Blood Death Knight Tank The Eternal Palace Raid Guide — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5
On this page, you will find tips, tricks, and strategies tailored to your Blood Death Knight for each boss of the following raid: The Eternal Palace. All our content is updated for World of Warcraft — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.2.5.
Introduction for Blood Death Knight Boss Advice in The Eternal Palace
In this section, you will find information pertaining to each boss individually in The Eternal Palace raid.
This advice is extremely preliminary in nature — this guide will be updated regularly over the next few weeks as bosses are experienced in their live state.
Talent and Essences Cheatsheet
We advise to use the following talents on Abyssal Commander Sivara.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise to use the following essences on Abyssal Commander Sivara.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
We advise to use the following talents on Blackwater Behemoth.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise to use the following essences on Blackwater Behemoth.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
We advise to use the following talents on Radiance of Azshara.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise to use the following essences on Radiance of Azshara.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
We advise to use the following talents on Lady Ashvane.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise to use the following essences on Lady Ashvane.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
We advise to use the following talents on Orgozoa.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise to use the following essences on Orgozoa.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
We advise to use the following talents on The Queen's Court.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise to use the following essences on The Queen's Court.
- Major Slot
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:
Azeroth's Undying Gift +
Hardened Azerite
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
We advise to use the following talents on Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise to use the following essences on Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
We advise to use the following talents on Queen Azshara.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise to use the following essences on Queen Azshara.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Abyssal Commander Sivara
We advise you to use the following talents against Abyssal Commander Sivara.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise you to use the following essences against Abyssal Commander Sivara.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Tips
- You can utilise
Azeroth's Undying Gift to potentially solo soak
Crushing Reverberation.
- You can collide with your co-tank to reset your energy, or soak a puddle of the opposite polarity.
- Mythic-only: Conduct your tank swap on the
Overwhelming Barrage.
- Mythic-only: Each cast of
Overwhelming Barrage, you should rotate the boss 180 degrees as the frost/toxic sides will swap each cast.
For more information, please refer to our Abyssal Commander Sivara strategy guide.
Blackwater Behemoth
We advise you to use the following talents against Blackwater Behemoth.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise you to use the following essences against Blackwater Behemoth.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Tips
- Ensure that you keep
Radiant Biomass active on you by timing your taunt swaps when this debuff expires.
- Do not cross open water with
Radiant Biomass active on you
- Mythic-only: Split the damage of
Piercing Barb with the raid.
For more information, please refer to our Blackwater Behemoth strategy guide.
Radiance of Azshara
We advise you to use the following talents against Radiance of Azshara.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise you to use the following essences against Radiance of Azshara.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Tips
- Swap after each cast of
Tide Fist.
- You can negate the knockback from
Tide Fist with
Death's Advance.
- Pay attention to the add location when the boss is at approximately 90 energy to move to it efficiently.
- Mythic-only: Two adds now spawn in the intermission, so the raid will be split in two halves.
For more information, please refer to our Radiance of Azshara strategy guide.
Lady Ashvane
We advise you to use the following talents against Lady Ashvane.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise you to use the following essences against Lady Ashvane.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Tips
- Swap on each cast of
Barnacle Bash, using
Azeroth's Undying Gift to help with this.
- When you are not tanking, you can help the raid soak
Rippling Wave with
Anti-Magic Shell.
- You can cast
Anti-Magic Shell to immune the
Briny Bubble
- Mythic-only: The farthest Coral from the boss will now create a
Empowered Rippling Wave, which will require 3 soaks.
- Mythic-only: The
Waterlogged debuff is now a 20-minute debuff.
For more information, please refer to our Lady Ashvane strategy guide.
Orgozoa
We advise you to use the following talents against Orgozoa.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise you to use the following essences against Orgozoa.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Tips
- The damage when you start tanking will be very high and reduce with each
stack of
Desensitizing Sting. You should use
Azeroth's Undying Gift for each tank swap, if available else you should use
Vampiric Blood and/or
Icebound Fortitude
- You can negate the knockback from the Hulk with
Death's Advance.
- The boss will transition at 40%
- Mythic-only: Zoatroids spawn more frequently, which will mean that you may
need to utilise players with immunities to soak
Amniotic Splatter, if you do not have any stacks of
Desensitizing Sting.
For more information, please refer to our Orgozoa strategy guide.
The Queen's Court
We advise you to use the following talents against The Queen's Court.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise you to use the following essences against The Queen's Court.
- Major Slot
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:
Azeroth's Undying Gift +
Hardened Azerite
- Azeroth's Undying Gift — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Tips
- Keep the bosses 21 yards apart from each other as much as possible.
- Swap before the Pashmar tank reaches 10 stacks to avoid the mind control
effect from
Pashmar's Touch.
- When
Repeat Performance is active, rotate
Blood Boil between casts to avoid being silenced.
- If you are tanking Pashmar during
Zealous Eruption utilise defensive cooldowns or externals
- Mythic-only: When a decree is active, the section of the room closest to the
banner representing that decree will have a
Sphere of Influence around it.
- Mythic-only: There will always be a decree active.
For more information, please refer to our The Queen's Court strategy guide.
Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha
We advise you to use the following talents against Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise you to use the following essences against Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Tips
- Ideally you should be the off-tank on this encounter due to how the DK toolkit functions being the main tank could lead to high damage being taken by your tanking partner
- Stay within 12 yards of your co-tank to reduce the damage from
Mind Tether.
- Before the boss casts
Delirium Realm, face him towards the centre of the room to allow for players to enter the Delirium Realm more easily.
- In the last phase of the encounter, ensure that other players are placing raid markers where the
Maddening Eruption circles have spawned
- Mythic-only: Instead of
Dark Pulse, the boss will cast
Psychotic Split, which will require players in all realms to break a shield rather than just a shield on the boss.
For more information, please refer to our Za'qul, Harbinger of Ny'alotha strategy guide.
Queen Azshara
We advise you to use the following talents against Queen Azshara.
- Level 15:
Heartbreaker (or
Blooddrinker, situationally)
- Level 25:
Hemostasis
- Level 30:
Relish in Blood
- Level 35:
Will of the Necropolis
- Level 40:
Wraith Walk
- Level 45:
Death Pact
- Level 50:
Red Thirst
We advise you to use the following essences against Queen Azshara.
- Major Slot
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
Concentrated Flame +
Ancient Flame
- The Crucible of Flame — Rank 3:
- Minor Slots
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Strife
- Nullification Dynamo — Rank 3:
Null Barrier
- Conflict and Strife — Rank 3:
Tips
- In Phase 1, When you are on 3 stacks of
Cold Blast using
Anti-Magic Shell will prevent you from becoming Frozen.
- When tanking Azshara, swap on approximately 7 stacks of
Arcane Vulnerability (or when the stacks drop).
- In Phase 2,
Anti-Magic Shell will prevent stack gain of
Arcane Vulnerability
- When Azshara reaches 100 energy, you will need to hide in a Line of Sight area (the pillars in the room act as line of sight). Utilise
Wraith Walk to move quickly to these areas.
- Mythic-only: A new ability is present throughout the entire counter,
Divide and Conquer.
For more information, please refer to our Queen Azshara strategy guide.
Changelog
- 20 Dec. 2019: Updated essence choices.
- 23 Jul. 2019: Updated with Mythic information from Week 1.
- 13 Jul. 2019: Further updates to class tips.
- 11 Jul. 2019: Updated with additional information and up-to-date Essence recommendations.
- 08 Jul. 2019: Guide added.
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This guide has been written by Mandl and Panthea.
Mandl is one of Acherus' Useful Minions and Blood Death Knight theorycrafter.
Panthea raids in Catalyst and is the author of TankNotes. He plays all tanks and is a "Useful Minion" for the Acherus Death Knight Discord. You can follow him on Twitter.
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