Death Knight
Frost
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Frost Death Knight
Talents
Strengthening Frost
Black IceFrost · Row 2 · 5 ranksIncreases your Frost and Shadow damage by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%. increases Frost and Shadow damage, Glacier RotFrost · Row 5 · 3 ranksDiseased enemies take 7% / 13% / 20% more damage from your Icy Touch, Howling Blast and Frost Strike. that of 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., 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. and Frost StrikeFrost · Row 9 · 1 rankInstantInstantly strikes the enemy for 55% weapon damage plus 138 as Frost damage., and Tundra StalkerFrost · Row 10 · 5 ranksYour spells and abilities deal 3% / 6% / 9% / 12% / 15% more damage to targets infected with Frost Fever, and your expertise is increased by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5. damage against targets with Frost Fever. AnnihilationFrost · Row 3 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of your melee special abilities by 1% / 2% / 3%, and gives Obliterate a 33% / 66% / 100% chance to deal its damage without consuming diseases. lets 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. keep the diseases, and Guile of GorefiendFrost · Row 9 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike damage bonus of Blood Strike, Frost Strike, Howling Blast and Obliterate by 15% / 30% / 45%, and the duration of Icebound Fortitude by 2 / 4 / 6 seconds. strengthens critical strikes.
Procs and runes
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. sometimes makes your next Frost StrikeFrost · Row 9 · 1 rankInstantInstantly strikes the enemy for 55% weapon damage plus 138 as Frost damage. a critical strike, and 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. sometimes makes your next 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. free. Blood of the NorthFrost · Row 8 · 3 ranksIncreases the damage of Blood Strike and Frost Strike by 3% / 6% / 10%, and Blood Strike and Pestilence have a 30% / 60% / 100% chance to turn the Blood Rune into a Death Rune when it activates. turns Blood Runes into Death Runes, and Runic Power MasteryFrost · Row 1 · 2 ranksIncreases your maximum runic power by 15 / 30. increases maximum runic power.
Support and survival
Icy TalonsFrost · Row 3 · 5 ranksRequires: Improved Icy Touch (3 ranks)When the melee attack speed of a Frost Fever victim is reduced, yours is increased by 4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20% for 20 seconds. and Improved Icy TalonsFrost · Row 6 · 1 rankRequires: Icy Talons (5 ranks)Increases the melee haste of all party and raid members within 100 yards by 20%, and your own haste by an additional 5%. increase melee haste, the raid's for the latter. 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%. increases armor and Strength, and LichborneFrost · Row 3 · 1 rankInstant · 2 min cooldown · Duration 10 secDraws on unholy energy to become undead for 10 seconds, making you immune to charm, fear and sleep effects. makes you immune to charm, fear and sleep. 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. makes your next ability a critical strike.
Frost Strike and Howling Blast
Frost StrikeFrost · Row 9 · 1 rankInstantInstantly strikes the enemy for 55% weapon damage plus 138 as Frost damage. spends runic power to deal Frost damage. 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., the last talent of the tree, deals Frost damage to all enemies near the target.
Which talents to prioritize?
Runic Power MasteryFrost · Row 1 · 2 ranksIncreases your maximum runic power by 15 / 30., Black IceFrost · Row 2 · 5 ranksIncreases your Frost and Shadow damage by 2% / 4% / 6% / 8% / 10%., Icy TalonsFrost · Row 3 · 5 ranksRequires: Improved Icy Touch (3 ranks)When the melee attack speed of a Frost Fever victim is reduced, yours is increased by 4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20% for 20 seconds., AnnihilationFrost · Row 3 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike chance of your melee special abilities by 1% / 2% / 3%, and gives Obliterate a 33% / 66% / 100% chance to deal its damage without consuming diseases., 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., Chill of the GraveFrost · Row 4 · 2 ranksChains of Ice, Howling Blast, Icy Touch and Obliterate generate 2.5 / 5 additional runic power., Glacier RotFrost · Row 5 · 3 ranksDiseased enemies take 7% / 13% / 20% more damage from your Icy Touch, Howling Blast and Frost Strike., 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., Improved Icy TalonsFrost · Row 6 · 1 rankRequires: Icy Talons (5 ranks)Increases the melee haste of all party and raid members within 100 yards by 20%, and your own haste by an additional 5%., 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., Merciless CombatFrost · Row 6 · 2 ranksIcy Touch, Howling Blast, Obliterate and Frost Strike deal 6% / 12% more damage to targets below 35% health., Blood of the NorthFrost · Row 8 · 3 ranksIncreases the damage of Blood Strike and Frost Strike by 3% / 6% / 10%, and Blood Strike and Pestilence have a 30% / 60% / 100% chance to turn the Blood Rune into a Death Rune when it activates., 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%., Frost StrikeFrost · Row 9 · 1 rankInstantInstantly strikes the enemy for 55% weapon damage plus 138 as Frost damage., Guile of GorefiendFrost · Row 9 · 3 ranksIncreases the critical strike damage bonus of Blood Strike, Frost Strike, Howling Blast and Obliterate by 15% / 30% / 45%, and the duration of Icebound Fortitude by 2 / 4 / 6 seconds. and Tundra StalkerFrost · Row 10 · 5 ranksYour spells and abilities deal 3% / 6% / 9% / 12% / 15% more damage to targets infected with Frost Fever, and your expertise is increased by 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5. form the core of Frost, up to 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..
