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Havoc Demon Hunter

Damage specialisation · Tier B in PvP, 3.9% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and buildsACTIVE

Rated PvP data

A complete live guide built from rated Battle.net profiles: bracket-specific talents, PvP talents, gear, gems, enchantments, statistics and importable builds. PvE raid casts are never presented as PvP advice.

All PvPSolo2v23v3BlitzRBG

Secondary stats

Secondary stat split across the 100 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

  • Versatility39.8%892 avg
  • Mastery39.6%899 avg
  • Haste11.0%253 avg
  • Critical Strike9.6%235 avg

150

Synced Solo Shuffle players

2,146

Average rating sampled

2,770

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

The three dedicated PvP slots, measured from Battle.net profiles.

Live ladder data
Glimpse

Glimpse

42%

Vengeful Retreat provides immunity to loss of control effects, and reduces damage taken by 25% until you land.

63 players

Blood Moon

Blood Moon

41%

Consume Magic now affects all enemies within 8 yards of the target and generates a Lesser Soul Fragment, with a 15% chance to be upgraded to a Greater Soul.

61 players

Reverse Magic

Reverse Magic

20%

Removes all harmful magical effects from yourself and all nearby allies within 10 yards, and sends them back to their original caster if possible.

30 players

Rain from Above

Rain from Above

18%

You fly into the air out of harm's way. While floating, you gain access to Fel Lance allowing you to deal damage to enemies below.

27 players

Detainment

Detainment

9%

Imprison's PvP duration is increased by 1 sec, and targets become immune to damage and healing while imprisoned.

14 players

Combat toolkit

Common high-rated choices grouped by purpose. This is a PvP toolkit, not a fake raid rotation.

Pressure & burst

  • Blazing Path
    Blazing Path100%

    Fel Rush gains an additional charge.

  • Bouncing Glaives
    Bouncing Glaives100%

    Throw Glaive ricochets to 1 additional target.

  • Internal Struggle
    Internal Struggle100%

    Increases your mastery by 4.5%.

Most played equipment

Top two choices per slot among the highest-rated hydrated profiles.

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

45% equipped · 259 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

33% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Abyssal Doomhound's Coreguard

40% equipped · 292 ilvl

Havoc Demon Hunter enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul83%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina76%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery67%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 485 synced characters playing this specialisation. These are observed picks, not recommendations — they say what the ladder is doing, not what you should do.

Where builds differ

Taken by between 15% and 90% of players. This is where the real decisions are.

  • Screaming Brutality90%

    416 players · Specialization

  • Collective Anguish89%

    414 players · Specialization

  • Relentless Onslaught89%

    413 players · Specialization

  • Accelerated Blade88%

    408 players · Specialization

  • Trail of Ruin87%

    402 players · Specialization

  • Furious Throws84%

    390 players · Specialization

  • Know Your Enemy82%

    381 players · Specialization

  • Essence Break80%

    371 players · Specialization

  • Felfire Haste80%

    370 players · Class

  • Swallowed Anger78%

    363 players · Class

  • Demon Muzzle77%

    355 players · Class

  • Aldrachi Tactics75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Army Unto Oneself75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Art of the Glaive75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Bladecraft75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Broken Spirit75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Evasive Action75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Fury of the Aldrachi75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Incisive Blade75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Keen Edge75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Keen Engagement75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Reaver's Mark75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Thrill of the Fight75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Warblade's Hunger75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Wounded Quarry75%

    347 players · Hero

  • Long Night73%

    336 players · Class

  • Felbound36%

    168 players · Class

  • Scars of Suffering34%

    158 players · Specialization

  • Blind Focus25%

    114 players · Hero

  • Burning Blades25%

    114 players · Hero

  • Demonic Intensity25%

    114 players · Hero

  • Demonsurge25%

    114 players · Hero

  • Enduring Torment25%

    114 players · Hero

  • Flamebound25%

    114 players · Hero

  • Focused Hatred25%

    114 players · Hero

  • Improved Soul Rending25%

    114 players · Hero

Near-universal picks (46)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Vengeful Retreat100%

    463 players · Class

  • Blazing Path100%

    462 players · Class

  • Bouncing Glaives100%

    462 players · Class

Rarely taken (60)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Improved Sigil of Misery9.1%

    42 players · Class

  • Ragefire9.1%

    42 players · Specialization

  • Burn It Out8.4%

    39 players · Class

Import a real build

Loadouts from the highest-rated synced players of this specialisation. Paste straight into the game.

  • Natooeasy

    area-52 · US2,770

  • Golrathx

    thrall · US2,653

  • Mvqx

    illidan · US2,651

  • Rytes

    moon-guard · US2,593

  • Rytez

    moon-guard · US2,574

Learn the spec

This page measures what players do. For rotation, stat priority and matchup play, these are the references.

  • Skill-CappedpvpArena guides, matchup play and comp theory. Subscription, and the standard reference for PvP.
  • Murlok.iopvpTalent and gear data from the PvP ladder, broken down per bracket.

Other Demon Hunter specs

  • Vengeance
  • Devourer
  • Unrestrained Fury
    Unrestrained Fury100%

    Increases maximum Fury by 20.

  • Burning Hatred
    Burning Hatred100%

    Immolation Aura generates an additional 30 Fury over 10 sec.

    • Survival

    • First In, Last Out
      First In, Last Out100%

      Fel Rush grants you a rapidly decaying shield equal to 6% of your maximum health.

    • Illidari Knowledge
      Illidari Knowledge100%

      Reduces magic damage taken by 12%.

    • Soul Rending
      Soul Rending100%

      Leech increased by 10%. Gain an additional 10% leech while Metamorphosis is active.

    • Will of the Illidari
      Will of the Illidari100%

      Increases maximum health by 12%.

    • Desperate Instincts
      Desperate Instincts100%

      Blur now reduces damage taken by an additional 10%. Additionally, damage taken below 35% Health is reduced by 10%.

    Control & mobility

    • Vengeful Retreat
      Vengeful Retreat100%

      Remove all snares and vault away. Nearby enemies take 475 Physical damage.

    • Chaos Nova
      Chaos Nova100%

      Unleash an eruption of fel energy, dealing 1,274 Chaos damage and stunning all nearby enemies for 3 sec.

    • The Hunt
      The Hunt100%

      Charge to your target, striking them for 45,141 Chaos damage, rooting them in place for 1.5 sec and inflicting 35,944 Chaos damage over 6 sec to up to 5 enemies in your path.

    • Pursuit
      Pursuit99%

      Mastery increases your movement speed.

    • Sigil of Misery
      Sigil of Misery98%

      Place a Sigil of Misery at the target location that activates after 2 sec. Causes all enemies affected by the sigil to cower in fear, disorienting them for 15 sec.

    Chest

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Chestpiece

    37% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Sliders

    50% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots

    28% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Hands

    Abyssal Doomhound's Studded Gauntlets

    61% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Gloves

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Optics

    45% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm

    35% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings

    61% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Trousers

    16% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Warglaive

    46% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Pickaxe

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    61% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    29% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Warglaive

    47% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Thalassian Competitor's Pickaxe

    23% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    70% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    15% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    67% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    16% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Epic Purple Shirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    3% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Abyssal Doomhound's Jaws

    84% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Gladiator's Leather Shoulderpads

    6% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    15% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Guild Tabard

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    47% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    25% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    47% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    24% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt

    60% equipped · 288 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Bands

    35% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards

    32% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending
    65%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots58%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching57%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery45%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei42%

    • Havoc Demon Hunter gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control87%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility75%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery20%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste7%
    • Prismatic Socket5%
    • Flawless Masterful Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery2%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat1%
    • Determined Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and getting snared increases damage of your next attack by 1,278 per stack1%
    First In, Last Out100%

    462 players · Class

  • Illidari Knowledge100%

    462 players · Class

  • Internal Struggle100%

    462 players · Class

  • Soul Rending100%

    462 players · Class

  • Unrestrained Fury100%

    462 players · Class

  • Will of the Illidari100%

    462 players · Class

  • Burning Hatred100%

    461 players · Specialization

  • Champion of the Glaive100%

    461 players · Class

  • Chaos Nova100%

    461 players · Class

  • Chaotic Disposition100%

    461 players · Specialization

  • Consume Magic100%

    461 players · Class

  • Critical Chaos100%

    461 players · Specialization

  • Demonic100%

    461 players · Specialization

    • Chaos Theory6.3%

    29 players · Specialization

  • Disrupting Fury4.8%

    22 players · Class

  • Unbound Chaos4.5%

    21 players · Specialization

  • Glaive Tempest4.3%

    20 players · Specialization

  • Vengeful Bonds3.2%

    15 players · Class

  • Improved Chaos Strike3.0%

    14 players · Specialization

  • Aldrachi Design0.9%

    4 players · Class

  • Live by the Glaive0.4%

    2 players · Class

  • Agonizing Flames0.2%

    1 players · Specialization