Best Gems

Best Gems for Death Knight in WoW Midnight

The best gem for every Death Knight spec in WoW Midnight Season 2 on Patch 12.1.0, ranked by DPS per socket from simmed stat weights.

Open a spec for the full gem ranking and socket guide on Patch 12.1.0.

3 specs

Specs

Blood
Tank
Best gem: Flawless Deadly Garnet Critical Strike
Frost
DPS
Best gem: Flawless Deadly Garnet Critical Strike
Unholy
DPS
Best gem: Flawless Deadly Garnet Critical Strike

About the Death Knight gem rankings

Two specs of one class often want different gems: the stat each spec scales with best is what the ranking follows, and it is read off the spec's own simmed stat weights rather than a class-wide rule.