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Frost Death Knight Artifact Weapon: Blades of the Fallen Prince – Legion 7.3.5
By MiniaugDK
Last Updated:
2018/06/28
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This section of the Frost Death Knight guide explains the best possible choices for the Netherlight Crucible, important traits and relic bonuses, and how to progress through your artifact weapon Blades of the Fallen Prince. This guide was written by
Miniaug
from
ScrubBusters on The Maelstrom-EU
. You can learn more on my
Twitch Stream
Artifacts in Battle for Azeroth
As of June 26th, completing the quest
The Power in Our Hands
will further empower your Artifact Weapon, enabling all traits and at least
Concordance of the Legionfall
level 75, further increasing in power over time until the Battle for Azeroth pre-expansion patch.
Therefore, only the Netherlight Crucible recommendations are relevant on this guide page leading up to BFA, as you already receive all Artifact Traits by default. This makes content easier to complete, especially some
content going away
such as
Ahead of the Curve
and
Mage Tower Challenges
.
In the
BFA pre-patch
, your Artifact Traits will be removed, and relics will simply increase the item level of your artifact weapon. However, many artifact traits are returning as talents or azerite powers in Battle for Azeroth and we have a compiled a
full list you can read here
.
Moving forward in Battle for Azeroth, you will still be able to acquire the Artifact Weapon which will mainly interest transmog collectors for the appearances. Learn how to unlock all appearances in BFA with our
Artifact Appearance Guide
.
Active Ability
Equipping the Blades of the Fallen Prince you're able to learn the trait grants you the ability
Sindragosa's Fury
, which allows you to summon Sindragosa to unleash her icy breath unto all enemies in a line in front of you, damaging and slowing them.
Netherlight Crucible
The
Netherlight Crucible
is a new system added in Patch 7.3. The Crucible allows you further empower your Frost DK Artifact Weapon, by specializing and increasing the power from your relics. With it, each relic receives a small talent tree that you can select new traits from, depending how many traits your weapon have. Do not worry, however, because with the changes to
Artifact Knowledge
, unlocking the full power of the Crucible won't take long. Learn everything about this new system in our
Netherlight Crucible Guide
. With the opening of
Antorus, the Burning Throne
, it is now possible to obtain
Insignia of the Grand Army
, which increases the potency of your Tier 2 Crucible traits by 50%. It might be a really strong legendary if you are lucky with Netherlight Crucible rolls!
Disclaimer:
These values can change slightly based on your legendaries, gear, stats, and talent choices. These numbers were obtained by simulating the recommended tier 20 gear and talents from this guide. If you have the knowledge, I recommend simming your own relic options since ilevel value isn't a very precise unit of measurement. This is intended to help you quickly make relic and Crucible decisions, but it can never be 100% accurate for every character. Since these values were generated before the Crucible was unlocked, they are subject to change if it's found out they weren't being simulated properly. In such a case, this guide will be updated.
Single Target Trait Values
Crucible Traits
Approx. ilevel value
Murderous Intent
+7
Torment the Weak
+7
Secure in the Light
+6
Shocklight
+6
Shadowbind
+6
Infusion of Light
+6
Light Speed
+6
Chaotic Darkness
+5
Master of Shadows
+5
Dark Sorrows
+2
Refractive Shell
+0
Light's Embrace
+0
Weapon Traits
Approx. ilevel value
Ambidexterity
+7
Cold as Ice
+4
Nothing but the Boots
+3
Runefrost
+2
Blast Radius
+2
Dead of Winter
+1
Over-Powered
+1
Bad to the Bone
+1
Other Traits
+0
Artifact Traits
In Patch 7.3 Artifact Knowledge became region wide, going up every week until Knowledge level 55. With the ability to get your new traits and
Concordance of the Legionfall
very fast, this is the path to go for after getting 35 traits on the Frost DK Artifact.
Relics
When it comes to relics, in general you want the highest item level relic you can get for your Frost DK Artifact. Aim for these specific traits but keep in mind that higher item level is generally better for your Death Knight.
Ambidexterity
Cold as Ice
Nothing but the Boots
Although there are better relics from dungeons, they are not easily Titanforged so they are not included on this list.
Relic Type
Name
Boss
Frost
Rime of the Spirit Realm
Argus the Unmaker
Frost
Sublimating Portal Frost
Portal Keeper Hasabel
Shadow
Volatile Soul Fragment
Argus the Unmaker
Shadow
Unwavering Soul Essence
Essence of Eonar
Volatile Soul Fragment
and
Rime of the Spirit Realm
are both BiS, but they are highly sought after due to them being higher item level and good traits for the majority of specs. The others listed are good alternatives if you can not get the BiS relics.
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