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Havoc Demon Hunter

Damage specialisation · Tier B in Mythic+, 3.2% of the sample

PvE GuideRaid logs, Mythic+ players and PvE buildsACTIVEPvP GuideRated ladder talents, gear stats and builds

Opener

The order abilities first landed across 4 top-parsing pulls, with the median time into the fight. The percentage is how many of those parses used the ability at all — a step at 100% is the opener, one at 60% is a choice some players make.

  1. 1Algeth'ar Puzzle+0.3s50%
  2. 2Felblade+1.1s75%
  3. 3Immolation Aura+3.1s50%
4
Eye Beam
+3.6s
100%
  • 5Essence Break+4.5s100%
  • 6The Hunt+4.6s75%
  • 7Death Sweep+7.4s100%
  • 8Annihilation+8s100%
  • 9Vengeful Retreat+8.7s50%
  • What follows what

    What was pressed next, counted over every observed pair. This is the closest a log gets to a priority list — but it describes behaviour, not a rule: a player casting Execute because it lit up looks the same here as one following a plan.

    • Annihilation58 casts→Annihilation36%Shattered Souls24%Death Sweep14%
    • Death Sweep34 casts→Annihilation38%Death Sweep29%Consuming Fire18%
    • Chaos Strike19 casts→Chaos Strike42%Blade Dance16%Immolation Aura11%
    • Shattered Souls17 casts→Annihilation50%Death Sweep19%Chaos Strike13%
    • Consuming Fire12 casts→Consuming Fire92%The Hunt8%
    • Consuming Fire11 casts→Annihilation45%Abyssal Gaze27%Chaos Strike9%

    Ability usage

    Casts per minute across 20 top-parsing kills in The Venomous Abyss. Per minute rather than totals, so a long fight does not read as a heavily used ability.

    Single target

    5 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

    1. 1Annihilation10.9per min
    2. 2Chaos Strike10.2per min
    3. 3Death Sweep7.3per min
    4. 4Immolation Aura5.2per min
    5. 5Felblade1.8per min
    6. 6Vengeful Retreat1.0per min

    Multi-target

    10 fights with substantial add damage

    1. 1Chaos Strike12.1per min
    2. 2Annihilation11.1per min
    3. 3Death Sweep7.0per min
    4. 4Immolation Aura

    Fights are sorted by how much damage landed on boss units rather than by a hand-kept list of which encounter is the AoE one, so the split stays right after a retune. Fights in between are left out of both columns.

    Updated 31/08/2026. These are observed casts, not a recommended priority — the order reflects how often an ability came up, which is not the same as when to press it.

    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.

    • Mastery42.5%1,149 avg
    • Versatility42.0%1,075 avg
    • Haste9.6%239 avg
    • Critical Strike5.9%157 avg

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 191 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.

    • Infernal Armor89%

      165 players · Class

    • Trail of Ruin88%

      162 players · Specialization

    • Collective Anguish87%

      161 players · Specialization

    • Serrated Glaive86%

      159 players · Specialization

    • Relentless Onslaught84%

      155 players · Specialization

    • Screaming Brutality84%

      155 players · Specialization

    • Accelerated Blade82%

      152 players · Specialization

    • Know Your Enemy82%

      152 players · Specialization

    • Essence Break81%

      150 players · Specialization

    • Furious Throws80%

      148 players · Specialization

    • Felfire Haste77%

      143 players · Class

    • Swallowed Anger76%

      140 players · Class

    • Aldrachi Tactics74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Army Unto Oneself74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Art of the Glaive74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Bladecraft74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Evasive Action74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Fury of the Aldrachi74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Incisive Blade74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Keen Engagement74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Reaver's Mark74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Thrill of the Fight74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Wounded Quarry74%

      137 players · Hero

    • Broken Spirit74%

      136 players · Hero

    • Keen Edge74%

      136 players · Hero

    • Warblade's Hunger74%

      136 players · Hero

    • Demon Muzzle72%

      133 players · Class

    • Long Night71%

      132 players · Class

    • Demonic36%

      66 players · Class

    • Scars of Suffering31%

      58 players · Specialization

    • Aura of Pain24%

      44 players · Class

    • Blind Focus24%

      44 players · Hero

    • Burning Blades24%

      44 players · Hero

    • Demonic Intensity24%

      44 players · Hero

    • Demonsurge24%

      44 players · Hero

    • Enduring Torment24%

      44 players · Hero

    Near-universal picks (44)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Vengeful Retreat100%

      185 players · Class

    • Bouncing Glaives99%

      184 players · Class

    • Unrestrained Fury99%

      184 players · Class

    Rarely taken (96)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Burn It Out12%

      22 players · Class

    • Ragefire9.7%

      18 players · Specialization

    • Improved Sigil of Misery9.2%

    Import a real build

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

    • Nsdh

      hyjal · EU3,730

    • Shunka

      stormscale · EU3,480

    • Pasodh

      silvermoon · EU3,420

    • Pichazo

      quelthalas · US3,114

    • Nocthdh

      malganis · US3,025

    Learn the spec

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

    • WowheadpveRotation, stat priority, gear and consumables. The most complete free PvE reference.
    • Icy VeinspveRotation walkthroughs and talent reasoning, written for players learning a spec.
    • Raider.IOpveMythic+ routes, affix planning and dungeon-by-dungeon breakdowns.

    Other Demon Hunter specs

    • Vengeance
    • Devourer
    4.8per min
  • 5Felblade2.7per min
  • 6Throw Glaive0.8per min
  • 7Blade Dance0.4per min
  • 8Vengeful Retreat0.2per min
  • Blazing Path99%

    183 players · Class

  • Demonic Resilience99%

    183 players · Class

  • First In, Last Out99%

    183 players · Class

  • Flames of Fury99%

    183 players · Class

  • Illidari Knowledge99%

    183 players · Class

  • Imprison99%

    183 players · Class

  • Internal Struggle99%

    183 players · Class

  • Soul Rending99%

    183 players · Class

  • Will of the Illidari99%

    183 players · Class

  • Champion of the Glaive98%

    182 players · Class

  • Remorseless98%

    182 players · Class

  • Burning Hatred98%

    181 players · Specialization

  • Chaos Nova98%

    181 players · Class

  • 17 players · Class

  • Chaos Theory7.0%

    13 players · Specialization

  • Glaive Tempest7.0%

    13 players · Specialization

  • Disrupting Fury5.9%

    11 players · Class

  • Unbound Chaos4.9%

    9 players · Specialization

  • Improved Chaos Strike3.8%

    7 players · Specialization

  • Vengeful Bonds2.7%

    5 players · Class

  • Aldrachi Design2.2%

    4 players · Class

  • Agonizing Flames1.1%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Burning Blood1.1%

    2 players · Specialization