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Introduced in Wrath of the Lich King, where a different subclass was the tanky spec, Death Knights have been a popular choice for tanking ever since. World of Warcraft has plenty of tank options available, but it’s hard to go wrong with a Blood Death Knight. However, depending on the type of content a player wants to run, there are different builds to consider thanks to the revamped talent system in Dragonflight.
General gameplay and raid setup for Blood Death Knight
There isn’t much to play with in a tanky Death Knight build. It is a class that works best as a single target attacker with a lot of self-sufficiency. This particular construction focuses on Soul reaper Y empower rune weapon. As such, players should have plenty of runes and runic power to spend during a fight.
Death Knight Tree
- ice chains:1/1
- mind freeze:1/1
- deathblow
- Near death:1/1
- slit punches:1/1
- anti-magic shell:1/1
- permafrost:1/1
- Improved Deathblow:1/1
- anti-magic barrier:1/1
- Weaken:1/1
- icebound fortress:1/1
- Veteran of the Third War: 2/2
- Fragile:1/1
- merciless blows:1/1
- anti magic zone:1/1
- Thassarian Power:1/1
- guardian of the gloom:1/1
- unholy resistance:1/1
- runic attenuation:1/1
- unsacred ground:1/1
- unsacred ground:1/1
- insidious chill:1/1
- Will of the Necropolis: 2/2
- echo of death:1/1
- icy claws:1/1
- Rune Mastery: 2/2
- Unholy Link: 1/2
- empower rune weapon:1/1
- member of abomination:1/1
blood tree
- beat of heart:1/1
- marrow:1/1
- boil the blood:1/1
- vampire blood:1/1
- Crimson Scourge:1/1
- Ossuary:1/1
- Improved Heart Strike: 2/2
- caress of death:1/1
- Improved Heart Strike: 2/2
- caress of death:1/1
- foul bulwark:1/1
- Dancing Rune Weapon:1/1
- hemostasis:1/1
- Enjoy in the blood:1/1
- Improved Bone Shield:1/1
- insatiable blade:1/1
- blood drinker:1/1
- reinforced bones:1/1
- eternal bond:1/1
- Voracious:1/1
- blood worms:1/1
- coagulopathy:1/1
- tombstone:1/1
- sanguine soil:1/1
- shattered bone: 2/2
- heartrend:1/1
- Iron heart:1/1
- red thirst: 1/2
- Purgatory:1/1
- Bloodshot:1/1
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Mythic dungeons created for Blood Death Knight
When playing Mythic+ content, a tank has to do more than just maintain aggression. They must also engage with crowd control, stuns, and interrupts. This build offers that without sacrificing the core of what a tank does.
Death Knight Tree
- ice chains:1/1
- deathblow
- Near death:1/1
- mind freeze:1/1
- anti-magic shell:1/1
- slit punches:1/1
- blind blade:1/1
- permafrost:1/1
- Improved Deathblow:1/1
- anti-magic barrier:1/1
- Weaken:1/1
- icebound fortress:1/1
- Veteran of the Third War: 2/2
- Fragile:1/1
- merciless blows:1/1
- Thassarian Power:1/1
- guardian of the gloom:1/1
- grip of the dead:1/1
- unholy resistance:1/1
- runic attenuation:1/1
- unsacred ground:1/1
- insidious chill:1/1
- Will of the Necropolis: 2/2
- echo of death:1/1
- icy claws: 2/2
- Rune Mastery: 2/2
- empower rune weapon:1/1
- member of abomination:1/1
blood tree
- beat of heart:1/1
- marrow:1/1
- boil the blood:1/1
- vampire blood:1/1
- Crimson Scourge:1/1
- Ossuary:1/1
- Improved Heart Strike: 2/2
- caress of death:1/1
- heartbreaker: 2/2
- Dancing Rune Weapon:1/1
- hemostasis:1/1
- Enjoy in the blood:1/1
- leech strike:1/1
- Improved Bone Shield:1/1
- insatiable blade:1/1
- rapid decomposition:1/1
- blood tap:1/1
- eternal bond:1/1
- Voracious:1/1
- blood worms:1/1
- coagulopathy:1/1
- tombstone:1/1
- sanguine soil:1/1
- shattered bone: 2/2
- Iron heart:1/1
- red thirst: 1/2
- Bloodshot:1/1
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