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Death Knight Double Legendaries in 9.2: Combinations for Blood, Frost and Unholy
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由
Jaydaa
发表于
2022/01/28,03:51
Earlier this month, Double Legendary testing started on the PTR with the addition of the
团结的回忆
pattern, allowing players to wear both a normal legendary and your covenant-specific legendary at the same time. Our Death Knight Guide Writers have theorycrafted a first look at the Double Legendary combinations you're likely to equip in both
初诞者圣墓
and Mythic+ in Patch 9.2 - Eternity's End.
The timeline and acquisition of Double Legendaries has changed on the 9.2 Eternity's End PTR. Check out our post below to learn how and when you'll be able equip two legendaries.
Double Legendary Acquisition in Patch 9.2
Our Guide Writers have provided initial thoughts on which Double Legendary combinations you'll likely equip in Patch 9.2. Check out all of our released articles below.
Theorycrafting of Double Legendaries in 9.2
Death Knight Double Legendary Analysis
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Warlock Double Legendary Analysis
Warrior Double Legendary Analysis
Blood Death Knight GuideFrost Death Knight GuideUnholy Death Knight Guide
Disclaimer: All theorycrafting is based on the current tuning of the PTR using all the latest class and systems changes including Double Legendary and a complete 9.2 4-Set Tier bonus. Additional tuning and class changes may dramatically affect the recommendations seen below. This is merely a preview of each spec's Double Legendaries and final recommendations will be published closer to 9.2's launch.
Mandl
, our Blood Death Knight guide writer, has given their extensive thoughts on the Double Legendary combinations for Blood Death Knights in Patch 9.2!
Mandl
Before we get into the whole meat of "which Unity covenant pair is better", there are two important topics we need to get out of the way.
What changed Since 9.1?
A couple of very important changes to covenant legendaries are coming for 9.2, and it would be criminal to not spend some time explaining the changes, along with their impact.
Kyrian: Final Sentence
最终裁决
went through a minor rework for 9.2, allowing it to have some value in single-target as well as in AoE. Instead of giving you the extra damage and Rune when shackle spreads, it instead provides the benefits when shackle
is applied
to an enemy. This means that pressing the button will, by itself, provide a rune and 4% damage for 15 seconds.
Necrolord, Night Fae: Minor Buffs
The covenant legendaries for Necrolord and Night Fae also received some minor tuning changes:
憎恶之狂
's damage bonus is now 20%, up from 10%
蔓延转移
now grants 4% more strength when fully stacked
Best Blood Death Knight Double Legendaries for Sepulcher of the First Ones
This is where things get both very straightforward and very complex at the same time. Due to the fact that our covenant legendaries
do not interact
with our rotation or any other legendary beyond "X does more damage", the choice of generic legendary will be the same for every covenant. Instead, the legendary and covenant combination you decide on will largely be dependent on the content you are doing, the same way you are today.
One thing to note -
赤红符文武器
is
not
the only legendary to benefit from the tier set bonus we will be receiving in 9.2. Based on set tuning and encounter profiles, in addition to
超级菌株
, there is a small but non-zero chance that
血魔统御
might see some play.
Kyrian
:
最终裁决
&
超级菌株
As much as it pains me to say this, the covenant legendary
最终裁决
really does not add much to this oft-used combination. 4% extra damage every 56s (thanks to Mikanikos) and a bonus Rune at the same time is not that interesting, although it has some additional potential on fights with adds. And there are quite a few of those, although there is a fair chance you will be playing Necrolord for them (and even use
永生之握
on at least one of them on top of being necrolord).
Necrolord
:
憎恶之狂
&
超级菌株
There are a number of fights with adds that need to be moved, either to facilitate cleaving them down, to prevent them from moving away, or to control them. There is a very strong chance you will want to be a necrolord for at least some of it. Once again, the bonus is sort of lackluster, functioning as 20% extra damage on anything you damage with
憎恶附肢
.
It is worth noting that all the issues with this covenant legendary
have not been addressed
since the first time we saw them. I covered
憎恶之狂
in particular at length on the initial preview, and I am still very disappointed that, in most situations,
some of the
白骨之盾
charges from this legendary will be wasted
. It feels like such a cop-out to have a legendary be copy-pasted between two DPS specs and a tank spec, with resources that are not even close to comparable (you spend
白霜
as soon as it shows up, and
符文腐蚀
has the effect of speeding up everything you do. Meanwhile,
白骨之盾
is neither in your control nor is it a resource you particularly care about beyond a certain level - 5 or more - and overcapping is strictly negative). I also still stand by my initial opinion - having the legendary grant
符文腐蚀
on every additional tick granted by this legendary (i.e. tick 0 bones, tick 1 RC, tick 2 bones, tick 3 RC, tick 4 bones, tick 5 RC etc) would be a formidably fun change.
Night Fae
:
蔓延转移
&
超级菌株
In cases where you are able to predictably hunker down and turret without the need to move too much, Night Fae might show some promise. It already did in Sanctum of Domination under
very specific
conditions, and the rule will not really change in Sepulcher.
The reward for managing
消亡之债
gets amplified even further with
蔓延转移
, thanks to the bonus Runic Power and strength. Death Knights able to manage and maintain
消亡之债
optimally despite the plethora of mechanics that might cause you to drop it (yes, there are plenty) will be rewarded even more than in Sanctum, as this is
technically
, if played absolutely optimally, the highest performing covenant on DPS in vacuo. This "technically" is a very slim margin, however, and is extremely dependent on the player's skill and ability to think 20 to 25s ahead.
In other words: not for the faint of heart, but potentially good in very specific circumstances.
Best Blood Death Knight Double Legendaries for Mythic+
Unfortunately, the disclaimer will be the same as for Sepulcher - you will just pick whatever covenant you prefer and you'll inherit a glorified buff stick no matter what you pick. On the upside,
赤红符文武器
actually interacts with our tier set, so we can at least look forward to that interaction.
These suggestions of legendary and covenant pairs are based on what you can expect to be playing in the majority of key levels played out there. There will always be some ultra cool tech at world first level, but very few people will get there
and
the choice is often based on group covenant diversity as well as specific tech.
Just like in 9.1, all four covenants will be perfectly fine to easily get keystone hero and beyond (there are world 10 keys being done by each and every covenant right now). And just like in 9.1, the better choice is the one
you
are better at.
Bicepspump
, our Frost Death Knight guide writer, has given their extensive thoughts on the Double Legendary combinations for Frost Death Knights in Patch 9.2!
Bicepspump
Best Frost Death Knight Double Legendaries for Sepulcher of the First Ones
Necrolord:
憎恶之狂
&
冰封勇士之怒
/
库尔迪拉之眷
A combination pretty much without synergy that will see play simply because the individual components are good. Sure, the extra
白霜
does arguably synergise with
冰封勇士之怒
but it's incredibly minor.
库尔迪拉之眷
is always paired with
湮没
and potentially with
冰龙吐息
. Our new tier set does make it more powerful which is why it is likely to see more play.
冰封勇士之怒
is a nice cleave legendary for
冰龙吐息
and also can see play on single target, mostly because it smooths our the rotation nicely.
I feel like running Necrolord is a great option for the Frost Death Knight due to the versatility it brings. It's always nice to have the extra grips from
憎恶附肢
available to you, and you get really nice 2 minute burst windows as well.
Best Frost Death Knight Double Legendaries for Mythic+
Necrolord:
憎恶之狂
&
冰封勇士之怒
/
刺骨之寒
We see an almost identical Necrolord setup for Mythic+ as a viable play. Only difference is that we swap out
库尔迪拉之眷
for
刺骨之寒
when running
湮没
.
刺骨之寒
is also a viable pick when running
冰龙吐息
if you're looking for a bit more AoE instead of single target.
Overall, Necrolord is versatile and fits into your rotation nicely, bringing even bigger 2 minute burst windows.
Night Fae:
蔓延转移
&
冰封勇士之怒
/
刺骨之寒
Night Fae becomes a lot more powerful in Mythic+ due to the quick buff-scaling of
消亡之债
as well as the really nice
湮灭
cleave. Since
消亡之债
has a short 30 seconds cooldown, we expect to use it on every pull in the dungeon. This means that the legendary brings consistent damage, an option to the more bursty Necrolord. It is also very likely to bring more overall damage throughput, due to the nice AoE scaling of the legendary combo.
In a similar fashion to Necrolord, we pair up the covenant legendary with either
刺骨之寒
or
冰封勇士之怒
, depending on our talent choices and damage focus.
Bicepspump
, our Unholy Death Knight guide writer, has given their extensive thoughts on the Double Legendary combinations for Unholy Death Knights in Patch 9.2!
Bicepspump
Best Unholy Death Knight Double Legendaries for Sepulcher of the First Ones
Necrolord:
憎恶之狂
&
致命缠绕
/
狂热畸兽
This legendary combination essentially just follows along from our current best setup in 9.1.5. Playing Necrolord with
致命缠绕
/
狂热畸兽
being picked up depending on fight.
致命缠绕
for a bit more single target and
狂热畸兽
for a bit more cleave.
憎恶之狂
doesn't synergise at all with the paired legendaries, but it also doesn't need to since it's powerful on its own. Increasing the burst of our
憎恶附肢
-window is great since we tend to line up our big cooldowns with it. It also brings a ton of bursty AoE, perfect for any adds that need grouping and killing in the raid (Artificer for instance).
This legendary combination is by far the most versatile since it doesn't require any setup or additional play. It simply makes us deal a lot more dmg in our burst windows. It also makes us run Necrolord which is nice due to the extra grip utility!
Night Fae:
蔓延转移
&
致命缠绕
/
狂热畸兽
Finally, a synergy that has always been on the Unholy DKs minds manifest into a competitive build. Running
亵渎
, this setup allows us to maintain 100% uptime on an empowered version of
消亡之债
strength buff, giving us 20% strength. This hasn't been competitive before since we sacrificed a good legendary for it. Now however,
蔓延转移
is a good theoretical second option making this build viable.
This combination relies on reducing the Cooldown of
消亡之债
sufficiently so as to chain the stacks and keep up the buff indefinitely.
亵渎
is sufficient to do so since a refresh of the
消亡之债
at the end of the
消亡之债
window gives us 14 seconds (12 seconds base + 2 seconds from the legendary) to refresh it. This provides a 4 second window where you need to pop down
消亡之债
and cast a
天灾打击
to refresh the buff. This is rather tight but doable if you keep good track of it.
In a controlled setting, there isn't any issue at all keeping up with the stacks. You control your resources so that you always spam
天灾打击
at the end of your
消亡之债
. Just before
消亡之债
comes up again, you dump your Runic Power before-hand to ensure you have the two Runes available to refresh the buff ASAP. The gameplay feels pretty smooth and easy on a target dummy.
Now let's talk about why this legendary combination won't necessarily be the best to play on encounters, even if it might be theoretically best in a controlled scenario. Dropping the stacks is
very easy
in a raid environment. Avoiding mechanics, forced downtime, running around, being distracted. Tons of effects that will make it
difficult
to maintain your stacks. An experienced player that knows the fight really well can probably do it, but it will still depend on the specific fight.
Overall, this combination will definitely be viable, but not necessarily optimal. I believe it can see play on fights where it's easy to keep up the stacks, and where you can leverage the extra cleave you get on adds etc. For progression, I do expect us to play something different though!
Best Unholy Death Knight Double Legendaries for Mythic+
Night Fae:
蔓延转移
&
复活的蹒跚者
/
狂热畸兽
We again see
蔓延转移
, now paired with either
复活的蹒跚者
or
狂热畸兽
. In a Mythic+ scenario, we no longer care too much about extending the buff from
消亡之债
. Instead, we simply gain a ton of value by boosting our
消亡之债
window a ton! For AoE, we hit that 20% strength buff instantly with our first
天灾打击
within
消亡之债
, buffing our main (when running the wound build) dmg window a ton.
You are likely to run a build centered around
感染之爪
and
爆裂之疡
. The legendary buffs our
消亡之债
and these talents really brings our burst to this window. If we are running something else, we'll see a much larger proportion of our damage coming from outside the window, not synergising very well with the legendary.
Picking up
复活的蹒跚者
or
狂热畸兽
depends on your priorities within the group.
复活的蹒跚者
has quite a wonky AoE and an inconsistent proc-rate. However, it just leads to a huge amount of AoE damage in the end.
狂热畸兽
is more versatile, bringing a balance of AoE without sacrificing any single target. You will make the choice depending on dungeon and your group, picking what is most needed.
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