Death Knight Glyphs, Level 80

Updated 30 October 2009 for Patch 3.2.2.

These tables show the most popular glyphs by spec. 'Popularity' compares the total count of glyphs to the count of characters who have at least one glyph. The glyph names are links to Wowhead. The sample size is 44860 level 80 Death Knights from the US and EU armouries.

Major Glyphs

Glyph Type Popularity
Blood Builds
Glyph of Death Strike major 64 %
Glyph of Dark Death major 46 %
Glyph of Dancing Rune Weapon major 34 %
Glyph of Obliterate major 28 %
Glyph of Death and Decay major 27 %
Glyph of Disease major 23 %
Glyph of the Ghoul major 20 %
Glyph of Rune Tap major 16 %
Glyph of Plague Strike major 16 %
Glyph of Vampiric Blood major 14 %
Glyph of Frost Strike major 14 %
Glyph of Icy Touch major 13 %
Glyph of Heart Strike major 13 %
Glyph of Rune Strike major 12 %
Frost Builds
Glyph of Obliterate major 59 %
Glyph of Frost Strike major 53 %
Glyph of Howling Blast major 37 %
Glyph of Death and Decay major 31 %
Glyph of Death Strike major 28 %
Glyph of Icy Touch major 27 %
Glyph of Dark Death major 25 %
Glyph of Disease major 24 %
Glyph of Unbreakable Armor major 23 %
Glyph of the Ghoul major 17 %
Glyph of Rune Strike major 12 %
Glyph of Icebound Fortitude major 12 %
Unholy Builds
Glyph of the Ghoul major 65 %
Glyph of Dark Death major 47 %
Glyph of Scourge Strike major 33 %
Glyph of Death Strike major 28 %
Glyph of Death and Decay major 26 %
Glyph of Plague Strike major 21 %
Glyph of Obliterate major 21 %
Glyph of Disease major 19 %
Glyph of Icy Touch major 19 %
Glyph of Bone Shield major 16 %
Glyph of Frost Strike major 13 %

Minor Glyphs

Glyph Type Popularity
Blood Builds
Glyph of Raise Dead minor 88 %
Glyph of Horn of Winter minor 87 %
Glyph of Pestilence minor 68 %
Glyph of Blood Tap minor 25 %
Glyph of Death's Embrace minor 14 %
Frost Builds
Glyph of Horn of Winter minor 89 %
Glyph of Raise Dead minor 89 %
Glyph of Pestilence minor 75 %
Glyph of Blood Tap minor 26 %
Glyph of Death's Embrace minor 13 %
Unholy Builds
Glyph of Raise Dead minor 91 %
Glyph of Horn of Winter minor 81 %
Glyph of Pestilence minor 71 %
Glyph of Blood Tap minor 20 %
Glyph of Death's Embrace minor 17 %