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Blood Death Knight

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 2 hours ago

See what 50 high-rated Solo Shuffle 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

Davelol

Davelol

<Scuffed>Emerald Dream (us)

Talents (Class)

March of Darkness
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
Spellwarden
Dréveleth

Dréveleth

<Empyric Noctis>Quel'Thalas (us)

Talents (Class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Vampiric Speed
Blood-Soaked Ground
Vampiric Aura
Pact of the San'layn

Talents (PvP)

Decomposing Aura
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden
Claudio

Claudio

<it do be like that>Tichondrius (us)

Talents (Class)

March of Darkness
Death's Reach

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

Vampiric Speed
Blood-Soaked Ground
Bloody Fortitude
Pact of the San'layn

Talents (PvP)

Last Dance
Death Chain
Decomposing Aura

Stat Priority

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

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
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Use: Bite the heart and embrace the ravening hunger, gaining 436 Strength for 20 sec. While the hunger persists, gain a very high chance to devour a morsel of your target with every attack, dealing 13,921 Physical damage and further increasing your Strength by 48. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique

Zul'jin's Guillotine Technique

Equip: You have a chance to follow up your attacks with Guillotine, hurling a massive axe in an arc at your target to deal 29,041 Physical damage. Damage increased by 2% for every 1% health the target is missing.

10% 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)

8% of the best players use this combination
Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Voracious Heart of Ula'tek

Use: Bite the heart and embrace the ravening hunger, gaining 436 Strength for 20 sec. While the hunger persists, gain a very high chance to devour a morsel of your target with every attack, dealing 13,921 Physical damage and further increasing your Strength by 48. (1 Min 30 Sec Cooldown)

Keeper's Seething Core

Keeper's Seething Core

Equip: Your attacks have a high chance to grant you Focus of Ula'tek, increasing your Haste by 113 for 12 sec. Multiple applications may overlap. When two or more applications are active, your focus sharpens further to increase the effect by 20%.

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

14%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Masterful Lapis

Flawless Masterful Lapis

13%

+16 Versatility & +7 Mastery

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

12%

+32 Primary Stat

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

62%

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.

  • Wrist35%
  • Feet29%
  • Waist17%
  • Back13%
  • Shoulders2%
  • Hands2%
  • Head2%
Hunter's Ritual Stone

Hunter's Ritual Stone

10%

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%
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.

  • Waist67%
  • Wrist33%

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

2%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

74%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

18%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

56%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

14%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

84%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Blood Knight's Armor Kit

8%

+41 Agility/Strength & +27 Armor

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

60%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Apocalypse

20%

Rune of the Apocalypse

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

68%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery

30%

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
96%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
92%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
92%
Gloom Ward
94%
2 / 2
March of Darkness
96%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
12%
Coldthirst
66%
Proliferating Chill
30%
Permafrost
82%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
22%
Brittle
96%
Blood Bond
2%
Icy Talons
98%
Death Notes
22%
Anti-Magic Zone
92%
Death Defiance
22%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
4%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
32%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
88%
Suppression
66%
Blood Scent
56%
Unholy Endurance
100%
Osmosis
28%
Insidious Chill
96%
Runic Protection
86%
Blood Draw
94%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
34%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
100%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
98%
Vestigial Shell
12%

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
48%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
96%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
34%
Leeching Strike
2%
Heartbreaker
94%
Foul Bulwark
56%
Dancing Rune Weapon
100%
Hemostasis
100%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
4%
Bloodworms
14%
Gorefiend's Grasp
100%
Improved Bone Shield
100%
Insatiable Blade
100%
Deadly Reach
92%
Rapid Decomposition
98%
Boiling Point
90%
Lifeblood
42%
Everlasting Bond
100%
Voracious
100%
Blood Feast
4%
Plague Infusion
56%
Bloody Reflection
30%
Iron Heart
100%
Bloodied Blade
76%
Coagulopathy
100%
Blood Mist
52%
Sanguine Ground
96%
Bloodshot
92%
Consumption
8%
Red Thirst
92%
Sanguinary Burst
32%
Purgatory
94%
Carnage
4%
Umbilicus Eternus
58%
Dance of Midnight
100%
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Most Used PvP Talents

Last Dance

Last Dance

78%

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

Decomposing Aura

Decomposing Aura

72%

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

46%

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

Bloodforged Armor

Bloodforged Armor

26%

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

Death Chain

Death Chain

20%

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

14%

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

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

10%

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

Murderous Intent

Murderous Intent

8%

You focus the assault on this target, increasing their damage taken by 3% for 10 sec. Each unique player that attacks the target increases the damage taken by an additional 3%, stacking up to 6 times. Your melee attacks refresh the duration of Focused Assault.