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Blood Death Knight

  • Battleground Blitz
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 17 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

Arthaslegend

Arthaslegend

<GoreTide>Magtheridon (eu)

Talents (Class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

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
Bloodforged Armor
Tìtø

Tìtø

<Fedaykin>Ragnaros (us)

Talents (Class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (PvP)

Last Dance
Decomposing Aura
Spellwarden
Tìtø

Tìtø

<Fedaykin>Ragnaros (us)

Talents (Class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

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

Most Used Races

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

Most Used Items

Trinket Combinations

14% of the best players use this combination
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.

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)

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
Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Venomous Aspirant's Badge of Ferocity

Use: Increases primary stat by 244 for 15 sec. (1 Min Cooldown)

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)

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

23%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

14%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Peridot

Flawless Versatile Peridot

13%

+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

56%

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 47 and your ally's Primary Stat by 12.

  • Wrist30%
  • Waist25%
  • Feet23%
  • Back20%
  • Shoulders2%
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 1,533 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 267%
  • Ring 133%
Sunfire Silk Lining

Sunfire Silk Lining

6%

Equip: Healing and damage from periodic effects can increase Strength by 8 for 15 sec, stacking up to 5 times.

  • Wrist50%
  • Hands25%
  • Waist25%

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%

Flexweave Underlay

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

62%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

24%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

64%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

20%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

88%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

2%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

54%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

26%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

42%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

38%

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 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
94%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
90%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
92%
Gloom Ward
90%
2 / 2
March of Darkness
100%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
14%
Coldthirst
54%
Proliferating Chill
44%
Permafrost
82%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
44%
Brittle
86%
Blood Bond
0%
Icy Talons
92%
Death Notes
22%
Anti-Magic Zone
90%
Death Defiance
32%
Unholy Bond
98%
Ice Prison
2%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
24%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
84%
Suppression
70%
Blood Scent
62%
Unholy Endurance
98%
Osmosis
34%
Insidious Chill
84%
Runic Protection
92%
Blood Draw
96%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
16%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
100%
Unyielding Will
6%
Death's Echo
100%
Vestigial Shell
18%

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
60%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
74%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
62%
Leeching Strike
2%
Heartbreaker
84%
Foul Bulwark
54%
Dancing Rune Weapon
100%
Hemostasis
100%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
4%
Bloodworms
32%
Gorefiend's Grasp
96%
Improved Bone Shield
98%
Insatiable Blade
100%
Deadly Reach
72%
Rapid Decomposition
98%
Boiling Point
64%
Lifeblood
62%
Everlasting Bond
100%
Voracious
100%
Blood Feast
20%
Plague Infusion
50%
Bloody Reflection
40%
Iron Heart
100%
Bloodied Blade
60%
Coagulopathy
100%
Blood Mist
48%
Sanguine Ground
100%
Bloodshot
90%
Consumption
8%
Red Thirst
98%
Sanguinary Burst
30%
Purgatory
88%
Carnage
0%
Umbilicus Eternus
74%
Dance of Midnight
100%
4 / 4

Most Used PvP Talents

Last Dance

Last Dance

82%

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

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

64%

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

56%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

54%

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

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

8%

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

Death Chain

Death Chain

6%

Chains 4 enemies together, dealing 61.2 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

6%

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

Price of Progress

Price of Progress

4%

You sacrifice 1% of your health every 1.5 sec and in exchange you cannot be slowed below 100% of normal speed, and you are immune to forced movement effects and knockbacks. Lasts until canceled.

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

2%

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.