WotLK Blood DK DPS 3.3.5 (Blood Reaper)

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GEAR
Head: Sanctified Scourgelord Helmet (HC Sanc T10)
Neck: Penumbra Pendant (Halion 25HC)
Shoulder: Sanctified Scourgelord Shoulderplates (HC Sanc T10)
Back: Winding Sheet (Rotface 25HC)
Chest: Sanctified Scourgelord Battleplate (HC Sanc T10)
Wrist: Bracers of the Heir (Halion 10HC) / Toskk's Maximized Wristguards (Deathbringer Saurfang 25HC) / Umbrage Armbands (Halion 25HC)
Hands: Sanctified Scourgelord Gauntlets (HC Sanc T10) / Aldriana's Gloves of Secrecy (Rotface 25HC)
Waist: Coldwraith Links (Valithria Dreamwalker 25HC)
Legs: Sanctified Scourgelord Legplates (HC Sanc T10) / Legplates of Aetheric Strife (Sindragosa 10HC)
Feet: Apocalypse's Advance (Halion 25HC)
Rings: Ashen Band of Endless Might (The Ashen Verdict exalted rep) + Might of Blight (Festergut 25HC)
Trinkets: Deathbringer's Will (Deathbringer Saurfang 25HC) + Sharpened Twilight Scale (Halion 25HC)
Weapon: Shadowmourne (long-*** quest chain) / Glorenzelg, High Blade of the Silver Hand (The Lich King 25HC)
Relic: Sigil of the Hanged Man (Emblem of Frost vendor) / Sigil of Virulence (Emblem of Triumph vendor)

GEMS
Meta: Chaotic Skyflare Diamond (21 crit rating + 3% crit damage)
Red: Fractured Cardinal Ruby (20 ArP) / Bold Cardinal Ruby (20 str)(?)
Blue: Nightmare Tear (10 all stats) / Puissant Dreadstone (10 ArP + 15 stam)
Yellow: Rigid King's Amber (20 hit) / Inscribed Ametrine (10 str + 10 crit)

ENCHANTS
Head: Arcanum of Torment (50 ap + 20 crit rating) [Ebon Blade Reputation]
Shoulder: Greater Inscription of the Axe (40 ap + 15 crit rating) [Sons of Hodir Reputation]
Back: Scroll of Enchant Cloak - Greater Speed (23 haste) [Enchanting]
Chest: Scroll of Enchant Chest - Powerful Stats (10 all stats) [Enchanting]
Wrist: Scroll of Enchant Bracers - Greater Assault (50 ap) [Enchanting]
Gloves: Scroll of Enchant Gloves - Crusher (44 ap) [Enchanting]
Waist: Eternal Belt Buckle (add socket) [Blacksmithing]
Legs: Icescale Leg Armor (75 ap + 22 crit rating) [Leatherworking]
Feet: Scroll of Enchant Boots - Icewalker (12 hit + 12 crit rating) / Scroll of Enchant Boots - Greater Assault (32 ap) [Enchanting]
Weapon: Rune of the Fallen Crusader (3% heal + 15% strength) [Runeforging]

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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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NOTE: if using Build of Dark Death, use 3/3 Morbidity and 2/3 BCB

B. Glyphs

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{MAJOR}
Glyph of Dark Deathor Glyph of Disease
Glyph of DeathStrike
Glyph of Dancing Rune Weapon


{MINOR}
Horn of Winter
Raise Dead
Pestilence

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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Food: http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=43000 / http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=57436
Elixirs: http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=53903
Potions: http://wotlk.openwow.com/item=40211 & http://wotlk.openwow.com/spell=53905

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

Hi Trm90, can you update the links again?