SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the undersigned officers of BlackRock Core Bond Trust (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to the best of their knowledge, that the Company's Report on Form N-CSR for the period ended October 31, 2006 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
Dated: January 12, 2007
Name: Robert S. Kapito
Title: President and Principal Executive Officer
/s/ Donald C. Burke
Name: Donald C. Burke
Title: Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer