Атхарт's PvE Build

Death Knight class icon Blood Death Knight specialization icon
Blood Death Knight
Vulpera race icon
Vulpera
469 ilvl
Season 3
2067 Mythic+

Атхарт (Howling Fjord EU) is a Top Mythic+ Blood Death Knight in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 2067 with 464 ilvl equipment.

Here is the breakdown of his 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 Атхарт's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+1415
15% Critical Strike
+4239
25% Haste
+2399
43% Mastery
+4683
23% Versatility
  1. Versatility
  2. Haste
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+316
2% Leech
+325
7% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Leech
  3. Avoidance

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 Атхарт'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
1
Coldthirst
Permafrost
Improved Death Strike
1
Anti-Magic Barrier
1
March of Darkness
Sacrificial Pact
Control Undead
1
Enfeeble
Icebound Fortitude
1
Blood Scent
Veteran of the Third War
2
Suppression
Brittle
1
Acclimation
Merciless Strikes
1
Anti-Magic Zone
1
Might of Thassarian
1
Clenching Grasp
Proliferating Chill
Gloom Ward
1
Asphyxiate
Assimilation
Death Pact
Grip of the Dead
1
Unholy Endurance
1
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 Атхарт'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
1
Heartbreaker
Foul Bulwark
1
Dancing Rune Weapon
1
Hemostasis
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
Sanguine Ground
1
Shattering Bone
2
Heartrend
1
Tightening Grasp
Iron Heart
1
Red Thirst
2
Bonestorm
Purgatory
1
Bloodshot
1
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 Атхарт's selected PvP Talents below:

Rot and Wither
Walking Dead
Strangulate
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 Атхарт.

Head

  1. Lingering Phantom's Dreadhorns item set icon
    set
    Lingering Phantom's Dreadhorns

Neck

  1. Raven Filigree Pendant item icon
    Raven Filigree Pendant

Shoulders

  1. Lingering Phantom's Shoulderplates item set icon
    set
    Lingering Phantom's Shoulderplates

Back

  1. Shadowfeather Shawl item icon
    Shadowfeather Shawl

Chest

  1. Lingering Phantom's Plackart item set icon
    set
    Lingering Phantom's Plackart

Wrist

  1. Zealous Commander's Cuffs item icon
    Zealous Commander's Cuffs

Hands

  1. Lingering Phantom's Gauntlets item set icon
    set
    Lingering Phantom's Gauntlets

Waist

  1. Unstable Frostfire Belt item icon
    Unstable Frostfire Belt

Legs

  1. Greaves of Parallel Lives item icon
    Greaves of Parallel Lives

Feet

  1. Goldsteel Sabatons item icon
    Goldsteel Sabatons

Ring 1

  1. Snipping Sleet Circle item icon
    Snipping Sleet Circle

Ring 2

  1. Seal of the Regal Loa item icon
    Seal of the Regal Loa

Trinket 1

  1. Prophetic Stonescales item icon
    Prophetic Stonescales

Trinket 2

  1. Gift of Ursine Vengeance item icon
    Gift of Ursine Vengeance

Main Hand

  1. Gorehowl, Might of the Warchief item icon
    Gorehowl, Might of the Warchief

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 Атхарт for the Blood Death Knight specialization.

  1. Unstable Frostfire Belt embellishment item icon
    Unstable Frostfire

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 Атхарт for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Homebound Speed enchantment icon
    Homebound Speed

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Speed enchantment icon
    +200 Speed

Waist

  1. Shadowed Belt Clasp enchantment icon
    Shadowed Belt Clasp

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

  1. Watcher's Loam enchantment icon
    Watcher's Loam

Ring 1

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

Ring 2

  1. +82 Haste enchantment icon
    +82 Haste

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 Атхарт.

  1. Keen Ysemerald gem icon
    Keen Ysemerald
    3