Blood Death Knight Tank Gems, Enchants, and Consumables in Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.0.1

Table of Contents

• +Introduction
  • 1. Class Overview
  • 2. Patch 8.0.1 Changes for Blood Death Knights
  • 3. Blood Death Knight Strengths
  • 4. Blood Death Knight Weaknesses
  • 5. Contents
  • 6. Changelog
• +Easy Mode
  • 1. Foreword
  • 2. The Basics of Blood Death Knights
  • 3. Talent Choice for Blood Death Knights
  • 4. Stat Choice for Blood Death Knights
  • 5. Basic Rotation for Blood Death Knights
  • 6. Active Mitigation and Cooldowns for Blood Death Knights
  • 7. Changelog
• +Spell Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Main Resource of Blood Death Knights
  • 3. Basic Abilities for Blood Death Knights
  • 4. Important Procs for Blood Death Knights
  • 5. Active Mitigation for Blood Death Knights
  • 6. Defensive Cooldowns for Blood Death Knights
• +Builds and Talents
  • 1. Talent Choices for Blood Death Knight
  • 2. Tier 1 (Level 56) Talents for Blood Death Knights
  • 3. Tier 2 (Level 57) Talents for Blood Death Knights
  • 4. Tier 3 (Level 58) Talents for Blood Death Knights
  • 5. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents for Blood Death Knights
  • 6. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents for Blood Death Knights
  • 7. Tier 6 (Level 90) Talents for Blood Death Knights
  • 8. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents for Blood Death Knights
  • 9. PvP Talents (War Mode)
    • 9.1. General PvP Talents
    • 9.2. Blood Death Knight PvP Talents
  • 10. Changelog
• +Azerite Traits and Armor
  • 1. Best Azerite Traits for Blood Death Knight
    • 1.1. Outer Ring Traits for Blood Death Knights
    • 1.2. Middle Ring Traits for Blood Death Knights
    • 1.3. Inner Ring Powers for Blood Death Knights
  • 2. Azerite Trait Rotation Changes for Blood Death Knight
  • 3. Azerite Gear for Blood Death Knight
    • 3.1. Head
    • 3.2. Shoulders
    • 3.3. Chest
  • 4. Find Azerite Armor By Trait/Power
  • 5. Changelog
• +Rotation, Cooldowns, and Abilities
  • 1. Rotation for Blood Death Knights
    • 1.1. Opener for Blood Death Knight
    • 1.2. Standard Rotation
  • 2. Taunting
  • 3. Survival Cooldowns for Blood Death Knights
  • 4. Optional Read: Mastering Your Blood Death Knight
    • 4.1. Runes and Runic Power
      • 4.1.1. Runes
      • 4.1.2. Runic Power
    • 4.2. Detailed Cooldown Usage
      • 4.2.1. Anti-Magic Shell
      • 4.2.2. Dancing Rune Weapon
      • 4.2.3. Vampiric Blood
      • 4.2.4. Icebound Fortitude
      • 4.2.5. Tier 4 Talents
    • 4.3. Death Strike and Blood Shield
    • 4.4. Bone Shield
  • 5. Changelog
• +Mythic+ Tips
  • 1. Blood Death Knight in Mythic+
  • 2. Blood Death Knight Mythic+ Rotation
  • 3. Blood Death Knight Utility
  • 4. Blood Death Knight Mythic+ Talents
    • 4.1. Tier 1 (Level 56) Talents
    • 4.2. Tier 4 (Level 60) Talents
    • 4.3. Tier 5 (Level 75) Talents
    • 4.4. Tier 7 (Level 100) Talents
  • 5. Blood Death Knight Dungeon Tips
    • 5.1. Atal'Dazar
      • 5.1.1. Trash
      • 5.1.2. Priestess Alun'za
      • 5.1.3. Rezan
      • 5.1.4. Yazma
    • 5.2. Freehold
      • 5.2.1. Harlan Sweete
    • 5.3. King's Rest
      • 5.3.1. Trash
      • 5.3.2. Dazar, The First King
    • 5.4. Shrine of the Storm
      • 5.4.1. Trash
      • 5.4.2. Aqu'sirr
      • 5.4.3. Lord Stormsong
      • 5.4.4. Vol'zith the Whisperer
    • 5.5. Siege of Boralus
      • 5.5.1. Trash
      • 5.5.2. Sergeant Bainbridge/Chopper Redhook
    • 5.6. Temple of Sethraliss
      • 5.6.1. Trash
      • 5.6.2. Merektha
      • 5.6.3. Galvazzt
      • 5.6.4. Avatar of Sethraliss
    • 5.7. The MOTHERLODE
      • 5.7.1. Trash
    • 5.8. The Underrot
      • 5.8.1. Trash
      • 5.8.2. Sporecaller Zancha
      • 5.8.3. Unbound Abomination
    • 5.9. Tol Dagor
      • 5.9.1. Trash
      • 5.9.2. Overseer Korgus
    • 5.10. Waycrest Manor
      • 5.10.1. Raal the Gluttonous
  • 6. Changelog
• +Common and Worst Mistakes
  • 1. Capping Runes or Runic Power
  • 2. Not Planning Defensive Cooldowns
  • 3. Not Using External Cooldowns
  • 4. Poor Death Strike Timing
  • 5. Allowing Bone Shield to Expire
  • 6. Stacking Unnecessary Defensive Tools
• +Frequently Asked Questions
  • 1. Frequently Asked Questions for Blood Death Knight
    • 1.1. Should I Play Defensively or Offensively?
    • 1.2. How Much of X Stat Should I Have?
    • 1.3. Can I Sim Myself? Should I?
  • 2. Changelog
• +Boss by Boss Strategies
  • 1. Introduction for Blood Death Knight Boss Advice in Uldir
    • 1.1. Talent Cheatsheet
  • 2. Taloc
  • 3. M.O.T.H.E.R.
  • 4. Fetid Devourer
  • 5. Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth
  • 6. Vectis
  • 7. Zul, Reborn
  • 8. Mythrax the Unraveler
  • 9. G'huun
  • 10. Changelog
• +Stat Priority
  • 1. The Basics of Stats for Blood Death Knight
  • 2. Getting a Better Understanding of Blood Death Knight Stats
  • 3. Changelog
• ×Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
  • 1. Gems for Blood Death Knights
  • 2. Enchants for Blood Death Knights
  • 3. Consumables for Blood Death Knights
  • 4. Changelog
• +Macros and Addons
  • 1. Macros
    • 1.1. Generic Macros for Death Knights
      • 1.1.1. Raise Ally
      • 1.1.2. Mind Freeze
    • 1.2. Specific Macros for Blood Death Knights
      • 1.2.1. Gorefiend's Grasp
      • 1.2.2. Death and Decay
      • 1.2.3. Blessing of Protection Cancelaura Macro
  • 2. Addons
    • 2.1. Generic Addons for Death Knights
      • 2.1.1. ElvUI
      • 2.1.2. Boss Mods: Deadly Boss Mods or Bigwigs
      • 2.1.3. GTFO
      • 2.1.4. Parrot or Mik's Scrolling Battle Text
      • 2.1.5. Weak Auras
      • 2.1.6. Recount / Skada / Details!
      • 2.1.7. mRunes
      • 2.1.8. Omen Threat Meter
      • 2.1.9. Clique
      • 2.1.10. Compact Runes
    • 2.2. Specific Addons for Blood Death Knights
  • 3. Changelog
• +Gear and Best in Slot
  • 1. Best in Slot List for Blood Death Knights
  • 2. Trinket Recommendations for Blood Death Knight
  • 3. Set Bonuses for Blood Death Knights
  • 4. Legendary Items for Blood Death Knights
  • 5. Azerite Gear for Blood Death Knight
  • 6. Changelog
• +Simulations
  • 1. Disclaimer: Simulations for Support Roles
  • 2. Blood Death Knight Talent Row Simulations
    • 2.1. Level 56 Talents
      • 2.1.1. Single Target
      • 2.1.2. 3 Targets
    • 2.2. Level 57 Talents
      • 2.2.1. Single Target
      • 2.2.2. 3 Targets
    • 2.3. Level 90 Talents
      • 2.3.1. Single Target
      • 2.3.2. 3 Targets
    • 2.4. Level 100 Talents
      • 2.4.1. Single Target
      • 2.4.2. 3 Targets
  • 3. Changelog

General Information

On this page, we present you with the best gems and enchants for a Blood Death Knight in World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth 8.0.1. We also list the best consumables (food, flasks, and potions) and profession-specific perks.

The other pages of our Blood Death Knight guide can be accessed from the table of contents on the right.

About Our Author

This guide has been reviewed and approved by Volstatsz who raids in Eternal Kingdom. He is a Blood Death Knight theorycrafter and moderator for the Acherus Death Knight community. You can follow him on Twitter.

1. Gems for Blood Death Knights

You should use Kraken's Eye of Strength in one socket, and Versatile Royal Quartz (or the cheaper Versatile Kyanite) in all other sockets.

2. Enchants for Blood Death Knights

3. Consumables for Blood Death Knights

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.

Use Bountiful Captain's Feast for Strength, or Spiced Snapper if a feast is not available. If using Mystical Cauldron or Bountiful Captain's Feast, you will need to change your specialization to Frost or Unholy to get the Strength version of the consumable and then change back to 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

• 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.