Blood Death Knight Guide for WoW WotLK Classic PvP

Patch Phase 4WotLK Classic Arena Season 8

Last Updated April 3, 2024

Best Blood Death Knight WotLK PvP Build, Talents, Stat Priority, Trinkets, BiS gear, etc., ranked by their performance and popularity based on the World Top PvP Players in WotLK Classic Arena Season 8.

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Easy mode choices summary for Blood Death Knight

Type	Top Choice	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Talents	Improved Icy Touch Runic Power Mastery Nerves of Cold Steel Black Ice Icy Talons Annihilation Killing Machine Chill of the Grave Endless Winter Glacier Rot Merciless Combat Improved Icy Talons Rime Unbreakable Armor Blood of the North Threat of Thassarian Frost Strike Guile of Gorefiend Tundra Stalker Howling Blast Virulence Vicious Strikes Epidemic Ravenous Dead Necrosis Blood-Caked Blade Subversion	2257	2227	60%
Main Hand	Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings	2257	2257	20%
Off Hand	Frost Giant's Cleaver	2117	2117	20%
Trinket	Sharpened Twilight Scale	2257	2242	40%
Trinket Combination	Mjolnir Runestone Death's Verdict	2220	2169	40%
Head	Sanctified Scourgelord Helmet	2227	2227	20%
Neck	Collar of Haughty Disdain	2227	2227	20%
Shoulders	Sanctified Scourgelord Shoulderplates	2257	2224	40%
Back	Varian's Furor	2257	2257	20%
Chest	Sanctified Scourgelord Battleplate	2227	2227	20%
Wrist	Polar Bear Claw Bracers	2257	2220	100%
Hands	Gatecrasher's Gauntlets	2227	2227	20%
Waist	Flesh-Shaper's Gurney Strap	2257	2257	20%
Legs	Sanctified Scourgelord Legplates	2227	2227	20%
Feet	Blood-Soaked Saronite Stompers	2257	2224	80%
Rings	Rotface's Rupturing Ring	2227	2227	20%
Item Level	276	2257	2257	20%
Tier	Sanctified Scourgelord Legplates	2227	2227	20%
Gem	Fractured Cardinal Ruby	2257	2227	60%
Back Enchant	Flexweave Underlay	2220	2220	20%
Chest Enchant	Scroll of Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats	2257	2220	100%
Wrist Enchant	Scroll of Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault	2257	2220	100%
Feet Enchant	Nitro Boosts	2257	2220	100%

Stat	Median Value
Crit	35%

Race	Representation
Human	3 (75%)

Type	Choice
Food	Blackened Dragonfin
Flask	Flask of Stoneblood
Elixir	Elixir of Expertise
Potion	Indestructible Potion
Healthstone	Nightmare Seed

Talents for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Improved Icy Touch Runic Power Mastery Nerves of Cold Steel Black Ice Icy Talons Annihilation Killing Machine Chill of the Grave Endless Winter Glacier Rot Merciless Combat Improved Icy Talons Rime Unbreakable Armor Blood of the North Threat of Thassarian Frost Strike Guile of Gorefiend Tundra Stalker Howling Blast Virulence Vicious Strikes Epidemic Ravenous Dead Necrosis Blood-Caked Blade Subversion	2257	2227	60%

Stat Name for Blood Death Knight

Name	Median Value
Crit	35%
Haste	33%

Main Hand for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings	2257	2257	20%
Wrathful Gladiator's Handaxe	2227	2227	20%
Bloodvenom Blade	2220	2220	20%
Shadowmourne	2190	2190	20%
Havoc's Call, Blade of Lordaeron Kings	2117	2117	20%

Off Hand for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Frost Giant's Cleaver	2117	2117	20%

Trinket for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Sharpened Twilight Scale	2257	2242	40%
Death's Choice	2227	2227	20%
Deathbringer's Will	2257	2224	40%
Death's Verdict	2190	2190	20%
Death's Verdict	2220	2169	40%
Mjolnir Runestone	2220	2169	40%

Trinket Combination for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Mjolnir Runestone Death's Verdict	2220	2169	40%

Head for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Sanctified Scourgelord Helmet	2227	2227	20%
Sanctified Scourgelord Helmet	2257	2205	80%

Neck for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Collar of Haughty Disdain	2227	2227	20%
Lana'thel's Chain of Flagellation	2257	2205	80%

Shoulders for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Sanctified Scourgelord Shoulderplates	2257	2224	40%
Sanctified Scourgelord Shoulderplates	2227	2220	60%

Back for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Varian's Furor	2257	2257	20%
Garrosh's Rage	2227	2227	20%
Winding Sheet	2220	2190	60%

Chest for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Sanctified Scourgelord Battleplate	2227	2227	20%
Sanctified Scourgelord Battleplate	2257	2205	80%

Wrist for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Polar Bear Claw Bracers	2257	2220	100%

Hands for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Gatecrasher's Gauntlets	2227	2227	20%
Aldriana's Gloves of Secrecy	2257	2224	40%
Sanctified Scourgelord Gauntlets	2220	2169	40%

Waist for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Flesh-Shaper's Gurney Strap	2257	2257	20%
Coldwraith Links	2227	2205	80%

Legs for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Sanctified Scourgelord Legplates	2227	2227	20%
Sanctified Scourgelord Legplates	2257	2224	40%
Scourge Reaver's Legplates	2220	2220	20%
Legplates of Aetheric Strife	2117	2117	20%

Feet for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Blood-Soaked Saronite Stompers	2257	2224	80%
Apocalypse's Advance	2190	2190	20%

Rings for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Rotface's Rupturing Ring	2227	2227	20%
Might of Blight	2257	2224	40%
Might of Blight	2220	2220	20%
Ashen Band of Endless Might	2257	2220	100%
Ring of Rotting Sinew	2117	2117	20%

Item Level for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
276	2257	2257	20%
269	2220	2220	20%
277	2190	2190	20%
268	2227	2172	40%

Tier for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Sanctified Scourgelord Helmet	2227	2227	20%
Sanctified Scourgelord Battleplate	2227	2227	20%
Sanctified Scourgelord Legplates	2227	2227	20%
Sanctified Scourgelord Shoulderplates	2257	2224	40%
Sanctified Scourgelord Legplates	2257	2224	40%
Sanctified Scourgelord Shoulderplates	2227	2220	60%
Sanctified Scourgelord Battleplate	2257	2205	80%
Sanctified Scourgelord Helmet	2257	2205	80%
Sanctified Scourgelord Gauntlets	2220	2169	40%

Gem for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Etched Ametrine	2257	2227	60%
Fractured Cardinal Ruby	2257	2227	60%
Fractured Dragon's Eye	2257	2224	40%
Bold Cardinal Ruby	2257	2224	80%
Relentless Earthsiege Diamond	2257	2220	100%
Nightmare Tear	2257	2220	100%
Rigid King's Amber	2220	2205	40%
Inscribed Ametrine	2227	2205	80%
Accurate Ametrine	2190	2190	20%
Bold Dragon's Eye	2117	2117	20%

Back Enchant for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Flexweave Underlay	2220	2220	20%
Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Greater Speed	2257	2209	80%

Chest Enchant for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Scroll of Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats	2257	2220	100%

Wrist Enchant for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Scroll of Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault	2257	2220	100%

Feet Enchant for Blood Death Knight

Name	Max. Rating	Median Rating	Popularity
Nitro Boosts	2257	2220	100%

Race for Blood Death Knight

Name	Representation
Human	3 (75%)

Food

Name
Blackened Dragonfin
Dragonfin Filet
Rhinolicious Wormsteak
Snapper Extreme
Fish Feast

Flask

Name
Flask of Stoneblood

Elixir

Name
Elixir of Expertise
Elixir of Accuracy
Elixir of Mighty Defense
Elixir of Protection

Potion

Name
Indestructible Potion
Noth's Special Brew

Healthstone

Name
Nightmare Seed

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