Brainlit's PvE Build

Death Knight class icon Blood Death Knight specialization icon
Blood Death Knight
Undead race icon
Undead
417 ilvl
Season 1
3059 Mythic+

Brainlit (Thrall US) is a Top Mythic+ Blood Death Knight in World of Warcraft Dragonflight Season 1, achieving a rating of 3059 with 417 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 Brainlit's Secondary and Minor stats are distributed.

Secondary Stats
+2022
18% Critical Strike
+4049
24% Haste
+3209
52% Mastery
+2250
11% Versatility
  1. Haste
  2. Mastery
  3. Versatility
  4. Critical Strike
Minor Stats
+250
3% Avoidance
+0
0% Leech
+249
5% Speed
  1. Avoidance
  2. Speed
  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 Brainlit'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
1
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
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
1
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 Brainlit'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
Foul Bulwark
1
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
Tightening Grasp
1
Iron Heart
1
Red Thirst
1
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 Brainlit's selected PvP Talents below:

Rot and Wither
1
Walking Dead
1
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 Brainlit.

Head

  1. Goldsteel Greathelm item icon
    Goldsteel Greathelm

Neck

  1. Elemental Lariat item icon
    Elemental Lariat

Shoulders

  1. Jaws of the Haunted Frostbrood item set icon
    set
    Jaws of the Haunted Frostbrood

Back

  1. Goldscar Pelt item icon
    Goldscar Pelt

Chest

  1. Breastplate of the Haunted Frostbrood item set icon
    set
    Breastplate of the Haunted Frostbrood

Wrist

  1. Goldsteel Bindings item icon
    Goldsteel Bindings

Hands

  1. Grasps of the Haunted Frostbrood item set icon
    set
    Grasps of the Haunted Frostbrood

Waist

  1. Unstable Frostfire Belt item icon
    Unstable Frostfire Belt

Legs

  1. Greaves of the Haunted Frostbrood item set icon
    set
    Greaves of the Haunted Frostbrood

Feet

  1. Scaleguard's Stalwart Greatboots item icon
    Scaleguard's Stalwart Greatboots

Ring 1

  1. Jeweled Signet of Melandrus item icon
    Jeweled Signet of Melandrus

Ring 2

  1. Seal of Filial Duty item icon
    Seal of Filial Duty

Trinket 1

  1. Sustaining Alchemist Stone item icon
    Sustaining Alchemist Stone

Trinket 2

  1. Windscar Whetstone item icon
    Windscar Whetstone

Main Hand

  1. Ley-Line Tracer item icon
    Ley-Line Tracer

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 Brainlit for the Blood Death Knight specialization.

  1. Elemental Lariat embellishment item icon
    Elemental Lariat
  2. 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 Brainlit for each equipment slot.

Back

  1. Graceful Avoidance enchantment icon
    Graceful Avoidance

Chest

  1. Waking Stats enchantment icon
    Waking Stats

Wrist

  1. +125 Avoidance enchantment icon
    +125 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 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Ring 2

  1. +82 Mastery enchantment icon
    +82 Mastery

Main Hand

  1. Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle enchantment icon
    Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle

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 Brainlit.

  1. Keen Neltharite gem icon
    Keen Neltharite
    2
  2. Fierce Illimited Diamond gem icon
    Fierce Illimited Diamond
    1