Frost Death Knight vs Unholy Death Knight

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Frost Death Knight

1,498,420 DPS (100.0%)

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Unholy Death Knight

1,470,396 DPS (98.1%)

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When simulating boss fight encounters, Frost Death Knights averaged +28,024.19 more DPS than Unholy Death Knights, a 1.87% increase.

1.

Frost Death Knight

5,240,259 DPS (100.0%)

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Unholy Death Knight

3,336,449 DPS (63.7%)

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When simulating AoE DPS, Frost Death Knights averaged +1,903,810.03 more DPS than Unholy Death Knights, a 36.33% increase.

1.

Frost Death Knight

5,515,821 DPS (100.0%)

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2.

Unholy Death Knight

5,343,424 DPS (96.9%)

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Frost Death Knights have higher burst damage potential, achieving +172.4K more DPS than Unholy Death Knights.

Note: this is the highest temporary DPS achieved in any given moment and is not sustained DPS.

• +44 ilvl improved the DPS of Unholy Death Knight by 65.34%.
• +44 ilvl improved the DPS of Frost Death Knight by 65.18%.

When comparing how both specs scale with gear, Unholy Death Knights had a higher DPS increase, a +0.16% higher increase than Frost Death Knights.

• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS of Unholy Death Knight by 6.29%.
• + Movement and latency lowered the DPS of Frost Death Knight by 13.59%.

When introducing occasional movement and real-world latency, Unholy Death Knights were less affected with a 6.29% decrease in DPS, whereas Frost Death Knights suffered a higher loss of 13.59% DPS.

When evaluating abilities used during boss encounters, Unholy Death Knights had fewer damaging abilities in total, indicating a potentially less complex rotation.