Blood Death Knight Mythic+ Build
Last updated: · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Blood Death Knight Cheat Sheet
Mythic+ · most popular build — 9% of top players run it
Stat priority
CritHasteMasteryVers
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Key talents — San'layn
Hero
Class
Spec
Expert takeSBlood Death Knight received its fair share of changes leading up to Season 2, with some of the highlights, being a brand new tier-set and a large damage buffs. Blizzard has…Icy Veins ↗Archon S ↗Wowhead S ↗
Build popularity
9%
of top players run the most popular build
Max key reached
+24
highest keystone from sampled runs
Meta rank
#3
B tier · 23% pick rate
The most popular Blood build is run by 9% of top players.
Builds
Top 125 players sampled
These are the most popular Blood Death Knight builds. The most popular build is run by 9% of sampled players (11 of 125 players).
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San'laynSpent: 10
BloodSpent: 6
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
95% of top Blood players wear Baleful Grave-Knight's Breastplate in the chest slot.
Sim your character →Trinkets
The most popular trinkets among top Blood Death Knight players, combined across both trinket slots.
% = share of top players
Gear
These are the most popular items equipped by top Blood Death Knight players. The most used item in each slot is best in slot by usage.
% = share of top players
Main-Hand
Popularity
Rings
Popularity
Head
Popularity
Neck
Popularity
Shoulders
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Back
Popularity
Chest
Popularity
Wrist
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Gloves
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Waist
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Legs
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Feet
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Off-Hand
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Tier set
Baleful Grave-Knight's Crucible
2pcSet: When you Death Strike, gain a stack of Blood Debt, increasing Strength by 0.5%, up to 5.0%. When Blood Debt reaches 10 stacks, your next Marrowrend consumes it granting 10% Strength for 10 sec.
4pcSet: When consuming Blood Debt, your next Marrowrend generates 3 additional Boneshield and deals 39,573 Shadow damage to your target and 26,776 to nearby enemies.
4pcSet: When consuming Blood Debt, your next Marrowrend generates 3 additional Boneshield and deals 39,258 Shadow damage to your target and 26,129 to nearby enemies.
4pcSet: When consuming Blood Debt, your next Marrowrend generates 3 additional Boneshield and deals 39,800 Shadow damage to your target and 26,654 to nearby enemies.
4pcSet: When consuming Blood Debt, your next Marrowrend generates 3 additional Boneshield and deals 39,814 Shadow damage to your target and 26,703 to nearby enemies.
4pcSet: When consuming Blood Debt, your next Marrowrend generates 3 additional Boneshield and deals 40,195 Shadow damage to your target and 26,700 to nearby enemies.
Bite of Zul'jan
2pcSet: Perfect your Guillotine technique to ricochet to a second nearby enemy, dealing 100% of its damage and applying Venomfang to both targets.
Enchants & Gems
These are the most popular enchants, gems, and embellishments used by top Blood Death Knight players.
% = share of top players
Enchants
Popularity
- Rune of SanguinationMain-Hand82%
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand52%
- Rune of the Fallen CrusaderMain-Hand9%
- Rune of the ApocalypseMain-Hand6%
- Rune of the Stoneskin GargoyleMain-Hand2%
- Rune of RazoriceMain-Hand1%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining100%
- Masterwork Sin'dorei Band43%
- Spellbreaker's March14%
- Spellbreaker's Resolve12%
- Spellbreaker's Girdle11%
- Lucky Keychain8%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Blood looks to be Crit > Haste > Mastery > Vers.
Crit1,009
Haste911
Mastery707
Vers423
The highest-rated Blood Death Knight players in Mythic+, led by Alendk at 518 rating.
Top players running this spec
Macros
Well-established universal and Death Knight macro conventions. Copy a macro, then adapt spell names to your talents.
Curated conventions — not derived from logs
Universal
- Set focus (mouseover, else target)
/focus [@mouseover,exists][] - Use top trinket
#showtooltip 13 /use 13 - Use bottom trinket
#showtooltip 14 /use 14 - Stop casting
/stopcasting
Death Knight basics
- Focus interrupt — Mind Freeze
#showtooltip Mind Freeze /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Mind Freeze - Utility — Death Grip
#showtooltip Death Grip /cast [@focus,harm,nodead][] Death Grip - Mouseover ally — Raise Ally
#showtooltip Raise Ally /cast [@mouseover,help][] Raise Ally
Race distribution
Night Elf25% Alliance
Dwarf22% Alliance
Human9% Alliance
Blood Elf7% Horde
Dark Iron Dwarf6% Alliance
Orc6% Horde
Tauren6% Horde
Void Elf4% Alliance
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FAQ
How is this Blood Death Knight Mythic+ guide generated?
WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated US Mythic+ players into one statistical guide.
How often is this guide updated?
Guides refresh automatically every few hours from the latest leaderboard data.
Why should I trust these recommendations?
Every recommendation is derived from what top players actually run, not manually written assumptions.
Does region or mode change the build?
Yes. Region and mode can change talent, item, race, and stat distributions. Use the region selector and mode switcher to compare Blood Death Knight builds across PvP and PvE contexts.