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Blood Death Knight

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  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 19 hours ago

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

Scotygrippen

Scotygrippen

<HARD SERVE>Black Dragonflight (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Reaper's Onslaught
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Dark Simulacrum
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Rahbekius

Rahbekius

<Melk Trupp>Kazzak (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (hero)

Vampiric Speed
Desecrate
Bloody Fortitude
Pact of the San'layn

Talents (pvp)

Last Dance
Decomposing Aura
Spellwarden
Ozempicodell

Ozempicodell

<유독한>Ravencrest (eu)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
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
Bloodforged Armor

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 Kul Tiran and for the Horde is Orc

Best Items

Trinket Combinations

27% 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)

18% 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)

5% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Aspirant's Emblem

Galactic Aspirant's Emblem

Use: Increases maximum health by 30,110 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

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)

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

17%

+16 Haste & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

11%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Enduring Heliotrope

Enduring Heliotrope

9%

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

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

48%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 748 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 148%
  • Ring 245%
  • Neck7%
Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

23%

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

  • Ring 250%
  • Ring 143%
  • Neck7%
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

22%

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 28 and your ally's Primary Stat by 7.

  • Wrist54%
  • Back38%
  • Waist8%

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%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

38%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

30%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

38%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

10%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Hands icon

Hands

Heavy Knothide Armor Kit

2%

+3 Stamina

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

72%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

3%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

67%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

15%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

35%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

33%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Versatility

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
91.7%
Death Strike
93.3%
Raise Dead
85%
Runic Attenuation
91.7%
Improved Death Strike
93.3%
Cleaving Strikes
81.7%
Mind Freeze
90%
Blinding Sleet
90%
Gloom Ward
76.7%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
90%
Unholy Momentum
93.3%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
15%
Coldthirst
48.3%
Proliferating Chill
53.3%
Permafrost
55%
Veteran of the Third War
93.3%
Death Pact
61.7%
Brittle
68.3%
Blood Bond
3.3%
Icy Talons
83.3%
Death Notes
13.3%
Anti-Magic Zone
70%
Death Defiance
51.7%
Unholy Bond
91.7%
Ice Prison
8.3%
Asphyxiate
93.3%
Assimilation
16.7%
Anti-Magic Barrier
93.3%
Grip of the Dead
88.3%
Suppression
55%
Blood Scent
70%
Unholy Endurance
91.7%
Osmosis
33.3%
Insidious Chill
70%
Runic Protection
93.3%
Blood Draw
80%
Rune Mastery
93.3%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
23.3%
Will of the Necropolis
93.3%
2 / 2
Null Magic
90%
Unyielding Will
6.7%
Death's Echo
93.3%
Vestigial Shell
33.3%

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
93.3%
Marrowrend
93.3%
Blood Boil
93.3%
Vampiric Blood
93.3%
Bone Collector
93.3%
Ossuary
91.7%
Improved Vampiric Blood
43.3%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
70%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
75%
Leeching Strike
8.3%
Heartbreaker
71.7%
Foul Bulwark
53.3%
Dancing Rune Weapon
93.3%
Hemostasis
91.7%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
38.3%
Bloodworms
23.3%
Gorefiend's Grasp
91.7%
Improved Bone Shield
90%
Insatiable Blade
93.3%
Deadly Reach
66.7%
Rapid Decomposition
88.3%
Boiling Point
61.7%
Lifeblood
56.7%
Everlasting Bond
93.3%
Voracious
93.3%
Blood Feast
33.3%
Plague Infusion
65%
Bloody Reflection
40%
Iron Heart
91.7%
Bloodied Blade
51.7%
Coagulopathy
90%
Blood Mist
63.3%
Sanguine Ground
90%
Bloodshot
65%
Consumption
10%
Red Thirst
66.7%
Sanguinary Burst
46.7%
Purgatory
73.3%
Carnage
3.3%
Umbilicus Eternus
53.3%
Dance of Midnight
270%

Best PvP Talents

Last Dance

Last Dance

73%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

65%

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

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

57%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

48%

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

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

10%

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.

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

7%

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

Death Chain

Death Chain

7%

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.

Price of Progress

Price of Progress

7%

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.

Murderous Intent

Murderous Intent

5%

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.

Strangulate

Strangulate

2%

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