Howling Blast

Howling Blast1 point

Blast the target with a frigid wind, dealing Frost damage and applying Frost Fever to the target. A disease that deals Frost damage over 24 sec and has a chance to grant the Death Knight 4 Runic Power each time it deals damage.

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TypeTalent

Ranks1 point

ClassDeath Knight

Specializations3

Tree sectionFrost specialization talents

Row2 of 11

Game build12.1.5

Tree position

In the Frost Death Knight talent tree, Howling Blast sits in the Frost specialization talents, row 2 of 11. It is a single-point node.

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The tree draws a line into Howling Blast from Frost Strike.

Frost Strike

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Howling Blast leads on to Empower Rune Weapon and Frostscythe.

Empower Rune Weapon
Drain the will of your enemy to empower your rune weapon, dealing (260% of Attack Power) Shadowfrost damage and reduced damage to enemies nearby, gaining 40 Runic Power, and grants you Killing Machine.
Frostscythe
A sweeping attack that strikes all enemies in front of you for (48% of Attack Power) Frost damage. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets. Consumes Killing Machine to have its critical strikes deal 4 times the normal damage.