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Blood Death Knight Guide for Mythic+ (Updated May 2026)

Learn how to optimize your Blood Death Knight for Mythic+ in World of Warcraft. This comprehensive guide covers talents and gear for PvE content.

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Patch:12.0.5

Expansion:Midnight

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M+ Tier
158
M+ Runs
285
Ilvl
22.35%
M+ Popularity
64 189
M+ DPS
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Blood Death Knight Stats for Mythic+

Critical Strike > Haste > Mastery > Versatility
409
Critical Strike
394
Haste
314
Mastery
156
Versatility
946
Strength
26
Avoidance
47
Leech
39
Speed
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Blood Death Knight Talents for Mythic+

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Icebound Fortitude1/1Death Strike1/1Raise Dead1/1Runic Attenuation1/1Improved Death Strike1/1Cleaving Strikes1/1Mind Freeze1/1Blinding Sleet1/1Gloom Ward2/2Wraith Walk1/1Unholy Momentum2/2Control UndeadEnfeebleColdthirstProliferating ChillPermafrost1/1Veteran of the Third War1/1Death PactBrittle1/1Blood BondIcy Talons1/1Death Notes1/1Anti-Magic Zone1/1Death DefianceUnholy Bond1/1Ice PrisonDeath's Reach1/1Assimilation1/1Anti-Magic Barrier1/1Grip of the Dead1/1Suppression1/1Blood ScentUnholy Endurance1/1OsmosisInsidious Chill1/1Runic Protection1/1Blood Draw1/1Rune Mastery2/2Subduing GraspWill of the Necropolis2/2Null Magic1/1Unyielding WillDeath's Echo1/1Vestigial Shell

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Swift and Painful1/1Grim Reaper1/1Rune Carved Plates1/1Wave of Souls1/1Bind in Darkness1/1Death's Messenger1/1Reaper's Onslaught1/1Wither Away1/1Soul Rupture1/1Reaper's Mark1/1Exterminate1/1Echoing Fury1/1Deathly Blows1/1Frigid Resolve1/1
Specialization
Heart Strike1/1Marrowrend1/1Blood Boil1/1Vampiric Blood1/1Bone Collector1/1Ossuary1/1Improved Vampiric BloodImproved Heart Strike2/2Relish in Blood1/1Leeching StrikeHeartbreaker1/1Foul BulwarkDancing Rune Weapon1/1Hemostasis1/1Perseverance of the Ebon BladeBloodwormsAbomination Limb1/1Improved Bone Shield1/1Insatiable Blade1/1Deadly Reach1/1Rapid Decomposition1/1Boiling Point1/1LifebloodEverlasting Bond1/1Voracious1/1Blood FeastPlague Infusion1/1Bloody ReflectionIron Heart1/1Bloodied Blade1/1Coagulopathy1/1Blood Mist1/1Sanguine Ground1/1Bloodshot1/1ConsumptionRed Thirst1/1Sanguinary BurstPurgatory1/1CarnageUmbilicus Eternus1/1Dance of Midnight4/4
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Blood Death Knight Best In Slot Gear for Mythic+

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Blood Death Knight Best Sockets for Mythic+

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Blood Death Knight Best Enchants for Mythic+

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Blood Death Knight Avg Ilvl for M+ Timer

239
+2
247
+5
267
+6-9
280
+10-11
282
+12-13
283
+14-15
284
+16-17
286
+18-19
287
+20

Blood Death Knight Best comps for Mythic+

Blood Death KnightPreservation EvokerDemonology WarlockEnhancement ShamanRetribution Paladin
7.59%
Blood Death KnightRestoration ShamanBalance DruidDemonology WarlockFury Warrior
3.16%
Blood Death KnightDiscipline PriestBalance DruidFrost Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.53%
Blood Death KnightHoly PaladinArms WarriorFire MageRetribution Paladin
2.53%
Blood Death KnightRestoration ShamanFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterWindwalker Monk
2.53%
Blood Death KnightHoly PriestFrost Death KnightFrost MageOutlaw Rogue
2.53%
Blood Death KnightPreservation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDevastation EvokerRetribution Paladin
2.53%
Blood Death KnightMistweaver MonkDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight
2.53%
Blood Death KnightRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockBalance DruidHavoc Demon Hunter
1.90%
Blood Death KnightDiscipline PriestArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerFrost Mage
1.90%
Blood Death KnightMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight
1.90%
Blood Death KnightMistweaver MonkDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost Mage
1.90%
Blood Death KnightMistweaver MonkBeast Mastery HunterFury WarriorShadow Priest
1.90%
Blood Death KnightPreservation EvokerDestruction WarlockFrost MageHavoc Demon Hunter
1.90%
Blood Death KnightHoly PaladinDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterUnholy Death Knight
1.90%
Blood Death KnightHoly PaladinArms WarriorFury WarriorSurvival Hunter
1.90%
Blood Death KnightRestoration ShamanDevastation EvokerFury WarriorRetribution Paladin
1.90%
Blood Death KnightRestoration ShamanArms WarriorDevourer Demon HunterFrost Mage
1.90%
Blood Death KnightRestoration DruidDemonology WarlockFrost MageRetribution Paladin
1.27%
Blood Death KnightMistweaver MonkDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageRetribution Paladin
1.27%
Blood Death KnightRestoration ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Blood Death KnightRestoration DruidDevastation EvokerEnhancement ShamanFrost Mage
1.27%
Blood Death KnightMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterFrost Mage
1.27%
Blood Death KnightRestoration DruidAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterRetribution Paladin
1.27%
Blood Death KnightDiscipline PriestArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerElemental Shaman
1.27%
Blood Death KnightMistweaver MonkArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerDemonology Warlock
1.27%
Blood Death KnightRestoration DruidElemental ShamanFrost MageRetribution Paladin
1.27%
Blood Death KnightRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockRetribution Paladin
1.27%
Blood Death KnightMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerDemonology WarlockUnholy Death Knight
1.27%
Blood Death KnightRestoration DruidAugmentation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterElemental Shaman
1.27%

Blood Death Knight race distribution for Mythic+

Alliance

  • Night Elf
    Night Elf23.2%
  • Human
    Human20.2%
  • Dwarf
    Dwarf18.4%
  • Worgen
    Worgen10.5%
  • Void Elf
    Void Elf8.2%
  • Dark Iron Dwarf
    Dark Iron Dwarf7.9%
  • Draenei
    Draenei4.8%
  • Lightforged Draenei
    Lightforged Draenei3.1%
  • Gnome
    Gnome1.5%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren1.3%
  • Kul Tiran
    Kul Tiran0.8%
  • Mechagnome
    Mechagnome0.3%

Horde

  • Blood Elf
    Blood Elf35.7%
  • Orc
    Orc14.5%
  • Mag'har Orc
    Mag'har Orc8.7%
  • Vulpera
    Vulpera8.7%
  • Tauren
    Tauren7.7%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren6.8%
  • Goblin
    Goblin6%
  • Undead
    Undead3.4%
  • Troll
    Troll3.4%
  • Zandalari Troll
    Zandalari Troll2.2%
  • Nightborne
    Nightborne1.9%
  • Highmountain Tauren
    Highmountain Tauren1%

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