Historical point talent tree
Blood
Wrath of the Lich King
Blood develops forceful weapon attacks and tools that help a Death Knight endure a fight.
At a glance
- Roles
- Tank · Melee damage
- Talents in this tree
- 28
Tree identity
Blood connects physical pressure with talents concerned with health and survival. Its identity invites close attention to the moment when an aggressive action or a defensive response will matter most.
In 3.3.5a this is a point tree, not the formal specialization system of later expansions. Points can be shared across the class's three trees.
Classes
Death Knight Examples from this tree
Abilities belonging to the selected game version. Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a · Client build 12340
Dancing Rune Weapon
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
Summons a second rune weapon that fights on its own for 12 s, doing the same attacks as the Death Knight but for 50% red...
Summons a second rune weapon that fights on its own for 12 s, doing the same attacks as the Death Knight but for 50% reduced damage.
Blood Gorged
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
When you are above 75% health, you deal 10% more damage. In addition, your attacks ignore up to 10% of your opponent's...
When you are above 75% health, you deal 10% more damage. In addition, your attacks ignore up to 10% of your opponent's armor at all times.
Will of the Necropolis
Wrath of the Lich King · patch 3.3.5a
Damage that would take you below 35% health or taken while you are at 35% health is reduced by 15%.
Damage that would take you below 35% health or taken while you are at 35% health is reduced by 15%.
Base client values are shown. Effects that depend on character level or statistics may vary.
Signature talents
Heart Strike, Will of the Necropolis and Dancing Rune Weapon appear along its deeper paths. Their actual rank descriptions determine what each choice contributes.
Building for this patch
In Wrath, Blood is not a modern role lock. A tanking or damage build still needs suitable supporting talents, equipment and an understanding of rune use.
Sources and context
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Blizzard: class background
Class fantasy. Current resources, races and talent systems are not used as historical mechanics.
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Blizzard: Become a Death Knight in Wrath of the Lich King Classic
Historical introduction and resources. Classic account restrictions are not copied into the original-client ruleset.
- Client 12340 directory and read-only local game data
Data imported · Data revision fc4e5d495f46baa342dd4a53714695ad7b026c3a5a7225a22dd5e3661a1f19cd
Version availability
| Edition | Patch | Version availability |
|---|---|---|
| Battle for Azeroth | - | Unverified |
| Burning Crusade Classic | - | Unverified |
| Burning Crusade Classic Anniversary Edition | - | Unverified |
| Cataclysm | - | Unverified |
| Cataclysm Classic | - | Unverified |
| Dragonflight | - | Unverified |
| Legion | - | Unverified |
| Midnight | - | Unverified |
| Midnight | - | Unverified |
| Mists of Pandaria | - | Unverified |
| Mists of Pandaria Classic | - | Unverified |
| Season of Discovery | - | Unverified |
| Season of Mastery | - | Unverified |
| Shadowlands | - | Unverified |
| The Burning Crusade | - | Unverified |
| The Last Titan | - | Unverified |
| The War Within | - | Unverified |
| Titan Reforged | - | Unverified |
| Warlords of Draenor | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic 20th Anniversary | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Era | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Hardcore | - | Unverified |
| WoW Classic Hardcore Anniversary | - | Unverified |
| WoW Vanilla | - | Unverified |
| World of Warcraft: Forever | - | Unverified |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 3.3.5a · 12340 | Confirmed in this source |
| Wrath of the Lich King Classic | - | Unverified |
Each row follows its own published source context. An announcement does not confirm final client mechanics.