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Blood Death Knight

  • 2v2
  • 22 players
  • Last Updated: 11 hours ago

See what 22 high-rated 2v2 characters are using, based on PvPLeaderboard’s EU and US rankings.

Where these stats come from

Starting at the top of the rankings, we work down until we have everything we need for 50 characters.

A character is ignored if their Battle.net profile is missing or incomplete, if they aren’t max level, or if their talents don’t fit the current talent tree.

Use this as a starting point, then adjust your setup for your bracket, comp, rating, and matchup.

Sources: PvPLeaderboard; Battle.net

Players

Mckenzee

Mckenzee

<Slap>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (Class)

March of Darkness
Death's Reach

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Vampiric Speed
Blood-Soaked Ground
Bloody Fortitude
Pact of the San'layn

Talents (PvP)

Last Dance
Decomposing Aura
Spellwarden
Haunted

Haunted

<Eclipse>Ragnaros (us)

Talents (Class)

March of Darkness
Death's Reach

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Vampiric Speed
Blood-Soaked Ground
Bloody Fortitude
Pact of the San'layn

Talents (PvP)

Strangulate
Last Dance
Spellwarden
Claudio

Claudio

<it do be like that>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (Class)

March of Darkness
Death's Reach

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Vampiric Speed
Blood-Soaked Ground
Bloody Fortitude
Pact of the San'layn

Talents (PvP)

Last Dance
Death Chain
Decomposing Aura

Stat Priority

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

Most Used Races

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

Most Used Items

Trinket Combinations

14% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 206 primary stat for 20 sec.

Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

Venomous 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
Effigy of Ula'tek's Faithful

Effigy of Ula'tek's Faithful

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant you 362 of a random secondary stat and 181 of a random tertiary stat for 12 sec.

Resonant Bellowstone

Resonant Bellowstone

Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to echo with Xathuux's furious roar, increasing your Critical Strike by 175 for 30 sec. During this time, each of your attacks increases your Critical Strike by an additional 23, stacking up to a maximum of 5 times.

5% of the best players use this combination
Toxiferous Transfusion

Toxiferous Transfusion

Equip: Taking damage has a high chance to cause you to spew venomous bile, dealing 3,596 Nature damage split among nearby enemies. You then reabsorb the bile, gaining 85 Leech per affected enemy, up to 429, for 8 sec.

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Use: Bite the heart and embrace the ravening hunger, gaining 333 Strength for 20 sec. While the hunger persists, gain a very high chance to devour a morsel of your target with every attack, dealing 9,195 Physical damage and further increasing your Strength by 37. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Most Used Sockets

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

Flawless Masterful Lapis

20%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Masterful Garnet

Flawless Masterful Garnet

17%

+16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

15%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Most Used 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 Feet item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

55%

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 47 and your ally's Primary Stat by 12.

  • Feet35%
  • Wrist35%
  • Waist24%
  • Back6%
Hunt

Hunt

14%

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%
Hunter's Ritual Stone

Hunter's Ritual Stone

14%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to grant 101 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. While on a Prey Hunt this effect is increased by 50%. This bonus is only available outdoors while hunting prey.

  • Main Hand100%

Most Used Enchants

Percentages use the 22 characters in this dataset. A value above 100% means the enchant appears more than 22 times, usually because the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

5%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

77%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

5%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

36%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

9%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

68%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

50%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Apocalypse

36%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

64%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

23%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

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 talent popularity. The percentages show how many of the 22 characters in this dataset selected each talent.

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

Talent Tree

Talent Tree Background
Icebound Fortitude
100%
Death Strike
100%
Raise Dead
100%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
100%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
95.5%
Gloom Ward
95.5%
2 / 2
March of Darkness
100%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
4.5%
Coldthirst
72.7%
Proliferating Chill
9.1%
Permafrost
77.3%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
31.8%
Brittle
90.9%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
100%
Death Notes
18.2%
Anti-Magic Zone
100%
Death Defiance
22.7%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
50%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
100%
Suppression
72.7%
Blood Scent
63.6%
Unholy Endurance
90.9%
Osmosis
4.5%
Insidious Chill
95.5%
Runic Protection
100%
Blood Draw
81.8%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
18.2%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
100%
Unyielding Will
4.5%
Death's Echo
100%
Vestigial Shell
4.5%

San'layn

Hero class image
Infliction of Sorrow
100%
Incite Terror
100%
Inevitable
100%
The Blood is Life
100%
Blood-Soaked Ground
100%
Vampiric Strike
100%
Gift of the San'layn
100%
Pact of the San'layn
100%
Bloody Fortitude
100%
Vampiric Speed
100%
Frenzied Bloodthirst
100%
Transfusion
100%
Thrill of Blood
100%
Visceral Strength
100%
Heart Strike
100%
Marrowrend
100%
Blood Boil
100%
Vampiric Blood
100%
Bone Collector
100%
Ossuary
100%
Improved Vampiric Blood
68.2%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
77.3%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
45.5%
Leeching Strike
0%
Heartbreaker
100%
Foul Bulwark
59.1%
Dancing Rune Weapon
100%
Hemostasis
100%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
4.5%
Bloodworms
4.5%
Gorefiend's Grasp
100%
Improved Bone Shield
100%
Insatiable Blade
100%
Deadly Reach
100%
Rapid Decomposition
100%
Boiling Point
100%
Lifeblood
50%
Everlasting Bond
100%
Voracious
100%
Blood Feast
0%
Plague Infusion
36.4%
Bloody Reflection
13.6%
Iron Heart
100%
Bloodied Blade
95.5%
Coagulopathy
100%
Blood Mist
31.8%
Sanguine Ground
100%
Bloodshot
100%
Consumption
0%
Red Thirst
100%
Sanguinary Burst
18.2%
Purgatory
95.5%
Carnage
0%
Umbilicus Eternus
68.2%
Dance of Midnight
100%
4 / 4

Most Used PvP Talents

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

73%

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

Last Dance

Last Dance

68%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

36%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

36%

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

Strangulate

Strangulate

18%

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

Death Chain

Death Chain

14%

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.

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

14%

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