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Blood Death Knight

  • Battleground Blitz
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 15 hours ago

See what 50 high-rated Battleground Blitz 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

Rayalesh

Rayalesh

<Horde Lives Matter>Thrall (eu)

Talents (Class)

March of Darkness
Death's Reach

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Reaper's Onslaught
Death's Messenger

Talents (PvP)

Last Dance
Decomposing Aura
Spellwarden
Rahbek

Rahbek

<Melk Trupp>Kazzak (eu)

Talents (Class)

Wraith Walk
Death's Reach

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Vampiric Speed
Desecrate
Bloody Fortitude
Pact of the San'layn

Talents (PvP)

Last Dance
Decomposing Aura
Spellwarden
Military

Military

<BAPTA KOTIB>Silvermoon (eu)

Talents (Class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Vampiric Speed
Blood-Soaked Ground
Bloody Fortitude
Sanguine Scent

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

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

12% 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)

4% 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.

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 574 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)

4% of the best players use this combination
Gebbo's Bottomless Bag

Gebbo's Bottomless Bag

Equip: You have a chance to pull an artifact of questionable value out of the bag when casting spells and abilities, enhancing your secondary stats in various ways. There are probably no fish left in the bag, but it's hard to be sure.

Tumor of the Swarm

Tumor of the Swarm

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to release toxic parasites that burst around you, dealing 23,687 Nature damage split among nearby enemies and healing you for 18,142.

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

13%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

11%

+32 Primary Stat

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

10%

+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 Wrist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

46%

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.

  • Wrist40%
  • Back23%
  • Feet23%
  • Waist13%
Hunter's Ritual Stone

Hunter's Ritual Stone

28%

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%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

12%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 1,378 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 150%
  • Ring 250%

Most Used Enchants

Percentages use the 50 characters in this dataset. A value above 100% means the enchant appears more than 50 times, usually because the same enchant is applied to both rings.
Back icon

Back

Goblin Glider

4%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

54%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

26%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

56%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

8%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

80%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

80%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

10%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

48%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

30%

Enchant Ring - Thalassian Haste

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 50 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
98%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
96%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
96%
Gloom Ward
94%
2 / 2
March of Darkness
98%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
2%
Enfeeble
12%
Coldthirst
58%
Proliferating Chill
22%
Permafrost
82%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
36%
Brittle
90%
Blood Bond
2%
Icy Talons
98%
Death Notes
24%
Anti-Magic Zone
94%
Death Defiance
28%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
4%
Death's Reach
100%
Assimilation
32%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
88%
Suppression
64%
Blood Scent
62%
Unholy Endurance
94%
Osmosis
20%
Insidious Chill
88%
Runic Protection
98%
Blood Draw
88%
Rune Mastery
98%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
28%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
94%
Unyielding Will
4%
Death's Echo
98%
Vestigial Shell
20%

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
52%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
90%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
40%
Leeching Strike
0%
Heartbreaker
94%
Foul Bulwark
46%
Dancing Rune Weapon
100%
Hemostasis
100%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
8%
Bloodworms
8%
Gorefiend's Grasp
100%
Improved Bone Shield
100%
Insatiable Blade
100%
Deadly Reach
94%
Rapid Decomposition
98%
Boiling Point
88%
Lifeblood
48%
Everlasting Bond
100%
Voracious
100%
Blood Feast
6%
Plague Infusion
56%
Bloody Reflection
26%
Iron Heart
100%
Bloodied Blade
76%
Coagulopathy
100%
Blood Mist
54%
Sanguine Ground
100%
Bloodshot
94%
Consumption
14%
Red Thirst
92%
Sanguinary Burst
32%
Purgatory
98%
Carnage
4%
Umbilicus Eternus
58%
Dance of Midnight
100%
4 / 4

Most Used PvP Talents

Last Dance

Last Dance

66%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

64%

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

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

58%

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.

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

12%

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

Price of Progress

Price of Progress

4%

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.

Death Chain

Death Chain

4%

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.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

4%

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.

Strangulate

Strangulate

4%

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

Murderous Intent

Murderous Intent

2%

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.