Jun 29, 2017 Its pretty clear that Shoulders + Chest will be BiS for Unholy with a DA-Build. However, I wonder about the other choices given the fact that most players most likely do not have both of these Legendaries. The belt sims the lowest for me. I did a quick sim this morning of chest +. Top 3 dmg abilities in Unholy is a Dot, Autoattack and like Army of the dead. Other abilities do like 5k each lol, they need to buff Festering Wounds, Festering Strike, Apocalypse and Death Coil with like 20% and it would be alot more fun that the core abilities actually improve your DPS.
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).
Here you will find a strong representation of the current metagame from an EU point of view. That being said, this view should closely mirror meta games throughout all regions.
All specs have been assigned to a tier based on the comps available to them and not necessarily because of their power alone.
Strengths, Weaknesses & Best Comps Explanation
- MELEE: http://wow.skill-capped.com/watch/12421/bfa-8-2-pvp-tier-list-best-melees/
- CASTER: http://wow.skill-capped.com/watch/12422/bfa-8-2-pvp-tier-list-best-casters/
- HEALER: http://wow.skill-capped.com/watch/12423/bfa-8-2-pvp-tier-list-best-healers/