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Blood Death Knight

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 60 players
  • Last Updated: 2 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Blood Death Knight on the Solo Shuffle 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

Råyzen

Råyzen

<Healer problem>Draenor (eu)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

Ranch

Ranch

<Manquiverso>Darkspear (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Reaper's Onslaught
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Rot and Wither
Last Dance
Bloodforged Armor
Glower

Glower

<Mental Breakdown>Burning Blade (eu)

Talents (class)

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Talents (spec)

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Talents (hero)

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Talents (pvp)

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 Human and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

25% 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)

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

Galactic Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 176 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)

7% of the best players use this combination
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)

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Galactic Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 159 for 15 sec. (1 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 Flawless Versatile Peridot
Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

18%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

8%

+23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

8%

+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 Prismatic Focusing Iris on a Ring 1 item
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

47%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,142 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 246%
  • Neck4%
Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

13%

Equip: Double the gems, double the power! All Jewelcrafting embellishments operate at double strength.

  • Ring 238%
  • Ring 125%
  • Neck25%
  • Feet13%
Primal Spore Binding

Primal Spore Binding

10%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to detonate hidden Explosive Spores near your target. If your target is an ally, the spore heals them and nearby allies for 5,293 health. If your target is hostile, the spore instead detonates on nearby foes for 3,529 Nature damage. These explosions are split among all targets hit, and their effectiveness increases for every target hit, up to 5.

  • Wrist67%
  • Feet17%
  • Hands17%

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.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

5%

Flexweave Underlay

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

32%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

25%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

35%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

12%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

52%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

8%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

53%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

30%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

33%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

23%

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
95%
Death Strike
95%
Raise Dead
85%
Runic Attenuation
95%
Improved Death Strike
95%
Cleaving Strikes
83.3%
Mind Freeze
95%
Blinding Sleet
80%
Gloom Ward
85%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
90%
Unholy Momentum
95%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
13.3%
Coldthirst
41.7%
Proliferating Chill
41.7%
Permafrost
60%
Veteran of the Third War
95%
Death Pact
48.3%
Brittle
83.3%
Blood Bond
3.3%
Icy Talons
90%
Death Notes
18.3%
Anti-Magic Zone
76.7%
Death Defiance
43.3%
Unholy Bond
93.3%
Ice Prison
13.3%
Asphyxiate
95%
Assimilation
26.7%
Anti-Magic Barrier
95%
Grip of the Dead
80%
Suppression
76.7%
Blood Scent
53.3%
Unholy Endurance
95%
Osmosis
36.7%
Insidious Chill
78.3%
Runic Protection
78.3%
Blood Draw
90%
Rune Mastery
95%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
23.3%
Will of the Necropolis
95%
2 / 2
Null Magic
93.3%
Unyielding Will
6.7%
Death's Echo
95%
Vestigial Shell
28.3%

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%
Dark Talons
100%
Wither Away
100%
Soul Rupture
100%
Reaper's Mark
100%
Exterminate
100%
Echoing Fury
100%
Deathly Blows
100%
Frigid Resolve
100%
Heart Strike
95%
Marrowrend
95%
Blood Boil
95%
Vampiric Blood
95%
Bone Collector
95%
Ossuary
93.3%
Improved Vampiric Blood
31.7%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
81.7%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
63.3%
Leeching Strike
13.3%
Heartbreaker
80%
Foul Bulwark
35%
Dancing Rune Weapon
95%
Hemostasis
93.3%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
23.3%
Bloodworms
13.3%
Gorefiend's Grasp
88.3%
Improved Bone Shield
91.7%
Insatiable Blade
95%
Deadly Reach
80%
Rapid Decomposition
91.7%
Boiling Point
75%
Lifeblood
58.3%
Everlasting Bond
95%
Voracious
95%
Blood Feast
26.7%
Plague Infusion
85%
Bloody Reflection
51.7%
Iron Heart
95%
Bloodied Blade
50%
Coagulopathy
95%
Blood Mist
83.3%
Sanguine Ground
88.3%
Bloodshot
80%
Consumption
15%
Red Thirst
68.3%
Sanguinary Burst
65%
Purgatory
58.3%
Carnage
1.7%
Umbilicus Eternus
45%
Dance of Midnight
260%

Best PvP Talents

Last Dance

Last Dance

85%

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

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

65%

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

42%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

42%

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

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

13%

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

Death Chain

Death Chain

12%

Chains 3 enemies together, dealing 10.1 Shadow damage and causing 20% of all damage taken to also be received by the others in the chain. Lasts for 10 sec.

Strangulate

Strangulate

12%

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

Murderous Intent

Murderous Intent

7%

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

7%

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.

Price of Progress

Price of Progress

2%

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.