Tank specialisation · Tier A in PvP, 0.1% of the sample
A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.
Secondary stat split across the 18 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.
18
Synced PvP players
1,896
Average rating sampled
2,137
Highest rating sampled
The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.
Decomposing AuraAll enemies within 8 yards slowly decay, losing up to 3% of their max health every 2 sec. Max 5 stacks. Lasts 6 sec.
5 players
Last DanceReduces the cooldown of Dancing Rune Weapon by 50% and its duration by 25%.
4 players
SpellwardenAnti-Magic Shell is now usable on allies and its cooldown is reduced by 10 sec.
4 players
Bloodforged ArmorDeath Strike reduces all Physical damage taken by 25% for 4 sec.
3 players
Price of ProgressYou sacrifice 1% of your health every 1 sec and in exchange you cannot be slowed below 90% of normal speed, and you are immune to forced movement effects and knockbacks. Lasts until canceled.
1 players
StrangulateShadowy tendrils constrict an enemy's throat, silencing them for 4 sec.
1 players
Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.
AsphyxiateIncreases the range of Death Grip by 10 yds. Killing an enemy that yields experience or honor resets the cooldown of Death Grip.
Death's EchoDeath's Advance, Death and Decay, and Death Grip have 1 additional charge.
Icy TalonsTop two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.
Back
Venomous Aspirant's Cloak
11% equipped · 263 ilvl
Back
Fireproof Drape
11% equipped · 311 ilvl
Chest
Baleful Grave-Knight's Breastplate
50% equipped · 308 ilvl
Only 18 synced characters play this specialisation so far, which is too few to report pick rates from.
A percentage drawn from a handful of players is noise wearing the costume of data, and a reader cannot tell the difference. This fills in as the background sync works through the ladder.
Your Runic Power spending abilities increase your melee attack speed by 6% for 10 sec, stacking up to 3 times.
Null MagicMagic damage taken is reduced by 8% and the duration of harmful Magic effects against you are reduced by 35%.
Rune MasteryConsuming a Rune has a chance to increase your Strength by 6% for 8 sec.
Anti-Magic BarrierReduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%.
Death StrikeFocuses dark power into a strike that deals 12,184 Physical damage and heals you for 24.15% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 8.5% of maximum health.
Improved Death StrikeDeath Strike's cost is reduced by 5, and its healing is increased by 15%.
Will of the NecropolisDamage taken below 30% Health is reduced by 35%.
Blood BoilDeals 4,923 Shadow damage and infects all enemies within 10 yds with Blood Plague. Blood Plague A shadowy disease that drains 9,252 health from the target over 24 sec.
Icebound FortitudeYour blood freezes, granting immunity to Stun effects and reducing all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec.
Mind FreezeSmash the target's mind with cold, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec.
Blinding SleetTargets in a cone in front of you are blinded, causing them to wander disoriented for 5 sec. Damage may cancel the effect. When Blinding Sleet ends, enemies are slowed by 50% for 6 sec.
March of DarknessDeath's Advance grants an additional 25% movement speed over the first 3 sec.
Abomination LimbShadowy tendrils coil around all enemies within 15 yards of a hostile or friendly target, pulling them to the target's location and Silencing them for 3 sec.
Chest
Relentless Rider's Cuirass
17% equipped · 289 ilvl
Feet
Venomous Aspirant's Plate Warboots
33% equipped · 263 ilvl
Feet
Thalassian Competitor's Plate Sabatons
11% equipped · 292 ilvl
Hands
Baleful Grave-Knight's Deathgrips
61% equipped · 292 ilvl
Hands
Relentless Rider's Bonegrasps
11% equipped · 246 ilvl
Head
Baleful Grave-Knight's Casque
33% equipped · 298 ilvl
Head
Venomous Aspirant's Plate Helm
28% equipped · 263 ilvl
Legs
Baleful Grave-Knight's Greaves
22% equipped · 292 ilvl
Legs
Venomous Aspirant's Plate Wargreaves
22% equipped · 263 ilvl
Main Hand
Venomous Aspirant's Battleaxe
17% equipped · 263 ilvl
Main Hand
Venomous Aspirant's Polearm
11% equipped · 263 ilvl
Neck
Thalassian Competitor's Amulet
17% equipped · 292 ilvl
Neck
Venomous Aspirant's Necklace
11% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 1
Thalassian Competitor's Signet
33% equipped · 292 ilvl
Ring 1
Venomous Aspirant's Signet
17% equipped · 263 ilvl
Ring 2
Thalassian Competitor's Signet
50% equipped · 288 ilvl
Ring 2
Masterwork Sin'dorei Band
17% equipped · 305 ilvl
Shirt
Red Swashbuckler's Shirt
6% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shirt
Lucky Shirt
6% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shoulders
Venomous Aspirant's Plate Pauldrons
22% equipped · 263 ilvl
Shoulders
C'thraxxi Binders Pauldrons
17% equipped · 318 ilvl
Tabard
Galactic Gladiator's Tabard
28% equipped · 1 ilvl
Tabard
Galactic Gladiator's Tabard
6% equipped · 1 ilvl
Trinket 1
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
22% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 1
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
11% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 2
Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity
17% equipped · 263 ilvl
Trinket 2
Venomous Aspirant's Medallion
11% equipped · 263 ilvl
Waist
Autumn's Boon Belt
17% equipped · 311 ilvl
Waist
Venomous Aspirant's Plate Greatbelt
17% equipped · 263 ilvl
Wrist
Spellbreaker's Bracers
17% equipped · 285 ilvl
Wrist
Venomous Aspirant's Plate Cuffs
17% equipped · 263 ilvl
