These Unholy Death Knight PvE macros are designed for WoW WotLK 3.3.5a and focus on disease application, Scourge Strike access, runic power control, Gargoyle snapshots and ghoul utility. They also make Death Grip, Mind Freeze, Strangulate and defensive cooldowns easier to use while keeping the Unholy rotation under the player's control.
Death Knight macros can reduce target switching and help coordinate the ghoul with the player, but they do not automate rune planning or snapshot timing. Use the exact spell names from your client, check your runes and runic power, and test each button on a target dummy or in a safe dungeon before using it in a raid.
Icy Touch
Starts attacking and applies Frost Fever to the current target.
#showtooltip Icy Touch
/startattack
/cast Icy Touch
Plague Strike
Starts attacking and applies Blood Plague to the current target.
#showtooltip Plague Strike
/startattack
/cast Plague Strike
Scourge Strike
Starts attacking and uses Scourge Strike for the main Unholy single-target rotation.
#showtooltip Scourge Strike
/startattack
/cast Scourge Strike
Blood Strike
Starts attacking and uses Blood Strike to maintain Desolation and spend Blood Runes.
#showtooltip Blood Strike
/startattack
/cast Blood Strike
Death Coil
Uses Death Coil on the hostile current target and starts the attack.
#showtooltip Death Coil
/startattack
/cast [harm,nodead] Death Coil
Pestilence mouseover
Spreads diseases to a hostile mouseover, then your current hostile target.
#showtooltip Pestilence
/startattack
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Pestilence
Death and Decay
Stops casting and begins Death and Decay placement without forcing a rotation sequence.
#showtooltip Death and Decay
/stopcasting
/cast Death and Decay
Summon Gargoyle snapshot
Uses trinkets, gloves, potion and racial power before summoning Gargoyle for a stronger snapshot.
#showtooltip Summon Gargoyle
/use [combat] 13
/use [combat] 14
/use [combat] Potion of Speed
/use [combat] 10
/cast Blood Fury
/cast Berserking
/cast Summon Gargoyle
/startattack
/petattack
Army of the Dead
Stops casting and channels Army of the Dead without combining it with an automatic rotation.
#showtooltip Army of the Dead
/stopcasting
/cast Army of the Dead
Raise Dead and attack
Summons the permanent ghoul when needed and sends it to attack.
#showtooltip Raise Dead
/cast Raise Dead
/petattack
Pet attack or follow
Uses Pet Attack normally and Pet Follow with Shift.
#showtooltip [mod:shift] Pet Follow; Pet Attack
/petfollow [mod:shift]
/petattack [nomod]
Ghoul Frenzy
Uses Ghoul Frenzy and sends the ghoul to attack without changing your target.
#showtooltip Ghoul Frenzy
/petattack
/cast Ghoul Frenzy
Death Pact
Uses Death Pact when the ghoul is available and attempts to summon it when the pet is missing.
#showtooltip Death Pact
/cast Death Pact
/cast Raise Dead
Empower Rune Weapon
Stops casting and immediately restores runes for a controlled secondary burst window.
#showtooltip Empower Rune Weapon
/stopcasting
/cast Empower Rune Weapon
Lichborne self-heal
Activates Lichborne and casts Death Coil on yourself for an emergency heal when runic power is available.
#showtooltip Lichborne
/cast Lichborne
/cast [@player] Death Coil
Anti-Magic Shell
Stops casting and activates Anti-Magic Shell against incoming magic damage.
#showtooltip Anti-Magic Shell
/stopcasting
/cast Anti-Magic Shell
Icebound Fortitude
Stops casting and activates Icebound Fortitude for emergency personal mitigation.
#showtooltip Icebound Fortitude
/stopcasting
/cast Icebound Fortitude
Bone Shield
Activates Bone Shield as a defensive cooldown without changing targets.
#showtooltip Bone Shield
/cast Bone Shield
Mind Freeze focus
Stops casting and interrupts your hostile focus target without changing targets.
#showtooltip Mind Freeze
/stopcasting
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Mind Freeze
Strangulate focus
Stops casting and silences your hostile focus target without changing targets.
#showtooltip Strangulate
/stopcasting
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Strangulate
Death Grip mouseover
Grips a hostile mouseover, then your current hostile target.
#showtooltip Death Grip
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Death Grip
Death Grip focus
Grips your hostile focus target without changing the current target.
#showtooltip Death Grip
/cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Death Grip
Chains of Ice mouseover
Applies Chains of Ice to a hostile mouseover, then your current hostile target.
#showtooltip Chains of Ice
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Chains of Ice
Mind Freeze mouseover
Stops casting and interrupts a hostile mouseover, then your current target.
#showtooltip Mind Freeze
/stopcasting
/cast [@mouseover,harm,nodead][harm,nodead] Mind Freeze
Horn of Winter
Refreshes Horn of Winter and provides a runic power button when the group buff is missing.
#showtooltip Horn of Winter
/cast Horn of Winter
Blood Tap
Converts a Blood Rune for an extra temporary rune when a planned ability is ready.
#showtooltip Blood Tap
/cast Blood Tap
How to use Unholy Death Knight macros
Open the in-game Macros window, create a macro and paste the code exactly as shown. Place it on an action bar and bind it to a reachable key. Mouseover and focus macros let you grip, slow, interrupt or silence a secondary target without losing the current enemy.
The Gargoyle snapshot macro combines trinkets, gloves, potion and racial cooldowns, so use it only when the intended burst window is available. Army of the Dead is kept separate because its channel and timing should be decided manually rather than attached to a normal rotation button.
Unholy Death Knight PvE macro tips
Icy Touch, Plague Strike, Pestilence, Scourge Strike, Blood Strike and Death Coil support the disease and rune-based rotation. Mouseover Pestilence is useful for spreading diseases quickly, but disease duration, rune availability and target positioning still require manual attention.
Raise Dead, Ghoul Frenzy, Death Pact and Pet Attack or Follow provide control over the permanent ghoul. Death Pact and Lichborne self-heal are emergency tools, while Empower Rune Weapon and Blood Tap should be used when the extra rune timing supports a planned burst rather than pressed automatically.
Anti-Magic Shell, Icebound Fortitude and Bone Shield cover different defensive needs. Mind Freeze, Strangulate, Death Grip and Chains of Ice provide control and utility, while Horn of Winter supports group buffs and runic power when the raid situation allows it.
Compatibility and troubleshooting
These macros target the WoW WotLK 3.3.5a macro system. Private-server clients can differ in pet behavior, focus conditions and protected actions. If a macro fails, test the spell alone, verify the target range and available resource, then reload the UI after editing.
Macros cannot decide when to snapshot Gargoyle, spend runes, use Army of the Dead or activate a defensive cooldown. Their purpose is to reduce interface friction so the Unholy Death Knight can react faster while retaining control over diseases, resources and encounter timing.
