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Blood Death Knight Guide for Raid (Updated July 2026)

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

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Patch:12.0.7

Expansion:Midnight

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Raid Tier
353
Raid Runs
291
Ilvl
22.27%
Raid Popularity
72 638
Raid DPS

Blood Death Knight Stats for Raid

Haste > Critical Strike > Mastery > Versatility
615
Critical Strike
619
Haste
570
Mastery
228
Versatility
1 522
Strength
41
Avoidance
89
Leech
54
Speed
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Blood Death Knight Talents for Raid

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Icebound Fortitude1/1Death Strike1/1Raise Dead1/1Runic Attenuation1/1Improved Death Strike1/1Cleaving Strikes1/1Mind Freeze1/1Blinding SleetGloom Ward2/2March of Darkness1/1Unholy Momentum2/2Control UndeadEnfeebleColdthirst1/1Proliferating ChillPermafrost1/1Veteran of the Third War1/1Death PactBrittle1/1Blood BondIcy Talons1/1Death NotesAnti-Magic Zone1/1Death DefianceUnholy Bond1/1Ice PrisonDeath's Reach1/1Assimilation1/1Anti-Magic Barrier1/1Grip of the DeadSuppression1/1Blood Scent1/1Unholy Endurance1/1Osmosis1/1Insidious ChillRunic Protection1/1Blood Draw1/1Rune Mastery2/2Subduing GraspWill of the Necropolis2/2Null Magic1/1Unyielding WillDeath's Echo1/1Vestigial Shell1/1

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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 Blade1/1BloodwormsGorefiend's Grasp1/1Improved 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 ThirstSanguinary Burst1/1Purgatory1/1CarnageUmbilicus EternusDance of Midnight4/4
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Blood Death Knight Best In Slot Gear for Raid

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Neck Neck

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Chest Chest

Wrist Wrist

Hands Hands

Waist Waist

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Blood Death Knight Best Sockets for Raid

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Blood Death Knight Best Enchants for Raid

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Blood Death Knight Recommended Raid ilvl

264
LFR
278
Normal
283
Heroic
289
Mythic

Blood Death Knight Minimum Raid ilvl

234
LFR
238
Normal
255
Heroic
280
Mythic

Blood Death Knight Best comps for Raid

Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
2.27%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
2.27%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.70%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFire MageFury WarriorFury WarriorMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
1.13%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFire MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.13%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration DruidAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFury WarriorMarksmanship HunterSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
1.13%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PriestRestoration DruidAffliction WarlockArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFire MageFrost Death KnightFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution Paladin
1.13%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorArms WarriorArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterDevourer Demon HunterFire MageOutlaw RogueOutlaw RogueRetribution PaladinShadow PriestUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
1.13%
Blood Death KnightProtection PaladinDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
1.13%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinUnholy Death Knight
1.13%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
1.13%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.13%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost Death KnightFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueWindwalker Monk
1.13%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.13%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
1.13%
Blood Death KnightBlood Death KnightDiscipline PriestHoly PriestRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety Rogue
1.13%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.85%
Blood Death KnightProtection PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorMarksmanship HunterShadow PriestShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
0.85%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFeral DruidFrost MageFury WarriorHavoc Demon HunterMarksmanship HunterRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.85%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestDiscipline PriestPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevastation EvokerDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterEnhancement ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.85%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
0.85%
Blood Death KnightProtection PaladinHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAssassination RogueAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost Death KnightFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death Knight
0.85%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorHoly PriestMistweaver MonkPreservation EvokerRestoration ShamanBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death KnightWindwalker Monk
0.85%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFeral DruidFrost MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
0.85%
Blood Death KnightProtection WarriorHoly PriestHoly PriestPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDestruction WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanElemental ShamanFrost MageRetribution PaladinUnholy Death KnightWindwalker MonkWindwalker Monk
0.85%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestMistweaver MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBalance DruidDemonology WarlockDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterDevourer Demon HunterFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorMarksmanship HunterSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
0.85%
Blood Death KnightGuardian DruidDiscipline PriestHoly PaladinHoly PaladinRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanAffliction WarlockArcane MageAugmentation EvokerAugmentation EvokerBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFeral DruidFrost Death KnightShadow PriestSubtlety RogueSurvival HunterUnholy Death KnightUnholy Death Knight
0.85%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkHoly PriestMistweaver MonkRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArcane MageAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
0.57%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkMistweaver MonkRestoration ShamanAugmentation EvokerBeast Mastery HunterBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanFeral DruidFire MageFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorRetribution PaladinShadow PriestShadow PriestSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
0.57%
Blood Death KnightBrewmaster MonkPreservation EvokerPreservation EvokerRestoration DruidRestoration DruidRestoration ShamanArms WarriorBalance DruidBeast Mastery HunterDemonology WarlockDevourer Demon HunterElemental ShamanEnhancement ShamanFeral DruidFrost Death KnightFrost MageFrost MageFury WarriorFury WarriorRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinRetribution PaladinSubtlety RogueUnholy Death Knight
0.57%

Blood Death Knight race distribution for Raid

Alliance

  • Human
    Human23.7%
  • Dwarf
    Dwarf18.9%
  • Dark Iron Dwarf
    Dark Iron Dwarf16.5%
  • Night Elf
    Night Elf15.1%
  • Void Elf
    Void Elf9.3%
  • Worgen
    Worgen5.1%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren4.1%
  • Gnome
    Gnome2.4%
  • Draenei
    Draenei2.1%
  • Kul Tiran
    Kul Tiran1.9%
  • Mechagnome
    Mechagnome0.7%
  • Lightforged Draenei
    Lightforged Draenei0.3%

Horde

  • Blood Elf
    Blood Elf29.4%
  • Orc
    Orc16.3%
  • Tauren
    Tauren8.2%
  • Vulpera
    Vulpera7.8%
  • Pandaren
    Pandaren7.4%
  • Goblin
    Goblin6.3%
  • Mag'har Orc
    Mag'har Orc6.1%
  • Highmountain Tauren
    Highmountain Tauren5.3%
  • Troll
    Troll4.7%
  • Zandalari Troll
    Zandalari Troll3.1%
  • Undead
    Undead3%
  • Nightborne
    Nightborne2.4%

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How the Blood Death Knight guide is built

Where the data comes from

This Blood Death Knight raid guide is built from real boss kill logs uploaded to Warcraft Logs for the current raid, enriched with character data from the official Blizzard API. The talents, gear, item levels, and stat priorities shown here reflect how Blood Death Knight players actually perform on raid bosses, while the pick rate shows how often the spec appears in those logs. Extreme outlier parses are capped so a few unusual kills cannot skew the numbers.

How tiers are assigned

The raid tier shown for Blood Death Knight comes from two factors. Because survival is hard to read from logs, performance compares its average damage against the highest damage spec among raid tanks, and popularity compares its raid pick rate against an even share across all tank specs. Solid damage with real representation earns S or A, while weaker output or low usage moves it down through B and C to D.

This Blood Death Knight raid placement is a snapshot of the current tier and shifts with patches, class tuning, and sample size. Damage is only part of tanking and does not show survivability or cooldowns, so use the guide as a starting point and adapt to your fight.

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