Death Knight Stat Breakdown updated for Cataclysm:

 

Unholy StatsUnholy Stat Priority:

  1. Hit until cap
  2. Strength
  3. Haste
  4. Crit
  5. Mastery
  6. Expertise until cap
  7. Agility

 

Frost StatsUnholy Stat Priority:

Dual Wield(DW):

 

  1. Hit until cap
  2. Expertise until cap
  3. Strength
  4. Mastery
  5. Crit
  6. Haste
  7. Agility

2 Handed Weapon(2H):

 

  1. Hit until cap
  2. Expertise until cap
  3. Mastery
  4. Strength
  5. Haste
  6. Crit
  7. Agility

 

Blood StatsBlood Stat Priority(Tanking Stats):

  1. Hit until cap
  2. Expertise
  3. Mastery
  4. Avoidance stats (Dodge + Parry)
  5. Stamina (don't completely ignore stam over avoidance but healers can run out of mana now so stamina isn't the prime stat anymore so avoidance is very important)
  6. Strength

 

 

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