Cataclysm Classic Blood Death Knight Guide

here it is
stream: / brutherlol live everyday near 8pm EST. always happy to talk and answer questions!
discord: / discord
prebis? set used in video: sixtyupgrades.com/cata/set/dn...
single target build talents: www.wowhead.com/cata/talent-c...
aoe build talents: www.wowhead.com/cata/talent-c...
bdk sim: wowsims.github.io/cata/death_...
rep guide video from ‪@SubtleFW‬ : • Rep Guide for Plate Ta...
timestamps:
00:00 intro
02:34 why bdk is bdk (mastery + runic empowerment)
04:44 single target build + glyphs
09:33 aoe build + glyphs
12:04 tank parsing warning
13:32 defensive stats
15:38 offensive stats
17:59 vengeance
19:07: rotation guidelines
22:45 single target opener
26:26 offensive cds + racial talk
29:29 defensive cds
34:37 professions
37:07 enchants + gems + stam vs. mastery
41:01 consumables
41:22 BDK utility
43:18 pre bis set
55:44 outro + ty
guide from a dude that has played feral, prot pal, and prot warrior at a decent level for a few expacs. mostly made this for myself and a few others that have been asking and everything in this video are my thoughts and opinion. THESE ARE NOT LAW AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE ON NEW INFO/TESTS/SIMS. feel free to share anything you want in the comments in a civil manner :)
if you want more guides on other classes/specs, then let me know. this video took a LONG time to make bc i have no idea how to edit or condense my information spewing. anyways, i really appreciate you guys watching.
really good tank content creator: / @subtlefw
#wow #tank #deathknight #blood #bdk #cata #cataclysm #classic #wowclassic #cataclysmclassic #bald #cranking #fat

[@brutherlol]

timestamps: 00:00 intro 02:34 why bdk is bdk (mastery + runic empowerment) 04:44 single target build + glyphs 09:33 aoe build + glyphs 12:04 tank parsing warning 13:32 defensive stats 15:38 offensive stats 17:59 vengeance 19:07: rotation guidelines 22:45 single target opener 26:26 offensive cds + racial talk 29:29 defensive cds 34:37 professions 37:07 enchants + gems + stam vs. mastery 41:01 consumables 41:22 BDK utility 43:18 pre bis set 55:44 outro + ty

[@tyshaft2155]

Awesome guide, very concise delivery of information. Hopefully plenty more to come. Thank you for your time!

[@brutherlol]

when the launch rush dies down, i plan to make more

[@ak-1271]

What a great guide, man, you went over everything that needs knowing by any BDK.

[@brutherlol]

ty!

[@omycron5573]

excellent guide, bruther

[@LS-om3sw]

Christmas wish came true amazing

[@Matt-if9bt]

Good vid thanks for helpin me main tank my first cata raid for my guild

[@Matt-if9bt]

I mean prep to tank it

[@brutherlol]

glad i could help out!

[@geekygreek7]

Awesome job on this. I'm conflicted on focusing anything regarding hit/exp since I feel like MIT is huge for the prog push and after a few seconds of the fight I wont even care about threat. What are your thoughts on that?

[@brutherlol]

yo, sry been busy with prog. i would always advise people to play on the safe side regarding progressions raiding. you should be stacking high stam and mastery for this case since there are no enrage timers for most fights this tier. once your raid team is killing content in a timely manner, you can go for hit/soft expertise cap. hope this helps!

[@geekygreek7]

​@@brutherlol Awesome thanks! Decided to take that route and had a great time tanking! Cleared top 4 on our server (whitemane) (with world first Omnitron Defense System LOL) but was definitely a better, safer route for prog. Thanks again for the great vid.

[@MaysXD]

THE TANK GOAT

[@MrziggzaggHC]

Well done guide bro

[@brutherlol]

ty man!

[@bobertgaming3113]

TY bruther

[@Elaksomfan]

Worgen for ally isnt a bad idea imo as it opens up for masterystacking with jc/BS while you still have access to a movespeed ability in the racial. Makes dropping engi hurt less. Only reason i had engi was for rocketboots anyways

[@DuvalRypr]

I’m pretty new to WoW - I played DF shortly after launch for a little bit. Got a Warrior to 70 and quit playing once I realized how much more I needed to do to be able to do anything fun really. I got really turned off by the oversaturation in retail tbh. So I gave classic a try a few months later and enjoyed it a lot more. I started with Warrior and got it to level 50 then took a break cause I no lifed it and kinda burnt myself out but I’m back. I just started a DK a couple night ago and just hit level 61 and really enjoying it so far. Love your guide even though it’s catered towards max and high level content. Would you mind if I added you in game? I feel like your knowledge and experience are an immeasurable resource and would really help me tons along the way. I won’t get offended if not but you never know if you never ask. Great video btw!

[@brutherlol]

you can ask me questions on my twitch linked in the description of the video. i won’t be too much of a help in game as i have a very busy raiding schedule.

[@BiggyBoot]

Any thoughts on the on-use armor tinker for gloves and how it compares to the synapse springs?

[@brutherlol]

i think you would only use those for progressing on really hard tank fights, i can’t think of any off the top of my head. i would just use synapse springs. also you’re a dk

[@koltin2047]

this almost made me want to play bdk, but i will continue to play rogue instead!

[@brutherlol]

somebody has to o7

[@TheMSMcBride]

Death strike always heals and gives blood shield even if you are parried/dodged. And glyphed vamp embrace makes for huge DS heals.

[@brutherlol]

glyphed vamp is very bad as it gets rid of your last stand, which is effective dr in instances where it saves you from dying to a hit. highly recommend not running it.

[@projectundrfire]

Only thing I would say is get spell hit capped so not to miss outbreaks. Priority there. Other than that awesome guide.

[@brutherlol]

good recommendation, think i'll go for more hit later in the tier

[@joewoe1977]

Any recommendations for 1st purchase with Valor points?

[@brutherlol]

i chose the dps tier legs for my prog since i wanted the hit along with the relic. if you don't care about your dmg, you can chose to buy the tank tier gloves first. hope that helps!

[@Bincent12]

First

[@rebel6176]

Link to the docs guide? 😊

[@brutherlol]

i won’t link it at this time since i made it on my personal google account

[@edrisseachouri956]

paladins have more cd and lay on hand every 20 sec : D

[@MercialMalinowski]

well yes, but paladins are gae so...

[@brutherlol]

paladins are very weak in pre bis and dk cds are much stronger in comparision. hopefully they get better with more avoidance.

[@michaelholder8896]

Only losers play rogue they can’t pvp so they sweat stun lock until they get lucky and the cds are up until they dare come out of mummies shadow I mean stealth