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Unholy Death Knight DPS Gear and Best in Slot in Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.0.1

Last updated on Aug 29, 2018 at 08:44 by Abyssalwave 30 comments

Table of Contents

General Information

This page is a gear reference for Unholy Death Knights. It lists your best items, with an emphasis on trinkets, and gives you gearing advice.

The other pages of our Unholy Death Knight guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author

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 Club Camel. You can also check out his YouTube channel.

1. The Importance of "Simming Yourself" as a Unholy Death Knight

At this stage in the game, there are so many variables and so many layers of optimization that you can apply to your character, that there is no way for a guide or anything else to tell you exactly what gear you should wear. This is why we always recommend simulating your own character using Raidbots. The website can help you choose set bonuses, Azerite traits, trinkets and combinations thereof in a way that is tailored completely to your specific character. Learning to use this tool is essential to maximizing your potential, as there is simply no other way to take all the variables into account.

2. Azerite Gear for Unholy Death Knight

For information about what Azerite traits to choose and what the best items are, see our Azerite page.

3. Stats

With the changes in Battle for Azeroth your primary stat is going to be your best stat. Even though this is the case, a higher item level peice of gear does contain more secondary stats which usually makes it an upgrade. When you are looking for gear upgrades you will usually find them in a higher item level piece of gear.

4. Trinket Simulation for Unholy Death Knight

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For the complete simulation results, check out Bloodmallet.com
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For the complete simulation results, check out Bloodmallet.com
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5. ChangeLog

  • 29 Aug. 2018: Added a hectic add cleave trinket chart.
  • 12 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.
  • 06 Aug. 2018: Updated the legendary list and tier 21 description to fix some mistakes.
  • 30 Jul. 2018: Updated the legendary list to better reflect the current meta.
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