Guide to Frost Death Knight DPS in 116 Seconds

Frost DK Guide WOTLK
WARNING** the guide is correct but there is a variant build that is about 5% better but nothing else changed. Thanks for the feedback!
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[@rcpclassic]

**UPDATE** this is the current best talent build. The rest of the guide is correct, but this build is 5% better www.warcrafttavern.com/wotlk/tools/talent-calculator/deathknight/?t=B000116666677788888aaaddddffiiikllmmmssstttuxyyyEEEEEIdA11100444449999C111

[@kylemacgillivary5577]

It's awesome that you updated but sub blood doesn't run virulence. You typically put the last point into Dark Conviction and you put 2 points into Chill of the Grave.

[@rupeni87]

@@kylemacgillivary5577 i wonder how much difference there is in the 2 specs. 1%crit and additional runic power are amazing and sim higher than the build with 3%spellhit. However for overall damage maybe virulence is better?

[@kylemacgillivary5577]

@@rupeni87 If the standard blood sub spec sims higher than virulence then that typically means it would be better for overall damage. Also you don't use many spells as a frost DK where that spell hit matters. I main a frost DK and spell hit is not an issue.

[@nikolaykertev2457]

You obviously are not a good dk then. 50% of the build is spells. Missing a spell means u might fuck up ur rotation or even lose a rune. That would result in less damage. Getting hit capped as a frost DK is the first thing to do. For 25 raids, the hit cap with the build above is 12% on spell. Currently the issue with DK is ur hit cap, expertise and then crit. Thats why using the blood talents result in better damage, because items don't provide enough crit on their own. After phase 4 u have enough crit and u switch to the unholy talents. U also build up armor pen instead of strength at phase 4 +.

[@kylemacgillivary5577]

@@nikolaykertev2457 Lol that comment shows how bad you are when it comes to DK, the only spells you cast are Icy Touch, Pestilence, and Howling Blast. You only cast Icy Touch at the start of a fight and you just refresh your diseases with pestilence. And you only cast Howling Blast with Rime procs. Looking at my Patchwerk kill from this week that I got a 98 parse on, I had 1 icy touch cast and 2 howling blast casts (not many procs) and 14 pestilence casts, 2 pestilence casts missed but missing does not consume runes so I just used it again immediately. If you are speccing for the extra hit for that then that's just dumb. Especially if you go onto the DK discord or look at any guides, nobody takes virulence when using the blood subspec. Saying getting hit capped is the first thing you do as a DK is so dumb, that's the first thing you do with every class lol and the main hit cap that you would be worried about as a DK is 8% so your special abilities don't miss. Going for bis items for frost DK this phase doesn't even put you at spell hit cap because it's just not that necessary. If you have a problem missing your spells and you need virulence then you're just gearing poorly. The extra spell hit from that talent really isn't that necessary. Go take a look at any top performing frost DK they won't be running virulence.

[@arvidj8918]

ARE YOU KIDDING??? Finally someone that understands how to format instruction-videos. Well done!

[@bobbob-iq8yn]

Wow. This is exactly the kind of format video I'm looking for 100% of the time and just have so much trouble finding. Please do this for all the things!

[@vixtemplar]

well edited and brief. Subscribing for all classes. You’re on to something

[@rcpclassic]

Thanks so much!

[@Leftbehind727]

Amazing! perfect and to the point, not dawn out to 10 mins just to try to monetize the video. Honestly Thank you!

[@rcpclassic]

So glad you like it. Thanks for supporting.

[@bustyy113]

Absolutely love this format - no fluff, just straight up knowledge dump. Instant subscribe 😂 What classes do you play? I feel like everyone could benefit from seeing a vid like this

[@rcpclassic]

Thanks so much! I play a lot of different classes so I'm hoping to do a few in the next few weeks.

[@honzatoman3602]

Great - simple, fast and straight to the point yet understandable. GJ ...the only think that I would be mentioning more is possibility of frost/blood talent build which is more powerful in first phase of expansion (WOTLK ofc) with lower gear....

[@kinggrantking]

Pumped to be one of your first 100 subs! Would love to see a guide on Feral DPS. I find it to be one of the least intuitive specs in Wrath.

[@rcpclassic]

Thanks so much for the support!

[@Cosmophile]

This is a great guide! I wouldn't mind seeing this with some very subtle music and less orc grunts. Just a thought!

[@rcpclassic]

Haha thanks for the feedback. I just uploaded Unholy with your suggestions added. Got some subtle beats and turned down the game audio.

[@grimshank]

Interested in what you got for Unholy

[@NoOne-py5or]

Oblit always over everything when possible even when km is up, unless you have the rune grace to do a km or other ability, fdk rotation is dynamic and not linear

[@Jackpkmn]

I see only... Ymirjar Berserkers... In my future...

[@Dakh4r]

Traduce dependiendo del idioma. Nunca gasten HB aun así les salga Rime. El HB solo lo puedes soltar si no tienes un recurso como Obliteration, FS o BS. Obviamente estoy hablando cuando sea Unit Tarjet. Si el jefe hay AOE y van a jugar a parsear, busquen los bosses donde pueden hacer aoe donde cuente el dmg. Ejemplo en Satharion todo cuenta.

[@rcpclassic]

Great info. Thanks!

[@Zuggith3]

Nice work brother!

[@rcpclassic]

Thanks!

[@finesse7458]

Frost/Blood talent build until around ICC then Frost/Unholy. Great video tho

[@rcpclassic]

Thanks so much. I corrected the build in the description and comments.

[@Glaciuxx]

This guide is concise, meaningful and truthful 🎉

[@Potimus_Ripme]

Decent and essential! The best pack of got2know :)

[@rcpclassic]

Thanks!!

[@alexbrestowski4131]

Can’t stress how much these rapid fire information videos are needed. Everything else comes with the bullshit intros and yapping to turn 2-3 mins of information into a 15 min video. Great idea bro

[@rcpclassic]

Thanks so much, maybe we are on to something 😀

[@yammie1536]

Absolute legend!

[@TheMikeisdabomb]

Is that UI available? I love it :$

[@Lellena94]

When is rest of classes coming out ? Amazing video just what i was looking for. Btw do you have any plams for DF clases in brief?

[@athanasiosdemertzis8847]

Since you started with Death Knight, I would love to see the rest classes as well. Just finish up with the 3rd spec and its "options". Then start with the rest of the classes and end maybe with paladin so you can have a theme of "dark" at the start versus "light" at the end? I am just throwing ideas at you. Really nice content. Here, get my sub as well.

[@rcpclassic]

Great ideas! Thanks

[@HipsterJonas]

I seriously need that Weakaura for DK, can you help a guy trying to get into Death knights ??

[@Kai_pies]

Are two handed weapons viable for frost DK's?

[@MrBassy-qo4tl]

for frost would you recommend dual wield or 2h?

[@macerio_8737]

precast army in unholy stance during the /pull 10, otherwise great

[@rcpclassic]

Thanks. And great addition.

[@Rick4u]

What dmg fonts are you using ? Great vid👍

[@rcpclassic]

All of my fonts are Expressway. Comes with ElvUI and Weakauras.

[@mliutikas]

Hello, how do you make those obiliterate and howling blast proc icons appear above and on the left/right side of you? Im leveling dk right now and they do not show up... :(

[@rcpclassic]

Hey! Those are custom made from the addon WeakAuras.

[@TripleBeamDreamin]

Great video. About refreshing diseases after the opener, since you're running the glyph isnt it more worth to pestilence for refresh instead of using the 2 globals?

[@nikolaykertev2457]

That's what he said. He didn't say it clearly tho, he meant "if diseases expire, use icy touch, etc. If they are about to expire, use pestilence."

[@rcpclassic]

Thanks for helping with this comment.

[@TripleBeamDreamin]

@@rcpclassic mb there

[@sigmametroid2630]

What a bro!

[@rcpclassic]

😎😎😎

[@LeftyRC]

Could you share your weak aura please? New sub great video?

[@rcpclassic]

I was thinking of doing a video on that when I get the chance. Thanks so much for the comment.

[@tuhlomag]

If there is a request for how to parse ADK with one-handed games, I’m sharing the ADK first-person game channel. Easier to understand. The game for Parsians is abused differently on different bosses www.youtube.com/@tuhlomag

[@JSOD88]

What is the the filler for AOE ? Blood Boil?

[@Forcefulpain]

Missing weapon enchants and weapon choice. Stat priority would good aswell

[@rcpclassic]

Good feedback. I'll try to add some of these in the next one.

[@xXCottonXxx]

a little late to the party but you should have some form of dps meter in your videos as a visual aid to show how much dps you are actually pulling.

[@Keranofkri]

Great job. Would you say frost is as good as unholy for pve or not?

[@kemping3761]

Can u please tell me what interface addons are u using?

[@rcpclassic]

I mainly use ElvUI and Weakauras.

[@pituflorin1119]

hello. can you please tell me the addon name which shows you the runes ?

[@pjsa146]

What UI add-on are you using??

[@rcpclassic]

Right now I'm using a custom ElvUI setup with custom Weakauras.

[@klinkson]

Whats the weakaura you use?

[@rcpclassic]

They are all custom made. Thanks for noticing them :)

[@alanolex3962]

God I hope 2-hand Frost ends up being good. I want to get back into WoW with Dragonflight and my DK needs some love.

[@rcpclassic]

I totally agree. 2h DK in general should be better.

[@hack3rl310]

Can you share your ElvUI profile and weakauras? Looks amazing :)

[@rcpclassic]

Thanks! Maybe I'll upload it one day :)

[@TheOfficialRybot]

@@rcpclassic same!!! I need!!

[@eggmcmarty]

@@rcpclassic would love the weak auras! and how your runes looked. I looked for a RCPclassic package on wago but no good. Did you ever end up sharing them?

[@cometzstoregame]

where this mackro dude ?

[@rcpclassic]

I'm not sure I understand the question.

[@cometzstoregame]

@@rcpclassic Yesterday I saw there was still macro but now it's not in blood

[@cometzstoregame]

@@rcpclassic I need Mackro for a DK tank

[@joshuadibenedetto2614]

what chants on weapons

[@rcpclassic]

Razorice / Fallen Crusader

[@xunaxunari7534]

warrior next pls :D

[@rcpclassic]

Hell yeah! Warriors are coming up soon.

[@verejnynepriatel7504]

can u also do UH dk ?

[@rcpclassic]

Just put it up

[@darekinho13]

hi, do we ever pop ghoul and if so, when do we do it in the opener?

[@rcpclassic]

You can pop ghoul but I usually save it for an extra heal with the macro I showed in the video.

[@zera2314]

Wait, is this guide the reason why so many Frost DK's are incorrectly specc'ing Frost + Sub-Unholy instead of Frost Sub-Blood like they're supposed to until the end of P2??

[@BingoJunior]

u should not use talents in unholy until later patch, more dmg with blood

[@rcpclassic]

Yeah I totally copied the Frost UH build which is slightly less DPS but still viable. However, I corrected it in the description and comment.

[@kylemacgillivary5577]

lol you dont go sub unholy this early in wotlk.

[@rcpclassic]

yeah i had a crazy brain fart and corrected it right after uploading. The build is in the description AND the pinned comment. Sorry about that

[@srobeck77]

Outdated. Icy Touch and Plague Strike not in the game anymore.

[@nicoba9107]

CAN WE HAVE YOUR ELVUIIII PROFILE

[@Nesquick1121]

you wanna use the rest in blood LOL you get 5% crit

[@rcpclassic]

Good addition. Thanks.

[@mw36444]

sUb uNhOlY

[@Skwisgar]

Yet another guide that doesnt tell me hit/expr cap...

[@zecoon16]

you are a liar. in the video there is a spec without an epidemic, but you are talking about this spec

[@rcpclassic]

Huh?

[@kwonderland89]

Just me or do you sound like the voice from Ezreal?