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Blood Death Knight

  • 3v3
  • 6 players
  • Last Updated: 13 days ago

This page is automatically generated by looking up the top 50 Blood Death Knight on the 3v3 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

Toxibusta

Toxibusta

<BIG DAM>Area 52 (us)

Talents (class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

-

Talents (hero)

Vampiric Speed
Blood-Soaked Ground
Bloody Fortitude

Talents (pvp)

Rot and Wither
Death Chain
Decomposing Aura
Gasparella

Gasparella

<Predator or Prey>Stormrage (us)

Talents (class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (hero)

Dark Talons

Talents (pvp)

Strangulate
Last Dance
Spellwarden
Dkßejk

Dkßejk

Drak'thul (eu)

Talents (class)

Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

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
Versatility > Mastery > Haste > 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

67% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Astral Gladiator's Insignia of Alacrity

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to grant 55 primary stat for 20 sec.

17% of the best players use this combination
Brand of Ceaseless Ire

Brand of Ceaseless Ire

Equip: Taking damage infuriates you, causing you to absorb 574 damage and deal 1,312 Shadow damage per infuriation split between nearby enemies. Damage increased by 30% per additional enemy, up to 150%. You may be further infuriated every 15 sec, stacking up to 15 times, but calm quickly upon leaving combat.

Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

Equip: Repurpose a Seaforium charge to give your heart a kick, causing your first ability every 60 sec to trigger Explosive Adrenaline, granting 92 Critical Strike for 15 sec. While exploding, Critical Strikes cause you to blow up again, extending this duration by 1 sec, up to 15 times.

17% of the best players use this combination
Astral Gladiator's Medallion

Astral Gladiator's Medallion

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

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Astral Gladiator's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 65 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 Versatile Emerald
Versatile Emerald

Versatile Emerald

19%

+10 Haste and +3 Versatility

Quick Onyx

Quick Onyx

16%

+10 Mastery and +3 Haste

Masterful Sapphire

Masterful Sapphire

14%

+10 Versatility and +3 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 Elemental Focusing Lens on a Ring 2 item
Elemental Focusing Lens

Elemental Focusing Lens

167%

Equip: Your damaging spells and abilities have a chance to deal 442 damage to your target. The magic school chosen is based upon your selection of socketed Khaz Algar gems.

  • Ring 240%
  • Ring 140%
  • Neck10%
  • Waist10%
Dawnthread Lining

Dawnthread Lining

33%

Equip: Your gear warms with Woven Dawnthread and gains 6 Critical Strike when over 80% health.

  • Waist50%
  • Wrist50%

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.
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Back

Chant of Leeching Fangs

Chant of Leeching Fangs

50%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 18 Leech and heal for 1,527 every 5 sec while out of combat. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

33%

Permanently enchants a cloak with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 12 Speed and causing the cooldown of your Hearthstone to recover 15% faster while in Khaz Algar. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Chest

Crystalline Radiance

Crystalline Radiance

100%

Permanently enchants a chestpiece with Earthen rune magic to increase your Intellect by 34. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Feet

Scout's March

Scout's March

67%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a scout's swiftness, increasing Speed by 12. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

Defender's March

Defender's March

33%

Permanently enchants a pair of boots with a defender's tenacity, increasing Stamina by 41. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Legs

Stormbound Armor Kit

Stormbound Armor Kit

100%

Use: Apply a Stormbound Armor Kit to your leg armor, causing it to permanently gain 8 Agility or Strength. Additionally, the item also gains 8 Stamina. (1 Sec Cooldown)

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Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

50%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

33%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

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Ring

+21 Haste

+21 Haste

67%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Haste by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+21 Mastery

+21 Mastery

33%

Permanently enchants a ring with Beledar's radiance, increasing Mastery by 15. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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Wrist

+66 Speed

+66 Speed

67%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 46 Speed. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

+43 Leech

+43 Leech

33%

Permanently enchants bracers with ancient magic that chants with power, granting 38 Leech. Cannot be applied to items lower than level 70.

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
83.3%
Death Strike
83.3%
Raise Dead
83.3%
Runic Attenuation
83.3%
Improved Death Strike
83.3%
Cleaving Strikes
83.3%
Mind Freeze
83.3%
Blinding Sleet
66.7%
Gloom Ward
50%
1 / 2
March of Darkness
33.3%
Unholy Momentum
83.3%
1 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
0%
Coldthirst
33.3%
Proliferating Chill
50%
Permafrost
16.7%
Veteran of the Third War
33.3%
Death Pact
0%
Brittle
16.7%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
83.3%
Death Notes
0%
Anti-Magic Zone
33.3%
Death Defiance
0%
Unholy Bond
16.7%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
83.3%
Assimilation
0%
Anti-Magic Barrier
33.3%
Grip of the Dead
16.7%
Suppression
50%
Blood Scent
33.3%
Unholy Endurance
33.3%
Osmosis
0%
Insidious Chill
16.7%
Runic Protection
0%
Blood Draw
16.7%
Rune Mastery
16.7%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
0%
Will of the Necropolis
16.7%
2 / 2
Null Magic
16.7%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
16.7%
Vestigial Shell
0%

San'layn

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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
75%
Bloody Fortitude
100%
Vampiric Speed
100%
Frenzied Bloodthirst
100%
Transfusion
0%
Thrill of Blood
0%
Visceral Strength
0%
Heart Strike
83.3%
Marrowrend
83.3%
Blood Boil
83.3%
Vampiric Blood
83.3%
Bone Collector
83.3%
Ossuary
83.3%
Improved Vampiric Blood
16.7%
1 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
83.3%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
66.7%
Leeching Strike
0%
Heartbreaker
83.3%
Foul Bulwark
16.7%
Dancing Rune Weapon
83.3%
Hemostasis
83.3%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
66.7%
Bloodworms
0%
Gorefiend's Grasp
50%
Improved Bone Shield
83.3%
Insatiable Blade
83.3%
Deadly Reach
33.3%
Rapid Decomposition
66.7%
Boiling Point
16.7%
Lifeblood
33.3%
Everlasting Bond
83.3%
Voracious
83.3%
Blood Feast
16.7%
Plague Infusion
16.7%
Bloody Reflection
0%
Iron Heart
33.3%
Bloodied Blade
33.3%
Coagulopathy
33.3%
Blood Mist
16.7%
Sanguine Ground
33.3%
Bloodshot
33.3%
Consumption
0%
Red Thirst
16.7%
Sanguinary Burst
0%
Purgatory
16.7%
Carnage
0%
Umbilicus Eternus
0%
Dance of Midnight
0%

Best PvP Talents

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

67%

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

Last Dance

Last Dance

67%

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

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

67%

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

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

17%

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

Death Chain

Death Chain

17%

Chains 3 enemies together, dealing 10.3 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

17%

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