Welcome to Skill Capped’s Guide on the Best Gear & Stats for Unholy Death Knights in Mists of Pandaria
All sections for Unholy Death Knight PvP have been divided into corresponding sections for the most optimal race, talents, glyphs, gear, professions and macros. This will help you have a good understanding on Unholy Death Knight in PvP for Mists of Pandaria and the strengths and weaknesses associated with this specialization. This section will go into more depth on the best PvP gear and stats that are available for Unholy Death Knight in Mists of Pandaria Season 12.
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Table of Contents
This section will cover your pre-BiS gear, which will not include any Conquest specific items. Use the gear provided below to have a competitive advantage against your enemies before stepping into rated PvP content.
Pre-BiS Unholy Death Knight PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Dreadful Gladiator’s Dreadplate Helm
- Shoulders: Dreadful Gladiator’s Dreadplate Shoulders
- Chest: Dreadful Gladiator’s Dreadplate Chestpiece
- Gloves: Dreadful Gladiator’s Dreadplate Gauntlets
- Legs: Dreadful Gladiator’s Dreadplate Legguards
Off-Pieces
- Back: Dreadful Gladiator’s Cloak of Prowess
- Belt: Dreadful Gladiator’s Girdle of Prowess
- Bracers: Dreadful Gladiator’s Armplates of Alacrity
- Boots: Dreadful Gladiator’s Warboots of Cruelty
Jewelry
- Neck: Dreadful Gladiator’s Choker of Proficiency
- Ring 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Signet of Cruelty
- Ring 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Signet of Accuracy
Weapons
- Main Hand: Dreadful Gladiator’s Decapitator if Orc, or Dreadful Gladiator’s Greatsword if Human
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Dreadful Gladiator’s Badge of Victory or Dreadful Gladiator’s Medallion of Cruelty if Orc.
- Trinket 2: Dreadful Gladiator’s Insignia of Victory
All of the gear that is BiS for Mists of Pandaria Season 12 will come from PvP. This section will cover all specific pieces from PvP that will put you in a competitive playing-field against other players in arena.
BiS Unholy Death Knight PvP Gear
Main Pieces
- Head: Malevolent Gladiator’s Dreadplate Helm
- Shoulders: Malevolent Gladiator’s Dreadplate Shoulders
- Chest: Malevolent Gladiator’s Dreadplate Chestpiece
- Gloves: Malevolent Gladiator’s Dreadplate Gauntlets
- Legs: Malevolent Gladiator’s Dreadplate Legguards
Off-Pieces
- Back: Malevolent Gladiator’s Cloak of Prowess
- Belt: Malevolent Gladiator’s Girdle of Prowess
- Bracers: Malevolent Gladiator’s Armplates of Alacrity
- Boots: Malevolent Gladiator’s Warboots of Cruelty
Jewelry
- Neck: Malevolent Gladiator’s Choker of Proficiency
- Ring 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Signet of Cruelty
- Ring 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Signet of Accuracy
Weapons
- Main Hand: Malevolent Gladiator’s Decapitator if Orc, or Malevolent Gladiator’s Greatsword if Human
Trinkets
- Trinket 1: Malevolent Gladiator’s Badge of Victory or Malevolent Gladiator’s Medallion of Cruelty if Orc.
- Trinket 2: Malevolent Gladiator’s Insignia of Victory
Unholy Death Knight Stat Priority
Strength > 3% Hit / Expertise Rating > Mastery > Critical Strike > Haste
Focus on getting as much Strength as possible. Strength gives your character additional Attack Power, making your spells more powerful. You will naturally gain Strength when equipping higher item level gear. Next, make sure your character obtains at least 3% Hit and Expertise Rating first before focusing on your secondary stats. This makes sure that none of your abilities miss, dodge, or parry while attacking your opponent.
Now we shift our focus towards your secondary stat priority. Your strongest secondary stat for Unholy Death Knight is Mastery. This secondary stat is the most consistent, giving you a flat Shadow Damage increase.
Followed by Mastery we have Critical Strike. Critical Strike gives higher burst, especially during your Summon Gargoyle and Dark Transformation burst windows.
Lastly, Haste is your least desirable stat and should be avoided during your gear process. Look to reforge out of this stat for Mastery or Critical Strike, depending on how you would like to optimize your character.
Thankfully, PvP has two new stats engrained on all PvP gear. These two are PvP Resilience and PvP Power.
PvP Resilence is identical to its predecessor, Resilience, as it reduces incoming damage from enemy players. PvP Power, on the other hand, is a completely new stat that makes our healing and damage stronger to other players. These two will naturally apply as you gearing, meaning you don’t have to worry about min-maxxing these stats.
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