Cataclysm Classic Blood Death Knight Pre-Raid Gear

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 Death Knight spec, which is as follows:

1. Mastery
2. Stamina/Strength
3. Hit Rating (to cap 8%)
4. Expertise Rating (26 Expertise Cap)
5. Dodge and Parry
6. Haste Rating

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

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