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Blood Death Knight

  • 3v3
  • 8 players
  • Last Updated: 14 hours ago

See what 8 high-rated 3v3 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

Sandokaniáno

Sandokaniáno

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)

Last Dance
Decomposing Aura
Spellwarden
Hoiser

Hoiser

<RedDust Rivals>Sargeras (us)

Talents (Class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Newly Turned
Blood-Soaked Ground
Bloody Fortitude
Sanguine Scent

Talents (PvP)

Last Dance
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Pullfixer

Pullfixer

<No Peel No Heal>Azralon (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
Decomposing Aura
Spellwarden

Stat Priority

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

Most Used Races

The best race for a Blood Death Knight for the Alliance is Night Elf and for the Horde is Highmountain Tauren

Most Used Items

Trinket Combinations

13% of the best players use this combination
Tattered Amani War Banner

Tattered Amani War Banner

Use: Plant the banner for 15 sec! Fighting within 12 yards of it fills you with Battle Fervor, granting 544 of your highest secondary stat. Defeating at least 1 enemy while the banner stands will extend Banner's duration by 5 sec. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Sapling of the Dawnroot

Sapling of the Dawnroot

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to uproot a Lightspawn Lasher to aid you in combat for 15 sec, dealing up to 38,921 Physical damage. The Lightspawn Lasher then withers, bursting into light-infused sap and inflicting 10,136 Holy damage split among nearby enemies.

13% of the best players use this combination
Ultradon Cuirass

Ultradon Cuirass

Use: Don Ultradon scales granting you an 658,971 absorb shield for 1 min. (2 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Permafrost Essence

Permafrost Essence

Equip: You gain Nalorakk's Favor of Enduring. Taking damage has a chance to grant a Mark of Frost, increasing your Critical Strike by 70 for 15 sec. Stacks up to 10 times. If your health falls below 25%, the reservoir ruptures, consuming all marks to form a Frost Barrier that absorbs 48,227 damage per mark for 10 sec.

13% of the best players use this combination
Spirit-Rending Poison

Spirit-Rending Poison

Use: Fire a poison volley, applying 5 stacks of Spirit-Rending Poison split among nearby enemies. Each application deals 88,078 Nature damage over 30 sec. If an afflicted target dies the Venom is expelled, instantly dealing its remaining damage split between nearby enemies. (3 Min 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 18,353 Physical damage. Damage increased by 2% for every 1% health the target is missing.

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

22%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Deadly Peridot

Flawless Deadly Peridot

17%

+16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike

Flawless Masterful Garnet

Flawless Masterful Garnet

13%

+16 Critical Strike & +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 Back item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

38%

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.

  • Back25%
  • Waist25%
  • Feet25%
  • Wrist25%
Hunt

Hunt

25%

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

25%

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 8 characters in this dataset. A value above 100% means the enchant appears more than 8 times, usually because the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

13%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

75%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

25%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

13%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

75%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

88%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Apocalypse

13%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

63%

Enchant Ring - Nature's Fury

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

25%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

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 8 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
100%
Gloom Ward
100%
2 / 2
March of Darkness
100%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
12.5%
Coldthirst
75%
Proliferating Chill
12.5%
Permafrost
87.5%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
37.5%
Brittle
100%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
100%
Death Notes
12.5%
Anti-Magic Zone
100%
Death Defiance
25%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
0%
Death's Reach
100%
Assimilation
50%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
100%
Suppression
62.5%
Blood Scent
62.5%
Unholy Endurance
75%
Osmosis
25%
Insidious Chill
87.5%
Runic Protection
87.5%
Blood Draw
62.5%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
25%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
100%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
100%
Vestigial Shell
0%

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
37.5%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
87.5%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
50%
Leeching Strike
0%
Heartbreaker
100%
Foul Bulwark
37.5%
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
37.5%
Everlasting Bond
100%
Voracious
100%
Blood Feast
0%
Plague Infusion
62.5%
Bloody Reflection
12.5%
Iron Heart
100%
Bloodied Blade
87.5%
Coagulopathy
100%
Blood Mist
62.5%
Sanguine Ground
100%
Bloodshot
100%
Consumption
12.5%
Red Thirst
100%
Sanguinary Burst
25%
Purgatory
100%
Carnage
0%
Umbilicus Eternus
62.5%
Dance of Midnight
100%
4 / 4

Most Used PvP Talents

Last Dance

Last Dance

75%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

75%

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

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

63%

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

38%

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