Unholy Death Knight DPS Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Dragonflight 10.2

We want to equip one Epic Quality gem as our first priority, and then follow up with Mastery and Haste gems everywhere else. This means picking up one Skillful Illimited Diamond and then putting Keen Neltharite everywhere else!

I recommend a lot of speed enchants here. If you are pushing high Mythic+ (24+), use avoidance instead.

Slot	Enchantment
Weapon	Rune of the Fallen Crusader
Head	Incandescent Essence
Chest	Enchant Chest - Waking Stats
Belt	Shadowed Belt Clasp
Rings	Enchant Ring - Devotion of Mastery
Boots	Enchant Boots - Plainsrunner's Breeze
Cloak	Enchant Cloak - Homebound Speed
Bracers	Enchant Bracer - Devotion of Speed
Legs	Fierce Armor Kit

For your Ring enchant Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery is the most commonly used and will usually be your best choice. It is still recommended that you sim your character to see which enchant is the best for your gear.

Flasks and potions come in ranks 1 to 3 in Dragonflight, increasing in power with increasing ranks. Please find an explanation of the ranks below:

As part of Dragonflight's overhaul of Professions, many crafted items and consumables may have multiple ranks of quality that impact their effects. For consumables, there are potentially three ranks of an item that may be used, with Rank 3 items (shown as item level 415 in-game and with three gold stars) providing the most powerful bonuses. However, higher quality consumables will generally be more expensive and not always necessary depending on the content you are doing. You should be willing to use whatever rank of an item is most within your budget, and save higher-quality consumables for content where you will really need the extra boost!

If you would like to learn more about quality ranks on profession items, or the overhaul to professions as a whole, please see our overview below.

Iced Phial of Corrupting Rage should be used for Raids and Mythic+ encounters. Phial of Tepid Versatility is a more defensive option, both providing Versatility and coming without the self-damage aspect of Corrupting Rage. A loss in DPS but a potential pick for progression.

Hissing Rune should be placed on your weapon to provide passive stats.

• Elemental Potion of Ultimate Power should be used for both single-target and AoE scenarios.

Warlock Healthstones and Dreamwalker's Healing Potion should be used when at low health. Also, make sure to have Delicate Suspension of Spores and Residual Neural Channeling Agent for when you potentially die.

Use Sizzling Seafood Medley should be used everywhere.

In addition, if you can afford it, you should use Draconic Augment Runes to increase your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of the consumable runes available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on them for when you need them.

Through the new Emerald Dream Zone and its Dream Wardens Faction, you can also obtain the Dreambound Augment Rune, which is permanent!

For a more detailed breakdown of Unholy Death Knight stats and how gems, enchants, and consumables interact with your stats, and please check out our dedicated stat page linked below.

With Dragonflight, you no longer need to use a Tome to change your talents. As long as you are outside of combat and not in an active Mythic+ run, you can change your talents at no cost!

• Rune of the Fallen Crusader: the staple Runeforge for Unholy Death Knights, you will always see this Runeforge used in both Mythic+ and Raid content.
• Rune of Hysteria: a new Runeforge in Shadowlands that does not provide as much damage as Rune of the Fallen Crusader.
• Rune of Razorice: this Runeforge has more of a place with Frost Death Knights since Unholy does no frost damage.
• Rune of Sanguination: Provides a small execute effect for Death Strike and a small cheat death mechanic. This Runeforge has more of a place in PvP as opposed to PvE content and is a viable Runeforge for Torghast.
• Rune of Spellwarding: Provides small defense towards casters, making it more geared towards PvP situations.
• Rune of the Apocalypse: Currently very weak compared to other options especially Rune of the Fallen Crusader.
• Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle: this Runeforge is a defensive option that does not see play for Unholy.
• Rune of Unending Thirst: Commonly used for leveling since it provides movement speed, Haste, and heals when you kill an enemy.