Frost Death Knight

Hard-hitting melee with big burst windows.

DPSMeleeEasy to play

Talents

Copy the build, then in game press N to open Talents, click Import and paste.

Deathbringer values Haste a little less.

Pick gear, gems and enchants with your top stats first. Item level still matters most.

Patch 12.1. Stat source

Picks for Frost in patch 12.1, from the Icy Veins guide.

Flask Flask of the Shattered Sun Critical Strike. The best flask for Frost.
Combat potion Potion of Recklessness The strongest potion for this spec. Use it with your big cooldowns. Light's Potential is the simpler pick if your secondary stats are evenly spread.
Health potion Concentrated Silvermoon Health Potion Healing in combat. It doesn't share a cooldown with Healthstones, so you can use both.
Food Harandar Celebration A group feast. On your own, eat Royal Roast instead.
Augment rune Void-Touched Augment Rune Raises your Strength. It's expensive and is lost when you die, so save it for progression.
Weapon oil Thalassian Phoenix Oil Lasts an hour. Reapply it after it wears off.

Head
Raises Avoidance, so you take less damage from area attacks.
Shoulders
Raises Avoidance, so you take less damage from area attacks.
Chest
Raises your primary stat.
Legs
Raises Agility or Strength, plus Stamina.
Feet
Raises Avoidance and Stamina.
Both rings
Your critical strikes deal more damage and healing.
Main hand
Death Knight rune.
Two-handed: Rune of the Fallen Crusader. Dual-wielding: Rune of Razorice on the main hand and Rune of the Fallen Crusader on the off hand.