Death Knight
Unholy
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Unholy Death Knight
The Death Knight's Unholy specialization in Wrath of the Lich King focuses on melee damage, diseases and undead minions.
The Death Knight is a hero class: they start at level 55 and fight in melee wearing plate armor. Their abilities consume six runes (two Blood, two Frost and two Unholy) and generate runic power, which other abilities spend. They choose a presence, 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., Frost PresenceInstant · 1 sec cooldownIncreases your Stamina by 8% and the armor from your items by 60%, reduces damage taken by 8% and increases threat generated. Only one presence at a time. Costs 1 Frost Rune. or Unholy PresenceInstant · 1 sec cooldownIncreases your attack speed and movement speed by 15% and reduces the global cooldown of your abilities by 0.5 second. Only one presence at a time. Costs 1 Unholy Rune., and can raise a ghoul with Raise DeadInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 1 minRaises a ghoul to fight at your side for 1 minute. Without a humanoid corpse that yields experience or honor, it requires Corpse Dust. Only one ghoul at a time.. Unholy suits players who enjoy fighting alongside minions and weakening their enemies with diseases.
A playstyle built on diseases and minions
Master of GhoulsUnholy · Row 6 · 1 rankRequires: Night of the Dead (2 ranks)Reduces the cooldown of Raise Dead by 60 seconds, and your ghoul becomes a permanent pet under your control. makes the ghoul permanent, and Ghoul FrenzyUnholy · Row 7 · 1 rankInstant · 10 sec cooldown · Duration 30 secRequires: Master of Ghouls (1 rank)Grants your pet 25% haste for 30 seconds and heals it for 60% of its health over the duration. strengthens it. Crypt FeverUnholy · Row 8 · 3 ranksYour diseases also cause Crypt Fever, increasing disease damage taken by the target by 10% / 20% / 30%. and Ebon PlaguebringerUnholy · Row 9 · 3 ranksRequires: Crypt Fever (3 ranks)Crypt Fever becomes Ebon Plague, which also increases magic damage taken by the target by 4% / 9% / 13%, and your critical strike chance with weapons and spells is increased by 1% / 2% / 3%. increase the damage taken by the target, and Scourge StrikeUnholy · Row 9 · 1 rankInstantAn unholy strike that deals 70% weapon damage plus 560 as Physical damage, plus 12% of that damage as Shadow damage for each of your diseases on the target. deals extra damage for each disease on the target.
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. deals area damage, and DesolationUnholy · Row 7 · 5 ranksBlood Strike makes you deal 1% / 2% / 3% / 4% / 5% additional damage with all attacks for 20 seconds. increases all damage after a 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.. The last talent of the tree, Summon GargoyleUnholy · Row 11 · 1 rankInstant · 3 min cooldown · Duration 30 secA Gargoyle flies in and bombards the target with Nature damage based on your attack power for 30 seconds., calls a gargoyle that bombards the target for 30 seconds.
Its role in PvE
In PvE, the Unholy Death Knight deals good damage, against one target as well as several, and strengthens the raid with Ebon PlaguebringerUnholy · Row 9 · 3 ranksRequires: Crypt Fever (3 ranks)Crypt Fever becomes Ebon Plague, which also increases magic damage taken by the target by 4% / 9% / 13%, and your critical strike chance with weapons and spells is increased by 1% / 2% / 3%., which increases the magic damage taken by the target, and 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..
