Cataclysm Classic Blood Death Knight Pre-Raid Gear

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Last updated on Feb 13, 2025 at 12:00 by Sellin

On this page, you will find the best pre-raid gear for Blood Death Knight in Cataclysm Classic.

Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE

1. Blood Death Knight Pre-Raid Gear Set

2. Pre-raid Best in Slot

Blood Death Knight Pre-Raid Gear Set

The gear listed on this page is considered to be the best gear you are able to obtain before entering a raid instance. The items highlighted on this page will mostly follow the stat priority of the Blood Blood Death Knight spec, which is as follows:

Mastery
Stamina/Strength
Hit Rating (to cap 8%)
Expertise Rating (26 Expertise Cap)
Dodge and Parry
Haste Rating

For more information on the best available gems and enchants, check out our Enchants and Gems Guide.

Pre-raid Best in Slot

Phase Four Phase Three Phase Two Phase One

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Buc-Zakai Choker	Haste → Hit	World BoE drop
Shoulder	Pauldrons of Edward the Odd	Parry → Hit	World BoE drop
Cloak	Wrap of the Great Turtle	Dodge → Hit	Exalted Guardians of Hyjal
Chest	Hardened Elementium Hauberk	Parry → Mastery	Blacksmithing
Bracer	Terborus's Rotating Bands	–	Terborus Found at roughly 55.2, 24.4 in Deepholm
Gloves	Magma Plated Handguards	Parry → Hit	700 Valor Points
Belt	Hardened Elementium Girdle	Dodge → Expertise	Blacksmithing
Legs	Corefire Legplates	Haste → Mastery	World BoE drop
Boots	Rock Furrow Boots	Dodge → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Blauvelt's Family Crest	Haste → Hit	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Elementium Moebius Band	Dodge → Expertise	Jewelcrafting
Trinket 1	Lifebound Alchemist Stone	–	Alchemy
Trinket 2	Mirror of Broken Images	–	Exalted Baradin's Wardens / Hellscream's Reach
Weapon	Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds	Critical Strike → Mastery	Archaeology
Sigil	Notched Jawbone	Hit → Expertise	Inscription

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Buc-Zakai Choker	Haste → Hit	World BoE drop
Shoulder	Pauldrons of Edward the Odd	Parry → Hit	World BoE drop
Cloak	Wrap of the Great Turtle	Dodge → Hit	Exalted Guardians of Hyjal
Chest	Magma Plated Chestguard	Parry → Hit	2200 Valor Points
Bracer	Terborus's Rotating Bands	–	Terborus Found at roughly 55.2, 24.4 in Deepholm
Gloves	Magma Plated Handguards	Parry → Hit	700 Valor Points
Belt	Hardened Elementium Girdle	Dodge → Expertise	Blacksmithing
Legs	Corefire Legplates	Haste → Mastery	World BoE drop
Boots	Rock Furrow Boots	Dodge → Mastery	1650 Valor Points
Ring 1	Blauvelt's Family Crest	Haste → Hit	World BoE Drop
Ring 2	Elementium Moebius Band	Dodge → Expertise	Jewelcrafting
Trinket 1	Lifebound Alchemist Stone	–	Alchemy
Trinket 2	Mirror of Broken Images	–	Exalted Baradin's Wardens / Hellscream's Reach
Weapon	Zin'rokh, Destroyer of Worlds	Critical Strike → Mastery	Archaeology
Sigil	Notched Jawbone	Hit → Expertise	Inscription

Slot	Item		Source
Helm	Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades	–	Engineering
Neck	Firebound Gorget	–	Trash in Firelands
Shoulder	Pauldrons of the Apocalypse	Parry → Mastery	60 Fissure Stone Fragment
Cloak	Cloudburst Cloakof the Fautline	Haste → Hit	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Chest	Magma Plated Chestguard	–	2200 Justice Points
Bracer	Gigantiform Bracers	–	Blacksmithing
Gloves	Elementium Deathplate Gauntlets	–	1650 Valor Points
Belt	Sky Strider Beltof the Faultline	Haste → Hit	12 Fissure Stone Fragment
Legs	Elementium Deathplate Greaves	Haste → Mastery	2200 Valor Points
Boots	Mirrored Boots	–	Blacksmithing
Ring 1	Deflecting Brimstone Band	–	1250 Valor Points
Ring 2	Dargonax's Signet	Critical Strike → Haste	80 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 1	Heart of Rage	Expertise → Mastery	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Trinket 2	Symbiotic Worm	–	50 Fissure Stone Fragment
Weapon	Reclaimed Ashkandi, Greatsword of the Brotherhood	Critical Strike → Mastery	30 Fissure Stone Fragment
Sigil	Relic of the Elemental Lords	Critical Strike → Mastery	700 Valor Points

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Phase 4 Best in Slot

Slot	Item	Reforge	Source
Helm	Visage of Petrification	Haste → Mastery	2200 Valor Points
Neck	Guardspike Choker	–	1250 Valor Points
Shoulder	Necrotic Boneplate Shoulderguards	–	Hagara the Stormbinder (H) Dragon Soul
Cloak	Indefatigable Greatcloak	Parry → Mastery	1250 Valor Points
Chest	Necrotic Boneplate Chestguard	–	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Bracer	Titanguard Wristplates	Parry → Hit	Blacksmithing
Gloves	Necrotic Boneplate Handguards	–	Warlord Zonozz (H) Dragon Soul
Belt	Forgesmelter Waistplate	Parry → Hit	1650 Valor Points
Legs	Necrotic Boneplate Legguards	Parry → Hit	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping (H) Dragon Soul
Boots	Stillheart Warboots	–	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 1	Curled Twilight Claw	–	Ultraxion (H) Dragon Soul
Ring 2	Breathstealer Band	Haste → Hit	Multiple Bosses in (H) Dragon Soul
Trinket 1	Soulshifter Vortex	–	Yor'sahj the Unsleeping (H) Dragon Soul;
Trinket 2	Indomitable Pride	–	Multiple Bosses in (H) Dragon Soul
Weapon	Experimental Specimen Slicer	Critical Strike → Hit	Madness of Deathwing (H) Dragon Soul;
Sigil	Gutripper Shard	Haste → Hit	700 Valor Points

Changelog

13 Feb. 2025: Updated for Dragonsoul.
02 Nov. 2024: Updated for Firelands.
17 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for Phase 3.
27 Jul. 2024: Reviewed and Updated for ZG/ZA release.

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Pages in this Guide

1 Introduction 2 Builds, Talents, Glyphs 3 Rotation and Cooldowns 4 Spell Summary 5 Stat Priority 6 Enchants, Consumables 7 Gear and Best in Slot 8 Leveling 9 Pre-Raid Gear

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

This guide has been written by Sellin, a former top 10 US raider and current season and several time Gladiator, long time WoW Player and passionate about all things Warcraft and Theorycrafting. You can follow him on Twitter and watch him on Twitch.

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