Blood Death Knight Guide

Primary stat — always prioritize item level. Higher ilvl means more Strength and Armor.

Best secondary for San'layn builds due to Essence of the Blood Queen synergy and GCD importance. For Deathbringer, Haste is less valuable since Deathbringer abilities are not hasted.

Increases parry chance via 1:1 conversion to parry rating. Best secondary for Deathbringer builds. Also increases Death Strike healing.

Increases Blood Shield absorb from Death Strike. Roughly equal to Versatility — sim your character for personalized values.

Flat damage increase and damage reduction. Roughly equal to Mastery — strong defensive stat for progression tanking.

Your primary active mitigation and self-heal. Use after taking damage to maximize the healing. Always keep at least 45 Runic Power in reserve for emergencies.

Maintain 7-8 stacks of Bone Shield at all times. Refresh when dropping below 5 stacks.

Primary rune spender. Generates Runic Power for Death Strike. Use to fill GCDs when Bone Shield is maintained.

AoE threat and applies Blood Plague. Use on cooldown for AoE threat and Hemostasis stacks.

Offensive and defensive cooldown. Doubles your parry chance and duplicates your abilities. Use on pull or for dangerous packs.

Major defensive cooldown. Increases max health and healing received. Use for heavy damage phases.

AoE damage zone that empowers Heart Strike to hit additional targets. Maintain uptime in Mythic+ for AoE threat.

Absorbs magic damage and generates Runic Power. Use proactively against magic damage abilities.