Lovesoda's PvE Build

Death Knight class icon Blood Death Knight specialization icon
Blood Death Knight
Dwarf race icon
Dwarf
480 ilvl
Season 3
2889 Mythic+

Lovesoda (Icecrown TW) is a Top Mythic+ Blood Death Knight in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 3, achieving a rating of 2889 with 478 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 Lovesoda's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+1155
13% Critical Strike
+5988
35% Haste
+3224
52% Mastery
+3587
17% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Versatility
  3. Mastery
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+0
0% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+657
13% Speed
  1. Speed
  2. Avoidance
  3. Leech

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 Lovesoda'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
1
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
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 Lovesoda'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
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
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 Lovesoda's selected PvP Talents below:

Rot and Wither
Walking Dead
Strangulate
Last Dance
Death Chain
Murderous Intent
Decomposing Aura
1
Dark Simulacrum
Necrotic Aura
1
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 Lovesoda.

Head

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

Neck

  1. Ionized Choker item icon
    Ionized Choker

Shoulders

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

Back

  1. Shadowfeather Shawl item icon
    Shadowfeather Shawl

Chest

  1. Etheldrin's Breastplate item icon
    Etheldrin's Breastplate

Wrist

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

Hands

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

Waist

  1. Unwinding Eon Girdle item icon
    Unwinding Eon Girdle

Legs

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

Feet

  1. Goldsteel Sabatons item icon
    Goldsteel Sabatons

Ring 1

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

Ring 2

  1. Ring of Contempt item icon
    Ring of Contempt

Trinket 1

  1. Prophetic Stonescales item icon
    Prophetic Stonescales

Trinket 2

  1. Gore-Crusted Butcher's Block item icon
    Gore-Crusted Butcher's Block

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 Lovesoda 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 Lovesoda for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Homebound Speed enchantment icon
    Homebound Speed

Chest

  1. Sustained Strength enchantment icon
    Sustained Strength

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 Lovesoda.

  1. Energized Ysemerald gem icon
    Energized Ysemerald
    5
  2. Zen Malygite gem icon
    Zen Malygite
    1