Icy Talons

In the Blood Death Knight talent tree, Icy Talons sits in the Death Knight class talents, row 5 of 10. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Class Talents.

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The tree draws a line into Icy Talons from Permafrost, Proliferating Chill and Coldthirst.

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  Permafrost

  Your auto attack damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 50% of the damage dealt.

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  Proliferating Chill

  Chains of Ice affects 1 additional nearby enemy.

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  Coldthirst

  Successfully interrupting an enemy with Mind Freeze grants 10 Runic Power and reduces its cooldown by 3 sec.

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Icy Talons leads on to Ice Prison and Asphyxiate or Death's Reach.

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  Ice Prison

  Chains of Ice now also roots enemies for 4 sec but its cooldown is increased to 12 sec.

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  Asphyxiate

  Lifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them for 5 sec.

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  Death's Reach

  Increases the range of Death Grip by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip.

Same row

Also on this row: Death Notes, Anti-Magic Zone, Death Defiance and Unholy Bond.

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  Death Notes

  Raise Ally costs 30 less Runic Power.

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  Anti-Magic Zone

  Places an Anti-Magic Zone for 6 sec, reducing the magic damage taken by party or raid members by 15%.

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  Death Defiance

  The cooldown of Death Pact is reduced by 30 sec, and you receive 50% increased healing while its healing absorb is active.

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  Unholy Bond

  Increases the effectiveness of your Runeforge effects by 20%.