Frost Death Knight Talents
Frost Death Knight talents, row by row
Class Talents 44
Row 1
Your blood freezes, granting immunity to Stun effects and reducing all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec.
Focuses dark power into a strike with both weapons, that deals a total of Physical damage and heals you for 20.2% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 7.1% of maximum health.
Raises a geist to fight by your side. You can have a maximum of one geist at a time. Lasts 1 min.
Row 2
Auto attacks have a chance to generate 3 Runic Power.
Connected from Icebound Fortitude
Death Strike's cost is reduced by 5, and its healing is increased by 15%.
Connected from Death Strike
Frostscythe deals 20% increased damage during Remorseless Winter.Heart Strike hits up to 3Scourge Strike and Festering Strike deal 10% increased damage. additional enemies while you remain in Death and Decay. When leaving your Death and Decay you retain its bonus effects for 4 sec.
Connected from Raise Dead
Row 3
Smash the target's mind with cold, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec.
Connected from Runic Attenuation
Targets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for 5 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. When Blinding Sleet ends, enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 sec.
Connected from Runic Attenuation
Absorbs are 15% more effective on you.
Connected from Runic Attenuation, Improved Death Strike
Death's Advance grants an additional 25% movement speed over the first 3 sec. Movement speed while using Price of Progress is increased by 5%.
Embrace the power of the Shadowlands, removing all root effects and increasing your movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Taking any action cancels the effect.
Connected from Improved Death Strike
Increases Haste by 2%.
Connected from Cleaving Strikes, Improved Death Strike
Dominates the target undead creature up to level 38, forcing it to do your bidding for 5 min.
Connected from Cleaving Strikes
Your ghoul's attacks have a chance to apply Enfeeble, reducing the enemies movement speed by 30% and the damage they deal to you by 12% for 6 sec.
Connected from Cleaving Strikes
Row 4
Successfully interrupting an enemy with Mind Freeze grants 10 Runic Power and reduces its cooldown by 3 sec.
Connected from Mind Freeze
Chains of Ice affects 1 additional nearby enemy.
Connected from Mind Freeze, Blinding Sleet, Gloom Ward
Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt.
Connected from Gloom Ward
Stamina increased by 20%. Damage taken reduced.
Connected from Unholy Momentum, March of Darkness or Wraith Walk, Gloom Ward
Create a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec.
Connected from Unholy Momentum
Your diseases have a chance to weaken your enemy causing your attacks against them to deal 6% increased damage for 5 sec.
Connected from Unholy Momentum, Control Undead, Enfeeble
Connected from Enfeeble
Row 5 opens at 8 points spent in Class Talents
Connected from Permafrost, Proliferating Chill, Coldthirst
Raise Ally costs 30 less Runic Power.
Connected from Permafrost
Connected from Veteran of the Third War, Death Pact, Permafrost
The cooldown of Death Pact is reduced by 30 sec, and you receive 50% increased healing while its healing absorb is active.
Connected from Death Pact
Increases the effectiveness of your Runeforge effects by 20%.
Connected from Death Pact, Brittle, Blood Bond
Row 6 opens at 8 points spent in Class Talents
Chains of Ice now also roots enemies for 4 sec but its cooldown is increased to 12 sec.
Connected from Icy Talons
Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec.
Increases the range of Death Grip by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip.
Connected from Icy Talons, Anti-Magic Zone, Death Notes
The cooldown of Anti-Magic Zone is reduced by 60 sec and its duration is increased by 2 sec.
Connected from Anti-Magic Zone
Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%.
Connected from Death Defiance, Unholy Bond, Anti-Magic Zone
Connected from Unholy Bond
Row 7 opens at 8 points spent in Class Talents
Damage taken from area of effect attacks reduced by 3%. When suffering a loss of control effect, this bonus is increased by an additional 6% for 6 sec.
Connected from Ice Prison, Asphyxiate or Death's Reach
Increases Leech by 3%.
Connected from Assimilation, Asphyxiate or Death's Reach, Anti-Magic Barrier
Increases Lichborne duration by 2 sec and reduces the cooldown by 30 sec.
Connected from Grip of the Dead, Anti-Magic Barrier
Row 8 opens at 23 points spent in Class Talents
Anti-Magic Shell increases healing received by 15%.
Connected from Suppression
Connected from Blood Scent, Suppression
Your chance to be critically struck is reduced by 3% and your Armor is increased by 6%.
Connected from Unholy Endurance, Blood Scent
When you fall below 30% health you drain health from nearby enemies, the damage you take is reduced by 10% and your Death Strike cost is reduced by 10 for 8 sec. Can only occur every 2 min.
Connected from Unholy Endurance
Row 9 opens at 23 points spent in Class Talents
Consuming a Rune has a chance to increase your Strength by 3% for 8 sec.
Connected from Insidious Chill, Osmosis
When you would pull an enemy, the damage they deal to you is reduced by 6% for 6 sec.
Connected from Runic Protection, Insidious Chill
Damage taken below 30% Health is reduced by 20%.
Connected from Runic Protection, Blood Draw
Row 10 opens at 23 points spent in Class Talents
Magic damage taken is reduced by 8% and the duration of harmful Magic effects against you are reduced by 35%.
Connected from Rune Mastery
Anti-Magic Shell now removes all harmful magical effects when activated, but its cooldown is increased by 20 sec.
Connected from Subduing Grasp, Rune Mastery
Death's Advance, Death and Decay, and Death Grip have 1 additional charge.
Connected from Subduing Grasp, Will of the Necropolis
Connected from Will of the Necropolis
Frost Talents 39
Row 1
Row 2
Connected from Frost Strike
Blast the target with a frigid wind, dealing Frost damage and applying Frost Fever to the target.
Connected from Frost Strike
Row 3
Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to make your next Obliterate deal Frost damage and critically strike, or make your next Frostscythe critically strike for 4 times the normal damage.
Connected from Obliterate
Drain the will of your enemy to empower your rune weapon, dealing Shadowfrost damage and reduced damage to enemies nearby, gaining 40 Runic Power, and grants you Killing Machine.
Connected from Obliterate, Howling Blast
A sweeping attack that strikes all enemies in front of you for Frost damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Consumes Killing Machine to have its critical strikes deal 4 times the normal damage.
Connected from Howling Blast
Row 4
Consuming Killing Machine fires a Glacial Advance through your target at 60% effectiveness.
Connected from Killing Machine
Increases Frost Strike and Glacial Advance damage by 10%.
Connected from Killing Machine, Empower Rune Weapon
Consuming Rime reduces the cooldown of Empower Rune Weapon by 6 sec.
Connected from Empower Rune Weapon
Increases your maximum Runic Power by 5. Increases Rune regeneration rate by 10%.
Connected from Frostscythe, Empower Rune Weapon
Remorseless Winter damage is increased by 35%. The first time Remorseless Winter deals damage to 3 different enemies, you gain Rime.
Connected from Frostscythe
Row 5 opens at 8 points spent in Frost Talents
Obliterate and Frostscythe consume up to 3 stacks, dealing an additional Frost damage for each stack consumed.
Connected from Arctic Assault
Obliterate deals 10% increased damage and has a chance to tether the souls of its target and a nearby enemy to yours. Frost Strike severs the tethers, dealing Shadowfrost damage to both foes.
Connected from Runic Overflow, Arctic Assault, Frostbound Will
The power of frost increases your Strength by 20% for 12 sec.
Connected from Frostbound Will
Frost Strike and Glacial Advance now cause your next Frost Strike and Glacial Advance to deal 15% increased damage and cost 5 more Runic Power. This effect stacks until the next Runic Empowerment.
Connected from Biting Cold, Runic Command, Frostbound Will
Connected from Biting Cold
Row 6 opens at 8 points spent in Frost Talents
Consuming the Killing Machine effect has a 20% chance to grant you 1 Rune.
Connected from Arctic Assault, Frostreaper, Inexorable Assault
Frost Strike and Glacial Advance have a 15% increased chance to trigger Rime and Howling Blast generates 8 Runic Power while Rime is active.
Connected from Pillar of Frost
When Pillar of Frost expires, your Strength is increased by 8% for 6 sec. This effect lasts 2 sec longer, up to 20 sec, for each Obliterate and Frostscythe critical strike during Pillar of Frost.
Connected from Pillar of Frost
Pillar of Frost now summons a Remorseless Winter that lasts sec longer.
Connected from Pillar of Frost
Runic Empowerment has a 25% chance to refund 1 additional Runes.
Connected from Icy Onslaught, Gathering Storm, Biting Cold
Row 7 opens at 8 points spent in Frost Talents
Rime empowered Howling Blast unleashes 2 icy blades at its target that deal Frost damage and have 15% chance to grant Killing Machine.
Connected from Inexorable Assault, Murderous Efficiency
When Howling Blast consumes Rime, 15% of the damage it deals is gathered into the next cast of Remorseless Winter, up to 20 times.
Connected from Rage of the Frozen Champion, Murderous Efficiency
Summons a frostwyrm who breathes on all enemies within 40 yd in front of you, dealing Frost damage, stunning enemies for 3 sec, and slowing movement speed by 50% for 10 sec.
Connected from Enduring Strength, Frozen Dominion, Rage of the Frozen Champion
Rime empowered Howling Blast deals 50% increased damage to secondary targets.
Connected from Frigid Executioner, Frozen Dominion
Howling Blast now hits an additional target with maximum effectiveness. Rime increases Howling Blast damage done by an additional 75%.
Connected from Gathering Storm, Frigid Executioner
Row 8 opens at 20 points spent in Frost Talents
At stacks your next Killing Machine consumes the stacks and grants you 10% increased Frost damage for 10 sec.
Connected from Cryogenic Chamber, Howling Blades
Your auto attack damage is increased by 10%. This amount is increased for each stack of Icy Talons you have and it can stack up to 2 additional times.
Connected from Cryogenic Chamber, Rage of the Frozen Champion, Frostwyrm's Fury
Casting Howling Blast with Rime active causes jagged icicles to fall on enemies nearby your target, applying Razorice and dealing Frost damage.
Connected from Everfrost, Frozen Dominion, Frostwyrm's Fury
When empowered by Rime, Howling Blast deals 30% increased damage to your primary target.
Connected from Northwinds, Everfrost
Row 9 opens at 20 points spent in Frost Talents
During Pillar of Frost, Frost Strike, Glacial Advance, and Howling Blast always grant Killing Machine and have a 20% chance to generate a Rune. Additionally during Pillar of Frost, Empower Rune Weapon causes your next Obliterate or Frostscythe to cost no Runes.
Connected from Bonegrinder
Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to send out a torrent of ice dealing Frost damage to enemies in front of you.
Connected from Smothering Offense, Bonegrinder
Frostbane consumes the Razorice on your main target to deal an additional 300% damage.
Connected from Avalanche, Icebreaker
Your Runic Power spending abilities have a chance to additionally deal 30% of the damage dealt over 4 sec.
Connected from Icebreaker
Row 10 opens at 20 points spent in Frost Talents
Multiple applications may overlap.
Connected from Obliteration
While Pillar of Frost is active your auto-attack critical strikes increase its duration by 1 sec, up to a maximum of 4 sec.
Connected from Icy Death Torrent
Each foe struck with Glacial Advance has a chance to transform your next Frost Strike into Frostbane. The chance increases with the number of Razorice stacks on the target. Start a frozen onslaught that strikes twice, unleashing the chilling essence of winter, dealing Frost damage to all enemies caught in its wake with each strike. Each enemy struck reduces the damage dealt to the next foe by 5%, down to 40%.
Connected from Shattering Blade
Call upon Sindragosa's aid in battle for 8 sec, continuously dealing Frost damage every 1 sec to enemies in a cone in front of you. Deals reduced damage to secondary targets. Grants a charge of Empower Rune Weapon at the start and 2 Runes at the end.
Connected from Hyperpyrexia
Row 11 opens at 20 points spent in Frost Talents
Frostwyrm's Fury deals 100% increased damage to the first enemy it hits and grants you 15% Haste for 12 sec.
Deathbringer 14
Row 1 opens at 1 points spent in Deathbringer
Viciously slice into the soul of your enemy, dealing Shadowfrost damage and applying Reaper's Mark. Each time you deal Shadow or Frost damage, add a stack of Reaper's Mark. Reaper's Mark travels to an unmarked enemy nearby if the target dies.
Row 2 opens at 1 points spent in Deathbringer
Reaper's Mark sends forth bursts of Shadowfrost energy and back, dealing Shadowfrost damage both ways to all enemies caught in its path. Wave of Souls critical strikes cause enemies to take 5% increased Shadowfrost damage for 15 sec, stacking up to 2 times, and it is always a critical strike on its way back.
Connected from Reaper's Mark
Connected from Reaper's Mark
Blood Boil deals 30% increased damage, and is now Shadowfrost. Shadowfrost damage applies 2 stacks to Reaper's Mark and 4 stacks when it is a critical strike.
Connected from Reaper's Mark
Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt.
Connected from Reaper's Mark
Row 3 opens at 1 points spent in Deathbringer
When Reaper's Mark explodes, it deals 10% of the damage dealt to nearby enemies.
Connected from Wave of Souls
Reaper's Mark explosion deals up to 30% increased damage based on your target's missing health.
Connected from Wither Away
When you suffer a damaging effect equal to 25% of your maximum health, you instantly cast Death Pact at 50% effectiveness. May only occur every 2 min. When a Reaper's Mark explodes, the cooldowns of this effect and Death Pact are reduced by 5 sec.
Connected from Bind in Darkness
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Connected from Frigid Resolve
Row 4 opens at 1 points spent in Deathbringer
If no enemies are struck by Soul Rupture, you gain 10% Strength for 8 sec. Wave of Souls is 100% more effective on the main target of your Reaper's Mark.
Connected from Soul Rupture
Marrowrend and Heart Strike have a 25% chance to grant 3 stacks of Icy Talons and increase its maximum stacks by the same amount for 6 sec. Runic Power spending abilities count as Shadowfrost while Icy Talons is active.
Reduces the cooldown of Reaper's Mark by 15 sec, but the amount of Marrowrends empowered by Exterminate is reduced by 1.
Connected from Grim Reaper
Reduces the cooldowns of Lichborne and Raise Dead by 30 sec.
When an enemy deals direct damage to your Anti-Magic Shell, their cast speed is reduced by 10% for 6 sec.
Connected from Pact of the Deathbringer or Rune Carved Plates
Reaper's Mark deals 5% increased damage.
Connected from Deathly Blows
Row 5 opens at 1 points spent in Deathbringer
After Reaper's Mark explodes, your next 2 Marrowrends cost 1 Runes and summon 2 scythes to strike your enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Connected from Dark Talons or Reaper's Onslaught, Swift and Painful, Death's Messenger or Expelling Shield, Echoing Fury
Rider of the Apocalypse 14
Row 1 opens at 1 points spent in Rider of the Apocalypse
Spending Runes has a chance to call forth the aid of a Horsemen for 10 sec. Mograine Casts Death and Decay at his location that follows his position and extends the duration of your diseases by 1.1 sec whenever it deals damage. Whitemane Casts Undeath on your target dealing Shadowfrost damage per stack every 3 sec, for 24 sec. Each time Undeath deals damage it gains a stack. Cannot be refreshed. Trollbane Casts Chains of Ice on your target slowing their movement speed by 40% and increasing the damage they take from you by 5% for 8 sec. Nazgrim While Nazgrim is active you gain Apocalyptic Conquest, increasing your Strength by 5%.
Row 2 opens at 1 points spent in Rider of the Apocalypse
While outdoors you are able to mount your Acherus Deathcharger in combat.
Call upon your Death Charger to break free of movement impairment effects. For 10 sec, while upon your Death Charger your movement speed is increased by 100%, you cannot be slowed below 100% of normal speed, and you are immune to forced movement effects and knockbacks.
Connected from Rider's Champion
Connected from Rider's Champion
While at your aid, the Horsemen will occasionally cast Anti-Magic Shell on you and themselves at 80% effectiveness. You may only benefit from this effect every 45 sec.
When you take damage, 5% of the damage is redirected to each active horsemen.
Connected from Rider's Champion
Pillar of Frost summons forth Trollbane for 6 sec.
Connected from Rider's Champion
Row 3 opens at 1 points spent in Rider of the Apocalypse
Connected from On a Paler Horse or Death Charge
If an enemy dies while Nazgrim is active, the strength of Apocalyptic Conquest is increased by 3%. Additionally, each Rune you spend increase its value by 1%.
Connected from Mograine's Might
Deals reduced damage beyond 8 targets.
Connected from Horsemen's Aid or Pact of the Apocalypse
Casting Obliterate or Frostscythe orders Trollbane to cast his Obliterate or Frostscythe alongside you at 100% effectiveness.
Connected from Ride or Die!
Row 4 opens at 1 points spent in Rider of the Apocalypse
The damage of your diseases and Frost Strike are increased by 5%.
Connected from Whitemane's Famine
Every 50 Runic Power you spend extends the duration of the Horsemen's aid in combat by 1 sec, up to 5 sec.
Connected from Nazgrim's Conquest
Connected from Trollbane's Icy Fury
The abilities that Horsemen cast deal 5% increased damage. Your Ghoul and skeletal archer deals 10% and Lesser Ghouls deal 20% increased damage.
Connected from Let Terror Reign
Row 5 opens at 1 points spent in Rider of the Apocalypse
Army of the Dead and Frostwyrm's Fury call upon all 4 Horsemen to aid you for 20 sec.
Connected from Fury of the Horsemen or A Feast of Souls, Hungering Thirst, Mawsworn Menace, Unholy Armaments