Cataclysm Classic Unholy Death Knight Pre-Raid Gear

The gear listed on this page is considered to be the best gear you are able to obtain before entering a raid instance. The items highlighted on this page will mostly follow the stat priority of the Unholy Death Knight spec, which is as follows:

1. Strength
2. Hit Rating (8%)
3. Haste Rating
4. Critical Strike Rating
5. Mastery Rating
6. Expertise Rating (6.5%)

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

2.

Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase Four Phase Three Phase Two Phase One

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Gift of Nadun	–	Exalted Ramkahen
Shoulder	Raz's Pauldrons	Mastery → Haste	Ascendant Lord Obsidius (H)Blackrock Caverns
Cloak	Drape of Inimitable Fate	–	World BoE drop
Chest	Elementium Deathplate	Mastery → Haste	Blacksmithing
Bracer	Alpha Bracers	Mastery → Haste	Anraphet (H)Halls of Origination
Gloves	Magma Plated Gauntlets	Mastery → Critical Strike	1650 Valor Points
Belt	Elementium Girdle of Pain	–	Blacksmithing
Legs	Corefire Legplates	–	World BoE drop
Boots	Woe Breeder's Boots	–	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Blauvelt's Family Crest	Mastery → Critical Strike	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Gorsik's Band of Shattering	–	Revered Therazane
Trinket 1	License to Slay	–	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Impatience of Youth	Mastery → Haste	Exalted Baradin's Wardens / Hellscream's Reach
Weapon	Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds	Hit → Haste	Archaeology
Sigil	Relic of Aggramar	Expertise → Hit	700 Valor Points

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Gift of Nadun	–	Exalted Ramkahen
Shoulder	Raz's Pauldrons	Mastery → Haste	Ascendant Lord Obsidius (H)Blackrock Caverns
Cloak	Drape of Inimitable Fate	–	World BoE drop
Chest	Magma Plated Battleplate	–	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Alpha Bracers	Mastery → Haste	Anraphet (H)Halls of Origination
Gloves	Magma Plated Gauntlets	Mastery → Critical Strike	1650 Valor Points
Belt	Elementium Girdle of Pain	–	Blacksmithing
Legs	Corefire Legplates	–	World BoE drop
Boots	Woe Breeder's Boots	–	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Blauvelt's Family Crest	Mastery → Critical Strike	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Gorsik's Band of Shattering	–	Revered Therazane
Trinket 1	License to Slay	–	1650 Valor Points
Trinket 2	Impatience of Youth	Mastery → Haste	Exalted Baradin's Wardens / Hellscream's Reach
Weapon	Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds	Hit → Haste	Archaeology
Sigil	Relic of Aggramar	Expertise → Hit	700 Valor Points

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Magma Plated Helmet	Expertise → Critical Strike	32 Fissure Stone Fragment
Neck	Cloudburst Necklaceof the Earthfall	Critical Strike → Hit	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Shoulder	Magma Plated Pauldrons	–	32 Fissure Stone Fragment
Cloak	Cloudburst Cloakof the Earthfall	Critical Strike → Hit	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Elementium Deathplate Breastplate	Mastery → Haste	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Bracers of the Mat'redor	–	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Gloves	Fists of Fury	–	Blacksmithing
Belt	Sky Strider Beltof the Earthfall	–	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Elementium Deathplate Greaves	Expertise → Critical Strike	2200 Valor Points
Boots	Warboots of Mighty Lords	Critical Strike → Haste	Blacksmithing
Ring 1	Serrated Brimstone Signet	–	1250 Valor Points
Ring 2	Dargonax's Signet	Mastery → Haste	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 1	Heart of Rage	Expertise → Mastery	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 2	Heart of Solace	–	Augh Lost City of the Tol'vir
Weapon	Reclaimed Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood	Critical Strike → Mastery	30 Fissure Stone Fragment
Sigil	Relic of the Elemental Lords	–	700 Valor Points

2.1.

Phase 4 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Necrotic Boneplate Helmet	Expertise → Critical Strike	Warmaster Blackhorn (H) Dragon Soul;
Neck	Necklace of Black Dragon's Teeth	Critical Strike → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Necrotic Boneplate Pauldrons	–	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Cloak	Dreamcrusher Drape	Critical Strike → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Necrotic Boneplate Breastplate	Hit → Critical Strike	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Bracer	Heartcrusher Wristplates	–	1250 Valor Points
Gloves	Necrotic Boneplate Gauntlets	Mastery → Haste	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Belt	Demonbone Waistguard	Mastery → Hit	1650 Valor Points
Legs	Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates	Mastery → Hit	Blacksmithing
Boots	Kneebreaker Boots	–	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Ring of Torn Flesh	Mastery → Haste	1250 Valor Points
Ring 2	Breathstealer Band	Mastery → Critical Strike	Multiple Bosses in (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 1	Eye of Unmaking	–	Spine of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 2	Rotting Skull	Critical Strike → Haste	1650 Valor Points
Weapon	Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps	–	Madness of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul;
Sigil	Gutripper Shard	Mastery → Hit	700 Valor Points