Obliterate

Obliterate
Obliterate Level 55 Frost death knight ability Melee range 2 Runes Instant Requires Melee Weapon A brutal attack with both weapons that deals a total of (456% + 456% of weapon damage) Physical damage.
Usable by
Class	Death knight
Properties
School	Physical
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Other information
Level learned	55
Improvements	[Icecap], [Killing Machine], [Obliteration], [Rime]

"My runeblade thirsts for your soul." —Randolphe Mortimer

Obliterate is a level 55 Frost death knight ability that allows the death knight to deal high damage. It is a staple in the arsenal of Frost death knights.

Improvements

• [Icecap]
• [Killing Machine]
• [Obliteration]
• [Rime]

Patch changes

• Patch 7.1.0 (2016-10-25): Damage increased by 20%.
  
• Hotfix (2016-09-23): Obliterate damage increased by 19%.
  
• Patch 7.0.3 (2016-07-19): No longer has a chance to cause your next [Howling Blast] or [Icy Touch] to consume no runes. Damage increased by 170% (35% for each weapon).
  
• Hotfix (2016-03-03): Now deals 10% less damage against another player.
  
• Patch 6.2.3 (2015-11-17): Damage has been increased by 10%.
  
• Hotfix (2015-06-29): Obliterate should now correctly deal full damage against other players in PvP combat.
  
• Hotfix (2015-06-25):
  • Frost Strike and Obliterate have been reduced to their pre-6.2 damage levels.
  • Obliterate once again deals full damage to players.
    
• Patch 6.2.0 (2015-06-23): Damage has increased by 20%, but deals only 80% of normal damage against player-controlled targets.
  
• Patch 6.0.2 (2014-10-14):
  • Now deals 25% more damage on both main and off-hand weapons, but no longer deals additional damage for each disease present on the target.
  • Damage has been increased by 30%.
    
• Patch 5.4.0 (2013-09-10): Now deals 250% weapon damage (up from 230% weapon damage).
  
• Patch 5.0.4 (2012-08-28): Now a Frost specialization ability. Weapon damage increased from 150% to 230%. Bonus damage removed.
  
• Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Base damage has been reduced to 150% weapon damage, down from 160%.
  
• Patch 4.0.3a (2010-11-23): No longer consumes diseases.
  
• Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.
  

See also

• Scourgewar TCG card
• Class Starter 2011: Horde Death Knight TCG card

External links

• Wowhead
• WoWDB