is reduced by 10 for 8 sec. Can only occur every 2 min. 100 Rune Mastery Rune Mastery 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Consuming a Rune has a chance to increase your Strength by 3% for 8 sec. 20 Subduing Grasp Subduing Grasp 20/100 · 20.0% When you would pull an enemy, the damage they deal to you is reduced by 6% for 6 sec. 100 Will of the Necropolis Will of the Necropolis 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Damage taken below 30% Health is reduced by 20%. 100 Null Magic Null Magic 100/100 · 100.0% Magic damage taken is reduced by 8% and the duration of harmful Magic effects against you are reduced by 35%. 1 Unyielding Will Unyielding Will 1/100 · 1.0% Anti-Magic Shell now removes all harmful magical effects when activated, but its cooldown is increased by 20 sec. 100 Death's Echo Death's Echo 100/100 · 100.0% Death's Advance, Death and Decay, and Death Grip have 1 additional charge. 2 Vestigial Shell Vestigial Shell 2/100 · 2.0% Casting Anti-Magic Shell grants 2 nearby allies a Lesser Anti-Magic Shell that Absorbs up to 148 magic damage and reduces the duration of harmful Magic effects against them by 50%.

Specialization Tree

Talents available only to Blood.

8 points required

20 points required

100 Heart Strike Heart Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Instantly strike the target and 1 other nearby enemy, causing 70 Physical damage, and reducing enemies' movement speed by 20% for 8 sec. 100 Marrowrend Marrowrend 100/100 · 100.0% Smash the target, dealing 77 Physical damage and generating 3 charges of Bone Shield. Bone Shield Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones, increasing Armor by 110. Each melee attack against you consumes a charge. Lasts 30 sec or until all charges are consumed. 100 Blood Boil Blood Boil 100/100 · 100.0% Deals 57 Shadow damage and infects all enemies within 10 yds with Blood Plague. Blood Plague A shadowy disease that drains 93 health from the target over 24 sec. 100 Vampiric Blood Vampiric Blood 100/100 · 100.0% Embrace your undeath, increasing your maximum health by 30% and increasing all healing and absorbs received by 30% for 10 sec. 100 Bone Collector Bone Collector 100/100 · 100.0% When you would pull an enemy generate 1 charge of Bone Shield. Bone Shield Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones, increasing Armor by 110. Each melee attack against you consumes a charge. Lasts 30 sec or until all charges are consumed. 100 Ossuary Ossuary 100/100 · 100.0% While you have at least 5 Bone Shield charges, the cost of Death Strike is reduced by 5 Runic Power. Additionally, your maximum Runic Power is increased by 10. 82 Improved Vampiric Blood Improved Vampiric Blood 82/100 · 82.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Vampiric Blood's healing and absorb amount is increased by 5% and duration by 2 sec. 30 Improved Heart Strike Improved Heart Strike 30/100 · 30.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Heart Strike damage increased by 15%. 87 Relish in Blood Relish in Blood 87/100 · 87.0% While Crimson Scourge is active, your next Death and Decay heals you for 12 health per Bone Shield charge and you immediately gain 10 Runic Power. 1 Leeching Strike Leeching Strike 1/100 · 1.0% Heart Strike heals you for 0.25% health for each enemy hit while affected by Blood Plague. 100 Heartbreaker Heartbreaker 100/100 · 100.0% Your Heart Strike generates 2 additional Runic Power per target hit. 86 Foul Bulwark Foul Bulwark 86/100 · 86.0% Each charge of Bone Shield increases your maximum health by 1%. 100 Dancing Rune Weapon Dancing Rune Weapon 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a rune weapon for 8 sec that mirrors your melee attacks and bolsters your defenses. While active, you gain 30% parry chance. 100 Hemostasis Hemostasis 100/100 · 100.0% Each enemy hit by Blood Boil increases the damage and healing done by your next Death Strike by 8%, stacking up to 5 times. 4 Perseverance of the Ebon Blade Perseverance of the Ebon Blade 4/100 · 4.0% When Crimson Scourge is consumed, damage taken is reduced by 4% for 10 sec. 2 Bloodworms Bloodworms 2/100 · 2.0% Your auto attacks have a chance to summon a Bloodworm. Bloodworms deal minor damage to your target for 15 sec and then burst, healing you for 15% of your missing health. If you drop below 50% health, your Bloodworms will immediately burst and heal you. 98 ⇄ Gorefiend's Grasp Gorefiend's Grasp 92/100 · 92.0% Shadowy tendrils coil around all enemies within 15 yards of a hostile or friendly target, pulling them to the target's location and Silencing them for 3 sec. Abomination Limb 6/100 · 6.0% Sprout an additional limb, pulling enemies further than 8 yds from you every 1 sec. The same enemy can only be pulled once every 4 sec. 100 Improved Bone Shield Improved Bone Shield 100/100 · 100.0% Bone Shield increases your Haste by 10% and it can stack 2 additional times. 100 Insatiable Blade Insatiable Blade 100/100 · 100.0% Dancing Rune Weapon's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec and now generates 5 Bone Shield charges. 100 Deadly Reach Deadly Reach 100/100 · 100.0% Death Strike hits an additional 2 enemies at 75% effectiveness. 98 Rapid Decomposition Rapid Decomposition 98/100 · 98.0% Your Blood Plague and Death and Decay deal damage 15% more often. Additionally, your Blood Plague leeches 85% more Health. 98 Boiling Point Boiling Point 98/100 · 98.0% Heart Strike has a chance to make your next Blood Boil empowered, dealing 50% increased damage and echoing after 3 sec. 68 Lifeblood Lifeblood 68/100 · 68.0% Death Strike heals for an additional 20% of its healing over 5 sec. 100 Everlasting Bond Everlasting Bond 100/100 · 100.0% Summons 1 additional copy of Dancing Rune Weapon and increases its duration by 4 sec. 100 Voracious Voracious 100/100 · 100.0% Death Strike's healing is increased by 5% and grants you 15% Leech for 8 sec. 0 Blood Feast Blood Feast 0/100 · 0% Anti-Magic Shell heals you for 100% of the damage it absorbs. 21 Plague Infusion Plague Infusion 21/100 · 21.0% Your Blood Plague critical hits have a chance to reduce the cooldown of your Blood Boil by 0.25 sec. 0 Bloody Reflection Bloody Reflection 0/100 · 0% While Blood Shield is active, taking direct damage reflects 39 Shadow damage back to the attacker. Blood Shield can now absorb up to 65% of your maximum health. 100 Iron Heart Iron Heart 100/100 · 100.0% Blood Shield's duration is increased by 2 sec and it absorbs 20% more damage. 93 Bloodied Blade Bloodied Blade 93/100 · 93.0% Parrying an attack grants you a charge of Bloodied Blade, increasing your Strength by 0.5%, up to 4.0% for 15 sec. At 8 stacks, your next parry consumes all charges to unleash a Heart Strike at 300% effectiveness, and increases your Strength by 10% for 6 sec. 100 Coagulopathy Coagulopathy 100/100 · 100.0% Enemies affected by Blood Plague take 5% increased damage from you and Death Strike increases the damage of your Blood Plague by 10% for 15 sec, stacking up to 4 times. 18 Blood Mist Blood Mist 18/100 · 18.0% When you cast Dancing Rune Weapon, you become enveloped in a blood mist that surrounds you for 8 sec, increasing your Parry by 5%. Deals 21 Shadow damage every 1 sec to enemies within 10 yds. Every time it deals damage you gain 2 Runic Power, up to a maximum of 10 Runic Power. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. 100 Sanguine Ground Sanguine Ground 100/100 · 100.0% You deal 6% more damage and receive 5% more healing while standing in your Death and Decay. 100 Bloodshot Bloodshot 100/100 · 100.0% While Blood Shield is active, you deal 8% increased damage and damage taken is reduced by 4%. 6 Consumption Consumption 6/100 · 6.0% Empower the runes in your weapon, reducing the damage you take over the duration and unleashing a devastating attack that deals 218 Shadow damage and consumes up to 75% of your Blood Plague instantly from enemies in front of you. I: Consumes up to 25% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 5% and an additional 8 sec after empowering. II: Consumes up to 50% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 10% and an additional 4 sec after empowering. III: Consumes up to 75% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 15% and an additional 2 sec after empowering. 99 Red Thirst Red Thirst 99/100 · 99.0% Reduces the cooldown on Vampiric Blood by 2.0 sec per 10 Runic Power spent. 9 Sanguinary Burst Sanguinary Burst 9/100 · 9.0% When Blood Mist ends it deals 97 Shadow damage to 8 nearby enemies, healing you for 18% of the damage dealt. The damage is increased by 2% for every 1 Runic Power spent while Blood Mist was active. 100 Purgatory Purgatory 100/100 · 100.0% An unholy pact that prevents fatal damage, instead absorbing incoming healing equal to the damage prevented, lasting 3 sec. If any healing absorption remains when this effect expires, you will die. This effect may only occur every 4 min. 1 Carnage Carnage 1/100 · 1.0% Consumption now contributes to your Mastery: Blood Shield. Each time an enemy strikes your Blood Shield, the cooldown of Consumption has chance to be reset. 91 Umbilicus Eternus Umbilicus Eternus 91/100 · 91.0% After Vampiric Blood expires, you absorb damage equal to 6 times the damage your Blood Plague dealt during Vampiric Blood. 100 Dance of Midnight Dance of Midnight 100/100 · 100.0% While Dancing Rune Weapon is active, Parrying an attack has a 100% chance to make your next Heart Strike cost no Runes and deal 150% increased damage.

Hero Talents

The hero paths Blood plays, with the same top-100 selection overlay. A character picks one.

Deathbringer

76/100 represented

71 Reaper's Mark Reaper's Mark 71/100 · 71.0% Viciously slice into the soul of your enemy, dealing 81 Shadowfrost damage and applying Reaper's Mark. Each time you deal Shadow or Frost damage, add a stack of Reaper's Mark. After 12 sec or reaching 40 stacks, the mark explodes, dealing 10 damage per stack. Reaper's Mark travels to an unmarked enemy nearby if the target dies. 76 Wave of Souls Wave of Souls 76/100 · 76.0% Reaper's Mark sends forth bursts of Shadowfrost energy and back, dealing 34 Shadowfrost damage both ways to all enemies caught in its path. Wave of Souls critical strikes cause enemies to take 5% increased Shadowfrost damage for 15 sec, stacking up to 2 times, and it is always a critical strike on its way back. 76 Wither Away Wither Away 76/100 · 76.0% Frost Fever deals its damage 75% faster, and the second scythe of Exterminate applies Frost Fever. 76 Bind in Darkness Bind in Darkness 76/100 · 76.0% Rime empowered Howling Blast deals 60% increased damage to its main target, and is now Shadowfrost. Shadowfrost damage applies 2 stacks to Reaper's Mark and 4 stacks when it is a critical strike. 76 Frigid Resolve Frigid Resolve 76/100 · 76.0% The effectiveness of Permafrost is increased by 100% and Exterminate grants Permafrost equal to 10% of the damage dealt. Permafrost Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt. 76 Soul Rupture Soul Rupture 76/100 · 76.0% When Reaper's Mark explodes, it deals 20% of the damage dealt to nearby enemies. 76 Grim Reaper Grim Reaper 76/100 · 76.0% Reaper's Mark initial strike grants Killing Machine. Reaper's Mark explosion deals up to 30% increased damage based on your target's missing health. 76 ⇄ Rune Carved Plates Rune Carved Plates 76/100 · 76.0% Each Rune spent reduces the magic damage you take by 1.5% and each Rune generated reduces the physical damage you take by 1.5% for 5 sec, up to 5 times. Pact of the Deathbringer 0/100 · 0% When you suffer a damaging effect equal to 25% of your maximum health, you instantly cast Death Pact at 50% effectiveness. May only occur every 2 min. When a Reaper's Mark explodes, the cooldowns of this effect and Death Pact are reduced by 5 sec. 76 Deathly Blows Deathly Blows 76/100 · 76.0% Death Strike damage increased by 12%. 76 Swift and Painful Swift and Painful 76/100 · 76.0% If no enemies are struck by Soul Rupture, you gain 10% Strength for 8 sec. Wave of Souls is 100% more effective on the main target of your Reaper's Mark. 76 ⇄ Dark Talons Dark Talons 60/100 · 60.0% Consuming Killing Machine or Rime has a 25% chance to grant 3 stacks of Icy Talons and increase its maximum stacks by the same amount for 6 sec. Runic Power spending abilities count as Shadowfrost while Icy Talons is active. Reaper's Onslaught 16/100 · 16.0% Reduces the cooldown of Reaper's Mark by 15 sec, but the amount of Obliterates and Frostscythes empowered by Exterminate is reduced by 1. 76 ⇄ Death's Messenger Death's Messenger 76/100 · 76.0% Reduces the cooldowns of Lichborne and Raise Dead by 30 sec. Expelling Shield 0/100 · 0% When an enemy deals direct damage to your Anti-Magic Shell, their cast speed is reduced by 10% for 6 sec. 76 Echoing Fury Echoing Fury 76/100 · 76.0% Reaper's Mark deals 5% increased damage. Casting Dancing Rune Weapon grants 1 stack of Exterminate with 100% first scythe and 100% second scythe effectiveness. 76 Exterminate Exterminate 76/100 · 76.0% After Reaper's Mark explodes, your next 2 Obliterates or Frostscythes cost 1 Rune and summon 2 scythes to strike your enemies. The first scythe strikes your target for 152 Shadowfrost damage and the second scythe strikes all enemies around your target for 61 Shadowfrost damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.

San'layn

24/100 represented

22 Vampiric Strike Vampiric Strike 22/100 · 22.0% Your Death Coil and Death Strike have a 25% chance to make your next Scourge Strike become Vampiric Strike. Vampiric Strike heals you for 2% of your maximum health and grants you Essence of the Blood Queen, increasing your Haste by 1.0%, up to 5.0% for 20 sec. 24 ⇄ Vampiric Speed Vampiric Speed 16/100 · 16.0% Death's Advance and Wraith Walk movement speed bonuses are increased by 10%. Activating Death's Advance or Wraith Walk increases 4 nearby allies movement speed by 20% for 5 sec. Newly Turned 8/100 · 8.0% Raise Ally revives players at full health and grants you and your ally an absorb shield equal to 20% of your maximum health. 24 ⇄ Blood-Soaked Ground Blood-Soaked Ground 20/100 · 20.0% While you are within your Death and Decay, your physical damage taken is reduced by 8% and your chance to gain Vampiric Strike is increased by 5%. Desecrate 4/100 · 4.0% Death and Decay deals its damage 100% faster. 24 ⇄ Bloody Fortitude Bloody Fortitude 21/100 · 21.0% Icebound Fortitude reduces all damage you take by up to an additional 20% based on your missing health. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor reduces the cooldown of Icebound Fortitude by 3 sec. Vampiric Aura 3/100 · 3.0% Your Leech is increased by 2%. While Lichborne is active, the Leech bonus of this effect is increased by 100%, and it affects 4 allies within 12 yds. 24 Thrill of Blood Thrill of Blood 24/100 · 24.0% Essence of the Blood Queen additionally increases your Mastery by 1.0% per stack. Blood Plague deals 5% increased damage. 24 Infliction of Sorrow Infliction of Sorrow 24/100 · 24.0% When Vampiric Strike damages an enemy affected by your plagues, it extends the duration of the plagues by 3.0 sec, and deals 10% of the remaining damage to the enemy. 24 Frenzied Bloodthirst Frenzied Bloodthirst 24/100 · 24.0% Essence of the Blood Queen stacks 2 additional times and increases the damage of your Death Coil and Death Strike by 5%, and Epidemic by 5% per stack. 24 The Blood is Life The Blood is Life 24/100 · 24.0% Dark Transformation summons a Blood Beast to attack your enemy for 10 sec. Each time the Blood Beast attacks, it stores a portion of the damage dealt. When the Blood Beast dies, it explodes, dealing 15% of the damage accumulated to nearby enemies and healing the Death Knight for the same amount. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. 24 Visceral Strength Visceral Strength 24/100 · 24.0% When Sudden Doom is consumed, you gain 4% Strength for 5 sec. 24 Inevitable Inevitable 24/100 · 24.0% Your plagues deal up to 30% increased damage based on the target's missing health. 24 Incite Terror Incite Terror 24/100 · 24.0% Vampiric Strike and Scourge Strike cause your targets to take 1% increased Shadow damage, up to 5% for 15 sec. Vampiric Strike benefits from Incite Terror at 400% effectiveness. 24 ⇄ Pact of the San'layn Pact of the San'layn 23/100 · 23.0% You store 10% of all Shadow damage dealt into your Blood Beast to explode for additional damage when it expires. Sanguine Scent 1/100 · 1.0% Your Death Coil and Death Strike have a 15% increased chance to trigger Vampiric Strike when damaging enemies below 35% health. 24 Transfusion Transfusion 24/100 · 24.0% Vampiric Strike increases the damage of your Dancing Rune Weapons by 20% for 8 sec. Multiple applications may overlap. 24 Gift of the San'layn Gift of the San'layn 24/100 · 24.0% While Dark Transformation is active you gain Gift of the San'layn. Gift of the San'layn increases the effectiveness of your Essence of the Blood Queen by 200%, and Vampiric Strike replaces your Scourge Strike for the duration.

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Class Tree

Talents shared by every Death Knight specialization.

8 points required

23 points required

? 100 ⇄ Tree node 99822 Unresolved tree nodeBlizzard supplied the position and connections without an entry tooltip. 100 Icebound Fortitude Icebound Fortitude 100/100 · 100.0% Your blood freezes, granting immunity to Stun effects and reducing all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec. 100 Death Strike Death Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Focuses dark power into a strike that deals 54 Physical damage and heals you for 20.00% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 7.0% of maximum health. 72 Raise Dead Raise Dead 72/100 · 72.0% Raises a ghoul to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 min. 100 Runic Attenuation Runic Attenuation 100/100 · 100.0% Auto attacks have a chance to generate 3 Runic Power. 100 Improved Death Strike Improved Death Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Death Strike's cost is reduced by 10, and its healing is increased by 60%. 70 Cleaving Strikes Cleaving Strikes 70/100 · 70.0% 100 Mind Freeze Mind Freeze 100/100 · 100.0% Smash the target's mind with cold, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec. 98 Blinding Sleet Blinding Sleet 98/100 · 98.0% Targets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for 5 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. When Blinding Sleet ends, enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 sec. 69 Gloom Ward Gloom Ward 69/100 · 69.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Absorbs are 15% more effective on you. 97 ⇄ Wraith Walk Wraith Walk 80/100 · 80.0% Embrace the power of the Shadowlands, removing all root effects and increasing your movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Taking any action cancels the effect. While active, your movement speed cannot be reduced below 170%. March of Darkness 17/100 · 17.0% Death's Advance grants an additional 25% movement speed over the first 3 sec. 100 Unholy Momentum Unholy Momentum 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Increases Haste by 2%. 0 Control Undead Control Undead 0/100 · 0% Dominates the target undead creature up to level 71, forcing it to do your bidding for 5 min. 3 Enfeeble Enfeeble 3/100 · 3.0% Your ghoul's attacks have a chance to apply Enfeeble, reducing the enemies movement speed by 30% and the damage they deal to you by 12% for 6 sec. 78 Coldthirst Coldthirst 78/100 · 78.0% Successfully interrupting an enemy with Mind Freeze grants 10 Runic Power and reduces its cooldown by 3 sec. 81 Proliferating Chill Proliferating Chill 81/100 · 81.0% Chains of Ice affects 1 additional nearby enemy. 44 Permafrost Permafrost 44/100 · 44.0% Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt. 100 Veteran of the Third War Veteran of the Third War 100/100 · 100.0% Stamina increased by 20%. 72 Death Pact Death Pact 72/100 · 72.0% Create a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec. 96 Brittle Brittle 96/100 · 96.0% Your diseases have a chance to weaken your enemy causing your attacks against them to deal 6% increased damage for 5 sec. 0 Blood Bond Blood Bond 0/100 · 0% While you are below 50% health, your Ghoul sacrifices 4% of its maximum health to heal you for 1% of your maximum health every sec. 100 Icy Talons Icy Talons 100/100 · 100.0% Your Runic Power spending abilities increase your melee attack speed by 6% for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times. 1 Death Notes Death Notes 1/100 · 1.0% Raise Ally costs 30 less Runic Power. 94 Anti-Magic Zone Anti-Magic Zone 94/100 · 94.0% Places an Anti-Magic Zone for 6 sec, reducing the magic damage taken by party or raid members by 15%. 63 Death Defiance Death Defiance 63/100 · 63.0% The cooldown of Death Pact is reduced by 30 sec, and you receive 50% increased healing while its healing absorb is active. 100 Unholy Bond Unholy Bond 100/100 · 100.0% Increases the effectiveness of your Runeforge effects by 20%. 5 Ice Prison Ice Prison 5/100 · 5.0% Chains of Ice now also roots enemies for 4 sec but its cooldown is increased to 12 sec. 100 ⇄ Asphyxiate Asphyxiate 89/100 · 89.0% Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec. Death's Reach 11/100 · 11.0% Increases the range of Death Grip by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip. 19 Assimilation Assimilation 19/100 · 19.0% The cooldown of Anti-Magic Zone is reduced by 60 sec and its duration is increased by 2 sec. 100 Anti-Magic Barrier Anti-Magic Barrier 100/100 · 100.0% Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%. 96 Grip of the Dead Grip of the Dead 96/100 · 96.0% Death and Decay reduces the movement speed of enemies within its area by 90%, decaying by 10% every sec. 61 Suppression Suppression 61/100 · 61.0% Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 3%. When suffering a loss of control effect, this bonus is increased by an additional 6% for 6 sec. 60 Blood Scent Blood Scent 60/100 · 60.0% Increases Leech by 3%. 97 Unholy Endurance Unholy Endurance 97/100 · 97.0% Increases Lichborne duration by 2 sec and reduces the cooldown by 30 sec. 52 Osmosis Osmosis 52/100 · 52.0% Anti-Magic Shell increases healing received by 15%. 82 Insidious Chill Insidious Chill 82/100 · 82.0% Your auto-attacks reduce the target's auto-attack speed by 5% for 30 sec, stacking up to 4 times. 83 Runic Protection Runic Protection 83/100 · 83.0% Your chance to be critically struck is reduced by 3% and your Armor is increased by 6%. 79 Blood Draw Blood Draw 79/100 · 79.0% When you fall below 30% health you drain 42 health from nearby enemies, the damage you take is reduced by 10% and your Death Strike cost is reduced by 10 for 8 sec. Can only occur every 2 min. 100 Rune Mastery Rune Mastery 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Consuming a Rune has a chance to increase your Strength by 3% for 8 sec. 9 Subduing Grasp Subduing Grasp 9/100 · 9.0% When you would pull an enemy, the damage they deal to you is reduced by 6% for 6 sec. 100 Will of the Necropolis Will of the Necropolis 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Damage taken below 30% Health is reduced by 20%. 98 Null Magic Null Magic 98/100 · 98.0% Magic damage taken is reduced by 8% and the duration of harmful Magic effects against you are reduced by 35%. 3 Unyielding Will Unyielding Will 3/100 · 3.0% Anti-Magic Shell now removes all harmful magical effects when activated, but its cooldown is increased by 20 sec. 100 Death's Echo Death's Echo 100/100 · 100.0% Death's Advance, Death and Decay, and Death Grip have 1 additional charge. 50 Vestigial Shell Vestigial Shell 50/100 · 50.0% Casting Anti-Magic Shell grants 2 nearby allies a Lesser Anti-Magic Shell that Absorbs up to 148 magic damage and reduces the duration of harmful Magic effects against them by 50%.

Specialization Tree

Talents available only to Blood.

8 points required

20 points required

100 Heart Strike Heart Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Instantly strike the target and 1 other nearby enemy, causing 70 Physical damage, and reducing enemies' movement speed by 20% for 8 sec. 100 Marrowrend Marrowrend 100/100 · 100.0% Smash the target, dealing 77 Physical damage and generating 3 charges of Bone Shield. Bone Shield Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones, increasing Armor by 110. Each melee attack against you consumes a charge. Lasts 30 sec or until all charges are consumed. 100 Blood Boil Blood Boil 100/100 · 100.0% Deals 57 Shadow damage and infects all enemies within 10 yds with Blood Plague. Blood Plague A shadowy disease that drains 93 health from the target over 24 sec. 100 Vampiric Blood Vampiric Blood 100/100 · 100.0% Embrace your undeath, increasing your maximum health by 30% and increasing all healing and absorbs received by 30% for 10 sec. 100 Bone Collector Bone Collector 100/100 · 100.0% When you would pull an enemy generate 1 charge of Bone Shield. Bone Shield Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones, increasing Armor by 110. Each melee attack against you consumes a charge. Lasts 30 sec or until all charges are consumed. 100 Ossuary Ossuary 100/100 · 100.0% While you have at least 5 Bone Shield charges, the cost of Death Strike is reduced by 5 Runic Power. Additionally, your maximum Runic Power is increased by 10. 19 Improved Vampiric Blood Improved Vampiric Blood 19/100 · 19.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 1.8 Vampiric Blood's healing and absorb amount is increased by 5% and duration by 2 sec. 89 Improved Heart Strike Improved Heart Strike 89/100 · 89.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Heart Strike damage increased by 15%. 60 Relish in Blood Relish in Blood 60/100 · 60.0% While Crimson Scourge is active, your next Death and Decay heals you for 12 health per Bone Shield charge and you immediately gain 10 Runic Power. 2 Leeching Strike Leeching Strike 2/100 · 2.0% Heart Strike heals you for 0.25% health for each enemy hit while affected by Blood Plague. 89 Heartbreaker Heartbreaker 89/100 · 89.0% Your Heart Strike generates 2 additional Runic Power per target hit. 25 Foul Bulwark Foul Bulwark 25/100 · 25.0% Each charge of Bone Shield increases your maximum health by 1%. 100 Dancing Rune Weapon Dancing Rune Weapon 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a rune weapon for 8 sec that mirrors your melee attacks and bolsters your defenses. While active, you gain 30% parry chance. 100 Hemostasis Hemostasis 100/100 · 100.0% Each enemy hit by Blood Boil increases the damage and healing done by your next Death Strike by 8%, stacking up to 5 times. 24 Perseverance of the Ebon Blade Perseverance of the Ebon Blade 24/100 · 24.0% When Crimson Scourge is consumed, damage taken is reduced by 4% for 10 sec. 28 Bloodworms Bloodworms 28/100 · 28.0% Your auto attacks have a chance to summon a Bloodworm. Bloodworms deal minor damage to your target for 15 sec and then burst, healing you for 15% of your missing health. If you drop below 50% health, your Bloodworms will immediately burst and heal you. 99 ⇄ Gorefiend's Grasp Gorefiend's Grasp 94/100 · 94.0% Shadowy tendrils coil around all enemies within 15 yards of a hostile or friendly target, pulling them to the target's location and Silencing them for 3 sec. Abomination Limb 5/100 · 5.0% Sprout an additional limb, pulling enemies further than 8 yds from you every 1 sec. The same enemy can only be pulled once every 4 sec. 100 Improved Bone Shield Improved Bone Shield 100/100 · 100.0% Bone Shield increases your Haste by 10% and it can stack 2 additional times. 100 Insatiable Blade Insatiable Blade 100/100 · 100.0% Dancing Rune Weapon's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec and now generates 5 Bone Shield charges. 98 Deadly Reach Deadly Reach 98/100 · 98.0% Death Strike hits an additional 2 enemies at 75% effectiveness. 99 Rapid Decomposition Rapid Decomposition 99/100 · 99.0% Your Blood Plague and Death and Decay deal damage 15% more often. Additionally, your Blood Plague leeches 85% more Health. 92 Boiling Point Boiling Point 92/100 · 92.0% Heart Strike has a chance to make your next Blood Boil empowered, dealing 50% increased damage and echoing after 3 sec. 59 Lifeblood Lifeblood 59/100 · 59.0% Death Strike heals for an additional 20% of its healing over 5 sec. 100 Everlasting Bond Everlasting Bond 100/100 · 100.0% Summons 1 additional copy of Dancing Rune Weapon and increases its duration by 4 sec. 99 Voracious Voracious 99/100 · 99.0% Death Strike's healing is increased by 5% and grants you 15% Leech for 8 sec. 7 Blood Feast Blood Feast 7/100 · 7.0% Anti-Magic Shell heals you for 100% of the damage it absorbs. 87 Plague Infusion Plague Infusion 87/100 · 87.0% Your Blood Plague critical hits have a chance to reduce the cooldown of your Blood Boil by 0.25 sec. 40 Bloody Reflection Bloody Reflection 40/100 · 40.0% While Blood Shield is active, taking direct damage reflects 39 Shadow damage back to the attacker. Blood Shield can now absorb up to 65% of your maximum health. 100 Iron Heart Iron Heart 100/100 · 100.0% Blood Shield's duration is increased by 2 sec and it absorbs 20% more damage. 70 Bloodied Blade Bloodied Blade 70/100 · 70.0% Parrying an attack grants you a charge of Bloodied Blade, increasing your Strength by 0.5%, up to 4.0% for 15 sec. At 8 stacks, your next parry consumes all charges to unleash a Heart Strike at 300% effectiveness, and increases your Strength by 10% for 6 sec. 99 Coagulopathy Coagulopathy 99/100 · 99.0% Enemies affected by Blood Plague take 5% increased damage from you and Death Strike increases the damage of your Blood Plague by 10% for 15 sec, stacking up to 4 times. 87 Blood Mist Blood Mist 87/100 · 87.0% When you cast Dancing Rune Weapon, you become enveloped in a blood mist that surrounds you for 8 sec, increasing your Parry by 5%. Deals 21 Shadow damage every 1 sec to enemies within 10 yds. Every time it deals damage you gain 2 Runic Power, up to a maximum of 10 Runic Power. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. 99 Sanguine Ground Sanguine Ground 99/100 · 99.0% You deal 6% more damage and receive 5% more healing while standing in your Death and Decay. 94 Bloodshot Bloodshot 94/100 · 94.0% While Blood Shield is active, you deal 8% increased damage and damage taken is reduced by 4%. 7 Consumption Consumption 7/100 · 7.0% Empower the runes in your weapon, reducing the damage you take over the duration and unleashing a devastating attack that deals 218 Shadow damage and consumes up to 75% of your Blood Plague instantly from enemies in front of you. I: Consumes up to 25% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 5% and an additional 8 sec after empowering. II: Consumes up to 50% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 10% and an additional 4 sec after empowering. III: Consumes up to 75% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 15% and an additional 2 sec after empowering. 55 Red Thirst Red Thirst 55/100 · 55.0% Reduces the cooldown on Vampiric Blood by 2.0 sec per 10 Runic Power spent. 82 Sanguinary Burst Sanguinary Burst 82/100 · 82.0% When Blood Mist ends it deals 97 Shadow damage to 8 nearby enemies, healing you for 18% of the damage dealt. The damage is increased by 2% for every 1 Runic Power spent while Blood Mist was active. 66 Purgatory Purgatory 66/100 · 66.0% An unholy pact that prevents fatal damage, instead absorbing incoming healing equal to the damage prevented, lasting 3 sec. If any healing absorption remains when this effect expires, you will die. This effect may only occur every 4 min. 2 Carnage Carnage 2/100 · 2.0% Consumption now contributes to your Mastery: Blood Shield. Each time an enemy strikes your Blood Shield, the cooldown of Consumption has chance to be reset. 18 Umbilicus Eternus Umbilicus Eternus 18/100 · 18.0% After Vampiric Blood expires, you absorb damage equal to 6 times the damage your Blood Plague dealt during Vampiric Blood. 100 Dance of Midnight Dance of Midnight 100/100 · 100.0% While Dancing Rune Weapon is active, Parrying an attack has a 100% chance to make your next Heart Strike cost no Runes and deal 150% increased damage.

Hero Talents

The hero paths Blood plays, with the same top-100 selection overlay. A character picks one.

Deathbringer

46/100 represented

30 Reaper's Mark Reaper's Mark 30/100 · 30.0% Viciously slice into the soul of your enemy, dealing 81 Shadowfrost damage and applying Reaper's Mark. Each time you deal Shadow or Frost damage, add a stack of Reaper's Mark. After 12 sec or reaching 40 stacks, the mark explodes, dealing 10 damage per stack. Reaper's Mark travels to an unmarked enemy nearby if the target dies. 46 Wave of Souls Wave of Souls 46/100 · 46.0% Reaper's Mark sends forth bursts of Shadowfrost energy and back, dealing 34 Shadowfrost damage both ways to all enemies caught in its path. Wave of Souls critical strikes cause enemies to take 5% increased Shadowfrost damage for 15 sec, stacking up to 2 times, and it is always a critical strike on its way back. 46 Wither Away Wither Away 46/100 · 46.0% Frost Fever deals its damage 75% faster, and the second scythe of Exterminate applies Frost Fever. 46 Bind in Darkness Bind in Darkness 46/100 · 46.0% Rime empowered Howling Blast deals 60% increased damage to its main target, and is now Shadowfrost. Shadowfrost damage applies 2 stacks to Reaper's Mark and 4 stacks when it is a critical strike. 46 Frigid Resolve Frigid Resolve 46/100 · 46.0% The effectiveness of Permafrost is increased by 100% and Exterminate grants Permafrost equal to 10% of the damage dealt. Permafrost Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt. 46 Soul Rupture Soul Rupture 46/100 · 46.0% When Reaper's Mark explodes, it deals 20% of the damage dealt to nearby enemies. 46 Grim Reaper Grim Reaper 46/100 · 46.0% Reaper's Mark initial strike grants Killing Machine. Reaper's Mark explosion deals up to 30% increased damage based on your target's missing health. 46 ⇄ Rune Carved Plates Rune Carved Plates 45/100 · 45.0% Each Rune spent reduces the magic damage you take by 1.5% and each Rune generated reduces the physical damage you take by 1.5% for 5 sec, up to 5 times. Pact of the Deathbringer 1/100 · 1.0% When you suffer a damaging effect equal to 25% of your maximum health, you instantly cast Death Pact at 50% effectiveness. May only occur every 2 min. When a Reaper's Mark explodes, the cooldowns of this effect and Death Pact are reduced by 5 sec. 46 Deathly Blows Deathly Blows 46/100 · 46.0% Death Strike damage increased by 12%. 46 Swift and Painful Swift and Painful 46/100 · 46.0% If no enemies are struck by Soul Rupture, you gain 10% Strength for 8 sec. Wave of Souls is 100% more effective on the main target of your Reaper's Mark. 46 ⇄ Dark Talons Dark Talons 37/100 · 37.0% Consuming Killing Machine or Rime has a 25% chance to grant 3 stacks of Icy Talons and increase its maximum stacks by the same amount for 6 sec. Runic Power spending abilities count as Shadowfrost while Icy Talons is active. Reaper's Onslaught 9/100 · 9.0% Reduces the cooldown of Reaper's Mark by 15 sec, but the amount of Obliterates and Frostscythes empowered by Exterminate is reduced by 1. 46 ⇄ Death's Messenger Death's Messenger 42/100 · 42.0% Reduces the cooldowns of Lichborne and Raise Dead by 30 sec. Expelling Shield 4/100 · 4.0% When an enemy deals direct damage to your Anti-Magic Shell, their cast speed is reduced by 10% for 6 sec. 46 Echoing Fury Echoing Fury 46/100 · 46.0% Reaper's Mark deals 5% increased damage. Casting Dancing Rune Weapon grants 1 stack of Exterminate with 100% first scythe and 100% second scythe effectiveness. 46 Exterminate Exterminate 46/100 · 46.0% After Reaper's Mark explodes, your next 2 Obliterates or Frostscythes cost 1 Rune and summon 2 scythes to strike your enemies. The first scythe strikes your target for 152 Shadowfrost damage and the second scythe strikes all enemies around your target for 61 Shadowfrost damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.

San'layn

54/100 represented

34 Vampiric Strike Vampiric Strike 34/100 · 34.0% Your Death Coil and Death Strike have a 25% chance to make your next Scourge Strike become Vampiric Strike. Vampiric Strike heals you for 2% of your maximum health and grants you Essence of the Blood Queen, increasing your Haste by 1.0%, up to 5.0% for 20 sec. 54 ⇄ Vampiric Speed Vampiric Speed 53/100 · 53.0% Death's Advance and Wraith Walk movement speed bonuses are increased by 10%. Activating Death's Advance or Wraith Walk increases 4 nearby allies movement speed by 20% for 5 sec. Newly Turned 1/100 · 1.0% Raise Ally revives players at full health and grants you and your ally an absorb shield equal to 20% of your maximum health. 54 ⇄ Desecrate Desecrate 31/100 · 31.0% Death and Decay deals its damage 100% faster. Blood-Soaked Ground 23/100 · 23.0% While you are within your Death and Decay, your physical damage taken is reduced by 8% and your chance to gain Vampiric Strike is increased by 5%. 54 ⇄ Bloody Fortitude Bloody Fortitude 49/100 · 49.0% Icebound Fortitude reduces all damage you take by up to an additional 20% based on your missing health. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor reduces the cooldown of Icebound Fortitude by 3 sec. Vampiric Aura 5/100 · 5.0% Your Leech is increased by 2%. While Lichborne is active, the Leech bonus of this effect is increased by 100%, and it affects 4 allies within 12 yds. 54 Thrill of Blood Thrill of Blood 54/100 · 54.0% Essence of the Blood Queen additionally increases your Mastery by 1.0% per stack. Blood Plague deals 5% increased damage. 54 Infliction of Sorrow Infliction of Sorrow 54/100 · 54.0% When Vampiric Strike damages an enemy affected by your plagues, it extends the duration of the plagues by 3.0 sec, and deals 10% of the remaining damage to the enemy. 54 Frenzied Bloodthirst Frenzied Bloodthirst 54/100 · 54.0% Essence of the Blood Queen stacks 2 additional times and increases the damage of your Death Coil and Death Strike by 5%, and Epidemic by 5% per stack. 54 The Blood is Life The Blood is Life 54/100 · 54.0% Dark Transformation summons a Blood Beast to attack your enemy for 10 sec. Each time the Blood Beast attacks, it stores a portion of the damage dealt. When the Blood Beast dies, it explodes, dealing 15% of the damage accumulated to nearby enemies and healing the Death Knight for the same amount. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. 54 Visceral Strength Visceral Strength 54/100 · 54.0% When Sudden Doom is consumed, you gain 4% Strength for 5 sec. 54 Inevitable Inevitable 54/100 · 54.0% Your plagues deal up to 30% increased damage based on the target's missing health. 54 Incite Terror Incite Terror 54/100 · 54.0% Vampiric Strike and Scourge Strike cause your targets to take 1% increased Shadow damage, up to 5% for 15 sec. Vampiric Strike benefits from Incite Terror at 400% effectiveness. 54 ⇄ Pact of the San'layn Pact of the San'layn 49/100 · 49.0% You store 10% of all Shadow damage dealt into your Blood Beast to explode for additional damage when it expires. Sanguine Scent 5/100 · 5.0% Your Death Coil and Death Strike have a 15% increased chance to trigger Vampiric Strike when damaging enemies below 35% health. 54 Transfusion Transfusion 54/100 · 54.0% Vampiric Strike increases the damage of your Dancing Rune Weapons by 20% for 8 sec. Multiple applications may overlap. 54 Gift of the San'layn Gift of the San'layn 54/100 · 54.0% While Dark Transformation is active you gain Gift of the San'layn. Gift of the San'layn increases the effectiveness of your Essence of the Blood Queen by 200%, and Vampiric Strike replaces your Scourge Strike for the duration.

Layout and prerequisite lines follow Blizzard's static tree for this patch. The heatmap remains aggregate analysis, not a generated build: independently popular choices may not form a valid import string.

Class Tree

Talents shared by every Death Knight specialization.

8 points required

23 points required

? 100 ⇄ Tree node 99822 Unresolved tree nodeBlizzard supplied the position and connections without an entry tooltip. 99 Icebound Fortitude Icebound Fortitude 99/100 · 99.0% Your blood freezes, granting immunity to Stun effects and reducing all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec. 100 Death Strike Death Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Focuses dark power into a strike that deals 54 Physical damage and heals you for 20.00% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 7.0% of maximum health. 92 Raise Dead Raise Dead 92/100 · 92.0% Raises a ghoul to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 min. 99 Runic Attenuation Runic Attenuation 99/100 · 99.0% Auto attacks have a chance to generate 3 Runic Power. 100 Improved Death Strike Improved Death Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Death Strike's cost is reduced by 10, and its healing is increased by 60%. 87 Cleaving Strikes Cleaving Strikes 87/100 · 87.0% 97 Mind Freeze Mind Freeze 97/100 · 97.0% Smash the target's mind with cold, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec. 94 Blinding Sleet Blinding Sleet 94/100 · 94.0% Targets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for 5 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. When Blinding Sleet ends, enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 sec. 81 Gloom Ward Gloom Ward 81/100 · 81.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Absorbs are 15% more effective on you. 99 ⇄ Wraith Walk Wraith Walk 78/100 · 78.0% Embrace the power of the Shadowlands, removing all root effects and increasing your movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Taking any action cancels the effect. While active, your movement speed cannot be reduced below 170%. March of Darkness 21/100 · 21.0% Death's Advance grants an additional 25% movement speed over the first 3 sec. 100 Unholy Momentum Unholy Momentum 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Increases Haste by 2%. 0 Control Undead Control Undead 0/100 · 0% Dominates the target undead creature up to level 71, forcing it to do your bidding for 5 min. 16 Enfeeble Enfeeble 16/100 · 16.0% Your ghoul's attacks have a chance to apply Enfeeble, reducing the enemies movement speed by 30% and the damage they deal to you by 12% for 6 sec. 53 Coldthirst Coldthirst 53/100 · 53.0% Successfully interrupting an enemy with Mind Freeze grants 10 Runic Power and reduces its cooldown by 3 sec. 74 Proliferating Chill Proliferating Chill 74/100 · 74.0% Chains of Ice affects 1 additional nearby enemy. 43 Permafrost Permafrost 43/100 · 43.0% Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt. 100 Veteran of the Third War Veteran of the Third War 100/100 · 100.0% Stamina increased by 20%. 72 Death Pact Death Pact 72/100 · 72.0% Create a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec. 70 Brittle Brittle 70/100 · 70.0% Your diseases have a chance to weaken your enemy causing your attacks against them to deal 6% increased damage for 5 sec. 3 Blood Bond Blood Bond 3/100 · 3.0% While you are below 50% health, your Ghoul sacrifices 4% of its maximum health to heal you for 1% of your maximum health every sec. 95 Icy Talons Icy Talons 95/100 · 95.0% Your Runic Power spending abilities increase your melee attack speed by 6% for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times. 10 Death Notes Death Notes 10/100 · 10.0% Raise Ally costs 30 less Runic Power. 79 Anti-Magic Zone Anti-Magic Zone 79/100 · 79.0% Places an Anti-Magic Zone for 6 sec, reducing the magic damage taken by party or raid members by 15%. 66 Death Defiance Death Defiance 66/100 · 66.0% The cooldown of Death Pact is reduced by 30 sec, and you receive 50% increased healing while its healing absorb is active. 100 Unholy Bond Unholy Bond 100/100 · 100.0% Increases the effectiveness of your Runeforge effects by 20%. 3 Ice Prison Ice Prison 3/100 · 3.0% Chains of Ice now also roots enemies for 4 sec but its cooldown is increased to 12 sec. 100 ⇄ Asphyxiate Asphyxiate 68/100 · 68.0% Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec. Death's Reach 32/100 · 32.0% Increases the range of Death Grip by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip. 17 Assimilation Assimilation 17/100 · 17.0% The cooldown of Anti-Magic Zone is reduced by 60 sec and its duration is increased by 2 sec. 100 Anti-Magic Barrier Anti-Magic Barrier 100/100 · 100.0% Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%. 92 Grip of the Dead Grip of the Dead 92/100 · 92.0% Death and Decay reduces the movement speed of enemies within its area by 90%, decaying by 10% every sec. 61 Suppression Suppression 61/100 · 61.0% Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 3%. When suffering a loss of control effect, this bonus is increased by an additional 6% for 6 sec. 64 Blood Scent Blood Scent 64/100 · 64.0% Increases Leech by 3%. 96 Unholy Endurance Unholy Endurance 96/100 · 96.0% Increases Lichborne duration by 2 sec and reduces the cooldown by 30 sec. 44 Osmosis Osmosis 44/100 · 44.0% Anti-Magic Shell increases healing received by 15%. 80 Insidious Chill Insidious Chill 80/100 · 80.0% Your auto-attacks reduce the target's auto-attack speed by 5% for 30 sec, stacking up to 4 times. 96 Runic Protection Runic Protection 96/100 · 96.0% Your chance to be critically struck is reduced by 3% and your Armor is increased by 6%. 84 Blood Draw Blood Draw 84/100 · 84.0% When you fall below 30% health you drain 42 health from nearby enemies, the damage you take is reduced by 10% and your Death Strike cost is reduced by 10 for 8 sec. Can only occur every 2 min. 100 Rune Mastery Rune Mastery 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Consuming a Rune has a chance to increase your Strength by 3% for 8 sec. 12 Subduing Grasp Subduing Grasp 12/100 · 12.0% When you would pull an enemy, the damage they deal to you is reduced by 6% for 6 sec. 100 Will of the Necropolis Will of the Necropolis 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Damage taken below 30% Health is reduced by 20%. 97 Null Magic Null Magic 97/100 · 97.0% Magic damage taken is reduced by 8% and the duration of harmful Magic effects against you are reduced by 35%. 8 Unyielding Will Unyielding Will 8/100 · 8.0% Anti-Magic Shell now removes all harmful magical effects when activated, but its cooldown is increased by 20 sec. 100 Death's Echo Death's Echo 100/100 · 100.0% Death's Advance, Death and Decay, and Death Grip have 1 additional charge. 38 Vestigial Shell Vestigial Shell 38/100 · 38.0% Casting Anti-Magic Shell grants 2 nearby allies a Lesser Anti-Magic Shell that Absorbs up to 148 magic damage and reduces the duration of harmful Magic effects against them by 50%.

Specialization Tree

Talents available only to Blood.

8 points required

20 points required

100 Heart Strike Heart Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Instantly strike the target and 1 other nearby enemy, causing 70 Physical damage, and reducing enemies' movement speed by 20% for 8 sec. 100 Marrowrend Marrowrend 100/100 · 100.0% Smash the target, dealing 77 Physical damage and generating 3 charges of Bone Shield. Bone Shield Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones, increasing Armor by 110. Each melee attack against you consumes a charge. Lasts 30 sec or until all charges are consumed. 100 Blood Boil Blood Boil 100/100 · 100.0% Deals 57 Shadow damage and infects all enemies within 10 yds with Blood Plague. Blood Plague A shadowy disease that drains 93 health from the target over 24 sec. 100 Vampiric Blood Vampiric Blood 100/100 · 100.0% Embrace your undeath, increasing your maximum health by 30% and increasing all healing and absorbs received by 30% for 10 sec. 100 Bone Collector Bone Collector 100/100 · 100.0% When you would pull an enemy generate 1 charge of Bone Shield. Bone Shield Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones, increasing Armor by 110. Each melee attack against you consumes a charge. Lasts 30 sec or until all charges are consumed. 98 Ossuary Ossuary 98/100 · 98.0% While you have at least 5 Bone Shield charges, the cost of Death Strike is reduced by 5 Runic Power. Additionally, your maximum Runic Power is increased by 10. 51 Improved Vampiric Blood Improved Vampiric Blood 51/100 · 51.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 1.9 Vampiric Blood's healing and absorb amount is increased by 5% and duration by 2 sec. 59 Improved Heart Strike Improved Heart Strike 59/100 · 59.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Heart Strike damage increased by 15%. 86 Relish in Blood Relish in Blood 86/100 · 86.0% While Crimson Scourge is active, your next Death and Decay heals you for 12 health per Bone Shield charge and you immediately gain 10 Runic Power. 3 Leeching Strike Leeching Strike 3/100 · 3.0% Heart Strike heals you for 0.25% health for each enemy hit while affected by Blood Plague. 82 Heartbreaker Heartbreaker 82/100 · 82.0% Your Heart Strike generates 2 additional Runic Power per target hit. 45 Foul Bulwark Foul Bulwark 45/100 · 45.0% Each charge of Bone Shield increases your maximum health by 1%. 100 Dancing Rune Weapon Dancing Rune Weapon 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a rune weapon for 8 sec that mirrors your melee attacks and bolsters your defenses. While active, you gain 30% parry chance. 100 Hemostasis Hemostasis 100/100 · 100.0% Each enemy hit by Blood Boil increases the damage and healing done by your next Death Strike by 8%, stacking up to 5 times. 32 Perseverance of the Ebon Blade Perseverance of the Ebon Blade 32/100 · 32.0% When Crimson Scourge is consumed, damage taken is reduced by 4% for 10 sec. 47 Bloodworms Bloodworms 47/100 · 47.0% Your auto attacks have a chance to summon a Bloodworm. Bloodworms deal minor damage to your target for 15 sec and then burst, healing you for 15% of your missing health. If you drop below 50% health, your Bloodworms will immediately burst and heal you. 98 ⇄ Gorefiend's Grasp Gorefiend's Grasp 72/100 · 72.0% Shadowy tendrils coil around all enemies within 15 yards of a hostile or friendly target, pulling them to the target's location and Silencing them for 3 sec. Abomination Limb 26/100 · 26.0% Sprout an additional limb, pulling enemies further than 8 yds from you every 1 sec. The same enemy can only be pulled once every 4 sec. 96 Improved Bone Shield Improved Bone Shield 96/100 · 96.0% Bone Shield increases your Haste by 10% and it can stack 2 additional times. 100 Insatiable Blade Insatiable Blade 100/100 · 100.0% Dancing Rune Weapon's cooldown is reduced by 30 sec and now generates 5 Bone Shield charges. 82 Deadly Reach Deadly Reach 82/100 · 82.0% Death Strike hits an additional 2 enemies at 75% effectiveness. 96 Rapid Decomposition Rapid Decomposition 96/100 · 96.0% Your Blood Plague and Death and Decay deal damage 15% more often. Additionally, your Blood Plague leeches 85% more Health. 69 Boiling Point Boiling Point 69/100 · 69.0% Heart Strike has a chance to make your next Blood Boil empowered, dealing 50% increased damage and echoing after 3 sec. 68 Lifeblood Lifeblood 68/100 · 68.0% Death Strike heals for an additional 20% of its healing over 5 sec. 100 Everlasting Bond Everlasting Bond 100/100 · 100.0% Summons 1 additional copy of Dancing Rune Weapon and increases its duration by 4 sec. 100 Voracious Voracious 100/100 · 100.0% Death Strike's healing is increased by 5% and grants you 15% Leech for 8 sec. 33 Blood Feast Blood Feast 33/100 · 33.0% Anti-Magic Shell heals you for 100% of the damage it absorbs. 74 Plague Infusion Plague Infusion 74/100 · 74.0% Your Blood Plague critical hits have a chance to reduce the cooldown of your Blood Boil by 0.25 sec. 40 Bloody Reflection Bloody Reflection 40/100 · 40.0% While Blood Shield is active, taking direct damage reflects 39 Shadow damage back to the attacker. Blood Shield can now absorb up to 65% of your maximum health. 99 Iron Heart Iron Heart 99/100 · 99.0% Blood Shield's duration is increased by 2 sec and it absorbs 20% more damage. 53 Bloodied Blade Bloodied Blade 53/100 · 53.0% Parrying an attack grants you a charge of Bloodied Blade, increasing your Strength by 0.5%, up to 4.0% for 15 sec. At 8 stacks, your next parry consumes all charges to unleash a Heart Strike at 300% effectiveness, and increases your Strength by 10% for 6 sec. 96 Coagulopathy Coagulopathy 96/100 · 96.0% Enemies affected by Blood Plague take 5% increased damage from you and Death Strike increases the damage of your Blood Plague by 10% for 15 sec, stacking up to 4 times. 72 Blood Mist Blood Mist 72/100 · 72.0% When you cast Dancing Rune Weapon, you become enveloped in a blood mist that surrounds you for 8 sec, increasing your Parry by 5%. Deals 21 Shadow damage every 1 sec to enemies within 10 yds. Every time it deals damage you gain 2 Runic Power, up to a maximum of 10 Runic Power. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. 96 Sanguine Ground Sanguine Ground 96/100 · 96.0% You deal 6% more damage and receive 5% more healing while standing in your Death and Decay. 63 Bloodshot Bloodshot 63/100 · 63.0% While Blood Shield is active, you deal 8% increased damage and damage taken is reduced by 4%. 5 Consumption Consumption 5/100 · 5.0% Empower the runes in your weapon, reducing the damage you take over the duration and unleashing a devastating attack that deals 218 Shadow damage and consumes up to 75% of your Blood Plague instantly from enemies in front of you. I: Consumes up to 25% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 5% and an additional 8 sec after empowering. II: Consumes up to 50% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 10% and an additional 4 sec after empowering. III: Consumes up to 75% of your Blood Plague. While empowering, your damage taken is reduced by 15% and an additional 2 sec after empowering. 73 Red Thirst Red Thirst 73/100 · 73.0% Reduces the cooldown on Vampiric Blood by 2.0 sec per 10 Runic Power spent. 45 Sanguinary Burst Sanguinary Burst 45/100 · 45.0% When Blood Mist ends it deals 97 Shadow damage to 8 nearby enemies, healing you for 18% of the damage dealt. The damage is increased by 2% for every 1 Runic Power spent while Blood Mist was active. 83 Purgatory Purgatory 83/100 · 83.0% An unholy pact that prevents fatal damage, instead absorbing incoming healing equal to the damage prevented, lasting 3 sec. If any healing absorption remains when this effect expires, you will die. This effect may only occur every 4 min. 2 Carnage Carnage 2/100 · 2.0% Consumption now contributes to your Mastery: Blood Shield. Each time an enemy strikes your Blood Shield, the cooldown of Consumption has chance to be reset. 55 Umbilicus Eternus Umbilicus Eternus 55/100 · 55.0% After Vampiric Blood expires, you absorb damage equal to 6 times the damage your Blood Plague dealt during Vampiric Blood. 99 Dance of Midnight Dance of Midnight 99/100 · 99.0% While Dancing Rune Weapon is active, Parrying an attack has a 100% chance to make your next Heart Strike cost no Runes and deal 150% increased damage.

Hero Talents

The hero paths Blood plays, with the same top-100 selection overlay. A character picks one.

Deathbringer

48/100 represented

38 Reaper's Mark Reaper's Mark 38/100 · 38.0% Viciously slice into the soul of your enemy, dealing 81 Shadowfrost damage and applying Reaper's Mark. Each time you deal Shadow or Frost damage, add a stack of Reaper's Mark. After 12 sec or reaching 40 stacks, the mark explodes, dealing 10 damage per stack. Reaper's Mark travels to an unmarked enemy nearby if the target dies. 48 Wave of Souls Wave of Souls 48/100 · 48.0% Reaper's Mark sends forth bursts of Shadowfrost energy and back, dealing 34 Shadowfrost damage both ways to all enemies caught in its path. Wave of Souls critical strikes cause enemies to take 5% increased Shadowfrost damage for 15 sec, stacking up to 2 times, and it is always a critical strike on its way back. 48 Wither Away Wither Away 48/100 · 48.0% Frost Fever deals its damage 75% faster, and the second scythe of Exterminate applies Frost Fever. 48 Bind in Darkness Bind in Darkness 48/100 · 48.0% Rime empowered Howling Blast deals 60% increased damage to its main target, and is now Shadowfrost. Shadowfrost damage applies 2 stacks to Reaper's Mark and 4 stacks when it is a critical strike. 48 Frigid Resolve Frigid Resolve 48/100 · 48.0% The effectiveness of Permafrost is increased by 100% and Exterminate grants Permafrost equal to 10% of the damage dealt. Permafrost Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt. 48 Soul Rupture Soul Rupture 48/100 · 48.0% When Reaper's Mark explodes, it deals 20% of the damage dealt to nearby enemies. 48 Grim Reaper Grim Reaper 48/100 · 48.0% Reaper's Mark initial strike grants Killing Machine. Reaper's Mark explosion deals up to 30% increased damage based on your target's missing health. 48 ⇄ Rune Carved Plates Rune Carved Plates 45/100 · 45.0% Each Rune spent reduces the magic damage you take by 1.5% and each Rune generated reduces the physical damage you take by 1.5% for 5 sec, up to 5 times. Pact of the Deathbringer 3/100 · 3.0% When you suffer a damaging effect equal to 25% of your maximum health, you instantly cast Death Pact at 50% effectiveness. May only occur every 2 min. When a Reaper's Mark explodes, the cooldowns of this effect and Death Pact are reduced by 5 sec. 48 Deathly Blows Deathly Blows 48/100 · 48.0% Death Strike damage increased by 12%. 48 Swift and Painful Swift and Painful 48/100 · 48.0% If no enemies are struck by Soul Rupture, you gain 10% Strength for 8 sec. Wave of Souls is 100% more effective on the main target of your Reaper's Mark. 48 ⇄ Dark Talons Dark Talons 37/100 · 37.0% Consuming Killing Machine or Rime has a 25% chance to grant 3 stacks of Icy Talons and increase its maximum stacks by the same amount for 6 sec. Runic Power spending abilities count as Shadowfrost while Icy Talons is active. Reaper's Onslaught 11/100 · 11.0% Reduces the cooldown of Reaper's Mark by 15 sec, but the amount of Obliterates and Frostscythes empowered by Exterminate is reduced by 1. 48 ⇄ Death's Messenger Death's Messenger 45/100 · 45.0% Reduces the cooldowns of Lichborne and Raise Dead by 30 sec. Expelling Shield 3/100 · 3.0% When an enemy deals direct damage to your Anti-Magic Shell, their cast speed is reduced by 10% for 6 sec. 48 Echoing Fury Echoing Fury 48/100 · 48.0% Reaper's Mark deals 5% increased damage. Casting Dancing Rune Weapon grants 1 stack of Exterminate with 100% first scythe and 100% second scythe effectiveness. 48 Exterminate Exterminate 48/100 · 48.0% After Reaper's Mark explodes, your next 2 Obliterates or Frostscythes cost 1 Rune and summon 2 scythes to strike your enemies. The first scythe strikes your target for 152 Shadowfrost damage and the second scythe strikes all enemies around your target for 61 Shadowfrost damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.

San'layn

52/100 represented

42 Vampiric Strike Vampiric Strike 42/100 · 42.0% Your Death Coil and Death Strike have a 25% chance to make your next Scourge Strike become Vampiric Strike. Vampiric Strike heals you for 2% of your maximum health and grants you Essence of the Blood Queen, increasing your Haste by 1.0%, up to 5.0% for 20 sec. 52 ⇄ Vampiric Speed Vampiric Speed 50/100 · 50.0% Death's Advance and Wraith Walk movement speed bonuses are increased by 10%. Activating Death's Advance or Wraith Walk increases 4 nearby allies movement speed by 20% for 5 sec. Newly Turned 2/100 · 2.0% Raise Ally revives players at full health and grants you and your ally an absorb shield equal to 20% of your maximum health. 52 ⇄ Blood-Soaked Ground Blood-Soaked Ground 35/100 · 35.0% While you are within your Death and Decay, your physical damage taken is reduced by 8% and your chance to gain Vampiric Strike is increased by 5%. Desecrate 17/100 · 17.0% Death and Decay deals its damage 100% faster. 52 ⇄ Bloody Fortitude Bloody Fortitude 48/100 · 48.0% Icebound Fortitude reduces all damage you take by up to an additional 20% based on your missing health. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor reduces the cooldown of Icebound Fortitude by 3 sec. Vampiric Aura 4/100 · 4.0% Your Leech is increased by 2%. While Lichborne is active, the Leech bonus of this effect is increased by 100%, and it affects 4 allies within 12 yds. 52 Thrill of Blood Thrill of Blood 52/100 · 52.0% Essence of the Blood Queen additionally increases your Mastery by 1.0% per stack. Blood Plague deals 5% increased damage. 52 Infliction of Sorrow Infliction of Sorrow 52/100 · 52.0% When Vampiric Strike damages an enemy affected by your plagues, it extends the duration of the plagues by 3.0 sec, and deals 10% of the remaining damage to the enemy. 52 Frenzied Bloodthirst Frenzied Bloodthirst 52/100 · 52.0% Essence of the Blood Queen stacks 2 additional times and increases the damage of your Death Coil and Death Strike by 5%, and Epidemic by 5% per stack. 52 The Blood is Life The Blood is Life 52/100 · 52.0% Dark Transformation summons a Blood Beast to attack your enemy for 10 sec. Each time the Blood Beast attacks, it stores a portion of the damage dealt. When the Blood Beast dies, it explodes, dealing 15% of the damage accumulated to nearby enemies and healing the Death Knight for the same amount. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. 52 Visceral Strength Visceral Strength 52/100 · 52.0% When Sudden Doom is consumed, you gain 4% Strength for 5 sec. 52 Inevitable Inevitable 52/100 · 52.0% Your plagues deal up to 30% increased damage based on the target's missing health. 52 Incite Terror Incite Terror 52/100 · 52.0% Vampiric Strike and Scourge Strike cause your targets to take 1% increased Shadow damage, up to 5% for 15 sec. Vampiric Strike benefits from Incite Terror at 400% effectiveness. 52 ⇄ Pact of the San'layn Pact of the San'layn 41/100 · 41.0% You store 10% of all Shadow damage dealt into your Blood Beast to explode for additional damage when it expires. Sanguine Scent 11/100 · 11.0% Your Death Coil and Death Strike have a 15% increased chance to trigger Vampiric Strike when damaging enemies below 35% health. 52 Transfusion Transfusion 52/100 · 52.0% Vampiric Strike increases the damage of your Dancing Rune Weapons by 20% for 8 sec. Multiple applications may overlap. 52 Gift of the San'layn Gift of the San'layn 52/100 · 52.0% While Dark Transformation is active you gain Gift of the San'layn. Gift of the San'layn increases the effectiveness of your Essence of the Blood Queen by 200%, and Vampiric Strike replaces your Scourge Strike for the duration.

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Class Tree

Talents shared by every Death Knight specialization.

8 points required

23 points required

? 100 ⇄ Tree node 99821 Unresolved tree nodeBlizzard supplied the position and connections without an entry tooltip. 100 Icebound Fortitude Icebound Fortitude 100/100 · 100.0% Your blood freezes, granting immunity to Stun effects and reducing all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec. 100 Death Strike Death Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Focuses dark power into a strike that deals 53 Physical damage and heals you for 20.00% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 7.0% of maximum health. 99 Raise Dead Raise Dead 99/100 · 99.0% Raises a ghoul to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 min. 100 Runic Attenuation Runic Attenuation 100/100 · 100.0% Auto attacks have a chance to generate 3 Runic Power. 100 Improved Death Strike Improved Death Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Death Strike's cost is reduced by 10, and its healing is increased by 60%. 99 Cleaving Strikes Cleaving Strikes 99/100 · 99.0% 100 Mind Freeze Mind Freeze 100/100 · 100.0% Smash the target's mind with cold, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec. 93 Blinding Sleet Blinding Sleet 93/100 · 93.0% Targets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for 5 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. When Blinding Sleet ends, enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 sec. 100 Gloom Ward Gloom Ward 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Absorbs are 15% more effective on you. 95 ⇄ Wraith Walk Wraith Walk 55/100 · 55.0% Embrace the power of the Shadowlands, removing all root effects and increasing your movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Taking any action cancels the effect. While active, your movement speed cannot be reduced below 170%. March of Darkness 40/100 · 40.0% Death's Advance grants an additional 25% movement speed over the first 3 sec. 100 Unholy Momentum Unholy Momentum 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Increases Haste by 2%. 5 Control Undead Control Undead 5/100 · 5.0% Dominates the target undead creature up to level 71, forcing it to do your bidding for 5 min. 34 Enfeeble Enfeeble 34/100 · 34.0% Your ghoul's attacks have a chance to apply Enfeeble, reducing the enemies movement speed by 30% and the damage they deal to you by 12% for 6 sec. 60 Coldthirst Coldthirst 60/100 · 60.0% Successfully interrupting an enemy with Mind Freeze grants 10 Runic Power and reduces its cooldown by 3 sec. 1 Proliferating Chill Proliferating Chill 1/100 · 1.0% Chains of Ice affects 1 additional nearby enemy. 98 Permafrost Permafrost 98/100 · 98.0% Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt. 100 Veteran of the Third War Veteran of the Third War 100/100 · 100.0% Stamina increased by 20%. 38 Death Pact Death Pact 38/100 · 38.0% Create a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec. 100 Brittle Brittle 100/100 · 100.0% Your diseases have a chance to weaken your enemy causing your attacks against them to deal 6% increased damage for 5 sec. 0 Blood Bond Blood Bond 0/100 · 0% While you are below 50% health, your Ghoul sacrifices 4% of its maximum health to heal you for 1% of your maximum health every sec. 100 Icy Talons Icy Talons 100/100 · 100.0% Your Runic Power spending abilities increase your melee attack speed by 6% for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times. 50 Death Notes Death Notes 50/100 · 50.0% Raise Ally costs 30 less Runic Power. 98 Anti-Magic Zone Anti-Magic Zone 98/100 · 98.0% Places an Anti-Magic Zone for 6 sec, reducing the magic damage taken by party or raid members by 15%. 33 Death Defiance Death Defiance 33/100 · 33.0% The cooldown of Death Pact is reduced by 30 sec, and you receive 50% increased healing while its healing absorb is active. 100 Unholy Bond Unholy Bond 100/100 · 100.0% Increases the effectiveness of your Runeforge effects by 20%. 1 Ice Prison Ice Prison 1/100 · 1.0% Chains of Ice now also roots enemies for 4 sec but its cooldown is increased to 12 sec. 100 ⇄ Death's Reach Death's Reach 84/100 · 84.0% Increases the range of Death Grip by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip. Asphyxiate 16/100 · 16.0% Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec. 70 Assimilation Assimilation 70/100 · 70.0% The cooldown of Anti-Magic Zone is reduced by 60 sec and its duration is increased by 2 sec. 100 Anti-Magic Barrier Anti-Magic Barrier 100/100 · 100.0% Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%. 12 Grip of the Dead Grip of the Dead 12/100 · 12.0% Death and Decay reduces the movement speed of enemies within its area by 90%, decaying by 10% every sec. 87 Suppression Suppression 87/100 · 87.0% Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 3%. When suffering a loss of control effect, this bonus is increased by an additional 6% for 6 sec. 72 Blood Scent Blood Scent 72/100 · 72.0% Increases Leech by 3%. 74 Unholy Endurance Unholy Endurance 74/100 · 74.0% Increases Lichborne duration by 2 sec and reduces the cooldown by 30 sec. 8 Osmosis Osmosis 8/100 · 8.0% Anti-Magic Shell increases healing received by 15%. 95 Insidious Chill Insidious Chill 95/100 · 95.0% Your auto-attacks reduce the target's auto-attack speed by 5% for 30 sec, stacking up to 4 times. 60 Runic Protection Runic Protection 60/100 · 60.0% Your chance to be critically struck is reduced by 3% and your Armor is increased by 6%. 69 Blood Draw Blood Draw 69/100 · 69.0% When you fall below 30% health you drain 42 health from nearby enemies, the damage you take is reduced by 10% and your Death Strike cost is reduced by 10 for 8 sec. Can only occur every 2 min. 100 Rune Mastery Rune Mastery 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Consuming a Rune has a chance to increase your Strength by 3% for 8 sec. 8 Subduing Grasp Subduing Grasp 8/100 · 8.0% When you would pull an enemy, the damage they deal to you is reduced by 6% for 6 sec. 100 Will of the Necropolis Will of the Necropolis 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Damage taken below 30% Health is reduced by 20%. 99 Null Magic Null Magic 99/100 · 99.0% Magic damage taken is reduced by 8% and the duration of harmful Magic effects against you are reduced by 35%. 4 Unyielding Will Unyielding Will 4/100 · 4.0% Anti-Magic Shell now removes all harmful magical effects when activated, but its cooldown is increased by 20 sec. 100 Death's Echo Death's Echo 100/100 · 100.0% Death's Advance, Death and Decay, and Death Grip have 1 additional charge. 38 Vestigial Shell Vestigial Shell 38/100 · 38.0% Casting Anti-Magic Shell grants 2 nearby allies a Lesser Anti-Magic Shell that Absorbs up to 148 magic damage and reduces the duration of harmful Magic effects against them by 50%.

Specialization Tree

Talents available only to Frost.

8 points required

20 points required

100 Frost Strike Frost Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Chill your weapon with icy power and quickly strike the enemy, dealing 57 Frost damage. 100 Obliterate Obliterate 100/100 · 100.0% A brutal attack that deals 28 Physical and 28 Frost damage. 100 Howling Blast Howling Blast 100/100 · 100.0% Blast the target with a frigid wind, dealing 15 Frost damage to that foe, and reduced damage to all other enemies within 10 yards, infecting all targets with Frost Fever. Frost Fever A disease that deals 117 Frost damage over 24 sec and has a chance to grant the Death Knight 4 Runic Power each time it deals damage. 100 Killing Machine Killing Machine 100/100 · 100.0% Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to make your next Obliterate deal Frost damage and critically strike, or make your next Frostscythe critically strike for 4 times the normal damage. 100 Empower Rune Weapon Empower Rune Weapon 100/100 · 100.0% Drain the will of your enemy to empower your rune weapon, dealing 91 Shadowfrost damage and reduced damage to enemies nearby, gaining 40 Runic Power, and grants you Killing Machine. 94 Frostscythe Frostscythe 94/100 · 94.0% A sweeping attack that strikes all enemies in front of you for 17 Frost damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Consumes Killing Machine to have its critical strikes deal 4 times the normal damage. 100 Arctic Assault Arctic Assault 100/100 · 100.0% Consuming Killing Machine fires a Glacial Advance through your target at 60% effectiveness. 78 Runic Overflow Runic Overflow 78/100 · 78.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 1.9 Increases Frost Strike and Glacial Advance damage by 10%. 100 Frostbound Will Frostbound Will 100/100 · 100.0% Consuming Rime reduces the cooldown of Empower Rune Weapon by 6 sec. 0 Runic Command Runic Command 0/100 · 0% Up to 2 ranks Increases your maximum Runic Power by 10. Increases Rune regeneration rate by 8%. 28 Biting Cold Biting Cold 28/100 · 28.0% Remorseless Winter damage is increased by 35%. The first time Remorseless Winter deals damage to 3 different enemies, you gain Rime. 2 Inexorable Assault Inexorable Assault 2/100 · 2.0% Gain Inexorable Assault every 4 sec, stacking up to 5 times. Obliterate consumes up to 3 stacks, dealing an additional 9 Frost damage for each stack consumed. 91 Frostreaper Frostreaper 91/100 · 91.0% Obliterate deals 10% increased damage and has a chance to tether the souls of its target and a nearby enemy to yours. Frost Strike severs the tethers, dealing 72 Shadowfrost damage to both foes. 100 Pillar of Frost Pillar of Frost 100/100 · 100.0% The power of frost increases your Strength by 20% for 12 sec. 77 Icy Onslaught Icy Onslaught 77/100 · 77.0% Frost Strike and Glacial Advance now cause your next Frost Strike and Glacial Advance to deal 15% increased damage and cost 5 more Runic Power. This effect stacks until the next Runic Empowerment. 28 Gathering Storm Gathering Storm 28/100 · 28.0% Each Rune spent during Remorseless Winter increases its damage by 10%, and extends its duration by 0.5 sec. 34 Murderous Efficiency Murderous Efficiency 34/100 · 34.0% Consuming the Killing Machine effect has a 20% chance to grant you 1 Rune. 99 Rage of the Frozen Champion Rage of the Frozen Champion 99/100 · 99.0% Frost Strike and Glacial Advance have a 15% increased chance to trigger Rime and Howling Blast generates 8 Runic Power while Rime is active. 100 Enduring Strength Enduring Strength 100/100 · 100.0% When Pillar of Frost expires, your Strength is increased by 8% for 6 sec. This effect lasts 2 sec longer, up to 20 sec, for each Obliterate and Frostscythe critical strike during Pillar of Frost. 100 Frozen Dominion Frozen Dominion 100/100 · 100.0% Pillar of Frost now summons a Remorseless Winter that lasts 4 sec longer. Each enemy Remorseless Winter damages grants you 5% Mastery, up to 26% for 15 sec. 74 Frigid Executioner Frigid Executioner 74/100 · 74.0% Runic Empowerment has a 25% chance to refund 1 additional Rune. 27 Howling Blades Howling Blades 27/100 · 27.0% Rime empowered Howling Blast unleashes 2 icy blades at its target that deal 8 Frost damage and have 15% chance to grant Killing Machine. 95 Cryogenic Chamber Cryogenic Chamber 95/100 · 95.0% When Howling Blast consumes Rime, 15% of the damage it deals is gathered into the next cast of Remorseless Winter, up to 20 times. 100 Frostwyrm's Fury Frostwyrm's Fury 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a frostwyrm who breathes on all enemies within 40 yd in front of you, dealing 104 Frost damage, stunning enemies for 3 sec, and slowing movement speed by 50% for 10 sec. 18 Everfrost Everfrost 18/100 · 18.0% Rime empowered Howling Blast deals 50% increased damage to secondary targets. Remorseless Winter deals 6% increased damage to enemies it hits, stacking up to 10 times. 90 Northwinds Northwinds 90/100 · 90.0% Howling Blast now hits an additional target with maximum effectiveness. Rime increases Howling Blast damage done by an additional 75%. 100 Bonegrinder Bonegrinder 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Consuming Killing Machine grants 1% critical strike chance for 10 sec, stacking up to 5 times. At 5 stacks your next Killing Machine consumes the stacks and grants you 10% increased Frost damage for 10 sec. 27 Smothering Offense Smothering Offense 27/100 · 27.0% Your auto attack damage is increased by 10%. This amount is increased for each stack of Icy Talons you have and it can stack up to 2 additional times. 5 Avalanche Avalanche 5/100 · 5.0% Casting Howling Blast with Rime active causes jagged icicles to fall on enemies nearby your target, applying Razorice and dealing 7 Frost damage. 95 Icebreaker Icebreaker 95/100 · 95.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 When empowered by Rime, Howling Blast deals 30% increased damage to your primary target. 100 Obliteration Obliteration 100/100 · 100.0% During Pillar of Frost, Frost Strike and Howling Blast always grant Killing Machine and have a 20% chance to generate a Rune. Additionally during Pillar of Frost, Empower Rune Weapon causes your next Obliterate or Frostscythe to cost no Runes. 31 Icy Death Torrent Icy Death Torrent 31/100 · 31.0% Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to send out a torrent of ice dealing 49 Frost damage to enemies in front of you. 74 Shattering Blade Shattering Blade 74/100 · 74.0% When Frost Strike damages an enemy with 5 stacks of Razorice it will consume them to deal an additional 115% damage. Frostbane consumes the Razorice on your main target to deal an additional 300% damage. 95 Hyperpyrexia Hyperpyrexia 95/100 · 95.0% Your Runic Power spending abilities have a chance to additionally deal 30% of the damage dealt over 4 sec. 100 Killing Streak Killing Streak 100/100 · 100.0% Obliterate and Frostscythe consume all Killing Machines to deal 25% increased critical strike damage and grant 1.5% Haste for 8 sec for each stack consumed. Multiple applications may overlap. 8 The Long Winter The Long Winter 8/100 · 8.0% While Pillar of Frost is active your auto-attack critical strikes increase its duration by 1 sec, up to a maximum of 4 sec. 73 Frostbane Frostbane 73/100 · 73.0% Each foe struck with Glacial Advance has a chance to transform your next Frost Strike into Frostbane. The chance increases with the number of Razorice stacks on the target. Frostbane Start a frozen onslaught that strikes twice, unleashing the chilling essence of winter, dealing 21 Frost damage to all enemies caught in its wake with each strike. Each enemy struck reduces the damage dealt to the next foe by 5%, down to 40%. 95 Breath of Sindragosa Breath of Sindragosa 95/100 · 95.0% Call upon Sindragosa's aid in battle for 8 sec, continuously dealing 38 Frost damage every 1 sec to enemies in a cone in front of you. Consuming Killing Machine or Rime increases the duration by 0.8 sec. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets. Grants a charge of Empower Rune Weapon at the start and 2 Runes at the end. 100 Chosen of Frostbrood Chosen of Frostbrood 100/100 · 100.0% Frostwyrm's Fury deals 100% increased damage to the first enemy it hits and grants you 15% Haste for 12 sec.

Hero Talents

The hero paths Frost plays, with the same top-100 selection overlay. A character picks one.

Deathbringer

92/100 represented

75 Reaper's Mark Reaper's Mark 75/100 · 75.0% Viciously slice into the soul of your enemy, dealing 81 Shadowfrost damage and applying Reaper's Mark. Each time you deal Shadow or Frost damage, add a stack of Reaper's Mark. After 12 sec or reaching 40 stacks, the mark explodes, dealing 10 damage per stack. Reaper's Mark travels to an unmarked enemy nearby if the target dies. 92 Wave of Souls Wave of Souls 92/100 · 92.0% Reaper's Mark sends forth bursts of Shadowfrost energy and back, dealing 33 Shadowfrost damage both ways to all enemies caught in its path. Wave of Souls critical strikes cause enemies to take 5% increased Shadowfrost damage for 15 sec, stacking up to 2 times, and it is always a critical strike on its way back. 92 Wither Away Wither Away 92/100 · 92.0% Frost Fever deals its damage 75% faster, and the second scythe of Exterminate applies Frost Fever. 92 Bind in Darkness Bind in Darkness 92/100 · 92.0% Rime empowered Howling Blast deals 60% increased damage to its main target, and is now Shadowfrost. Shadowfrost damage applies 2 stacks to Reaper's Mark and 4 stacks when it is a critical strike. 92 Frigid Resolve Frigid Resolve 92/100 · 92.0% The effectiveness of Permafrost is increased by 100% and Exterminate grants Permafrost equal to 10% of the damage dealt. Permafrost Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt. 92 Soul Rupture Soul Rupture 92/100 · 92.0% When Reaper's Mark explodes, it deals 20% of the damage dealt to nearby enemies. 92 Grim Reaper Grim Reaper 92/100 · 92.0% Reaper's Mark initial strike grants Killing Machine. Reaper's Mark explosion deals up to 30% increased damage based on your target's missing health. 92 ⇄ Rune Carved Plates Rune Carved Plates 91/100 · 91.0% Each Rune spent reduces the magic damage you take by 1.5% and each Rune generated reduces the physical damage you take by 1.5% for 5 sec, up to 5 times. Pact of the Deathbringer 1/100 · 1.0% When you suffer a damaging effect equal to 25% of your maximum health, you instantly cast Death Pact at 50% effectiveness. May only occur every 2 min. When a Reaper's Mark explodes, the cooldowns of this effect and Death Pact are reduced by 5 sec. 92 Deathly Blows Deathly Blows 92/100 · 92.0% Death Strike damage increased by 12%. 92 Swift and Painful Swift and Painful 92/100 · 92.0% If no enemies are struck by Soul Rupture, you gain 10% Strength for 8 sec. Wave of Souls is 100% more effective on the main target of your Reaper's Mark. 92 ⇄ Dark Talons Dark Talons 92/100 · 92.0% Consuming Killing Machine or Rime has a 25% chance to grant 3 stacks of Icy Talons and increase its maximum stacks by the same amount for 6 sec. Runic Power spending abilities count as Shadowfrost while Icy Talons is active. Reaper's Onslaught 0/100 · 0% Reduces the cooldown of Reaper's Mark by 15 sec, but the amount of Obliterates and Frostscythes empowered by Exterminate is reduced by 1. 92 ⇄ Death's Messenger Death's Messenger 91/100 · 91.0% Reduces the cooldowns of Lichborne and Raise Dead by 30 sec. Expelling Shield 1/100 · 1.0% When an enemy deals direct damage to your Anti-Magic Shell, their cast speed is reduced by 10% for 6 sec. 92 Echoing Fury Echoing Fury 92/100 · 92.0% Reaper's Mark deals 5% increased damage. Casting Dancing Rune Weapon grants 1 stack of Exterminate with 100% first scythe and 100% second scythe effectiveness. 92 Exterminate Exterminate 92/100 · 92.0% After Reaper's Mark explodes, your next 2 Obliterates or Frostscythes cost 1 Rune and summon 2 scythes to strike your enemies. The first scythe strikes your target for 152 Shadowfrost damage and the second scythe strikes all enemies around your target for 61 Shadowfrost damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.

Rider of the Apocalypse

8/100 represented

7 Rider's Champion Rider's Champion 7/100 · 7.0% Spending Runes has a chance to call forth the aid of a Horsemen for 10 sec. Mograine Casts Death and Decay at his location that follows his position and extends the duration of your diseases by 1.0 sec whenever it deals damage. Whitemane Casts Undeath on your target dealing 2 Shadowfrost damage per stack every 3 sec, for 24 sec. Each time Undeath deals damage it gains a stack. Cannot be refreshed. Trollbane Casts Chains of Ice on your target slowing their movement speed by 40% and increasing the damage they take from you by 5% for 8 sec. Nazgrim While Nazgrim is active you gain Apocalyptic Conquest, increasing your Strength by 5%. 8 ⇄ Death Charge Death Charge 7/100 · 7.0% Call upon your Death Charger to break free of movement impairment effects. For 10 sec, while upon your Death Charger your movement speed is increased by 100%, you cannot be slowed below 100% of normal speed, and you are immune to forced movement effects and knockbacks. On a Paler Horse 1/100 · 1.0% While outdoors you are able to mount your Acherus Deathcharger in combat. 8 Mograine's Might Mograine's Might 8/100 · 8.0% Your damage is increased by 5% and you gain while inside Mograine's Death and Decay. 8 ⇄ Pact of the Apocalypse Pact of the Apocalypse 6/100 · 6.0% When you take damage, 5% of the damage is redirected to each active horsemen. Horsemen's Aid 2/100 · 2.0% While at your aid, the Horsemen will occasionally cast Anti-Magic Shell on you and themselves at 80% effectiveness. You may only benefit from this effect every 45 sec. 8 Ride or Die! Ride or Die! 8/100 · 8.0% Dark Transformation summons forth Whitemane for 6 sec. 8 Whitemane's Famine Whitemane's Famine 8/100 · 8.0% When Scourge Strike damages an enemy affected by Undeath it gains 1 stack and infects another nearby enemy. 8 Nazgrim's Conquest Nazgrim's Conquest 8/100 · 8.0% If an enemy dies while Nazgrim is active, the strength of Apocalyptic Conquest is increased by 3%. Additionally, each Rune you spend increase its value by 1%. 8 Trollbane's Icy Fury Trollbane's Icy Fury 8/100 · 8.0% Scourge Strike shatters Trollbane's Chains of Ice when hit, dealing 36 Shadowfrost damage to nearby enemies, and slowing them by 40% for 4 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. 8 Let Terror Reign Let Terror Reign 8/100 · 8.0% Casting Death Coil or Epidemic orders Whitemane to cast her Death Coil or Epidemic alongside you at 125% effectiveness. 8 Hungering Thirst Hungering Thirst 8/100 · 8.0% The damage of your diseases and Death Coil are increased by 5%. 8 ⇄ A Feast of Souls A Feast of Souls 5/100 · 5.0% While you have 2 or more Horsemen aiding you, your increased damage. Fury of the Horsemen 3/100 · 3.0% Every 50 Runic Power you spend extends the duration of the Horsemen's aid in combat by 1 sec, up to 5 sec. 8 Mawsworn Menace Mawsworn Menace 8/100 · 8.0% Scourge Strike deals 15% increased damage and the cooldown of your Death and Decay is reduced by 5 sec. 8 Unholy Armaments Unholy Armaments 8/100 · 8.0% The abilities that Horsemen cast deal 5% increased damage.. 8 Apocalypse Now Apocalypse Now 8/100 · 8.0% Army of the Dead and Frostwyrm's Fury call upon all 4 Horsemen to aid you for 20 sec.

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Class Tree

Talents shared by every Death Knight specialization.

8 points required

23 points required

? 100 ⇄ Tree node 99821 Unresolved tree nodeBlizzard supplied the position and connections without an entry tooltip. 100 Icebound Fortitude Icebound Fortitude 100/100 · 100.0% Your blood freezes, granting immunity to Stun effects and reducing all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec. 100 Death Strike Death Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Focuses dark power into a strike that deals 53 Physical damage and heals you for 20.00% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 7.0% of maximum health. 6 Raise Dead Raise Dead 6/100 · 6.0% Raises a ghoul to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 min. 100 Runic Attenuation Runic Attenuation 100/100 · 100.0% Auto attacks have a chance to generate 3 Runic Power. 100 Improved Death Strike Improved Death Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Death Strike's cost is reduced by 10, and its healing is increased by 60%. 2 Cleaving Strikes Cleaving Strikes 2/100 · 2.0% 99 Mind Freeze Mind Freeze 99/100 · 99.0% Smash the target's mind with cold, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec. 100 Blinding Sleet Blinding Sleet 100/100 · 100.0% Targets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for 5 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. When Blinding Sleet ends, enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 sec. 100 Gloom Ward Gloom Ward 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Absorbs are 15% more effective on you. 100 ⇄ Wraith Walk Wraith Walk 99/100 · 99.0% Embrace the power of the Shadowlands, removing all root effects and increasing your movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Taking any action cancels the effect. While active, your movement speed cannot be reduced below 170%. March of Darkness 1/100 · 1.0% Death's Advance grants an additional 25% movement speed over the first 3 sec. 100 Unholy Momentum Unholy Momentum 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Increases Haste by 2%. 0 Control Undead Control Undead 0/100 · 0% Dominates the target undead creature up to level 71, forcing it to do your bidding for 5 min. 1 Enfeeble Enfeeble 1/100 · 1.0% Your ghoul's attacks have a chance to apply Enfeeble, reducing the enemies movement speed by 30% and the damage they deal to you by 12% for 6 sec. 85 Coldthirst Coldthirst 85/100 · 85.0% Successfully interrupting an enemy with Mind Freeze grants 10 Runic Power and reduces its cooldown by 3 sec. 97 Proliferating Chill Proliferating Chill 97/100 · 97.0% Chains of Ice affects 1 additional nearby enemy. 61 Permafrost Permafrost 61/100 · 61.0% Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt. 100 Veteran of the Third War Veteran of the Third War 100/100 · 100.0% Stamina increased by 20%. 96 Death Pact Death Pact 96/100 · 96.0% Create a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec. 98 Brittle Brittle 98/100 · 98.0% Your diseases have a chance to weaken your enemy causing your attacks against them to deal 6% increased damage for 5 sec. 1 Blood Bond Blood Bond 1/100 · 1.0% While you are below 50% health, your Ghoul sacrifices 4% of its maximum health to heal you for 1% of your maximum health every sec. 100 Icy Talons Icy Talons 100/100 · 100.0% Your Runic Power spending abilities increase your melee attack speed by 6% for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times. 0 Death Notes Death Notes 0/100 · 0% Raise Ally costs 30 less Runic Power. 98 Anti-Magic Zone Anti-Magic Zone 98/100 · 98.0% Places an Anti-Magic Zone for 6 sec, reducing the magic damage taken by party or raid members by 15%. 96 Death Defiance Death Defiance 96/100 · 96.0% The cooldown of Death Pact is reduced by 30 sec, and you receive 50% increased healing while its healing absorb is active. 100 Unholy Bond Unholy Bond 100/100 · 100.0% Increases the effectiveness of your Runeforge effects by 20%. 0 Ice Prison Ice Prison 0/100 · 0% Chains of Ice now also roots enemies for 4 sec but its cooldown is increased to 12 sec. 100 ⇄ Asphyxiate Asphyxiate 99/100 · 99.0% Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec. Death's Reach 1/100 · 1.0% Increases the range of Death Grip by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip. 50 Assimilation Assimilation 50/100 · 50.0% The cooldown of Anti-Magic Zone is reduced by 60 sec and its duration is increased by 2 sec. 100 Anti-Magic Barrier Anti-Magic Barrier 100/100 · 100.0% Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%. 85 Grip of the Dead Grip of the Dead 85/100 · 85.0% Death and Decay reduces the movement speed of enemies within its area by 90%, decaying by 10% every sec. 100 Suppression Suppression 100/100 · 100.0% Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 3%. When suffering a loss of control effect, this bonus is increased by an additional 6% for 6 sec. 14 Blood Scent Blood Scent 14/100 · 14.0% Increases Leech by 3%. 97 Unholy Endurance Unholy Endurance 97/100 · 97.0% Increases Lichborne duration by 2 sec and reduces the cooldown by 30 sec. 100 Osmosis Osmosis 100/100 · 100.0% Anti-Magic Shell increases healing received by 15%. 13 Insidious Chill Insidious Chill 13/100 · 13.0% Your auto-attacks reduce the target's auto-attack speed by 5% for 30 sec, stacking up to 4 times. 98 Runic Protection Runic Protection 98/100 · 98.0% Your chance to be critically struck is reduced by 3% and your Armor is increased by 6%. 91 Blood Draw Blood Draw 91/100 · 91.0% When you fall below 30% health you drain 42 health from nearby enemies, the damage you take is reduced by 10% and your Death Strike cost is reduced by 10 for 8 sec. Can only occur every 2 min. 100 Rune Mastery Rune Mastery 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Consuming a Rune has a chance to increase your Strength by 3% for 8 sec. 7 Subduing Grasp Subduing Grasp 7/100 · 7.0% When you would pull an enemy, the damage they deal to you is reduced by 6% for 6 sec. 100 Will of the Necropolis Will of the Necropolis 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Damage taken below 30% Health is reduced by 20%. 99 Null Magic Null Magic 99/100 · 99.0% Magic damage taken is reduced by 8% and the duration of harmful Magic effects against you are reduced by 35%. 1 Unyielding Will Unyielding Will 1/100 · 1.0% Anti-Magic Shell now removes all harmful magical effects when activated, but its cooldown is increased by 20 sec. 100 Death's Echo Death's Echo 100/100 · 100.0% Death's Advance, Death and Decay, and Death Grip have 1 additional charge. 5 Vestigial Shell Vestigial Shell 5/100 · 5.0% Casting Anti-Magic Shell grants 2 nearby allies a Lesser Anti-Magic Shell that Absorbs up to 148 magic damage and reduces the duration of harmful Magic effects against them by 50%.

Specialization Tree

Talents available only to Frost.

8 points required

20 points required

100 Frost Strike Frost Strike 100/100 · 100.0% Chill your weapon with icy power and quickly strike the enemy, dealing 57 Frost damage. 100 Obliterate Obliterate 100/100 · 100.0% A brutal attack that deals 28 Physical and 28 Frost damage. 100 Howling Blast Howling Blast 100/100 · 100.0% Blast the target with a frigid wind, dealing 15 Frost damage to that foe, and reduced damage to all other enemies within 10 yards, infecting all targets with Frost Fever. Frost Fever A disease that deals 117 Frost damage over 24 sec and has a chance to grant the Death Knight 4 Runic Power each time it deals damage. 100 Killing Machine Killing Machine 100/100 · 100.0% Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to make your next Obliterate deal Frost damage and critically strike, or make your next Frostscythe critically strike for 4 times the normal damage. 100 Empower Rune Weapon Empower Rune Weapon 100/100 · 100.0% Drain the will of your enemy to empower your rune weapon, dealing 91 Shadowfrost damage and reduced damage to enemies nearby, gaining 40 Runic Power, and grants you Killing Machine. 2 Frostscythe Frostscythe 2/100 · 2.0% A sweeping attack that strikes all enemies in front of you for 17 Frost damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Consumes Killing Machine to have its critical strikes deal 4 times the normal damage. 100 Arctic Assault Arctic Assault 100/100 · 100.0% Consuming Killing Machine fires a Glacial Advance through your target at 60% effectiveness. 100 Runic Overflow Runic Overflow 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Increases Frost Strike and Glacial Advance damage by 10%. 100 Frostbound Will Frostbound Will 100/100 · 100.0% Consuming Rime reduces the cooldown of Empower Rune Weapon by 6 sec. 2 Runic Command Runic Command 2/100 · 2.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 1.5 Increases your maximum Runic Power by 10. Increases Rune regeneration rate by 8%. 2 Biting Cold Biting Cold 2/100 · 2.0% Remorseless Winter damage is increased by 35%. The first time Remorseless Winter deals damage to 3 different enemies, you gain Rime. 72 Inexorable Assault Inexorable Assault 72/100 · 72.0% Gain Inexorable Assault every 4 sec, stacking up to 5 times. Obliterate consumes up to 3 stacks, dealing an additional 9 Frost damage for each stack consumed. 100 Frostreaper Frostreaper 100/100 · 100.0% Obliterate deals 10% increased damage and has a chance to tether the souls of its target and a nearby enemy to yours. Frost Strike severs the tethers, dealing 72 Shadowfrost damage to both foes. 100 Pillar of Frost Pillar of Frost 100/100 · 100.0% The power of frost increases your Strength by 20% for 12 sec. 98 Icy Onslaught Icy Onslaught 98/100 · 98.0% Frost Strike and Glacial Advance now cause your next Frost Strike and Glacial Advance to deal 15% increased damage and cost 5 more Runic Power. This effect stacks until the next Runic Empowerment. 2 Gathering Storm Gathering Storm 2/100 · 2.0% Each Rune spent during Remorseless Winter increases its damage by 10%, and extends its duration by 0.5 sec. 52 Murderous Efficiency Murderous Efficiency 52/100 · 52.0% Consuming the Killing Machine effect has a 20% chance to grant you 1 Rune. 98 Rage of the Frozen Champion Rage of the Frozen Champion 98/100 · 98.0% Frost Strike and Glacial Advance have a 15% increased chance to trigger Rime and Howling Blast generates 8 Runic Power while Rime is active. 100 Enduring Strength Enduring Strength 100/100 · 100.0% When Pillar of Frost expires, your Strength is increased by 8% for 6 sec. This effect lasts 2 sec longer, up to 20 sec, for each Obliterate and Frostscythe critical strike during Pillar of Frost. 100 Frozen Dominion Frozen Dominion 100/100 · 100.0% Pillar of Frost now summons a Remorseless Winter that lasts 4 sec longer. Each enemy Remorseless Winter damages grants you 5% Mastery, up to 26% for 15 sec. 98 Frigid Executioner Frigid Executioner 98/100 · 98.0% Runic Empowerment has a 25% chance to refund 1 additional Rune. 98 Howling Blades Howling Blades 98/100 · 98.0% Rime empowered Howling Blast unleashes 2 icy blades at its target that deal 8 Frost damage and have 15% chance to grant Killing Machine. 2 Cryogenic Chamber Cryogenic Chamber 2/100 · 2.0% When Howling Blast consumes Rime, 15% of the damage it deals is gathered into the next cast of Remorseless Winter, up to 20 times. 100 Frostwyrm's Fury Frostwyrm's Fury 100/100 · 100.0% Summons a frostwyrm who breathes on all enemies within 40 yd in front of you, dealing 104 Frost damage, stunning enemies for 3 sec, and slowing movement speed by 50% for 10 sec. 4 Everfrost Everfrost 4/100 · 4.0% Rime empowered Howling Blast deals 50% increased damage to secondary targets. Remorseless Winter deals 6% increased damage to enemies it hits, stacking up to 10 times. 99 Northwinds Northwinds 99/100 · 99.0% Howling Blast now hits an additional target with maximum effectiveness. Rime increases Howling Blast damage done by an additional 75%. 100 Bonegrinder Bonegrinder 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 Consuming Killing Machine grants 1% critical strike chance for 10 sec, stacking up to 5 times. At 5 stacks your next Killing Machine consumes the stacks and grants you 10% increased Frost damage for 10 sec. 73 Smothering Offense Smothering Offense 73/100 · 73.0% Your auto attack damage is increased by 10%. This amount is increased for each stack of Icy Talons you have and it can stack up to 2 additional times. 80 Avalanche Avalanche 80/100 · 80.0% Casting Howling Blast with Rime active causes jagged icicles to fall on enemies nearby your target, applying Razorice and dealing 7 Frost damage. 100 Icebreaker Icebreaker 100/100 · 100.0% Up to 2 ranks · average 2.0 When empowered by Rime, Howling Blast deals 30% increased damage to your primary target. 100 Obliteration Obliteration 100/100 · 100.0% During Pillar of Frost, Frost Strike and Howling Blast always grant Killing Machine and have a 20% chance to generate a Rune. Additionally during Pillar of Frost, Empower Rune Weapon causes your next Obliterate or Frostscythe to cost no Runes. 0 Icy Death Torrent Icy Death Torrent 0/100 · 0% Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to send out a torrent of ice dealing 49 Frost damage to enemies in front of you. 17 Shattering Blade Shattering Blade 17/100 · 17.0% When Frost Strike damages an enemy with 5 stacks of Razorice it will consume them to deal an additional 115% damage. Frostbane consumes the Razorice on your main target to deal an additional 300% damage. 100 Hyperpyrexia Hyperpyrexia 100/100 · 100.0% Your Runic Power spending abilities have a chance to additionally deal 30% of the damage dealt over 4 sec. 100 Killing Streak Killing Streak 100/100 · 100.0% Obliterate and Frostscythe consume all Killing Machines to deal 25% increased critical strike damage and grant 1.5% Haste for 8 sec for each stack consumed. Multiple applications may overlap. 0 The Long Winter The Long Winter 0/100 · 0% While Pillar of Frost is active your auto-attack critical strikes increase its duration by 1 sec, up to a maximum of 4 sec. 0 Frostbane Frostbane 0/100 · 0% Each foe struck with Glacial Advance has a chance to transform your next Frost Strike into Frostbane. The chance increases with the number of Razorice stacks on the target. Frostbane Start a frozen onslaught that strikes twice, unleashing the chilling essence of winter, dealing 21 Frost damage to all enemies caught in its wake with each strike. Each enemy struck reduces the damage dealt to the next foe by 5%, down to 40%. 100 Breath of Sindragosa Breath of Sindragosa 100/100 · 100.0% Call upon Sindragosa's aid in battle for 8 sec, continuously dealing 38 Frost damage every 1 sec to enemies in a cone in front of you. Consuming Killing Machine or Rime increases the duration by 0.8 sec. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets. Grants a charge of Empower Rune Weapon at the start and 2 Runes at the end. 100 Chosen of Frostbrood Chosen of Frostbrood 100/100 · 100.0% Frostwyrm's Fury deals 100% increased damage to the first enemy it hits and grants you 15% Haste for 12 sec.

Hero Talents

The hero paths Frost plays, with the same top-100 selection overlay. A character picks one.

Deathbringer

99/100 represented

85 Reaper's Mark Reaper's Mark 85/100 · 85.0% Viciously slice into the soul of your enemy, dealing 81 Shadowfrost damage and applying Reaper's Mark. Each time you deal Shadow or Frost damage, add a stack of Reaper's Mark. After 12 sec or reaching 40 stacks, the mark explodes, dealing 10 damage per stack. Reaper's Mark travels to an unmarked enemy nearby if the target dies. 99 Wave of Souls Wave of Souls 99/100 · 99.0% Reaper's Mark sends forth bursts of Shadowfrost energy and back, dealing 33 Shadowfrost damage both ways to all enemies caught in its path. Wave of Souls critical strikes cause enemies to take 5% increased Shadowfrost damage for 15 sec, stacking up to 2 times, and it is always a critical strike on its way back. 99 Wither Away Wither Away 99/100 · 99.0% Frost Fever deals its damage 75% faster, and the second scythe of Exterminate applies Frost Fever. 99 Bind in Darkness Bind in Darkness 99/100 · 99.0% Rime empowered Howling Blast deals 60% increased damage to its main target, and is now Shadowfrost. Shadowfrost damage applies 2 stacks to Reaper's Mark and 4 stacks when it is a critical strike. 99 Frigid Resolve Frigid Resolve 99/100 · 99.0% The effectiveness of Permafrost is increased by 100% and Exterminate grants Permafrost equal to 10% of the damage dealt. Permafrost Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt. 99 Soul Rupture Soul Rupture 99/100 · 99.0% When Reaper's Mark explodes, it deals 20% of the damage dealt to nearby enemies. 99 Grim Reaper Grim Reaper 99/100 · 99.0% Reaper's Mark initial strike grants Killing Machine. Reaper's Mark explosion deals up to 30% increased damage based on your target's missing health. 99 ⇄ Rune Carved Plates Rune Carved Plates 99/100 · 99.0% Each Rune spent reduces the magic damage you take by 1.5% and each Rune generated reduces the physical damage you take by 1.5% for 5 sec, up to 5 times. Pact of the Deathbringer 0/100 · 0% When you suffer a damaging effect equal to 25% of your maximum health, you instantly cast Death Pact at 50% effectiveness. May only occur every 2 min. When a Reaper's Mark explodes, the cooldowns of this effect and Death Pact are reduced by 5 sec. 99 Deathly Blows Deathly Blows 99/100 · 99.0% Death Strike damage increased by 12%. 99 Swift and Painful Swift and Painful 99/100 · 99.0% If no enemies are struck by Soul Rupture, you gain 10% Strength for 8 sec. Wave of Souls is 100% more effective on the main target of your Reaper's Mark. 99 ⇄ Dark Talons Dark Talons 99/100 · 99.0% Consuming Killing Machine or Rime has a 25% chance to grant 3 stacks of Icy Talons and increase its maximum stacks by the same amount for 6 sec. Runic Power spending abilities count as Shadowfrost while Icy Talons is active. Reaper's Onslaught 0/100 · 0% Reduces the cooldown of Reaper's Mark by 15 sec, but the amount of Obliterates and Frostscythes empowered by Exterminate is reduced by 1. 99 ⇄ Death's Messenger Death's Messenger 86/100 · 86.0% Reduces the cooldowns of Lichborne and Raise Dead by 30 sec. Expelling Shield 13/100 · 13.0% When an enemy deals direct damage to your Anti-Magic Shell, their cast speed is reduced by 10% for 6 sec. 99 Echoing Fury Echoing Fury 99/100 · 99.0% Reaper's Mark deals 5% increased damage. Casting Dancing Rune Weapon grants 1 stack of Exterminate with 100% first scythe and 100% second scythe effectiveness. 99 Exterminate Exterminate 99/100 · 99.0% After Reaper's Mark explodes, your next 2 Obliterates or Frostscythes cost 1 Rune and summon 2 scythes to strike your enemies. The first scythe strikes your target for 152 Shadowfrost damage and the second scythe strikes all enemies around your target for 61 Shadowfrost damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.

Rider of the Apocalypse

1/100 represented

0 Rider's Champion Rider's Champion 0/100 · 0% Spending Runes has a chance to call forth the aid of a Horsemen for 10 sec. Mograine Casts Death and Decay at his location that follows his position and extends the duration of your diseases by 1.0 sec whenever it deals damage. Whitemane Casts Undeath on your target dealing 2 Shadowfrost damage per stack every 3 sec, for 24 sec. Each time Undeath deals damage it gains a stack. Cannot be refreshed. Trollbane Casts Chains of Ice on your target slowing their movement speed by 40% and increasing the damage they take from you by 5% for 8 sec. Nazgrim While Nazgrim is active you gain Apocalyptic Conquest, increasing your Strength by 5%. 1 ⇄ Death Charge Death Charge 1/100 · 1.0% Call upon your Death Charger to break free of movement impairment effects. For 10 sec, while upon your Death Charger your movement speed is increased by 100%, you cannot be slowed below 100% of normal speed, and you are immune to forced movement effects and knockbacks. On a Paler Horse 0/100 · 0% While outdoors you are able to mount your Acherus Deathcharger in combat. 1 Mograine's Might Mograine's Might 1/100 · 1.0% Your damage is increased by 5% and you gain while inside Mograine's Death and Decay. 1 ⇄ Pact of the Apocalypse Pact of the Apocalypse 1/100 · 1.0% When you take damage, 5% of the damage is redirected to each active horsemen. Horsemen's Aid 0/100 · 0% While at your aid, the Horsemen will occasionally cast Anti-Magic Shell on you and themselves at 80% effectiveness. You may only benefit from this effect every 45 sec. 1 Ride or Die! Ride or Die! 1/100 · 1.0% Dark Transformation summons forth Whitemane for 6 sec. 1 Whitemane's Famine Whitemane's Famine 1/100 · 1.0% When Scourge Strike damages an enemy affected by Undeath it gains 1 stack and infects another nearby enemy. 1 Nazgrim's Conquest Nazgrim's Conquest 1/100 · 1.0% If an enemy dies while Nazgrim is active, the strength of Apocalyptic Conquest is increased by 3%. Additionally, each Rune you spend increase its value by 1%. 1 Trollbane's Icy Fury Trollbane's Icy Fury 1/100 · 1.0% Scourge Strike shatters Trollbane's Chains of Ice when hit, dealing 36 Shadowfrost damage to nearby enemies, and slowing them by 40% for 4 sec. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets. 1 Let Terror Reign Let Terror Reign 1/100 · 1.0% Casting Death Coil or Epidemic orders Whitemane to cast her Death Coil or Epidemic alongside you at 125% effectiveness. 1 Hungering Thirst Hungering Thirst 1/100 · 1.0% The damage of your diseases and Death Coil are increased by 5%. 1 ⇄ Fury of the Horsemen Fury of the Horsemen 1/100 · 1.0% Every 50 Runic Power you spend extends the duration of the Horsemen's aid in combat by 1 sec, up to 5 sec. A Feast of Souls 0/100 · 0% While you have 2 or more Horsemen aiding you, your increased damage. 1 Mawsworn Menace Mawsworn Menace 1/100 · 1.0% Scourge Strike deals 15% increased damage and the cooldown of your Death and Decay is reduced by 5 sec. 1 Unholy Armaments Unholy Armaments 1/100 · 1.0% The abilities that Horsemen cast deal 5% increased damage.. 1 Apocalypse Now Apocalypse Now 1/100 · 1.0% Army of the Dead and Frostwyrm's Fury call upon all 4 Horsemen to aid you for 20 sec.

Layout and prerequisite lines follow Blizzard's static tree for this patch. The heatmap remains aggregate analysis, not a generated build: independently popular choices may not form a valid import string.