It is still viable to re-direct army/gargoyle when the regular ghoul is around. While having defensive stance, simply make them all follow then attack the intended target. So default keybinds CTRL + 2 then CTRL + 1 very quickly. I recently managed this at heroic Lich King.

If you raid as unholy you can just pull back pet and then send it to attack the green ooze (army should follow).

If you're frost you must first attack the ooze (in some way), and summon after, so they will go on the ooze as its last target you attacked and not PP (your old target)

-edit didnt realise there were so many responses already, delete if deemed superfluous-

About pet control, I am unable to control the Gargoyle in the LK encounter. I wish to pop it during phase transitions to have full dps on the raging spirits, but I manage to have it attack only the first raging, then it flies away and keeps attacking the LK. Probably the LK generates aggro on it through his Pain and Suffering attack and the Gargoyle after it's primary target is dead just follows threat table. There is no way to control it then?

I haven't seen this topic being talked about yet, but wouldn't Rune of Lichbane be viable in ICC? 4% extra weapon damage to everything seems to be a lot.

It's based on unmodifed weapon damage (and it does only work on autoattacks). The extra damage does not scale at all and is very crappy.

Make a macro with:

/petfollow
/petattack

Using this makes your Gargoyle start attacking your current target. Though the Gargoyle might instantly swap back to LK because of Pain and Suffering.

That works for your ghoul, but Gargoyle doesn't quite work like that. The only way to control it that I've heard of is to /petfollow and then /petattack.

I have a problem between the last pestilence in the aoe rotation and the DnD...Sometimes, waiting time is 1/2 sec , sometimes 19/20 seconds.I feel always useless when i have to wait such a long time. I find this strange because i didn't have this problem before, this occur since three weeks. I tried to change the rotation , but it's always a huge lose in dps...So i continue...i tried to understand it , but i fail...If someone have any answer , i will be very happy because that make me really crazy Thank you ...

Hmmm, maybe because you don't have Morbidity 2/3 (or more)? You use Pestilence every 20 seconds, but D&D has a 30 seconds CD. You can't use the rotation given by Consider if you don't have Morbidity.
You should use a priority system (PS>IT>D&D>Desolation>BB>SS>BS or smth like that).

What I don't get regarding expertise is the following. Assuming a BS,SS or PS is dodged, even if I have GCDs to spare, doesn't it mean, that my runes get activated (at least) one GCD later, hence come up a GCD later, which could add up over time, so overall I would be able to use the respective abilities less often?
One has to consider SS and BS seperatly of course. Since SS damage/GCD is way better than anything, the above scenario would always be bad. When it comes to BS you basically only 'need' it to refresh desolation and to gain runepower (if you have not enough other sources like AMS), so there it might be no problem.

I could be mistaken, because I haven't been dodged in a while, but I believe that dodges and parries act like misses do - your rune does NOT get swallowed, but it does get activated for about .5 sec, as does your GCD timer. Pretty sure that all gets offset by the rune grace period. So, really, the answer is "NO" - neither your rune nor your GCD is fully used when you are dodged. That's why it doesn't matter as much with unholy - you can basically re-hit the dodged attack immediately, and unholy usually has extra GCD's open so it doesn't make a huge difference.

Viable DPS in Unholy presence? As strange as it sounds, I'm getting higher numbers (about 100 dps) using this spec.
Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft
And this gear...
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Note: The weapon I'm simming with is h Bryntroll. I'm not having Kahorie's sim give me any RP for comparing against the cookie-cutter unholy build, but giving 100RP every 15 seconds makes this spec almost better then the Frost build I've been running (Comparing with Frost build having the same RP-gen).

I know people have been posting about the occasional Unholy Pres build, but this one seems to actually provide the higher numbers. Priority is Diseases > Desolation > SS > BS > DC > HoW

If someone could run the spec, and leme know if this works for them too, that'd be awesome. Also, here's the numbers.

Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
MainHand	1062204895	22.2	204080	7002.7	74920	35.6	3937	76765	36.5	8113	6505	3.1	52395	24.9	2756.9
Ghoul	533206207	11.1	451407	1585.1	276128	59.8	1117.2	60264	13.1	2235.9	10124	2.2	115015	24.9	782.2
ScourgeStrike	451371755	9.4	59772	7551.6	34455	55.9	4768	25317	41.1	11339.8	1865	3
DeathCoil	409281481	8.6	59555	6872.3	37565	60.7	4938.4	21990	35.5	10176	2302	3.7
BloodStrike	303633538	6.3	77805	3902.5	49524	61.7	2817.2	28281	35.2	5803	2453	3.1
FrostFever	265562390	5.5	111708	2377.3	111708	100	2377.3									99.5
Gargoyle	235360945	4.9	45488	5174.1	39594	83.7	4581	5894	12.5	9158.9	1820	3.8
BloodPlague	222055829	4.6	111959	1983.4	111959	100	1983.4									99.9
ScourgeStrikeMagical	217376924	4.5	59772	3636.8	34455	57.6	2296.1	25317	42.4	5461.3
Necrosis	206371591	4.3	204080	1011.2	204080	100
BryntrollHeroic	161678179	3.4	39502	4092.9	39502	96.3	4092.9				1534	3.7
BloodCakedBlade	160633926	3.4	59421	2703.3	59421	96.9	2703.3				1910	3.1
Ghoul: Claw	158132752	3.3	90398	1749.3	78546	85	1676	11852	12.8	2235.2	2059	2.2
WanderingPlague	131226338	2.7	60230	2178.8	60230	96.4					2232	3.6
PlagueStrike	97764014	2	20425	4786.5	11693	55.7	3014	8732	41.6	7160.1	584	2.8
IcyTouch	89074728	1.9	20285	4391.2	12765	60.6	3153.2	7520	35.7	6492.5	766	3.6
UnholyBlight	40913042	.9	59555	687	59555	100
Army of the Dead	40177254	.8	297219	135.2	257701	84.8	132.8	39518	13	150.9	6498	2.1
DPS	13294(+/- 2548)
Total Damage	4786.03m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 2597760 (170 wasted)
Threat Per Second	8904
Generated in	92s
Template:	2HUnholyTest
Priority:	UnholyPriority
Presence:	Unholy
Sigil:	HangedMan
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

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Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
MainHand	1071241216	22.6	176610	8159.8	64792	35.6	4587.6	66491	36.5	9450.8	5638	3.1	45327	24.9	3212.4
ScourgeStrike	467727503	9.8	53122	8804.8	30620	55.9	5559.5	22502	41.1	13220.8	1660	3
Ghoul	459445120	9.7	390555	1578.6	238976	59.9	1112.9	52071	13	2226.9	8702	2.2	99508	24.9	779.2
DeathCoil	327191510	6.9	40854	8008.8	25819	60.8	5764.3	15035	35.4	11863.1	1626	3.8
BloodStrike	316739416	6.7	69653	4547.4	44288	61.6	3281	25365	35.3	6758.5	2200	3.1
FrostFever	295005998	6.2	107058	2755.6	107058	100	2755.6									99.1
ScourgeStrikeMagical	258096100	5.4	53122	4858.6	30620	57.6	3068	22502	42.4	7295.1
BloodPlague	247046969	5.2	107236	2303.8	107236	100	2303.8									99.7
Necrosis	208141279	4.4	176610	1178.5	176610	100
Gargoyle	199004141	4.2	38497	5169.3	33520	83.7	4577.9	4977	12.4	9152.8	1557	3.9
BryntrollHeroic	165524896	3.5	34588	4785.6	34588	96.2	4785.6				1351	3.8
BloodCakedBlade	162311164	3.4	51576	3147	51576	96.9	3147				1662	3.1
Ghoul: Claw	157467964	3.3	90370	1742.5	78519	85	1669.5	11851	12.8	2226.2	2058	2.2
WanderingPlague	146573930	3.1	58214	2517.8	58214	96.4					2161	3.6
PlagueStrike	102921244	2.2	18504	5562.1	10633	55.9	3506.6	7871	41.4	8338.9	519	2.7
IcyTouch	94503504	2	18514	5104.4	11614	60.5	3660.6	6900	35.9	7534.7	692	3.6
Army of the Dead	37093772	.8	257299	144.2	223085	85	142.8	34214	13	153	5284	2
UnholyBlight	32720522	.7	40854	800.9	40854	100
DPS	13191(+/- 2694)
Total Damage	4748.76m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 1822680 (311560 wasted)
Threat Per Second	9063
Generated in	81s
Template:	2HUnholy
Priority:	UnholyPriority
Presence:	Blood
Sigil:	HangedMan
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

With Shadowmourne, I got 14177 with cc spec, and 14283 with this spec.

There is something wrong with your sim, you didn't waste any RP on your test spec and the CC spec wasted alot more than it should. Run with a rotation instead of a priority.

The sole reason those sims are coming out that way is because he's generating 100 additional RP every 15 seconds (rather unrealistic, consider that's about as much RP as you normally generate from strikes during that period). Which means the blood presence is majorly gcd constrained. Still the unholy presence build is only marginally more dps than the blood presence one. Running a reaping and/or GoD build should give you additional GCDs which might allow you to use more of the RP. Additionally, if you are GCD constrained then getting more spell hit and expertise can also increase your dps.

Highly unrealistic test setup and even the slightest bit of aoe damage would make the Blood Presence better by far.

No, these are not running with 100 RP. No RP is being given. I just ran again. Made sure of no RP gen. Also, rotations are rather messy imo. Give me a good one and I'll try it out. BP is prioritized over FF. DC is under BS.

@AllCOM
I'm winning my AoE fights against the other DKs...

Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
MainHand	1062204895	22.2	204080	7002.7	74920	35.6	3937	76765	36.5	8113	6505	3.1	52395	24.9	2756.9
Ghoul	533206207	11.1	451407	1585.1	276128	59.8	1117.2	60264	13.1	2235.9	10124	2.2	115015	24.9	782.2
ScourgeStrike	451371755	9.4	59772	7551.6	34455	55.9	4768	25317	41.1	11339.8	1865	3
DeathCoil	409281481	8.6	59555	6872.3	37565	60.7	4938.4	21990	35.5	10176	2302	3.7
BloodStrike	303633538	6.3	77805	3902.5	49524	61.7	2817.2	28281	35.2	5803	2453	3.1
FrostFever	265562390	5.5	111708	2377.3	111708	100	2377.3									99.5
Gargoyle	235360945	4.9	45488	5174.1	39594	83.7	4581	5894	12.5	9158.9	1820	3.8
BloodPlague	222055829	4.6	111959	1983.4	111959	100	1983.4									99.9
ScourgeStrikeMagical	217376924	4.5	59772	3636.8	34455	57.6	2296.1	25317	42.4	5461.3
Necrosis	206371591	4.3	204080	1011.2	204080	100
BryntrollHeroic	161678179	3.4	39502	4092.9	39502	96.3	4092.9				1534	3.7
BloodCakedBlade	160633926	3.4	59421	2703.3	59421	96.9	2703.3				1910	3.1
Ghoul: Claw	158132752	3.3	90398	1749.3	78546	85	1676	11852	12.8	2235.2	2059	2.2
WanderingPlague	131226338	2.7	60230	2178.8	60230	96.4					2232	3.6
PlagueStrike	97764014	2	20425	4786.5	11693	55.7	3014	8732	41.6	7160.1	584	2.8
IcyTouch	89074728	1.9	20285	4391.2	12765	60.6	3153.2	7520	35.7	6492.5	766	3.6
UnholyBlight	40913042	.9	59555	687	59555	100
Army of the Dead	40177254	.8	297219	135.2	257701	84.8	132.8	39518	13	150.9	6498	2.1
DPS	13294(+/- 2548)
Total Damage	4786.03m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 2597760 (170 wasted)
Threat Per Second	8904
Generated in	94s
Template:	2HUnholyTest
Priority:	UnholyPriority
Presence:	Unholy
Sigil:	HangedMan
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

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Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
MainHand	1071241216	22.6	176610	8159.8	64792	35.6	4587.6	66491	36.5	9450.8	5638	3.1	45327	24.9	3212.4
ScourgeStrike	467727503	9.8	53122	8804.8	30620	55.9	5559.5	22502	41.1	13220.8	1660	3
Ghoul	459445120	9.7	390555	1578.6	238976	59.9	1112.9	52071	13	2226.9	8702	2.2	99508	24.9	779.2
DeathCoil	327191510	6.9	40854	8008.8	25819	60.8	5764.3	15035	35.4	11863.1	1626	3.8
BloodStrike	316739416	6.7	69653	4547.4	44288	61.6	3281	25365	35.3	6758.5	2200	3.1
FrostFever	295005998	6.2	107058	2755.6	107058	100	2755.6									99.1
ScourgeStrikeMagical	258096100	5.4	53122	4858.6	30620	57.6	3068	22502	42.4	7295.1
BloodPlague	247046969	5.2	107236	2303.8	107236	100	2303.8									99.7
Necrosis	208141279	4.4	176610	1178.5	176610	100
Gargoyle	199004141	4.2	38497	5169.3	33520	83.7	4577.9	4977	12.4	9152.8	1557	3.9
BryntrollHeroic	165524896	3.5	34588	4785.6	34588	96.2	4785.6				1351	3.8
BloodCakedBlade	162311164	3.4	51576	3147	51576	96.9	3147				1662	3.1
Ghoul: Claw	157467964	3.3	90370	1742.5	78519	85	1669.5	11851	12.8	2226.2	2058	2.2
WanderingPlague	146573930	3.1	58214	2517.8	58214	96.4					2161	3.6
PlagueStrike	102921244	2.2	18504	5562.1	10633	55.9	3506.6	7871	41.4	8338.9	519	2.7
IcyTouch	94503504	2	18514	5104.4	11614	60.5	3660.6	6900	35.9	7534.7	692	3.6
Army of the Dead	37093772	.8	257299	144.2	223085	85	142.8	34214	13	153	5284	2
UnholyBlight	32720522	.7	40854	800.9	40854	100
DPS	13191(+/- 2694)
Total Damage	4748.76m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 1822680 (311560 wasted)
Threat Per Second	9063
Generated in	91s
Template:	2HUnholy
Priority:	UnholyPriority
Presence:	Blood
Sigil:	HangedMan
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

Winning aoe fights against "the other DKs" means nothing. They might have worse gear, or not be playing as well, for example. In an aoe rotation there are free GCDs because of D&D costing 3 runes and providing less RP per rune, and increasing all your damage by 15% will blow away 15% haste for you and your ghoul on 1 of the targets. I still suspect there's something fishy going on with the numbers for the single target test, but for aoe there is zero possible room for doubt.

I'm fine with nerfing my AoE damage. If I need to, I can always jump over to Frost.
@Mericet
I ran your gear, and the Unholy Pres came out on top, but not by much.

Running in Unholy Pres w/ Imp Unholy Pres

Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
MainHand	1299194850	24.1	198453	8811.6	70356	34.3	4910.1	77086	37.6	10100	6415	3.1	51011	24.9	3433.9
Ghoul	625860077	11.6	487546	1716.7	300506	61	1216.1	64058	13	2431.4	4691	1	122982	25	851.1
ScourgeStrike	527053363	9.8	59822	8810.4	33859	54.8	5517.7	25963	42.1	13104.4	1909	3.1
DeathCoil	439344547	8.1	60549	7256	37558	60.7	5174.6	22991	37.1	10656.2	1345	2.2
BloodStrike	354411989	6.6	77783	4556.4	48550	60.5	3260.9	29233	36.4	6708	2508	3.1
FrostFever	280266263	5.2	111872	2505.2	111872	100	2505.2									99.5
Gargoyle	259137512	4.8	48401	5354	42119	85	4740.1	6282	12.7	9470.1	1136	2.3
ScourgeStrikeMagical	253816394	4.7	59822	4242.9	33859	56.6	2657.6	25963	43.4	6310.2
Necrosis	252430897	4.7	198453	1272	198453	100
BloodPlague	234707012	4.4	112005	2095.5	112005	100	2095.5									99.9
BloodCakedBlade	194334216	3.6	57683	3369	57683	96.8	3369				1911	3.2
Ghoul: Claw	172046350	3.2	90507	1900.9	78636	86	1821.6	11871	13	2426.2	933	1
WanderingPlague	140993220	2.6	61495	2292.8	61495	97.9					1346	2.1
PlagueStrike	115573555	2.1	20431	5656.8	11490	54.6	3525.8	8941	42.5	8395.3	602	2.9
IcyTouch	94518002	1.8	20298	4656.5	12488	60.2	3310.6	7810	37.7	6808.6	432	2.1
Shadowmourne	58198688	1.1	18031	3227.7	18031	97.6	3227.7				447	2.4				97.1
Army of the Dead	48652158	.9	332763	146.2	289059	86	142.7	43704	13	169.6	3295	1
UnholyBlight	43935194	.8	60549	725.6	60549	100
DPS	14985(+/- 3063)
Total Damage	5394.47m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 2599180 (165 wasted)
Threat Per Second	9979
Generated in	104s
Template:	2HUnholyTest
Priority:	UnholyPriority
Presence:	Unholy
Sigil:	HangedMan
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

Standard Unholy spec, Blood Pres

Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
MainHand	1311447580	24.4	172053	10258.7	60958	34.3	5715.6	66879	37.6	11755.8	5593	3.1	44216	24.9	3999.1
ScourgeStrike	547404343	10.2	53272	10275.6	30118	54.8	6429.7	23154	42.1	15278.3	1702	3.1
Ghoul	536743004	10	420001	1708.3	258977	61.1	1210.4	55220	13	2421.3	4064	1	105804	24.9	846.7
BloodStrike	371595898	6.9	70013	5307.5	43682	60.4	3798.4	26331	36.4	7811.2	2257	3.1
DeathCoil	365215106	6.8	43277	8439	26899	60.8	6028.5	16378	37	12397.9	972	2.2
FrostFever	310540603	5.8	107081	2900.1	107081	100	2900.1									99.2
ScourgeStrikeMagical	302028772	5.6	53272	5669.6	30118	56.5	3547.8	23154	43.5	8429.4
BloodPlague	261993596	4.9	107507	2437	107507	100	2437									99.7
Necrosis	254799497	4.7	172053	1480.9	172053	100
Gargoyle	228858571	4.3	42943	5329.4	37407	85.1	4719.4	5536	12.6	9450.6	1036	2.4
BloodCakedBlade	196690986	3.7	50182	3919.6	50182	96.8	3919.6				1660	3.2
Ghoul: Claw	171263509	3.2	90490	1892.6	78621	86	1813.2	11869	13	2418.5	933	1
WanderingPlague	157678952	2.9	59457	2652	59457	97.9					1299	2.1
PlagueStrike	121262117	2.3	18511	6550.8	10523	55.3	4109.1	7988	41.9	9767.5	535	2.8
IcyTouch	100048324	1.9	18542	5395.8	11416	60.3	3842.1	7126	37.6	7884.7	385	2
Shadowmourne	64478131	1.2	17077	3775.7	17077	97.8	3775.7				376	2.2				96.8
Army of the Dead	44629021	.8	289331	154.2	251445	86.1	151.9	37886	13	170	2756	.9
UnholyBlight	36514906	.7	43277	843.7	43277	100
DPS	14953(+/- 3090)
Total Damage	5383.19m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 1893440 (250985 wasted)
Threat Per Second	10218
Generated in	75s
Template:	2HUnholy
Priority:	UnholyPriority
Presence:	Blood
Sigil:	HangedMan
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

Same as above, except prioritizing DC over BS

Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
MainHand	1307093528	24.3	172046	10225	61067	34.4	5701.8	66766	37.6	11721.4	5593	3.1	44213	24.9	3987.7
ScourgeStrike	547205562	10.2	53323	10262.1	30125	54.7	6423.7	23198	42.2	15246.7	1702	3.1
Ghoul	536086466	10	420184	1705.5	259089	61.1	1208.3	55240	13	2417.2	4064	1	105855	25	845.5
DeathCoil	423848510	7.9	50323	8422.6	31219	60.7	6010.1	19104	37.1	12365	1126	2.2
FrostFever	313051430	5.8	108131	2895.1	108131	100	2895.1									99.1
BloodStrike	306141286	5.7	57893	5288.1	36187	60.5	3787.1	21706	36.3	7790.4	1875	3.1
ScourgeStrikeMagical	301416953	5.6	53323	5652.7	30125	56.5	3538.5	23198	43.5	8398.2
BloodPlague	263495020	4.9	108572	2426.9	108572	100	2426.9									99.7
Necrosis	253952824	4.7	172046	1476.1	172046	100
Gargoyle	223098769	4.2	42058	5304.6	36632	85	4699.1	5426	12.6	9392	1014	2.4
BloodCakedBlade	196072854	3.7	50182	3907.2	50182	96.8	3907.2				1658	3.2
Ghoul: Claw	170916788	3.2	90479	1889	78612	86	1809.7	11867	13	2414.3	932	1
WanderingPlague	158235108	2.9	59823	2645.1	59823	97.9					1309	2.1
PlagueStrike	121162811	2.3	18513	6544.7	10473	55	4092.1	8040	42.2	9739.6	535	2.8
IcyTouch	99771944	1.9	18533	5383.5	11430	60.4	3833.9	7103	37.5	7877	385	2
Shadowmourne	62058617	1.2	16450	3772.6	16450	97.7	3772.6				385	2.3				96.8
Army of the Dead	44434643	.8	289275	153.6	251273	86	150.8	38002	13	172.2	2840	1
UnholyBlight	42376874	.8	50323	842.1	50323	100
DPS	14918(+/- 3040)
Total Damage	5370.42m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 2181320 (0 wasted)
Threat Per Second	10204
Generated in	78s
Template:	2HUnholy
Priority:	UnholyPriority
Presence:	Blood
Sigil:	HangedMan
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

Perhaps there's something wrong with the way Kahorie's handles Unholy Presence, or Imp. Unholy Pres?
Priority is BP > FF > Deso > SS > BS > DC > HoW

Was playing with Unholy specs in the sim, and figured I'd try a DW build for whatever reason. Interesting results...

First I tried it with my exact gear as listed on armory. Swapping my 2 1 handers for Shadow's Edge and H WFS for War Token. With 20% buff and no additional runic power, result was :

Unholy 2H Current Gear

Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
Melee	1151903392	23.5	170444	9117.1	59206	33.7	5049.4	67139	38.2	10385	5344	3	44099	25.1	3531
ScourgeStrike	773502486	15.8	53457	14469.6	29616	54.6	8970.1	23841	43.9	21301.2	832	1.5
Ghoul	644190034	13.1	303613	3254.3	165024	53.4	2507.5	32926	10.7	4479.9	5520	1.8	105663	34.2	784.5
DeathCoil	397522867	8.1	50112	7932.7	30377	58.3	5600.1	19735	37.9	11523	1956	3.8
BloodStrike	343844524	7	71618	4801.1	44302	60	3421.4	27316	37	7038.7	2177	3
FrostFever	289016309	5.9	108525	2663.1	108525	100	2663.1									99.1
BloodPlague	241465225	4.9	108584	2223.8	108584	100	2223.8									99.6
Necrosis	223770170	4.6	170444	1312.9	170444	100
Gargoyle	211623155	4.3	42950	4927.2	37362	83.6	4360.9	5588	12.5	8713.5	1762	3.9
BloodCakedBlade	171332848	3.5	49536	3458.8	49536	97.1	3458.8				1475	2.9
WanderingPlague	149803519	3.1	61628	2430.8	61628	96.1					2471	3.9
PlagueStrike	108819061	2.2	18513	5878	10312	54	3648.4	8201	43	8681.5	575	3
IcyTouch	92208742	1.9	18536	4974.6	11553	60	3559.1	6983	36.2	7316.4	729	3.8
Army of the Dead	41478654	.8	288699	143.7	250902	85.1	141.6	37797	12.8	157.1	6121	2.1
UnholyBlight	39743416	.8	50112	793.1	50112	100
Saronite Bomb	15244352	.3	6172	2469.9	6172	100	2469.9
Global Thermal Sapper Charge	11565275	.2	2057	5622.4	1279	62.2	4513.9	778	37.8	7444.7
DPS	13631(+/- 2741)
Total Damage	4907.03m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 2206140 (1115 wasted)
Threat Per Second	8967
Generated in	40s
Template:	Unholy 00-17-54
Priority:	Unholy
Presence:	Blood
Sigil:	Virulence
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

So I tried a Dualwield Spec of Talent Calculator - World of Warcraft Basically just swapping 3 points in Black Ice to Nerves of Cold Steel. Changed weapons to Havoc's Call mainhand, heroic Gutbuster offhand. Result was:

Unholy DW Current Gear

Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
Melee	1555903783	31	420274	5315.3	86197	16.9	2581.6	206526	40.5	5335.6	89489	17.6	127551	25	1814.5
Ghoul	634457131	12.6	313187	3087.9	172036	54.9	2386.4	33428	10.7	4283.1			107723	34.4	749.5
ScourgeStrike	553208448	11	53484	10343.4	28427	52.9	6290.7	25057	46.6	14941.3	236	.4
DeathCoil	384281910	7.6	51269	7495.4	30951	58.9	5284	20318	38.7	10864.1	1281	2.4
Necrosis	302287996	6	210137	1438.5	210137	100
FrostFever	269479856	5.4	107789	2500.1	107789	100	2500.1									99.4
BloodStrike	248182788	4.9	35990	6895.9	21452	59.1	4832.7	14538	40.1	9940.3	298	.8
BloodPlague	225130688	4.5	107943	2085.6	107943	100	2085.6									99.9
BloodCakedBlade	222795239	4.4	62758	3550.1	62758	99.5	3550.1				292	.5
Gargoyle	217974022	4.3	45388	4802.5	39502	84.8	4250.7	5886	12.6	8505.7	1176	2.5
WanderingPlague	145983655	2.9	64042	2279.5	64042	97.5					1636	2.5
IcyTouch	86936149	1.7	18516	4695.2	11487	60.5	3352	7029	37	6890.3	485	2.6
PlagueStrike	75415543	1.5	9256	8147.7	4946	53	4962.2	4310	46.2	11803.4	80	.9
Army of the Dead	39918271	.8	297395	134.2	259315	87.2	131.9	38080	12.8	150.1
UnholyBlight	38441078	.8	51269	749.8	51269	100
Saronite Bomb	15244572	.3	6172	2470	6172	100	2470
Global Thermal Sapper Charge	11457078	.2	2057	5569.8	1239	60.2	4514.3	818	39.8	7168.6
DPS	13964(+/- 2765)
Total Damage	5027.1m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 2225480 (70 wasted)
Threat Per Second	9245
Generated in	48s
Template:	00-17-54 Unholy DW
Priority:	Unholy
Presence:	Blood
Sigil:	Virulence
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader /	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

Hmmm.... I says to myself! It must be because I have a 271 mainhand and Threat of Thassarian is covering for the fact that I have terrible hit rating. So I tried it with 2 bis-ish setups.

2h setup used: Profiler - Wowhead

Results:

Unholy 2h BiS

Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
Melee	1225004915	23.1	187226	8847.7	64483	33.2	4886	73971	38	10047.5	7264	3.7	48772	25.1	3418.4
ScourgeStrike	790015197	14.9	53424	14787.6	29674	54.5	9178.1	23750	43.6	21796.4	1007	1.9
Ghoul	686041836	12.9	314068	3330.4	172476	54.9	2573.5	33518	10.7	4618.7			108074	34.4	808.4
DeathCoil	417348977	7.9	51502	8103.5	31296	60.1	5730.7	20206	38.8	11778.7	589	1.1
BloodStrike	351229174	6.6	71576	4907.1	44366	59.8	3500	27210	36.6	7201.4	2673	3.6
FrostFever	296569160	5.6	108339	2737.4	108339	100	2737.4									99.2
BloodPlague	248316670	4.7	108625	2286	108625	100	2286									99.6
Necrosis	237992858	4.5	187226	1271.2	187226	100
Gargoyle	226352994	4.3	44550	5080.9	38775	86	4497.2	5775	12.8	8999.9	544	1.2
BloodCakedBlade	180933002	3.4	54055	3347.2	54055	96.4	3347.2				2002	3.6
BryntrollHeroic	176904176	3.3	36973	4784.7	36973	98.8	4784.7				452	1.2
WanderingPlague	152798620	2.9	61194	2497	61194	98.9					693	1.1
PlagueStrike	111410345	2.1	18514	6017.6	10348	53.8	3741.9	8166	42.5	8901.4	708	3.7
IcyTouch	94684729	1.8	18565	5100.2	11568	61.5	3642.1	6997	37.2	7510.8	231	1.2
Army of the Dead	43668299	.8	300451	145.3	262039	87.2	142.5	38412	12.8	164.9
UnholyBlight	41740709	.8	51502	810.5	51502	100
Saronite Bomb	15243815	.3	6172	2469.8	6172	100	2469.8
Global Thermal Sapper Charge	11532505	.2	2057	5606.5	1290	62.7	4513.6	767	37.3	7444.6
DPS	14744(+/- 3059)
Total Damage	5307.79m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 2207000 (1820 wasted)
Threat Per Second	9727
Generated in	38s
Template:	Unholy 00-17-54
Priority:	Unholy
Presence:	Blood
Sigil:	Virulence
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

DW setup used: Profiler - Wowhead

Results:

Unholy DW BiS

Ability	Damage done				hits			Crits			Misses		Glances			Uptime
	Total	%	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	%	Avg	#	Avg	#	%	Avg	%
Melee	1730371355	31.9	428945	5765.9	91632	17.8	2834.6	208472	40.5	5829.4	85457	16.6	128841	25	1982
Ghoul	662896152	12.2	316222	3197.7	173554	54.9	2470	33749	10.7	4436.2			108919	34.4	775.9
ScourgeStrike	595031370	11	53455	11131.4	28428	52.4	6772.7	25027	46.1	16082.5	806	1.5
DeathCoil	402564144	7.4	52241	7705.9	31745	60.8	5445.3	20496	39.2	11207.2
Necrosis	336222922	6.2	214472	1567.7	214472	100
FrostFever	280378912	5.2	108111	2593.4	108111	100	2593.4									99.3
BloodStrike	266590894	4.9	35888	7428.4	21369	57.8	5203.5	14519	39.3	10703	1057	2.9
BloodCakedBlade	242953783	4.5	62538	3884.9	62538	97.1	3884.9				1840	2.9
Gargoyle	236888027	4.4	47494	4987.7	41330	87	4413.9	6164	13	8835.5
BloodPlague	234518201	4.3	108501	2161.4	108501	100	2161.4									99.7
WanderingPlague	151197376	2.8	64017	2361.8	64017	100
IcyTouch	89705645	1.7	18544	4837.4	11550	62.3	3464.8	6994	37.7	7104.2
PlagueStrike	81671580	1.5	9258	8821.7	4924	51.6	5368.9	4334	45.5	12744.6	277	2.9
Army of the Dead	41901055	.8	302363	138.6	263685	87.2	135.9	38678	12.8	157
UnholyBlight	40263064	.7	52241	770.7	52241	100
Saronite Bomb	15243116	.3	6172	2469.7	6172	100	2469.7
Global Thermal Sapper Charge	11475616	.2	2057	5578.8	1232	59.9	4515	825	40.1	7167.4
DPS	15055(+/- 2994)
Total Damage	5419.87m	in 100h
Total runic power used: 2213120 (1090 wasted)
Threat Per Second	10008
Generated in	48s
Template:	00-17-54 Unholy DW
Priority:	Unholy
Presence:	Blood
Sigil:	Virulence
RuneEnchant:	FallenCrusader /	FallenCrusader
Pet Calculation:	True

If this is accurate/holds up in live testing, Dual Wield may actually be the way to go at some point of gear assuming no Shadowmourne.
Sooooo... Can anyone reproduce this? Feel free to point it out if I've done something retarded that would explain this as well.

Edit: Looking over the damage breakdown, Dual wield tests are showing higher averages on Plague Strikes and Blood Strikes by a fair margin. Something seems off there.

Edit 2: It's double the average damage listed because I had merge strikes checked. Doesn't seem to be out of line when I unmerge strikes. Think it's just being difficult, don't believe it's more than a display bug on averages. Not looking like that has skewed the results at all.

Also, just tried it with a rotation rather than priority, and the results were all within 30 dps of my original numbers, so doubt that makes a difference.

Edit 3: Also, I misnamed the stupid templates. Fixing it

Edit 4: Yes. Another one. Meant Nerves of Cold Steel. Typed Threat of Thassarian.