Blood Death Knight
PvP guide — talents, gear, gems & stats from the top EU players.
Bracket
Hero tree
Faction
Sample
Rating
0 to 4000
Based on the top 37 Blood players · EU
Talents
19 players analysedWill of the Necropolis100.0%
Rune Mastery100.0%
Null Magic100.0%
Anti-Magic Barrier100.0%
Death's Echo100.0%
Unholy Bond100.0%
Icy Talons100.0%
Veteran of the Third War100.0%
Unholy Momentum100.0%
Icebound Fortitude100.0%
Death Strike100.0%
Runic Attenuation100.0%
Improved Death Strike100.0%
Mind Freeze100.0%
Gloom Ward94.7%
Brittle94.7%
Blinding Sleet94.7%
Cleaving Strikes94.7%
Raise Dead94.7%
Unholy Endurance94.7%
Insidious Chill94.7%
Runic Protection94.7%
Grip of the Dead94.7%
Anti-Magic Zone89.5%
Blood Draw89.5%
Permafrost84.2%
Coldthirst73.7%
March of Darkness73.7%
Blood Scent68.4%
Suppression63.2%
Asphyxiate57.9%
Death's Reach42.1%
Assimilation31.6%
Subduing Grasp31.6%
Wraith Walk26.3%
Death Pact26.3%
Death Defiance21.1%
Proliferating Chill21.1%
Death Notes21.1%
Osmosis15.8%
Enfeeble10.5%
Vestigial Shell5.3%
Gear
19 players sampled
Trinket 1
Light Company Guidon▲15.5
Trinket 2
Gaze of the Alnseer▲4.4
Top Players
top 37 players| # | Player | Rating | Win % | Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ВарзогалSoulflayer | 2504 | 56% | San'layn |
| 2 |  RahbekiusKazzak | 2220 | 53% | San'layn |
| 3 |  BloodrinRavencrest | 2207 | 56% | Deathbringer |
| 4 |  LazslodkSilvermoon | 2161 | 52% | San'layn |
| 5 |  ЭхогнилиHowling Fjord | 1996 | 47% | San'layn |
| 6 | CasperkrauseDraenor | 1954 | 49% | San'layn |
| 7 |  KúrokamiSanguino | 1761 | 53% | San'layn |
| 8 |  LichaghaKazzak | 1625 | 59% | San'layn |
| 9 |  MotorcycleTarren Mill | 1401 | 44% | San'layn |
| 10 | JmxbeatsBlackrock | 959 | 67% | San'layn |
| 11 |  HuutisyrjisMoonglade | 669 | 64% | San'layn |
| 12 |  IgnoranceLordaeron | 479 | 38% | — |
| 13 | GolzagBurning Steppes | 288 | 50% | Deathbringer |
| 14 | SavixSylvanas | 288 | 75% | San'layn |
| 15 |  СанооGordunni | 288 | 19% | — |
| 16 |  FaridreaperHyjal | 288 | 19% | — |
| 17 |  ChubbymommySylvanas | 288 | 33% | Deathbringer |
| 18 |  KelthaelDefias Brotherhood | 288 | 50% | — |
| 19 | DeadlyduudeDraenor | 288 | 75% | San'layn |
| 20 | BàmbámBlackhand | 287 | 38% | San'layn |
Blood Death Knight PvP — the short version
Based on the top 37 Blood Death Knight players in Europe 3v3 this season. Most run the San'layn hero tree (79%). The stat priority is Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike > Versatility. The most-taken PvP talents are Decomposing Aura (63%), Last Dance (47%) and Bloodforged Armor (37%). 27% play Human.
- What is the best stat priority for Blood Death Knight in PvP?
- Mastery > Haste > Critical Strike > Versatility, based on what the top 37 rated Blood Death Knight players are currently gearing for.
- Which hero talents should Blood Death Knight run in arena?
- San'layn, taken by 79% of rated Blood Death Knight players.
- What are the best PvP talents for Blood Death Knight?
- Decomposing Aura (63%), Last Dance (47%) and Bloodforged Armor (37%) — the three most commonly taken across the current rated cohort.
- What is the best race for Blood Death Knight in PvP?
- Human is the most played, at 27% of rated Blood Death Knight characters.