Killing Machine
Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to make your next Obliterate deal Frost damage and critically strike, or make your next Frostscythe critically strike for 4 times the normal damage.
Tree position
In the Frost Death Knight talent tree, Killing Machine sits in the Frost specialization talents, row 3 of 11. It is a single-point node.
Connected above
The tree draws a line into Killing Machine from Obliterate.
Connected below
Killing Machine leads on to Arctic Assault and Runic Overflow.
Arctic AssaultConsuming Killing Machine fires a Glacial Advance through your target at 60% effectiveness.

Same row
Also on this row: Empower Rune Weapon and Frostscythe.
Empower Rune WeaponDrain 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.
FrostscytheA 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.
Talent trees
Killing Machine is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Death Knight: Blood (Tank), Frost (DPS), Unholy (DPS).
Killing Machine Changes by patch
Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.
- First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)