Required Level 55

Select one talent per tier. Talents are no longer tied to a specialization.

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Roiling Blood

Roiling Blood

Your Blood Boil ability now also triggers Pestilence if it strikes a diseased target.
Vile Spew

Vile Spew

30 Runic Power

Instant cast

Causes an undead minion to erupt in a shower of bile, dealing 249 Shadow damage to all enemies within 40 yards of the minion, and infecting them with Blood Plague and Frost Fever.
Unholy Blight

Unholy Blight

1.5 min cooldown Instant cast

Surrounds the Death Knight with a vile swarm of unholy insects for 10 sec, stinging all enemies within 10 yards every 1 sec, infecting them with Blood Plague and Frost Fever.

30
Lichborne

Lichborne

2 min cooldown Instant cast

Draw upon unholy energy to become undead for 10 sec. While undead, you are immune to Charm, Fear, and Sleep effects.
Anti-Magic Zone

Anti-Magic Zone

2 min cooldown Instant cast

Places a large, stationary Anti-Magic Zone that reduces spell damage done to party or raid members inside it by 75%. The Anti-Magic Zone lasts for 10 sec or until it absorbs 10106 spell damage.
Icy Grip

Icy Grip

Reduces the cooldown of your Death Grip spell by 15 sec and causes your Death Grip to reduce the movement speed of the target by 50% for 6 sec.

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Death's Advance

Death's Advance

Movement-impairing effects may not reduce you below 75% of normal movement speed.
Chilblains

Chilblains

Victims of your Frost Fever disease are Chilled, reducing movement speed by 50% for 10 sec, and your Chains of Ice immobilizes targets for 3 sec.
Asphyxiate

Asphyxiate

30 yd range 1 Blood

1 min cooldown Instant cast

Lifts an enemy target off the ground and crushes their throat with dark energy, stunning them for 5 sec. Functions as a silence if the target is immune to stuns.

Replaces Strangulate.

60
Death Pact

Death Pact

2 min cooldown Instant cast

Drain vitality from an undead minion, healing the Death Knight for 50% of his maximum health and causing the minion to suffer damage equal to 50% of its maximum health.
Death Siphon

Death Siphon

40 yd range

Instant cast

Deal 2,920 Shadow damage to an enemy, healing the Death Knight for 75% of damage dealt.
Vampiric Blood

Vampiric Blood

1 min cooldown Instant

Temporarily grants the Death Knight 15% of maximum health and increases the amount of health received from healing spells and effects by 25% for 10 sec. After the effect expires, the health is lost.

75
Blood Tap

Blood Tap

Instant cast

Each damaging Death Coil, Frost Strike, or Rune Strike generates a Blood Charge, up to a maximum of 6 charges. Blood Tap consumes 3 Blood Charges to activate a random fully-depleted rune as a Death Rune.
Runic Empowerment

Runic Empowerment

When you land a damaging Death Coil, Frost Strike, or Rune Strike, you have a 45% chance to activate a random fully depleted rune.
Runic Corruption

Runic Corruption

When you land a damaging Death Coil, Frost Strike, or Rune Strike, you have a 45% chance to activate Runic Corruption, increasing your rune regeneration rate by 100% for 3 sec.

90
Gorefiend's Grasp

Gorefiend's Grasp

30 yd range

1 min cooldown Instant cast

Shadowy tendrils coil around all enemies within 20 yards of a target (hostile or friendly), dealing 2,324 Shadow damage and pulling them to the target's location.
Remorseless Winter

Remorseless Winter

1 min cooldown Instant cast

Surrounds the Death Knight with a swirling tempest of frigid air, dealing 374 Frost damage to enemies within 8 yards, every 1 sec for 8 sec. Each time Remorseless Winter deals damage, it reduces enemy movement speed by 15%, stacking up to 5 times. Upon receiving a fifth application, an enemy will be stunned for 6 sec.
Desecrated Ground

Desecrated Ground

2 min cooldown Instant cast

Corrupts the ground in a 8 yard radius beneath the Death Knight, dealing 1,125 Shadow damage every second for 10 sec. While standing in this corruption, the Death Knight is immune to crowd control effects.

Select one specialization. Available at level 10.

Blood A dark guardian who manipulates and corrupts life energy to sustain themself in the face of an enemy onslaught.

Frost An icy harbinger of doom, channeling runic power and delivering vicious weapon strikes.

Unholy A master of death and decay, spreading infection and controlling undead minions to do their bidding.

Spells: All | Class | Spec

1	Armor Skills (Passive) Armor Skills Death knights can wear cloth, leather, mail or plate armor.
1	Weapon Skills (Passive) Weapon Skills Death Knights can use the following weapons: Axes Maces Polearms Swords
1	Parry (Passive) Parry Required Level 1 Gives a chance to parry enemy melee attacks.
55	Blood Strike Blood Strike Required Level 55 Melee Range 1 Blood Instant Requires Melee Weapon Instantly strike the enemy, causing 40% weapon damage plus 352. Damage is increased by 12.5% for each of your diseases on the target.
55	Blood Plague (Passive) Blood Plague Required Level 55 A disease dealing 17 Shadow damage every 3 sec for 30 sec. Caused by Plague Strike and other abilities.
55	Death Coil Death Coil Required Level 55 30 yd range 40 Runic Power Instant cast Fire a blast of unholy energy, causing 1000 Shadow damage to an enemy target or healing 3501 damage on a friendly Undead target.
55	Death Grip Death Grip Required Level 55 30 yd range 35 sec cooldown Instant cast Harness the unholy energy that surrounds and binds all matter, drawing the target toward the death knight and forcing the enemy to attack the death knight for 3 sec.
55	Frost Fever (Passive) Frost Fever Required Level 55 A disease dealing 14 Frost damage every 3 sec. Caused by Icy Touch and other spells.
55	Frost Presence Frost Presence Required Level 55 Instant Strengthens you with the presence of Frost, increasing Runic Power generation by 100%. Only one Presence may be active at a time, and assuming a new Presence will consume any stored Runic Power.
55	Icy Touch Icy Touch Required Level 55 30 yd range 1 Frost Instant cast Chills the target for 555 Frost damage and infects them with Frost Fever, a disease that deals periodic frost damage for 30 sec.
55	Plague Strike Plague Strike Required Level 55 Melee Range 1 Unholy Instant Requires Melee Weapon A vicious strike that deals 50% weapon damage plus 217 and infects the target with Blood Plague, a disease dealing Shadow damage over time.
55	Blood Rites (Passive) Blood Rites Required Level 55 Whenever you hit with Death Strike, the Frost and Unholy Runes will become Death Runes when they activate. Death Runes count as a Blood, Frost or Unholy Rune.
55	Plate Specialization (Passive) Plate Specialization Required Level 55 Increases your Stamina by 5% while wearing only Plate armor.
55	Vengeance (Passive) Vengeance Required Level 55 Each time you take damage, you gain 5% of the damage taken as attack power, up to a maximum of 10% of your health.
55	Veteran of the Third War (Passive) Veteran of the Third War Required Level 55 Increases your total Stamina by 9% and your expertise by 2%.
55	Blood of the North (Passive) Blood of the North Required Level 55 Permanently transforms your Blood Runes into Death Runes. Death Runes count as a Blood, Frost, or Unholy Rune.
55	Frost Strike Frost Strike Required Level 55 Melee Range 35 Runic Power Instant Requires Melee Weapon Instantly strike the enemy, causing 65% weapon damage plus 187 as Frost damage.
55	Howling Blast Howling Blast Required Level 55 30 yd range 1 Frost Instant cast Blast the target with a frigid wind, dealing 1389 Frost damage to that foe, and 695 Frost damage to all other enemies within 10 yards, infecting all targets with Frost Fever.
55	Icy Talons (Passive) Icy Talons Required Level 55 Your melee attack speed is increased by 20%.
55	Plate Specialization (Passive) Plate Specialization Required Level 55 Increases your Strength by 5% while wearing only Plate armor.
55	Master of Ghouls (Passive) Master of Ghouls Required Level 55 Reduces the cooldown on Raise Dead by 60 sec, and the Ghoul summoned by your Raise Dead spell is considered a pet under your control. Unlike normal Death Knight Ghouls, your pet does not have a limited duration.
55	Plate Specialization (Passive) Plate Specialization Required Level 55 Increases your Strength by 5% while wearing only Plate armor.
55	Reaping (Passive) Reaping Required Level 55 Whenever you hit with Blood Strike, Pestilence, or Festering Strike, the Runes spent will become Death Runes when they activate. Death Runes count as a Blood, Frost or Unholy Rune.
55	Unholy Might (Passive) Unholy Might Required Level 55 Dark power courses through your limbs, increasing your Strength by 25%.
56	Death Strike Death Strike Required Level 56 Melee Range 1 Unholy 1 Frost Instant Requires Melee Weapon Unleash a powerful strike that heals you for 20% of the damage you have sustained during the preceding 5 sec (minimum of at least 7% of your maximum health), while also dealing 75% weapon damage plus 256 to an enemy if the attack is successful.
56	Pestilence Pestilence Required Level 56 Melee Range 1 Blood Instant cast Spreads existing Blood Plague and Frost Fever infections from your target to all other enemies within 10 yards. Diseases spread this way deal 50% of normal damage.
56	Raise Dead Raise Dead Required Level 56 30 yd range 3 min cooldown Instant cast Raises a Ghoul to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one Ghoul at a time. Lasts 1 min.
57	Blood Presence Blood Presence Required Level 57 Instant You assume the presence of Blood, increasing Stamina by 8%, armor contribution from cloth, leather, mail and plate items by 55%, and reducing damage taken by 8%. Increases threat generated. Only one Presence may be active at a time, and assuming a new Presence will consume any stored Runic Power.
57	Mind Freeze Mind Freeze Required Level 57 Melee Range 10 Runic Power 15 sec cooldown Instant cast Smash the target's mind with cold, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 4 sec.
58	Blood Boil Blood Boil Required Level 58 1 Blood Instant cast Boils the blood of all enemies within 10 yards, dealing 373 Shadow damage. Deals additional damage to targets infected with Blood Plague or Frost Fever.
58	Chains of Ice Chains of Ice Required Level 58 30 yd range 1 Frost Instant cast Shackles the target with frozen chains, reducing movement speed by 60% for 8 sec. Also infects the target with Frost Fever.
58	Obliterate Obliterate Required Level 58 Melee Range 1 Unholy 1 Frost Instant Requires Melee Weapon A brutal instant attack that deals 115% weapon damage plus 772. Total damage is increased by 12.5% for each of your diseases on the target.
58	Scourge Strike Scourge Strike Required Level 58 Melee Range 1 Unholy Instant Requires Melee Weapon An unholy strike that deals 75% of weapon damage as Physical damage plus 484. In addition, for each of your diseases on your target, you deal an additional 18% of the Physical damage done as Shadow damage.
59	Strangulate Strangulate Required Level 59 30 yd range 1 Blood 2 min cooldown Instant cast Strangulates an enemy, silencing them for 5 sec. Non-player victim spellcasting is also interrupted for 3 sec.
60	Death and Decay Death and Decay Required Level 60 30 yd range 1 Unholy 30 sec cooldown Instant cast Corrupts the ground targeted by the Death Knight, causing 49 Shadow damage every sec that targets remain in the area for 10 sec. This ability produces a high amount of threat.
60	Heart Strike Heart Strike Required Level 60 Melee Range 1 Blood Instant Requires Melee Weapon Instantly strike the target and up to two additional nearby enemies, causing 90% weapon damage plus 761 on the primary target, with each additional enemy struck taking 25% less damage than the previous target. Damage dealt to each target is increased by an additional 15% for each of your diseases present.
60	Shadow Infusion (Passive) Shadow Infusion Required Level 60 Your successful Death Coils empower your active Ghoul, increasing its damage dealt by 6% for 30 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.
61	On a Pale Horse (Passive) On a Pale Horse Required Level 61 You become as hard to stop as death itself. The duration of movement-slowing effects used against you is reduced by 30%, and your mounted speed is increased by 20%. This does not stack with other movement speed increasing effects.
62	Icebound Fortitude Icebound Fortitude Required Level 62 20 Runic Power 3 min cooldown Instant The Death Knight freezes his blood to become immune to Stun effects and reduce all damage taken by 20% for 12 sec.
62	Scent of Blood (Passive) Scent of Blood Required Level 62 You have a 15% chance after dodging, parrying or taking direct damage to gain the Scent of Blood effect, causing your next 3 melee hits to generate 10 Runic Power.
62	Festering Strike Festering Strike Required Level 62 Melee Range 1 Blood 1 Frost Instant Requires Melee Weapon An instant attack that deals 115% weapon damage plus 665 and increases the duration of your Blood Plague, Frost Fever, and Chains of Ice effects on the target by up to 6 sec.
63	Dark Command Dark Command Required Level 63 30 yd range 8 sec cooldown Instant Commands the target to attack you, but has no effect if the target is already attacking you.
63	Killing Machine (Passive) Killing Machine Required Level 63 Your autoattacks have a chance to grant a 100% critical strike bonus to your next Obliterate or Frost Strike.
63	Sudden Doom (Passive) Sudden Doom Required Level 63 Your main-hand autoattacks have a chance to make your next Death Coil cost no Runic Power.
64	Improved Blood Presence (Passive) Improved Blood Presence Required Level 64 Increases your rune regeneration by 20% and reduces the chance that you will be critically hit by melee attacks while in Blood Presence by 6%. In addition, while in Frost Presence or Unholy Presence, you retain 4% damage reduction from Blood Presence.
64	Rune Tap Rune Tap Required Level 64 1 Blood 30 sec cooldown Instant cast Converts 1 Blood Rune into 10% of your maximum health.
64	Contagion (Passive) Contagion Required Level 64 Increases the damage dealt by your diseases by 100%, and allows them to retain their full power when spread via Pestilence.
65	Horn of Winter Horn of Winter Required Level 65 20 sec cooldown Instant The Death Knight blows the Horn of Winter, which generates 10 Runic Power and increases total Strength and Agility of all party or raid members within 45 yards by 631. Lasts 2 min.
65	Rune Strike Rune Strike Required Level 65 Melee Range 30 Runic Power Instant Requires Melee Weapon Strike the target for 90% weapon damage plus 5. This attack cannot be dodged, blocked, or parried.
65	Unholy Frenzy Unholy Frenzy Required Level 65 30 yd range 3 min cooldown Instant cast Incites a friendly party or raid member into a killing frenzy for 30 sec. The target is Enraged, increasing their melee and ranged haste by 20%, but causes them to lose health equal to 2% of their maximum health every 3 sec.
66	Path of Frost Path of Frost Required Level 66 1 Frost Instant Your freezing aura creates ice beneath your feet, allowing party or raid members within 50 yards to walk on water for 10 min. Works while mounted, but being attacked or receiving damage will cancel the effect.
66	Blood Parasite (Passive) Blood Parasite Required Level 66 Your melee attacks have a 10% chance to spawn a Bloodworm. The Bloodworm attacks your enemies, gorging itself with blood until it bursts to heal nearby allies. Lasts up to 20 sec.
66	Brittle Bones (Passive) Brittle Bones Required Level 66 Your Frost Fever also applies the Physical Vulnerability effect. {icon:ability_deathknight_brittlebones:24} Physical Vulnerability Weakens the constitution of an enemy target, increasing their physical damage taken by 4% for 30 sec.
66	Ebon Plaguebringer (Passive) Ebon Plaguebringer Required Level 66 Your Blood Plague also applies the Physical Vulnerability effect. {icon:ability_deathknight_brittlebones:24} Physical Vulnerability Weakens the constitution of an enemy target, increasing their physical damage taken by 4% for 30 sec.
68	Anti-Magic Shell Anti-Magic Shell Required Level 68 45 sec cooldown Instant cast Surrounds the Death Knight in an Anti-Magic Shell, absorbing 75% of damage dealt by harmful spells (up to a maximum of 50% of the Death Knight's health) and preventing application of harmful magical effects. Damage absorbed generates Runic Power. Lasts 5 sec.
68	Scarlet Fever (Passive) Scarlet Fever Required Level 68 Causes your Blood Plague to also afflict enemies with Weakened Blows. {icon:ability_warrior_warcry:24} Weakened Blows Demoralizes the target, reducing their physical damage dealt by 10% for 30 sec.
68	Pillar of Frost Pillar of Frost Required Level 68 1 Frost 1 min cooldown Instant Calls upon the power of Frost to increase the Death Knight's Strength by 20%. Icy crystals hang heavy upon the Death Knight's body, providing immunity against external movement such as knockbacks. Lasts 20 sec.
69	Control Undead Control Undead Required Level 69 30 yd range 1 Unholy 1.5 sec cast Dominates the target undead creature, forcing it to do your bidding. While controlled, the time between the undead minion's attacks is increased by 30% and its casting speed is slowed by 20%. Lasts up to 5 min.
70	Unholy Presence Unholy Presence Required Level 70 Instant You are infused with unholy fury, increasing attack speed and rune regeneration by 10%, and movement speed by 15%, and reducing the global cooldown on your abilities by 0.5 sec. Only one Presence may be active at a time, and assuming a new Presence will consume any stored Runic Power.
70	Will of the Necropolis (Passive) Will of the Necropolis Required Level 70 When a damaging attack brings you below 30% of your maximum health, the cooldown on your Rune Tap ability is refreshed and your next Rune Tap has no cost, and all damage taken is reduced by 25% for 8 sec. This effect cannot occur more than once every 45 seconds.
70	Rime (Passive) Rime Required Level 70 Your Obliterate has a 45% chance to cause your next Howling Blast or Icy Touch to consume no runes.
70	Dark Transformation Dark Transformation Required Level 70 100 yd range 1 Unholy Instant cast Consume 5 charges of Shadow Infusion on your Ghoul to transform it into a powerful undead monstrosity for 30 sec. The Ghoul's abilities are empowered and take on new functions while the transformation is active.
72	Raise Ally Raise Ally Required Level 72 40 yd range 50 Runic Power 10 min cooldown Instant cast Pours dark energy into a dead target, reuniting spirit and body to allow the target to reenter battle with 60% health and 20% mana.
74	Dancing Rune Weapon Dancing Rune Weapon Required Level 74 30 yd range 60 Runic Power 1.5 min cooldown Instant cast Requires Melee Weapon Summons a second rune weapon that fights on its own for 12 sec, mirroring the Death Knight's attacks. The rune weapon also assists in defense of its master, granting an additional 20% parry chance while active.
74	Might of the Frozen Wastes (Passive) Might of the Frozen Wastes Required Level 74 When wielding a two-handed weapon, your melee attacks deal an additional 10% damage and your autoattacks generate 15 Runic Power.
74	Threat of Thassarian (Passive) Threat of Thassarian Required Level 74 When dual-wielding, your Death Strikes, Obliterates, Plague Strikes, and Frost Strikes also deal damage with your off-hand weapon, and your Frost Strike damage is increased by 50%. All off-hand weapon damage is also increased by 50%.
74	Summon Gargoyle Summon Gargoyle Required Level 74 30 yd range 70 Runic Power 3 min cooldown Instant cast A Gargoyle flies into the area and bombards the target with Nature damage modified by the Death Knight's attack power. Persists for 30 sec.
76	Empower Rune Weapon Empower Rune Weapon Required Level 76 5 min cooldown Instant cast Empower your rune weapon, immediately activating all your runes and generating 25 Runic Power.
78	Bone Shield Bone Shield Required Level 78 1 min cooldown Instant cast Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones. The shield begins with 6 charges, and each damaging attack consumes a charge. While at least 1 charge remains, you take 20% less damage from all sources. Lasts 5 min.
80	Army of the Dead Army of the Dead Required Level 80 1 Blood 1 Unholy 1 Frost 10 min cooldown Channeled Summons an entire legion of Ghouls to fight for the Death Knight. The Ghouls will swarm the area, taunting and fighting anything they can. While channelling Army of the Dead, the Death Knight takes less damage equal to his Dodge plus Parry chance.
80	Mastery: Blood Shield (Passive) Blood Shield Required Level 80 Each time you heal yourself with Death Strike while in Blood Presence, you gain 50% of the amount healed as a damage absorption shield. Each point of Mastery increases the shield by an additional 6.25%.
80	Mastery: Frozen Heart (Passive) Frozen Heart Required Level 80 Increases all Frost damage done by 16%. Each point of Mastery increases Frost damage by an additional 2.0%.
80	Mastery: Dreadblade (Passive) Dreadblade Required Level 80 Increases Shadow damage done by 20%. Each point of Mastery increases Shadow damage by an additional 2.5%.
81	Outbreak Outbreak Required Level 81 30 yd range 1 min cooldown Instant cast Instantly applies Blood Plague and Frost Fever to the target enemy.
83	Necrotic Strike Necrotic Strike Required Level 83 Melee Range Instant Requires Melee Weapon A vicious strike that deals 50% weapon damage, applies the Slowed Casting effect, and absorbs the next 37 healing received by the target. {icon:spell_nature_nullifydisease:24} Slowed Casting Clouds the target's mind, slowing their casting speed by 30% for 10 sec sec.
85	Dark Simulacrum Dark Simulacrum Required Level 85 40 yd range 20 Runic Power 1 min cooldown Instant cast Places a dark ward on an enemy that persists for 8 sec, triggering when the enemy next spends mana on a spell, and allowing the Death Knight to unleash an exact duplicate of that spell. Against nonplayers, only absorbs some harmful spells.
87	Soul Reaper Soul Reaper Required Level 87 Melee Range 6 sec cooldown Instant cast Requires Melee Weapon Strikes an enemy for 50% weapon damage and afflicts the target with Soul Reaper. After 5 sec, if the target is below 35% health, this effect will deal 46,549 additional Shadow damage. If the enemy dies before this effect triggers, the Death Knight gains 50% haste for 5 sec.

Death Knight

Talents

Roiling Blood

Vile Spew

Unholy Blight

Lichborne

Anti-Magic Zone

Icy Grip

Death's Advance

Chilblains

Asphyxiate

Death Pact

Death Siphon

Vampiric Blood

Blood Tap

Runic Empowerment

Runic Corruption

Gorefiend's Grasp

Remorseless Winter

Desecrated Ground

Specialization

Armor Skills

Weapon Skills

Parry

Blood Strike

Blood Plague

Death Coil

Death Grip

Frost Fever

Frost Presence

Icy Touch

Plague Strike

Blood Rites

Plate Specialization

Vengeance

Veteran of the Third War

Blood of the North

Frost Strike

Howling Blast

Icy Talons

Plate Specialization

Master of Ghouls

Plate Specialization

Reaping

Unholy Might

Death Strike

Pestilence

Raise Dead

Blood Presence

Mind Freeze

Blood Boil

Chains of Ice

Obliterate

Scourge Strike

Strangulate

Death and Decay

Heart Strike

Shadow Infusion

On a Pale Horse

Icebound Fortitude

Scent of Blood

Festering Strike

Dark Command

Killing Machine

Sudden Doom

Improved Blood Presence

Rune Tap

Contagion

Horn of Winter

Rune Strike

Unholy Frenzy

Path of Frost

Blood Parasite

Brittle Bones

Ebon Plaguebringer

Anti-Magic Shell

Scarlet Fever

Pillar of Frost

Control Undead

Unholy Presence