Blood Death Knight PvE Guide - Wrath Classic (WOTLK)

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Death Knight Rotation

Opener

1. Use
   Frost Presence
   .
2. Use
   Death and Decay
   10 seconds before pull for Runic Power.
3. Use
   Army of the Dead
   6 seconds before pull.
4. Use
   Horn of Winter
   pre-pull.
5. Pre-pot
   Indestructible Potion
   .
6. Use
   Rune Strike
   to avoid capping on Runic Power.
7. Use
   Icy Touch
   .
8. Use
   Icy Touch
   .
9. Use
   Blood Tap
   .
10. Use
    Icy Touch
    .
11. Use
    Empower Rune Weapon
    .
12. Use
    Icy Touch
    .
13. Use
    Icy Touch
    .
14. Use
    Icy Touch
    .
15. Use
    Plague Strike
    .
16. Use
    Blood Strike
    .
17. Proceed with normal priorities.

Single Target

1. Use
   Frost Presence
   .
2. Maintain
   Horn of Winter
   if assigned.
3. Use
   Blood Tap
   .
4. Use
   Empower Rune Weapon
   .
5. Use
   Hysteria
   on a physical DPS.
6. Use
   Rune Strike
   to avoid capping on Runic Power.
7. Maintain
   Blood Plague
   and
   Frost Fever
   with
   Pestilence
   .
8. Use
   Icy Touch
   . This is your highest threat ability. Try to use the Death Runes generated from
   Death Rune Mastery
   after using a
   Death Strike
   .
9. Use
   Blood Strike
   to maintain
   Blade Barrier
   .
10. Use
    Death Strike
    to heal yourself.

AoE

1. Use
   Death and Decay
   .
2. Use
   Icy Touch
   .
3. Use
   Plague Strike
   .
4. Use
   Pestilence
   to spread the diseases.
5. Proceed with normal priorities and use
   Blood Boil
   instead of
   Heart Strike
   whenever possible.

Defensive Cooldowns

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

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Death Knight Talents

Standard Build

Mitigation

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Death Knight Glyphs

Major:
Dark Command
,
Vampiric Blood
,
Disease
Optional: For AoE, replace
Vampiric Blood
with
Death and Decay
Minor:
Blood Tap
,
Raise Dead
,
Pestilence

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Death Knight Stats

Hit Cap

Melee Hit

• 7% (230 Rating) with
  Heroic Presence
• 8% (263 Rating)

Spell Hit

• 13% (342 Rating) with
  Heroic Presence
  , and
  Improved Faerie Fire
  or
  Misery
• 14% (368 Rating) with
  Improved Faerie Fire
  or
  Misery
• 16% (420 Rating) with
  Heroic Presence
• 17% (446 Rating)

Expertise Cap

Soft Cap

• 123 Rating with
  Mace Specialization
  from Dwarf or
  Axe Specialization
  from Orc, and
  Veteran of the Third War
• 140 Rating with
  Mace Specialization
  or
  Sword Specialization
  from Human, and
  Veteran of the Third War
• 164 Rating with
  Veteran of the Third War
• 214 Rating

Hard Cap

• 369 Rating with
  Mace Specialization
  from Dwarf or
  Axe Specialization
  from Orc, and
  Veteran of the Third War
• 386 Rating with
  Mace Specialization
  or
  Sword Specialization
  from Human, and
  Veteran of the Third War
• 410 Rating with
  Veteran of the Third War
• 460 Rating

Defense Cap

• 540 Rating

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Death Knight Best Consumables

Flasks and Elixirs

Best:
• Flask of Stoneblood

Alternatives:
• Elixir of Mighty Agility
  ,
• Elixir of Mighty Defense
  ,
  Elixir of Mighty Fortitude
  , or
  Elixir of Protection

Food

Best:
• Dragonfin Filet

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

Potions

Best:
• Indestructible Potion

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Death Knight Best Races

Alliance

1. Draenei:
   Heroic Presence
2. Dwarf:
   Stoneform
   and
   Mace Specialization
3. Human:
   Sword Specialization
   and
   Mace Specialization
4. Night Elf:
   Quickness

Horde

1. Orc:
   Axe Specialization
   and
   Blood Fury
2. Troll:
   Berserking
   and
   Regeneration
3. Tauren:
   Endurance

Wrath Classic (WOTLK) Blood Death Knight Best Professions

1. Engineering: Best profession thanks to
   Nitro Boosts
   ,
   Reticulated Armor Webbing
   ,
   Flexweave Underlay
   , and
   Mind Amplification Dish
   enchants,
   Global Thermal Sapper Charge
   , and
   Armored Titanium Goggles
   for early gearing.
2. Jewelcrafting: Second best profession thanks to the 3 unique gems such as
   Solid Dragon's Eye
   , as well as
   Figurine - Monarch Crab
   and
   Figurine - Ruby Hare
   for early gearing.
3. Blacksmithing, Mining, Leatherworking, Enchanting: All provide comparable stat bonuses with
   Socket Bracer
   and
   Socket Gloves
   ,
   Toughness
   ,
   Fur Lining - Stamina
   , and
   Ring - Stamina
   respectively.
4. Alchemy:
   Mixology
   .