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Improved Heart Strike

Improved Heart Strike2 ranks

Heart Strike damage increased by 15%.

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TypeTalent
Ranks2 ranks
ClassDeath Knight
Specializations3
Tree sectionBlood specialization talents
Row4 of 11
Game build12.1.5
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Tree position

In the Blood Death Knight talent tree, Improved Heart Strike sits in the Blood specialization talents, row 4 of 11. It takes 2 points to fill.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Improved Heart Strike from Bone Collector.

  • Bone Collector

    When you would pull an enemy generate 1 charge of Bone Shield. Surrounds you with a barrier of whirling bones, increasing Armor, and your Haste. Each melee attack against you consumes a charge. Lasts 30 sec or until all charges are consumed.

Connected below

Improved Heart Strike leads on to Dancing Rune Weapon and Hemostasis.

  • Dancing Rune Weapon

    Summons a rune weapon for 8 sec that mirrors your melee attacks and bolsters your defenses. While active, you gain 30% parry chance.

Same row

Also on this row: Ossuary, Improved Vampiric Blood and Relish in Blood.

  • Ossuary

    While you have at least 5 Bone Shield charges, the cost of Death Strike is reduced by 5 Runic Power. Additionally, your maximum Runic Power is increased by 10.

  • Improved Vampiric Blood2 ranks

    Vampiric Blood's healing and absorb amount is increased by 5% and duration by 2 sec.

  • Relish in Blood

    While Crimson Scourge is active, your next Death and Decay heals you for (37.5% of Attack Power) health per Bone Shield charge and you immediately gain 10 Runic Power.

Talent trees

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

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Improved Heart Strike 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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