Frost Death Knight Argent Gear
Frost Death Knight gear for Argent Defender: ilvl-capped equipment for the full Trial of the Grand Crusader gauntlet under "A Tribute to Dedicated Insanity". Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip.
About this gear set
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Stat Priorities
- See the Herald & Argent guide for stat priorities
Caps & Requirements
Hit/expertise caps shift a lot at this gear level — the creator notes below (and the full mechanics writeup in the Herald & Argent guide) cover the real per-build requirements.
Best Races
Blood Fury, and if you run an axe, +5 expertise from Axe Specialization. Expertise is a priority stat for every DK spec, so racial expertise is worth a lot of gear budget.
Sword / Mace Specialization covers 2H sword and mace users with +3 expertise; Every Man for Himself for utility.
Notes
Alternatives are listed where two items are close enough that raid composition, luck or professions decide between them.
The Frost Death Knight list in short
This is the Argent Defender gear list for the Frost Death Knight: ilvl-capped equipment for the full Trial of the Grand Crusader gauntlet under "A Tribute to Dedicated Insanity". It covers 17 equipment slots with the enchant, the gems and the close alternatives for every piece.
In short: the Default build uses the Frostblade Hatchet in the main hand with the Frostblade Hatchet in the off hand and the Sigil of Virulence in the sigil slot; its trinkets are Mjolnir Runestone and Darkmoon Card: Greatness; the head slot is Koltira's Helmet of Triumph and the chest is Koltira's Battleplate of Triumph.
List by Apakalipsis, Scatty (Vista), from a community BiS project. Full credits and the method are on the Argent Defender page.
Gear set notes
Default shown on the sheet
medium high confidenceFrost Death Knight gear for Argent Defender. Community BiS list by Apakalipsis, Scatty (Vista), from the Grand Selayan Cartel itemization compendium.
Common questions
QWhat is the best weapon for a Frost Death Knight?
In the Default build the pick is the Frostblade Hatchet in the main hand with the Frostblade Hatchet in the off hand and the Sigil of Virulence in the sigil slot.
QWhich stats matter for a Frost Death Knight in Argent Defender?
At this item level the hit and expertise caps shift with your exact itemization, so use the creator notes and the gem plan on this page together with the Frost build for your race. The full explanation is in the Herald & Argent guide.
QWhich race is best for a Frost Death Knight?
For the Death Knight the best races are Horde: Orc and Alliance: Human. The reason for each is in the Best Races panel on this page.
QWhat does this Frost Death Knight list assume?
The Default build assumes: Level 80. Confidence in this gear set is medium high.