Unholy Death Knight DPS The Eternal Palace Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5

Last updated on Jan 15, 2024 at 15:00 by Abyssalwave 69 comments
General Information

On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Unholy Death Knight for each boss of the following raid: The Eternal Palace. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.5.

1.

Introduction

In this section, you will find information and guidance for fighting each boss individually in the Eternal Palace raid as a Unholy Death Knight. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for fighting the bosses as a Unholy Death Knight.

The tips on this page are based on PTR testing alone and may not reflect the state of encounters on live servers. This page will be updated with new information once the encounters have been experienced and killed on their respective difficulties.

2.

Talent and Essence Cheatsheet

3.

Abyssal Commander Sivara

We advise you to use the following essences against Abyssal Commander Sivara.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3: Lifeblood Icon Lifeblood
3.1.

Tips

You can use Anti-Magic Shell Icon Anti-Magic Shell in order to gain Runic Power, no matter which debuff you have on this fight. You should only do this when you are low on Runic Power and Runes.

For more information, please refer to our Abyssal Commander Sivara strategy guide.

4.

Blackwater Behemoth

We advise you to use the following essences against Blackwater Behemoth.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3: Lifeblood Icon Lifeblood
4.1.

Tips

You can use Death's Advance Icon Death's Advance to prevent the knock back from Shock Pulse.

For more information, please refer to our Blackwater Behemoth strategy guide.

5.

Radiance of Azshara

We advise you to use the following essences against Radiance of Azshara.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3: Lifeblood Icon Lifeblood
5.1.

Tips

Make sure to have your cooldowns ready for the burst phase (Army of the Dead Icon Army of the Dead, Unholy Frenzy Icon Unholy Frenzy, and Apocalypse Icon Apocalypse, as well your second potion of choice).

For more information, please refer to our Radiance of Azshara strategy guide.

6.

Lady Ashvane

We advise you to use the following essences against Lady Ashvane.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3: Lifeblood Icon Lifeblood
6.1.

Tips

You should use Death's Advance Icon Death's Advance to prevent the knock back from Gale Buffet Icon Gale Buffet from the Stormwraith add on every other cast. You can also use Anti-Magic Shell Icon Anti-Magic Shell to prevent all of the damage from this ability on every other cast as well.

For more information, please refer to our Lady Ashvane strategy guide.

7.

Orgozoa

We advise you to use the following essences against Orgozoa.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3: Lifeblood Icon Lifeblood
7.1.

Tips

This boss and the adds are an Aberration, meaning they take additional damage from the Benthic belt Zanj'ir Scaleguard Greatbelt Icon Zanj'ir Scaleguard Greatbelt. This increases all your damage on this encounter by 2%, which is a very strong side effect of the belt.

For more information, please refer to our Orgozoa strategy guide.

8.

The Queen's Court

We advise you to use the following essences against The Queen's Court.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3: Lifeblood Icon Lifeblood
8.1.

Tips

Make sure to be aware of the ability you last used, since the Repeat Performance mechanic will stun you if you repeat an ability. In order to circumvent this mechanic, you can choose to weave in non-damaging abilities such as Mind Freeze Icon Mind Freeze, Death Grip Icon Death Grip, and other abilities that are not frequently used.

You can use Anti-Magic Shell Icon Anti-Magic Shell to absorb the damage from Frenetic Charge. You can also use Death's Advance Icon Death's Advance to prevent the knock back from this ability.

For more information, please refer to our The Queen's Court strategy guide.

9.

Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha

We advise you to use the following essences against Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3: Lifeblood Icon Lifeblood
9.1.

Tips

This boss and the adds are an Aberration, meaning they take additional damage from the Benthic belt Zanj'ir Scaleguard Greatbelt Icon Zanj'ir Scaleguard Greatbelt. This increases all your damage on this encounter by 2%, which is a very strong side effect of the belt.

For more information, please refer to our Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha strategy guide.

10.

Queen Azshara

We advise you to use the following essences against Queen Azshara.

  • Major Slot
    • Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3: Guardian of Azeroth Icon Guardian of Azeroth + Condensed Life-Force Icon Condensed Life-Force
  • Minor Slots
    • The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3: Ancient Flame Icon Ancient Flame
    • Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3: Lifeblood Icon Lifeblood
10.1.

Tips

You can use Anti-Magic Shell Icon Anti-Magic Shell to protect against a significant amount of damage from Azshara's Arcane Detonation Icon Arcane Detonation, instead of having to line of sight it.

For more information, please refer to our Queen Azshara strategy guide.

11.

Changelog

  • 17 Jul. 2019: Added more information on Queen Azshara.
  • 09 Jul. 2019: Guide added.
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