Exhibit 99.906CERT



                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION


Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, the undersigned officers of the BlackRock
Strategic Bond Trust (the "Company"), hereby certifies, to the best of their
knowledge, that the Company's Report on Form N-CSR for the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2003 (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.


Date: January 7, 2004
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/s/ Robert S. Kapito
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Name:  Robert S. Kapito
Title: Principal Executive Officer




/s/ Henry Gabbay
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Name:  Henry Gabbay
Title: Principal Financial Officer