Obliteration

Obliteration1 point

During Pillar of Frost, Frost Strike, Glacial Advance, and Howling Blast always grant Killing Machine and have a 20% chance to generate a Rune. Additionally during Pillar of Frost, Empower Rune Weapon causes your next Obliterate or Frostscythe to cost no Runes.

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TypeTalent

Ranks1 point

ClassDeath Knight

Specializations3

Tree sectionFrost specialization talents

Row9 of 11

Opens at20 points spent

Game build12.1.5

Tree position

In the Frost Death Knight talent tree, Obliteration sits in the Frost specialization talents, row 9 of 11. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 20 points are spent in Frost Talents.

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The tree draws a line into Obliteration from Bonegrinder.

Bonegrinder2 ranks
At your next Killing Machine consumes the stacks and grants you 10% increased Frost damage for 10 sec.

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Obliteration leads on to Killing Streak.

Killing Streak
Multiple applications may overlap.

Same row

Also on this row: Icy Death Torrent, Shattering Blade and Hyperpyrexia.

Icy Death Torrent
Your auto attack critical strikes have a chance to send out a torrent of ice dealing (140% of Attack Power) Frost damage to enemies in front of you.
Shattering Blade
Frostbane consumes the Razorice on your main target to deal an additional 300% damage.
Hyperpyrexia
Your Runic Power spending abilities have a chance to additionally deal 30% of the damage dealt over 4 sec.