Heya guys!!  Welcome back to the Best in Slot helms for Death Knights!!  Today we finish up with the best in slot helms for both Blood and Frost, but I’ve got Unholy too.  Too bad none of them look like that huh??  *points up*  Now THAT’s what I call a helm!!  I’ve also included Unholy to make this a complete post for those trying to find the best helm

Blood - Top 10 Best in Slot Helms

1. Spiked Titansteel Helm  548.555 APE
2. Obsidian Greathelm  522.584 APE
3. Valourous Scoureborne Helmet  506.845 APE
4. Fire-Scorched Greathelm  495.08 APE
5. Cover of Silence  473.026 APE
6. Heroes’ Scourgeborne Helmet  443.663 APE
7. Blue Aspect Helm  432.716 APE
8. Helm of the Vast Legions  411.058 APE
9. Helm of the Grave  410.879 APE
10. Helm of the Unsubmissive  410.71 APE

Frost - Top 10 Best in Slot Helms

1. Spiked Titansteel Helm  513.743 APE
2. Valourous Scoureborne Helmet  482.125 APE
3. Obsidian Greathelm  476.053 APE
4. Cover of Silence  465.62 APE
5. Fire-Scorched Greathelm  463.944 APE
6. Blue Aspect Helm  429.727 APE
7. Heroes’ Scourgeborne Helmet  421.499 APE
8. Helm of the Grave  395.674 APE
9. Helm of the Vast Legions  395.254 APE
10. Planetary Helm  383.596 APE

 Unholy – Top 10 Best in Slot Helms

1. Spiked Titansteel Helm  519.51 APE
2. Obsidian Greathelm  492.365 APE
3. Valourous Scoureborne Helmet  489 APE
4. Fire-Scorched Greathelm  475.006 APE
5. Cover of Silence  453.187
6. Heroes’ Scourgeborne Helmet  428.026
7. Blue Aspect Helm  422.889 APE
8. Helm of the Unsubmissive  399.957 APE
9. Helm of the Vast Legions  392.176 APE
10. Planetary Helm  383.076 APE

Things to remember

1. These items are weighted using a system commonly refered to as APE, or Attack Power Equivalency.  This uses mathematical formulas, and often times simulators, to determine how much each attribute contributes to your dps.  It equates item stat values into a numeric value that equals 1 Attack Power, or 1 AP.
2. APE means exactly what it says, this item has an equivalent value of x AP.  So if it says 1 is 519 APE and 2 is 492 APE, swapping from 2 to 1 would be like gaining 27 Attack Power.
3. Take everything here with a grain of salt.  If you had all of your gear epic’d out from Naxx+, it’s likely your personal stats will skew the results of “best in slot”.  Short of running a simulator, it’s nearly impossible to know what the best stats are for any one character.  APE changes as your stats change.  As one stat goes up, its value to your dps goes down.  Meanwhile other stats’ values will go up in value.  This however is a good baseline, assuming you have the equivalent best in slot items and have kept your stats balanced while gearing out.
4. I don’t personally give Agility the full weight it deserves.  I weigh Agility in at 85% value.  This counteracts the spell crit it does not give to abilities like Death and Decay, Icy Touch, and Death Coil for example.  Also, I don’t give it value for the AP gains if you have 5/5 Bladed Armor (which many pure dps specs do).  18 Agi is effectively 1 AP due to the armor gain from Agi.
5. Some stats can be capped.  You do not want more than you can actually use.  Items with a stat that you’ve exceeded the cap are not worth their “true” value anymore because you’re not getting all of the benefit.
6. The hit cap is 295.11 rating or 9%.  The spell hit cap is 288.53 rating or 17% if you have 3/3 Virulence and Misery debuff up.  Meaning your hit cap is 295.11 so long as you have Virulence and a debuff.
7. The expertise cap is 122.96 rating or 15 skill for Blood.  The cap for Unholy/Blood is 172.15 rating or 21 skill.
8. Your stats need to be balanced.  If you pick gear that always has +Strength on them, then you’re going to be screwed. These items are balanced around the concept that you do not overstack certain stats.  Aka, 4% hit and 3000 AP is bad.  But so is 15% hit and 1500 AP.  Sticking with these item lists will usually avoid that however.
9. If you don’t agree you should seriously take a moment to stop and think about what factual data you have to back up that feeling.  Often times the number crunchers out there find things that look wrong to the average person.

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