Blood Death Knight Tank Gems, Enchants, and Consumables — The War Within (11.2)

Last updated on Aug 04, 2025 at 19:30 by Mandl and Panthea 45 comments
General Information

On this page, we list the best gems, enchants, flasks, potions, and food you can get for your Blood Death Knight, based on your stat priority. We also give budget alternatives. This page is updated for World of Warcraft — The War Within (11.2).

1.

Best Gems for Blood Death Knights

You should use a Culminating Blasphemite Icon Culminating Blasphemite in your first available gem socket, and fill every other with Versatile Ruby Icon Versatile Ruby.

2.

Best Enchants for Blood Death Knight in The War Within

Slot Enchantment
Rings
  • Deathbringer: Enchant Ring - Cursed Critical Strike Icon Enchant Ring - Cursed Critical Strike / Enchant Ring - Radiant Critical Strike Icon Enchant Ring - Radiant Critical Strike
  • San'layn: Enchant Ring - Cursed Haste Icon Enchant Ring - Cursed Haste / Enchant Ring - Radiant Haste Icon Enchant Ring - Radiant Haste
Weapon
  • Deathbringer: Rune of the Fallen Crusader Icon Rune of the Fallen Crusader
  • San'layn: Rune of Sanguination Icon Rune of Sanguination
Chest
  • Enchant Chest - Crystalline Radiance Icon Enchant Chest - Crystalline Radiance
Cloak
  • Enchant Cloak - Chant of Burrowing Rapidity Icon Enchant Cloak - Chant of Burrowing Rapidity (Speed)
  • Enchant Cloak - Chant of Winged Grace Icon Enchant Cloak - Chant of Winged Grace (Avoidance)
Bracer
  • Enchant Bracer - Chant of Armored Speed Icon Enchant Bracer - Chant of Armored Speed (Speed)
  • Enchant Bracer - Chant of Armored Leech Icon Enchant Bracer - Chant of Armored Leech (Leech)
Legs
  • Stormbound Armor Kit Icon Stormbound Armor Kit
Feet
  • Enchant Boots - Defender's March Icon Enchant Boots - Defender's March

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.

3.

Consumables for Blood Death Knights

3.1.

Best Flask for Blood

Use Flask of Alchemical Chaos Icon Flask of Alchemical Chaos as a general-use Flask. If you prefer to have a simpler flask that provides a single secondary stat Flask of Tempered Versatility Icon Flask of Tempered Versatility can be used instead.

3.1.1.

Mythic+ Flask Swap Strategies

If you are actively pushing Mythic+ keys and gold is no issue to you, it is possible to gain a significant amount of value on specific encounters by swapping phials mid-run. If you intend to do so, you should plan your swaps ahead.

The only flask that is worth noting on this is Flask of Tempered Versatility Icon Flask of Tempered Versatility; while it is less raw stats than Flask of Alchemical Chaos Icon Flask of Alchemical Chaos, if you absolutely need to be able to rely on it for damage reduction (particularly when paired with a Tempered Potion Icon Tempered Potion), you should temporarily swap to it.

3.2.

Best Weapon Augments, and Potions for Blood Death Knight

Algari Mana Oil Icon Algari Mana Oil as a safe defensive and offensive option. For raw damage, you should sim between Algari Mana Oil Icon Algari Mana Oil and Ironclaw Whetstone Icon Ironclaw Whetstone / Ironclaw Weightstone Icon Ironclaw Weightstone.

Your default potion for all situations is Tempered Potion Icon Tempered Potion. Flask of Alchemical Chaos Icon Flask of Alchemical Chaos may temporarily alter the secondary stats it provides as a result.

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

3.3.

Best Food for Blood

Use The Sushi Special Icon The Sushi Special / Everything Stew Icon Everything Stew as your food buff of choice if a Feast is not available.

If a Feast of the Midnight Masquerade Icon Feast of the Midnight Masquerade / Feast of the Divine Day Icon Feast of the Divine Day is available, use this instead.

3.4.

Augment Runes for Blood

In addition, if you can afford it, you should use Draconic Augment Rune Icon Draconic Augment Runes to increase your primary stat. Since there is a finite amount of the consumable runes available, you should make sure to use them wisely and to stock up on them for when you need them.

Through the Patch 10.2 Emerald Dream Zone and its Dream Wardens Faction, you can also obtain the Dreambound Augment Rune Icon Dreambound Augment Rune, which is permanent!

4.

Changelog

  • 04 Aug. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.2.
  • 15 Jun. 2025: Reviewed for Patch 11.1.7.
  • 21 Apr. 2025: Added horrific visions enchants and a blurb on how they are not quite the same as before.
  • 24 Feb. 2025: Updated for Patch 11.1.0.
  • 15 Dec. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.7.
  • 21 Oct. 2024: Updated for Patch 11.0.5.
  • 09 Sep. 2024: Reviewed for The War Within Season 1.
  • 21 Aug. 2024: Updated for The War Within Launch with new consumables and enchants!
  • 23 Jul. 2024: Updated for The War Within Pre-Patch.
  • 07 May 2024: Reviewed for 10.2.7.
  • 22 Apr. 2024: Reviewed for Season 4.
  • 19 Mar. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.6.
  • 15 Jan. 2024: Reviewed for Patch 10.2.5.
  • 06 Nov. 2023: Added helm enchant, changed health pots to 10.2.
  • 04 Sep. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.7
  • 10 Jul. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.1.5.
  • 01 May 2023: Updated and clarified Onyx annulet section, added 10.1 Belt enchant, clarified gems, clarified potions and phials. Ready for 10.1.
  • 20 Mar. 2023: Added Onyx Annulet and clarified info for 10.0.7.
  • 24 Jan. 2023: Reviewed for Patch 10.0.5.
  • 11 Dec. 2022: Reviewed for Dragonflight Season 1.
  • 28 Nov. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight launch.
  • 25 Oct. 2022: Updated for Dragonflight pre-patch.
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