Blood Death Knight Tank Simulations 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 various simulations results for Blood Death Knight in World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth 8.0.1.

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. Disclaimer: Simulations for Support Roles

With the development of tools such as Raidbots, it is easier than ever to run simulations for your own character, and for DPS roles, we strongly recommend doing so. For tanks and healers, however, SimulationCraft can produce confusing or even misleading information. By default, SimulationCraft provides information about damage output and does not consider healing or damage mitigation requirements. Additionally, some support specializations are only partially maintained or run rotations that would not be practical to maintain in a raid or dungeon environment. Support specializations rely on alternative tools for evaluating healing and damage mitigation decisions.

2. Blood Death Knight Talent Row Simulations

These simulations only evaluate damage output, and only cover specific talent rows where the damage variance is significant, or is commonly perceived to be so. See the talents page for detailed talent recommendations.

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

• 13 Aug. 2018: Page added.

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