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Blood Death Knight

  • 2v2
  • 7 players
  • Last Updated: 17 hours ago

See what 7 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

Tucnykokot

Tucnykokot

<Improvise Adapt Overcome>Drak'thul (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)

Rot and Wither
Last Dance
Decomposing Aura
Jerrsh

Jerrsh

<Designated Riot Zone>Lightbringer (us)

Talents (Class)

Wraith Walk
Death's Reach

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

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

Talents (PvP)

Rot and Wither
Decomposing Aura
Bloodforged Armor
Inquisition

Inquisition

<Nightmare Before Azeroth>Aerie Peak (us)

Talents (Class)

Wraith Walk
Death's Reach

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

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

Talents (PvP)

Death Chain
Decomposing Aura
Spellwarden

Stat Priority

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

Most Used Races

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

Most Used Items

Trinket Combinations

29% of the best players use this combination
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Use: Bite the heart and embrace the ravening hunger, gaining 436 Strength for 20 sec. While the hunger persists, gain a very high chance to devour a morsel of your target with every attack, dealing 13,921 Physical damage and further increasing your Strength by 48. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique

Equip: You have a chance to follow up your attacks with Guillotine, hurling a massive axe in an arc at your target to deal 29,041 Physical damage. Damage increased by 2% for every 1% health the target is missing.

29% of the best players use this combination
Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

Venomous Gladiator's Medallion

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

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Venomous Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 270 primary stat for 20 sec.

14% of the best players use this combination
Keeper's Seething Core

Keeper's Seething Core

Equip: Your attacks have a high chance to grant you Focus of Ula'tek, increasing your Haste by 126 for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap. When two or more applications are active, your focus sharpens further to increase the effect by 20%.

Resonant Bellowstone

Resonant Bellowstone

Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to echo with Xathuux's furious roar, increasing your Critical Strike by 183 for 30 sec. During this time, each of your attacks increases your Critical Strike by an additional 24, stacking up to a maximum of 5 times.

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 Versatile Amethyst
Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

36%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Deadly Peridot

Flawless Deadly Peridot

14%

+16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

14%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

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

71%

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 67 and your ally's Primary Stat by 17.

  • Feet33%
  • Wrist22%
  • Waist22%
  • Back22%
Blood

Blood

14%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have the chance to grant Farstrider's Guile, increasing your lowest secondary stat by 116 for 15 sec. When an allied player dies, gain 96 of your highest secondary stat for 15 sec. This effect can only occur once every 5 min.

  • Main Hand100%
Loa Worshiper's Band

Loa Worshiper's Band

14%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to charge the band, calling forth the avatar of a Loa to assist you in combat. Each unique socketed gem color in your gear allows for different Loa to be summoned. These effects range from dealing damage to your foes or granting you temporary power.

  • Ring 1100%

Most Used Enchants

Percentages use the 7 characters in this dataset. A value above 100% means the enchant appears more than 7 times, usually because the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

57%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

43%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

29%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

29%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Hands icon

Hands

Falco Strikes

14%

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Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

100%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

57%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Apocalypse

29%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

57%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Alacrity

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

29%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

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 7 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
71.4%
Gloom Ward
100%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
100%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
14.3%
Enfeeble
14.3%
Coldthirst
57.1%
Proliferating Chill
0%
Permafrost
100%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
14.3%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
100%
Death Notes
42.9%
Anti-Magic Zone
100%
Death Defiance
0%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
0%
Death's Reach
100%
Assimilation
85.7%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
85.7%
Suppression
57.1%
Blood Scent
57.1%
Unholy Endurance
85.7%
Osmosis
14.3%
Insidious Chill
100%
Runic Protection
100%
Blood Draw
85.7%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
0%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
100%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
100%
Vestigial Shell
14.3%

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
71.4%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
100%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
42.9%
Leeching Strike
0%
Heartbreaker
100%
Foul Bulwark
57.1%
Dancing Rune Weapon
100%
Hemostasis
100%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
0%
Bloodworms
0%
Gorefiend's Grasp
100%
Improved Bone Shield
100%
Insatiable Blade
100%
Deadly Reach
100%
Rapid Decomposition
100%
Boiling Point
100%
Lifeblood
14.3%
Everlasting Bond
100%
Voracious
100%
Blood Feast
0%
Plague Infusion
42.9%
Bloody Reflection
0%
Iron Heart
100%
Bloodied Blade
71.4%
Coagulopathy
100%
Blood Mist
42.9%
Sanguine Ground
100%
Bloodshot
100%
Consumption
14.3%
Red Thirst
100%
Sanguinary Burst
14.3%
Purgatory
100%
Carnage
0%
Umbilicus Eternus
71.4%
Dance of Midnight
100%
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Most Used PvP Talents

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

86%

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

57%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

43%

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

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

29%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

29%

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

Death Chain

Death Chain

14%

Chains 4 enemies together, dealing 61.7 Shadow damage and causing 20% of all damage taken to also be received by the others in the chain. Lasts for 10 sec.