Blood Death Knight Tank Uldir Raid Guide — Battle for Azeroth (BfA) 8.1

1. Introduction for Blood Death Knight Boss Advice in Uldir

In this section you will find information pertaining to each boss individually in the Uldir raid.

1.1. Talent Cheatsheet

2. Taloc

More Taloc Guides on Icy Veins

• Overview of the fight against Taloc with TL;DR for each role
• Complete list and explanations of Taloc's abilities
• Detailed strategy to beat Taloc with many tips
• Mythic-specific page for Taloc with abilities and strategy

• Level 56: Blooddrinker (or Rune Strike, situationally)
• Level 57: Hemostasis
• Level 58: Ossuary
• Level 60: Will of the Necropolis
• Level 75: Wraith Walk
• Level 90: Bloodworms
• Level 100: Red Thirst (or Purgatory, situationally)

When you are targeted by Cudgel of Gore, use Wraith Walk to get maximum distance between you and the boss. Anti-Magic Shell as you enter the Blood Storm to reduce the damage you take in advance of the Cudgel hit.

Death's Advance will let you clear adds in Phase Two without incurring a knockback; just be sure to clear them 5 yards away from everyone else, as the rest of the raid will remain vulnerable to the effect.

3. M.O.T.H.E.R.

More M.O.T.H.E.R. Guides on Icy Veins

• Overview of the fight against M.O.T.H.E.R. with TL;DR for each role
• Complete list and explanations of M.O.T.H.E.R.'s abilities
• Detailed strategy to beat M.O.T.H.E.R. with many tips
• Mythic-specific page for M.O.T.H.E.R. with abilities and strategy

• Level 56: Heartbreaker or Blooddrinker
• Level 57: Hemostasis
• Level 58: Ossuary
• Level 60: Will of the Necropolis
• Level 75: Wraith Walk
• Level 90: Bloodworms
• Level 100: Red Thirst or Bonestorm (or Purgatory, situationally)

With March of the Damned, your Death's Advance cooldown lines up with Wind Tunnel perfectly, allowing you to completely ignore this mechanic. You make a good choice for the last tank out, allowing healers to move without worrying about the tank who stayed behind.

If your guild's strategy calls for you to tank adds in the next room, take Bonestorm and cross over with full Runic Power to use on the first set of adds. Be sure to refresh your stacks of Bone Shield before the last add of each set dies.

4. Fetid Devourer

More Fetid Devourer Guides on Icy Veins

• Overview of the fight against Fetid Devourer with TL;DR for each role
• Complete list and explanations of Fetid Devourer's abilities
• Detailed strategy to beat Fetid Devourer with many tips
• Mythic-specific page for Fetid Devourer with abilities and strategy

• Level 56: Blooddrinker
• Level 57: Hemostasis
• Level 58: Ossuary (or Foul Bulwark, situationally)
• Level 60: Will of the Necropolis
• Level 75: Wraith Walk
• Level 90: Bloodworms
• Level 100: Red Thirst (or Purgatory, situationally)

Blood is in an ideal position to offtank for this encounter; try to only use Death Strike immediately after a Terrible Thrash.

Foul Bulwark is a viable choice on this encounter if you need the extra health to reliably survive Terrible Thrash. If you are main tanking, or if the additional health is not necessary to survive Thrash, stick with Ossuary.

5. Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth

More Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth Guides on Icy Veins

• Overview of the fight against Zek'voz with TL;DR for each role
• Complete list and explanations of Zek'voz, Herald of N'Zoth's abilities
• Detailed strategy to beat Zek'voz with many tips
• Mythic-specific page for Zek'voz with abilities and strategy

• Level 56: Heartbreaker
• Level 57: Hemostasis
• Level 58: Ossuary
• Level 60: Rune Tap
• Level 75: Grip of the Dead
• Level 90: Bloodworms
• Level 100: Red Thirst

Immuning one application of the Void Lash debuff will make your damage intake much easier to manage; do this by stacking Vampiric Blood, Rune Tap, and Anti-Magic Shell. Which one to immune in the cycle will depend on your guild's strategy; choose whichever one you will be tanking for longer after the hit.

A well-placed Gorefiend's Grasp should be able to grip all of the Silithid Warriors into a single group for AoE control. Note that the Nerubian Voidweavers will be immune to Death Grip on Heroic and Mythic difficulties, thanks to Shadowbind.

6. Vectis

More Vectis Guides on Icy Veins

• Overview of the fight against Vectis with TL;DR for each role
• Complete list and explanations of Vectis's abilities
• Detailed strategy to beat Vectis with many tips
• Mythic-specific page for Vectis with abilities and strategy

• Level 56: Blooddrinker (or Rune Strike, situationally)
• Level 57: Rapid Decomposition
• Level 58: Ossuary
• Level 60: Will of the Necropolis
• Level 75: Wraith Walk
• Level 90: Bloodworms
• Level 100: Red Thirst (or Purgatory, situationally)

Refresh your Bone Shield as the last add from Phase One dies; it should last through all of Phase Two.

7. Zul, Reborn

More Zul, Reborn Guides on Icy Veins

• Overview of the fight against Zul with TL;DR for each role
• Complete list and explanations of Zul, Reborn's abilities
• Detailed strategy to beat Zul with many tips
• Mythic-specific page for Zul with abilities and strategy

• Level 56: Heartbreaker
• Level 57: Hemostasis
• Level 58: Ossuary
• Level 60: Will of the Necropolis
• Level 75: Tightening Grasp
• Level 90: Bloodworms
• Level 100: Bonestorm (or Purgatory, situationally)

Bonestorm is a strong defensive cooldown, with Crawgs in range of the ability quickly allowing it to reach maximum effectiveness.

During Phase Two, stack pools up to minimize the loss of fight area. You can accomplish this in part by using Anti-Magic Shell as you enter the old pools.

Death's Advance will immune the knockback during the phase transition, allowing you to hold Zul in position and keeping the rest of the raid from taking a stray Rupturing Blood.

8. Mythrax the Unraveler

More Mythrax the Unraveler Guides on Icy Veins

• Overview of the fight against Mythrax with TL;DR for each role
• Complete list and explanations of Mythrax the Unraveler's abilities
• Detailed strategy to beat Mythrax with many tips
• Mythic-specific page for Mythrax with abilities and strategy

• Level 56: Blooddrinker (or Rune Strike, situationally)
• Level 57: Hemostasis
• Level 58: Ossuary
• Level 60: Will of the Necropolis
• Level 75: Tightening Grasp
• Level 90: Bloodworms
• Level 100: Red Thirst (or Purgatory, situationally)

Death Grip and Gorefiend's Grasp break mind controls from Oblivion Sphere. Be sure to watch ability timers and avoid breaking a player from an orb only to place them directly in the path of Essence Shear, with no time to escape.

You can use Asphyxiate to lock down a Vision of Madness in phase 2.

9. G'huun

More G'huun Guides on Icy Veins

• Overview of the fight against G'huun with TL;DR for each role
• Complete list and explanations of G'huun's abilities
• Detailed strategy to beat G'huun with many tips

• Level 56: Blooddrinker (or Rune Strike, situationally)
• Level 57: Hemostasis
• Level 58: Ossuary
• Level 60: Will of the Necropolis
• Level 75: Wraith Walk
• Level 90: Bloodworms
• Level 100: Purgatory

Save your Death's Advance for the final Collapse during the phase transition in order to keep boss positioning during the transition constant.

10. Changelog