question about blood DK tanking

[OGhawaiian]

i've been running with death bringer but i'm wondering is Sanlayn a better choice for keys and raids as im starting to see alot more Sanlayn blood dks video popping up

[Northern Goblin]

People are experimenting more with San'layn since the buffs it got, it's still better for survivability than Deathbringer but behind in damage. It depends on the content you're doing and your own gear, if you need to focus more on staying alive then it's certainly the better option.

But there's something satisfying about those big scythe Marrowrends.

[Arkthugal]

People are experimenting more with San'layn since the buffs it got, it's still better for survivability than Deathbringer but behind in damage.

The opposite of this. San'layn provides no defensive benefit at all, but gives you a chance for massive damage with The Blood is Life.

It's still way more of a pain in the ass to actually play than Deathbringer, though.

[Dristereau]

Yeah Deathbringer is generally a bit tankier whilst San'layn is stronger ST and can RNG some absolutely crazy AOE damage with the Blood Beast/The Blood if Life procs. There's nothing wrong with Deathbringer, for pretty much all content its fine. However in higher end Mythic Raiding its becoming the more go to, probably from an output perspective (or at least that's why I'm leaning that way). Stats are pretty much opposites, Deathbringer is more balanced, with a slight dislike of haste, whereas San'layn wants haste above the other secondaries, but you should probably always sim to confirm this.

[Northern Goblin]

The opposite of this. San'layn provides no defensive benefit at all, but gives you a chance for massive damage with The Blood is Life.

San'layn has reduced CD options on defensives, passive DR in DnD and significant amounts of self heal. Deathbringer has a couple of passive damage reductions but the majority of the play is offensive.

Damage wise, you're looking at burst vs consistency. The only drawback to Deathbringer is the RNG on exterminate bringing up an additional reaper's mark.