Unholy Death Knight DPS Buffs, Debuffs, and Useful Abilities (WoW MoP 5.3)
Last updated by Vlad on 20 May. 2013
In this article, we list the buffs, debuffs and useful abilities that an Unholy Death Knight brings to a raid in WoW MoP 5.3. We also list equivalent buffs and debuffs that other classes provide.
The other articles of our Unholy Death Knight guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.
This guide has been reviewed and approved by Mendenbarr, a prominent theorycrafter who maintains Death Knight guides on Elitist Jerks.
| Buffs | |
|---|---|
 Horn of Winter |
Increases the Attack Power of all party and raid members by 10% — does not stack with
 Trueshot Aura and  Battle Shout |
 Unholy Aura |
Increases the melee and ranged Attack Speed of all party and raid members by 10% — does not
stack with  Cackling Howl,  Serpent's Swiftness,  Swiftblade's Cunning,
and  Unleashed Rage |
| Debuffs | |
 Ebon Plaguebringer |
+4% Physical Damage taken — does not stack with
 Brittle Bones,  Acid Spit,
 Gore,  Ravage,  Stampede,
 Judgments of the Bold, and  Colossus Smash
|
 Necrotic Strike |
-50% Casting Speed — does not stack with
 Lava Breath,  Spore Cloud,
 Slow,  Mind-numbing Poison, and
 Curse of Enfeeblement
|
| Utility | |
 Raise Ally |
Combat resurrection |
 Mind Freeze |
Single target interrupt |
 Strangulate |
Ranged interrupt and silence |
| Crowd Control | |
 Chains of Ice |
Single target slow |
 Death Grip |
Pulls target to Death Knight's location and taunts them (does not work on bosses) |
| Survival | |
 Anti-Magic Shell |
Magic damage absorption and debuff application immunity |
 Death Strike |
Self healing |
 Icebound Fortitude |
20% damage reduction and stun removal |
1. Changelog↑top
- 03 Apr. 2013: Added mention that Icebound Fortitude also
removes stuns.
