Necromancer's Cunning

In the Unholy Death Knight talent tree, Necromancer's Cunning sits in the Unholy specialization talents, row 4 of 11. It is a single-point node.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Necromancer's Cunning from Dark Transformation.

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  Dark Transformation

  Corrupt and evolve your Ghoul into a Monstrosity, greatly empowering its abilities for 15 sec. Death Coil and Epidemic extends the duration of this effect by 1.1 sec.

Connected below

Necromancer's Cunning leads on to Soul Reaper, Magus of the Dead and Infected Claws.

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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.

Same row

Also on this row: Foul Infections and Plague Mastery or Grave Mastery.

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  Foul Infections

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

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  Plague Mastery

  Critical strike damage of your diseases is increased by 25%

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  Grave Mastery

  Critical strike damage of your minions is increased by 15%