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Frost Death Knight
The DPS specialization of the Death Knight class. Its ladders, talent tree, and the class page are below.
Frost Death Knight at a glance
- Class
- Death Knight
- Role
- DPS
- Armor
- Plate
- Resource
- Runes and Runic Power
- Introduced in
- Wrath of the Lich King
- Sibling specs
- 2
Other Death Knight specializations
Death Knight appearance sets
Baleful Grave-Knight's CrucibleMidnightBaleful Grave-Knight's CrucibleMidnightBaleful Grave-Knight's CrucibleMidnightBaleful Grave-Knight's CrucibleMidnight
Galactic Gladiator's Plate ArmorMidnight
Galactic Gladiator's Plate ArmorMidnightGalactic Gladiator's Plate ArmorMidnightGalactic Gladiator's Plate ArmorMidnight227 more Death Knight appearance sets
Pieces of Baleful Grave-Knight's Crucible.
- Skullguard of the Risen Sacrifice
Shellbound Bracers
Forgotten Grotto Girdle
Pauldrons of the Forgotten Sacrifice
Baleful Grave-Knight's Greatcloak- Baleful Grave-Knight's Vambraces
- Baleful Grave-Knight's Girdle
- Baleful Grave-Knight's Gibbets
Baleful Grave-Knight's Greaves- Baleful Grave-Knight's Casque
Baleful Grave-Knight's Deathgrips
Baleful Grave-Knight's Sabatons
Recent Frost Death Knight hotfixes
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Developers’ notes: We’re aiming to increase Frost Death Knight’s performance in single target and two target cleave scenarios.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Howling Blast main target damage increased by 15%.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Obliterate damage increased by 15%.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Frost Strike damage increased by 20%.
- September 1, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Melee damage increased by 10%.
- August 25, 2026 Classes › Death Knight
Developers’ notes: Frost Death Knight has performed under our expectations at the beginning of Curse of Ula'tek, especially in the Venomous Abyss raid.
- August 25, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
All ability damage and melee damage increased by 6%.
- August 25, 2026 Classes › Death Knight › Frost
Obliterate damage increased by 15%.
Blizzard Entertainment's official hotfix notes, shown in full at the hotfix tracker.
Every Death Knight hotfix, by date: Death Knight hotfixes.