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Unholy Death Knight Best in Slot — WotLK, Phase 2 — Ulduar

Melee DPS · Updated 2026-07-22 Draft — being verified

Phase 2 (Ulduar 25) Best in Slot from the Icy Veins WotLK Classic Unholy Death Knight Dps gear guide. Rings/Trinkets: the source lists 2-3 ranked options in one row (you equip two) — split here into two named slots, top pick in slot 1; combined source text kept for both. Enchants/gems reused from the matching wotlk/p4 spec profile (same stat priorities apply across phases).

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Best in Slot by gear slot

Slot	Item & alternatives
Head	Warhelm of the ChampionThorim — Ulduar
Neck	Strength of the HeavensAlgalon the Observer — Ulduar
Shoulders	Conqueror's Darkruned ShoulderplatesYogg-Saron — Ulduar
Back	Drape of the SkybornAlgalon the Observer — Ulduar
Chest	Conqueror's Darkruned BattleplateHodir — Ulduar
Wrists	Armbands of BedlamMimiron — Ulduar
Hands	Gauntlets of Ruthless ReprisalFreya — Ulduar
Waist	Belt of Colossal RageAssembly of Iron — Ulduar
Legs	Plated Leggings of RuinationFlame Leviathan — Ulduar
Feet	Sabatons of Lifeless NightAlgalon the Observer — Ulduar
Ring 1	Seal of the Betrayed KingYogg-Saron — Ulduar XT-002 Deconstructor — Ulduar
Ring 2	Crazed Construct RingYogg-Saron — Ulduar XT-002 Deconstructor — Ulduar
Trinket 1	Darkmoon Card: GreatnessDarkmoon Faire Algalon the Observer — Ulduar
Trinket 2	Comet's TrailDarkmoon Faire Algalon the Observer — Ulduar
Main-Hand	Caress of InsanityYogg-Saron — Ulduar Yogg-Saron — Ulduar
Off-Hand	Caress of InsanityYogg-Saron — Ulduar Yogg-Saron — Ulduar
Sigil	Sigil of the Vengeful HeartXT-002 Deconstructor — Ulduar

Enchants

Slot	Enchant
Head	Arcanum of TormentKnights of the Ebon Blade — Revered
Shoulders	Greater Inscription of the AxeSons of Hodir — Exalted
Back	Enchant Cloak — Greater SpeedEnchanting
Chest	Enchant Chest — Powerful StatsEnchanting
Wrists	Enchant Bracers — Greater AssaultEnchanting
Hands	Enchant Gloves — PrecisionEnchanting
Waist	Eternal Belt Buckle (+1 gem socket)Blacksmithing
Legs	Icescale Leg ArmorLeatherworking (crafted, usable by all)
Feet	Enchant Boots — IcewalkerEnchanting
Weapon	Rune of the Fallen CrusaderRuneforging (Ebon Hold)

Gems

Socket	Gem
Meta	Relentless Earthsiege Diamond (+37 crit, +3% crit damage)
Red	Bold Cardinal Ruby (+23 Str)
Yellow	Etched Ametrine (+16 hit / +23 Str) if short on hit — otherwise more Bold Cardinal Ruby
Blue	Enchanted Tear (meta activator) — otherwise more Bold Cardinal Ruby