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WotLK 3.3.5a

Frost Death Knight BiS Gear

Every slot, enchant and gem for the Frost Death Knight at the Phase 4 ceiling: Icecrown Citadel 25 and Ruby Sanctum. Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip.

By Ilia Kozarev (RealNibba) · Updated · How I check the lists

THE REALNIBBA ARMORY LEVEL 80 · ICC / RUBY SANCTUM
About this gear set
high confidence
Dual-wield Frost DPS final profile; Rune of Razorice + Fallen Crusader weapon pairing.
Dual wieldHit/expertise/ArP individually polished
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Frost Death Knight
PvE · Phase 4 · Dual Wield Dps
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Stat Priorities

  1. Hit
  2. Strength
  3. Armor Penetration
  4. Expertise

Caps & Requirements

Hit~5% from gear (164 rating) for the DW special-attack cap with Nerves of Cold Steel

That is NOT the optimal final value — additional hit keeps paying off via white attacks, Howling Blast and spell damage. Spell cap is 17% total, reduced by Virulence + raid buffs.

Expertise26 expertise (214 rating base)

Tundra Stalker reduces the actual gear requirement.

Armor Penetration1400 rating (theoretical cap)

Best Races

Horde Orc

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.

Alliance Human

Sword / Mace Specialization covers 2H sword and mace users with +3 expertise; Every Man for Himself for utility.

Notes

Armor Penetration cap-oriented physical setup; polish hit/expertise before excess ArP.

→ Talent build for Frost

01 / About this list

The Frost Death Knight list in short

This is the Best in Slot list for the Frost Death Knight in WotLK 3.3.5a Phase 4: the strongest realistic gear from Icecrown Citadel 25, Ruby Sanctum and Trial of the Grand Crusader. It covers 17 equipment slots with the enchant, the gems and the close alternatives for every piece, in 2 builds (Dual Wield Dps and Tank Dual Wield).

In short: the Dual Wield Dps build uses the Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings * in the main hand with the Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings * in the off hand and the Sigil of Awareness in the sigil slot; its trinkets are Sharpened Twilight Scale and Deathbringer's Will; the head slot is Sanctified Scourgelord Helmet and the chest is Sanctified Scourgelord Battleplate.

Stat priority: Hit, then Strength, then Armor Penetration, then Expertise. The caps and the best races for this spec are in the panels above the notes.

Open the talent buildFrost Death Knight in the talent calculatorRead the Frost Death Knight guideRotation, cooldowns, talents and the mistakes to avoid
02 / Builds

2 builds for the Frost Death Knight

Dual Wield Dps shown on the sheet

high confidence

Dual-wield Frost DPS final profile; Rune of Razorice + Fallen Crusader weapon pairing.

Tank Dual Wield

medium high confidence

Frost dual-wield tank profile using the same EHP armor/trinket core as Blood tank, with dual-wield weapon/rune flexibility.

All slots of this build
  • Head Broken Ram Skull Helm (Arcanum of the Stalwart Protector)
  • Neck Bile-Encrusted Medallion Alt: Noose of Malachite
  • Shoulders Sanctified Scourgelord Pauldrons (Greater Inscription of the Pinnacle)
  • Back Royal Crimson Cloak (Enchant Cloak - Mighty Armor) Alt: Sentinel's Winter Cloak
  • Chest Sanctified Scourgelord Chestguard (Super Health)
  • Wrist Gargoyle Spit Bracers (Enchant Bracers - Major Stamina) Alt: Bracers of Dark Reckoning
  • Hands Sanctified Scourgelord Handguards (Armsman)
  • Waist Verdigris Chain Belt Alt: Belt of Broken Bones
  • Legs Sanctified Scourgelord Legguards (Frosthide Leg Armor) Alt: Legguards of Lost Hope
  • Feet Treads of Impending Resurrection (Tuskarr's Vitality) Alt: Grinning Skull Greatboots
  • Ring Devium's Eternally Cold Ring
  • Ring Juggernaut Band Alt: Ashen Band of Endless Courage
  • Trinket Sindragosa's Flawless Fang
  • Trinket Petrified Twilight Scale Alt: Juggernaut's Vitality
  • Main hand Mithrios, Bronzebeard's Legacy (Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle) Alt: Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings
  • Off hand Mithrios, Bronzebeard's Legacy (Rune of the Fallen Crusader) Alt: Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings
  • Sigil Sigil of the Bone Gryphon Alt: Sigil of Insolence
03 / FAQ

Common questions

QWhat is the best weapon for a Frost Death Knight?

In the Dual Wield Dps build the pick is the Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings * in the main hand with the Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings * in the off hand and the Sigil of Awareness in the sigil slot.

QWhich stats should a Frost Death Knight stack?

The priority for this spec is Hit, then Strength, then Armor Penetration, then Expertise. The caps to plan around are hit: ~5% from gear (164 rating) for the DW special-attack cap with Nerves of Cold Steel; expertise: 26 expertise (214 rating base); armor penetration: 1400 rating (theoretical cap).

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 Dual Wield Dps build assumes: Dual wield; Hit/expertise/ArP individually polished. Confidence in this gear set is high.

04 / Keep going

Related lists and guides

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