Death Knight 1-85 Unholy Talent Build Leveling PvP guide

Welcome to the new updated 4.0.6 Unholy Death Knight PvP Build talent spec guide for Cataclysm.   This build uses Gargoyle so if you are looking for an alternate build without gargoyle try this no Gargoyle Spell Unholy Build

Remember, there is no such thing as a perfect build.  The prefect build is one in which fits YOUR PLAYSTYLE!  These are recommendations based on the popular choices for patch 4.0.6 unholy Death Knights!

These are the most popular pvp talents points to go along great with the best leveling route guide: Zygor’s Leveling Guide

Level 85 Death Knight (0/8/33) (Link)

Unholy (33 Points)

Unholy Command – Rank 2/2
Reduces the cooldown of your Death Grip ability by 10 sec, and gives you a 100% chance to refresh its cooldown when dealing a killing blow to a target that grants experience or honor.

Epidemic – Rank 3/3
Increases the duration of Blood Plague and Frost Fever by 12 sec.

Desecration – Rank 2/2
Your Plague, Scourge, and Necrotic Strikes defile the ground within 7 yards of your target. Enemies in the area are slowed by 50% while standing on the unholy ground. Lasts 20 sec.

Morbidity – Rank 3/3
Increases the damage and healing of Death Coil by 15% and Death and Decay by 30%.

Runic Corruption – Rank 2/2
Reduces the cost of your Death Coil by 6, and causes your Runic Empowerment ability to no longer refresh a depleted rune, but instead to increase your rune regeneration rate by 100% for 3 sec.

Unholy Frenzy – Rank 1/1
Induces a friendly unit into a killing frenzy for 30 sec. The target is Enraged, which increases their melee and ranged haste by 20%, but causes them to lose health equal to 2% of their maximum health every 3 sec.

Shadow Infusion – Rank 3/3
When you cast Death Coil, you have a 100% chance to empower your active Ghoul, increasing its damage dealt by 8% for 30 sec. Stacks up to 5 times.

Death’s Advance – Rank 2/2
While your Unholy Runes are both depleted, movement-impairing effects may not reduce you below 100% of normal movement speed.

Magic Suppression – Rank 3/3
Increases the spell damage absorption of your Anti-Magic Shell by an additional 25%, and increases the runic power generated when damage is absorbed by Anti-Magic Shell.

Rage of Rivendare – Rank 3/3
Increases the damage of your Plague Strike, Scourge Strike, and Festering Strike abilities by 36%.

Unholy Blight – Rank 1/1
Causes the victims of your Death Coil to be surrounded by a vile swarm of unholy insects, taking 10% of the damage done by the Death Coil over 10 sec, and preventing any diseases on the victim from being dispelled.

Anti-Magic Zone – Rank 1/1
Places a large, stationary Anti-Magic Zone that reduces spell damage done to party or raid members inside it by 75%. The Anti-Magic Zone lasts for 10 sec or until it absorbs (10000 + 2 * AP) spell damage.

Dark Transformation – Rank 1/1
Consume 5 charges of Shadow Infusion on your Ghoul to transform it into a powerful undead monstrosity for 30 sec. The Ghoul’s abilities are empowered and take on new functions while the transformation is active.

Ebon Plaguebringer – Rank 2/2
Your Plague Strike, Icy Touch, Chains of Ice, and Outbreak abilities also infect their target with Ebon Plague, which increases damage taken from your diseases by 30% and all magic damage taken by an additional 8%.

Sudden Doom – Rank 3/3
Your main-hand auto attacks have a chance (higher than rank 2) to make your next Death Coil cost no runic power.

Summon Gargoyle – Rank 1/1
A Gargoyle flies into the area and bombards the target with Nature damage modified by the Death Knight’s attack power. Persists for 30 sec.

Frost (8 Points)

Runic Power Mastery – Rank 3/3
Increases your maximum Runic Power by 30.

Icy Reach – Rank 2/2
Increases the range of your Icy Touch, Chains of Ice and Howling Blast by 10 yards.

Lichborne – Rank 1/1
Draw upon unholy energy to become undead for 10 sec. While undead, you are immune to Charm, Fear and Sleep effects.

Endless Winter – Rank 2/2
Your Mind Freeze no longer costs runic power.

Glyphs

Glyph of Scourge Strike (Prime Glyph)
Increases the Shadow damage portion of your Scourge Strike by 30%.

Glyph of Death Coil (Prime Glyph)
Increases the damage or healing done by Death Coil by 15%.

Glyph of Raise Dead (Prime Glyph)
Your Ghoul receives an additional 40% of your Strength and 40% of your Stamina.

Glyph of Dark Succor (Major Glyph)
Causes your Death Strike ability to always restore at least 15% of your maximum health when used while in Frost or Unholy Presence.

Glyph of Strangulate (Major Glyph)
Increases the Silence duration of your Strangulate ability by 2 sec when used on a target who is casting a spell.

Glyph of Anti-Magic Shell (Major Glyph)
Increases the duration of your Anti-Magic Shell by 2 sec.

Glyph of Resilient Grip (Minor Glyph)
When your Death Grip ability fails because its target is immune, its cooldown is reset.

Glyph of Horn of Winter (Minor Glyph)
Increases the duration of your Horn of Winter ability by 1 min.

Glyph of Death’s Embrace (Minor Glyph)
Your Death Coil refunds 20 runic power when used to heal an allied minion.

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