Unholy Death Knight DPS Crucible of Storms Raid Guide — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Unholy Death Knight for each boss of the following raid: Crucible of Storms. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5.
Disclaimer
This page will be a rough outline of the bosses and mechanics in the Crucible of Storms raid. This page will focus primarily on how an Unholy Death Knight can optimize its performance within the Crucible of Storms, rather than a step by step guide to each encounter. More tips will be added once Mythic difficulty is released.
Unholy Death Knights in Crucible of Storms
Unholy Death Knights are primarily single-target burst damage dealers, while also being very capable of burst and sustained AoE.
Talent Cheatsheet
We advise to use the following talents on The Restless Cabal.
- Level 15:
All Will Serve (or
Infected Claws, situationally)
- Level 25:
Ebon Fever (or
Bursting Sores, situationally)
- Level 30: No specific recommendation
- Level 35:
Soul Reaper
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk or
Death Pact
- Level 45:
Defile (or
Pestilence, situationally)
- Level 50:
Summon Gargoyle
We advise to use the following talents on Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void.
- Level 15:
All Will Serve (or
Infected Claws, situationally)
- Level 25:
Ebon Fever (or
Bursting Sores, situationally)
- Level 30: No specific recommendation
- Level 35:
Soul Reaper
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk or
Death Pact
- Level 45:
Defile (or
Pestilence, situationally)
- Level 50:
Summon Gargoyle
The Restless Cabal
We advise you to use the following talents against The Restless Cabal.
- Level 15:
All Will Serve (or
Infected Claws, situationally)
- Level 25:
Ebon Fever (or
Bursting Sores, situationally)
- Level 30: No specific recommendation
- Level 35:
Soul Reaper
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk or
Death Pact
- Level 45:
Defile (or
Pestilence, situationally)
- Level 50:
Summon Gargoyle
Tips
- This fight has multiple adds and bosses so you want to make sure you apply
Virulent Plague to all targets.
- If the other boss or adds are close to
your main target, you want to cast
Death and Decay to maximize your cleave.
- Be careful of your cleave when there are players afflicted by
Cerebral Assault to stop yourself dealing too much damage.
Due to the continuous 3 target cleave this fight offers, using Epidemic
over
Death Coil is recommended when 3 targets are stacked up. This happens
when there is a Visage from Beyond stacked on the 2 bosses.
Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void
We advise you to use the following talents against Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void.
- Level 15:
All Will Serve (or
Infected Claws, situationally)
- Level 25:
Ebon Fever (or
Bursting Sores, situationally)
- Level 30: No specific recommendation
- Level 35:
Soul Reaper
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk or
Death Pact
- Level 45:
Defile (or
Pestilence, situationally)
- Level 50:
Summon Gargoyle
Unholy Death Knight Playstyle on Uu'nat, Harbinger of the Void
You can use Anti-Magic Shell to prevent the debuff from the Piercing Gaze
of N'Zoth beams by casting Anti-Magic Shell before the beams move over you.
Changelog
- 24 Jun. 2019: This page has been reviewed for the release of Patch 8.2 and no changes are necessary.
- 19 May 2019: Added Mythic tips.
- 16 Apr. 2019: Guide added.
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This guide has been written by Abyssalwave, a top level Death Knight player. He is a former US #2 hardcore raider who currently raids with didnt ask. You can also check out his YouTube channel.
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