Massive Nerfs to Unholy Death Knight in Midnight Beta

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Blizzard added some additional changes for Unholy Death Knights to this week’s Midnight Beta build. The changes are nerfs, with many affecting ghouls in particular. But the biggest one was snuck down the list, as all Unholy spec damage was reduced by 15%! Let’s take a look at all the changes:


The following Unholy Death Knight changes were hotfixed to the 12.0.1 Beta realms:

  • DEATH KNIGHT
    • Unholy
      • All Lesser Ghouls damage reduced by 20%.
      • Outnumber Lesser Ghoul Sweeping Claw damage reduced by 30%.
      • Pet Ghoul Sweeping Claws damage reduced by 30%.
      • Scourge Strike and Vampiric Strike damage reduced by 20%.
      • Infected Claws damage reduced by 20%.
      • Graveyard damage reduced by 20%.
      • Necrotic Coil damage reduced by 20%.
      • Morbidity now increases the damage the target takes per disease by 1% (was 2%).
      • Dread Plague and Virulent Plague damage reduced by 15%.
      • All damage reduced by 15%.
      • Forbidden Knowledge Rank 4 now has a 25% chance to cause a Lesser Ghoul to Putrefy (was 15%).