PVE Blood Death Knight DPS Guide (WotLK 3.3.5a)

Welcome to the Blood Death Knight DPS guide for World of Warcraft Wrath of the Lich King 3.3.5a. In this guide, you will learn about playing a Blood Death Knight in a raid. The guide includes Talents, Glyphs, Gems, Enchantments, Add-ons, Gameplay & Skill rotation tips.

Talent Tree

A standard Blood DK build. Has a big potential with 90% Armor Penetration, but isn’t that good with low gear. Morbidity is 2/3 only because we don’t have another talent point.

Glyphs

Major Glyphs

• Glyph of Death Strike
• Glyph of Dark Death
• Glyph of Disease

Minor Glyphs

• Glyph of Pestilence

Gems

Gems are situational and depend on the build and equipment. They are used to reach the required stat caps.

• Meta: Relentless Earthsiege Diamond
• Red: Fractured Cardinal Ruby
• Yellow: Inscribed Ametrine
• Blue: Nightmare Tear x1

Enchants

• Head – Arcanum of Torment
• Shoulder – Greater Inscription of the Axe
• Cloak – Scroll of Enchant Cloak – Greater Speed or Scroll of Enchant Cloak – Major Agility
• Chest – Scroll of Enchant Chest – Powerful Stats
• Bracers – Scroll of Enchant Bracers – Greater Assault
• Gloves – Scroll of Enchant Gloves – Crusher
• Waist – Eternal Belt Buckle
• Legs – Icescale Leg Armor
• Boots –Scroll of Enchant Boots – Tuskarr’s Vitality or Scroll of Enchant Boots – Greater Assault
• Weapon – Rune of the Fallen Crusader

Gameplay & Rotations

Stat Priority

Hit → Expertise → Armor Penetration → Strength → Critical → Agility → Haste → Attack Power
You need 8% of Hit Rating.

Simple Opener and Rotation

Diseases are refreshed with your Pestilence thanks to our Glyphs. Unfortunately, Blood Death Knight doesn’t shine until he has 90% Armor Penetration (+10% Talents).

Army of the Dead – Is used few seconds before the encounter, or when changing phase. Using it in while doing your combo will cause a DPS loss and a combo break. The summons copy your Hit, Attack Power, and Haste at the moment of summoning – remember that.

Hysteria – is used on cooldown on the top DPS of the raid.