Blood Death Knight Tank Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — Shadowlands 9.0.5

Currently, all your sockets should be filled with Versatile Dark Opal for general purposes, or whatever stat sims the highest offensively. The difference between the two will be minimal on a single socket.

In practice, these guidelines are largely down to how enchants do not compete over primary stats, merely secondaries. As a result, the gearing stat priority is applicable, and can be simply followed: Versatility as a good default, or whatever sims the highest for you at the time for damage. You can find more information about this on the stats page of this guide.

Use Spectral Flask of Power for most content — only use Spectral Flask of Stamina if the encounter requires you to have a larger health pool to survive specific spike damage events.

Shadowcore Oil should be placed on your weapon to provide passive damage, and also enhance the power of your combat potions.

When in combat, you have several options for which in-combat potion to use. For both of these potions you should use Shadowcore Oil on your weapon to enhance the power of them.

• Potion of Phantom Fire should be used when potting for damage.
• Potion of Empowered Exorcisms should be used in Mythic+ where you can reliably tank multiple targets for its full duration.
• Potion of Spectral Strength can be used as a general purpose potion.

You should use Spiritual Healing Potion for in-combat healing. Healing potions do not share a cooldown with Healthstones, so you can use both independently if you have access to a Warlock.

Use Steak a la Mode is your Versatility food buff of choice.

Use Heavy Desolate Armor Kit as it provides you with the most Stamina.

If you can afford it, you should use Veiled 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.