Historical point talent tree
Unholy
Wrath of the Lich King
Unholy turns disease, weapon attacks and undead allies into a connected fighting style.
At a glance
- Roles
- Tank · Melee damage
- Talents in this tree
- 31
Tree identity
Unholy rewards awareness of effects that continue between direct attacks. Its relationship with an undead companion adds another responsibility to the familiar rune and Runic Power cycle.
In 3.3.5a this is a point tree, not the formal specialization system of later expansions. Points can be shared across the class's three trees.
Classes
Death Knight Examples from this tree
Abilities belonging to the selected game version. Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a · Client build 12340
Summon Gargoyle
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
A Gargoyle flies into the area and bombards the target with Nature damage modified by the Death Knight's attack power....
A Gargoyle flies into the area and bombards the target with Nature damage modified by the Death Knight's attack power. Persists for 30 s.
Rage of Rivendare
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
Your spells and abilities deal 10% more damage to targets infected with Blood Plague. Also increases your expertise by...
Your spells and abilities deal 10% more damage to targets infected with Blood Plague. Also increases your expertise by 5.
Wandering Plague
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
When your diseases damage an enemy, there is a chance equal to your melee critical strike chance that they will cause 10...
When your diseases damage an enemy, there is a chance equal to your melee critical strike chance that they will cause 100% additional damage to the target and all enemies within 8 yards. Ignores any target under the effect of a spell that is cancelled by taking damage.
Base client values are shown. Effects that depend on character level or statistics may vary.
Signature talents
Scourge Strike, Ebon Plaguebringer and Summon Gargoyle define important deeper choices. Master of Ghouls also gives the companion relationship a distinct place in the tree.
Building for this patch
Choose supporting talents for the actual purpose of the build. The Wrath tree should not be read as the later formal specialization with the same name.
Sources and context
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Blizzard: class background
Class fantasy. Current resources, races and talent systems are not used as historical mechanics.
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Blizzard: Become a Death Knight in Wrath of the Lich King Classic
Historical introduction and resources. Classic account restrictions are not copied into the original-client ruleset.
- Client 12340 directory and read-only local game data
Data imported · Data revision fc4e5d495f46baa342dd4a53714695ad7b026c3a5a7225a22dd5e3661a1f19cd
Version availability
| Edition | Patch | Version availability |
|---|---|---|
| Battle for Azeroth | - | Unverified |
| Burning Crusade Classic | - | Unverified |
| Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition | - | Unverified |
| Cataclysm | - | Unverified |
| Cataclysm Classic | - | Unverified |
| Dragonflight | - | Unverified |
| Legion | - | Unverified |
| Midnight | - | Unverified |
| Midnight | - | Unverified |
| Mists of Pandaria | - | Unverified |
| Mists of Pandaria Classic | - | Unverified |
| Season of Discovery | - | Unverified |
| Season of Mastery | - | Unverified |
| Shadowlands | - | Unverified |
| The Burning Crusade | - | Unverified |
| The Last Titan | - | Unverified |
| The War Within | - | Unverified |
| Titan Reforged | - | Unverified |
| Warlords of Draenor | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic 20th Anniversary | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Era | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Hardcore | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Hardcore Anniversary | - | Unverified |
| WoW Vanilla | - | Unverified |
| World of Warcraft: Forever | - | Unverified |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 3.3.5a · 12340 | Confirmed in this source |
| Wrath of the Lich King Classic | - | Unverified |
Each row follows its own published source context. An announcement does not confirm final client mechanics.