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Unholy Death Knight

PvE Guide Patch 11.0.5
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Stats

The following stat priority was generated using SimC and a BiS gear profile. This process calculates the priority of stats based on their simulated value. Updated for the latest patch in World of Warcraft: The War Within (11.0.5).

For the most accurate recommendations, we recommend in this guide. This will generate a personalized stat priority by simulating your character in the cloud.

Stat Priority

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My Character

Mastery > Strength > Haste > Versatility > Crit

Stat Weights

Weapon DPS (80.39)
Mastery (22.98)
Strength (21.90)
Haste (19.70)
Versatility (18.43)
Crit (17.24)
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Damage per second per point

Pawn String

( Pawn: v1: "Unholy Death Knight (Noxxic)": Class=Death Knight, Spec=Unholy, MasteryRating=22.98, Strength=21.90, HasteRating=19.70, Versatility=18.43, CritRating=17.24 )

Stat Summaries

Haste increases attack and spell casting speed, adds additional damage and healing to DoTs and HoTs, and reduces the GCD. Also, Haste increases your Rune regeneration speed.

Mastery provides a passive bonus to your character based on your specialization. Mastery Dreadblade increases all Shadow damage dealt, which increases the damage of core abilities like Scourge Strike and Death Coil

Versatility increases your damage, healing, and absorption done and decreases damage received.

Critical Strike increase the chance for your spells and attacks to critically hit for additional damage and healing.