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Unholy Death Knight Raid Gear & Tier

The most popular Unholy Death Knight Gear & Tier in WoW - Cata. Data-driven builds updated daily for Hagara the Stormbinder in Cataclysm Phase 4. Disclaimers & FAQ

Last updated: 8 hours agoTotal Parses: 1,000Based on the top 1000 kills in the last 14 days.

Unholy Death Knight Tier Set

Due to stat distribution differences across set items, some may be more popular than others. We have combined the popularity of tier set items from different difficulties into the most popular for each slot.

Item	Popularity
Necrotic Boneplate Greaves	73.9%
Necrotic Boneplate Gauntlets	69.3%
Necrotic Boneplate Breastplate	67.5%
Necrotic Boneplate Helmet	67.0%
Necrotic Boneplate Pauldrons	34.2%

Unholy Death Knight Gear Tables

Here you can find the most used items for each slot of your inventory. These include powerful alternative options for your build, even if you can't get your hands on the Best in Slot.

BiS Best in Slot data provided by Wowhead's Unholy Death Knight Best in Slot Guide.

To make this data easier to read, we have merged items that are equivalent except for their item level or faction. For example, Malevolence and Malevolence are counted as the same item, despite being different item levels. Similarly, Yellow Smoke Pendant and Lightning Flash Pendant are counted as the same, despite being available to different factions.

Main-Hand	Popularity
BiS Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps	90.1%
Experimental Specimen Slicer	3.9%
Ataraxis, Cudgel of the Warmaster	3.8%
Skullstealer Greataxe	1.1%
Zoid's Firelit Greatsword	0.6%
Sulfuras, the Extinguished Hand	0.5%

Ranged / Relic	Popularity
BiS Gutripper Shard	74.5%
Relic of the Elemental Lords	25.2%
Relic of Aggramar	0.2%
Relic of Lo'Gosh	0.1%

Trinket	Popularity
BiS Eye of Unmaking	80.4%
BiS Creche of the Final Dragon	62.8%
Heart of Rage	20.0%
Vessel of Acceleration	16.5%
Rotting Skull	12.3%
Bone-Link Fetish	6.2%
Apparatus of Khaz'goroth	0.8%
Heart of Solace	0.3%
Crushing Weight	0.2%
Cataclysmic Gladiator's Insignia of Victory	0.2%
Indomitable Pride	0.2%
Ruthless Gladiator's Insignia of Victory	0.1%

Rings	Popularity
Obsidian Signet of the Avengers	65.2%
Alysrazor's Band	38.9%
BiS Curled Twilight Claw	31.2%
Ring of Torn Flesh	30.9%
BiS Breathstealer Band	25.7%
Dargonax's Signet	3.6%
Serrated Brimstone Signet	3.2%
Thrall's Gratitude	0.4%
Cloudburst Ring	0.3%
Hardheart Ring	0.3%
Cataclysmic Gladiator's Signet of Cruelty	0.1%
Emergency Descent Loop	0.1%

Head	Popularity
BiS Necrotic Boneplate Helmet	67.0%
Elementium Deathplate Helmet	24.4%
Greathelm of the Voracious Maw	3.6%
Visage of Petrification	3.5%
Magma Plated Helmet	0.6%
Helm of Maddening Whispers	0.5%
Crown of Epochs	0.2%
Circle of Flame	0.1%
Necrotic Boneplate Faceguard	0.1%

Neck	Popularity
BiS Necklace of Black Dragon's Teeth	85.3%
Necklace of Fetishes	11.9%
Cloudburst Necklace	0.9%
Stoneheart Choker	0.5%
Caelestrasz's Will	0.3%
Guardspike Choker	0.3%
Choker of the Pure Heart	0.3%
Gift of Nadun	0.2%
Firebound Gorget	0.2%
Rage of Ages	0.1%

Shoulders	Popularity
BiS Backbreaker Spaulders	39.5%
Necrotic Boneplate Pauldrons	34.2%
Elementium Deathplate Pauldrons	25.0%
Magma Plated Pauldrons	0.6%
Necrotic Boneplate Shoulderguards	0.4%
Brackenshell Shoulderplates	0.2%
Elementium Deathplate Shoulderguards	0.1%

Back	Popularity
BiS Dreamcrusher Drape	96.5%
Bladed Flamewrath Cover	1.4%
Glittering Epidermis	1.3%
Cloudburst Cloak	0.6%
Cloak of the Royal Protector	0.2%

Chest	Popularity
BiS Necrotic Boneplate Breastplate	67.5%
Elementium Deathplate Breastplate	28.5%
Breastplate of Shifting Visions	3.2%
Bones of the Damned	0.3%
Necrotic Boneplate Chestguard	0.3%
Magma Plated Battleplate	0.2%

Wrist	Popularity
BiS Rockhide Bracers	36.7%
Heartcrusher Wristplates	26.0%
Earthcrack Bracers	24.1%
Bracers of Destructive Strength	8.5%
Bracers of the Mat'redor	2.9%
Gigantiform Bracers	1.1%
Electron Inductor Coils	0.6%
Graveheart Bracers	0.1%

Gloves	Popularity
BiS Necrotic Boneplate Gauntlets	69.3%
Elementium Deathplate Gauntlets	26.7%
Fireskin Gauntlets	2.3%
Grimfist Crushers	0.8%
Necrotic Boneplate Handguards	0.4%
Magma Plated Gauntlets	0.3%
Elementium Deathplate Handguards	0.2%

Belt	Popularity
BiS Runescriven Demon Collar	47.8%
Demonbone Waistguard	32.1%
Cinch of the Flaming Ember	14.5%
Waistguard of Bleeding Bone	3.0%
Uncrushable Belt of Fury	1.5%
Belt of Absolute Zero	0.5%
Sky Strider Belt	0.5%
Girdle of the Queen's Champion	0.1%

Legs	Popularity
BiS Necrotic Boneplate Greaves	73.9%
Lavaworm Legplates	12.3%
Elementium Deathplate Greaves	11.4%
Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates	0.9%
Magma Plated Legplates	0.5%
Elementium Deathplate Legguards	0.4%
Necrotic Boneplate Legguards	0.3%
Terrastra's Legguards	0.1%
Sky Strider Greaves	0.1%
Arcurion Legguards	0.1%

Feet	Popularity
Kneebreaker Boots	53.9%
Arachnaflame Treads	23.0%
BiS Treads of Crushed Flesh	20.8%
Massacre Treads	0.8%
Treads of the Past	0.6%
Woe Breeder's Boots	0.5%
Stillheart Warboots	0.2%
Vicious Gladiator's Warboots of Alacrity	0.1%
Cracked Obsidian Stompers	0.1%

Learn About Unholy Death Knight Gear With Wowhead

To learn more about your gearing choices, check out Wowhead's Unholy Death Knight Gear Guide . While Archon can show you the current meta (what gear choices players are making and how they are performing with those choices), Wowhead can teach you more about why certain choices are better than others.

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