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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.

  • Versatility44.1%968 avg
  • Mastery40.0%889 avg
  • Haste9.3%210 avg
  • Critical Strike6.6%161 avg

140

Synced Blitz players

1,840

Average rating sampled

2,306

Highest rating sampled

PvP talents

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

Live ladder data
Glimpse

Glimpse

66%

Vengeful Retreat provides immunity to loss of control effects, and reduces damage taken by 20% until you land.

93 players

Rain from Above

Rain from Above

53%

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.

74 players

Blood Moon

Blood Moon

52%

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.

73 players

Detainment

Detainment

21%

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

30 players

Reverse Magic

Reverse Magic

19%

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

27 players

Cleansed by Flame

Cleansed by Flame

4%

Immolation Aura dispels a magical effect on you when cast.

6 players

Cover of Darkness

Cover of Darkness

4%

The radius of Darkness is increased by 4 yds, and its duration by 2 sec.

6 players

Unending Hatred

Unending Hatred

4%

Taking damage causes you to gain Fury based on the damage dealt.

6 players

Illidan's Grasp

Illidan's Grasp

1%

You strangle the target with demonic magic, stunning them in place and dealing 28,050 Shadow damage over 5 sec while the target is grasped. Can move while channeling. Use Illidan's Grasp again to toss the target to a location within 20 yards.

1 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.

  • Champion of the Glaive
    Champion of the Glaive100%

    Throw Glaive has 2 charges and 10 yard increased range.

Most played equipment

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

Back

Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Cloak

32% equipped · 285 ilvl

Back

Venomous Aspirant's Cape

30% equipped · 263 ilvl

Chest

Abyssal Doomhound's Coreguard

44% equipped · 292 ilvl

Havoc Demon Hunter enchantments

  • Enchanted: Enchant Chest - Mark of the Worldsoul74%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Ring - Zul'jin's Mastery63%
  • Enchanted: +41 Agility/Strength & +115 Stamina61%

Talent tree choices & importable builds

Talent choices across 140 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.

  • Furious Gaze89%

    122 players · Specialization

  • Infernal Armor89%

    122 players · Class

  • Never Say Die84%

    115 players · Specialization

  • Serrated Glaive84%

    115 players · Specialization

  • Initiative83%

    114 players · Specialization

  • Collective Anguish82%

    113 players · Specialization

  • Tactical Retreat82%

    113 players · Specialization

  • Exergy80%

    110 players · Specialization

  • Felfire Haste74%

    102 players · Class

  • Know Your Enemy74%

    102 players · Specialization

  • Relentless Onslaught74%

    102 players · Specialization

  • Screaming Brutality71%

    97 players · Specialization

  • Essence Break69%

    94 players · Specialization

  • Accelerated Blade68%

    93 players · Specialization

  • Furious Throws60%

    82 players · Specialization

  • Long Night60%

    82 players · Class

  • Demon Muzzle55%

    75 players · Class

  • Swallowed Anger55%

    75 players · Class

  • Aldrachi Tactics50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Army Unto Oneself50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Art of the Glaive50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Bladecraft50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Broken Spirit50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Evasive Action50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Fury of the Aldrachi50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Incisive Blade50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Keen Edge50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Keen Engagement50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Reaver's Mark50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Thrill of the Fight50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Warblade's Hunger50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Wounded Quarry50%

    69 players · Hero

  • Blind Focus50%

    68 players · Hero

  • Burning Blades50%

    68 players · Hero

  • Demonic Intensity50%

    68 players · Hero

  • Demonsurge50%

    68 players · Hero

Near-universal picks (40)taken by 90%+ — effectively baseline
  • Blazing Path100%

    137 players · Class

  • Bouncing Glaives100%

    137 players · Class

  • Champion of the Glaive100%

    137 players · Class

Rarely taken (43)under 15% — situational or out of favour
  • Burn It Out12%

    17 players · Class

  • Improved Chaos Strike10%

    14 players · Specialization

  • Glaive Tempest9.5%

    13 players · Specialization

Import a real build

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

  • Wyna

    aggra-português · EU2,306

  • Feldemøn

    silvermoon · EU2,280

  • Krm

    dun-modr · EU2,273

  • Içhigo

    eitrigg · US2,201

  • Xuzzßeast

    blackrock · EU2,186

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
  • Demonic Resilience
    Demonic Resilience100%

    Blur gains 1 additional charge.

  • Internal Struggle
    Internal Struggle100%

    Increases your mastery by 4.5%.

    • 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 Instincts99%

      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 484 Physical damage.

    • Chaos Nova
      Chaos Nova99%

      Unleash an eruption of fel energy, dealing 1,421 Chaos damage and stunning all nearby enemies for 3 sec.

    • The Hunt
      The Hunt99%

      Charge to your target, striking them for 50,499 Chaos damage, rooting them in place for 1.5 sec and inflicting 34,439 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 Misery96%

      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

    25% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Boots

    34% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Feet

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Sliders

    29% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Hands

    Abyssal Doomhound's Studded Gauntlets

    43% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Hands

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Gloves

    27% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Helm

    46% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Head

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Optics

    24% equipped · 256 ilvl

    Legs

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Leggings

    61% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Legs

    Abyssal Doomhound's Legwraps

    14% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Warglaive

    54% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Main Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Blade

    18% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Neck

    Thalassian Competitor's Amulet

    48% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Neck

    Venomous Aspirant's Pendant

    38% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Warglaive

    54% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Off Hand

    Venomous Aspirant's Blade

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    61% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    21% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Thalassian Competitor's Signet

    56% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Ring 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Signet

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Shirt

    Precious's Ribbon

    6% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shirt

    Fashionable Undershirt

    6% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Abyssal Doomhound's Jaws

    77% equipped · 292 ilvl

    Shoulders

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Spaulders

    6% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Tabard

    Galactic Gladiator's Tabard

    16% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Tabard

    Guild Tabard

    7% equipped · 1 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    31% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 1

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Medallion

    35% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Trinket 2

    Venomous Aspirant's Insignia of Alacrity

    19% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Waist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Belt

    49% equipped · 285 ilvl

    Waist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Belt

    36% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Venomous Aspirant's Leather Armguards

    41% equipped · 263 ilvl

    Wrist

    Thalassian Competitor's Leather Bands

    23% equipped · 259 ilvl

    Enchanted: Enchant Boots - Shaladrassil's Roots
    50%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Shoulders - Silvermoon's Mending49%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Acuity of the Ren'dorei39%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Helm - Empowered Hex of Leeching39%
  • Enchanted: Enchant Weapon - Arcane Mastery37%

    • Havoc Demon Hunter gems & sockets

    • Enduring Heliotrope · +23 Primary Stat and +5% Damage Reduction when affected by Crowd Control74%
    • Flawless Versatile Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Versatility64%
    • Flawless Masterful Lapis · +16 Versatility & +7 Mastery21%
    • Prismatic Socket14%
    • Flawless Masterful Garnet · +16 Critical Strike & +7 Mastery8%
    • Flawless Quick Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Haste7%
    • Indecipherable Eversong Diamond · +32 Primary Stat4%
    • Flawless Deadly Amethyst · +16 Mastery & +7 Critical Strike3%
    Demonic Resilience100%

    137 players · Class

  • First In, Last Out100%

    137 players · Class

  • Illidari Knowledge100%

    137 players · Class

  • Internal Struggle100%

    137 players · Class

  • Remorseless100%

    137 players · Class

  • Soul Rending100%

    137 players · Class

  • Soul Splitter100%

    137 players · Class

  • Vengeful Retreat100%

    137 players · Class

  • Will of the Illidari100%

    137 players · Class

  • Burning Hatred99%

    136 players · Specialization

  • Chaos Nova99%

    136 players · Class

  • Chaotic Disposition99%

    136 players · Specialization

  • Chaotic Transformation99%

    136 players · Specialization

    • Improved Sigil of Misery8.8%

    12 players · Class

  • Disrupting Fury8.0%

    11 players · Class

  • Vengeful Bonds5.1%

    7 players · Class

  • Unbound Chaos2.9%

    4 players · Specialization

  • Aldrachi Design1.5%

    2 players · Class

  • Agonizing Flames0.7%

    1 players · Specialization

  • Ascending Flame0.7%

    1 players · Specialization

  • Burning Blood0.7%

    1 players · Specialization

  • Calcified Spikes0.7%

    1 players · Specialization