Unholy Death Knight DPS The Eternal Palace Raid Guide — Dragonflight 10.2.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Unholy Death Knight for each boss of the following raid: The Eternal Palace. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Dragonflight 10.2.5.
Introduction
In this section, you will find information and guidance for fighting each boss individually in the Eternal Palace raid as a Unholy Death Knight. These are not complete encounter guides, but rather provide specific tips for fighting the bosses as a Unholy Death Knight.
The tips on this page are based on PTR testing alone and may not reflect the state of encounters on live servers. This page will be updated with new information once the encounters have been experienced and killed on their respective difficulties.
Talent and Essence Cheatsheet
Abyssal Commander Sivara
We advise you to use the following essences against Abyssal Commander Sivara.
- Major Slot
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
Guardian of Azeroth +
Condensed Life-Force
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Lifeblood
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Tips
You can use Anti-Magic Shell in order to gain Runic Power, no matter
which debuff you have on this fight. You should only do this when you are low on
Runic Power and Runes.
For more information, please refer to our Abyssal Commander Sivara strategy guide.
Blackwater Behemoth
We advise you to use the following essences against Blackwater Behemoth.
- Major Slot
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
Guardian of Azeroth +
Condensed Life-Force
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Lifeblood
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Tips
You can use Death's Advance to prevent the knock back from Shock Pulse.
For more information, please refer to our Blackwater Behemoth strategy guide.
Radiance of Azshara
We advise you to use the following essences against Radiance of Azshara.
- Major Slot
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
Guardian of Azeroth +
Condensed Life-Force
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Lifeblood
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Tips
Make sure to have your cooldowns ready for the burst phase ( Army of the Dead,
Unholy Frenzy, and
Apocalypse, as well your second potion of choice).
For more information, please refer to our Radiance of Azshara strategy guide.
Lady Ashvane
We advise you to use the following essences against Lady Ashvane.
- Major Slot
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
Guardian of Azeroth +
Condensed Life-Force
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Lifeblood
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Tips
You should use Death's Advance to prevent the knock back from
Gale Buffet
from the Stormwraith add on every other cast. You can also use
Anti-Magic Shell
to prevent all of the damage from this ability on every other cast as well.
For more information, please refer to our Lady Ashvane strategy guide.
Orgozoa
We advise you to use the following essences against Orgozoa.
- Major Slot
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
Guardian of Azeroth +
Condensed Life-Force
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Lifeblood
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Tips
This boss and the adds are an Aberration, meaning they take additional damage from
the Benthic belt Zanj'ir Scaleguard Greatbelt. This increases all your damage
on this encounter by 2%, which is a very strong side effect of the belt.
For more information, please refer to our Orgozoa strategy guide.
The Queen's Court
We advise you to use the following essences against The Queen's Court.
- Major Slot
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
Guardian of Azeroth +
Condensed Life-Force
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Lifeblood
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Tips
Make sure to be aware of the ability you last used, since the Repeat Performance
mechanic will stun you if you repeat an ability. In order to circumvent this mechanic,
you can choose to weave in non-damaging abilities such as Mind Freeze,
Death Grip, and other abilities that are not frequently used.
You can use Anti-Magic Shell to absorb the damage from Frenetic Charge. You
can also use
Death's Advance to prevent the knock back from this ability.
For more information, please refer to our The Queen's Court strategy guide.
Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha
We advise you to use the following essences against Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha.
- Major Slot
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
Guardian of Azeroth +
Condensed Life-Force
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Lifeblood
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Tips
This boss and the adds are an Aberration, meaning they take additional damage from
the Benthic belt Zanj'ir Scaleguard Greatbelt. This increases all your damage
on this encounter by 2%, which is a very strong side effect of the belt.
For more information, please refer to our Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha strategy guide.
Queen Azshara
We advise you to use the following essences against Queen Azshara.
- Major Slot
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
Guardian of Azeroth +
Condensed Life-Force
- Condensed Life-Force — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Ancient Flame
- Worldvein Resonance — Rank 3:
Lifeblood
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Tips
You can use Anti-Magic Shell to protect against a significant amount of damage from
Azshara's
Arcane Detonation, instead of having to line of sight it.
For more information, please refer to our Queen Azshara strategy guide.
Changelog
- 17 Jul. 2019: Added more information on Queen Azshara.
- 09 Jul. 2019: Guide added.
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This guide has been written by Abyssalwave, a top level Death Knight player. He is a former US #2 hardcore raider who currently raids with didnt ask. You can also check out his YouTube channel.
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