Obliterate

Obliterate
	Obliterate; Row 2 Frost death knight talent; Melee range; 2 Runes; Instant; A brutal attack with both weapons that deals a total of [(59.192% of Attack power) + (59.192% of Attack power)] Physical damage.;
Properties
Class	Death knight
School	Physical
Cooldown	None/Global Cooldown
Talents
Talent required	[Frost Strike]
Improvements	[Frigid Executioner], [Icecap], [Improved Obliterate], [Inexorable Assault], [Killing Machine], [Might of the Frozen Wastes], [Rage of the Frozen Champion], [Rime]

"My runeblade thirsts for your soul." —Randolphe Mortimer^[1]

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

Patch changes

Hotfix (2023-11-28): Damage increased by 8%.
Hotfix (2023-07-31):
- Damage is now increased by 20% in PvP combat (was 15%).
- Damage is now increased by 75% when [Killing Machine] is not active in PvP combat (was 60%).
Patch 10.1.5 (2023-07-11):
- Damage is now increased by 20% in PvP combat (was 8%).
- Damage is now increased by an additional 60% when Killing Machine is not active in PvP combat.
Hotfix (2023-05-15): Obliterate damage increased by 5%.
Patch 10.1.0 (2023-05-02): Damage increased by 8% in PvP combat.
Patch 10.0.0 (2022-10-25): Now a row 2 Frost talent (was a level 14 Frost ability). Rank 2 removed.
Patch 9.0.2 (2020-11-17): Rank 2 added at level 52 – Increases damage done by 20%.
Patch 9.0.1 (2020-10-13): Now learned at level 14 (was 55). Can now be used with two-handed weapons.
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). Level reduced from 58 to 55.
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 level 58 Frost specialization ability (was a level 61 ability for all specs). 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 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): No longer consumes diseases.
Patch 3.3.0 (2009-12-08): This ability will no longer sometimes fail to do additional damage based on diseases on the target.
Patch 3.1.0 (2009-04-14): Bonus damage for diseases now increases damage done by a percentage rather than a flat amount.
Patch 3.0.2 (2008-10-14): Added.