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Reaping

Reaping1 point

Scourge Strike, Festering Strike, and Death Coil deal 30% additional damage to enemies below 35% health. Dark Transformation resets Soul Reaper's cooldown and allows it to be used on any target.

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TypeTalent
Ranks1 point
ClassDeath Knight
Specializations3
Tree sectionUnholy specialization talents
Row6 of 11
Opens at8 points spent
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Unholy Death Knight talent tree, Reaping sits in the Unholy specialization talents, row 6 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 Reaping from Magus of the Dead and Soul Reaper.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Connected below

Reaping leads on to Unholy Devotion.

  • Unholy Devotion

    Putrefy causes your permanent Ghoul to go on an unholy frenzy, increasing its attack speed and energy regeneration by 25% for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Same row

Also on this row: Cycle of Death, Coil of Devastation, Army of the Dead, Menacing Magus and Ghoulish Frenzy.

  • Cycle of Death

    Putrefy reduces the cooldown of Death and Decay by 1.1 sec.

  • Coil of Devastation

    Death Coil deals 10% increased damage and causes the target to take an additional 30% of the direct damage dealt over 4 sec.

  • Army of the Dead

    Summon or empower Lesser Ghouls to form an unholy army of 8. While active, summoning a Lesser Ghoul will instead execute Orders based on nearby enemies. Death Orders Lesser Ghouls strike with you, dealing Shadow damage to your target. Epidemic Orders Lesser Ghouls erupt in viscera, dealing Shadow damage to nearby enemies. Deals reduced damage beyond 5 targets.

  • Menacing Magus

    Your Magus of the Dead Shadow Bolt now fires a volley of Shadow Bolts at up to 8 nearby enemies. Your Lord of the Dead Frostbolts now chain to 3 additional enemies.

  • Ghoulish Frenzy

    Dark Transformation increases the attack speed and damage of you and your Monstrosity by 5% for 15 sec.

Talent trees

Reaping is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Death Knight: Blood (Tank), Frost (DPS), Unholy (DPS).

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Reaping Changes by patch

Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.

  • First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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