Blood Death Knight Raid Build
Last updated: · Based on top players in the last 7 days
Blood Death Knight Cheat Sheet
Raid · most popular build — 5% of top players run it
Stat priority
CritHasteMasteryVers
WeaponsGear section →
TrinketsGear section →
Tier & ArmorGear section →
Consumables
Flask of the Blood KnightsFlask of the Shattered SunHearty Well Fed
Key talents — San'layn
Hero
Class
Spec
Expert takeSBlood Death Knight returns as the grip-bot for Season 2, as quite a few encounters in the raid are looking to require Death Grip to solve core mechanics of the fights. Their…Icy Veins ↗Archon S ↗Wowhead S ↗
Build popularity
5%
of top players run the most popular build
The most popular Blood build is run by 5% of top players.
Builds
Top 100 players sampled
These are the most popular Blood Death Knight builds. The most popular build is run by 5% of sampled players (5 of 100 players).
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San'laynSpent: 10
BloodSpent: 6
Alternative Builds
vs. the recommended build
Rotation
Observed casting patterns from top Blood Death Knight players in recent raid kills.
Opener sequence
First casts of the fight, position by position — % shows how many sampled players agree on each step.
46%
31%
31%
38%
54%- 31%
23%- 31%
- 31%
31%- 46%
- 46%
Casts per minute
Cast share
Death Strike16.1/min22%
Heart Strike15.4/min21%
Blood Boil10.5/min14%- Infliction of Sorrow7.9/min11%
- Vampiric Strike7.4/min10%
- Death and Decay3.8/min5%
Marrowrend2.3/min3%
Death's Advance1.3/min2%- Death's Caress1.3/min2%
Dark Command1.0/min1%
Major cooldowns
First use
- Raise Dead0:022.7×/fight
- Dancing Rune Weapon0:023.7×/fight
- Voracious Heart of Ula'tek0:023.8×/fight
Light's Potential0:031.3×/fight- Dark Command0:215.0×/fight
Anti-Magic Shell1:073.2×/fight- Gorefiend's Grasp2:151.5×/fight
Observed from top raid logs — 13 players sampled
99% of top Blood players wear Aqirbane Reliquary in the neck 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
Popularity
Back
Popularity
Chest
Popularity
Wrist
Popularity
Gloves
Popularity
Waist
Popularity
Legs
Popularity
Feet
Popularity
Off-Hand
Popularity
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 38,538 Shadow damage to your target and 26,386 to nearby enemies.
4pcSet: When consuming Blood Debt, your next Marrowrend generates 3 additional Boneshield and deals 39,548 Shadow damage to your target and 25,690 to nearby enemies.
4pcSet: When consuming Blood Debt, your next Marrowrend generates 3 additional Boneshield and deals 39,139 Shadow damage to your target and 25,687 to nearby enemies.
4pcSet: When consuming Blood Debt, your next Marrowrend generates 3 additional Boneshield and deals 38,340 Shadow damage to your target and 25,668 to nearby enemies.
4pcSet: When consuming Blood Debt, your next Marrowrend generates 3 additional Boneshield and deals 38,894 Shadow damage to your target and 26,553 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.
2pc(2) Set: 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-Hand90%
- Thalassian Phoenix OilMain-Hand67%
- Rune of the Fallen CrusaderMain-Hand7%
- Rune of the ApocalypseMain-Hand2%
- Rune of the Stoneskin GargoyleMain-Hand1%
- Eyes of the EagleRings77%
Gems
Popularity
Embellishments
Popularity
- Arcanoweave Lining100%
- Masterwork Sin'dorei Band23%
- Prismatic Focusing Iris19%
- Spellbreaker's Resolve9%
- Loa Worshiper's Band6%
- Lucky Keychain5%
Stat priority
Based on data in the last 7 days, the stat priority for Blood looks to be Crit > Haste > Mastery > Vers.
Crit1,091
Haste980
Mastery716
Vers335
The highest-rated Blood Death Knight players in Raid right now.
Top players running this spec
Consumables
Flask of the Blood Knights
flask / 89%
Flask of the Shattered Sun
flask / 11%
Hearty Well Fed
food / 78%
Hearty Well Fed
food / 11%
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
Dwarf22% Alliance
Night Elf17% Alliance
Void Elf17% Alliance
Blood Elf12% Horde
Orc9% Horde
Goblin4% Horde
Human4% Alliance
Mag'har Orc3% Horde
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FAQ
How is this Blood Death Knight Raid guide generated?
WoWPulse aggregates the talents, gear, enchants, gems, races, and top players observed on the highest-rated EU Raid 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.