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Dark Transformation

Dark Transformation1 point

Corrupt and evolve your Ghoul into a Monstrosity, greatly empowering its abilities for 15 sec. Death Coil and Epidemic extends the duration of this effect by 1.1 sec.

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TypeTalent
Ranks1 point
ClassDeath Knight
Specializations3
Tree sectionUnholy specialization talents
Row3 of 11
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Unholy Death Knight talent tree, Dark Transformation sits in the Unholy specialization talents, row 3 of 11. It is a single-point node.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Dark Transformation from Sudden Doom.

  • Sudden Doom

    Dread Plague has a 35% chance to exhilarate you, making your next Death Coil or Epidemic cost 15 less Runic Power and deal 35% increased damage.

Connected below

Dark Transformation leads on to Necromancer's Cunning.

  • Necromancer's Cunning

    When your Lesser Ghouls expire, they explode in viscera, dealing Shadow damage to enemies nearby.

Same row

Also on this row: Clawing Shadows and Putrefy.

  • Clawing Shadows

    For each stack of Clawing Shadows, your Scourge Strike chains to an additional enemy. Each subsequent chain deals 10% reduced damage.

  • Putrefy

    Summon a Lesser Ghoul to strike the enemy for (199.7% of Attack Power) Shadow damage and have them explode for (139.4% of Attack Power) Shadow damage to nearby enemies.

Talent trees

Dark Transformation is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Death Knight: Blood (Tank), Frost (DPS), Unholy (DPS).

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Dark Transformation Changes by patch

Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.

  • First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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