Blood Death Knight Adapting to the Pre-Patch Shadowlands 9.0.2

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All abilities have been normalized to incorporate weapon damage and an Attack Power coefficient. This makes the relative damage of different abilities much easier to gauge, and ensures that all abilities scale on the same factors, to the same degree. Note that currently, the Attack Power increase provided by tank specializations is actually applying as a modifier to overall damage, rather than modifying just the Attack Power value. As a result, the current formula for tank abilities is:
(Attack Power + Weapon DPS * 6) * AP Coefficient * Damage Multiplier * (1 + Mastery AP Bonus)
It is unclear whether this model is a bug, or if it is the new intended behavior (and the tooltips need to be updated.)

Auto-attacks are tuned much higher relative ability damage.

As with other tanks, Blood Death Knight active mitigation has been reworked to provide mitigation based on Armor. For Blood, this means Escudo óseo now increases Armor by a significant amount, scaling on Strength, instead of absorbing damage. This required an adjustment to Golpe letal to compensate for the reduction in damage taken, and so Golpe letal now heals for 25% of damage taken in the last 5 seconds, up from 20%.

According to a series of forum posts by Sigma, more challenging enemies will penetrate more of a player's armor as the expansion progresses, keeping overall damage taken in balance as tanks gain more Armor and primary stat over the course of the expansion. No further information has been provided to explain how this will work, but the tooltip for Armor on your character sheet will now show the effectiveness of your armor against your current target in addition to a base reduction level for normal enemies of an equal level.

Maestría: Escudo de sangre has received a 33% buff to its mitigation effect Escudo de sangre. While this is a nice buff, and will make Mastery no longer feel punishing to get on an upgrade, it is not enough to pull Mastery ahead of Haste or Versatility. To compensate for the effect this would have on Escudo de sangre numbers while off-tanking (and not taking damage,) the floor value of Golpe letal has been reduced to 7%, down from 10%.

Caballero de la Muerte Sangre has been tuned upwards from 15% to 29% and the Stamina bonus from Veterano de la Tercera Guerra has increased from 50% to 60%. These changes don't really represent buffs, so much as necessary tuning changes to make other mechanical changes listed above viable.

Core Ability Changes

The snare effect of Golpe en el corazón was nerfed to a 20% speed reduction.

The cooldown of Arma de runa danzante was reduced to 2 minutes, from 3 minutes previously.

The radius of Abrazo de Sanguino was reduced significantly, from 20 yards to 15 yards. This is approximately a 40% reduction in the area of effect.

War ModeWar ModeChanges to the Global Cooldown (GCD) for Blood DK

Atracción letal The global cooldown incurred is 0.5 seconds for this ability, instead of the standard global cooldown of 1.5 seconds, reduced by Haste.

Arma de runa danzante 1.5s GCD

Lápida 1.5s GCD

Talent ChangesRemoved

REMOVED Espejo de sangre

REMOVED Transfusión de sangre

REMOVED Corazón de hielo

REMOVED Marcha de los Malditos

REMOVED Spectral Deflection (NYI/TBD)

REMOVED Tiembla ante mí

Added

NEW Consumo

NEW Garra de los muertos

NEW Hemostasia

NEW Golpe de runa

NEW Voraz

NEW Paso espectral

Bebedor de sangre technically works exactly the same as before, but with the much larger gap between health pools and damage output, this works out to an de facto nerf to any leech effects.

Descomposición rápida had the Poder rúnico generation component removed, and now also affects Peste de sangre. This is, ultimately, a massive nerf to the talent.

Baluarte impío was nerfed by 50%, now providing at most 10% maximum Health with a full 10-stack of Escudo óseo.

Barrera antimagia now provides the effects it would intuitively provide, increasing strength and duration, while reducing cooldown. The buff to maximum Health was removed.

Transfusión de runa provides 10% less damage reduction and lasts 1 second longer. The nerf to effectiveness hurts, but the increase to the duration will actually help significantly on bosses with unpredictable ability usage, like Argus.

Agarre prieto had the snare component removed and reworked into a separate talent, Garra de los muertos.

Gusanos de sangre now has a chance to proc on any auto attack, instead of auto attack crits - this effectively means we can actually rely on getting the full RPPM proc rate of 5 RPPM out of this ability. Additionally, the increase to auto attack damage affects the bloodworms, making this talent deal respectable damage.

Marca de sangre was significantly nerfed, being placed on a 6 second cooldown, having its duration reduced 40%, and the healing done reduced 33%.

Sed roja was nerfed to require 10 Poder rúnico to reduce the cooldown of Sangre vampírica by 1 second, up from 6 Poder rúnico.

Tormenta de huesos was buffed to heal 3% of maximum Health per tick, up 50% from the previous value of 2% per tick.

Returning Legendary and Artifact Effectsin a future eventwill stop working at level 116our full article about returning effects in Battle for Azeroth

The main artifact ability Consumo became the new talent Consumo.

The effect from Hemostasia de Huesoflor is now the talent Hemostasia.

Aura vampírica leech effect and Sed infinita likely inspired the new talent Voraz.

The artifact trait Huesos traicioneros likely inspired the new azerite power Huesos del condenado.

Zancada de Aggramar effect became the new azerite power Caminante lejano.

Prydaz, obra maestra de Xavaric effect became the new azerite power Protección resonante.

Artifact Traits and Abilities

Losing Colmillos vampíricos means Sangre vampírica is just a respectable defensive cooldown, instead of turning you into an unkillable self-regenerating Health pinata for 10 seconds.

Without Huesos traicioneros, Rasgamédulas will generate a flat 3 stacks of Escudo óseo, allowing for it to be refreshed at 7 stacks, but increasing the runes spent on Rasgamédulas over time, and reducing Poder rúnico generation accordingly.

Festín sangriento and Sed infinita generated a significant amount of leech healing over the course of an encounter, even accounting for overhealing. Additionally, the loss of Sed infinita removes the somewhat unreliable (and undesirable) mini game of trying to time Golpe letal casts so that two uses could occur between boss melee attacks to benefit from the 25% damage buff.

Umbilicus eternus provided a comfortable shield at the end of Sangre vampírica, which works out to a de facto nerf of your most valuable defensive cooldown.

Boca del infierno and Danza de la oscuridad were massive buffs to the effectiveness of Arma de runa danzante, and without them, pressing it will feel much less satisfying and impactful.

Aura vampírica helped define Blood Death Knights as the premier Mythic+ tank; losing it will definitely change the dynamics in dungeon content.

Bebedora de almas changed the use of Golpe letal in a significant manner. Players will need to adjust their reflexive actions to stop using a Golpe letal immediately prior to a large hit.

Item Changes

Grilletes de Bryndaor is technically unchanged, but the change to the floor value of Golpe letal means this item will no longer guarantee a runic power refund.

Alma del Señor de la Muerte still provides Baluarte impío, but with the talent shuffling, this opens up a different pair of talents to choose.

Quijotes de hueso de Traquesangre has had the increased Escudo óseo absorb value changed to a 10% increase to the Armor it now provides.

Insignia del Gran Ejército no longer buffs Netherlight Crucible traits, as they have been disabled. Instead, it provides a 2% increase to damage and healing.

Changes from Legion to BFA for Blood DKsGeneral Death Knight Changes

Caparazón antimagia Surrounds you in an Anti-Magic Shell for 5 sec, absorbing up to 1] magic damage and preventing application of harmful magical effects. Damage absorbed generates Runic Power.

Detonador de cadáver Cause a target corpse to explode in a shower of gore. Does not affect mechanical or elemental corpses.
Name changed from Corpse Explosion to Corpse Exploder

NEWAvance de la Muerte Increases movement speed by 15%.For 8 sec, your movement speed is increased by 30%, you cannot be slowed below 100% of normal speed, and you are immune to forced movement effects and knockbacks.
Passive: You cannot be slowed below 70% of normal speed.
Cooldown changed from None to 45 sec cooldown

Levantar a aliado Pours dark energy into a dead target, reuniting spirit and body to allow the target to reenter battle with 60% health and 20% mana.
Cost changed from None to 30 Runic Power

REMOVED While in Wraith Walk you have a bloodier appearance.

REMOVED While in Wraith Walk you have an unholy appearance.

REMOVED While in Wraith Walk you, well, walk.

Blood Death Knight Changes

Caballero de la Muerte Sangre Apply Aura: Modifies Damage/Healing Done by 15% 29%.

Hervor de sangre Deals (375%30% of Attack power) Shadow damage.

Arma de runa danzante Summons a rune weapon for 8 sec that mirrors your melee attacks and bolsters your defenses.
While active, you gain 40% parry chance.
Cooldown changed from 3 min cooldown to 2 min cooldown

Muerte y descomposición Blood: Corrupts the targeted ground, causing 28.62%3.6036% of Attack power) * 11] Shadow damage over 10 sec to targets within the area.
While you remain within the area, your Heart Strike will hit up to 3 additional targets.

Caricia de la Muerte Reach out with necrotic tendrils, dealing (90%14.742% of Attack power) Shadow damage and applying Blood Plague to your target.

Abrazo de Sanguino Shadowy tendrils coil around all enemies within 2015 yards of a hostile or friendly target, pulling them to the target's location.

Golpe en el corazón Instantly strike the target and 1 other nearby enemy, causing 203%24.219% of Attack Power Physical damage, and reducing enemies' movement speed by 50%20% for 8 sec.
Generates 5 bonus runic power.

Rasgamédulas Smash the target, dealing 315%37.557% of Attack Power Physical damage and generating 3 charges of Bone Shield.
Bone Shield: Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones, reducing all damage you take by 16% and increasingincreasing Armor by (40 * Strength / 100), and your Haste by 10%. Each melee swingattack against you consumes a charge. Lasts 30 sec or until all charges are consumed.

Maestría: Escudo de sangre Each time you heal yourself with Death Strike, you gain 12%16.0% of the base amount healed as a Physical damage absorption shield.
Also increases your attack power by 8.0%.

Veterano de la Tercera Guerra Increases StaminaStamina increased by 60% and Armor by 15%.increased by 15%.

Live

BFA

Removed

REMOVED Espejo de sangre Afflict an enemy with Blood Mirror for 10 sec. While active, 20% of any damage dealt to you is redirected to the target.

REMOVED Transfusión de sangre Consume shadowy essence.
Generates 1 Rune.
Maximum 2 charges. the essence around you to generate 1 Rune.
Recharge time reduced by 2 sec whenever a Bone Shield charge is consumed.

REMOVED Corazón de hielo Death Strike extends the duration of Icebound Fortitude by 2 sec.

REMOVED Marcha de los Malditos Wraith Walk lasts 100% longer and breaks stun, snare, and root effects when cast.

REMOVED Spectral Deflection (NYI/TBD) Attacks that deal more than 25% of your maximum health will consume an additional Bone Shield charge to further reduce the damage.

REMOVED Tiembla ante mí Enemies damaged by your Death and Decay have a chance to cower in place for 3 sec, but cannot suffer from this effect more than once per 10 sec. Damage may cancel the effect.

New

NEW Consumo Strikes all enemies in front of you with a hungering attack that deals (40% of Attack power)% Physical damage and heals you for 100% of that damage.
Tier 2 Talent

NEW Garra de los muertos Defile/Death and Decay reduces the movement speed of enemies within its area by 90%, decaying by 10% every sec.
Tier 3 Talent

NEW Hemostasia Each enemy hit by Blood Boil increases the damage and healing done by your next Death Strike by 8%, stacking up to 5 times.
Tier 2 Talent

NEW Golpe de runa Strike the target for (60% of Attack power) Physical damage.
Cooldown reduced by 1 sec for every Rune you spend.
Generates 1 Rune.
Tier 1 Talent

NEW Voraz Death Strike grants you 15% Leech for 6 sec.
Tier 6 Talent

NEW Paso espectral Sidestep into the Shadowlands, removing all root effects and increasing your movement speed by 70% for 4 sec. Taking any action cancels the effect.
While active, your movement speed cannot be reduced below 170%.Lasts 3 sec. Any action will cancel the effect.
Tier 4 Talent
Cooldown changed from 45 sec to 1 min

Changed

Barrera antimagia Anti-Magic Shell also increases your maximum health by 25% for 10 sec.Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 15 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 30%.
Tier 4 Talent

Gusanos de sangre Your auto attack critical strikesattacks have a chance to summon a Bloodworm.
Bloodworms deal minor damage to your target for 15 sec and then burst, healing you for 15% of your missing health.
If you drop below 50% health, your Bloodworms will immediately burst and heal you.
Tier 6 Talent

Tormenta de huesos A whirl of bone and gore batters nearby enemies, dealing (115.9% 15.2334%of Attack Power) Shadow damage every 1 sec, and healing you for 2%3% of your maximum health every time it deals damage. Lasts 1 sec per 10 Runic Power spent.

Baluarte impío Each charge of Bone Shield increases your maximum health by 2%1%.
Tier 3 Talent

Marca de sangre Places a Mark of Blood on an enemy for 2515 sec. The enemy's damaging auto attacks will also heal their victim for 3%2% of the victim's maximum health.
Tier 6 Talent
Cooldown changed from None to 6 sec

Osario While you have at least 5 Bone Shield charges, the cost of Death Strike is reduced by 5 Runic Power.
Additionally, your maximum Runic Power is increased by 10.
Tier 3 Talent

Descomposición rápida Your Blood Plague and Death and Decay deal damage 15% more often.and while in your Death and Decay you generate 1 Runic Power every 1 sec.

Sed roja Spending Runic Power will decrease the remainingReduces the cooldown on Vampiric Blood by 1 sec per 610 Runic Power spent.
Tier 7 Talent

Transfusión de runa Consume a Rune to reduceReduces all damage taken by 40% for 3 sec30% for 4 sec.
Tier 4 Talent

Agarre prieto Reduces the cooldown on Gorefiend's Grasp by 30 sec, and your Death and Decay also reduces the movement speed of enemies within its radius by .
Tier 5 Talent

Lápida Consume up to 5 Bone Shield charges. For each charge consumed, you gain 6 Runic Power and absorb damage equal to 6% of your maximum health for 8 sec.
Blood: Now requires Level 75, up from 60
Tier 3 Talent

Voluntad de la necrópolis Damage taken below 35% Health is reduced by 35%.
Tier 4 Talent

Sangre por sangre Sacrifices 15% of your total health to increase the damage done by your Heart Strike by 60% for 12 sec.
Cooldown changed from 1.5 sec to none

Simulación oscura Places a dark ward on an enemy player that persists for 12 sec, triggering when the enemy next spends mana on a spell, and allowing the Death Knight to unleash an exact duplicate of that spell.Against nonplayers, only absorbs some harmful spells.

Aura de descomposición All enemies within 10 yards slowly decay, losing up to 3% of their max health every 2 sec. Stacks up to 5 times. Lasts for 6 sec.

Propósito asesino Intimidates the target, increasing their damage taken by 5%3% for 6 sec. Each unique player that attacks the target increases the damage taken by an additional 5%3%, stacking up to 5 times.
Your melee attacks refresh the duration of Intimidated.

Cadena de muerte Chains 3 enemies together, dealing (29.484% of Attack power) Shadow damage and causing 25%20% of all damage taken to also be received by the others in the chain. Lasts for 1510 sec.

Comentarios

Comentario de 4m1r

The radius of Gorefiend's Grasp was reduced significantly, from 20 yards to 15 yards. This is approximately a 40% reduction in the area of effect.

25%?

Comentario de Kellei

Entereza ligada al hielo provided 30% since it was re-added for blood a few weeks after the start of the legion; only wowhead used to display 20% for some reason (edit: it still does, but in-game it is 30%)
Veterano de la Tercera Guerra gives 15% armour on live as well as in bfa, so there is no change

As a "theorycrafter" you should know these things...

Moreover,
Socorro oscuro and Arma de runas abrumadora are not even in the spec.
How can you even post things like this without double-checking?

Comentario de Luncor

So that means blood death knight is useless again?

Comentario de nsuuan

Thanks for this partialy correct guide Mr. 1.4k DK tank.

"Theorycrafter" that doesnt know damage reduction of our defensive CD.

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