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Frost Death Knight Guide for Mythic+ (Updated July 2026)

Learn how to optimize your Frost Death Knight for Mythic+ in World of Warcraft. This comprehensive guide covers talents and gear for PvE content.

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Patch:12.0.7

Expansion:Midnight

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M+ Tier
73
M+ Runs
292
Ilvl
1.5%
M+ Popularity
145 209
M+ DPS

Frost Death Knight Stats for Mythic+

Mastery > Critical Strike > Haste
216
Critical Strike
65
Haste
247
Mastery
402
Strength
22
Avoidance
11
Leech
14
Speed
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Frost Death Knight Talents for Mythic+

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Icebound Fortitude1/1Death Strike1/1Raise Dead1/1Runic Attenuation1/1Improved Death Strike1/1Cleaving Strikes1/1Mind Freeze1/1Blinding SleetGloom Ward2/2Wraith Walk1/1Unholy Momentum2/2Control UndeadEnfeeble1/1Coldthirst1/1Proliferating ChillPermafrost1/1Veteran of the Third War1/1Death PactBrittle1/1Blood BondIcy Talons1/1Death Notes1/1Anti-Magic Zone1/1Death DefianceUnholy Bond1/1Ice PrisonDeath's Reach1/1Assimilation1/1Anti-Magic Barrier1/1Grip of the DeadSuppression1/1Blood Scent1/1Unholy Endurance1/1OsmosisInsidious Chill1/1Runic ProtectionBlood Draw1/1Rune Mastery2/2Subduing GraspWill of the Necropolis2/2Null Magic1/1Unyielding WillDeath's Echo1/1Vestigial Shell

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Swift and Painful1/1Grim Reaper1/1Rune Carved Plates1/1Wave of Souls1/1Bind in Darkness1/1Death's Messenger1/1Dark Talons1/1Wither Away1/1Soul Rupture1/1Reaper's Mark1/1Exterminate1/1Echoing Fury1/1Deathly Blows1/1Frigid Resolve1/1
Specialization
Frost Strike1/1Obliterate1/1Howling Blast1/1Killing Machine1/1Empower Rune Weapon1/1Frostscythe1/1Arctic Assault1/1Runic OverflowFrostbound Will1/1Runic CommandBiting Cold1/1Inexorable AssaultFrostreaper1/1Pillar of Frost1/1Icy OnslaughtGathering Storm1/1Murderous Efficiency1/1Rage of the Frozen Champion1/1Enduring Strength1/1Frozen Dominion1/1Frigid ExecutionerHowling Blades1/1Cryogenic Chamber1/1Frostwyrm's Fury1/1EverfrostNorthwinds1/1Bonegrinder2/2Smothering Offense1/1AvalancheIcebreaker2/2Obliteration1/1Icy Death Torrent1/1Shattering BladeHyperpyrexia1/1Killing Streak1/1The Long WinterFrostbaneBreath of Sindragosa1/1Chosen of Frostbrood4/4
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Frost Death Knight Best In Slot Gear for Mythic+

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Frost Death Knight Best Sockets for Mythic+

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Frost Death Knight Best Enchants for Mythic+

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Frost Death Knight Avg Ilvl for M+ Timer

255
+3
255
+5
260
+6-8
265
+9
274
+10-11
277
+12
286
+13
290
+14-16
291
+18-19
292
+20-22

Frost Death Knight Minimum Ilvl for M+ Timer

255
+3
255
+5-12
279
+13
289
+14-16
289
+18
290
+19
292
+20-22

Frost Death Knight Best comps for Mythic+

Blood Death KnightHoly PriestBeast Mastery HunterFrost Death KnightSubtlety Rogue
10.96%
Protection PaladinDiscipline PriestArcane MageFrost Death KnightFury Warrior
9.59%
Blood Death KnightRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockFrost Death KnightHavoc Demon Hunter
8.22%
Protection PaladinMistweaver MonkFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost Mage
6.85%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkBalance DruidFrost Death KnightFury Warrior
5.48%
Protection PaladinRestoration ShamanDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightShadow Priest
5.48%
Guardian DruidHoly PriestArcane MageFire MageFrost Death Knight
5.48%
Blood Death KnightRestoration ShamanDestruction WarlockFrost Death KnightFrost Mage
5.48%
Protection PaladinHoly PaladinDemonology WarlockFrost Death KnightFrost Mage
5.48%
Protection PaladinHoly PaladinDevastation EvokerFire MageFrost Death Knight
4.11%
Brewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestBeast Mastery HunterFrost Death KnightHavoc Demon Hunter
2.74%
Protection WarriorRestoration ShamanDevastation EvokerFrost Death KnightFury Warrior
2.74%
Brewmaster MonkRestoration ShamanBalance DruidEnhancement ShamanFrost Death Knight
2.74%
Protection PaladinDiscipline PriestElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightRetribution Paladin
2.74%
Protection WarriorHoly PaladinFire MageFrost Death KnightRetribution Paladin
2.74%
Protection WarriorMistweaver MonkArcane MageFrost Death KnightFrost Mage
2.74%
Protection WarriorPreservation EvokerFrost Death KnightShadow PriestWindwalker Monk
2.74%
Protection WarriorDiscipline PriestDevastation EvokerFeral DruidFrost Death Knight
2.74%
Guardian DruidMistweaver MonkDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost Death Knight
2.74%
Guardian DruidPreservation EvokerDestruction WarlockFrost Death KnightFrost Mage
2.74%
Protection PaladinMistweaver MonkBalance DruidDevastation EvokerFrost Death Knight
2.74%
Protection PaladinMistweaver MonkArcane MageDestruction WarlockFrost Death Knight
1.37%
Protection PaladinMistweaver MonkDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death Knight
1.37%
Guardian DruidRestoration ShamanFrost Death KnightShadow PriestWindwalker Monk
1.37%
Guardian DruidHoly PaladinArms WarriorFrost Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.37%
Protection PaladinDiscipline PriestArcane MageFire MageFrost Death Knight
1.37%
Guardian DruidHoly PaladinFrost Death KnightRetribution PaladinWindwalker Monk
1.37%
Protection WarriorRestoration ShamanElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightHavoc Demon Hunter
1.37%
Vengeance Demon HunterDiscipline PriestFrost Death KnightFrost MageUnholy Death Knight
1.37%
Protection PaladinMistweaver MonkArms WarriorFrost Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.37%

Frost Death Knight race distribution for Mythic+

Alliance

  • Night Elf
    Night Elf33.8%
  • Human
    Human27%
  • Void Elf
    Void Elf11.3%
  • Dwarf
    Dwarf7.2%
  • Dark Iron Dwarf
    Dark Iron Dwarf4.5%
  • Worgen
    Worgen3.6%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren3.2%
  • Kul Tiran
    Kul Tiran2.3%
  • Mechagnome
    Mechagnome2.3%
  • Draenei
    Draenei2.3%
  • Gnome
    Gnome1.8%
  • Lightforged Draenei
    Lightforged Draenei0.9%

Horde

  • Blood Elf
    Blood Elf33.8%
  • Orc
    Orc24.6%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren9.9%
  • Troll
    Troll9.9%
  • Mag'har Orc
    Mag'har Orc7%
  • Undead
    Undead6.3%
  • Tauren
    Tauren3.5%
  • Vulpera
    Vulpera2.1%
  • Highmountain Tauren
    Highmountain Tauren1.4%
  • Nightborne
    Nightborne0.7%
  • Goblin
    Goblin0.7%

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How the Frost Death Knight guide is built

Where the data comes from

This Frost Death Knight Mythic+ guide is built from real keystone run logs uploaded to Warcraft Logs across the current dungeon pool, enriched with character data from the official Blizzard API. The talents, gear, item levels, and stat priorities shown here reflect how Frost Death Knight players actually perform inside the dungeons, while the pick rate shows how often the spec appears in those logs. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few standout runs cannot skew the numbers.

How tiers are assigned

The Mythic+ tier shown for Frost Death Knight comes from two factors. Performance compares its average damage against the highest damage spec among Mythic+ damage dealers, and popularity compares its Mythic+ pick rate against an even share across all damage specs. Strong damage with real representation earns S or A, while weaker output or low usage moves it down through B and C to D.

This Frost Death Knight Mythic+ placement is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, affixes, and sample size. Use the guide as a starting point and adapt the build to your key and route.

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