Unholy DK PVP Guide 9.0.2 Shadowlands

[@Partywaffles]

UPDATE: Guy's you can actually play pestilent pustules if you're not using the conduit to increase death coil damage. OR you can just play soul reaper up to you! Also you can use death pact/ Rune of sanguination if you need more survivability. Enjoy!

[@evolutionzero1302]

Dude. Thank you for actually making an easy non complex guide with solid information. Only guide I’ve found so far for UH that’s so viable yet simple.

[@Partywaffles]

Let me know if this guide helps you or if you have any questions!

[@runeruler691]

I appreciate these guides a ton bro! Thanks!!!

[@NDM100]

Best guide out at the moment thanks for sharing. Do you think you'll be playing more Frost or UH DK this season?

[@Partywaffles]

@@NDM100 not sure gonna test when rated is out first.

[@Partywaffles]

@@NDM100 frost I think unless it gets nerfed :)

[@NDM100]

@@Partywaffles Thanks so much. My arena partner and I are trying out TWD this season and he's loving DK so far. Your guides are both awesome, especially going through what a burst/ normal rotation (ideally) looks like, no one else is doing that anymore 🤣

[@applejuicecity]

As a returning player, this was enormously helpful :)

[@Partywaffles]

Glad to hear that!

[@ThanosRiddler]

I think since unholy blight increases the haste of your pets you should pop it before dark transformation for maximum benefit. Good job with the video man

[@aerd1427]

Thank you for the tips I’m new to the game and I love dk it’s my second season and i was 1700 player this helps me a lot I know how to play this class way better now :)

[@imortal-solo-2696]

Thanks for the tips really helped

[@TheTrixterz]

Cheers for this! looking forward to the 2h frost guide

[@Partywaffles]

No problem! Be making it soon

[@johnmassey2632]

Gonna check you out on Twitch! I haven’t done DK arena since WoD and 2h oblit was the thing to do then. Getting into it this go around as unholy so I can do pve also. Thanks for the guide

[@CHEESE3194]

Thank god for this video, keep at it brother this helped me out a lot :D

[@grahambanks6719]

Nice guide, filled in some of the gaps I had myself!

[@alexandreworellana]

Exactly what I needed to refresh myself coming back to pvp💪🏽

[@chrismeyers5574]

The death could extending DT will be good when we can wear 2 legendaries and pair it with Monstrosity with death coil reducing DT cd you can run the 50% dc conduit on sudden doom procs and fish for 1 min burst windows

[@hamidalikiani8543]

Thank you for sharing very good and clear it helped a lot thanx

[@The_Salty_Whale]

Thank you for the guide :) I was hating arena today because I was doing my burst and talents way wrong.

[@redeyes33]

Thanks for posting a pvp centric guide with some mythic tips. Great video

[@Partywaffles]

Glad you liked it!

[@ashtf1]

I am going to trust your guide bro !!!! GREAT CONTENT KEEP IT COMING 👍🏾

[@Partywaffles]

Will do brother

[@whygamewhy]

Against any casters, especially these dot focused class. I will pick the ams legendary. With spell eater it becomes a 18k magic absorb and heal that last 24 seconds which makes u immune to magical cc on a 1 min cool down.

[@josephgmeiner999]

Hey waffles, any chance you could share your key bindings and explain why you have them in certain places?? I understand the rotation now but I'm having trouble setting up my bindings.

[@leviackerman6087]

thanks for the guide!

[@Partywaffles]

Glad to help!

[@chrisiancnnell4238]

Is Clawing Shadows so much better than Scourge Strike that is makes All Will Serve non viable? I figured dreadblades stacks the shadow damage more on Claws than Scourge Strike since half of SS is physical dmg, but is the little skeletal archer from AWS not buffed enough by Blight and such to be decent pressure?

[@Partywaffles]

No, clawing shadows is better.

[@chrisiancnnell4238]

@@Partywaffles rodger that! thanks a ton

[@adkawka]

Man, this guide is insane. Thank you a lot. Find few tips new for me. Also what conduits do you use?

[@Skaro-]

Spelleater + Death's embrace is real good combo in PVP

[@KingCali1000]

the Death's Embrace legendary is really important this expansion so far. No longer will you suffer from playing against an Affliction Warlock with such bad mobility. Also; the legendary makes holy damage heal you, so playing Ret paladins is way easier now.

[@Partywaffles]

Yeah it can be useful for sure.

[@TheRighteous100]

Great video man! Been playing a Uh dk since wotlk, i wanted to ask why you don't use Necrotic strike and use clawing shadows instead. (Health pools are quite low atm meaning the % dmg will be lower but still isn't it better? )

[@Partywaffles]

No necrotic is terrible it does no damage at the moment. You play mastery which makes clawing even stronger too.

[@TheRighteous100]

@@Partywaffles hmm ye that makes kinda sense actually thanks !

[@Lurtupp]

Hey great video, helps out a lot. Was wondering why you consider the legendary Grip of the Everlasting to be garbage? Wouldnt be able to grip again if they jump away be good, or grip two people off your healer etc? Or gripping one more person into a zerg in BG, which usually melts them

[@Partywaffles]

The other legendaries are just so much stronger, double grip is not game changing. Also I’m necrolord so I have multiple grips with that.

[@LeshshatziBlogspot]

Currently the dilema i have if it can be called dilema is in pve situation with many targets (dungeons) it is allmost impossible to put wounds on more than 3 targets with festering before the pack gets melted by the other dpss. Of course i use infected claws so my pet can apply wounds but my questions is, other than that is there something I am missing or its just the way it is. Thank you.

[@Partywaffles]

yeah it works better in highest mythic + where they have more hp.

[@gkr400]

Hello thanks for the guide. Is there a chance you can make a macro guide and a pet management guide? Thank you again

[@Partywaffles]

Yep I already did make a macro guide! Check it Out

[@Evilfetus15]

Is there a good resource for comfortable unholy DK keybindings? I’m new to arena, and am finding that unholy dk both has a lot of resource management, as well as keybindings, and paying attention to both those things is quite tough! Thanks for the video, helps a lot :)

[@clintmccabe6904]

I'm absolutely PUMPING in Unholy! What secondary stats should I look for? Haste or Mastry + Vers?

[@MerudonWoW]

Mastery over haste u will want full pvp gear so u have 25% vers

[@labambalacroca3904]

Looks good will try it!!

[@wowprobeast7543]

What rune do you run on your wep? Ive been running fallen crusader and swaping to a wep with the magic aborb rune for caster fights. Is there other runes that are better?

[@Partywaffles]

I use fallen crusader mainly, sanguine when I need to survive a short game.

[@wowprobeast7543]

@@Partywaffles is see sanguin being good in 2v2

[@Partywaffles]

@@wowprobeast7543 only if you’re not with a healer.

[@Tricus]

Thanks for the tips! :-)

[@horstharald]

Any update on the legendary ability pick?

[@Partywaffles]

Frenzied monstrosity

[@fractallightx]

Hi. What about pvp gearing? Vers + what? Mastery or haste?

[@samhorton2349]

With that build mastery

[@fractallightx]

@@samhorton2349 Thanks. Overall in pvp vers > mastery?

[@moanadisneyprincess]

hey man ive started yesterday with dk, i was heavily lost, ive seen 20 guides tonight to try to get how this fucking shit works and you are the ONLY FUCKING PERSON giving (what i personally consider) useful information srsly thanks you so much, watching visual examples and representations of the rotations, those tips for dps, the rotation, the why order of cd usage and the connection while pathing thru target all makes sense and im so glad ive seen your video my most honest thanks for the content pd: ive liked, sub etc, whatever it takes to return the favor

[@Partywaffles]

WOW I’m glad you like the content I’m making! I will continue to put out content!

[@JacobayBAY]

thank you for the video I am top dps now

[@BarqzBitez]

Awesome guide! Just started leveling a DK after watching a few of your vids :) I'm having a slight problem was wondering if you knew how to fix though! Everytime I summon my ghoul theres no pet bar that comes up. Even with all addons disabled nothing comes up. When I log on my hunter the bar comes right away :/

[@Partywaffles]

As frost? You can’t get a bar as frost only unholy

[@drzuk7846]

But burstings high up your nekrotiks or? So brusting is important vor pvp or ?

[@Partywaffles]

No bursting is for pve.

[@louis.b2582]

Great video, can you tell us about the best conduits please ?

[@Partywaffles]

Not 100% sure on conduits yet I would say eternal hunger, embrace death, hardened bones and reinforced shell are all good choices.

[@louis.b2582]

​@@Partywaffles Thanks you for taking the time to answer :)

[@juanmanuelvegadiaz139]

thanks for the guide, im not sure ill be going Unholy or frost this season yet, what should I pick? my arena mate is a dh

[@Partywaffles]

Frost is really good with dh. With chill streak and the hunt you can 1 shot. Unholy is really good too though not sure!

[@juanmanuelvegadiaz139]

@@Partywaffles thanks bro for you commentary. you helped me alot.

[@Kvothe66]

Ty for the tips!

[@Partywaffles]

You’re welcome!

[@sindre056]

What is killing you when you show rotation?

[@Partywaffles]

The training dummy.

[@disruption220]

I tank as dk and am venthir now, so i feel like i can't do arena without grasping hands. Kinda sucks, idk if i should just level another character because i need venthir for raiding.

[@elderscrolls6guildwars314]

You don’t need venthir for raiding brother

[@Kimm466]

What about Death's Certainty legendary + deathcoil soulbind and harbinger of doom? Can that combination be good?

[@Partywaffles]

It could be good, I think the others are better because you don’t get to death coil as much since you’re spamming deathstrike but you could try it!

[@japreet_kah]

My DK is always top damage score but I don't feel like he does damage. I dont know if its the animation or the sound but yeah, feels usless but always top damage

[@Farengo]

What's the best runeforge for unholy DK ?

[@Partywaffles]

Fallen crusader

[@Farengo]

@@Partywaffles Thx

[@chuyaochen1829]

Is it necrolord for both frost and unholy?

[@Partywaffles]

Yes or Kyrian

[@0101-c5c]

what are the best conduits

[@Mahhdeus]

How did u make ur hp bar like this? Its really simple and nice

[@Partywaffles]

The hp bar right under my character? I have a video on my interface / Ui setup, but If that’s what you’re talking about it’s in interface>names>display personal resources I think I’ll check later.

[@clintmccabe6904]

Do you think 2h frost or UH is better for pvp? I’m having trouble with a lot of classes on both specs and mainly due to my low survival. I get blown THE fuck up and can’t stay alive. I feel so squishy

[@Partywaffles]

You just have use defensives or kite/shutdown their cds. You have 3 different heals. Death strike, sacrificial pact and lichborne

[@Partywaffles]

Both are good not sure which is better yet til I test in rated.

[@makpo88]

I wish the change they make before apoc to pop dark transformation stayed was so cool also clawing and death coil do so less dmg atleast if they buffed coil will be epic but ....

[@Partywaffles]

Yeha that woulda been sick if the change the stayed.

[@SoulstitchSolo]

You don't want your Apocalypse to benefit from the Unholy Assault Haste?

[@Partywaffles]

Yes you do that’s why you use it right after unholy assault.

[@KingCali1000]

@@Partywaffles It's better to dot up, 2 festering strikes > Apocalypse into all the buffs, its your Apocalypse pets get around 1-2 seconds more time of haste to attack the enemy targets.

[@Partywaffles]

@@KingCali1000 yeah you don’t have the globals for that though it takes forever, which is why unholy is bad. Already takes long enough using the cds without festering twice first lol

[@KingCali1000]

@@Partywaffles that's not a problem though, you dont need to 100 to 0 them instantly, all you need is timing with your arena partner. Either 2 dps or against a healer you can easily out sustain them depending on what class you're playing with, maybe not at 2500+ but I'm doing fine in 2s at 2300-2450 atm

[@Partywaffles]

@@KingCali1000 I'm talking about 3s not 2s

[@madokaonline]

stats are haste versa?

[@Lachdonen]

What Rune Weapon are you running with this

[@Partywaffles]

Fallen crusader unless playing double dps 2s then sanguine

[@tylernielsen599]

Amazing video

[@spoke1183]

stat priority?

[@Partywaffles]

Prob still verse mastery after nerf.

[@zorgosh]

conduits?

[@Partywaffles]

Making a video on conduits atm.

[@federicoloreirovisconte7295]

best 3s comps?

[@Partywaffles]

Tsg, Twd, Sp/dk ret/dk

[@puska2332]

Stats priority please

[@runeruler691]

Fiya ass guide brotha!

[@ashtf1]

Would you please go into more detail on the rotation. Make it dummy proof.

[@Partywaffles]

Keep dot up, apply wounds, burst wounds, dump runic power when capped with deathcoil for damage or death strike for heals.

[@semintro]

hey man, could you post your macros for DK unholy? thanks

[@SpinatmitEi]

If you‘re kyrian, when do I use my ability best?

[@Partywaffles]

You can use it whenever you are bursting them with you’re cooldowns the same way I used the necrolord ability in the video. Or use to secure kills with forest.

[@Tyzen7]

I promise you, I've used Reanimation before and have steamrolled people with it because nobody ever expects it. Just spam the shit out of it and they get 1 shot

[@SirBoss409]

Tnx for guide, but what a meme with Necrotic Strike? Why it’s so terrible?)

[@shiugen676]

Because it absorbs like 1k healing and hits for like 800 dmg 😓

[@cookie7l]

Any dreadmaul guilds that are good at pushing new players into raids etc im a returning player just hit 60 the other week not as fun solo as it use to be with friends

[@HeyHero]

OK

[@Cyaneed-ox2ik]

But u are frost now =( Anholy is too bad for pvp now?

[@Partywaffles]

Yes

[@Darktalent1986]

Ebon is pronounced - Eh-bun lol EEEEEEEEEEEEBUN jk

[@Partywaffles]

Lol

[@skarkshark152]

Gotta work on pronunciation man making me want to kms

[@QwartzyG]

I don't believe someone who says they are so highly ranked while also clicking spells....

[@Partywaffles]

I’m putting my cursor on the abilities I’m using so the person watching the video knows what I’m pressing... I thought this was apparent, sorry.

[@bigshoots1181]

Hey great guide, I was wondering I usually only use target and focus kick/grip macros. Do you use this and also arena 123 macros for these spells? Or prefer one type over the other?

[@sunshineshankar]

This is not a good video.

[@DE-wq8cp]

Get nerfed

[@Partywaffles]

I don’t even play unholy lol

[@izumitheunholydk6504]

What’s the best conduits