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Blood Death Knight

  • Solo Shuffle
  • 50 players
  • Last Updated: 15 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

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
Mortnoir

Mortnoir

<Melk Trupp>Twisting Nether (eu)

Talents (Class)

March of Darkness
Asphyxiate

Talents (Specialization)

Gorefiend's Grasp

Talents (Hero)

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

Talents (PvP)

Strangulate
Last Dance
Spellwarden
Archiquës

Archiquës

<Даркфайтэрс>Kazzak (eu)

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
Bloodforged Armor

Stat Priority

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

Vile Vial of Volatile Venom

Use: Take a small sip of venom, gaining 801 of a random secondary stat for 15 sec. Afterwards, a random secondary stat is reduced by 114 for 15 sec. (2 Min Cooldown)

Resonant Bellowstone

Resonant Bellowstone

Equip: Your damaging abilities have a chance to echo with Xathuux's furious roar, increasing your Critical Strike by 160 for 30 sec. During this time, each of your attacks increases your Critical Strike by an additional 21, stacking up to a maximum of 5 times.

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

12%

+16 Mastery & +7 Versatility

Flawless Deadly Peridot

Flawless Deadly Peridot

12%

+16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

Indecipherable Eversong Diamond

11%

+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

54%

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.

  • Wrist44%
  • Feet28%
  • Waist14%
  • Back11%
  • Chest3%
Hunter's Ritual Stone

Hunter's Ritual Stone

24%

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%
Hunt

Hunt

16%

Equip: Your spells and abilities have the chance to grant 85 secondary stats for 15 sec based on the target creature's type.

  • Main Hand100%

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

6%
Chest icon

Chest

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

56%

Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

20%

Enchant Chest - Mark of Nalorakk

Feet icon

Feet

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

48%

Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

12%

Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots

Legs icon

Legs

Forest Hunter's Armor Kit

72%

+41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina

Thalassian Scout Armor Kit

4%

+24 Agility/Strength

Main Hand icon

Main Hand

Rune of Sanguination

72%

Rune of Sanguination

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

14%

Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Ring icon

Ring

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

52%

Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

22%

Enchant Ring - Silvermoon's Tenacity

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
100%
Runic Attenuation
100%
Improved Death Strike
100%
Cleaving Strikes
100%
Mind Freeze
100%
Blinding Sleet
90%
Gloom Ward
98%
2 / 2
March of Darkness
100%
Unholy Momentum
100%
2 / 2
Control Undead
0%
Enfeeble
20%
Coldthirst
66%
Proliferating Chill
10%
Permafrost
86%
Veteran of the Third War
100%
Death Pact
18%
Brittle
94%
Blood Bond
4%
Icy Talons
98%
Death Notes
24%
Anti-Magic Zone
98%
Death Defiance
16%
Unholy Bond
100%
Ice Prison
0%
Asphyxiate
100%
Assimilation
34%
Anti-Magic Barrier
100%
Grip of the Dead
88%
Suppression
80%
Blood Scent
56%
Unholy Endurance
92%
Osmosis
20%
Insidious Chill
100%
Runic Protection
96%
Blood Draw
90%
Rune Mastery
100%
2 / 2
Subduing Grasp
28%
Will of the Necropolis
100%
2 / 2
Null Magic
98%
Unyielding Will
0%
Death's Echo
96%
Vestigial Shell
4%

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
58%
2 / 2
Improved Heart Strike
90%
2 / 2
Relish in Blood
42%
Leeching Strike
2%
Heartbreaker
98%
Foul Bulwark
56%
Dancing Rune Weapon
100%
Hemostasis
100%
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
0%
Bloodworms
8%
Gorefiend's Grasp
100%
Improved Bone Shield
100%
Insatiable Blade
100%
Deadly Reach
98%
Rapid Decomposition
98%
Boiling Point
94%
Lifeblood
38%
Everlasting Bond
100%
Voracious
100%
Blood Feast
2%
Plague Infusion
42%
Bloody Reflection
20%
Iron Heart
100%
Bloodied Blade
86%
Coagulopathy
100%
Blood Mist
42%
Sanguine Ground
100%
Bloodshot
98%
Consumption
6%
Red Thirst
94%
Sanguinary Burst
24%
Purgatory
98%
Carnage
4%
Umbilicus Eternus
70%
Dance of Midnight
100%
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Most Used PvP Talents

Last Dance

Last Dance

76%

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

42%

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

Rot and Wither

Rot and Wither

22%

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

Death Chain

Death Chain

20%

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.

Strangulate

Strangulate

12%

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

Murderous Intent

Murderous Intent

4%

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.