Frost Death Knight DPS Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — The War Within (11.2)
On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Frost Death Knight, based on your stat priority. We also give budget alternatives. This page is updated for World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.2).
Best Enchants for Frost Death Knights
Frost Death Knights can utilize powerful Runeforges on their weapons instead of normal enchants. Choosing the right enchants is crucial for optimizing your DPS! Here are the best enchants for the different viable builds!
Rune of the Fallen Crusader +
Algari Mana Oil for 2H .
Rune of Razorice MH +
Rune of the Fallen Crusader +
Algari Mana Oil for DW
Shattering Blade Builds.
Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle MH +
Rune of the Fallen Crusader +
Algari Mana Oil for DW Builds.
Rune of the Fallen Crusader (+
Rune of Unending Thirst if DW) for leveling.
Best Gems for Frost
The War Within has the Culminating Blasphemite epic gem, giving
both a good chunk of Strength as well as increasing your Crit with
each unique gem colour you equip. Making the most of this effect is generally worthwhile,
but it does depend on your current stats and talents. The best ones are, in the
following priority:
Masterful Ruby
Deadly Emerald
Deadly Onyx
Deadly Sapphire
Best Enchants for Frost Death Knight in The War Within
We recommend a lot of speed enchants here. If you are pushing higher Mythic+, use avoidance instead.
Slot | Best Enchantment |
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Necklace |
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Weapon |
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Cloak |
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Chest |
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Bracers |
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Legs |
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Boots |
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Rings |
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For your Ring enchants, Enchant Ring - Radiant Critical Strike is the most
commonly used and will usually be your best choice.
Enchant Ring - Cursed Haste
is a potential option. If you can manage to run a setup with 0 Versatility, this
will end up being powerful as you gain free extra stats.
Best Flask for Frost Death Knight in The War Within
You should be drinking the Flask of Alchemical Chaos at all times.
There are circumstances where other flasks can be an option if you have a very low amount of the stat that the flask provides. It is best to sim yourself in this specific scenario.
Best Potion for Frost Death Knight in The War Within
Your stat potion should be Tempered Potion. Use these when you will
do the most damage with your abilities, likely during your cooldowns and/or
Bloodlust/
Heroism. You can also obtain
Fleeting Tempered Potion from Cauldrons that can be spawned by
Alchemists.
You should keep a stock of Invigorating Healing Potions to use when at
low health, and if you have a Warlock in the group, grab their
Healthstones and use them as well. Do not macro these together, they
are best used separately! You can also obtain
Fleeting Invigorating Healing Potion from Cauldrons that can be spawned by
Alchemists.
Best Food for Frost Death Knight in The War Within
You should be eating from a Feast at all times, either
Feast of the Divine Day,
Feast of the Midnight Masquerade, or
Hearty Feast of the Midnight Masquerade.
If Feasts are not available, eat Outsider's Provisions,
Beledar's Bounty,
Jester's Board, or
Empress' Farewell instead.
In addition, if you can afford it, you should use Crystallized Augment Runes
to increase your primary stat. Augment Runes are expensive, and disappear on death,
so use them wisely!
You can also buy the permanent Ethereal Augment Rune once at Renown 18
with the new Season 3 K'aresh Trust faction or use the
Soulgorged Augment Runes
that drop from the new raid and persist through death.
Death Knight Runeforges for Frost
Rune of the Fallen Crusader: The staple Runeforge for Frost Death Knights, you will always see this Runeforge used in both Mythic+ and Raid content.
Rune of Razorice: This Runeforge is used for some Dual-Wield builds. It allows you to gain a lot of benefit from
Shattering Blade.
Rune of Sanguination: Provides a small execute effect for
Death Strike and a small cheat death mechanic. This Runeforge has more of a place in PvP as opposed to PvE content.
Rune of Spellwarding: Provides small defense towards casters, making it more geared towards PvP situations.
Rune of the Apocalypse: Currently very weak compared to other options especially
Rune of the Fallen Crusader.
Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle: Solid amount of stats, works well with Dual-Wield builds.
Rune of Unending Thirst: Commonly used for leveling since it provides movement speed, Haste, and heals when you kill an enemy.
Changelog
- 04 Aug. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.2.
- 15 Jun. 2025: Removed Fallen Crusader from enchant table to avoid confusion.
- 21 Apr. 2025: Added corruption enchant recommendations.
- 24 Feb. 2025: Reviewed and updated for Patch 11.1.
- 15 Dec. 2024: Reviewed and update for Patch 11.0.7.
- 21 Oct. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 11.0.5.
- 09 Sep. 2024: Updated for The War Within Season 1.
- 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within.
- 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
- 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
- 22 Apr. 2024: Updated for Season 4, changed leg enchant to lambent.
- 21 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
- 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
- 12 Nov. 2023: Updated food recommendation.
- 06 Nov. 2023: Updated for Patch 10.2.
- 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
- 10 Jul. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
- 01 May 2023: Updated for Patch 10.1. Changed to Crit enchant for rings and added Belt stamina buckle.
- 20 Mar. 2023: Updated with Primordial Stone Gems for 10.0.7.
- 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
- 11 Dec. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight Season 1.
- 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
- 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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This guide has been written by Bicepspump, a semi-hardcore player raiding with Pixelbased Lifeforms on Kazzak. He is heavily involved in the DK DPS theorycrafting community, testing hyoptheses and investigating the correct priority to use. He produces guide content on YouTube and frequently streams on Twitch.
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