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Blood Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 38 players
  • Last Updated: 4 hours ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Blood Death Knight on the Rated Battlegrounds 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

Daelyx

Daelyx

<Aegis>Archimonde (eu)

Talents (class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (hero)

Newly Turned
Desecrate
Bloody Fortitude
Pact of the San'layn

Talents (pvp)

Death Chain
Murderous Intent
Decomposing Aura
Pride

Pride

<PvP trainer>Ragnaros (us)

Talents (class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Reaper's Onslaught
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Last Dance
Murderous Intent
Decomposing Aura
Chillspeedz

Chillspeedz

<Kissing Boys>Stormrage (us)

Talents (class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (hero)

Vampiric Speed
Desecrate
Bloody Fortitude
Pact of the San'layn

Talents (pvp)

Last Dance
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden

Stat Priority

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

Best Races

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

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

16% of the best players use this combination
Light Company Guidon

Light Company Guidon

Equip: You are a volunteer of the Vanguard of the Light.

Use: Lead the charge to gain 643 Haste for 15 sec. All Vanguard of the Light volunteers within 40 yards also gain 160 Speed for 6 sec. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 34 Strength for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

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

Galactic Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 134 primary stat for 20 sec.

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

Galactic Aspirant's Medallion

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

5% of the best players use this combination
Vessel of Tortured Souls

Vessel of Tortured Souls

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to awaken a soul within the vessel. Each soul you collect increases your Strength by 38 for 1 min.

Ampoule of Pure Void

Ampoule of Pure Void

Use: Void energy pools at your feet for 10 sec, dealing 24,147 Shadow damage to targets standing within the area. You are healed for 300% of the damage dealt. (1 Min 30 Sec 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 Flawless Deadly Amethyst
Flawless Deadly Amethyst

Flawless Deadly Amethyst

18%

+16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

15%

+32 Primary Stat

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

14%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Wrist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

37%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to draw in a mana wyrm that will empower you and an ally with Arcanoweave Insight, increasing your Strength by 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

  • Wrist64%
  • Back21%
  • Legs7%
  • Chest7%
Hunt

Hunt

21%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.

  • Main Hand100%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

16%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 754 Arcane damage every second for 4 sec. Each unique gem color you have socketed empowers the Iris, causing it to deal 1% additional damage per.

  • Ring 150%
  • Ring 250%

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.
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

39%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

29%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

29%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

18%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

53%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

8%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

37%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

24%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

55%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

18%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

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

Talent Tree Background
Icebound Fortitude
78.9%
Death Strike
78.9%
Raise Dead
76.3%
Runic Attenuation
78.9%
Improved Death Strike
78.9%
Cleaving Strikes
76.3%
Mind Freeze
78.9%
Blinding Sleet
63.2%
Gloom Ward
76.3%
2 / 2
March of Darkness
78.9%
Unholy Momentum
78.9%
2 / 2
Control Undead
2.6%
Enfeeble
7.9%
Coldthirst
26.3%
Proliferating Chill
13.2%
Permafrost
65.8%
Veteran of the Third War
78.9%
Death Pact
13.2%
Brittle
76.3%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
73.7%
Death Notes
36.8%
Anti-Magic Zone
76.3%
Death Defiance
13.2%
Unholy Bond
78.9%
Ice Prison
2.6%
Asphyxiate
76.3%
Assimilation
34.2%
Anti-Magic Barrier
78.9%
Grip of the Dead
60.5%
Suppression
68.4%
Blood Scent
36.8%
Unholy Endurance
76.3%
Osmosis
21.1%
Insidious Chill
73.7%
Runic Protection
71.1%
Blood Draw
73.7%
Rune Mastery
78.9%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
31.6%
Will of the Necropolis
78.9%
2 / 2
Null Magic
78.9%
Unyielding Will
7.9%
Death's Echo
78.9%
Vestigial Shell
13.2%

Deathbringer

Hero class image
Swift and Painful
100%
Grim Reaper
100%
Rune Carved Plates
100%
Wave of Souls
100%
Bind in Darkness
100%
Death's Messenger
100%
Reaper's Onslaught
100%
Wither Away
100%
Soul Rupture
100%
Reaper's Mark
100%
Exterminate
100%
Echoing Fury
100%
Deathly Blows
100%
Frigid Resolve
100%
Heart Strike
78.9%
Marrowrend
78.9%
Blood Boil
78.9%
Vampiric Blood
78.9%
Bone Collector
78.9%
Ossuary
78.9%
Improved Vampiric Blood
28.9%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
57.9%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
68.4%
Leeching Strike
2.6%
Heartbreaker
73.7%
Foul Bulwark
23.7%
Dancing Rune Weapon
78.9%
Hemostasis
78.9%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
13.2%
Bloodworms
10.5%
Gorefiend's Grasp
76.3%
Improved Bone Shield
78.9%
Insatiable Blade
78.9%
Deadly Reach
63.2%
Rapid Decomposition
78.9%
Boiling Point
76.3%
Lifeblood
26.3%
Everlasting Bond
78.9%
Voracious
78.9%
Blood Feast
5.3%
Plague Infusion
60.5%
Bloody Reflection
18.4%
Iron Heart
78.9%
Bloodied Blade
47.4%
Coagulopathy
78.9%
Blood Mist
60.5%
Sanguine Ground
78.9%
Bloodshot
76.3%
Consumption
23.7%
Red Thirst
68.4%
Sanguinary Burst
36.8%
Purgatory
65.8%
Carnage
2.6%
Umbilicus Eternus
39.5%
Dance of Midnight
234.2%

Best PvP Talents

Last Dance

Last Dance

47%

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

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

42%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

34%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

32%

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

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

21%

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

Death Chain

Death Chain

16%

Chains 3 enemies together, dealing 10.5 Shadow damage and causing 20% of all damage taken to also be received by the others in the chain. Lasts for 10 sec.

Murderous Intent

Murderous Intent

11%

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.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

11%

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.

Strangulate

Strangulate

5%

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

Price of Progress

Price of Progress

3%

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.