Soul Reaper

In the Unholy Death Knight talent tree, Soul Reaper 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 Soul Reaper from Necromancer's Cunning and Plague Mastery or Grave Mastery.

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  Necromancer's Cunning

  When your Lesser Ghouls expire, they explode in viscera, dealing Shadow damage to enemies nearby.

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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%

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Soul Reaper leads on to Army of the Dead and Reaping.

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  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.

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  Reaping

  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.

Same row

Also on this row: Ebon Fever, Festering Scythe, Superstrain, Magus of the Dead and Infected Claws.

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  Ebon Fever

  Plagues deal 15% more damage over time in 125% of their duration.

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  Festering Scythe

  Festering 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.

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  Superstrain

  Dread Plague deals damage to an additional nearby enemy at 75% effectiveness and has a chance to grant you 4 Runic Power.

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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.