Festering Scythe

In the Unholy Death Knight talent tree, Festering Scythe sits in the Unholy specialization talents, row 5 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Unholy Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Festering Scythe from Foul Infections.

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  Foul Infections

  Your diseases deal 10% more damage and have a 5% increased chance to critically strike.

Connected below

Festering Scythe leads on to Cycle of Death and Coil of Devastation.

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  Cycle of Death

  Putrefy reduces the cooldown of Death and Decay by 1.1 sec.

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  Coil of Devastation

  Death Coil deals 10% increased damage and causes the target to take an additional 30% of the direct damage dealt over 4 sec.

Same row

Also on this row: Ebon Fever, Superstrain, Soul Reaper, Magus of the Dead and Infected Claws.

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  Ebon Fever

  Plagues deal 15% more damage over time in 125% of their duration.

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  Superstrain

  Dread Plague deals damage to an additional nearby enemy at 75% effectiveness and has a chance to grant you 4 Runic Power.

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  Soul Reaper

  Rupture the soul of your enemy, dealing (450% of Attack Power) Shadowfrost damage and causing the foe to take 20% increased damage from your diseases and minions for 8 sec. Only usable on enemies below 35% maximum health. Consumes up to 3 Lesser Ghoul stacks to summon them instantly.

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  Magus of the Dead

  Dark Transformation and Army of the Dead summon a Magus of the Dead who hurls Frostbolts and Shadow Bolts at your foes for 15 sec.

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  Infected Claws

  The infected claws of your ghouls have a chance to sicken the foe, dealing (15.6% of Attack Power) Shadow damage over 12 sec. When reapplied, any remaining damage is added to the new effect.