Unholy Death KnightDPS

Solo Shuffle · EU · top 50 players · updated 10 Oct 2026

Across the top 50 EU Unholy Death Knight players in Solo Shuffle, item level ranges 281–328 and rating 2,561–3,107. 92% play the San'layn hero talent tree. Secondary stat priority: Versatility > Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike. Most used trinkets: Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity (62%) and Venomous Aspirant's Medallion (50%). Top weapon enchant: Rune of the Apocalypse (100%).

Zámåchäu

Ravencrest

3,099

Rating · ilvl 285 · Rider of the Apocalypse

Sairusmarsik

Ravencrest

3,107

Rating · ilvl 287 · San'layn

Gaías

Antonidas

3,057

Rating · ilvl 288 · San'layn

HeadTierilvl 292

Baleful Grave-Knight's Casque

Tier set

Empowered Blessing of Speed

Also run

Venomous Gladiator's Plate Helm
PvPPvP vendor
292
Thalassian Competitor's Plate Helm
CraftedCrafted · Blacksmithing
288

NeckCraftedilvl 292

Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

Crafted · Jewelcrafting

Also run

Venomous Gladiator's Amulet
PvPPvP vendor
292
Venomous Gladiator's Necklace
PvPPvP vendor
292

ShouldersTierilvl 292

Baleful Grave-Knight's Gibbets

Tier set

Akil'zon's Swiftness

Also run

Venomous Gladiator's Plate Pauldrons
PvPPvP vendor
292
Thalassian Competitor's Plate Pauldrons
CraftedCrafted · Blacksmithing
288

BackCraftedilvl 292

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

Crafted · Tailoring

Goblin Glider

Also run

Venomous Gladiator's Shawl
PvPPvP vendor
292
Venomous Aspirant's Cape
PvPPvP vendor
263

ChestTierilvl 292

Baleful Grave-Knight's Breastplate

Tier set

Mark of the Worldsoul

Also run

Venomous Gladiator's Chestplate
PvPPvP vendor
292

WristsCraftedilvl 292

Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards

Crafted · Blacksmithing

Also run

Venomous Gladiator's Plate Wristguards
PvPPvP vendor
292
Venomous Gladiator's Plate Vambraces
PvPPvP vendor
292

Character render of the top-ranked player

Stat priority

Versatility > Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike

Versatility1,344

Mastery743

Haste400

Critical Strike35

Hero talents

San'layn 92%

Rider of the Apocalypse 8%

8% of players run this exact build

HandsTierilvl 292

Baleful Grave-Knight's Deathgrips

Tier set

Also run

Venomous Gladiator's Plate Handguards
PvPPvP vendor
292

WaistCraftedilvl 288

Thalassian Competitor's Plate Waistguard

Crafted · Blacksmithing

Nitro Boosts

Also run

Venomous Gladiator's Plate Girdle
PvPPvP vendor
292
Venomous Aspirant's Plate Girdle
PvPPvP vendor
263

LegsTierilvl 292

Baleful Grave-Knight's Greaves

Tier set

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Also run

Venomous Gladiator's Plate Wargreaves
PvPPvP vendor
292
Venomous Gladiator's Plate Legguards
PvPPvP vendor
292

FeetCraftedilvl 292

Thalassian Competitor's Plate Sabatons

Crafted · Blacksmithing

Farstrider's Hunt

Also run

Thalassian Competitor's Plate Dunkers
CraftedCrafted · Engineering
285
Venomous Aspirant's Plate Warboots
PvPPvP vendor
263

Ring 1Craftedilvl 288

Thalassian Competitor's Signet

Crafted · Jewelcrafting

Silvermoon's Tenacity

Ring 2PvPilvl 292

Venomous Gladiator's Signet

PvP vendor

Silvermoon's Tenacity

Also run

Venomous Aspirant's Ring
PvPPvP vendor
263

Trinket 1PvPilvl 292

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

PvP vendor

Trinket 2PvPilvl 263

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

PvP vendor

Also run

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
Other
259

Main handPvPilvl 292

Venomous Gladiator's Smasher

PvP vendor

Rune of the Apocalypse

Also run

Venomous Gladiator's Claymore
PvPPvP vendor
292
Maze-roa, Warlord's Fury
RaidThe Venomous Abyss · The Coiled Altar
334

Talents · pick rate per node

Death Knight

Unholy

Enchants

Head
Empowered Blessing of Speed890g56%
Increases Speed by 17. Also grants you 1 charge of skyriding abilities whenever you defeat a foe while outdoors in Midnight zones once per 60 sec
or Empowered Rune of Avoidance918g14%
Increases Avoidance by 30. Also grants you a burst of Movement Speed whenever you defeat a foe outdoors in a Midnight zone once per 60 sec
Shoulders
Akil'zon's Swiftness530g70%
Increases Speed by 52
or Amirdrassil's Grace912g16%
Increases Avoidance by 89
Back
Goblin Glider2%
Turns the cloak into a glider you can deploy (engineering tinker)
Chest
Mark of the Worldsoul3,200g80%
Increases your Primary stat by 36
or Mark of Nalorakk780g20%
Increases Strength by 32 and Stamina by 93
Waist
Nitro Boosts2%
Use for a short burst of run speed; shares a cooldown with potions (engineering tinker)
Legs
+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina1,258g100%
Feet
Farstrider's Hunt749g64%
Increases Speed by 9 and Stamina by 186
or Lynx's Dexterity640g18%
Increases Avoidance by 15 and Stamina by 186
Rings
Silvermoon's Tenacity657g50%
Increases Versatility by 27
or Zul'jin's Mastery660g40%
Increases Mastery by 27
Main hand
Rune of the Apocalypse100%
Your ghoul's attacks can curse the target: less healing, more damage taken, less damage dealt, or a slow

Enchanting the meta set costs ≈ 7,941g at today's auction house prices. Back, Waist: engineering tinkers, an engineer can only put them on their own gear. Main hand: free class enchant.

Gems

Enduring Heliotrope415g92%
+23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control
Flawless Masterful Lapis470g50%
+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery
Flawless Versatile Amethyst405g38%
+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility
Flawless Versatile Peridot406g20%
+16 Haste & +7 Versatility
Flawless Masterful Peridot408g14%
+16 Haste & +7 Mastery

Embellishments

Arcanoweave Lining220g96%
Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Strength by 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.
usually on Feet · Thalassian Competitor's Plate Sabatons
Hunt2%
Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.
usually on Main hand · Thalassian Competitor's Greatsword
Sunfire Silk Lining420g2%
Healing and damage from periodic effects can increase Strength by 8 for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times.
usually on Wrists · Thalassian Competitor's Plate Armguards

Trinket pairs

What the top 10 do differently

Picks whose popularity among the 10 highest-rated players differs most from the whole top 50. A big gap hints at what the very best value more, or less.

Baleful Grave-Knight's Gibbetsless −22
Top 1050%Top 5072%
Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacritymore +18
Top 1080%Top 5062%
Venomous Aspirant's Capemore +18
Top 1030%Top 5012%
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity (hero talents)less −18
18% points less common in the top 10
Venomous Gladiator's Plate Wristguardsmore +16
Top 1040%Top 5024%

Sample

Players: 50
Item level: 281–328
Rating: 2,561–3,107

22%Alliance

78%Horde

Professions

44% run two primary professions

Engineering28 players
Mining7 players
Enchanting6 players
Tailoring4 players
Jewelcrafting4 players
Blacksmithing3 players
Alchemy3 players
Skinning3 players
Leatherworking2 players
Herbalism1 players

Top players

Showing 50 of 50

#	Character	Rating	ilvl	Hero	Professions	Meta match
1	SairusmarsikRavencrest	3,107	287	San'layn		70%
2	ZámåchäuRavencrest	3,099	285	Rider of the Apocalypse		63%
3	GaíasAntonidas	3,057	288	San'layn		88%
4	PuzikovatrTwisting Nether	3,033	288	San'layn		70%
5	OßitøRavencrest	3,024	285	Rider of the Apocalypse		74%
7	КромгониSoulflayer	3,005	287	San'layn		70%
8	SëlfdeçåyRavencrest	2,939	281	San'layn		70%
9	NërfvíçtimRavencrest	2,935	285	San'layn	—	76%
10	ReførmedapeRavencrest	2,933	284	San'layn	—	70%
11	ChryschampOutland	2,924	287	San'layn	—	59%
12	VelvetgraveAman'Thul	2,915	289	San'layn	—	76%
13	КромгонSoulflayer	2,908	290	San'layn		70%
14	DaitooalgowñRavencrest	2,889	288	San'layn		64%
15	WorstmmorpgRavencrest	2,865	284	San'layn		76%
16	ØâtmílkýBlackrock	2,837	288	San'layn		64%
17	GúccîgrîpyøAegwynn	2,818	287	San'layn		71%
18	ChrìstyanOutland	2,810	287	San'layn	—	64%
19	DailybrexSilvermoon	2,800	285	San'layn		70%
20	DaitooalgownKazzak	2,783	288	San'layn		82%
21	TønysøpranøTwisting Nether	2,750	286	San'layn		76%
22	EnzyDrak'thul	2,745	328	San'layn		34%
23	PandamonìumQuel'Thalas	2,731	284	San'layn	—	64%
24	KønradcurzeKazzak	2,728	288	San'layn		82%
25	SonofbananaQuel'Thalas	2,719	285	San'layn	—	59%
26	YjbRavencrest	2,694	289	San'layn		64%
26	TrainblueKazzak	2,694	286	San'layn		70%
28	LaddernapalmSpinebreaker	2,684	288	San'layn		76%
29	DkjonnyBlackrock	2,679	290	San'layn	—	88%
30	OlegklinkovTwisting Nether	2,677	284	San'layn		70%
31	BaabarLa Croisade écarlate	2,673	290	San'layn		64%
32	KalekakenRavencrest	2,671	284	San'layn		59%
33	ÐjånålukStormscale	2,668	287	San'layn		64%
34	GladiatorxEmeriss	2,648	289	San'layn		94%
35	QuizonTarren Mill	2,647	289	San'layn		76%
36	EvildikStormscale	2,641	287	San'layn		70%
37	TokyoghoulxdTarren Mill	2,639	290	San'layn		76%
38	ДефайлGoldrinn	2,636	284	San'layn		64%
39	ÂmdalTarren Mill	2,630	288	San'layn	—	76%
41	JohnnyblazêTarren Mill	2,625	286	San'layn		76%
42	MaîtrstafaneRavencrest	2,623	281	Rider of the Apocalypse	—	51%
44	GoolggStormscale	2,603	288	Rider of the Apocalypse		69%
45	ClöverfieldSilvermoon	2,602	285	San'layn		70%
47	IrønstrîkeTarren Mill	2,596	289	San'layn		82%
48	ParkovépyréDrak'thul	2,592	285	San'layn		76%
49	ЧмозесSoulflayer	2,585	289	San'layn	—	70%
50	NèrfxRagnaros	2,576	286	San'layn		76%
51	WhoovesBlackrock	2,575	288	San'layn		82%
52	ДайтооалгоунGordunni	2,573	285	San'layn		64%
53	RaulpwnsStormscale	2,572	289	San'layn		71%
54	ZaibakdzArchimonde	2,561	293	San'layn		76%