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Vengeance Demon Hunter

Tank specialisation · Tier C in Mythic+, 0.2% 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. 1Torment+0.1s50%
  2. 2Fiery Brand+0.6s100%
  3. 3Immolation Aura+1.6s100%
  4. 4
Soul Fragment
+2.1s
100%
  • 5Demon Spikes+2.8s100%
  • 6Sigil of Spite+2.8s50%
  • 7Fracture+3.1s75%
  • 8Felblade+4.6s50%
  • 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.

    • Soul Fragment89 casts→Soul Fragment43%Fracture16%Soul Cleave16%
    • Fracture25 casts→Fracture100%
    • Fracture25 casts→Fracture80%Soul Fragment12%Demon Spikes8%
    • Fracture24 casts→Soul Fragment88%Metamorphosis8%
    • Soul Cleave18 casts→Soul Fragment33%Fracture22%Demon Spikes17%
    • Demon Spikes14 casts→Soul Fragment42%Fracture42%Immolation Aura8%

    Ability usage

    Casts per minute across 18 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

    4 fights where almost all damage went to the boss

    1. 1Fracture17.3per min
    2. 2Soul Cleave17.2per min
    3. 3Demon Spikes6.8per min
    4. 4Immolation Aura5.0per min
    5. 5Spirit Bomb3.7per min

    Multi-target

    9 fights with substantial add damage

    1. 1Fracture17.5per min
    2. 2Soul Cleave16.9per min
    3. 3Demon Spikes6.9per 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 35 best-geared synced characters. Averaged per player, so one heavily geared character cannot define the answer for everyone.

    • Versatility27.5%633 avg
    • Haste26.8%657 avg
    • Mastery24.0%554 avg
    • Critical Strike21.8%543 avg

    Vengeance Demon Hunter PvE enchantments

    • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul66%
    • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei66%
    • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina60%
    • Thalassian Phoenix Oil34%
    • Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots26%
    • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Eyes of the Eagle26%
    • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending26%
    • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching23%

    Vengeance Demon Hunter PvE gems & sockets

    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat43%
    • Prismatic Socket31%
    • Flawless Deadly Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Critical Strike26%
    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control

    What PvE players are playing

    Talent choices across 35 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.

    • Charred Warblades89%

      31 players · Class

    • Last Resort86%

      30 players · Specialization

    • Sigil of Spite86%

      30 players · Specialization

    • Vulnerability86%

      30 players · Specialization

    • Catastrophe83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Celestial Echoes83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Dark Matter83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Demonic Resilience83%

      29 players · Class

    • Doomsayer83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Feed the Demon83%

      29 players · Specialization

    • Final Hour83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Mass Acceleration83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Meteoric Fall83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Meteoric Rise83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Otherworldly Focus83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Path to Oblivion83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Phase Shift83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Swift Erasure83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Voidfall83%

      29 players · Hero

    • World Killer83%

      29 players · Hero

    • Fallout80%

      28 players · Specialization

    • Remorseless80%

      28 players · Class

    • Soulcrush80%

      28 players · Specialization

    • Aldrachi Design77%

      27 players · Class

    • Live by the Glaive71%

      25 players · Class

    • Aura of Pain63%

      22 players · Class

    • Consume Magic63%

      22 players · Class

    • Erratic Felheart63%

      22 players · Class

    • Painbringer63%

      22 players · Specialization

    • Pitch Black57%

      20 players · Class

    • Ascending Flame54%

      19 players · Specialization

    • Fel Flame Fortification54%

      19 players · Specialization

    • Final Breath54%

      19 players · Class

    • Improved Sigil of Misery54%

      19 players · Class

    • Sigil of Silence51%

      18 players · Specialization

    • Volatile Flameblood51%

      18 players · Specialization

    Near-universal picks (39)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
    • Agonizing Flames100%

      35 players · Specialization

    • Blazing Path100%

      35 players · Class

    • Bouncing Glaives100%

      35 players · Class

    Rarely taken (9)under 15% — situational or out of favour
    • Soulmonger11%

      4 players · Specialization

    • Burn It Out8.6%

      3 players · Class

    • Wings of Wrath8.6%

      3 players · Class

    Import a real build

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

    • Avade

      illidan · US3,607

    • Parkhour

      silvermoon · EU3,546

    • Revatha

      thrall · US3,471

    • Pachimaruz

      tichondrius · US3,140

    • Zodda

      kelthuzad · US3,108

    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

    • Havoc
    • Devourer
    4.9per min
  • 5Spirit Bomb3.8per min
  • 23%
  • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility20%
  • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery11%
  • Flawless Versatile Peridot · +16 Haste & +7 Versatility11%
  • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste9%
  • Burning Blood100%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Calcified Spikes100%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Champion of the Glaive100%

    35 players · Class

  • Chaos Nova100%

    35 players · Class

  • Charred Flesh100%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Darkness100%

    35 players · Class

  • Down in Flames100%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Fel Devastation100%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Felblade100%

    35 players · Class

  • Fiery Brand100%

    35 players · Specialization

  • First In, Last Out100%

    35 players · Class

  • Frailty100%

    35 players · Specialization

  • Illidari Knowledge100%

    35 players · Class

  • Darkglare Boon5.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Lost in Darkness5.7%

    2 players · Class

  • Retaliation5.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Stoke the Flames5.7%

    2 players · Specialization

  • Swallowed Anger5.7%

    2 players · Class

  • Vengeful Bonds2.9%

    1 players · Class