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.
Tree position
In the Unholy Death Knight talent tree, Infected Claws 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 Infected Claws from Necromancer's Cunning.
Necromancer's CunningWhen your Lesser Ghouls expire, they explode in viscera, dealing Shadow damage to enemies nearby.
Connected below
Infected Claws leads on to Ghoulish Frenzy.
Ghoulish FrenzyDark Transformation increases the attack speed and damage of you and your Monstrosity by 5% for 15 sec.
Same row
Also on this row: Ebon Fever, Festering Scythe, Superstrain, Soul Reaper and Magus of the Dead.
Ebon FeverPlagues deal 15% more damage over time in 125% of their duration.
Festering ScytheFestering Strike now follows up with a Festering Scythe that costs no Runes. Slashes through all enemies within 14 yds in front of you, dealing (101.2% of Attack Power) Shadow damage and hastening all of your plagues on targets hit to deal damage 35% faster for 25 sec.
SuperstrainDread Plague deals damage to an additional nearby enemy at 75% effectiveness and has a chance to grant you 4 Runic Power.
Soul ReaperRupture 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.
Magus of the DeadDark Transformation and Army of the Dead summon a Magus of the Dead who hurls Frostbolts and Shadow Bolts at your foes for 15 sec.
Talent trees
Infected Claws is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Death Knight: Blood (Tank), Frost (DPS), Unholy (DPS).
Infected Claws Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)