--- title: "Retail Death Knight Talents – WoWCensus" description: "Death Knight talent picks observed in Retail nearby-player inspections, ranked by popularity within each spec." url: "https://wowcensus.io/retail/death-knight/" --- # Retail Death Knight Talents – WoWCensus [Paladin](/retail/paladin/)[Warrior](/retail/warrior/)[Druid](/retail/druid/)[Hunter](/retail/hunter/)[Shaman](/retail/shaman/)[Priest](/retail/priest/)[Rogue](/retail/rogue/)[Mage](/retail/mage/)[Warlock](/retail/warlock/)[Death Knight](/retail/death-knight/)[Monk](/retail/monk/)[Demon Hunter](/retail/demon-hunter/)[Evoker](/retail/evoker/) ## Death Knight talents Among Death Knights we've inspected, **Blood** (49%) is the most common build, followed by **Unholy** (27%) and **Frost** (24%). **169**Death Knights with known specs ## Spec split **Blood** 82 · 49%**Frost** 41 · 24%**Unholy** 46 · 27% #### Blood **82**49% 1. 1**Death Strike****100%** 2. 2**Blood Boil****96%** 3. 3**Bone Collector****96%** 4. 4**Heart Strike****96%** 5. 5**Icebound Fortitude****96%** 6. 6**Improved Death Strike****96%** 7. 7**Reaper's Mark****96%** 8. 8**Vampiric Strike****96%** 9. 9**Anti-Magic Barrier****95%** 10. 10**Asphyxiate****95%** 11. 11**Dancing Rune Weapon****95%** 12. 12**Hemostasis****95%** 13. 13**Marrowrend****95%** 14. 14**Raise Dead****95%** 15. 15**Unholy Momentum****95%** 16. 16**Vampiric Blood****95%** 17. 17**Veteran of the Third War****95%** 18. 18**Voracious****95%** 19. 19**Anti-Magic Zone****94%** 20. 20**Brittle****94%** 21. 21**Cleaving Strikes****94%** 22. 22**Deadly Reach****94%** 23. 23**Deathbringer****94%** 24. 24**Everlasting Bond****94%** 25. 25**Gorefiend's Grasp****94%** 26. 26**Insatiable Blade****94%** 27. 27**Iron Heart****94%** 28. 28**Ossuary****94%** 29. 29**Rune Mastery****94%** 30. 30**Runic Attenuation****94%** 31. 31**Sanguine Ground****94%** 32. 32**Bloodshot****93%** 33. 33**Coagulopathy****93%** 34. 34**Dance of Midnight****93%** 35. 35**Gloom Ward****93%** 36. 36**Improved Bone Shield****93%** 37. 37**Insidious Chill****93%** 38. 38**March of Darkness****93%** 39. 39**Mind Freeze****93%** 40. 40**Rapid Decomposition****93%** 41. 41**Unholy Bond****93%** 42. 42**Death's Echo****91%** 43. 43**Heartbreaker****91%** 44. 44**Icy Talons****91%** 45. 45**Unholy Endurance****91%** 46. 46**Will of the Necropolis****91%** 47. 47**Purgatory****90%** 48. 48**Runic Protection****90%** 49. 49**Blood Draw****89%** 50. 50**Permafrost****89%** 51. 51**Red Thirst****88%** 52. 52**Boiling Point****87%** 53. 53**Null Magic****87%** 54. 54**Improved Heart Strike****85%** 55. 55**Blinding Sleet****78%** 56. 56**Suppression****78%** 57. 57**Grip of the Dead****77%** 58. 58**Bloodied Blade****74%** 59. 59**Bloody Fortitude****67%** 60. 60**Desecrate****67%** 61. 61**Frenzied Bloodthirst****67%** 62. 62**Gift of the San'layn****67%** 63. 63**Inevitable****67%** 64. 64**Infliction of Sorrow****67%** 65. 65**Sanguine Scent****67%** 66. 66**The Blood is Life****67%** 67. 67**Thrill of Blood****67%** 68. 68**Transfusion****67%** 69. 69**Vampiric Speed****67%** 70. 70**Visceral Strength****67%** 71. 71**Incite Terror****66%** 72. 72**Plague Infusion****61%** 73. 73**Blood Mist****60%** 74. 74**Assimilation****56%** 75. 75**Umbilicus Eternus****56%** 76. 76**Relish in Blood****51%** 77. 77**Blood Scent****49%** 78. 78**Foul Bulwark****49%** 79. 79**Bind in Darkness****44%** 80. 80**Frigid Resolve****44%** 81. 81**Grim Reaper****44%** 82. 82**Soul Rupture****44%** 83. 83**Wave of Souls****44%** 84. 84**Wither Away****44%** 85. 85**Deathly Blows****43%** 86. 86**Rune Carved Plates****43%** 87. 87**Reaper's Onslaught****41%** 88. 88**Swift and Painful****41%** 89. 89**Death's Messenger****40%** 90. 90**Coldthirst****39%** 91. 91**Echoing Fury****39%** 92. 92**Exterminate****38%** 93. 93**Subduing Grasp****38%** 94. 94**Death Notes****37%** 95. 95**Improved Vampiric Blood****37%** 96. 96**Sanguinary Burst****32%** 97. 97**Lifeblood****22%** 98. 98**Consumption****17%** 99. 99**Death Pact****16%** 100. 100**Enfeeble****15%** 101. 101**Death Defiance****12%** 102. 102**Bloodworms****11%** 103. 103**Osmosis****9%** 104. 104**Bloody Reflection****7%** 105. 105**Leeching Strike****6%** 106. 106**Blood Bond****4%** 107. 107**Unyielding Will****4%** 108. 108**Blood Feast****2%** 109. 109**Carnage****2%** 110. 110**Ice Prison****2%** 111. 111**Perseverance of the Ebon Blade****2%** 112. 112**Control Undead****1%** 113. 113**Proliferating Chill****1%** 114. 114**Vestigial Shell****1%** Median level 90 #### Frost **41**24% 1. 1**Death Strike****100%** 2. 2**Empower Rune Weapon****100%** 3. 3**Frost Strike****100%** 4. 4**Howling Blast****100%** 5. 5**Icebound Fortitude****100%** 6. 6**Improved Death Strike****100%** 7. 7**Killing Machine****100%** 8. 8**Obliterate****100%** 9. 9**Runic Attenuation****100%** 10. 10**Anti-Magic Barrier****98%** 11. 11**Arctic Assault****98%** 12. 12**Asphyxiate****98%** 13. 13**Bonegrinder****98%** 14. 14**Brittle****98%** 15. 15**Chosen of Frostbrood****98%** 16. 16**Deathbringer****98%** 17. 17**Enduring Strength****98%** 18. 18**Frostbound Will****98%** 19. 19**Frostwyrm's Fury****98%** 20. 20**Frozen Dominion****98%** 21. 21**Gloom Ward****98%** 22. 22**Icy Talons****98%** 23. 23**Killing Streak****98%** 24. 24**Mind Freeze****98%** 25. 25**Obliteration****98%** 26. 26**Pillar of Frost****98%** 27. 27**Rage of the Frozen Champion****98%** 28. 28**Reaper's Mark****98%** 29. 29**Rider's Champion****98%** 30. 30**Rune Mastery****98%** 31. 31**Unholy Bond****98%** 32. 32**Unholy Momentum****98%** 33. 33**Veteran of the Third War****98%** 34. 34**Will of the Necropolis****98%** 35. 35**Death's Echo****95%** 36. 36**Icebreaker****95%** 37. 37**Suppression****95%** 38. 38**Northwinds****93%** 39. 39**Cleaving Strikes****90%** 40. 40**Frostscythe****90%** 41. 41**Murderous Efficiency****90%** 42. 42**Null Magic****90%** 43. 43**Raise Dead****90%** 44. 44**Wraith Walk****90%** 45. 45**Blood Scent****88%** 46. 46**Permafrost****88%** 47. 47**Anti-Magic Zone****85%** 48. 48**Breath of Sindragosa****85%** 49. 49**Cryogenic Chamber****85%** 50. 50**Hyperpyrexia****85%** 51. 51**Bind in Darkness****83%** 52. 52**Biting Cold****83%** 53. 53**Death's Messenger****83%** 54. 54**Deathly Blows****83%** 55. 55**Frigid Resolve****83%** 56. 56**Grim Reaper****83%** 57. 57**Insidious Chill****83%** 58. 58**Rune Carved Plates****83%** 59. 59**Runic Protection****83%** 60. 60**Soul Rupture****83%** 61. 61**Swift and Painful****83%** 62. 62**Wave of Souls****83%** 63. 63**Wither Away****83%** 64. 64**Dark Talons****80%** 65. 65**Echoing Fury****80%** 66. 66**Icy Death Torrent****80%** 67. 67**Exterminate****78%** 68. 68**Frostreaper****78%** 69. 69**Everfrost****76%** 70. 70**Gathering Storm****76%** 71. 71**Smothering Offense****76%** 72. 72**Blinding Sleet****68%** 73. 73**Death Pact****68%** 74. 74**Death Defiance****59%** 75. 75**Death Notes****59%** 76. 76**Enfeeble****59%** 77. 77**Unholy Endurance****51%** 78. 78**Assimilation****46%** 79. 79**Coldthirst****44%** 80. 80**Blood Draw****41%** 81. 81**Apocalypse Now****32%** 82. 82**Death Charge****32%** 83. 83**Hungering Thirst****32%** 84. 84**Mawsworn Menace****32%** 85. 85**Mograine's Might****32%** 86. 86**Pact of the Apocalypse****32%** 87. 87**Trollbane's Icy Fury****32%** 88. 88**Whitemane's Famine****32%** 89. 89**A Feast of Souls****29%** 90. 90**Let Terror Reign****29%** 91. 91**Nazgrim's Conquest****29%** 92. 92**Ride or Die!****29%** 93. 93**Unholy Armaments****29%** 94. 94**Howling Blades****27%** 95. 95**Runic Overflow****27%** 96. 96**Vestigial Shell****27%** 97. 97**Avalanche****22%** 98. 98**Frigid Executioner****22%** 99. 99**Frostbane****20%** 100. 100**Shattering Blade****20%** 101. 101**Icy Onslaught****17%** 102. 102**Osmosis****17%** 103. 103**Grip of the Dead****15%** 104. 104**Subduing Grasp****15%** 105. 105**The Long Winter****12%** 106. 106**Proliferating Chill****10%** 107. 107**Inexorable Assault****5%** 108. 108**Blood Bond****2%** 109. 109**Unyielding Will****2%** Median level 90 #### Unholy **46**27% 1. 1**Raise Dead****100%** 2. 2**Army of the Dead****98%** 3. 3**Clawing Shadows****98%** 4. 4**Cleaving Strikes****98%** 5. 5**Dark Transformation****98%** 6. 6**Death Strike****98%** 7. 7**Festering Scythe****98%** 8. 8**Foul Infections****98%** 9. 9**Gloom Ward****98%** 10. 10**Harbinger of Doom****98%** 11. 11**Icebound Fortitude****98%** 12. 12**Improved Death Strike****98%** 13. 13**Magus of the Dead****98%** 14. 14**Necromancer's Cunning****98%** 15. 15**Outbreak****98%** 16. 16**Putrefy****98%** 17. 17**Putrid Echoes****98%** 18. 18**Raise Abomination****98%** 19. 19**Reaping****98%** 20. 20**Runic Attenuation****98%** 21. 21**Scourge Strike****98%** 22. 22**Sudden Doom****98%** 23. 23**Unholy Bond****98%** 24. 24**Unholy Momentum****98%** 25. 25**Veteran of the Third War****98%** 26. 26**Anti-Magic Barrier****96%** 27. 27**Brittle****96%** 28. 28**Death's Reach****96%** 29. 29**Icy Talons****96%** 30. 30**Mind Freeze****96%** 31. 31**Soul Reaper****96%** 32. 32**Commander of the Dead****93%** 33. 33**Doomed Bidding****93%** 34. 34**Ebon Fever****93%** 35. 35**Grave Mastery****93%** 36. 36**Lord of the Dead****93%** 37. 37**Rune Mastery****93%** 38. 38**Anti-Magic Zone****91%** 39. 39**Rider of the Apocalypse****91%** 40. 40**Rider's Champion****91%** 41. 41**Unholy Aura****91%** 42. 42**Vampiric Strike****91%** 43. 43**Will of the Necropolis****91%** 44. 44**Enfeeble****89%** 45. 45**Forbidden Knowledge****89%** 46. 46**Death's Echo****87%** 47. 47**Insidious Chill****87%** 48. 48**Permafrost****87%** 49. 49**Unholy Endurance****87%** 50. 50**Blightburst****85%** 51. 51**Null Magic****85%** 52. 52**Blood Scent****80%** 53. 53**Ghoulish Frenzy****80%** 54. 54**Suppression****78%** 55. 55**Wraith Walk****74%** 56. 56**Blood-Soaked Ground****67%** 57. 57**Frenzied Bloodthirst****67%** 58. 58**Gift of the San'layn****67%** 59. 59**Unholy Devotion****67%** 60. 60**Bloody Fortitude****65%** 61. 61**Incite Terror****65%** 62. 62**Inevitable****65%** 63. 63**Infliction of Sorrow****65%** 64. 64**Runic Protection****65%** 65. 65**The Blood is Life****65%** 66. 66**Vampiric Speed****65%** 67. 67**Pact of the San'layn****63%** 68. 68**Thrill of Blood****63%** 69. 69**Visceral Strength****63%** 70. 70**Blood Draw****61%** 71. 71**Transfusion****61%** 72. 72**Scourging****59%** 73. 73**Coil of Devastation****57%** 74. 74**Death Pact****57%** 75. 75**Menacing Magus****57%** 76. 76**Blightfall****54%** 77. 77**Blinding Sleet****54%** 78. 78**Cycle of Death****52%** 79. 79**A Feast of Souls****50%** 80. 80**Apocalypse Now****50%** 81. 81**Coldthirst****50%** 82. 82**Death Charge****50%** 83. 83**Death Defiance****50%** 84. 84**Death Notes****50%** 85. 85**Hungering Thirst****50%** 86. 86**Mawsworn Menace****50%** 87. 87**Mograine's Might****50%** 88. 88**Nazgrim's Conquest****50%** 89. 89**Pact of the Apocalypse****50%** 90. 90**Trollbane's Icy Fury****50%** 91. 91**Whitemane's Famine****50%** 92. 92**Let Terror Reign****48%** 93. 93**Ride or Die!****48%** 94. 94**Unholy Armaments****48%** 95. 95**Assimilation****41%** 96. 96**Outnumber****39%** 97. 97**Grip of the Dead****26%** 98. 98**Morbidity****20%** 99. 99**Subduing Grasp****17%** 100. 100**Infected Claws****15%** 101. 101**Osmosis****15%** 102. 102**Blood Bond****11%** 103. 103**All Will Serve****4%** 104. 104**Unyielding Will****4%** 105. 105**Ancient Power****2%** 106. 106**Control Undead****2%** 107. 107**Proliferating Chill****2%** 108. 108**Superstrain****2%** 109. 109**Vestigial Shell****2%** Median level 90