Unholy Death Knight DPS Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Shadowlands 9.2.5

You should use Masterful Jewel Cluster (or the cheaper Masterful Jewel Doublet) in all sockets.

Slot	Enchantment
Weapon	Rune of the Fallen Crusader
Gloves	Enchant Gloves - Eternal Strength
Chest	Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats
Rings	Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery
Boots	Enchant Boots - Speed of Soul
Cloak	Enchant Cloak - Fortified Avoidance

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.

Spectral Flask of Power should be used for Raids and Mythic+ encounters.

Shaded Sharpening Stone/ Shaded Weightstone should be placed on your weapon to provide passive damage. These are usually very cheap so you can use them all the time.

• Potion of Spectral Strength should be used for both single-target and AoE scenarios.

Warlock Healthstones and Cosmic Healing Potion should be used when at low health.

Use Iridescent Ravioli with Apple Sauce is your Mastery food buff of choice.

Use Heavy Desolate Armor Kit where you feel as though you need more Stamina for increased survivability.

If you can afford it, you should use Veiled Augment Runes (or the permanent Eternal Augment Rune) 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.

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

• 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: a new Runeforge in Shadowlands that 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: a new Runeforge in Shadowlands that provides small defense towards casters making it more geared towards PvP situations.
• Rune of the Apocalypse: a new Runeforge in Shadowlands that is 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: a new Runeforge in Shadowlands that is commonly used for leveling since it provides movement speed, Haste, and heals when you kill an enemy.