Jul 18, 2015 That graph shows the 90th percentile for each DK spec, across all bosses in heroic highmaul. A 90th percentile Unholy DK is 2.5k dps higher than a 90th percentil Frost DK. You can adjust the settings at the top and look at specific fights, and change difficulties,.
Originally Posted by Baddok21
my only issue is with pre-raid BiS gear (high haste) in every slot at ilvl 340 you can only achieve 15.8-16.4% haste depending on your ring choice thats litterally with every Haste-Crit and Haste-Mastery piece in the game pre-raid, that simply doesnt bold well for early blood, Unholy and Frost. Its really unbearable to play all 3 specs with that but outside of the Unholy nerf, Unholy is still the strongest due to its large amount of passive dmg sources from Disease and pet, Frost you pretty much spec for Frostscythe simply so you have a viable single rune dump which actually works sorta for the time being.
i mention that to say Vengeance DH is not really stronger than BDK but its much better to play while everyone is swimming in shallow secondary pools.
16% haste in pre-raid gear seams reasonable. Why would you expect more? Ater 3 raid tiers you should have 30-40% haste in haste heavy gear and not in pre-raid gear. That was the case in every expansion.i mention that to say Vengeance DH is not really stronger than BDK but its much better to play while everyone is swimming in shallow secondary pools.
Below is our guide for prioritizing your Unholy Death Knight abilities optimally. This should help give you a basic understanding of what to do and what's most important to focus on. Keep in mind that simply following this (or any other) rotation guide will not guarantee you to be amazing at DPS. How aggressively you execute the rotation, how fast and intelligently you react in encounters, your FPS, latency, etc. play a large part in the end-result of your performance. We encourage you to really focus on those things and perfect this rotation if you're very performance-focused.
DPS Priority: Execute the following priority for optimal DPS.
- Virulent Plague maintained at all times via Outbreak.
- Death Coil with Sudden Doom procs.
- Soul Reaper with 3+ Festering Wound (if selected).
- Apocalypse with 4+ Festering Wound.
- Scourge Strike to burst Festering Wound.
- Festering Strike to apply Festering Wound.
- Death Coil to dump Runic Power.
- Virulent Plague maintained at all times via Outbreak.
- Death And Decay or Defile maintained at all times.
- Death Coil with Sudden Doom procs.
- Soul Reaper with 3+ Festering Wound (if selected).
- Apocalypse with 4+ Festering Wound.
- Scourge Strike to burst Festering Wound.
- Epidemic if Death And Decay is on cooldown (if selected).
- Festering Strike to apply Festering Wound.
- Death Coil to dump Runic Power.
Remember to stand within your Death And Decay or Defile as often as possible during AoE for the bonus it provides.
These are effective cooldowns to try and incorporate in each encounter.
- Army Of The Dead Use pre-pull as part of your opener.
- Summon Gargoyle Use on cooldown for burst DPS (if selected).
- Dark Transformation Use on cooldown.
- Unholy Frenzy Use on cooldown for burst DPS (if selected).