Blood Death Knight Tank Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.5
On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Blood Death Knight in World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1.5. We also give budget alternatives.
1. Best Gems for Blood Death Knights
You should use 
Leviathan's Eye of Strength in one socket, and
Versatile Dark Opal (or the cheaper
Versatile Royal Quartz) in all other sockets.
2. Best Enchants for Blood Death Knights
| Slot | Enchantment |
|---|---|
| Rings | |
| Weapon |
|
3. Consumables for Blood Death Knights
3.1. Best Flasks and Potions for Blood
Use 
Flask of the Undertow for most content — only use
Flask of the Vast Horizon if the encounter requires you to have a larger
health pool to survive specific spike damage events.
Use both 
Coastal Healing Potion and 
Healthstone as
emergency mitigation tools; they do not share a cooldown, and each can be used
once per encounter.
3.2. Best Food for Blood
Use 
Bountiful Captain's Feast/
Sanguinated Feast,
or 
Spiced Snapper if a feast is not available. If the encounter requires
you to have a larger health pool to survive specific spike damage events, you
can use 
Seasoned Steak and Potatoes.
3.3. Augment Runes for Blood
If you can afford it, you should use 
Battle-Scarred Augment Runes to
increase your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of these runes
available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on them
for when you need them.
4. Changelog
- 22 Jan. 2019: This page has been reviewed for Season 2 and no changes are necessary.
- 10 Dec. 2018: Added new 8.1 food, clarified runeforge recommendation, updated flask/feast usage for 8.1.
- 24 Sep. 2018: Updated consumables with changes to stat priority.
- 04 Sep. 2018: Added Strength gem recommendation.
- 13 Aug. 2018: Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.
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