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Blood Death Knight

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  • Last Updated: 5 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Blood Death Knight on the Blitz leaderboard. The data on this page is updated every 24 hours in order for the data to be as relevant as possible.

This page only shows what the best players in the world are using. This might not apply to every skill bracket in Mythic+. Use this page as the starting point of your journey, and don’t be afraid to stray away from what is presented on this page!

Players

Healrstealr

Healrstealr

<Lucky Robbers>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (class)

-

Talents (spec)

Tombstone
Consumption

Talents (hero)

Reaper of Souls
Rune Carved Plates
Reaper's Onslaught
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Last Dance
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Эваердк

Эваердк

<Элуна>Blackscar (eu)

Talents (class)

Enfeeble

Talents (spec)

Tombstone

Talents (hero)

Vampiric Speed
Bloody Fortitude
Sanguine Scent

Talents (pvp)

Last Dance
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Snagyoaunty

Snagyoaunty

<TTV Bossdru>Sargeras (us)

Talents (class)

Sacrificial Pact

Talents (spec)

Tombstone

Talents (hero)

Vampiric Speed
Bloody Fortitude
Pact of the San'layn

Talents (pvp)

Last Dance
Spellwarden
Price of Progress

Stat Priority

Values are relative to the highest stat. The stat priority for a Blood Death Knight is
Versatility > Haste > Mastery > Critical Strike

Best Races

The best race for a Blood Death Knight for the Alliance is Kul Tiran and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

48% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

8% of the best players use this combination
Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 8,281 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

6% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 11,910 primary stat for 20 sec.

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Astral Aspirant's Medallion

Use: Removes all movement impairing effects and all effects which cause loss of control of your character. (2 Min Cooldown)

Best Sockets

Values are based on the total amount of sockets of all players. The most popular socket for a Blood Death Knight is Masterful Sapphire
Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

12%

+147 Versatility and +49 Mastery

Versatile Ruby

Versatile Ruby

9%

+147 Critical Strike and +49 Versatility

Versatile Onyx

Versatile Onyx

8%

+147 Mastery and +49 Versatility

Best Embellishments

Embellishments are specific abilities that can be added onto a piece of gear or weapons to add an equip bonus. The most popular embellishment for a Blood Death Knight is Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 1 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

124%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 238,444 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 139%
  • Ring 234%
  • Neck16%
  • Wrist6%
  • Waist3%
  • Feet2%
Duskthread Lining

Duskthread Lining

14%

Equip: Your gear cools with Woven Duskthread and gains 756 Versatility when over 80% health.

  • Waist43%
  • Wrist29%
  • Head14%
  • Feet14%
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

8%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 756 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

  • Head25%
  • Waist25%
  • Wrist25%
  • Hands25%

Best Enchants

Percentages are calculated in relation to 50 players. If an enchant has a value of more than 100%, it means the enchant is found more than 50 times. This usually happens when the same enchant is applied to both rings.
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Back

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

44%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 715 Leech and heal for 9,925 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

32%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 175 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

78%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 520. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Oathsworn's Strength

Oathsworn's Strength

12%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece to increase your Strength by 365 and Stamina by 185. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

62%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 175. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Defender's March

Defender's March

18%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 625. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

88%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 930 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 895 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

Defender's Armor Kit

Defender's Armor Kit

4%

Use: Apply a Defender's Armor Kit to your leg armor, permanently increasing its Agility or Strength by 930. Additionally, the item also gains 980 armor. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Ring

+315 Haste

+315 Haste

50%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+315 Versatility

+315 Versatility

36%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Versatility by 220. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

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Wrist

+1000 Speed

+1000 Speed

56%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 700 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

+2040 Leech

+2040 Leech

22%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 1425 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 350.

Talents

The new talent system is not as straight-forward as the talent systems from previous expansions. Many talents are situational, and choosing your talents should be done based on the content you are doing. This heat map will show what talents are must-picks, which ones are situational, and which ones are rarely chosen.

Colors

The colors indicate the popularity of the talent. The numbers below indicate the percentage of the top 50 players that have chosen this talent.

  • 90% - 100% (best)
  • 50% - 89% (good)
  • 20% - 49% (situational)
  • 0% - 19% (unpopular)

Talent Tree

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Best Class Talents

Tier 1

Best Hero Talents

Tier 1

Best Specialization Talents

Tier 1

Best PvP Talents

Last Dance

Last Dance

84%

Reduces the cooldown of Dancing Rune Weapon by 50% and its duration by 25%.

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

58%

Anti-Magic Shell is now usable on allies and its cooldown is reduced by 10 sec.

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

48%

All enemies within 8 yards slowly decay, losing up to 3% of their max health every 2 sec. Max 5 stacks. Lasts 6 sec.

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

44%

Death Strike reduces all Physical damage taken by 25% for 4 sec.

Price of Progress

Price of Progress

12%

You sacrifice 1% of your health every 1 sec and in exchange you cannot be slowed below 90% of normal speed, and you are immune to forced movement effects and knockbacks. Lasts until canceled.

Death Chain

Death Chain

8%

Chains 3 enemies together, dealing 155.6 Shadow damage and causing 20% of all damage taken to also be received by the others in the chain. Lasts for 10 sec.

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

8%

Your Death and Decay rots enemies each time it deals damage, absorbing healing equal to 100% of damage dealt.

Murderous Intent

Murderous Intent

4%

You focus the assault on this target, increasing their damage taken by 3% for 6 sec. Each unique player that attacks the target increases the damage taken by an additional 3%, stacking up to 5 times. Your melee attacks refresh the duration of Focused Assault.

Strangulate

Strangulate

2%

Shadowy tendrils constrict an enemy's throat, silencing them for 4 sec.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

2%

Places a dark ward on an enemy player that persists for 12 sec, triggering when the enemy next spends mana on a spell, and allowing the Death Knight to unleash an exact duplicate of that spell.