Death Knight
Frost
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Frost Death Knight
Rotation
Here is a suggested priority order at level 80, in Blood PresenceInstant · 1 sec cooldownIncreases your damage by 15% and heals you for 4% of the non-periodic damage you deal. Only one presence at a time. Costs 1 Blood Rune..
Before the fight
- Blood PresenceInstant · 1 sec cooldownIncreases your damage by 15% and heals you for 4% of the non-periodic damage you deal. Only one presence at a time. Costs 1 Blood Rune.: keep it for the whole fight.
- Horn of WinterInstant · 20 sec cooldown · Duration 2 minGenerates 10 runic power and increases the Strength and Agility of all party and raid members within 30 yards by 155 for 2 minutes.: keep it active.
Single-target priorities
- Icy TouchInstant · Duration 15 secChills the target for 227 to 245 Frost damage and infects it with Frost Fever, which deals periodic damage and reduces its melee and ranged attack speed by 14% for 15 seconds. Very high threat in Frost Presence. Costs 1 Frost Rune, generates 10 runic power. and Plague StrikeInstantA vicious strike that deals 50% weapon damage plus 189 and infects the target with Blood Plague, a disease that deals Shadow damage over time. Costs 1 Unholy Rune, generates 10 runic power.: keep your diseases on the target; reapply them before they expire.
- ObliterateInstantA brutal attack that deals 80% weapon damage plus 467; total damage is increased by 12.5% for each of your diseases on the target, but the diseases are consumed. Costs 1 Frost and 1 Unholy Rune, generates 15 runic power.: with your Frost and Unholy Runes.
- Blood StrikeInstantInstantly strikes the enemy for 40% weapon damage plus 306; total damage is increased by 12.5% for each of your diseases on the target. Costs 1 Blood Rune, generates 10 runic power.: with both Blood Runes together.
- Frost StrikeFrost · Row 9 · 1 rankInstantInstantly strikes the enemy for 55% weapon damage plus 138 as Frost damage.: when Killing MachineFrost · Row 4 · 5 ranksYour melee attacks have a chance, higher with each rank, to make your next Icy Touch, Howling Blast or Frost Strike a critical strike. is active.
- Howling BlastFrost · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 8 sec cooldownBlasts the target with a frigid wind, dealing 518 to 562 Frost damage to all enemies within 10 yards.: only when RimeFrost · Row 6 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of Icy Touch and Obliterate by 5% / 10% / 15%, and Obliterate has a 5% / 10% / 15% chance to reset the cooldown of Howling Blast and make the next one cost no runes. makes it free.
- Frost StrikeFrost · Row 9 · 1 rankInstantInstantly strikes the enemy for 55% weapon damage plus 138 as Frost damage.: to spend runic power.
- Horn of WinterInstant · 20 sec cooldown · Duration 2 minGenerates 10 runic power and increases the Strength and Agility of all party and raid members within 30 yards by 155 for 2 minutes.: when nothing else is available.
Multiple targets
- Icy TouchInstant · Duration 15 secChills the target for 227 to 245 Frost damage and infects it with Frost Fever, which deals periodic damage and reduces its melee and ranged attack speed by 14% for 15 seconds. Very high threat in Frost Presence. Costs 1 Frost Rune, generates 10 runic power. and Plague StrikeInstantA vicious strike that deals 50% weapon damage plus 189 and infects the target with Blood Plague, a disease that deals Shadow damage over time. Costs 1 Unholy Rune, generates 10 runic power., then PestilenceInstantSpreads your Blood Plague and Frost Fever from the target to all other enemies within 10 yards. Costs 1 Blood Rune, generates 10 runic power.: to spread your diseases.
- Howling BlastFrost · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 8 sec cooldownBlasts the target with a frigid wind, dealing 518 to 562 Frost damage to all enemies within 10 yards.: as often as possible.
- Death and DecayInstant · 30 sec cooldown · Duration 10 secCorrupts the targeted ground for 10 seconds, dealing 62 Shadow damage every second to enemies in the area. Produces a high amount of threat. Costs 1 Blood, 1 Frost and 1 Unholy Rune.: if the enemies stay in the same place for a long time.
Cooldowns
- Unbreakable ArmorFrost · Row 8 · 1 rankInstant · 1 min cooldown · Duration 20 secCovers your armor with ice for 20 seconds, increasing your armor by 25% and your Strength by 20%.: as soon as its cooldown is over, with Blood TapInstant · 1 min cooldown · Duration 20 secImmediately activates a Blood Rune and turns it into a Death Rune for 20 seconds, at the cost of 6% of your base health. Death Runes count as Blood, Frost or Unholy Runes..
- Empower Rune WeaponInstant · 5 min cooldownImmediately activates all your runes and generates 25 runic power.: when all your runes are on cooldown.
- DeathchillFrost · Row 5 · 1 rankInstant · 2 min cooldown · Duration 30 secWhen activated, your next Icy Touch, Howling Blast, Frost Strike or Obliterate within 30 seconds is a critical hit.: with ObliterateInstantA brutal attack that deals 80% weapon damage plus 467; total damage is increased by 12.5% for each of your diseases on the target, but the diseases are consumed. Costs 1 Frost and 1 Unholy Rune, generates 15 runic power. or Howling BlastFrost · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 8 sec cooldownBlasts the target with a frigid wind, dealing 518 to 562 Frost damage to all enemies within 10 yards..
Key points
This list is a suggested priority order, not a sequence to repeat mechanically. Always spend runes before runic power.
