Blood Death Knight PvE Guide - MoP Classic

MoP Classic Blood Death Knight Rotation

Opener

1. Pre-cast
   Bone Shield
   .
2. Pre-cast
   Army of the Dead
   at 7s.
3. Pre-cast
   Raise Dead
   .
4. Pre-pot
   Potion of Mogu Power
   .
5. Cast Taunt.
6. Cast
   Death Strike
   .
7. Cast
   Heart Strike
   .
8. Cast
   Dancing Rune Weapon
   and any on-use effects.
9. Cast
   Outbreak
   .
10. Proceed with single target rotation.

Single Target

1. Use
   Rune of Cinderglacier
   .
2. Use
   Blood Presence
   .
3. Cast
   Empower Rune Weapon
   when all Runes are on cooldown and you won't cap on Runic Power.
4. Cast
   Army of the Dead
   .
5. Cast
   Raise Dead
   .
6. Cast
   Dancing Rune Weapon
   .
7. Cast
   Bone Shield
   at 0 charges.
8. Cast
   Rune Strike
   to avoid capping on Runic Power.
9. Maintain
   Blood Plague
   and
   Frost Fever
   with
   Outbreak
   or
   Icy Touch
   and
   Plague Strike
   if it's on cooldown. Refreshed by
   Blood Boil
   .
10. Cast
    Soul Reaper
    on targets below 35% HP.
11. Cast
    Death and Decay
    or
    Blood Boil
    if it's on cooldown with
    Crimson Scourge
    procs.
12. Cast
    Death Siphon
    with Death Runes.
13. Cast
    Death Strike
    with Frost and Unholy Runes.
14. Cast
    Heart Strike
    with Blood Runes.
15. Cast
    Rune Strike
    .

AoE

2-3 targets:

1. Maintain diseases on all targets with
   Pestilence
   .
2. Proceed with your single target rotation.

4+ targets:

3. Maintain diseases on all targets with
   Pestilence
   .
4. Proceed with your single target rotation, but use
   Blood Boil
   instead of
   Heart Strike
   .

Defensive Cooldowns

1. Rune Tap
   .
2. Vampiric Blood
   .
3. Icebound Fortitude
   .
4. Dancing Rune Weapon
5. Anti-Magic Shell
   .
6. Death Pact
   on the ghouls from
   Army of the Dead
   or
   Raise Dead
   .

MoP Classic Blood Death Knight Talents

Standard Build

15

Roiling Blood

Plague Leech

Single-Target

Unholy Blight

30

Lichborne

Anti-Magic Zone

Raid CD

Purgatory

45

Death's Advance

Chilblains

Asphyxiate

60

Death Pact

Death Siphon

DPS

Conversion

75

Blood Tap

Runic Empowerment

Runic Corruption

90

Gorefiend's Grasp

Remorseless Winter

Desecrated Ground

MoP Classic Blood Death Knight Major Glyphs

Standard:
Regenerative Magic
,
Festering Blood
,
Pestilence
For Dungeons or with Plague Leech:
Outbreak
Extra Magic DR:
Anti-Magic Shell
Situational:
Dark Simulacrum

MoP Classic Blood Death Knight Minor Glyphs

Standard:
Army of the Dead
,
Long Winter

MoP Classic Blood Death Knight Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Flask of the Earth

Alternatives:
• Flask of Winter's Bite

Food

Best:
• Chun Tian Spring Rolls
  ,
• Stuffed Lushrooms

Alternatives:
• Great Banquet of the Oven

Potions

Best:
• Potion of Mogu Power

Alternatives:
• Potion of the Mountains

MoP Classic Blood Death Knight Best Professions

1. Engineering:
   Phase Fingers
   and
   Nitro Boosts
   .
2. Blacksmithing: 2 extra gem sockets.
3. Leatherworking:
   Fur Lining - Stamina
   .
4. The rest of the crafting professions (except Tailoring) and Mining are very close in power.