Blood DK in PVP

[dancook]

I was enjoying blood pvp, and now even more so.

I was originally using my PVE setup... but I've made one minor modification. Changed into unholy presence with death coil for runic power dump.

Along with chains of ice / grab and the increased run speed, i'm much less kitable and I have a ranged attack - death coil :) brill!

How's other people getting on with blood pvp?

[Emo?]

Was thinking about trying it actually now that i hit level 69 and all. What talents / glyphs should i go for?

[Ualaa]

Haven't done the Blood PvP, since the Grizzly Hills dailies.
Used the Unholy Presence there, and liked it.
Was using a two-hander, whatever quest piece I had at the time.

At 73rd, an 80th got some of the team and died.
At 75th, two 80's were raped.

Not a whole lot of world pvp encounters, on the carebear server as Blood.
Have not done any arena or battlegrounds as Blood.

[dancook]

http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/character/magtheridon/subone/advanced

Here's one of my dk's for specs/glyphs

only thing is i haven't changed from my pve setup! I'm playing AV EoS though..so i doubt it much matters.

Thinking I might make the other spec blood too and adjust slightly for PVP

[dancook]

I adjusted for pvp, strangulate, death grip coolddowns and the mount speed talents.

Also got death succor and some other nice pvp glyphs.. having a swell time.

it's updated with talents

http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/character/magtheridon/subone/talent/primary

[ghonosyph]

when they fix it so that you can no longer gain blood shield without being in blood presence, ANY shot at blood pvp will be stagnant.

:) till then have fun with it. I did some arenas last night as blood, and found i live MUCH longer as frost, perhaps just because of the defensive cooldowns and added pressure /shrug

[dancook]

when they fix it so that you can no longer gain blood shield without being in blood presence, ANY shot at blood pvp will be stagnant.

:) till then have fun with it. I did some arenas last night as blood, and found i live MUCH longer as frost, perhaps just because of the defensive cooldowns and added pressure /shrug

is that in the PTR? it'd be a shame..

[ghonosyph]

yep blood shield no longer works(ie makes mastery useless) unless you're in blood presence... what this means is that glyph of dark succor no longer adds super healing + the mastery bonus of a shield... which means we cant survive much AND do good deepz lol

oh well :) it works for a little while anyway

[dancook]

yep blood shield no longer works(ie makes mastery useless) unless you're in blood presence... what this means is that glyph of dark succor no longer adds super healing + the mastery bonus of a shield... which means we cant survive much AND do good deepz lol

oh well :) it works for a little while anyway

We'll just have to find another way!! :)

or dust off the shaman and wait for a DK buff :)

[Toned]

We'll just have to find another way!! :)

or dust off the shaman and wait for a DK buff :)
Go frost it's getting buffed in 4.1

[Ualaa]

The Howling Blast target takes 20% more damage.
The splash damage should be the same, roughly 50% of the main target damage.

Frost Strike goes from 110% to 130% weapon damage.

And Blood Runes are permanently Death Runes.
Meaning we can:
a) take our worst DPS move out of the rotations -- Blood Strike; and
b) use either an extra Obliterate or Howling Blast and Necrotic Strike, in every other rotation (whenever the runes would be Blood and not Death Runes).

[dancook]

The Howling Blast target takes 20% more damage.
The splash damage should be the same, roughly 50% of the main target damage.

Frost Strike goes from 110% to 130% weapon damage.

And Blood Runes are permanently Death Runes.
Meaning we can:
a) take our worst DPS move out of the rotations -- Blood Strike; and
b) use either an extra Obliterate or Howling Blast and Necrotic Strike, in every other rotation (whenever the runes would be Blood and not Death Runes).

Good times!!:)