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PvP spec overview · representation, win rates and top players from the current ladder snapshot

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Meta by bracket

BracketPop %Win %
2v2 Arena1.9%54.0%
3v3 Arena3.2%54.1%
Solo Shuffle3.1%51.2%
Battleground Blitz3.8%50.3%
Rated BG4.4%52.0%

Spec statistics

Statistics based on 500 players · 2035–3235

Best buildBased on the top 99 players by rating (2675–3235)We analysed the strongest players of this bracket — their talents, stats, gear, gems and enchants — and put together a set you can copy.What the strongest players run. Observational data, not a promise of rating.Show the build

Race

  • Highmountain TaurenHighmountain Tauren46%×2.21
  • OrcOrc16%×0.76
  • HumanHuman11%×0.58
  • Night ElfNight Elf9%×1.25

Faction

  • Horde68%
  • Alliance32%

Stat priority

  • Versatility
  • Mastery
  • Haste
  • Critical Strike

Honor talents

  • Necrotic WoundsNecrotic Wounds
  • SpellwardenSpellwarden
  • StrangulateStrangulate

Core — taken by almost everyone

  • Runic Attenuation
  • Anti-Magic Barrier
  • Will of the Necropolis
  • Improved Death Strike
  • Unholy Momentum
  • Death Strike
  • Cleaving Strikes
  • Unholy Bond
  • Rune Mastery
  • Icebound Fortitude
  • Mind Freeze
  • Death's Echo
  • Magus of the Dead
  • Commander of the Dead
  • Foul Infections
  • Harbinger of Doom
  • Outnumber
  • Dark Transformation
  • Outbreak
  • Scourge Strike
  • Sudden Doom
  • Festering Scythe
  • Army of the Dead
  • Putrefy
  • Doomed Bidding
  • Clawing Shadows
  • Putrid Echoes
  • Reaping
  • Lord of the Dead
  • Necromancer's Cunning
  • Apocalypse Now
  • Hungering Thirst
  • Whitemane's Famine
  • Mawsworn Menace
  • Nazgrim's Conquest
  • Trollbane's Icy Fury
  • Mograine's Might
  • Unholy Armaments
  • Let Terror Reign
  • Ride or Die!
  • Brittle
  • Veteran of the Third War
  • Null Magic
  • Unholy Aura
  • Soul Reaper
  • Forbidden Knowledge
  • Ebon Fever
  • Suppression
  • Unholy Devotion
  • Enfeeble
  • Gloom Ward
  • Blightburst
  • Raise Abomination
  • Blinding Sleet
  • Anti-Magic Zone
  • Unholy Endurance
  • Runic Protection
  • Asphyxiate
  • Ghoulish Frenzy
  • Coil of Devastation
  • Death Pact
  • Osmosis
  • Morbidity
  • Raise Dead
  • Death Defiance
  • Death Charge
  • A Feast of Souls
  • Rider's Champion
  • Pact of the Apocalypse

Where builds differ

  • ColdthirstColdthirst50%skip 50%
  • The Blood is LifeThe Blood is Life50%skip 50%
  • Visceral StrengthVisceral Strength51%skip 49%
  • Thrill of BloodThrill of Blood51%skip 49%
  • TransfusionTransfusion49%skip 51%
  • Blood DrawBlood Draw58%skip 42%
  • Gift of the San'laynGift of the San'layn58%skip 42%
  • Incite TerrorIncite Terror60%skip 40%
Closest real buildCwPAkXBWxkyfx9CbGaHonEAhLBYmBjZmZYWGzMTz2MGjhZAAAAAAAAMzYmZAwyMmZYmxMzYw2MbmZmFNz2CzGz20YhBYGAGzMjZwMzMzYGDWowhead

Set taken from Death · Scilla · 3197 · matches 12 of 13 slots

Gear

Relentless Rider's Crown246Relentless Rider's Lament4/5Flawless Masterful LapisEnchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed
Thalassian Competitor's Amulet263Flawless Masterful Peridot
Relentless Rider's Dreadthorns246Relentless Rider's Lament4/5Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness
Galactic Gladiator's Shawl298
Relentless Rider's Cuirass246Relentless Rider's Lament4/5Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul
Thalassian Competitor's Plate Bindings263Flawless Masterful Lapis
Relentless Rider's Bonegrasps246Relentless Rider's Lament4/5
Thalassian Competitor's Plate WaistguardE263Flawless Masterful Lapis
Galactic Gladiator's Plate Wargreaves298+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina
Thalassian Competitor's Plate SabatonsE263Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt
Thalassian Competitor's Signet263Enduring HeliotropeEnchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity
Thalassian Competitor's Signet263Flawless Versatile AmethystEnchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion298Gladiator's Distinction2/2
Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity298Gladiator's Distinction2/2
Galactic Gladiator's Greatsword298Rune of the Apocalypse

Gems

Set pieces

  • Relentless Rider's Lament4/5
  • Gladiator's Distinction2/2

Embellishments

Equipment

Head

Neck

Shoulders

Back

Chest

Wrists

Hands

Waist

Legs

Feet

Rings

Trinkets

Main hand

Off hand

Gems

Enchants

  • Back✦ Goblin Glider92%
  • Chest✦ Mark of the Worldsoul74%
  • Feet✦ Farstrider's Hunt85%
  • Hands✦ +3 Stamina97%
  • Head✦ Empowered Blessing of Speed73%
  • Legs✦ +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina98%
  • Main Hand✦ Rune of the Apocalypse74%
  • Off Hand✦ Rune of the Fallen Crusader100%
  • Ring 1✦ Silvermoon's Tenacity47%
  • Ring 2✦ Silvermoon's Tenacity49%
  • Shoulders✦ Akil'zon's Swiftness81%
  • Waist✦ Nitro Boosts100%
  • Wrist✦ +66 Speed50%

Builds

  • 5.0%#1 · Rider of the ApocalypseCwPAkXBWxkyfx9CbGaHonEAhLBYmBjZmZYWGzMTz2MGjhZAAAAAAAAMzYmZAwyMmZYmxMzYw2MbmZmFNz2CzGz20YhBYGAGzMjZwMzMzYGDWowhead
  • 2.6%#2 · Rider of the Apocalypse · 6 variantsCwPAkXBWxkyfx9CbGaHonEAhLBYmBjZmZYWGzMTz2MGjhZAAAAAAAAMzYmZAwyMmZYmxMzYw2MbmZmFNz2CzGz20YhBYGAGzMjZwMzMzYGDWowhead
  • 2.4%#3 · Rider of the ApocalypseCwPAkXBWxkyfx9CbGaHonEAhLBYmBjZmZYWGzMTz2MGjhZAAAAAAAAMzYmZAwyMmZYmxMzYw2MbmZmNNz2CzGz20YhBYGAGzMjZwMzMzYGDWowhead
  • 2.2%#4 · Rider of the ApocalypseCwPAkXBWxkyfx9CbGaHonEAhLBYmBjZMDzyYmZa2mxYmhZAAAAAAAAMzYmZAwyMmZYmxMzYw2MbmZmFNz2CzGz20YhBYGAGzMjZwMzMzYGDWowhead
  • 2.2%#5 · Rider of the ApocalypseCwPAkXBWxkyfx9CbGaHonEAhLBYmBjZMDzyYmZa2mxYmhZAAAAAAAAMzYmZAwyMmZYmxMzYw2MbmxsoZgZjZbaswAMDAjZmxMYmZmZMjBWowhead
  • 1.4%#6 · Rider of the ApocalypseCwPAkXBWxkyfx9CbGaHonEAhLBYmBjZmZYWGzMTz2MGjhZAAAAAAAAMzYmZAwyMmZYmxMzA2MbGGyAzGDNWYAmBgxMzYGgZmxMGWowhead
  • 1.4%#7 · Rider of the ApocalypseCwPAkXBWxkyfx9CbGaHonEAhLBYmBjZmZYWGzMTz2MGjhZAAAAAAAAMzYmZAwyMmZYmxMzYw2MbmxsoZgZjZbaswAMDAjZmxMYmZmZMjBWowhead
  • 1.4%#8 · Rider of the ApocalypseCwPAkXBWxkyfx9CbGaHonEAhLBYmBjZmZYWGzMjZbGjxwMAAAAAAAAmZMzMAYZGzMMzYmZMYbmNzMzCzstwsxsNGLMAzAwYmZMDmZmZGzYAWowhead

Hero talents

  • Rider of the Apocalypse98.2%
  • San'layn1.8%

Honor talents

  • Necrotic WoundsSpellwardenStrangulate63.3%
  • Bloodforged ArmorNecrotic WoundsStrangulate8.0%
  • Bloodforged ArmorNecrotic WoundsSpellwarden5.4%
  • Life and DeathNecrotic WoundsStrangulate3.8%
  • Life and DeathNecrotic WoundsSpellwarden3.0%

Hero tree builds

  • A Feast of SoulsApocalypse NowDeath ChargeHungering ThirstLet Terror ReignMawsworn MenaceMograine's MightNazgrim's ConquestPact of the ApocalypseRide or Die!Rider's ChampionTrollbane's Icy FuryUnholy ArmamentsWhitemane's Famine73.9%
  • A Feast of SoulsApocalypse NowDeath ChargeHungering ThirstLet Terror ReignMawsworn MenaceMograine's MightNazgrim's ConquestPact of the ApocalypseRide or Die!Trollbane's Icy FuryUnholy ArmamentsWhitemane's Famine15.0%
  • Apocalypse NowDeath ChargeFury of the HorsemenHungering ThirstLet Terror ReignMawsworn MenaceMograine's MightNazgrim's ConquestPact of the ApocalypseRide or Die!Rider's ChampionTrollbane's Icy FuryUnholy ArmamentsWhitemane's Famine3.2%
  • A Feast of SoulsApocalypse NowDeath ChargeHorsemen's AidHungering ThirstLet Terror ReignMawsworn MenaceMograine's MightNazgrim's ConquestRide or Die!Rider's ChampionTrollbane's Icy FuryUnholy ArmamentsWhitemane's Famine1.8%

Race

  • highmountain-taurenHighmountain Tauren26.0%
  • orcOrc20.2%
  • humanHuman17.8%
  • night-elfNight Elf7.6%
  • dark-iron-dwarfDark Iron Dwarf4.8%
  • blood-elfBlood Elf4.2%
  • void-elfVoid Elf3.0%
  • kul-tiranKul Tiran3.0%

Faction

  • HordeHorde56.4%
  • AllianceAlliance43.6%

Secondary stats

  • Versatility742
  • Mastery682
  • Haste403
  • Critical Strike204

Top Unholy —US

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#188Unholy Death KnightDanksightDalvengyr3017
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