4.2 Frost DK PvP questions

Heey guys, k before we start, I know im just a little level 70 :D. But im just trying to get frost dk pvp cleared up before level 85 so i know what im doing. K lets get started.

I'm pretty sure ill be going DW. And i'm pretty sure that means ill be in frost pres all the time. Correct me if im wrong.

And do DW frost dks use obliterate at all? Or should i use my runes up on death strike instead?

What runeforges should i have on my weapons?

Whats a general rotation for a dw frost dk loook like?
I've heard frost dks say, "Spam HB to build runic power then do a frost strike dump." I've been trying that and it hasn't been going well so far..

Should I spec into rime and annhilation?

Thanks in advance guys :D.


Obliterate is strictly situational in a sense that you only use it against clothies under 35% health with diseases.

HB is not the only thing you'll be spamming. It's both Necrotic Strike and HB.

In a perfect world, I guess it's something like Outbreak -> NS x4 -> HB x2 -> FS dump.

(you'd want to spam Necrotic Strike as much as you can on healers. It deprives them of heals. It's amazing)

In PvP, you'd want Unholy Pressence, Lower GCD = More spells in the long run. the speed boost is nice as well.
Hello, i'll help out.

First of all, the guy above me isn't necessarily wrong, but he's talking about 2h Frost and not DW so no hard feelings but ignore all that.

Edit: STACK MASTERY

On to your questions;
1. You will use unholy presence for either frost or unholy spec.
2. DW frost will never use Oblit because we don't spec into Annihilation. (See my secondary spec for a starting place for speccing DW frost correctly. (As DW you can choose between speccing into the blood tree for 1min strangulates (as i did), or the unholy tree for desecration. Its a personal prefence/arena comp decision)
3. You want to use Razorice and Cinderglacier on your weps
4. Okay so the key to playing Frost successfully is Runic Power management. What you don't want is getting Killing Machine procs, and not having any RP to use them so you waddle around auto attacking like a tard . So yes you want to use your death and frost runes on either Howling Blast or Chains of Ice. This leaves you with two unholy runs that you will use necrotic on. However HB and Frost strikes are a far higher priority.
5. Rime is useless in PvP, annhilation is for 2h peeps for occaisionally obliterate of leather/cloth below 35%

That should get you started. Also a side note, you'll need to reforge your gear for 2% hit, you get the other 3 passively


Your welcome