Blood Death Knight Best Legendaries in Shadowlands — Shadowlands 9.0.2

As part of your progression through Shadowlands you will gain the ability to craft legendaries through Runecarving. Runecarving becomes available to you as you progress through Torghast. The legendary powers are obtained via various gameplay sources and once obtained you can craft your own specific, targeted legendary! Each of these legendaries will boost the power of your character in a specific way, however you can only wear 1 legendary item at a time. This guide will detail the legendary powers available and which are the best ones to use in any given situation.

In the table below, the recommended slot for each item is bolded.

Focus	Legendary	Available Slots	Source	Stats
Raiding	Bryndaor's Might	Back or Feet	Torghast (Mort'regar, Layer 3+)	Haste and Versatility
Mythic+	Superstrain	Neck or Chest	Stone Legion Generals (Castle Nathria)	Haste and Versatility
Torghast	Stable Phantasma Lure	Neck, Wrist or Back	Torghast (Layer 6+)	Haste and Versatility
Generic Legendary	Superstrain	Neck or Chest	Stone Legion Generals (Castle Nathria)	Haste and Versatility

The aim with the new Runecarving system is that you can target specific legendaries so you are not in a situation where you have to make the best of a bad situation. However, should you want a legendary that works for all content types but is not strictly the best for all content types, we would recommend Superstrain. Whilst it may appear as a strictly DPS option, it has defensive benefits via Runic Power generation from Frost Fever.

If raiding is your main focus, Bryndaor's Might will be your choice. However, for this legendary to be effective you need to be engaged in difficult content to trigger its effect. When you are able to reliably trigger the effect from this legendary you are able to Death Strike considerably more.

An alternative competitive option for Raiding is Superstrain. This legendary will provide you with more DPS, but also provide you with Runic Power via Frost Fever, which will facilitate more casts of Death Strike.

Should you find yourself in a situation where you do not require the defensive benefit from a legendary, we would recommend simming your character to find out what your highest DPS option is.

For Mythic+, Superstrain will be your choice as it allows you to do the highest amount of AoE DPS of any legendary option.

Other competitive options for Mythic+ include:

1. Bryndaor's Might: should you be in a punishing high key, you will gain the benefit from the Runic Power refunds on your Death Strike casts, every cast.
2. Vitality Sacrifice: as your damage intake will be higher from tanking multiple mobs at a time, this will trigger the effects of this legendary thus increasing your DPS.

Should you require additional Phantasma in Torghast, then Stable Phantasma Lure is a natural choice, as it will facilitate faster and more reliable Phantasma.

Should you not need the additional Phantasma, then we would recommend a more generic legendary choice or the Mythic+ choice.