Orc is good for PvP. You get stun resistance + a damage cooldown, and can use Gladiator’s Medallion in combination. Look great in plate. You also get a pet damage bonus of 1%, which is great for Unholy. Goblin can also be good in PvP, due to Rocket Jump (mobility is a big problem for Unholy). Death Knight Frost Spec PvP Build. The exact talents you pick will vary depending on who you’re fighting, who your team (if any) is, and so on. 2s, 3s, 5s, BGs, solo, duels, etc. Keep a stack of Tome of the Quiet Mind handy for just this purpose. Descriptions are below the image and our picks are checked: CD = Cooldown, CC = Crowd Control.

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Alliance

Best race:

Human is the best option for ladder play as you get to use Relentless against heavy crowd control compositions while still having Every Man for Himself to break out of stuns

Alternative race:

Gnome is a strong alternative, especially against mages and survival hunters for the root break – the added 1% haste and the extra resource cap also help to slightly increase your overall damage

Horde

Best race:

Orc is easily the best pick as you’ll get the stun reduction from Hardiness while still being able to play with Gladiator’s Medallion – you also get a nice damage boost from Blood Fury which can be combined with your Unholy Frenzy and Command which slightly increases your pet damage

ALTERNATIVE TALENTS

Spell Eater is a viable option against double caster comps with high burst damage

Default

Necrotic Strike – always

Optional

Anti-Magic Zone is an extremely powerful defensive cooldown that should be used to counter strong offensive cooldowns from classes that primarily deal spell damage, for example destruction warlocks Dark Soul, fire mages Combustion, assassination rogues Vendetta and ret paladins Avenging Wrath
Transfusion should be considered if you expect to take high consistent damage to make it easier to keep yourself alive
Lichborne is a great pick when you expect to be trained by targets that will frequently stun you
Dark Simulacrum can be an extremely high impact ability when facing warlocks, mages and druids to steal and use important crowd control on the opposing team

Major

Breath of the Dying – this is your best offensive major essence due to the low cooldown when used on targets above 80% or below 20%
Vision of Perfection – alternate offensive pick that increases your overall damage when combined with 3x Magus of the Dead traits
Conflict and Strife – should be used for the additional versatility when you need help to survive or when you need access to four PvP talents

Minor

Breath of the Dying – always
Conflict and Strife – always
Memory of Lucid Dreams – always
Essence of the Focusing Iris – can be taken over Condensed Life-Force if your haste stat is low

BiS

3x Festermight
3x Magus of the Dead

Gushing Wound – excellent choice to increase your damage for very little corruption
Versatile – one of your best choices for the passive increase to one of your favored stats
Surging Vitality – alternate pick to proc one of your best stats

Corrupted Gladiator’s Spite – should be taken to all 3s games when playing ww dk mw and used with Death Grip and Leg Sweep
Writhing Segment of Drest’agath – great offensive option that allows you to instantly burst down your target to force cooldowns or score kills
Corrupted Gladiator’s Insignia – great default choice for the large amount of versatility and the high up time of the strength proc
Vita-Charged Titanshard – alternate pick that can be used if you prefer the additional haste over the versatility from an insignia
Corrupted Gladiator’s Emblem – can be taken over your other options if you’re struggling to live and need an extra defensive cooldown

Haste > Versatility > Mastery > Crit

#showtooltip Mind Freeze
/cast [@focus] Mind Freeze

#showtooltip Leap
/cast [@focus] Leap

#showtooltip Death Grip
/cast [@focus] Death Grip

#showtooltip Asphyxiate
/cast [@focus] Asphyxiate

#showtooltip Chains of Ice
/cast [@focus] Chains of Ice

#showtooltip Lichborne
/cancelaura Lichborne

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PvP Death Knight specs & distribution

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Last Database Update : - Players with 1800 rating or higher

Spec	% (1800+)	% (Level 120)
Blood	0.5%	2.4%
Frost	1.1%	2.5%
Unholy	4.8%	2.6%

Death Knights specs distribution compared with all specs

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Death Knights specs distribution history

Class	% (1800+)	% (Level 120)
Death Knight	6.4%	10.3%

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