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Blood Death Knight

  • Rated Battlegrounds
  • 29 players
  • Last Updated: 11 hours ago

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

Bassandezz

Bassandezz

Doomhammer (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Murderous Intent
Decomposing Aura
Bloodforged Armor
Kindavion

Kindavion

<Exílium>Ragnaros (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Asphyxiate

Talents (spec)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (hero)

Rune Carved Plates
Dark Talons
Death's Messenger

Talents (pvp)

Strangulate
Last Dance
Decomposing Aura
Necrophobiá

Necrophobiá

<UNC MAXXING>Mal'Ganis (us)

Talents (class)

Wraith Walk
Death's Reach

Talents (spec)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (hero)

Vampiric Speed
Blood-Soaked Ground
Vampiric Aura
Sanguine Scent

Talents (pvp)

Rot and Wither
Last Dance
Decomposing Aura

Stat Priority

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

24% of the best players use this combination
Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

Galactic Gladiator's Medallion

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

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.

17% of the best players use this combination
Light Company Guidon

Light Company Guidon

Equip: You are a volunteer of the Vanguard of the Light.

Use: Lead the charge to gain 706 Haste for 15 sec. All Vanguard of the Light volunteers within 40 yards also gain 176 Speed for 6 sec. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 30 Strength for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

7% of the best players use this combination
Gaze of the Alnseer

Gaze of the Alnseer

Equip: Your damage and healing has a chance to grant you Alnsight for 12 sec. While active, casting spells and abilities manifests unstable Alnscorned and consumes their essence to grant you 32 Strength for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap.

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Heart of Ancient Hunger

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to increase your Critical Strike by 742 and size, diminishing over 12 sec.

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 Masterful Lapis
Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

26%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

Flawless Versatile Amethyst

20%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Deadly Amethyst

Flawless Deadly Amethyst

15%

+16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike

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 Arcanoweave Lining on a Wrist item
Arcanoweave Lining

Arcanoweave Lining

48%

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 44 and your ally's Primary Stat by 11.

  • Wrist57%
  • Legs14%
  • Feet14%
  • Back7%
  • Chest7%
Prismatic Focusing Iris

Prismatic Focusing Iris

28%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have a chance to activate the Iris, firing a focused beam of light at your target and dealing 769 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 238%
  • Neck13%
Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

Stabilizing Gemstone Bandolier

24%

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

  • Ring 257%
  • Ring 129%
  • Wrist14%

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

3%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

45%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

28%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

38%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

10%

Enchant Boots - Lynx's Dexterity

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

69%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

3%

+32 Agility/Strength & +70 Stamina

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

31%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Apocalypse

31%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

59%

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

31%

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 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
82.8%
Death Strike
82.8%
Raise Dead
75.9%
Runic Attenuation
82.8%
Improved Death Strike
82.8%
Cleaving Strikes
75.9%
Mind Freeze
82.8%
Blinding Sleet
72.4%
Gloom Ward
82.8%
2 / 2
Wraith Walk
82.8%
Unholy Momentum
82.8%
2 / 2
Control Undead
6.9%
Enfeeble
20.7%
Coldthirst
37.9%
Proliferating Chill
27.6%
Permafrost
69%
Veteran of the Third War
82.8%
Death Pact
20.7%
Brittle
65.5%
Blood Bond
3.4%
Icy Talons
75.9%
Death Notes
27.6%
Anti-Magic Zone
79.3%
Death Defiance
20.7%
Unholy Bond
82.8%
Ice Prison
6.9%
Asphyxiate
79.3%
Assimilation
27.6%
Anti-Magic Barrier
82.8%
Grip of the Dead
62.1%
Suppression
75.9%
Blood Scent
37.9%
Unholy Endurance
75.9%
Osmosis
31%
Insidious Chill
69%
Runic Protection
79.3%
Blood Draw
69%
Rune Mastery
79.3%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
20.7%
Will of the Necropolis
82.8%
2 / 2
Null Magic
79.3%
Unyielding Will
10.3%
Death's Echo
79.3%
Vestigial Shell
13.8%

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
82.8%
Marrowrend
82.8%
Blood Boil
82.8%
Vampiric Blood
82.8%
Bone Collector
82.8%
Ossuary
82.8%
Improved Vampiric Blood
55.2%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
37.9%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
79.3%
Leeching Strike
0%
Heartbreaker
65.5%
Foul Bulwark
44.8%
Dancing Rune Weapon
82.8%
Hemostasis
82.8%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
17.2%
Bloodworms
17.2%
Gorefiend's Grasp
79.3%
Improved Bone Shield
82.8%
Insatiable Blade
82.8%
Deadly Reach
62.1%
Rapid Decomposition
82.8%
Boiling Point
65.5%
Lifeblood
44.8%
Everlasting Bond
82.8%
Voracious
82.8%
Blood Feast
13.8%
Plague Infusion
55.2%
Bloody Reflection
27.6%
Iron Heart
82.8%
Bloodied Blade
37.9%
Coagulopathy
82.8%
Blood Mist
55.2%
Sanguine Ground
82.8%
Bloodshot
69%
Consumption
24.1%
Red Thirst
75.9%
Sanguinary Burst
24.1%
Purgatory
75.9%
Carnage
3.4%
Umbilicus Eternus
58.6%
Dance of Midnight
234.5%

Best PvP Talents

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

41%

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

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

41%

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

Last Dance

Last Dance

41%

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

Spellwarden

Spellwarden

31%

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

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

24%

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

Dark Simulacrum

Dark Simulacrum

14%

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.

Death Chain

Death Chain

14%

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.

Strangulate

Strangulate

7%

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

Murderous Intent

Murderous Intent

3%

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.