3.3.3 changes

[Myth]

Death Knight

   * Icy Touch: This ability now causes a very high amount of threat while the death knight is in Frost Presence.
    * Rune of Razorice: Now stacks 5 stacks of 2% Frost Vulnerability instead of 10 stacks of 1% Frost Vulnerability. Proc chance changed to 100%.

Blood

    * Abomination's Might: This effect is now passive instead of being a proc on certain strikes. Rank 1 is 5% attack power and Rank 2 is 10% attack power. The self strength buff remains unchanged.
    * Will of the Necropolis: There is no longer a cooldown on the frequency at which this talent can be activated. In addition, this ability can now also be triggered by damage which deals less than 5% of your health.

Frost

    * Endless Winter: No longer causes Frost Fever to be applied by Chains of Ice, but instead grants 2/4% strength. The previous functionality of this talent can now be attained via the Glyph of Chains of Ice.
    * Improved Icy Talons: This effect is now passive instead of being a proc. The self haste buff remains unchanged.
    * Nerves of Cold Steel: Now increases off-hand damage by 8/16/25%, up from 5/10/15%.
    * Unbreakable Armor: The amount of strength granted is now 20%, up from 10%.

Unholy

    * Scourge Strike: Now deals 70% weapon damage, plus 12% of physical damage done as shadow damage for each of the death knight's diseases on the target. The net result should be larger strikes with no diseases present, while maximum damage with all diseases applied to the target should stay the same.

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Basic Breakdown:
Blood Stays pretty much the same dps-wise, but has gained a psuedo-Argent Defender for tanking

Frost has gained 4% more strength, 10% more off-hand damage, a cool-down that might actually be useful now, and IIT is now a passive aura (that apparently stacks with WF for the DK providing it).  This is a very significant buff to the dps of this specc. Also, with the Rune of Razorice change, frost's "build up" time has been significantly reduced.

Scourge Strike has been changed to result in a much lower amount of overall dps gain from 'double dipping,' but a much larger initial hit. This ended up being a negligible buff(around 20-40dps).

[Thomphoolery]

I love seeing the Frost DPS buff. Now we don't have to feel like dicks forcing one of our DKs to be Frost for IIT =)

-j

[Myth]

I actually wouldn't mind switching to frost myself to provide IIT; it's a specc I haven't gotten to actually try at 80 yet, and it could breath some more life into my enjoyment of the DK class.  I already have a 251 axe from ICC10, but my OH would be a 226, so I'd have to fix that.

[Dleri]

So blizz didnt end up letting the icey talons stack with the windfury totem sad face =[

[Falaenx]

Damn guess that unholy/frost spec is out then.

[Dleri]

Nah that spec is still in they still say its superior to the blood spec when using a " proc weapon" (bryntroll, shadowmourne) i mean the patch notes said this....

"Windfury Totem and the party/raid component of Improved Icy Talons still do not stack."

[Falaenx]

  Fal is a happy DK tank 
   * Icy Touch: This ability now causes a very high amount of threat while the death knight is in Frost Presence.
Blood

    * Abomination's Might: This effect is now passive instead of being a proc on certain strikes. Rank 1 is 5% attack power and Rank 2 is 10% attack power. The self strength buff remains unchanged.
    * Will of the Necropolis: There is no longer a cooldown on the frequency at which this talent can be activated. In addition, this ability can now also be triggered by damage which deals less than 5% of your health.

[Dleri]

yeah thats gonna be pro for you!, finally blizzzards stops kicking dk tanks in the nuts! haha

[Falaenx]

Nah that spec is still in they still say its superior to the blood spec when using a " proc weapon" (bryntroll, shadowmourne) i mean the patch notes said this....

"Windfury Totem and the party/raid component of Improved Icy Talons still do not stack."

Speaking of what was the final tree on that spec

[Dleri]

0/17/54 would be that spec

http://talent.mmo-champion.com/?deathknight#flc-n68QFeGyqM,HpF,11623

[Falaenx]

Just remember you'll have to watch threat again

[Dleri]

i knowww =/ haha

[MaximusDeath]

i've tested it they meant it didn't stack for the raid but the dk personal haste will get the WF and ITT

[Falaenx]

WOOHOO, thanks max!

[Dleri]

Man thats so pro!, gogo heroic bryntroll! =D