Frost Death Knight DPS Starter Guide - Shadowlands 9.2

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Best Covenants for Frost Death KnightsBest Covenants for Frost Death Knights

Best Frost Death Knights Covenants and Soulbinds for Raid

Single Legendary

Double Legendary

Necrolord

Marileth

Necrolord

Marileth

Best Frost Death Knight Covenants and Soulbinds for Mythic+

Single Legendary

Double Legendary

Necrolord

Marileth

Night Fae

Dreamweaver

Best Frost Death Knight Legendaries

Best Single Legendaries

Raid Legendary: Koltira's Favor for Obliteration, Rage of the Frozen Champion for Breath of Sindragosa
Mythic+ Legendary: Biting Cold

Best Double Legendaries

Mythic+ Legendaries: Biting Cold + Rampant Transference

Best Frost Death Knight TalentsFrost Death Knight Stat Priority

Strength >> Mastery > Crit = Haste > Vers

Strength: Increases all damage done by native class spells, abilities, and auto attacks. Previously one of the weakest stats, but now much more impactful, making raw item level much more important again.

Haste: Compresses the rotation by reducing both the GCD as well as increasing the proc rate of most spells and trinkets.

Critical Strike: Increases damage done by abilities, auto attacks, and trinkets. Also increases the proc rate of Killing Machine through the increased rate of critical hit autos.

Mastery: Increases the frost damage you do. Importantly, this is only spells and abilities specific to the frost death knight, not trinkets or potions or other sources of potential frost damage.

Versatility: Increases damage done and reduces damage taken by half the amount. Unlike Mastery, however, it affects all damage done including trinkets, potions, and enchantments.

Frost Death Knight Enchants and ConsumablesFrost DK Enchants

Cloak: Enchant Cloak - Fortified Speed - Speed is simply too good for a slow DK.

Chest: Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats.

Gloves: Enchant Gloves - Eternal Strength

Rings:Enchant Ring - Tenet of Mastery.

Weapon (this choice changes depending on whether or not you have the 4p equipped):

DW Without 4p - Razorice mainhand, Rune of the Fallen Crusader offhand in all situations.

DW Breath of Sindragosa with 4p - Rune of the Fallen Crusader mainhand, Rune of Hysteria offhand.

DW Obliteration with 4p - Rune of the Fallen Crusader mainhand, Sinful Revelation offhand.

2H Without 4p - Razorice for Raids, Rune of the Fallen Crusader for Mythic +

2H With 4p - Rune of the Fallen Crusader everywhere.

Levelling - Rune of the Fallen Crusader mainhand, Rune of Unending Thirst offhand (if you have one)

Spectral Flask of PowerPotion of Spectral StrengthBest Frost Death Knight Rotation

Remorseless Winter.

Howling Blast if you have a proc of Rime.

Obliterate if you have a proc of Killing Machine or you have 4+ Runes ready.

Frost Strike if you are about to cap Runic Power. (80+ Runic Power)

Obliterate.

Frost Strike.

Remorseless Winter

Howling Blast if you have a proc of Rime.

Glacial Advance if you're about to cap Runic Power (80+). Skip this step if you haven't talented into Glacial Advance.

Frostscythe. Use Obliterate if you haven't specced into Frostscythe.

Glacial Advance. Use Frost Strike if you haven't specced into Glacial Advance.

Conduits for Frost Death Knights in ShadowlandsS-tier

A-tier

B-tier

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