Blood Dps Death Knight PvE Guide - Wrath Classic (WOTLK)

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Dps Death Knight Rotation

Blood Death Knights have a simple priority rotation. The most important talent for Blood Death Knights is
Death Rune Mastery
which makes your Frost and Unholy Runes become Death Runes when they activate, meaning they count as Blood, Frost, or Unholy. This gives Blood Death Knights a lot of flexibility for what abilities they can use since they aren't restricted to the 2x2x2 Rune setup you start the fight with and it enables you to use
Heart Strike
4 times in a row in the rotation.

Opener

1. Use
   Unholy Presence
   .
2. Use
   Army of the Dead
   10 seconds before pull.
3. Use
   Blood Presence
   6 seconds before pull.
4. Use
   Horn of Winter
   1 second before the pull.
5. Pre-pot
   Potion of Speed
   .
6. Use
   Icy Touch
   .
7. Use
   Plague Strike
   .
8. Activate any on-use effects. (Trinkets, racials, etc) and
   Hysteria
   .
9. Use
   Death Strike
   .
10. Use
    Heart Strike
    .
11. Use
    Heart Strike
    .
12. Use
    Raise Dead
    .
13. Use
    Dancing Rune Weapon
    .
14. Use
    Empower Rune Weapon
    .
15. Use
    Death Strike
    .
16. Use
    Heart Strike
    .
17. Use
    Heart Strike
    .
18. Use
    Blood Tap
    .
19. Use
    Heart Strike
    .
20. Use
    Heart Strike
    .
21. Use
    Heart Strike
    .
22. Use
    Heart Strike
    .
23. Use
    Pestilence
    to refresh diseases.
24. Empty Runic Power with
    Death Coil
    .
25. Proceed with normal rotation.

Single Target

1. Use
   Blood Presence
   .
2. Maintain
   Horn of Winter
   if assigned.
3. Use
   Blood Tap
   .
4. Use
   Empower Rune Weapon
   .
5. Use
   Hysteria
   .
6. Use
   Dancing Rune Weapon
   .
7. Maintain diseases with
   Pestilence
   .
8. Use
   Heart Strike
   .
9. Use
   Death Strike
   .
10. Empty Runic Power with
    Death Coil
    .

AoE

1. Same as single target unless there's 5 or more mobs, at which point you use
   Blood Boil
   instead of
   Heart Strike
   .

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Dps Death Knight Talents

Standard Build

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Dps Death Knight Glyphs

Major:
Dancing Rune Weapon
,
Death Strike
,
Disease
Minor:
Horn of Winter
,
Raise Dead
,
Pestilence

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Dps Death Knight Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Flask of Endless Rage

Alternatives:
• Elixir of Mighty Strength
  ,
• Elixir of Protection

Food

Best:
• Dragonfin Filet
  ,
• Hearty Rhino

Alternatives:
• Snapper Extreme
  ,
• Worg Tartare
  ,
• Rhinolicious Wormsteak

Potions

Best:
• Potion of Speed

Alternatives:
• Indestructible Potion

Miscellaneous

Best:
• Spiced Mammoth Treats

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Dps Death Knight Best Races

Alliance

1. Human:
   Sword Specialization
   and
   Mace Specialization
2. Dwarf:
   Mace Specialization
3. Draenei:
   Heroic Presence

Horde

1. Troll:
   Berserking
2. Orc:
   Axe Specialization
   and
   Blood Fury
3. Blood Elf:
   Arcane Torrent

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Dps Death Knight Best Professions

1. Engineering: Best profession thanks to
   Nitro Boosts
   ,
   Hyperspeed Accelerators
   ,
   Flexweave Underlay
   enchants,
   Global Thermal Sapper Charge
   , and
   Charged Titanium Specs
   for early gearing.
2. Jewelcrafting: Second best profession thanks to the 3 unique gems such as
   Bold Dragon's Eye
   and
   Rigid Dragon's Eye
   .
3. Blacksmithing: Third best profession during phases 3+ thanks to
   Socket Bracer
   and
   Socket Gloves
   .
4. Leatherworking, Tailoring, Enchanting, Inscription, and Alchemy: All provide comparable stat bonuses with
   Fur Lining - Attack Power
   ,
   Swordguard Embroidery
   ,
   Ring - Assault
   ,
   Master's Inscription of the Axe
   , and
   Mixology
   respectively.
5. Skinning:
   Master of Anatomy
   .