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Deathbringer Blood Death Knight Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 3

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Deathbringer Blood Death Knight PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 3.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 Deathbringer Blood Death Knight Tanks across the US, EU, KR, and TW regions, this guide highlights the optimal stats, talents, gear, embellishments, enchantments, gems, and races used in Patch 11.2 competitive M+.

Data is refreshed every 8 hours via Blizzard’s Battle.net API to ensure accuracy and up-to-date insights.

Top Mythic+ Deathbringer Blood Death Knights

  1. Голевой's icon
    1
    Голевой
    Soulflayer (EU)
    Undead | Deathbringer | 724 ilvl
    3801
  2. Yodadkt's icon
    2
    Yodadkt
    Zuljin (US)
    Night Elf | Deathbringer | 723 ilvl
    3786
  3. Kyrasis's icon
    3
    Kyrasis
    Area 52 (US)
    Night Elf | Deathbringer | 722 ilvl
    3772
  4. Vede's icon
    4
    Vede
    Burning Legion (EU)
    Night Elf | Deathbringer | 720 ilvl
    3724
  5. Nerzx's icon
    5
    Nerzx
    Draenor (EU)
    Night Elf | Deathbringer | 721 ilvl
    3719

Stat Priority

Stats directly affect a Blood Death Knight's Tank performance, appearing on gear, consumables, enchantments, and gems.

They have diminishing returns after reaching +20% from gear, so proper balance ensures the best results.

Optimal Secondary Stats

  • 24% Critical Strike +13184
  • 14% Haste +7862
  • 66% Mastery +17405
  • 22% Versatility +17187

Stat priority

  1. Mastery
  2. Versatility
  3. Critical Strike
  4. Haste

Additional Minor Stats

  • 2% Avoidance +916
  • 3% Leech +1418
  • 7% Speed +0

Stat priority

  1. Leech
  2. Avoidance
  3. Speed

Talent Build

Talents play a major role in Mythic+ Dungeons. The heatmaps below show how frequently each talent is selected among the top Deathbringer Blood Death Knights.

  1. Most used talents, strongly recommended!
  2. Frequently used talents, offer flexibility or suit personal preference.
  3. Rarely used talents, usually chosen to unlock deeper rows in the tree.

Best-in-Slot Gear for Mythic+

Gear provides core stat bonuses and typically comes from the Great Vault, crafted items, raids, dungeons, Delves, or PvP vendors.

These items are most frequently used by top-ranked Blood Death Knights in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Head

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Stonemask

    • Set
    • 44
    Hollow Sentinel's Stonemask icon

  2. Bone-Melted Faceplate

    • 2
    Bone-Melted Faceplate icon

  3. Crown of Absolute Command

    • 2
    Crown of Absolute Command icon

  4. Artoshion's Abyssal Stare

    • 1
    Artoshion's Abyssal Stare icon

  5. Wing Commander's Helmet

    • 1
    Wing Commander's Helmet icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 13
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Bloodstained Memento

    • 12
    Bloodstained Memento icon

  3. Momma's Mega Medallion

    • 12
    Momma's Mega Medallion icon

  4. Chrysalis of Sundered Souls

    • 8
    Chrysalis of Sundered Souls icon

  5. Sin Stained Pendant

    • 2
    Sin Stained Pendant icon

Shoulders

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Perches

    • Set
    • 38
    Hollow Sentinel's Perches icon

  2. Everforged Pauldrons

    • Craft
    • 5
    Everforged Pauldrons icon

  3. Swarm Monarch's Spaulders

    • 5
    Swarm Monarch's Spaulders icon

  4. Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders

    • 2
    Reanimator's Pyreforged Shoulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 50
    Reshii Wraps icon

Chest

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate

    • Set
    • 49
    Hollow Sentinel's Breastplate icon

  2. Manaforged Displacement Chassis

    • 1
    Manaforged Displacement Chassis icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 39
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Hollow Sentinel's Stonecuffs

    • 4
    Hollow Sentinel's Stonecuffs icon

  3. Eco-Dome Access Bands

    • 3
    Eco-Dome Access Bands icon

  4. Discarded Nutrient Shackles

    • 2
    Discarded Nutrient Shackles icon

  5. Vambraces of Verification

    • 2
    Vambraces of Verification icon

Hands

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets

    • Set
    • 31
    Hollow Sentinel's Gauntlets icon

  2. Breached Containment Guards

    • 6
    Breached Containment Guards icon

  3. Everforged Gauntlets

    • Craft
    • 5
    Everforged Gauntlets icon

  4. Achillite's Unbreakable Grip

    • 4
    Achillite's Unbreakable Grip icon

  5. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers

    • 3
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon

Waist

  1. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 32
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Fresh Ethereal Fetters

    • 5
    Fresh Ethereal Fetters icon

  3. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 3
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  4. Girdle of Somber Ploys

    • 3
    Girdle of Somber Ploys icon

  5. Girdle of Absolute Faith

    • 2
    Girdle of Absolute Faith icon

Legs

  1. Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt

    • Set
    • 43
    Hollow Sentinel's Stonekilt icon

  2. Everforged Legplates

    • 2
    Everforged Legplates icon

  3. Halkias's Towering Pillars

    • 2
    Halkias's Towering Pillars icon

  4. Shrapnel-Fused Legguards

    • 2
    Shrapnel-Fused Legguards icon

  5. Quantum Leapers

    • 1
    Quantum Leapers icon

Feet

  1. Interloper's Plated Sabatons

    • 30
    Interloper's Plated Sabatons icon

  2. Devoted Plate Walkers

    • 8
    Devoted Plate Walkers icon

  3. Sterilized Expulsion Boots

    • 5
    Sterilized Expulsion Boots icon

  4. Jak'tull's Intruder Stompers

    • 3
    Jak'tull's Intruder Stompers icon

  5. Everforged Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 2
    Everforged Sabatons icon

Rings

  1. High Nerubian Signet

    • 27
    High Nerubian Signet icon

  2. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 21
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  3. Radiant Necromancer's Band

    • 20
    Radiant Necromancer's Band icon

  4. Logic Gate: Alpha

    • 7
    Logic Gate: Alpha icon

  5. Signet of Collapsing Stars

    • 5
    Signet of Collapsing Stars icon

Trinkets

  1. Brand of Ceaseless Ire

    • 35
    Brand of Ceaseless Ire icon

  2. Astral Antenna

    • 15
    Astral Antenna icon

  3. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 13
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  4. So'leah's Secret Technique

    • 12
    So'leah's Secret Technique icon

  5. Cursed Stone Idol

    • 7
    Cursed Stone Idol icon

Main Hand

  1. Charged Claymore

    • 18
    Charged Claymore icon

  2. Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers

    • 13
    Skyreaver, Greataxe of the Keepers icon

  3. Photon Sabre Prime

    • 5
    Photon Sabre Prime icon

  4. Emberbrand Zweihander

    • 4
    Emberbrand Zweihander icon

  5. Circuit Breaker

    • 3
    Circuit Breaker icon

Embellishments

Embellishments add special effects to crafted gear. Only two can be equipped, so selection is important.

The following embellishments are the most commonly used by high-rated Blood Death Knights.

  1. Duskthread Lining

    • 36
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  2. Dawnthread Lining

    • 25
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  3. Ascendance

    • 14
    Charged Claymore icon

  4. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 10
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  5. Writhing Armor Banding

    • 9
    Everforged Vambraces icon

Enchantments

Enchantments enhance gear with additional stats or special procs. Most are crafted by Enchanters, leg enchants come from Leatherworkers, and some slot-specific options appear through seasonal content.

These are the top enchantments for Blood Death Knight gear in Mythic+ Dungeons during The War Within Season 3.

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 22
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 15
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  3. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 13
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 47
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 3
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed

    • 24
    +1000 Speed icon

  2. +1090 Avoidance

    • 13
    +1090 Avoidance icon

  3. +2040 Leech

    • 12
    +2040 Leech icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 44
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 5
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

  3. Charged Armor Kit

    • 1
    Charged Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 29
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 18
    Scout's March icon

  3. Defender's March

    • 2
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Versatility

    • 48
    +315 Versatility icon

  2. +315 Critical Strike

    • 18
    +315 Critical Strike icon

  3. +315 Mastery

    • 18
    +315 Mastery icon

Main Hand

  1. Rune of the Fallen Crusader

    • 46
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader icon

  2. Rune of Sanguination

    • 3
    Rune of Sanguination icon

Gems

Gems provide focused secondary stat bonuses to help fine‑tune builds. They are crafted by Jewelcrafters and socketed into gear.

Sockets can be added to Necklaces and Rings with the Magnificent Jeweler's Setting , or to other gear through seasonal vendor items.

These are the most popular gems among top‑rated Blood Death Knights in Mythic+ Dungeons.

Algari Diamond

  1. Culminating Blasphemite

    • 21
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 18
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 28
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  2. Pure Precise Fiber

    • 12
    Pure Precise Fiber icon

  3. Pure Energizing Fiber

    • 8
    Pure Energizing Fiber icon

  4. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 2
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Sapphire

    • 82
    Masterful Sapphire icon

  2. Masterful Ruby

    • 37
    Masterful Ruby icon

  3. Deadly Onyx

    • 36
    Deadly Onyx icon

  4. Deadly Sapphire

    • 27
    Deadly Sapphire icon

  5. Versatile Ruby

    • 22
    Versatile Ruby icon

Durable Information Securing Container

Durable Information Securing Container is a powerful belt introduced in Patch 11.1.7, obtained from Overcharged Delves. It features a unique effect that enhances character builds and can significantly impact performance in competitive content.

  1. Electric Current

    • 2
    Electric Current icon

  2. Energy Shield

    • 1
    Energy Shield icon

Most Played Races for Blood Death Knight M+

Racial traits can provide noticeable advantages in PvE, giving a competitive edge in Mythic+ Dungeons.

These are the most commonly chosen races among top‑rated Blood Death Knight Tank players in The War Within Season 3.

  1. Night Elf

    • 19
    Night Elf icon

  2. Blood Elf

    • 6
    Blood Elf icon

  3. Dwarf

    • 6
    Dwarf icon

  4. Human

    • 4
    Human icon

  5. Worgen

    • 2
    Worgen icon

Deathbringer Blood Death Knight Guide FAQ

Here are answers to common questions about how this guide is built and how to interpret the data.

How is this Mythic+ PvE guide created?

This guide compiles live data from the top Deathbringer Blood Death Knights in Mythic+ Dungeons using Blizzard’s Battle.net API .

How often is the information updated?

Data updates every 8 hours.

Why is this guide valuable?

The guide provides real-time build insights, showing exactly what high-ranking players are currently using, helping you make informed decisions for your character.

Is this guide current?

Yes. The guide always reflects the latest information for The War Within Season 3 and Patch 11.2.

Is this guide suitable for beginners?

Yes. Beginners can easily identify current trends and optimal setups. However, it does not provide gameplay tutorials.

Why isn’t my character listed in the top rankings?

Reasons may include inactivity, falling below the minimum rating threshold, frequent spec changes, or gear not optimized for PvE.