Welcome to the PVE Blood Death Knight DPS Guide for World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King!
This guide will teach you how to play a Blood Death Knight in a raid. It covers talents, glyphs, gems, enchantments, rotation, and gameplay tips.
Talents
This is a standard Blood DK DPS build. It has significant potential with 90% Armor Penetration, but it may not perform as well with worse gear. Morbidity is only 2/3 because we don’t have an additional talent point.
Glyphs
Major Glyphs
Minor Glyphs
Gems
Gems are situational and depend on the build and equipment. They are used to reach the required stat caps.
- Meta – Relentless Earthsiege Diamond
- Red – Fractured Cardinal Ruby
- Yellow – Inscribed Ametrine
- Blue – Nightmare Tear x1
Enchants
- Head – Arcanum of Torment
- Shoulder – Greater Inscription of the Axe
- Cloak – Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed or Enchant Cloak – Major Agility
- Chest – Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
- Bracers – Enchant Bracers – Greater Assault
- Gloves – Enchant Gloves – Crusher
- Waist – Eternal Belt Buckle
- Legs – Icescale Leg Armor
- Boots – Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality or Enchant Boots – Greater Assault
- Weapon – Rune of the Fallen Crusader
Rotation & Gameplay
Stat Priority
- Hit – 8% with two-handed weapons
- Expertise
- Armor Penetration
- Strength
- Critical
- Agility
- Haste
- Attack Power
Rotation
- Use Icy Touch
- Use Plague Strike
- Heart Strike
- Heart Strike
- Death Strike
- Death Coil
- Death Strike
- Hearth Strike until Pestilence
Diseases are refreshed with Pestilence thanks to Glyph of Pestilence. Unfortunately, Blood Death Knight dps doesn’t excel until it achieves 90% Armor Penetration (+10% from talents).
Army of the Dead should be used a few seconds before the encounter or when changing phases. Using it while executing your combo will result in a DPS loss and a combo break. The summons copy your Hit, Attack Power, and Haste at the moment of summoning, so keep that in mind.
Hysteria should be used on cooldown on the top DPS of the raid.