Blizzard's Midnight API restricts addon access to your personal buffs and cooldowns during M+ and raid — the exact content where aura tracking matters most. The addons listed here work within these restrictions and cover what WeakAuras used to handle.

← Back to Death Knight Patch 12.0.7

Frost Death Knight · Mythic+

Curated for Mythic+ — Deathbringer with Pillar of Frost burst on priority targets, Anti-Magic Zone for group magic mitigation, and Mind Freeze interrupt coordination on caster-heavy packs. Rider of the Apocalypse is a strong alternative on AoE-heavy keys. Reviewed 28 Jun 2026.

My Setup

Your setup: 0 of 0 addons installed

Share with your friends or group. Mark those you have installed.

Talent Builds

Using this build

Deathbringer Mythic+

Deathbringer

Recommended M+ build — Deathbringer with Pillar of Frost burst aligned to key cooldown windows. Strong priority damage on dangerous targets (affixes, casters, interrupt chains) while maintaining solid Remorseless Winter AoE pressure on large packs.

View talent calculator

Rotation

Links to the Icy Veins rotation page. Select your hero talent build once you're there.

Builds

Rider of the Apocalypse Mythic+

Rider of the Apocalypse

Alternative M+ build for AoE-heavy keys — Rider of the Apocalypse with Remorseless Winter and Glacial Advance for sustained cleave pressure across consecutive pulls. Stronger than Deathbringer on large packs where single-target burst matters less.

View talent calculator

Rotation

Links to the Icy Veins rotation page. Select your hero talent build once you're there.

Builds

Custom build

Record your own talent build alongside your addons — it's included when you share your setup. Get a talent string from the Wowhead talent calculator or export directly from the in-game talent tree (press N → share icon). Paste the URL or the raw string — both work.

Addons

Why no WeakAuras? Midnight's API blocks WeakAuras from reading your buffs and cooldowns. The addons here cover what it used to handle.

Boss encounters 2

BigWigs Bossmods

Boss timers

194.0M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 May 2026

For Frost DK, precise timer accuracy means you can pre-position Anti-Magic Zone before a dangerous magic cast rather than reacting after it lands, and delay Pillar of Frost to movement-safe windows rather than burning it into a mandatory reposition. LittleWigs is required for dungeon boss modules — install both.

Tracks: Boss timers · AMZ pre-positioning · Dungeon modules · Cooldown timing
Requires: Requires LittleWigs for dungeon boss modules · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

GTFO

Advanced Ground effect alerts

95.9M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

For Frost DK in melee range, you're inside hitboxes and ground effects are directly underfoot — the audio alarm fires passively without requiring you to shift attention away from Killing Machine and Rime proc state. Install knowing it's significantly more limited than pre-Midnight — it covers specific tracked boss mechanics only, not general ground effects.

Tracks: Ground effect alerts · Audible alarms · Boss hazards
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Meters & logs 1

Details! Damage Meter

DPS meter

613.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

Per-spell breakdown across the fight. Check the Obliterate/Frost Strike split — if Frost Strike is unexpectedly high you may be Runic Power capping, and low Obliterate crit rate means Killing Machine procs are expiring before being consumed.

Tracks: DPS meter · Killing Machine efficiency · Obliterate · Howling Blast · Runic Power
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Nameplates & targeting 2

Platynator

Nameplates

9.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Apr 2026

Cast bars and debuff icons on enemy nameplates so you can identify Mind Freeze targets and track which enemies have Frost Fever active. Cast bar highlights make the right interrupt target obvious even when nameplates stack closely at melee range.

Tracks: Nameplates · Cast bars · Mind Freeze targeting · Frost Fever tracking
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

TargetedSpells

Targeted casts

743.8K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 2 May 2026

Visual and audio alert when an enemy starts casting a dangerous ability at you, giving you time to pop Anti-Magic Shell for the absorb and Runic Power generation, or Icebound Fortitude for a physical hit. Especially useful during burst windows when your attention is on proc state rather than watching boss emotes.

Tracks: Targeted casts · Audio + visual alerts · AMS timing · Icebound Fortitude
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Cooldowns & tracking 2

OmniCD

AMZ coordination

33.4M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 27 Feb 2026

Tracks group cooldowns from the combat log — shows when Anti-Magic Zone is available so you can coordinate the drop with your group rather than wasting it on a minor hit. Also tracks kick cooldowns so your Mind Freeze covers interrupt gaps rather than stacking with another player's kick.

Tracks: AMZ coordination · Mind Freeze coverage · Group cooldowns · Bloodlust tracking
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

BetterCooldownManager

Personal cooldowns

938.2K downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 15 Mar 2026

Configurable timers for your major cooldowns on screen. Tracks Pillar of Frost and Empower Rune Weapon so you know exactly when both are available simultaneously for the strongest burst window alignment.

Tracks: Personal cooldowns · Pillar of Frost · Empower Rune Weapon · AMS · Remorseless Winter
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Rotation helper 1

TrufiGCD

Advanced GCD timeline

1.3M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 Mar 2026

Scrolling timeline of your recent cast history with GCD gaps visible. Shows rune capping as dead gaps between casts, and Killing Machine proc expiry as Frost Strike or Howling Blast casts where an Obliterate should have been.

Tracks: GCD timeline · Rune capping · Killing Machine efficiency · Cast history
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Frames & Action Bars 3

BetterBlizzFrames

Unit frames

4.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 1 May 2026

BetterBlizzFrames enhances the default Blizzard unit frames rather than replacing them. For Frost DK, the value is keeping rune count and Runic Power visible at a consistent position without committing to a full UI replacement.

Tracks: Unit frames · Castbars · Rune tracking · Absorb display
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Dominos

Action bars

22.2M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 10 May 2026

Dominos gives you full control over action bar layout. For Frost DK, a dedicated cooldown bar keeps Pillar of Frost, Empower Rune Weapon, Anti-Magic Zone, and Remorseless Winter at consistent visible positions so your main bar stays focused on the Obliterate and Frost Strike rotation.

Tracks: Action bars · Bar positioning · Burst cooldown layout · Fade out of combat
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

ElvUI

Advanced Unit frames

Tukui.org addon

Works in Midnight Updated 15 May 2026

Most of what ElvUI covers for Frost DK is better handled by BetterBlizzFrames (frames), Dominos (action bars), and Platynator (nameplates). Only install if you want a fully unified UI aesthetic and are prepared for the configuration overhead.

Tracks: Unit frames · Action bars · Nameplates · Full UI replacement
Requires: Full UI replacement · tukui.org — not on CurseForge

Open on Tukui.org

Utility & QoL 3

Mythic Dungeon Tools

Dungeon maps

93.8M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 May 2026

MDT shows the full dungeon map with enemy positions, patrol routes, and force percentages. For Frost DK, the value is in planning how Death Grip repositions stray enemies into your Remorseless Winter and Glacial Advance AoE, identifying caster-heavy packs where Mind Freeze interrupt coverage needs pre-coordination, and flagging pulls where Anti-Magic Zone is worth dropping early versus saving for the next dangerous cast.

Tracks: Dungeon maps · Death Grip positioning · Force % · AMZ planning · Route sharing
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Raider.IO

Player scores

431.7M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 25 May 2026

Adds every player's Mythic+ score and raid progression to their tooltip. Frost DK is valued for Anti-Magic Zone — a visible high score signals experience with when to drop AMZ, which is harder to communicate than raw DPS.

Tracks: Player scores · Raid progression · Player tooltips · LFG integration
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Astral Keys

Keystone tracking

17.5M downloads

Works in Midnight Updated 20 Mar 2026

Astral Keys adds a tooltip to players in your guild and friends list showing their current keystone dungeon and level. Lets you find a key that matches your level without posting in LFG chat.

Tracks: Keystone tracking · Guild key levels · LFG utility
Requires: Standalone addon · CurseForge

Open on CurseForge

Was this page helpful?

Macros Coming soon

Anti-Magic Zone placement macro, Death Grip on focus interrupt pull, Remorseless Winter positioning, Mind Freeze mouseover interrupt

Stat Priority Coming soon

Haste › Crit › Mastery for sustained AoE — faster rune regeneration means more Obliterate casts into Remorseless Winter windows, Versatility as defensive flex

Something missing?

Spotted a better addon, build, or resource for Frost Death Knight? Let us know.