Blood Death Knight

Rotation and Cooldowns

This rotation guide should help give a basic understanding of what to do, what's most important, and how to prioritize Blood Death Knight abilities and cooldowns.

Single Target

Ensure Death And Decay is placed before the encounter starts.

• Deaths CaressView detailsPull from range.
• Blood BoilView detailsUse to generate threat and damage.
• TombstoneView detailsUse to gain Bone Shield stacks.
• Heart StrikeView detailsUse as a primary Rune spender.
• Death StrikeView detailsUse for self-healing and to maintain survivability.
• MarrowrendView detailsUse to maintain Bone Shield stacks.
• Soul ReaperView detailsUse when target is below 35% HP.
• Blood BoilView detailsRepeat as necessary to maintain damage and threat.

Start with Deaths Caress to pull, then use Blood Boil for damage. Maintain Tombstone for Bone Shield, and prioritize Heart Strike and Death Strike for damage and healing. Use Soul Reaper on low health targets.

AoE

Use Death And Decay to maximize damage in AoE situations.

• Blood BoilView detailsUse to hit multiple targets.
• MarrowrendView detailsMaintain Bone Shield while hitting multiple targets.
• Deaths CaressView detailsUse to generate threat on multiple targets.
• BonestormView detailsUse when available for AoE damage.
• TombstoneView detailsUse to gain Bone Shield stacks in AoE.
• Heart StrikeView detailsUse as a filler to consume Runes.

In AoE, start with Blood Boil and maintain Marrowrend for Bone Shield. Use Bonestorm when available and Tombstone to stack defenses.

Cooldowns

Use cooldowns strategically to maximize survivability and damage.

• Dancing Rune WeaponView detailsUse for increased damage and parry chance.
• Vampiric BloodView detailsUse to increase health and healing received.
• Icebound FortitudeView detailsUse to reduce damage taken.
• Anti Magic ShellView detailsUse to absorb magic damage.
• LichborneView detailsUse for leech and immunity to fear effects.

Prioritize Dancing Rune Weapon for damage, Vampiric Blood for survivability, and Icebound Fortitude for damage reduction. Use Anti Magic Shell against magic damage.