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Unholy Death Knight Build Consensus

DPS

Crit › Mastery. 7 of 15 slots agree at 50% or better, and 68% run Arcanoweave Lining.

Hero talent San'layn51%

Stat priority Crit›Mastery›Haste›Vers

Top enchant Forest Hunters Armor Kit96%

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#1 in sample · EU CentisodkdTwisting Nether · Method · matches 9/15 3652M+ rating

54% mean agreement

How much the top 25 agree, slot by slotthe gold line marks 50%

HeadHEAD NeckNECK ShoulderSHLD BackBACK ChestCHST WristWRST HandsHAND WaistWAIST LegsLEGS FeetFEET Ring 1FN1 Ring 2FN2 Trinket 1TR1 Trinket 2TR2 Main handMH

7 settled6 leaning2 opensettled = half the field or more wears the same piece

Crit1,068

Mastery846

Haste551

Vers225

The decisions

the 4 tightest races among the 6 slots that have a favourite · the other 2 have no consensus at all

Coin flipTrinket 1

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique 32% Voracious Heart of Ula'tek 32% Twisted Horror's Tendril 12%

Coin flipFeet

Pledgebearer's Sabatons 28% Spellbreaker's March 24% Scaled Fiend's Warboots 20%

SplitTrinket 2

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek 40% Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique 24% Keeper's Seething Core 12%

SplitBack

Silken Voodoo Drape 40% Courtly Cloak 12% Miststalker's Shroud 12%

The build

Gear Talents

Per-slot shares over 25 live armories — no simulation Most-run loadout of the 25 tracked San'layn builds

Headsettled

Baleful Grave-Knight's Casqueilvl 321 84%

Stats from Corroded Hulk's Skullcap38% Token / default stats24% Skullguard of the Risen Sacrifice24% Pledgebearer's Mask10%

Skullguard of the Risen Sacrifice4% Corroded Hulk's Skullcap4%

Necksettled

Aqirbane Reliquaryilvl 318 64%

Serpentine Talisman12% Graft of the Domanaar8%

Shouldersettled

Baleful Grave-Knight's Gibbetsilvl 321 92%

Stats from Pledgebearer's Pauldrons39% Token / default stats30% Swelling Sea Spaulders22% Cinderfury Shoulderguards9%

Pledgebearer's Pauldrons4% Swelling Sea Spaulders4%

Backleaning

Silken Voodoo Drapeilvl 334 40%

Courtly Cloak12% Miststalker's Shroud12%

Chestsettled

Baleful Grave-Knight's Breastplateilvl 321 72%

Stats from Reckless Spirit Breastplate39% Token / default stats39% Desert Guardian's Breastplate11% Breastplate of Soaring Terror11%

Reckless Spirit Breastplate12% Relentless Rider's Cuirass8%

Wristsettled

Spellbreaker's Bracersilvl 331 52%

Shellbound Bracers20% Overseer's Vambraces8%

Handssettled

Baleful Grave-Knight's Deathgripsilvl 321 72%

Stats from Token / default stats44% Pledgebearer's Gauntlets28% Scaleplate Strangulators22% Bonds of the Hash'ura6%

Spellbreaker's Resolve8% Relentless Rider's Bonegrasps8%

Waistleaning

Girdle of Toxic Regretilvl 344 48%

Pledgebearer's Girdle20% Girdle of Devouring Rot12%

Legssettled

Baleful Grave-Knight's Greavesilvl 334 88%

Stats from Chausses of Unbound Rancor86% Token / default stats9% Pledgebearer's Poleyns4%

Chausses of Unbound Rancor8% Pledgebearer's Poleyns4%

Feetleaning

Pledgebearer's Sabatonsilvl 305 28%

Spellbreaker's March24% Scaled Fiend's Warboots20%

Ring 1open

Ouroboric Signetilvl 321 24%

Band of the Swarmcaller12% Vile Alchemist's Band8%

Ring 2open

Band of the Swarmcallerilvl 334 20%

Apex Brute's Claw Ring16% Vile Alchemist's Band12%

Trinket 1leaning

Zul'jin's Guillotine Techniqueilvl 334 32%

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek32% Twisted Horror's Tendril12%

Trinket 2leaning

Voracious Heart of Ula'tekilvl 334 40%

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique24% Keeper's Seething Core12%

Main handleaning

Maze-roa, Warlord's Furyilvl 344 48%

Malignant Toothed Edge12% Lu'selama, Light's Justice12%

Class Tree

San'layn

Unholy Tree

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Supplies

what they enchant, socket and drink

Enchants

Head

Empowered Rune of Avoidance60%

Shoulder

Amirdrassils Grace64%

Chest

Mark of the Worldsoul88%

Legs

Forest Hunters Armor Kit96%

Feet

Lynxs Dexterity48%

Finger 1

Eyes of the Eagle88%

Finger 2

Eyes of the Eagle96%

Main Hand

Rune of the Apocalypse84%

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit4%

Embellishments

Arcanoweave LiningEquip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with A 68% Stabilizing Gemstone BandolierEquip: Double the gems, double the power! 8% Loa Worshiper's BandEquip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to charge the band, calling forth the avatar of a Loa 8% Hunter's Ritual StoneEquip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to grant 101 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. 8%

Only two can be equipped, so the choice matters.

Gems

Flawless Masterful Garnet28% Flawless Deadly Amethyst24% Indecipherable Eversong Diamond19% Flawless Quick Garnet11% Flawless Quick Amethyst11% Flawless Masterful Lapis4%

Consumables

FlaskFlask of the Shattered Sun R2 FoodSilvermoon Parade PotionPotion of Recklessness R2 Augment RuneVoid-Touched Augment Rune Weapon Oil · Main HandThalassian Phoenix Oil R2

The sample

25 armories · 13 accounts · Raid · San'layn · scanned 2026-11-11 07:26 UTC

PlayerRatingiLvlGuildMatch of 15

1 CentisodkdTwisting Nether (EU) · Night Elf 3652 331 Method 9/15

2 CentisodksHyjal (EU) · Mag'har Orc 3140 327 Method 8/15

3 NnoggiedkTarren Mill (EU) · Night Elf 2133 312 Method 5/15

4 SwagtuhTarren Mill (EU) · Mag'har Orc 1674 327 Echo 8/15

5 FaithydeekayTwisting Nether (EU) · Pandaren 1361 322 Method 7/15

6 AshinedkIllidan (US) · Mag'har Orc 1129 332 Liquid 8/15

7 KarashdkTarren Mill (EU) · Mag'har Orc 1020 331 Echo 10/15

8 SwagdespairTarren Mill (EU) · Pandaren 1002 331 Echo 7/15

9 ReviledkTarren Mill (EU) · Troll 335 317 Echo 7/15

10 SwaglitTarren Mill (EU) · Mag'har Orc 335 315 Echo 8/15

11 SwagpepTarren Mill (EU) · Mag'har Orc 335 316 Echo 8/15

12 NarcodekayTarren Mill (EU) · Dwarf 328 337 Echo 8/15

13 DkmonsaoneKazzak (EU) · Void Elf — 309 Method 8/15

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Stats

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Embellishments & Effects

Class Tree

San'layn

Unholy Tree

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