Stats

Here is some information on stats

1. Strength - Our best stat in terms of dps, 1 strength gives us 2 attack power and attack power scales with all of our attacks. Our ghoul and gargoyle benefit from our strength especially if you have Glyph of the Ghoul.

2. Expertise - 26 expertise is needed not to be dodged while attacking behind the target. 56 is the parry cap (which is hard to get with current gear). A tank should aim for 26-30 expertise thru gear alone and dps should aim for 20-26 expertise. Unholy and Frost specs give 5 expertise while Blood spec gives 6 expertise.

3. Hit - 263 (8%) is needed to not miss white and special attacks. 446 (17%) spell hit rating is needed to never miss a spell, if you have Virulence then 368 hit is needed. You should never aim to get past 263 since we are a melee class.

4. Armor Pen - 1399 is the hardcap, something we should not focus on. Arp increases physical damage done, even though DK's have a few dots it's still a very good stat for all three specs. With the changes to Scourge Strike you will notice a nice bang for the buck.

5. Haste - Increases your attack speed and lowers your GCD. Not the best stat for us but with Bloodlust, windfury totem, haste pot, swift retribution and any other loot that increases your haste, your 3.60 weapon speed will drop down a lot. I see my attack speed go as low as 1.75 with everything going.