Best build — Blood Death Knight, Solo Shuffle

We analysed the strongest players of this bracket — their talents, stats, gear, gems and enchants — and put together a set you can copy. What the strongest players run. Observational data, not a promise of rating.

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Based on the 100 strongest players of EU and US · 864–2747 rating

Data updated 7h ago

Overview

Race

share among the top players; ×N = how much more often than the rest of the spec

Human22%×1.70
Orc18%×1.49
Blood Elf12%×0.77
Kul Tiran6%×1.39

Faction

Stat priority

Haste
Versatility
Mastery
Critical Strike

Talents

Core — taken by almost everyone

Where builds differ

Vestigial Shell52%skip 48%
Red Thirst54%skip 46%
Desecrate56%Blood-Soaked Ground44%
Death Defiance56%skip 44%
Gloom Ward58%skip 42%
Suppression42%skip 58%
Lifeblood40%skip 60%
Death Pact62%skip 38%

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Talent heatmap

Statistics based on 50 players · San'layn

Share of the sample spending a point on each talent. Hover a node for the exact numbers — either/or nodes (marked with arrows) show how the sample splits between the options.

Builds

10.1%#1 · San'layn · 3 variantsCoPAkXBWxkyfx9CbGaHonEAhLxYWmZGGzMzMMLjZmmZbmZMzMAAAAAzMzMzYmZYGjBAjZmZGAAgZmtxwYGbLNW22GmsNMsNAzYGAAwMDYMAWowhead
6.1%#2 · San'layn · 2 variants+Bloodworms−Perseverance of the Ebon BladeWowhead
2.0%#3 · Deathbringer+Gloom Ward+Permafrost+Suppression+Red Thirst+Bloody Reflection+Lifeblood−Runic Protection−Raise Dead−Cleaving Strikes−Blood Scent−Perseverance of the Ebon Blade−PurgatoryWowhead
2.0%#4 · Deathbringer · 2 variants+Gloom Ward+Permafrost+Suppression+Osmosis+Red Thirst+Bloody Reflection−Insidious Chill−Runic Protection−Raise Dead−Cleaving Strikes−Blood Scent−Perseverance of the Ebon BladeWowhead
2.0%#5 · Deathbringer · 2 variants+Gloom Ward+Permafrost+Bloody Reflection+Lifeblood+Foul Bulwark+Consumption−Raise Dead−Cleaving Strikes−Death Defiance−Perseverance of the Ebon Blade−Purgatory−HeartbreakerWowhead
2.0%#6 · Deathbringer · 2 variants+Assimilation+Gloom Ward+Permafrost+Suppression+Osmosis+Umbilicus Eternus−Insidious Chill−Vestigial Shell−Raise Dead−Cleaving Strikes−Blood Scent−ColdthirstWowhead
2.0%#7 · Deathbringer+Gloom Ward+Death's Reach+Permafrost+March of Darkness+Subduing Grasp+Suppression−Vestigial Shell−Blood Draw−Asphyxiate−Wraith Walk−Death Pact−Blood ScentWowhead
1.0%#8 · San'layn+Gloom Ward+Suppression+Osmosis+Red Thirst+Bloody Reflection+Lifeblood−Vestigial Shell−Death Pact−Blood Scent−Death Defiance−Perseverance of the Ebon Blade−Relish in BloodWowhead