Riceeater's PvE Build

Death Knight class icon Blood Death Knight specialization icon
Blood Death Knight
Blood Elf race icon
Blood Elf
483 ilvl
Season 3
3149 Mythic+

Riceeater (Kazzak EU) is a Top Mythic+ Blood Death Knight in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 3149 with 483 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 Riceeater's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+4723
34% Critical Strike
+3665
22% Haste
+4315
64% Mastery
+1715
8% Versatility
  1. Critical Strike
  2. Mastery
  3. Haste
  4. Versatility
Minor Stats
+325
5% Avoidance
+443
3% Leech
+0
0% Speed
  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

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 Riceeater'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
Enfeeble
1
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 Riceeater's selected Specialization Talents below:

Heart Strike
1
Marrowrend
1
Blood Boil
1
Vampiric Blood
1
Crimson Scourge
1
Ossuary
1
Improved Vampiric Blood
2
Improved Heart Strike
Death's Caress
1
Rune Tap
1
Heartbreaker
1
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
Red Thirst
2
Bonestorm
Purgatory
1
Bloodshot
Umbilicus Eternus
1

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 Riceeater's selected PvP Talents below:

Rot and Wither
Walking Dead
1
Strangulate
Last Dance
1
Death Chain
Murderous Intent
Decomposing Aura
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 Riceeater.

Head

  1. Piercing Gaze of the Risen Nightmare item set icon
    set
    Piercing Gaze of the Risen Nightmare

Neck

  1. Chain of the Green Flight item icon
    Chain of the Green Flight

Shoulders

  1. Skewers of the Risen Nightmare item set icon
    set
    Skewers of the Risen Nightmare

Back

  1. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl item icon
    Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl

Chest

  1. Casket of the Risen Nightmare item set icon
    set
    Casket of the Risen Nightmare

Wrist

  1. Allied Wristguard of Companionship item icon
    Allied Wristguard of Companionship

Hands

  1. Thorns of the Risen Nightmare item set icon
    set
    Thorns of the Risen Nightmare

Waist

  1. Phlegethic Girdle item icon
    Phlegethic Girdle

Legs

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

Feet

  1. Lavaforged Sollerets item icon
    Lavaforged Sollerets

Ring 1

  1. Band of Twisted Bark item icon
    Band of Twisted Bark

Ring 2

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

Trinket 1

  1. Accelerating Sandglass item icon
    Accelerating Sandglass

Trinket 2

  1. Cataclysmic Signet Brand item icon
    Cataclysmic Signet Brand

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 Riceeater for the Blood Death Knight specialization.

  1. Allied Wristguard of Companionship embellishment item icon
    Allied Wristgaurds Of Companionship
  2. Vibrant Wildercloth Shawl embellishment item icon
    Roiling Shadowflame

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 Riceeater for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +200 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +200 Avoidance

Legs

  1. Fierce Armor Kit enchantment icon
    Fierce Armor Kit

Feet

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

Ring 1

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 Critical Strike

Ring 2

  1. +82 Critical Strike enchantment icon
    +82 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 Riceeater.

  1. Keen Ysemerald gem icon
    Keen Ysemerald
    4
  2. Sensei's Alexstraszite gem icon
    Sensei's Alexstraszite
    1