Death Knight

Blood Spec

 

Class Spec Talents Build Popularity Differences
Death Knight Blood 33/0/8 [Spec] 6 star Build 1
Death Knight Blood 38/0/3 [Spec] 5 star 1 +3 Blood-Caked Blade +2 Abomination's Might -2 Virulence -3 Morbidity
Death Knight Blood 41/0/0 [Spec] 5 star Build 2
Death Knight Blood 35/6/0 [Spec] 5 star Build 3
Death Knight Blood 36/0/5 [Spec] 4 star 2 +2 Virulence +3 Epidemic -2 Butchery -3 Blood-Caked Blade
Death Knight Blood 33/0/8 [Spec] 4 star 1 +2 Hand of Doom +2 Unholy Command -2 Crimson Scourge -2 Virulence

Glyph

Popularity Type Glyph
5 star Prime Glyph of Heart Strike
4 star Prime Glyph of Death Strike
3 star Prime Glyph of Rune Strike
3 star Major Glyph of Rune Tap
3 star Major Glyph of Dancing Rune Weapon
2 star Major Glyph of Bone Shield
6 star Minor Glyph of Horn of Winter
5 star Minor Glyph of Resilient Grip
3 star Minor Glyph of Blood Tap
 

Gems

 
Color Popularity   Gem Quality
Blue 6 star Solid Ocean Sapphire
+60 Stamina
 Rare
Yellow/Blue 5 star Puissant Dream Emerald
+20 Mastery Rating and +30 Stamina
 Rare
Yellow 3 star Fractured Amberjewel
+40 Mastery Rating
 Rare
Red/Blue 3 star Defender's Demonseye
+20 Parry Rating and +30 Stamina
 Rare
Red/Yellow 3 star Fine Ember Topaz
+20 Parry Rating and +20 Mastery Rating
 Rare
Meta 2 star Austere Shadowspirit Diamond
+81 Stamina and 2% Increased Armor Value from Items
 Rare
Red 2 star Bold Inferno Ruby
+40 Strength
 Rare
Red/Yellow/Blue 1 star Nightmare Tear
+10 All Stats
 Epic

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Popularity Reforge From   Reforge To
6 star Parry Rating   Mastery Rating
5 star Parry Rating   Dodge Rating
3 star Dodge Rating   Mastery Rating
3 star Expertise Rating   Mastery Rating
3 star Hit Rating   Mastery Rating
2 star Expertise Rating   Dodge Rating

Prioridades/Rotação

There is no rotation, except a few opening moves you can reliably chain together. Rotations are irrelevant and impossible now due to Runic Empowerment ("RE").

Priority is what matters. Use Death Strike as much as possible. Use Rune Strike for threat and to proc RE, often. Use HS for threat.
Tanking in 4.x is more fluid, you will make more decisions, by looking at your current rune state, health, and threat, in order to choose whether to DS, HS or even apply diseases with IT/PS.

Factors to consider (source):
* keeping one of each rune refreshing to keep runes cycling
* keep up both diseases (they provide damage reduction)
* setting up RE procs by having runes waiting to refresh
* Blood Tap: with the extra rune refreshment on Imp BP, and RE procs, you can expect to re-use the Death rune multiple times.

For the rotation you can generally force UF and/or Death Runes to proc if you keep one Blood Rune on CD permanently and only use the 2nd just before the former nearly cooled down

 

 

 

Frost Spec

 
Class Spec Talents Build Popularity Differences
Death Knight Frost 3/31/7 [Spec] 6 star Build 1
Death Knight Frost 3/33/5 [Spec] 5 star Build 2
Death Knight Frost 7/32/2 [Spec] 5 star Build 3
Death Knight Frost 8/31/2 [Spec] 4 star 3 +Blade Barrier -1 Rime
Death Knight Frost 5/31/5 [Spec] 4 star 2 +2 Butchery -2 Chilblains
Death Knight Frost 3/32/6 [Spec] 4 star 2 +Lichborne +Epidemic -2 Chilblains

Glyph Type

Popularity Type Glyph
5 star Prime Glyph of Obliterate
5 star Prime Glyph of Howling Blast
5 star Prime Glyph of Frost Strike
4 star Major Glyph of Anti-Magic Shell
4 star Major Glyph of Hungering Cold
3 star Major Glyph of Strangulate
6 star Minor Glyph of Horn of Winter
4 star Minor Glyph of Resilient Grip
3 star Minor Glyph of Blood Tap
 

Gems

Color Popularity   Gem
Red 6 star Bold Inferno Ruby
+40 Strength
Blue 2 star Stormy Ocean Sapphire
+50 Spell Penetration
Meta 1 star Reverberating Shadowspirit Diamond
+54 Strength and 3% Increased Critical Damage
Red/Yellow 1 star Resplendent Ember Topaz
+20 Strength and +20 Resilience Rating
Red/Blue 1 star Etched Demonseye
+20 Strength and +20 Hit Rating
Yellow 1 star Mystic Amberjewel
+40 Resilience Rating
Yellow/Blue 1 star Vivid Dream Emerald
+20 Resilience Rating and +25 Spell Penetration
Red/Yellow/Blue 1 star Nightmare Tear
+10 All Stats
  1 star Quick Cogwheel
+208 Haste Rating

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6 star Crit Rating   Mastery Rating
3 star Haste Rating   Mastery Rating
3 star Crit Rating   Hit Rating
3 star Crit Rating   Haste Rating
3 star Hit Rating   Haste Rating
2 star Crit Rating   Expertise Rating

Prioridades/Rotação

Single Target

Single Target Priority
Diseases
Obliterate if both Frost/Unholy pairs and/or both Death runes are up, or if Killing Machine is procced
Frost Strike if RP capped
Rime
Obliterate
Frost Strike
Horn of Winter

Multiple Target


Multiple Target Priority
Howling Blast if both Frost runes and/or both Death runes are up
Death and Decay/Plague Strike if both Unholy Runes are up
Frost Strike if RP capped
Howling Blast
Death and Decay/Plague Strike
Frost Strike
Horn of Winter

 

 

 

 

 

Unholy Spec

 
Class Spec Talents Build Popularity Differences
Death Knight Unholy 6/0/35 [Spec] 6 star Build 1
Death Knight Unholy 5/3/33 [Spec] 5 star 1 +3 Runic Power Mastery +Desecration -1 Improved Blood Tap -2 Magic Suppression -1 Anti-Magic Zone
Death Knight Unholy 5/3/33 [Spec] 5 star 1 +3 Runic Power Mastery -1 Improved Blood Tap -1 Magic Suppression -1 Anti-Magic Zone
Death Knight Unholy 5/1/35 [Spec] 5 star 1 +Runic Power Mastery -1 Improved Blood Tap
Death Knight Unholy 2/8/31 [Spec] 5 star Build 2
Death Knight Unholy 0/8/33 [Spec] 4 star 2 +Ebon Plaguebringer +2 Sudden Doom -2 Blade Barrier -1 Anti-Magic Zone

Glyph

Popularity Type Glyph Auction Price
5 star Prime Glyph of Raise Dead 771583
5 star Prime Glyph of Death Coil 725556
4 star Prime Glyph of Scourge Strike 71690
4 star Major Glyph of Anti-Magic Shell 1226668
3 star Major Glyph of Strangulate 603288
3 star Major Glyph of Pestilence 1009165
6 star Minor Glyph of Horn of Winter 1373183
5 star Minor Glyph of Resilient Grip 1358655
3 star Minor Glyph of Death Gate 1101161

 

 

Gems

 
Color Popularity   Gem Quality Auction Price
Red 6 star Bold Inferno Ruby
+40 Strength
 Rare 119123
Blue 2 star Stormy Ocean Sapphire
+50 Spell Penetration
 Rare 454256
Red/Yellow 2 star Resplendent Ember Topaz
+20 Strength and +20 Resilience Rating
 Rare 8323
Meta 1 star Reverberating Shadowspirit Diamond
+54 Strength and 3% Increased Critical Damage
 Rare 1877696
Yellow 1 star Mystic Amberjewel
+40 Resilience Rating
 Rare 361097
Red/Blue 1 star Etched Demonseye
+20 Strength and +20 Hit Rating
 Rare 684687
Red/Yellow/Blue 1 star Nightmare Tear
+10 All Stats
 Epic 4025112
Yellow/Blue 1 star Vivid Dream Emerald
+20 Resilience Rating and +25 Spell Penetration
 Rare 49292


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2 star Expertise Rating   Haste Rating
2 star Mastery Rating   Hit Rating

Prioridades/Rotação

Single Target Priority  
Diseases
> Dark Transformation
> Death and Decay/Scourge Strike (UU or Death Runes are up)
> Festering Strike (BB and FF are up)
> Death Coil (Sudden Doom, high RP)
> Death and Decay/Scourge Strike
> Festering Strike
> Horn of Winter

 

AoE Target Priority
Diseases + Pestilence
> Dark Transformation
> Death and Decay/Scourge Strike (UU or Death Runes are up)
> Blood Boil (BB and FF are up)
> Death Coil (Sudden Doom, high RP)
> Icy Touch