So... what are the new hot specs?Follow

Pretty simple question, I haven't been keeping up with the ptr changes much, and now find myself with no clue what to do with my talent points :P.

I'll probably spend the day looking it up, but I figured I'd ask you guys, see if someone already did the work ;p

12/0/59
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknight=23050200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000230230331003215203150213133151&glyph=000000000000&version=9767

0/10/61
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknight=00000000000000000000000000003200500000000000000000000000230230333003215203150213133151&glyph=000000000000&version=9767

50/0/21
http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknight=23050205300033032310231013500000000000000000000000000000230200325003010000000000000000&glyph=100825060405&version=9767

For frost

-20/51/0 :: Howling Blast with 3/3 DRM
-13/51/7 :: Howling Blast with 3/5 Bladed Armor, 3/5 %Crit, 2/2 Epidemic.
-4/51/16 :: Howling Blast with 2-3 Subversion, 1-2 Butchery, 3/3 Ravinous Dead, Ghoul Pet.
-1/51/19 :: Howling Blast with 1/3 Subversion OR Butchery, 3/3 Ravinous Dead, Ghoul Pet, 3/3 Blood Caked Blade.
-0/50/21 :: 5/5 Tundra Stalker, Same as above in UH + 1/3 Outbreak, 1/2 Dirge.


All from elitistjerks. I have heard of the second one from another source, wowinsider. I am not too sure how much I like the points in improved presence and ghoul frenzy.

I am sure it will be an ongoing process with what will be working best. I think I will lean towards the 0/10/61. I am wondering if it would be better to put the points from improved presence and ghoul frenzy into either finishing off necrosis for a full 20% shadow damage, or 3pts in annihilation for 3% more crit for melee.

I'm primarily interested in DPS, so I'll probably be going for the 0/10/61 (Unholy) build recommended by EJ.

I'm thinking of going with This.

I'm not quite sure what to do with the 3 leftover point, so I put them in Blade Armor.

This is to tank obviously.

I was Unholy tanking for a while, and really didn't like it, so I'm hoping Frost is still viable.

That is the spec I was going to do Tyr, but decided to go Unholy at the last moment. I was a Frost tank, so this is a change for me.

Now, I am trying to figure out my PvP/PvE DpS spec... The problem is that I don't really want two Unholy specs. But, I am aiming at a BG/WG spec (that is viable for DpS) so the AoE abilities of Unholy, combined with an easier gearing process, is just plain delicious...

But HB is sexy too, even in its annoying 10s form.

Maybe take the 2 points from Epidemic and cap Bladed Armor.

Since the disease duration was lengthened it might not be really needed.

I assume he is talking about Tyr.

That would probably work, but it would make rotations pretty damn tight. You would need to get off three Oblits or 1 HB and whatever in exactly 4.5 seconds (the diseases expiring after that .5). For fights with any sort of stun, this could get incredibly frustrating for your Threat generation...

I would just keep the points in Epidemic to be safe. Though, with the GoHB giving Frost Fever, the loss in AoE utility may just lend itself to Bladed Armor instead.

I'm digging the Glyph of Frost Strike atm, being able to dump 96 RP into 3 Frost Strike is really nice for aggro. By the time I'm done, I'll always have at least 2 runes back up for something else.

While HB can give Frost Fever with a Glyph, the problem is that IT practically deals as much damage as HB (on single target) and Obliterate deals more... making using HB on single target a bit of a waste.

My dk is an alt and only gets to raid a little bit, so his gear is not great. I have been trying out the newish frost dps spec, 13/51/7.

Using the rotation IT>PS>OB>BS>BS>FS dump---OB>OB>OB>FS Dump. HB on rime procs or in heavy aoe fights.

I use IT/FS/OB glyphs with Razorice. I have been getting pretty good dps with this build, up from the 17/0/54 that I used to run. I got about a 500 dps increase on the heroic dummy over UH build.

BP and UP yield about the same results for me depending on the fight, so its what I am more comfortable with that I use. Generally BP. I got about a 500 dps increase on the heroic dummy over UH build.

I have not got a chance to do 25m patch so I cannot confirm actual accurate numbers, will post when I get to him. Anyone else using this spec/what are anyones results? Thanks.