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Blood Death Knight Mythic+ PvE Guide for The War Within Season 2

Welcome to Murlok.io’s Blood Death Knight PvE guide for Mythic+ Dungeons in World of Warcraft: The War Within Season 2.

Built using real‑time data from the top 50 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+ Blood Death Knights

  1. Nayrowo's icon
    1
    Nayrowo
    Draenor (EU)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 686 ilvl
    3838
  2. Lightningdk's icon
    2
    Lightningdk
    Illidan (US)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 684 ilvl
    3825
  3. Аэрит's icon
    3
    Аэрит
    Howling Fjord (EU)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 683 ilvl
    3818
  4. Kyrasis's icon
    4
    Kyrasis
    Area 52 (US)
    Night Elf | San'layn | 685 ilvl
    3816
  5. Iwak's icon
    5
    Iwak
    Ysondre (EU)
    Undead | San'layn | 686 ilvl
    3776

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

  • 15% Critical Strike +6866
  • 22% Haste +12968
  • 59% Mastery +14982
  • 13% Versatility +10223

Stat priority

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

Additional Minor Stats

  • 1% Avoidance +496
  • 2% Leech +1324
  • 6% 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 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. Cauldron Champion's Crown

    • Set
    • 41
    Cauldron Champion's Crown icon

  2. Apogee Inventor's Goggles

    • 1
    Apogee Inventor's Goggles icon

  3. Everforged Helm

    • Craft
    • 1
    Everforged Helm icon

  4. Fullthrottle Facerig

    • 1
    Fullthrottle Facerig icon

  5. Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm

    • 1
    Soaring Behemoth's Greathelm icon

Neck

  1. Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 35
    Amulet of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. Semi-Charmed Amulet

    • 4
    Semi-Charmed Amulet icon

  3. Flickering Glowtorc

    • 3
    Flickering Glowtorc icon

  4. Strapped Rescue-Keg

    • 2
    Strapped Rescue-Keg icon

  5. Undermine Merc's Dog Tags

    • 1
    Undermine Merc's Dog Tags icon

Shoulders

  1. Cauldron Champion's Screamplate

    • Set
    • 41
    Cauldron Champion's Screamplate icon

  2. Foam-Ridden Pauldrons

    • 1
    Foam-Ridden Pauldrons icon

  3. Paydirt Pauldrons

    • 1
    Paydirt Pauldrons icon

  4. Skyscorcher Pauldrons

    • 1
    Skyscorcher Pauldrons icon

  5. Swarm Monarch's Spaulders

    • 1
    Swarm Monarch's Spaulders icon

Back

  1. Reshii Wraps

    • 28
    Reshii Wraps icon

  2. Consecrated Cloak

    • Craft
    • 9
    Consecrated Cloak icon

  3. Cloak of Questionable Intent

    • 2
    Cloak of Questionable Intent icon

  4. Trashmaster's Mantle

    • 2
    Trashmaster's Mantle icon

  5. Candlebearer's Shroud

    • 1
    Candlebearer's Shroud icon

Chest

  1. Cauldron Champion's Ribcage

    • Set
    • 39
    Cauldron Champion's Ribcage icon

  2. Everforged Breastplate

    • 4
    Everforged Breastplate icon

  3. Abdominal Securing Chestguard

    • 2
    Abdominal Securing Chestguard icon

Wrist

  1. Everforged Vambraces

    • Craft
    • 30
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Cauldron Champion's Wraps

    • 4
    Cauldron Champion's Wraps icon

  3. Clanking Cuffs

    • 3
    Clanking Cuffs icon

  4. Fuzzy Cindercuffs

    • 2
    Fuzzy Cindercuffs icon

  5. Pit Fighter's Wristguards

    • 2
    Pit Fighter's Wristguards icon

Hands

  1. Cauldron Champion's Fistguards

    • Set
    • 34
    Cauldron Champion's Fistguards icon

  2. Power-Assisted Vicegrips

    • 4
    Power-Assisted Vicegrips icon

  3. Caliginous Claspers

    • 3
    Caliginous Claspers icon

  4. Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers

    • 2
    Jumpstarter's Scaffold-Scrapers icon

  5. Devourer's Gauntlets

    • 1
    Devourer's Gauntlets icon

Waist

  1. Durable Information Securing Container

    • 38
    Durable Information Securing Container icon

  2. Everforged Greatbelt

    • Craft
    • 3
    Everforged Greatbelt icon

  3. Venture Contractor's Floodlight

    • 2
    Venture Contractor's Floodlight icon

  4. Automatic Waist Tightener

    • 1
    Automatic Waist Tightener icon

  5. Girdle of Somber Ploys

    • 1
    Girdle of Somber Ploys icon

Legs

  1. Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses

    • Set
    • 30
    Cauldron Champion's Tattered Cuisses icon

  2. Everforged Legplates

    • Craft
    • 6
    Everforged Legplates icon

  3. Galvanized Oxxein Legguards

    • 3
    Galvanized Oxxein Legguards icon

  4. Thunder-Clad Legguards

    • 3
    Thunder-Clad Legguards icon

  5. Heavy Alloy Legplates

    • 2
    Heavy Alloy Legplates icon

Feet

  1. Everforged Sabatons

    • Craft
    • 14
    Everforged Sabatons icon

  2. Cauldron Champion's Greatboots

    • 7
    Cauldron Champion's Greatboots icon

  3. Pyroclastic Greatboots

    • 7
    Pyroclastic Greatboots icon

  4. Devoted Plate Walkers

    • 6
    Devoted Plate Walkers icon

  5. Rik's Walkin' Boots

    • 5
    Rik's Walkin' Boots icon

Rings

  1. Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship

    • 20
    Ring of Earthen Craftsmanship icon

  2. The Jastor Diamond

    • 19
    The Jastor Diamond icon

  3. Ritual Bone Band

    • 10
    Ritual Bone Band icon

  4. Footbomb Championship Ring

    • 8
    Footbomb Championship Ring icon

  5. Radiant Necromancer's Band

    • 7
    Radiant Necromancer's Band icon

Trinkets

  1. Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker

    • 31
    Improvised Seaforium Pacemaker icon

  2. Tome of Light's Devotion

    • 27
    Tome of Light's Devotion icon

  3. Ringing Ritual Mud

    • 7
    Ringing Ritual Mud icon

  4. Algari Alchemist Stone

    • 5
    Algari Alchemist Stone icon

  5. Chromebustible Bomb Suit

    • 4
    Chromebustible Bomb Suit icon

Main Hand

  1. Best-in-Slots

    • 14
    Best-in-Slots icon

  2. Charged Claymore

    • Craft
    • 5
    Charged Claymore icon

  3. Crashing Thunderhammer

    • 5
    Crashing Thunderhammer icon

  4. Poleaxe of Somber Fate

    • 5
    Poleaxe of Somber Fate 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

    • 38
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  2. Elemental Focusing Lens

    • 16
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  3. Dawnthread Lining

    • 4
    Everforged Vambraces icon

  4. Ascendance

    • 2
    Charged Claymore icon

  5. Bind Binding Of Binding

    • 2
    Binding of Binding 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 2.

Head

  1. Greater Rune of the Void Ritual

    • 35
    Greater Rune of the Void Ritual icon

  2. Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation

    • 7
    Greater Rune of Twilight Devastation icon

  3. Greater Rune of Echoing Void

    • 2
    Greater Rune of Echoing Void icon

Back

  1. Chant of Leeching Fangs

    • 13
    Chant of Leeching Fangs icon

  2. Chant of Burrowing Rapidity

    • 9
    Chant of Burrowing Rapidity icon

  3. Chant of Winged Grace

    • 3
    Chant of Winged Grace icon

Chest

  1. Crystalline Radiance

    • 40
    Crystalline Radiance icon

  2. Oathsworn's Strength

    • 4
    Oathsworn's Strength icon

  3. Crystalline Radiance

    • 1
    Crystalline Radiance icon

Wrist

  1. +1000 Speed

    • 17
    +1000 Speed icon

  2. +2040 Leech

    • 17
    +2040 Leech icon

  3. +1090 Avoidance

    • 6
    +1090 Avoidance icon

Legs

  1. Stormbound Armor Kit

    • 37
    Stormbound Armor Kit icon

  2. Defender's Armor Kit

    • 7
    Defender's Armor Kit icon

Feet

  1. Defender's March

    • 33
    Defender's March icon

  2. Scout's March

    • 10
    Scout's March icon

  3. Defender's March

    • 1
    Defender's March icon

Rings

  1. +315 Versatility

    • 48
    +315 Versatility icon

  2. +315 Haste

    • 18
    +315 Haste icon

  3. +315 Critical Strike

    • 5
    +315 Critical Strike icon

Main Hand

  1. Rune of Sanguination

    • 22
    Rune of Sanguination icon

  2. Rune of the Fallen Crusader

    • 21
    Rune of the Fallen Crusader icon

  3. Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle

    • 1
    Rune of the Stoneskin Gargoyle 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

    • 17
    Culminating Blasphemite icon

  2. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 15
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

  3. Elusive Blasphemite

    • 1
    Elusive Blasphemite icon

Fiber

  1. Chronomantic Fiber

    • 8
    Chronomantic Fiber icon

  2. Dexterous Fiber

    • 6
    Dexterous Fiber icon

  3. Pure Dexterous Fiber

    • 5
    Pure Dexterous Fiber icon

  4. Pure Chronomantic Fiber

    • 4
    Pure Chronomantic Fiber icon

  5. Precise Fiber

    • 2
    Precise Fiber icon

Prismatic

  1. Masterful Sapphire

    • 71
    Masterful Sapphire icon

  2. Masterful Emerald

    • 59
    Masterful Emerald icon

  3. Quick Sapphire

    • 41
    Quick Sapphire icon

  4. Deadly Sapphire

    • 25
    Deadly Sapphire icon

  5. Versatile Onyx

    • 24
    Versatile Onyx icon

Tinker

  1. Tinker: Shadowflame Rockets

    • 2
    Tinker: Shadowflame Rockets icon

  2. Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector

    • 1
    Tinker: Heartseeking Health Injector 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. Critical Chain

    • 14
    Critical Chain icon

  2. Spark Burst

    • 13
    Spark Burst icon

  3. Static Charge

    • 6
    Static Charge 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 2.

  1. Night Elf

    • 14
    Night Elf icon

  2. Blood Elf

    • 8
    Blood Elf icon

  3. Orc

    • 4
    Orc icon

  4. Tauren

    • 4
    Tauren icon

  5. Dwarf

    • 4
    Dwarf icon

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 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 2 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.