Blood DPS Guide (Blood Reaper)
Introduction
- A Talents
- B. Glyphs
- C. Stats
- D. Gear
- E. Gemming & Enchanting
- F. Foods, elixirs & potions
- G. Rotations
A. Talents
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B. Glyphs
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C.Stats
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State priority
Hit (8%) > Expertise (26) > Armor Penetration (90%) > Strength > Critical Strike Rating > haste
Hit: Decrease chance for attacks to miss
Hit: 32.79 hit rating = 1% hit (Melee)
Expertise: Decrease chance for our attacks to be dodged or parried
Expertise: 8.19 = 1
Arp: more arp = more armor you ignore
Arp: 13.99 = 1% Arp
Strength: Increase AP & chance to parry
Strength: 1STR= (1+1*0.11 )2 = 2.22AP
Critical strike: Increases critical hit chance
Critical strike: 45.91 = 1% critical strike chance
Haste: 32.79 = 1% haste
D. Gear
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From the stats we now know that we will mostly be looking for items with Arp/Str, assuming we are hit/expertise capped.
Here is the BiS list for Blood DK DPS if using str setup/ alternatively you can use agility off pieces for more crit
Head :http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=51312
Necklace : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=54581
Shoulders :http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=51314
Back :http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=50677
Chest : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=51310
Wrist : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=54559
Gloves : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=51311
Waist : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=50620
Legs : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=51313 / http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=51817 (If using Gloren)
Feet : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=54578
Ring1 : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=52572
Ring2 : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=50693
Trinket1 : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=54590
Trinket2 : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=50363
Weapon : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=49623 / http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=50730
Relic : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=50459 / http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=47673
E. Gemming & Enchanting
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Gemming:
META : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=41285
RED : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=40117
BLUE : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=49110 / http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=40140
YELLOW: http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=45987 / http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=40142
Enchanting:
Head : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=44149
Shoulders : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=50335
Back : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=39003
Chest : http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=60692
Wrist : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=44815
Gloves : http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=60668 / http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=44488
Waist : http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=41611
Legs: :http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=60582
Feet: :http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=60623 / http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=60763
Weapon : http://wotlk.openwow.com/?spell=53344
F. Foods,Elixirs & Potions
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G. Rotations
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Dark Death http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=45804
Icy Touch > Plague Strike > 2x Heart Strike > Death Strike > Death Coil > Death Strike > 4x Heart Strike > DUMP RP
Disease http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=45805
Icy Touch > Plague Strike > 2x Heart Strike > Death Strike > Death Coil > Death Strike > 3x Heart Strike > Pestilence
Now you have a priority check-list Disease > Heart Strike > Death Strike
Typical Intro
Army> Icy Touch > Plague Strike > 2x Heart Strike > Death Strike > (Hysteria & Horn of winter & potion of speed THEN raise dead & DRW) > Death Strike > 4x Heart Strike/ 3 Heart Strike + Pestilence