Unholy Death Knight DPS Amirdrassil Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.7

Below, you can find class and spec-specific advice for every fight in Amirdrassil. If you are looking for a general overview of the Raid that is not spec-specific, check out our dedicated Amirdrassil, the Dream's Hope guides.

On this page, you will find Unholy Death Knight specific information to deal with each boss in the Amirdrassil raid. These are not complete encounter guides but specific tips for doing the bosses as a Unholy Death Knight.

This page assumes that you already understand most of the mechanics of each encounter. These can be found on the full raid guide, so what is contained here are details specifically tailored toward Unholy Death Knight and how you can deal with each fight as best as possible.

All recommendations are progression-based tips and will not necessarily be the best for an overall DPS ranking.

Here is a summary for each boss with tips, tricks and talents in a video format!

The Default Raid Build above is your generic single target talent tree. Each boss below will note if it uses this build or a different one and if you should tweak anything. Your choice comes into play with any kind of AoE, where Menacing Magus, Improved Death Coil and Unholy Pact become potential picks. This will be the "Cleave" build. Furthermore, pure Single Target bosses will run Enfeeble whereas Cleave bosses run Unholy Ground.

This encounter has a significant amount of AoE, making Menacing Magus and Unholy Pact great choices.

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• Use Anti-Magic Shell when target by Controlled Burn. This deals a lot of damage, and you will be running out of the raid, making it more difficult to survive.
• Use Anti-Magic Zone when the boss casts Tortured Scream.
• Leverage Death and Decay, Epidemic, and Scourge Strike cleave to help deal with the adds that spawn.
• Use your second 1.5-minute burst window during the end of phase two when the boss takes 100% increased damage (around 2 minutes into the fight) from Uprooted Agony for 20 seconds.

Doing good damage on Gnarlroot primarily comes down to two factors: being able to do good damage on the adds that spawn, as well as executing the 2 minute burst properly. For the adds, primarily use Scourge Strike cleave to burst them down. Do also try and efficiently DoT them up, but do not spend too many GCDs on Outbreak.

The 2-minute burst window is your primary boss damage timing. Most guilds will hold Bloodlust until this point due to Uprooted Agony increasing the damage the boss is taking by 100% for 20 seconds. The timing means that you can use everything you have on pull except your potion and 3-minute trinket. When it comes to actually executing the burst, try and start it just before the boss starts taking increased damage. You full burst window is longer than 20 seconds, and you want as much overlap as possible! We will also use Fyr'alath the Dream Render towards the end of the damage amp phase (after having used it on pull).

For more information, please refer to our Gnarlroot guide.

This fight has some nice intermittent add cleave whenever the Blistering Spear spawns but primarily is about maximizing single-target damage. You get a ton of value from Menacing Magus and Unholy Pact here!

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• Use Death's Advance to avoid the knockback from Marked for Torment.
• Use Anti-Magic Zone to help your raid mitigate the damage from Umbral Destruction, Smashing Viscera and Marked for Torment.
• Make sure you do not use your 3-minute burst Cooldowns when the boss is about to jump around the room during Smashing Viscera!
• Make sure to leverage Death and Decay/ Defile whenever the Blistering Spears spawn.
• You can pre-immune the Heart Stopper debuff with Anti-Magic Shell. Since the tank soak and the debuff alternates (on Mythic), you know that you will get the Heart Stopper if you soak the initial slam!

Doing well in Igira is primarily about leveraging your cleave to do high damage to the spears. If you are playing in a guild with good damage, you really need to be on your toes with the spears as they die so quickly. Furthermore, it is crucial that your team places the spears in a way that allows you to cleave well. If they are too spread out, Scourge Strike/ Clawing Shadows will not be able to hit them from the boss. Before each spear set, pre-use Death and Decay at least 1 GCD before the spears spawn. Then simply spam Scourge Strike/ Clawing Shadows until they are all dead. It is a good idea here to dump Runic Power before using your Death and Decay, as it gives you more Runes to play with.

For more information, please refer to our Igira guide.

This fight involves quite a lot of movement as well as being a pure Single Target encounter. We therefore recommend using the default raid build!

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• Use Anti-Magic Shell when targeted by Coiling Flames to help mitigate the damage.
• Use Anti-Magic Zone to help your raid mitigate the damage from Flood of the Firelands.
• Use Death's Advance to immune the knockback from Flood of the Firelands.

Volcoross is your standard pure Single Target encounter, testing the limits on your understanding of the rotation itself. Not much else to it.

For more information, please refer to our Volcoross guide.

This fight consists of 3 target spread-ish cleave. You fight three bosses at the same time, but they tend to be relatively spread out and move around quite a lot. We recommend picking up both Menacing Magus and Improved Death Coil here.

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• Use Death and Decay to cleave as much as possible when the bosses are stacked.
• Maintain Virulent Plague on all bosses.
• Use Anti-Magic Shell when targeted by Poisonous Javelin.
• Use Death's Advance during Emerald Winds to immune the push effect.

Parsing on Council is a tricky affair due to the constant movement and target swapping, as well as downtime induced from being ducked. As a general rule, you want to leverage as much cleave as possible in this fight. This means that you want to follow Urctos around, attack whatever boss stands next to him. Furthermore, if you have Fyr'alath the Dream Render, make sure to keep up the Mark on all bosses by using Outbreak as appropriate.

For more information, please refer to our Council of Dreams guide.

Primarily a single target encounter with some intermittent add cleave and heavy movement. Menacing Magus has great value here at the start, worthwhile to pick up.

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• Use Death Grip to help gather up the Fiery Treants when they spawn.
• Leverage Death and Decay whenever the Fiery Treants spawn to do additional cleave damage.
• Use Anti-Magic Zone to help your raid mitigate the damage from Raging Inferno. Also, use Anti-Magic Shell to further mitigate the damage to yourself.
• Use Death's Advance during Consuming Flame to immune the pulling effect.
• You can soak the Blazing Coalescence orbs to gain a short crit buff. This also deals damage to you, so make sure to use a defensive if you drop too low!

Larodar is both about doing as much cleave as possible on the Fiery Treants, as well as timing the buff from Blazing Coalescence well. On pull, your back-to-back Death and Decay will overlap nicely with the treants that spawn. Prioritise Clawing Shadows to cleave but do not overcap Runic Power. Furthermore, make sure to use Anti-Magic Shell to follow the boss for his first charge. Try and soak an orb for the crit damage at the 2-minute mark when you are using your Legendary for the second time.

Nymue is an encounter with a stationary boss in Phase 1, and two adds in Phase 2. The adds are not stacked, though, so it is essentially a single target encounter. We recommend the default build here.

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• You can use Icebound Fortitude if you are hit by Impending Loom. This will remove the stun and help mitigate the DoT afterward.
• You can use Anti-Magic Shell to immune the effect of an Impending Loom line. You should just dodge these, though.
• Use Anti-Magic Shell and Anti-Magic Zone during Viridian Rain to help mitigate the damage.
• You can use Anti-Magic Shell to cross across the walls without getting the DoT. You simply immune the application and can move freely through them for the full duration of Anti-Magic Shell. Great to use if you get the Weaver's Burden mechanic, as you will need to move out of the raid, crossing multiple lines.
• You can use Anti-Magic Shell to reset the stack of Unravel in the intermission.

Nymue is very much a Single Target encounter without that many tips to improve your DPS. Make sure to use /petattack to ensure your pet swaps quickly to the mob in the intermission. Furthermore, delay your third 1.5-minute burst by one Apocalypse Dark Transformation cycle to ensure that it gets full value. Otherwise, the boss becomes immune at the middle point of your burst.

For more information, please refer to our Nymue guide.

Pure single-target fight with quite a lot of personal and boss movement. Default build works best here.

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• Use Anti-Magic Shell to help mitigate the damage when targeted by Overheated.
• Save your 1.5 minute burst for Devour Essence where you can collect Living Flames to increase your own damage. Make sure to use your cooldowns around 2-3 seconds before picking up the first Living Flame, as the buff lasts for 20 seconds and does not refresh. Stand relatively close to the boss when you get knocked back.
• You can use Anti-Magic Shell to immune the DoT from the World in Flames. This also soaks up the entire initial damage (even on Mythic). Use this to your advantage to stand close to the boss during your Cooldowns, both generating Runic Power and keeping up your Unholy Aura (when talented) on the boss.
• Use Anti-Magic Zone to help mitigate the damage from Brand of Damnation
• Be careful with using Death's Advance for the knockback in the intermission as you risk spawning the balls too close to the boss. It's better to have some distance to give yourself more time to soak them up.
• The intermission phase will have a 20-second window where you do significantly more damage due to the Living Flame mechanic. Providing 100% increased damage at 5 stacks. This window does not line up well with your cooldowns, so you need to plan ahead to make sure you get the best overlap. When using Bloodlust on pull, do the following:
  • 00:00 - Use all Cooldowns.
  • 01:10 - Use Dark Transformation and Apocalypse with Living Flame.
  • 02:00 - Use all Cooldowns.
  • 02:45 - Use Dark Transformation and Apocalypse with Living Flame.
  • 03:30 - Use Dark Transformation and Apocalypse.
  • 04:30 - Use all Cooldowns with Living Flame.
  With Bloodlust with the first or third damage phase, you'd do the following:
  • 00:00 - Use Dark Transformation and Apocalypse.
  • 01:10 - Use all Cooldowns with Living Flame.
  • 02:00 - Use Dark Transformation and Apocalypse.
  • 02:45 - Use all Cooldowns with Living Flame.
  • 03:30 - Use Dark Transformation and Apocalypse.
  • 04:30 - Use all Cooldowns with Living Flame.

Smolderon is all about executing your burst windows in the intermissions, with correct soaking of the Living Flame. You want to pick up the orbs just after you press Apocalypse in the burst!

For more information, please refer to our Smolderon guide.

Primarily a Single Target encounter but with some period of heavy add cleave. Standard build with Menacing Magus and Unholy Pact works well here.

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• Bank up Runic Power before the roots so that you can spam Epidemic when they spawn!
• Wraith Walk can be used to remove the root on this fight. You can use Anti-Magic Shell to immune the root. This spawns an add early (on Mythic) however and should only be done when your group breaks the roots in a coordinated manner.
• Use Anti-Magic Zone to help mitigate the damage from Supernova.

Tindral parsing comes from two factors: Root damage and proper CD usage. Make sure to bank Runic Power before each add set and ideally time your 1.5-minute burst windows with Supernova.

For more information, please refer to our Tindral guide.

Fyrakk is a three-stage encounter with some cleave opportunity but primarily Single Target focused. We get nice utility from our Death Grip due to adds needing to be grouped up and killed quickly. We pick up Menacing Magus and Unholy Pact for extra AoE.

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• Dream Rend deals a significant amount of raid damage; use Anti-Magic Zone to help mitigate it.
• The boss will jump into the middle of the room as a dragon on two occasions: start of the first intermission and start of phase 3. You can use Death's Advance to avoid the knockback from this!
• Phase 2 will have multiple adds spawning. First two Burning Colossus adds followed by multiple Screaming Soul adds. Use Death and Decay as much as possible whenever the adds are stacked together.
• Use Death Grip and Abomination Limb to help group up the Screaming Soul adds!
• Apocalypse Roar knockback can be immuned with Death's Advance.

Fyrakk parsing comes down to proper cooldown management, as well as efficient cleave on intermission adds. The timings in the fight vary slightly depending on tactic, but this assumes you are using the standard Bloodlust in P3 approach. For the adds, make sure you DoT them all up and leverage big Epidemic cleave. Also make sure you keep track of the Bloodlust timing in P3, as you might need to hold cooldown sets to line them up with it.

For more information, please refer to our Fyrakk guide.