Unholy Death Knight Herald Gear
Unholy Death Knight gear for Herald of the Titans: ilvl-capped equipment for attempting Algalon at 226 average item level. Hover any item for the full Wowhead tooltip.
About this gear set
Details & alternatives
Details & alternatives
Drag to rotate · arrow keys work too
HD preview · Miorey / Wowhead
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 Unholy Death Knight list in short
This is the Herald of the Titans gear list for the Unholy Death Knight: ilvl-capped equipment for attempting Algalon at 226 average item level. It covers 17 equipment slots with the enchant, the gems and the close alternatives for every piece, in 2 builds (Dual-Wield Build and 2H Build).
In short: the Dual-Wield Build build uses the Caress of Insanity in the main hand with the Caress of Insanity in the off hand and the Sigil of the Vengeful Heart in the sigil slot; its trinkets are Dark Matter and Darkmoon Card: Greatness; the head slot is Iron Riveted War Helm and the chest is Conqueror's Darkruned Battleplate.
List by Scatty (Vista), from a community BiS project. Full credits and the method are on the Herald of the Titans page.
2 builds for the Unholy Death Knight
Dual-Wield Build shown on the sheet
medium high confidenceUnholy Death Knight gear for Herald of the Titans (Dual-Wield Build). Community BiS list by Scatty (Vista), from the Grand Selayan Cartel itemization compendium.
2H Build
medium high confidenceUnholy Death Knight gear for Herald of the Titans (2H Build). Community BiS list by Scatty (Vista), from the Grand Selayan Cartel itemization compendium.
All slots of this build
- Head Iron Riveted War Helm
- Neck Strength of the Heavens
- Shoulders Conqueror's Darkruned Shoulderplates
- Back Drape of the Skyherald
- Chest Conqueror's Darkruned Battleplate
- Wrist Bitter Cold Armguards
- Hands Conqueror's Darkruned Gauntlets
- Waist Starfall Girdle
- Legs Conqueror's Darkruned Legplates
- Feet Battlelord's Plate Boots
- Ring Crazed Construct Ring
- Ring Bladebearer's Signet
- Trinket Dark Matter
- Trinket Darkmoon Card: Greatness
- Main hand Aesir's Edge
- Sigil Sigil of the Vengeful Heart
Common questions
QWhat is the best weapon for a Unholy Death Knight?
In the Dual-Wield Build build the pick is the Caress of Insanity in the main hand with the Caress of Insanity in the off hand and the Sigil of the Vengeful Heart in the sigil slot.
QWhich stats matter for a Unholy Death Knight in Herald of the Titans?
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 Unholy build for your race. The full explanation is in the Herald & Argent guide.
QWhich race is best for a Unholy 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 Unholy Death Knight list assume?
The Dual-Wield Build build assumes: Level 80. Confidence in this gear set is medium high.