Rune Carved Plates

In the Blood Death Knight talent tree, Rune Carved Plates sits in the Deathbringer hero talent tree, row 3 of 5. It is a single-point node. Its row opens once 1 points are spent in Deathbringer.

Choice node

Rune Carved Plates shares its node with Pact of the Deathbringer. A character takes one of the two.

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  Pact of the Deathbringer

  When you suffer a damaging effect equal to 25% of your maximum health, you instantly cast Death Pact at 50% effectiveness. May only occur every 2 min. When a Reaper's Mark explodes, the cooldowns of this effect and Death Pact are reduced by 5 sec.

Connected above

The tree draws a line into Rune Carved Plates from Bind in Darkness.

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  Bind in Darkness

  Blood Boil deals 50% increased damage, and is now Shadowfrost. Shadowfrost damage applies 2 stacks to Reaper's Mark and 4 stacks when it is a critical strike.

Connected below

Rune Carved Plates leads on to Death's Messenger or Expelling Shield.

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  Death's Messenger

  Reduces the cooldowns of Lichborne and Raise Dead by 30 sec.

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  Expelling Shield

  When an enemy deals direct damage to your Anti-Magic Shell, their cast speed is reduced by 10% for 6 sec.

Same row

Also on this row: Soul Rupture, Grim Reaper and Deathly Blows.

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  Soul Rupture

  When Reaper's Mark explodes, it deals 10% of the damage dealt to nearby enemies.

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  Grim Reaper

  Reaper's Mark explosion deals up to 30% increased damage based on your target's missing health.

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  Deathly Blows

  Reaper's Mark grants 3 charges of Bonegrinder if it is known.]?c1[Death Strike damage increased by 20%.][]