Tank specialisation · Tier S in PvP, 0.2% 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 4 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.
4
Synced 2v2 players
1,604
Average rating sampled
1,756
Highest rating sampled
The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.
Death ChainChains 3 enemies together, dealing 1270.7 Shadow damage and causing 20% of all damage taken to also be received by the others in the chain. Lasts for 10 sec.
1 players
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.
1 players
SpellwardenAnti-Magic Shell is now usable on allies and its cooldown is reduced by 10 sec.
1 players
Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.
Anti-Magic ZonePlaces an Anti-Magic Zone for 6 sec, reducing the magic damage taken by party or raid members by 15%.
BrittleYour diseases have a chance to weaken your enemy causing your attacks against them to deal 6% increased damage for 5 sec.
Death's EchoTop two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.
Back
Stonehide Cape
25% equipped · 295 ilvl
Back
Fireproof Drape
25% equipped · 315 ilvl
Chest
Baleful Grave-Knight's Breastplate
100% equipped · 308 ilvl
Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul100%
Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina75%Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Akil'zon's Swiftness75%
Only 4 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.
Death's Advance, Death and Decay, and Death Grip have 1 additional charge.
Icy TalonsYour 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%.
Anti-Magic BarrierReduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%.
Blood DrawWhen you fall below 30% health you drain 5,122 health from nearby enemies, the damage you take is reduced by 10% and your Death Strike cost is reduced by 10 for 8 sec. Can only occur every 2 min.
Death StrikeFocuses dark power into a strike that deals 18,055 Physical damage and heals you for 24.15% of all damage taken in the last 5 sec, minimum 8.5% of maximum health.
Gloom WardAbsorbs are 30% more effective on you.
Improved Death StrikeDeath Strike's cost is reduced by 5, and its healing is increased by 15%.
AsphyxiateLifts the enemy target off the ground, crushing their throat with dark energy and stunning them 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.
Icebound FortitudeYour blood freezes, granting immunity to Stun effects and reducing all damage you take by 30% for 8 sec.
March of DarknessDeath's Advance grants an additional 25% movement speed over the first 3 sec.
Mind FreezeSmash the target's mind with cold, interrupting spellcasting and preventing any spell in that school from being cast for 5 sec.
Feet
Poison-Proof Stompers
25% equipped · 311 ilvl
Feet
Auric Puddle Stompers
25% equipped · 295 ilvl
Hands
Baleful Grave-Knight's Deathgrips
75% equipped · 308 ilvl
Hands
Thornspike Gauntlets
25% equipped · 321 ilvl
Head
Greathelm of Temptation
50% equipped · 295 ilvl
Head
Preyhunter's Polished Helmet
25% equipped · 308 ilvl
Legs
Pledgebearer's Poleyns
25% equipped · 282 ilvl
Legs
Bedrock Breeches
25% equipped · 311 ilvl
Main Hand
Charonic Crescent
50% equipped · 295 ilvl
Main Hand
Blood Knight's Warblade
25% equipped · 331 ilvl
Neck
Graft of the Domanaar
50% equipped · 292 ilvl
Neck
Whispering Periapt
25% equipped · 298 ilvl
Ring 1
Ouroboric Signet
25% equipped · 295 ilvl
Ring 1
Ritual Binder's Ring
25% equipped · 308 ilvl
Ring 2
Thalassian Competitor's Signet
25% equipped · 288 ilvl
Ring 2
Charged Sandstone Band
25% equipped · 292 ilvl
Shirt
Red Swashbuckler's Shirt
25% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shirt
Sleeveless T-Shirt
25% equipped · 1 ilvl
Shoulders
C'thraxxi Binders Pauldrons
50% equipped · 318 ilvl
Shoulders
Pledgebearer's Pauldrons
25% equipped · 321 ilvl
Tabard
Galactic Gladiator's Tabard
50% equipped · 1 ilvl
Tabard
Guild Tabard
25% equipped · 1 ilvl
Trinket 1
Vile Vial of Volatile Venom
50% equipped · 315 ilvl
Trinket 1
Ruby Whelp Shell
25% equipped · 308 ilvl
Trinket 2
Ruby Whelp Shell
50% equipped · 302 ilvl
Trinket 2
Ophidian Bone Whistle
25% equipped · 295 ilvl
Waist
Pledgebearer's Girdle
25% equipped · 282 ilvl
Waist
Autumn's Boon Belt
25% equipped · 305 ilvl
Wrist
Overseer's Vambraces
50% equipped · 302 ilvl
Wrist
Pledgebearer's Splints
25% equipped · 282 ilvl
Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Farstrider's Hunt50%Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle50%
Thalassian Phoenix Oil50%
Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Blessing of Speed25%
Flawless Masterful Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery50%
Flawless Quick Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Haste50%
Flawless Deadly Garnet · +17 Critical Strike25%
Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike25%Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery25%
Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat25%Prismatic Socket25%