NEW WotLK - Unholy Death Knight Guide! - Gargoyle Changes, but We're STILL ON TOP!

[@dasilentduck]

As Whitewolf says, "once Gary goes to Jesus swap to blood"

[@Sarthetv]

IMPORTANT Things I meant to add (shoutout Whitewolf for pinging me about these): Glyph Swapping can be VERY Big! From Dark Death (Death Coil) to Icy Touch for AoE fights can be a large DPS Increase. Fury of the Five Flights Trinket should actually be your preferred trinket right now, specially for cleave fights. And Sigil swapping shouldnt be worth it, even with the new XT sigil, but you can use the PVP Sigil for some cleave fights like Freya. Enjoy and feel free to add anything else! & Cinderglacier snaps the disease & updates DnD

[@dalestevens8322]

Hey Sarthe was curious about our meta gem? The sim shows thundering as better then either of the crit ones in p1 bis still, but it feels like the crit ones should be better...

[@imthatguy7394]

You mention you pop Ghoul Frenzy before the fight starts in your vid. Do you trinket swap to prevent the ghoul frenzy from proccing Greatness or is there another trick here that i'm missing

[@dugaten575]

@@imthatguy7394 It's just trinket swapping. I dont use GF pre fight because of that, i feel like it's not worth losing 2-3 seconds of Greatness for no reason. Those seconds are very important as you want to wait with using Gary until you can snap both, Greatness + Fallen Crusader

[@Noctrl100]

Sarth you’re the man dude. I really appreciate all your dedication to classic and always being so unselfish with knowledge and constantly helping us improve. Big thumbs up 👍

[@ripteye]

Thanks for what you've done for the UH DK community, Im still getting better but your content has helped me immensely. I'm grateful.

[@manfredsteinkellner2723]

So stay in UH precense do more dmg with the gary then sitch back to blood and do more with melee atack?

[@Shakezoolatron]

Yo sarthe, with the 4 piece bonus is 2h SS build still >10% behind? I'm trying to test it but I'm having a hard time seeing how far behind it is :\

[@blackycatty2707]

TY, dear! my favorite author! your help is priceless!

[@ratelimited]

switching from Frost DK to Unholy to start pushing the dps meter for my weekly raids… so far it’s been a HUGE increases

[@deathbob091]

the 1 shots in ulduar right now are REAL . "Melee is a Bad Place for melee" the truest thing ive ever heard spoken in p1 classic

[@saturten]

thanks for the guide sarthe

[@Daza409]

Tip for gary macro is to add a button modifier for haste procs for when it lands, to give max uptime

[@certifiedsexhaver8400]

How

[@Daza409]

@@certifiedsexhaver8400 eg /cast Blood Fury /cast Summon Gargoyle /use [modifier: ctrl] 10 /use [modifier: ctrl] 14 /use [modifier: ctrl] Potion of Speed press once normal then with ctrl (change to whatever) when Gary lands

[@tobiaskogler3591]

can you elaborate please?

[@jasonlucia6682]

if garys flight time is static couldnt you just add a pause into the macro?

[@franky1882]

you want to be able to choose if you pop ur haste pot or not. usually your opener includes 3 globals after garg and before army and u pop all ur haste items with amry as u still need to snapshot it.

[@name1last230]

@Sarthe Does it really make sense to Ghoul Frenzy before the fight? As it heals the ghoul and triggers the Greatness buff? Also simming doesn't show any significant dps change with pre-cast

[@alexhill9423]

Simply swap your trinket positions before using GF to not proc greatness

[@dropit7694]

Or procc greatness intentionally so it doesn't proc at the start of the fight if bloodlust isn't used straight away

[@VinticoreGaming]

Ty Sathe! Been wondering how P2 changed stuff for us

[@StickyBuns1390]

Thank you for not giving up on Unholy, Sarthe ❤

[@mafiotzi]

What is the name of the weakaura that shows you all the active buffs like Greatness, Speedpot and all other procs?

[@StickyBuns1390]

Would also like to know this

[@thomashays7818]

Luxthos has a really good one. You have to add some buffs you want it to track but once you figure that out, it's awesome

[@kamilos1631]

Amazing viedo I hope to see more details about bis items and glaives :D

[@RuBBu]

Would you be able to drop the W/A showing your procs? IE greatness, crusader pot and deso?

[@DannyHeise]

im looking for that also LOL have u found it ?

[@Mortal14]

cant wait for the "how to parse on every boss" videos for uh dk

[@yournumberonepal]

I was gonna say, all the procs would go on Army now I guess.

[@kovacsbence9112]

So you basically pop haste cds when Gargolye actually arrives, and attack power cds before pressing the spell itself?

[@edeliglesiasfernandez4336]

Awesome vidoe. I'm playing on a private server on phase 5 of 3.3.5a, is still this spec worth in phase 5 or is dead and I should stay frost.

[@dexterdex7609]

Hey Sarthe, can u tell me is T8 4bonus set for Frost DK actually works? Because I didn't see any change in damage at all.

[@withinreachpro]

You da man Sarthe

[@TheRampage1337]

hi sarthe , for this above are we still morbid spec or is there a new one now?

[@galbosgalbani1844]

Hi guys, i have a few questions cause i am learing this spec :) is it still necessary to have both fallen crusader runes on both one hands ? unshared cooldown? or is it better to have fallen crusader and razorice?

[@abeardedwoman]

Man my dumbass watched almost this whole video before realizing it isn't retail 😅

[@Vuro1337]

Thank you for the great content

[@TheRustaclut0]

Sarth i love unholy dk, played it since release and in retail still but i just don't vibe with the dual wield.... can this spec still work for 2h or is it best to go back to the traditional 2h spec that was used back in WOTLK? keep up the good work!

[@thatoneguyffs]

Why not blood strike first and get damage buff for your dots??

[@Funkytowwn101]

thank you Sarthe :)

[@andynordengen3690]

checking logs now in p3 and all top parsing unholy are troll and stll use Black Magic, any thoughts?

[@briansung3036]

Thanx ❤

[@keyrih]

Could you show the macros you use while raiding please ? Great explanation.

[@1FrankLucas]

yea please show macros

[@MrGeorgeRohman]

So why does everyone say cinderglacier is bad but you say it's better? Can you give better dive

[@Didi-mv8uq]

U mention special Situation for the weapon enchant. But in normal Situations we would use double crusader, right?

[@ObstructTheTide]

Been waiting for this video! Thanks! I am trying to find reliable info about unholy dw hit cap but the numbers are all over the place on different sources. I have 376 hit but I am still seeing misses. What hit rating should I aim for?

[@ThorGodofThunder420]

When DW you're never going to get to your actual white hit cap. You should push for 280 and focus more points in haste > crit.

[@Shafordo]

To my knowledge u just need 5% and usually having a draenei will put u where u need to be. All ive tried keeping it at was 5% since i switched over to morb from ss, and ive seemed to be doing fine.

[@donluffy6215]

Does using army of the dead on a boss makes a tank lose aggro?

[@SinisterN99]

Any fights where we don't want to use Army? (random taunting of stuff, adds, etc?)

[@taytrefenwyd8397]

So can you use army of the dead on every boss fight?

[@PePTo-dx2yj]

very usefull, what addon you use which show time active buffs?

[@Swockwickdus]

love the content man! could you link your WA's?

[@zerodarkthirsty3575]

Can you say what glyphes i take

[@DnDBestMoments]

and the talents?

[@bigbassjonz]

Stonerender. Why is this not on the UH list? They're fast, but the stats are nice and they sim higher than anything pre phase 2. They sim higher than many on the BIS list. Rather than let these "trash" weapons get DE'd pick up a couple.

[@Knife1437]

Where is the Hunter guide?

[@tristanmorris9351]

Sarthe could you please post the talents you have for p2 unholy dual weild?

[@xdlcpxd]

Hey Sarthe, is there any glyph/talent update?

[@imthatguy7394]

Thanks for the updated guide Sarthe! I know the spec/glyphs probably haven't changed, but can you post the ones you're currently running on your orc so I can make sure? :D

[@neagenlee1400]

I was considering going 2h Scourge strike for the fact our 4-peice and 20% increased disease damage ? Think it's worth it or will 1h substantially parse higher ?

[@hank-9241]

No, the set bonus is very meh. It increases the additional dmg by 20%, not the total. 1h is still by far the best.

[@neagenlee1400]

@@hank-9241 thanks :) I'll probably shoot for my 4 peice just cause I hit the brakes on core raiding , appreciate you taking the time

[@XxKinGzxX100]

Doesn’t work like that. It’s 12.5% * 1.20 = 15%. And for 2 diseases so a 5% damage to scourge strike which isn’t a major contributor to unholy damage profile as opposed to frost dk

[@dirtyswampman]

even 2h scourge strike youd prefer higher ilvl gear over the 4 set. It's not as good as it sounds

[@DatHeadNinja]

I simed it the other day and at T8 BiS it’s about a 2k dps difference from DW

[@florida4810]

Fast main hand, or slower mainhand for more max dmg?

[@Shafordo]

Good question!

[@BodyByBeef]

All things being equal, slower would be better. Due to the occasional BS and US

[@MegaBlackhawk1990]

no talent build?

[@pooryashahabi3417]

Az dk u have to do alot even when tanking other class are this way too? No aoe without corpse exp btw

[@lawless7859]

Frost just seems better for this content.

[@Shafordo]

Start paying attention when fights take longer, and start playing with actual decent unholy players. The only times frost are going to be outperforming are on shorter timed fights, due to the burst. It applies to both single target boss fights and aoe pulls.

[@lawless7859]

@@Shafordo I mean for the sheer ease of play. There is a metric fuck load of shit that can fuck a UHDK up. Looking more at semi-hard core guilds. Where you may or may not do the fights to perfection everytime in under 30seconds and avoid half the mechs

[@Jupikeke]

why not pop Gargoyle in blood presence and switch to unholy? It doesnt snapshot AP?

[@dobiusla8281]

Even if it does it will lose it after swapping and gain the haste of unholy presence.

[@alexyellowtrees4901]

You mentioned Black magic no longer being worth it to swap to which i get but is double rune of the fallen crusader still bis? I've seen quite a few people walking around with razorice on their offhand

[@joakimes]

As unholy? Icy touch is our only frost button. On singletarget perhaps, if you prio it above death and decay it may give some burst in short fights like xt hardmode.

[@joakimes]

Or they did not bother re enchanting it when they respec for minor content

[@basementbanter366]

Hopefully they get tuned a little more lol

[@Adam-082]

Unholy can have its fun but it falls off after ToC*. Meant to put ToC but put Ulduar.

[@theonetheone6495]

So frost will be superior?

[@certifiedsexhaver8400]

Bro what it’s gonna be godlike in ToC lmao

[@XxKinGzxX100]

No it will shine in ToC because of the tier set

[@cococock2418]

Good

[@Shafordo]

What makes you think its gonna fall off after Ulduar? Thats pretty comical to me. See you under my name on the deeps boards! ✌️🤣

[@keyrih]

On solo target fights, is keeping death and decay down better than using the runes otherwise ?

[@OmeRedRum]

DnD should be used in your rotation, even for single target.

[@nolanharen6708]

Can you post your UI / Weakauras

[@manfredsteinkellner2723]

in his dc

[@Dingy1010]

Is this for dual wield or 2H?

[@bspence1275]

So what's the new spec?

[@aaronchase8831]

DW or 2H?

[@peanutbutter1692]

can we get more hunter content?

[@maiev-1il]

Could someone tell me, why would we use blood boil?

[@thesmalenguy9137]

Blood boil does more dmg than Blood strike when u are Dual wielding, even on single target.

[@BongGoku]

Just remember to take everything with a pinch of salt, this was the guy telling us warrior would be top of the charts this phase!

[@Sarthetv]

Literally never have I said warriors would be top this phase. I've said 1 warrior, Ahl could top meters and get world rank 1s, and 99% of warriors would be shit. So idk where you heard that

[@BongGoku]

"There will be fights where Ahl gets rank 1 world, WORLD, as fury warrior, above all other dps classes". Your quote!

[@Shafordo]

@@BongGoku he *could*. *could*. Pay attention or just choose to argue, your choice.

[@BongGoku]

@@Shafordo He didn't say could, so stop dick riding. He said warrior would be #1 on some bosses, regardless of class.

[@fiddlesticks6240]

@@BongGoku and he actually did! his 25 man he was top of the meters during some points of the fight which would never happen with fury, he will end top 7 of the meters now on some fights compared to being below everyone else and above only tanks.

[@gtzarchitecturevisuals5458]

can u send ur WA for the interface what u have ? :) best wishes from germany

[@zirko4724]

can anyone tell me if i should pop haste cds before gargo or after ? i need to know :(

[@jayd8091]

You can do it after. Haste scaling is now dynamic for the gargoyle, it updates as your live haste changes.

[@matthewphipps5551]

Watch video before commenting?

[@zirko4724]

@@matthewphipps5551 no dude no

[@primecalibur]

Nerf inc

[@spenserroxsox]

How is his guild doing 10k+ dps lol

[@MrLiveYourLife55]

Why dual wielding instead of two hander ? and is that really big dps difference ?

[@olas16k]

yes it's a huge difference, dual wielding is far superior dmg

[@user-tr3wg7qd6h]

Lol cute parse flex

[@Simonsays48]

anyone knows If 2handed unholy DK is good?

[@XxKinGzxX100]

15% less dps

[@brad2679]

The nerf was actually good for the game. Admit it.

[@alexmoreso21]

Are a warlock player ? May that’s why u te saying this

[@hank-9241]

No it's a horrible change, literally one of the dumbest way of nerfing unholy. It won't affect this phase much but it will make UH really uncompetitive in later phases.

[@Chucboris]

Woulda rather them just fixing the icd stuff for extra procs changing equipment/gems and it would have just simply made more sense than leaving the bugged cooldown shit in

[@cococock2418]

@@hank-9241 dumbest ways? It was literally braindead and ridiculous before the nerf

[@Abominabletable]

@@cococock2418 eh all the classes are quite braindead in WotLK. And yet, many orange parsers in my guild have rolled DKs only to quit after 5-6 weeks because they realized there was more nuance than they thought. This comment is like me saying afflock is just corruption, doom and shadow bolts - it’s a disingenuous, reductive and flat-out stupid observation that comes from a lack of understanding.

[@cornelpalmieri1395]

cap

[@heine010290]

Clearly you need another nerf, lul.

[@govindsundar]

I have a similar ilvl frost dk and it just performs better. Unholy is not as versatile or good as frost after the nerf.

[@ThorGodofThunder420]

You just don't know how to play unholy.

[@Shafordo]

It really just depends. Its not better overall... but on faster fights? Its going to appear that way. If fights are very quick a frost dks burst is prob going to outdo the unholy. But let there be a long single target fight, and ur not going to come close to the unholy dk. Same way with drawn out aoe exchanges. Ur just not gonna keep up.

[@govindsundar]

@@ThorGodofThunder420 yeah mate, like it’s rocket science to play WotlK unholy… I have 2 DKs, played unholy since launch and I’m just saying atm frost is more satisfying to play.

[@FlatMetal22]

Bro rank #3 on XT and rank #6 on hodir...you are a beast

[@thomashays7818]

parsing with the lowest sample size possible as its barely week 1, maintain that parse and ill be impressed, lol

[@FlatMetal22]

@@thomashays7818 seeing as he's in the best speedrun guild in the world as UH DK he is likely always gonna have mega parses.

[@KingJames-go8pq]

If you parse you're gay, have a nice day!

[@ace052330]

No one has had time to get gear yet. So stupid. Also idk wtf this guy is smoking but warlocks are currently on top followed by Hunter and then uhdk/ENH shaman.

[@jaegerwilks5147]

Guessing you didn't actually watch

[@ThorGodofThunder420]

He did say warlocks are still on top, well and beyond. Actually watch this video dipshit. Go look at top 100 on damage on warcraftlogs. There's 6 hunters and 7 enhance shaman... the video is about how to play unholy with the change.

[@Shafordo]

So even though the data is out there that literally says warlocks are on top, and even sarthe himself said so, and then the runner up is dk... You refuse to accept factual evidence and instead choose to believe your own opinion more? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 The logs are literally listed bro. And you have the nerve to talk about what other people are smoking. 🤦‍♂️😂

[@gliboperuta9213]

is the talent build and glyphs and itemisation any different now?

[@obuneo]

nice video mate! thanks a lot just a question: then, only uh presence during gary and the rest of the fight in blood, right? again, thanks :)

[@mosquito6581]

Awesome video man. Curious on your ghoul frenzy/ death and decay tracker. Is that a WA ? If so does anyone know it ? Ty

[@ValkorEvo]

So, I have been testing a lot of my unholy dk. Currently 4.6 gs. And it's just demotivating at this point. Maybe you found a way with certain items to improve, but for the rest of us that is still looking for the right things it is a nightmare. Don't get me wrong, I have been following your videos for a while, and is by far the most complete guide I have ever seen. But for me unholy dks are dead. Staying as a Frost tank for the moment and trying to be motivated for the next subscription.

[@kristiqndimitrow7969]

u just need the right items i did 16k burst on algalon and i stil dont have alot of bis items just get goid at the rotation

[@dalestevens8322]

Won't trolls haste scale better in further phased when gear improves. Orc might eek out Troll right now, but won't that gap close as gear improves?

[@franky1882]

keep.coping.3toes.coper

[@itssupbroz]

wrath sims 100dps higher than mark for me

[@Slashoom]

nice!

[@Frezil01]

whats the talent tree look like

[@weeng8329]

5/12 = mostly, lol