Becken's PvE Build

Death Knight class icon Blood Death Knight specialization icon
Blood Death Knight
Blood Elf race icon
Blood Elf
398 ilvl
Season 1
2019 Mythic+

Becken (Blackmoore EU) is a Top Mythic+ Blood Death Knight in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 1, achieving a rating of 2019 with 397 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of her 10.2.6 PvE character build from , featuring stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a reference to enhance and inspire your own Blood Death Knight build.

Stat Priority

Stats are crucial attributes that directly influence a character's power in World of Warcraft. They not only determine the character's strength but also define the overall feel and playstyle. Stat bonuses can be found on various pieces of equipment, in consumables created by the Alchemy profession, certain foods, some enchantments , and gems .

It's important to note that each stat experiences diminishing returns once its equipped bonus reaches +20%. This means that optimizing a character's performance involves more than just maximizing each stat; it's about finding a balanced distribution. Here is how Becken's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+2129
20% Critical Strike
+2385
14% Haste
+1779
36% Mastery
+2945
14% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Mastery

Class Talents

Talents are the main element defining a character's build, significantly influencing the playstyle by adding, modifying, and enhancing character abilities and behaviors. They are crucial in shaping how a character functions in battle.

Class talents represent a common tree shared across all Death Knight specializations. These talents provide foundational skills and enhancements that are essential and universal to the Death Knight class. They offer a range of abilities that lay the groundwork for a Death Knight's overall capabilities, regardless of the chosen specialization.

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Take a peek at Becken's selected Class Talents below:

Chains of Ice
1
Death Strike
1
Raise Dead
1
Mind Freeze
1
Anti-Magic Shell
1
Cleaving Strikes
1
Blinding Sleet
Coldthirst
1
Permafrost
Improved Death Strike
1
Anti-Magic Barrier
1
March of Darkness
1
Sacrificial Pact
Control Undead
Enfeeble
1
Icebound Fortitude
1
Blood Scent
Veteran of the Third War
2
Suppression
Brittle
1
Acclimation
Merciless Strikes
1
Anti-Magic Zone
Might of Thassarian
1
Clenching Grasp
Proliferating Chill
Gloom Ward
1
Asphyxiate
1
Assimilation
Death Pact
Grip of the Dead
1
Unholy Endurance
Runic Attenuation
1
Wraith Walk
Unholy Ground
1
Insidious Chill
1
Blood Draw
Will of the Necropolis
2
Death's Echo
1
Icy Talons
2
Rune Mastery
2
Unholy Bond
Empower Rune Weapon
1
Abomination Limb
1
Soul Reaper

Specialization Talents

Specialization talents constitute a specialized tree, providing Blood Death Knights with unique abilities and enhancements tailored to their combat style.

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Take a peek at Becken's selected Specialization Talents below:

Heart Strike
1
Marrowrend
1
Blood Boil
1
Vampiric Blood
1
Crimson Scourge
1
Ossuary
1
Improved Vampiric Blood
Improved Heart Strike
2
Death's Caress
1
Rune Tap
Heartbreaker
2
Foul Bulwark
Dancing Rune Weapon
1
Hemostasis
1
Perseverance of the Ebon Blade
Relish in Blood
1
Leeching Strike
Improved Bone Shield
1
Insatiable Blade
1
Blooddrinker
Rapid Decomposition
1
Blood Feast
Blood Tap
Reinforced Bones
1
Everlasting Bond
1
Voracious
1
Bloodworms
Coagulopathy
1
Tombstone
1
Gorefiend's Grasp
1
Sanguine Ground
1
Shattering Bone
2
Heartrend
1
Tightening Grasp
Iron Heart
Red Thirst
2
Bonestorm
Purgatory
1
Bloodshot
Umbilicus Eternus

PvP Talents

PvP talents are specifically tailored for player-versus-player combat scenarios. Activated in arenas, battlegrounds, and the open world with war mode enabled, these talents are designed to optimize a Blood Death Knight's performance in PvP encounters. They provide specialized enhancements and strategies that give players an edge in combat against other players, reflecting the unique demands of PvP gameplay.

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Take a peek at Becken's selected PvP Talents below:

Rot and Wither
1
Walking Dead
Strangulate
1
Last Dance
Death Chain
Murderous Intent
Decomposing Aura
1
Dark Simulacrum
Necrotic Aura
Bloodforged Armor
Spellwarden

Best In Slot And Gear

Gear consists of items that directly determine a character's power level. It can be acquired from diverse sources: dungeon, raid, world drops, crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

Each piece of gear significantly boosts a character's overall strength and capabilities. Here are the items currently equipped by Becken.

Head

  1. Goldsteel Greathelm item icon
    Goldsteel Greathelm

Neck

  1. Custodian's Medallion of Delusion item icon
    Custodian's Medallion of Delusion

Shoulders

  1. Scaldrons of Molten Might item icon
    Scaldrons of Molten Might

Back

  1. Cloak of Failing Will item icon
    Cloak of Failing Will

Chest

  1. Breastplate of Soaring Terror item icon
    Breastplate of Soaring Terror

Wrist

  1. Goldsteel Bindings item icon
    Goldsteel Bindings

Hands

  1. Goldsteel Gloves item icon
    Goldsteel Gloves

Waist

  1. Wyrmforged Girdle item icon
    Wyrmforged Girdle

Legs

  1. Venerated Professor's Greaves item icon
    Venerated Professor's Greaves

Feet

  1. Valkyra Protector Greatboots item icon
    Valkyra Protector Greatboots

Ring 1

  1. Thunderous Downburst Ring item icon
    Thunderous Downburst Ring

Ring 2

  1. Unstable Arcane Loop item icon
    Unstable Arcane Loop

Trinket 1

  1. Windscar Whetstone item icon
    Windscar Whetstone

Trinket 2

  1. Rumbling Ruby item icon
    Rumbling Ruby

Main Hand

  1. Obsidian Seared Claymore item icon
    Obsidian Seared Claymore

Embellishments

Embellishments are unique effects that can be added to crafted items, either as predefined elements in recipes or through an optional embellishment reagent, creating embellished gear. These enhancements diversify and amplify characters' capabilities.

Here are the embellishments equipped by Becken for the Blood Death Knight specialization.

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Enchantments

Enchantments provide minor yet valuable enhancements to various items, including Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Waist, Legs, Rings, Feet, Main Hand, and Off Hand.

Most enchantments are crafted via the Enchanting profession. However, Waist enchantments specifically require Blacksmithing, Legs enhancements are crafted by Leatherworkers, and Head enchantments come from the Incandescent Essence , a reward obtained through a quest in the Amirdrassil raid.

Enchantments are usually available at the auction house, making them accessible for upgrades. Here are the specific enchantments chosen by Becken for each equipment slot.

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Legs

  1. Reinforced Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Reinforced Armor Kit

Ring 1

  1. +73 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +73 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +73 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +73 Critical Strike

Main Hand

  1. Rune of the Fallen Crusader enchantment icon
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Gems

Gems are crafted stones from the Jewelcrafting profession, typically offering stat bonuses to enhance your gear. These gems can be socketed into specific items such as Head, Neck, Wrist, Waist, and Rings. The presence of sockets on items is usually random upon their drop.

Notably, Neck items can be uniquely modified to have up to three sockets by using 3 Tiered Medallion Setting . Additionally, a single socket can be added to other eligible items with a Nature's Cradle , which requires 6 Aspects' Tokens of Merit obtained from the Great Vault.

Available through both the auction house and the crafting order system, here are the gems currently socketed by Becken.

  1. Jagged Nozdorite gem icon
    Jagged Nozdorite
    2
  2. Steady Nozdorite gem icon
    Steady Nozdorite
    1
  3. Steady Nozdorite gem icon
    Steady Nozdorite
    1