Frost Death Knight DPS Castle Nathria Raid Guide - Dragonflight 10.2.5 (2024)

Last updated on Jan 15, 2024 at 15:00by Abyssalwave42 comments

During the Dragonflight Pre-Patch,Castle Nathria, Sanctum of Domination,and Sepulcher of the First Ones will be simultaneously featured asFated Raids. During this time encounters within each specific raid willinclude an additional mechanic and items will drop at increased item levels. Ifyou would like to learn more general information about the Fated Raids system asa whole, please see our overview below. Otherwise, continue to use this page forspecialization-specific tips.

On this page, you will find Frost Death Knight specificinformation pertaining to each boss in the Castle Nathria raid.

This page does assume that you are decently familiar with themechanics of each boss as we do not go through each mechanic on thispage, only how certain mechanics would affect you as a Death Knight.

Here's the generic recommended talent setup for all bosses:

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We advise you to use the following Legendary against Shriekwing: Rage of the Frozen Champion.

Recommended Covenant:Necrolord/ Night Fae

• Anti-Magic Shell helps protect against the damage of SanguineIchor, if you are affected by Echolocation.
• We recommend running Wraith Walk for a quick way toline of sight.
• If using Breath of Sindragosa, try to not use it until after Earsplitting Shriek, in order to maximize the uptime of Breath ofSindragosa.
• If you are unable to hide for Earsplitting Shriek, you can use Anti-Magic Shellto prevent being Horrified.
• When Shriekwing is phasing, she teleports to the middle of the room to castBlood Shroud. You are able to stand in her circle and continue DPSing her until shefinishes her cast and knocks you back. Just make sure you get knocked back to yourgroup for the intermission.

For more information, please refer to our Shriekwing guide.

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Huntsman Altimor: Rage of the Frozen Champion.

Recommended Covenant:Necrolord/ Night Fae

• Keep Frost Fever on all targets to maximize the damage andthe passive Runic Power gain that Frost Fever provides. This is best donethrough Rime procs, however regular Howling Blast castsare fine too.
• Try to position your Frostwyrm's Fury and Breath of Sindragosato cleave as many targets as possible by facing the optimal directionthat hits the most targets.
• If you are targeted by Sin Seeker use Anti-Magic Shell beforethe cast goes off the prevent the Sin Seeker debuff.
• Death Grip can be used to group up the Shades of Bargast, howeverthis should be organized by your raid so people are ready to DPS them.

For more information, please refer to our Huntsman Altimor guide.

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Hungering Destroyer: Rage of the Frozen Champion.

Recommended Covenant:Necrolord/ Night Fae

• Make sure to organize with your Raid Leader when and where to effectivelyuse Anti-Magic Zone, in order to help prevent as much magic damageas possible.
• Use Death's Advance to prevent the pull mechanic of Consume, inorder to quickly run out of range of the mechanic.
• Anti-Magic Shell can be used in order to soak the orb from your ownExpunge. You can use this in order to stay in melee range for this mechanic andmaintain uptime on the boss.
• Anti-Magic Shell can be used to prevent the damage from GluttonousMiasma for a period of time. This can be very useful on Mythic difficulty sincepeople soaking Gluttonous Miasma targets gain the Essence Sap debuff.
• Using Anti-Magic Shell before Volatile Ejection goes off canprevent the debuff and damage taken by the ability.

For more information, please refer to our Hungering Destroyer guide.

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Artificer Xy'Mox: Rage of the Frozen Champion.

Recommended Covenant:Necrolord/ Night Fae

• This fight is primarily single-target, meaning you shouldrun a build focusing on that. Even though the fight is primarilysingle-target, you can use Howling Blast or aim your Frostwyrm's Fury towards anyone that gets trapped.
• Death's Advance prevents the pull effect that startswith Phase 3.
• If you are targeted by a Fleeting Spirit, you can use Anti-Magic Shellin order to soak the spirit.
• Both Anti-Magic Shell and Icebound Fortitude can be usedto soak the traps on the ground, making Death Knights one of the best classesfor clearing the traps.
• If you accidentally get trapped, you can use Icebound Fortitude whiletrapped to break free, if you do this try to clear other traps while you stillhave Icebound Fortitude active.

For more information, please refer to our Artificer Xy'Mox guide.

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sun King's Salvation: Rage of the Frozen Champion.

Recommended Covenant:Necrolord/ Night Fae

• Sun King's Salvation seems like a big AoE/Cleave fight, however the mostimportant damage during the fight is on the Shade of Kael'thas, makingit a priority single target encounter. On Mythic difficulty, make sureyou have damage saved for Shade of Kael'thas since breaking the damageshield of Unleashed Pyroclasm is very important.
• Phoenixes can be Death Griped and slowed with Chains of Ice inorder to keep them CCed and out of the raid. Since so many adds are gripable with Death Grip in this fight it is recommended to use Death's Reachto increase the range of your Death Grip.
• Vile Occultists, Bleakwing Assassins, and Pestering Fiends are all ableto be Death Griped and gripped with Abomination Limb(If you are Necrolord).
• If you are the Necrolord Covenant, be careful using Abomination Limb whenthe phoenixes are up since Abomination Limb can accidentally grip them.
• Soul Infusers can be slowed with Chains of Ice.
• Anti-Magic Zone is great when used for Ember Blast from the Shade ofKael'thas, make sure to place it on the person with Ember Blast.

For more information, please refer to our Sun King's Salvation guide.

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Lady Inerva Darkvein: Rage of the Frozen Champion.

Recommended Covenant:Necrolord/ Night Fae

• You can use Anti-Magic Shell while Inerva is casting eitherLightly Concentrated Anima, Concentrated Anima, or Highly Concentrated Animain order to always prevent the add from being cast on you. If you successfullyprevent an add from being cast on you, then you have 1 less add to deal withduring that phase. This means you usually want to save Anti-Magic Shell foradd casts.
• If you are assigned to an add to interrupt then do not interruptimmediately, wait until the cast is at least half way done before you cast Mind Freeze.
• Anti-Magic Zone can be placed so that it covers all people affectedby the add casts. Make sure to place this early, so they can position themselvescorrectly.

For more information, please refer to our Lady Inerva Darkvein guide.

We advise you to use the following Legendary against The Council of Blood: Rage of the Frozen Champion.

Recommended Covenant:Necrolord/ Night Fae

• Make sure to correctly do the dance, so you can maximize your stacks ofFancy Footwork.
• Frost Fever does have a passive Runic Power generation effect,meaning you want to ensure that you have it up on all bosses at alltimes. You should use regular Howling Blast casts if you do nothave a Rime proc to maintain your uptime.
• Anti-Magic Zone should be used to help prevent the damage and quicklyget rid of the stacks of Dancing Fever on Mythic difficulty.
• If you are assigned to an interrupt on Mythic difficulty, try usingthe Spirit Drain conduit to benefit from having to Mind Freeze.

For more information, please refer to our The Council of Blood guide.

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sludgefist: Rage of the Frozen Champion.

Recommended Covenant:Necrolord/ Night Fae

• Death's Advance prevent the knockback from Colossal Roar, Sludgefistuses this ability when he enters combat on pull so use Death's Advanceas you pull Sludgefist.
• Be careful not to move too far from your ally when affected with Chain Link.
• Save your major burst cooldowns for Destructive Impact;this mostly means Breath of Sindragosa (if talented) and Frostwyrm's Fury. If running Breath of Sindragosa, haveat least 60 Runic Power ready. You can also save your Cold Heartstacks for Destructive Impact to align with your other cooldowns.

For more information, please refer to our Sludgefist guide.

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Stone Legion Generals: Rage of the Frozen Champion.

Recommended Covenant:Necrolord/ Night Fae

• Make sure to save Wraith Walk to easily move out of the Reverberating Eruption.
• Use Death's Advance to prevent the knockback of Shattering Blast.
• Death Grip can be used to grip Stone Legion Skirmishers to theboss on Mythic difficulty.
• Death's Advance can be used to prevent the push back from StonegaleEffigy of the Stone Legion Skirmishers on Mythic difficulty.
• Icebound Fortitude can be used to prevent and get out of the stun fromRavenous Feast of the Stone Legion Goliath and the Crystallize, if you are targetedwith it.

For more information, please refer to our Stone Legion Generals guide.

We advise you to use the following Legendary against Sire Denathrius: Rage of the Frozen Champion.

Recommended Covenant:Necrolord/ Night Fae

• Make sure to save Frostwyrm's Fury for the add spawn inPhase 1 and try to pair it up with Pillar of Frost to maximizethe damage. It is also possible to save a Rimeproc for the adds, however this will significantly increase your damage.
• Death's Advance can prevent the knockback caused by Shattering Pain.
• Thanks to the passive of Death's Advance, you do not need to soak anyCleansing Pains in Phase 1, since the stacks will not slow you below 70% during theintermission. You can also use Death's Advance before the intermission tohave 100% movement speed while running towards Sire Denathrius during March of thePenitent.
• Keep Frost Fever on Remornia as well as Sire Denathriusthrough the use of either Rime procs or regular Howling Blast.
• Use Anti-Magic Shell to help prevent the damage from Blood Price.This is commonly used on the first Blood Price in both Phase 1 and 3.
• Biting Cold is a powerful Legendary for Sire Denathrius forboth Phase 1 and 2 if you need more damage on Echoes of Sin and Cabalists.

For more information, please refer to our Sire Denathrius guide.