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Unholy Death Knight DPS Gems, Enchants, and Consumables (Legion 7.3)

Last updated on Aug 28, 2017 at 13:04 by Vlad 453 comments

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General Information

On this page, we present you with the best gems and enchants for an Unholy Death Knight in World of Warcraft Legion 7.3. We also list the best consumables (food, flasks, and potions) and profession-specific perks.

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

About Our Reviewer

This guide has been reviewed and approved by JaceDK, long-time Death Knight theorycrafter and moderator on the Death Knight Discord. You can also catch him on his stream or on his YouTube channel. He also raids in WHATEVER WERE AWESOME, a top guild.

1. Gems

You should use Saber's Eye of Strength Icon Saber's Eye of Strength in one socket, and Masterful Argulite Icon Masterful Argulite (or the cheaper Masterful Shadowruby Icon Masterful Shadowruby) in all other sockets.

2. Enchants

Slot Enchantment
Neck
Back
Rings
Weapon Rune of the Fallen Crusader Icon Rune of the Fallen Crusader

3. Consumables

Flask of the Countless Armies Icon Flask of the Countless Armies should be used for raids along with Potion of Prolonged Power Icon Potion of Prolonged Power as your potion of choice. You should eat Lavish Suramar Feast Icon Lavish Suramar Feast for the buff to your Strength (or the cheaper Hearty Feast Icon Hearty Feast if you cannot afford the +500 food). Ancient Healing Potion Icon Ancient Healing Potion can be used in place of Healthstones.

If you can afford it, you should also use augment runes (which work in both raids and Mythic+ dungeons). Defiled Augment Rune Icon Defiled Augment Rune is the cheap rune with a one-time use. Lightforged Augment Rune Icon Lightforged Augment Rune costs 50,000 Gold and requires exalted reputation with the Army of the Light faction.

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4. ChangeLog

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  • 28 Aug. 2017: Added Lightforged Augment Rune and new 7.3 epic gems.
  • 12 Jun. 2017: Page reviewed and deemed updated for 7.2.5.
  • 28 Mar. 2017: Changed food recommendation to Lavish Suramar Feast.
  • 11 Mar. 2017: Removed Critical Strike gearing and updated neck enchant.
  • 17 Jan. 2017: Switched around the order in which we present the Mastery and Critical Strike recommendations to account for the fact that we consider the Mastery priority better.
  • 10 Jan. 2017: Added Mastery gearing path as well.
  • 12 Dec. 2016: Added a mention of gearing for Haste if you have 30% Critical Strike and are using the legendary wrists.
  • 16 Oct. 2016: Updated the enchants page, and removed the Clawing Shadows recommendations since Castigator is now clearly the favoured talent.
  • 29 Aug. 2016: Updated for Legion's launch.
  • 19 Jul. 2016: Removed the two separate recommendations for different talents, and instead left only one.
  • 18 Jul. 2016: Updated for the Legion pre-patch.
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