Igen

Blood Death Knight
Blood Elf
277 ilvl
Season 3
3558 Mythic+

Igen from Azshara (KR) is recognized as one of the top PvE Blood Death Knight in World of Warcraft Dragonflight 10.2.6, having achieved an impressive 3558 rating in Mythic+ during season 3.

Here you'll find a detailed snapshot of her character from . It includes a thorough breakdown of her stats, talents, equipment, embellishments, enchantments, and gems. Use this as a guide 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 Igen's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+89
9% Critical Strike
+1346
40% Haste
+203
28% Mastery
+829
21% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike

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.

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

Specialization Talents

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

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

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

Equipment

Equipment directly determines a character's power level in World of Warcraft. These items are acquired from diverse sources: they can drop in dungeons and raids, be discovered across the world, be crafted through various professions, obtained from PvP vendors, or chosen as rewards from the Great Vault.

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

Head

  1. set
    Visage of the First Eidolon

Neck

  1. Cabochon of the Infinite Flight

Shoulders

  1. set
    Shoulderplates of the First Eidolon

Back

  1. Blighted Margrave's Cloak

Chest

  1. Shadowghast Breastplate

Wrist

  1. Vambraces of Verification

Hands

  1. set
    Gauntlets of the First Eidolon

Waist

  1. Shadowghast Waistguard

Legs

  1. set
    Chausses of the First Eidolon

Feet

  1. Muckwallow Stompers

Ring 1

  1. Signet of Collapsing Stars

Ring 2

  1. Stitchflesh's Misplaced Signet

Trinket 1

  1. Shard of Annhylde's Aegis

Trinket 2

  1. So'leah's Secret Technique

Main Hand

  1. Drustlord's Greataxe

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 Igen for the Blood Death Knight specialization.

Unfortunately, no embellished item data were found.

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 Igen for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Enchant Cloak - Fortified Leech

Chest

  1. Enchant Chest - Eternal Stats

Hands

  1. Enchant Gloves - Eternal Strength

Ring 1

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste

Ring 2

  1. Enchant Ring - Tenet of Haste

Main Hand

  1. 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 Igen.

  1. Quick Jewel Cluster
    6