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Death Defiance

Death Defiance1 point

The cooldown of Death Pact is reduced by 30 sec, and you receive 50% increased healing while its healing absorb is active.

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TypeTalent
Ranks1 point
ClassDeath Knight
Specializations3
Tree sectionDeath Knight class talents
Row5 of 10
Opens at8 points spent
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Blood Death Knight talent tree, Death Defiance sits in the Death Knight class talents, row 5 of 10. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 8 points are spent in Class Talents.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Death Defiance from Death Pact.

  • Death Pact

    Create a death pact that heals you for 50% of your maximum health, but absorbs incoming healing equal to 30% of your max health for 15 sec.

Connected below

Death Defiance leads on to Anti-Magic Barrier.

  • Anti-Magic Barrier

    Reduces the cooldown of Anti-Magic Shell by 20 sec and increases its duration and amount absorbed by 40%.

Same row

Also on this row: Icy Talons, Death Notes, Anti-Magic Zone and Unholy Bond.

  • Death Notes

    Raise Ally costs 30 less Runic Power.

  • Anti-Magic Zone

    Places an Anti-Magic Zone for 6 sec, reducing the magic damage taken by party or raid members by 15%.

  • Unholy Bond

    Increases the effectiveness of your Runeforge effects by 20%.

Talent trees

Death Defiance is in the talent tree of 3 specializations. Death Knight: Blood (Tank), Frost (DPS), Unholy (DPS).

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Death Defiance Changes by patch

Tracked changes to this talent between game data builds, newest first.

  • First tracked in the game data (patch 12.1.0)
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