First of all don't laught about my english becouse it sucks :D.
Hello my name is Magedonia, im playing dk from 5.0 MoP, i played retail as Unholy death knight , in this guide we will see some things about unholy dk´s.
Table Of Content
In this guide we gonna talk about
Races
Talents
Glyphs
Macros
Arena comps
ROTATION
Reforges
Gems+Enchants
Abilities
Profs
RACES
[spoiler=Races on alliance]ALLIANCE
Human, i think is the best choice for be a dk in alliance,reason? http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=59752/every-man-for-himself [spoiler=Races on horde]HORDE
Orc, orcs got very good racial, http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=20572/blood-fury , gives a lot of atack power, so that's make dk's hit more( obv )
Undead,undead´s got nice racial spell too http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=7744/will-of-the-forsaken wich make us remove any Charm, Fear and Sleep effect, but the bad point this effect shares a 30 sec cooldown with other similar effects(like http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=49039/lichborne)
TALENTS
In this section ill coment personality them.
[spoiler=Lvl 56 Talents] http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=163616/bloody-whirl(Roiling blood,sorry i can't found roiling blood in wowhead xD) Roiling blood is 1 of the best choices from 57 lvl talents, as description says: your http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=50842/blood-boil ability now also triggers pestilence if it strikesa diseased target
http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=123693/plague-leech : This talent it's speciality for 2vs2 or Duels w/e, it work very easy, use it when enemie is doted,and it consume the dots for give 2 dead runes(If i don't explained good sorry me)
[spoiler=Lvl 57 Talents] http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=49039/lichborne is the best talent in 57 ilvl talents,Draw upon unholy energy to become Undead for 10 sec, increasing Leech by 10%, and making you immune to Charm, Fear, and Sleep.This spell share cd with http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=7744/will-of-the-forsaken
[spoiler=Lvl 58 Talents] http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=50041/chilblains is 1 of the best talents in lvl 58 with http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=108194/asphyxiate
http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=50041/chilblains are better vs teams wich they have lot of movility, so you can slow them with that talent.
http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=108194/asphyxiate I think is the best talent here, becouse it gives stun every 30 seconds, it's very good vs class like Rogue/Druid/Pala/Monk/ and also Hunter(it replaces http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=47476/strangulate)
[spoiler=Lvl 60 Talents] http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=48743/death-pact is very good heal talent in duels or bgs, also is very good vs double dps class in arenas
http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=119975/conversion it's very good vs Healer/Dps, if you are playing Dk/rdruid you should take it, but this talent got 1 "bad" thing, its becouse you waste 5 runic power every second when it's activated, but you can take runic power easy if you need heal using http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45524/chains-of-ice
[spoiler=Lvl 75 Talents] http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45529/blood-tap is the best talent for lvl 75, better than all 2, http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45529/blood-tap consume 5 blood charges to activate a random fully-depleted rune as a death rune(You can stack it using http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=47541/death-coil 1 http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=47541/death-coil = 2 stacks of http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45529/blood-tap
[spoiler=Lvl 90 Talents] http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=108201/desecrated-ground best spell of lvl 90, as you can read it corrupts the ground in a 8 yard radius beneath the death knight for 10 secs,standing in this corruption, you are immune to effects that cause loss of control
http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=108199/gorefiends-grasp you can use it in 5c5 or bgs, you can combinate it with roiling blood
GLYPHS
[spoiler=Major glyphs] http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=58631/glyph-of-icy-touch
http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=58647/glyph-of-shifting-presences
http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=58623/glyph-of-anti-magic-shell
Also you can change http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=58623/glyph-of-anti-magic-shell or http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=58647/glyph-of-shifting-presences to this http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=58616/glyph-of-unholy-frenzy
MACROS
Dk don't have lot of macros but i got some1 wich they can help you
[spoiler=Burst macro]► Burst (Add Gloves before Gargoyle If you have Engineering)
#showtooltip Prideful Gladiator's Badge of Victory
/cast Prideful Gladiator's Badge of Victory
/cast Unholy Frenzy
/cast Summon Gargoyle
[spoiler=Silence macro]/cast [target=focus] strangulate
[spoiler=Heal macro]/showtooltip Lichborne
/cast !Lichborne
/cast [target=player] Death Coil
/cast Death pact
[spoiler=Death grip macro]/cast [target=focus] Death grip
[spoiler=Dark simulacrum macro]/cast [target=focus] Dark simulacrum
[spoiler=Stop cast macro]This macro is speciality for people wich they don't know when the oponent gonna make fakecast
/cast Mind Freeze
/cast Gnaw
ARENA COMPS
[spoiler=2c2]Dk/Hpal
Dk/Rdru
Dk/Rsham
Dk/Mw( i think is the best comb for dk)
With dps
Dk/Warr yior(one of the best combos for double dps with dk)
Dk/Rogue(if you have cordinate you can do it good aswell)
Dk/Feral( Very over powered damage)
Dk/Rpala
Dk/Hunter( if you andour hunter cc good, you can win every teams)
Dk/balance( insane damage and heal)
I dont think class like shadow priests,mages,locks and shamans are not good in 2vs2 with dk,becouse or they have low movilty or they are easy to kill)
[spoiler=3c3]Here we go with cleaves
Ebola Cleave Feral/Dk/Heal
Turbo Cleave with dk Enh/Dk/Heal
TSG most easy team Warr/Dk/Heal
PHD Dk/Hunt/Heal
Shadow Cleave Dk/affli lock/Heal
Zombie Chicken Cleave Dk/Boomy/Heal(resto shaman is the best option)
Unholyplay Dk/Spriest/Heal
Freedom Cleave Dk/Rpala/Heal
SmokeBomb Cleave Dk/Srogue/Heal
For me the best cleaves are TSG, PHDK and Freedom cleave
ROTATION
[spoiler=1 Rotation with burst] http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45462/plague-strike > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45477/icy-touch 2x > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=50842/blood-boil 2x > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=55090/scourge-strike >http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=47568/empower-rune-weapon >Burst with ► Burst (Add Gloves before Gargoyle If you have Engineering)
#showtooltip Prideful Gladiator's Badge of Victory
/cast Prideful Gladiator's Badge of Victory
/cast Unholy Frenzy
/cast Summon Gargoyle macro > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=55090/scourge-strike 2x > http://legion.db.pandawow.me?spell=73975/necrotic-strike 4x > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=47541/death-coil 3x ( Before use http://legion.db.pandawow.me?spell=73975/necrotic-strike you can use the 3x http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=47541/death-coil )
[spoiler=2 Rotation with out burst] http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45462/plague-strike > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=85948/festering-strike 2x > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=55090/scourge-strike > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=47568/empower-rune-weapon > Burst with the burst macro: Burst (Add Gloves before Gargoyle If you have Engineering)
#showtooltip Prideful Gladiator's Badge of Victory
/cast Prideful Gladiator's Badge of Victory
/cast Unholy Frenzy> http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=55090/scourge-strike 2x > http://legion.db.pandawow.me?spell=73975/necrotic-strike 4x > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=47541/death-coil 3x ( you can use http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=47541/death-coil before http://legion.db.pandawow.me?spell=73975/necrotic-strike )
[spoiler=Rotation with out burst] In the rotation with out burst you need to improvise something like this http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45462/plague-strike > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45524/chains-of-ice 1x or 2x(chains of ice generate more runic power becouse your gloves bonus set add 10p more runic power,thats like 30 runic power per chains of ice) > http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=47541/death-coil >http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=55090/scourge-strike... etc, every 5 http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45529/blood-tap use it for http://legion.db.pandawow.me?spell=73975/necrotic-strike also you should dispell buffs with http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=45477/icy-touch+http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=58631/glyph-of-icy-touch, if enemies are near and 1 of them don't have dots on, and you dont want waste unholy rune use http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=50842/blood-boil with Roiling Blood talent
REFORGES
[spoiler=Mastery Critic Dk]Head-> Expertise>Critical
Neck-> Expertise> Mastery
Shoulders-> Expertise> Mastery ( if you have pvp shoulders, and if you have http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=103785/tusks-of-mannoroth don't touch reforges)
Back-> Haste> Mastery
Chest-> Haste>Mastery
Wrist-> Haste>Critic
Hands-> Hit>Mastery
Waist-> Don't touch reforges
Legs-> Haste>Mastery
Feet-> Don't touch reforges
Finger 1-> Hit>Mastery
Finger 2-> Haste>mastery
Weapon-> Don't touch reforges
[spoiler=Mastery Haste Dk]Head->
Neck-> Expertise>Mastery
Shoulders-> Expertise>Mastery
Back-> Hit>Mastery
Chest-> Critic>Mastery
Wrist-> Don't touch reforges
Hands-> Hit>Mastery
Waist-> Critic>haste
Legs-> Critic>Mastery
Feet-> Critic>haste
Finger 1-> Hit>haste
Finger 2-> Critic>Mastery
Weapon-> Critic>Haste
GEMS
[spoiler=Critic Dk] http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=76886/reverberating-primal-diamond Meta gem+ http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=76696/bold-primordial-ruby in red sockets+ http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=89674/tense-imperial-amethyst in blue sockets + http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=76661/inscribed-vermilion-onyx in yellow sockets
[spoiler=Mastery Dk] http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=76886/reverberating-primal-diamond Meta gem +http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=76696/bold-primordial-ruby in red sockets + http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=89674/tense-imperial-amethyst in blue sockets + http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=76674/skillful-vermilion-onyx in yellow sockets
[spoiler=Streng Dk] http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=76886/reverberating-primal-diamond Meta gem + http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=76696/bold-primordial-ruby in rest of sockets.
ENCHANTS
Enchants are very simple:
Shoulder: 200 streng + 100 Critical Strike http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=83006/greater-tiger-fang-inscription
Back: 180 Critical strike / Or with tailoring Swordguard Embroidery http://www.wowhead.com/skill=197/tailoring http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=74713/enchant-cloak-superior-critical-strike
Chest: +80 All Stats http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=74708/enchant-chest-glorious-stats
Wrist: 180 Streng http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=74704/enchant-bracer-exceptional-strength
Hands: 170 Streng / Or if you have engineering use Synapse Springs http://www.wowhead.com/skill=202/engineering http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=74721/enchant-gloves-super-strength
Waist: +1 socket gem http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=90046/living-steel-belt-buckle
Legs: 285 Streng + 165 Critical Strike http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=83765/angerhide-leg-armor
Feet: 140 mastery + Minior Speed Increase http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=74718/enchant-boots-pandarens-step
Weapon: http://www.wowhead.com/skill=960/runeforging from dk's skill , you need to use this enchant : http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=53344/rune-of-the-fallen-crusader it give lot of streng.
PROFESSIONS
Dk mainly proffesion it's tailoring, it's very important, the back enchant of tailoring gives a lot of atack power http://www.wowhead.com/skill=197/tailoring ( http://www.wowhead.com/skill=197/tailoring ) swordguard embroidery
Engineering: With engineering you can enchant your Hands, that enchant make you up your streng to 1920 streng for 10 seconds.+ ( http://www.wowhead.com/skill=202/engineering ) http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=126734/synapse-springs
Jewelcrafting: With jewelcrafting you can buy http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=83141/bold-serpents-eye 2x ( http://www.wowhead.com/skill=755/jewelcrafting )
Blacksmithing: You can add 2 free sockets , 1 in your Hands and 1 in your Wrist ( http://www.wowhead.com/skill=164/blacksmithing )
Alchemy: Alchemy gives a flask with 320p streng ( http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=83141/bold-serpents-eye ) http://www.db.pandawow.me?item=83141/bold-serpents-eye http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=156564/draenic-strength-flask but on lvl 90
SOME SPELLS
[spoiler=Never use this spells] http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=52374/blood-strike Don't use this spell, it's very useless and waste 1 blood rune
Don't use http://legion.db.pandawow.me?spell=91939/pestilence becouse you already have http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=50842/blood-boil with 57 lvl talent Roiling blood
[spoiler=Spells in special moments]You should use http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=49998/death-strike when the oponent like rogue or warr start using http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=5277/evasion or http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=118038/die-by-the-sword wich make you dodge your atacks, but http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=49998/death-strike is undodgeable.
Use http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=43265/death-and-decay speciality vs rogues/druids/ or any class wich can sleath,and you can use it in arena too for make your openents run slow with http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=58629/glyph-of-death-and-decay vs shamans it's very good glyph
Use http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=48707/anti-magic-shell before any magic spell gonna hit you( i mean cc like poly, clone etc) Or you can combibate with the macro heal wich i writed in MACROS http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=48707/anti-magic-shell + the macro heal, it make you heals more
You should use http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=49576/death-grip when your oponent gone to away and you need to catch him, don't waste it in unecesary moments like face to face fight, you use it too for dont let a druid clone you or use any cast spell, for cancer lock portal,make poly etc etc..
If you used http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=123693/plague-leech on some one and you don't have runes for dot him again use http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=77575/outbreak
Use http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=130736/soul-reaper at 50%-40% hp, if you finish your oponent with http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=130736/soul-reaper you will win some haste afther your openent died from http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=130736/soul-reaper
And never forget combinate http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=48263/blood-presence and http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=48265/unholy-presence Use blood when the dps is atacking you and the unholy when nobody is hiting you
Don't forget http://www.db.pandawow.me?spell=70900/dark-transformation too , becouse your pet will do more damage,( you can stack it using dead coils)
It's my first post/guide on this forum, i hope you will appreciate it , im really sorry for my english :D Im 2400 exp dk from retail and 2900 from private servers. HOPE THIS GUIDE HELPED YOU SOME! :D Honorable mentions to Bioshockx Ceroline Funk and Eldkpujo